Du Ruoxin saw it was her friend, Caroline, calling. She slid the green button and pressed the speakerphone.
"Darling, I received the zongzi and just steamed one to eat. It's so delicious."
"As expected, the zongzi made with Sister Xin's love are truly different, a delicacy of the world."
Du Ruoxin smiled gently, "If it tastes good, I'll make you more next year, and every year."
Caroline: "Love you,"
Du Ruoxin let out a heavy sigh, "Mmm."
Caroline, with her keen senses, detected something amiss. "What's wrong?"
Du Ruoxin: "Nothing, I just wanted to ask you, if, and I mean IF, Brother Qin pursues Grace, what would you think?"
Caroline: "!!!!"
It felt like a bolt from the blue!
"He's not worthy," Caroline said bluntly. "Grace isn't suitable for him."
After saying, "I'm going to call Grace," Caroline quickly hung up.
Du Ruoxin blinked at her phone screen.
Right?
Everyone felt they weren't a good match, that them getting together was preposterous.
But Brother Qin was serious about it.
Alas!
She couldn't manage this matter either. Du Ruoxin could only turn a blind eye and wait for the outcome.
Putting down her phone, she wanted to go back to sleep.
However, being interrupted by her friend, she couldn't fall asleep. Her eyes and mind were exhausted, yet her nerves were strangely excited.
"Ding—"
A short message chimed.
Du Ruoxin picked up her phone again to check—a bank transfer... with many zeros.
Immediately, Charles called, saying the endorsement fee had been deposited into her account and asking if she had received it.
Du Ruoxin confirmed she had, and after a few polite pleasantries, they hung up.
Well then.
Now there was no point in thinking about sleeping. Her daughter, only three years old, had earned more money than some people could in several lifetimes. How should it be spent?
This became Du Ruoxin's dilemma.
Teach her financial management?
No, no, no. A three-year-old child doesn't even know what money is, how can she manage it?
Help her invest in funds?
No, no, no. Money, for her or for Dou Dou, was just a number.
Her daughter was still so young. Du Ruoxin didn't want to expose her to the complexities of the world too early. She preferred her to be pure and simple.
Engage in charity? Or donate to the Red Cross?
Du Ruoxin rejected this idea again.
Those things...
How to put it, some are very complex, and some are just for good publicity. Regardless, Dou Dou didn't need either.
The daughter of the Rong family, her precious Dou Dou, didn't need to do anything for show, nor did she need to please anyone.
How exactly should this money be planned?
Du Ruoxin frowned, falling into deep thought.
"Trevor, take me for a drive around," she said, looking at the driver's seat.
Trevor: "Yes."
The van drove along the wide asphalt road, at a moderate pace, exuding a sense of leisurely comfort under the scorching sun.
The morning sun wasn't too harsh yet, but it was still hot.
Du Ruoxin enjoyed the air conditioning, listened to music, and watched the scenery outside the window.
As the van drove towards the seaside, seeing people having breakfast and playing on the beach, she suddenly had an idea.
"Stop!"
Instead of worrying about how to spend the money, it was better to do something meaningful.