Tianyi put down her massaged foot and picked up the other, continuing to rub it as he asked, "Tell me your thoughts."
Susu had a general idea and said, "I also want to hold a charity gala, but not in the way of direct donation like tonight. I want to do a charity auction."
"But where will the auction items come from?" Tianyi asked.
"I remember there are some old items in the orphanage, they should be quite old, all piled up in a disused room, and the children don't use them."
Tianyi said, "Those old things won't be worth much."
Susu didn't think so. She said, "Actually, this orphanage was first built by missionaries, and it has a history of over a hundred years. If I find someone knowledgeable to take a look, maybe we can find valuable antiques. Also, if we can cooperate with Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Yu, we can also ask the wealthy people in Lancheng to donate meaningful items for auction. I want to donate a diamond necklace for the auction."
Tianyi did not object, saying, "It's up to you regarding your jewelry. When you see Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Yu next time, I'll give you an idea on how to discuss cooperation with them."
Susu asked with great interest, "What idea?"
"Do you know why many wealthy people like to do charity?"
"Because they want to give back to society after becoming rich," Susu answered immediately.
Tianyi smiled and said, "That's one of the reasons, but do you think Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Yu are doing it for that?"
Susu retorted, "Aren't they?"
Tianyi put down her foot and said, "They should mainly be doing it to promote their own businesses, gather more contacts, and at the same time win a good reputation."
Susu leaned towards him and nodded, "You make a lot of sense. So you mean they won't do charity quietly, for example, helping the orphanage has no publicity value."
"You're smart. So you need to do a lot of publicity work beforehand. How about inviting the director of the orphanage, and some sick children to Lancheng, and find some news media to report on it, so that the public pays attention to this matter. Publicizing the history of the orphanage is also a publicity stunt. This way, your charity gala will not lack attendees."
"This idea of yours is not bad, I'll think about it again. It seems I need to make a detailed plan."
Tianyi embraced her and said, "If you talk to those charity-loving rich wives with this idea, they will be very interested. They will also want to show their faces at such a charity gala."
"Mr. Qin, you are truly shrewd. Now I have more confidence." Susu decided to make a plan tonight and contact the director of the orphanage tomorrow to discuss it.
...
An Jing stayed at home and accompanied Lan Yu and the child for a few days. He only felt completely at ease after confirming that Lan Yu was in good health and the fetus was also healthy.
He hired another nanny. One nanny in the house would be responsible for cooking, and the other for looking after the child, so Lan Yu could rest assured and continue her pregnancy.
After An Jing had arranged everything at home, he came to work at the group.
He also didn't forget to bring a small gift for each of his colleagues on the top floor, only saying that he had been on vacation.
Early in the morning, as soon as Tianyi arrived at the top floor office area, he noticed that the atmosphere was completely different from usual, making it seem like a tea party. He knew it must be that kid An Jing who had come to the group.
He quietly walked towards An Jing, who was surrounded by a group of people. He heard An Jing vividly describing his travel experiences to places near the North Pole and knew he was exaggerating.
Tianyi cleared his throat and said, "It's early in the morning, and you're not doing any work."
When the people nearby heard Mr. Qin's voice, they all dared not even lift their heads and quickly dispersed.
An Jing saw him and smiled playfully, "Can't you let me brag a little? It's rare for everyone to be happy. Can't you just pretend you didn't see it?"
"Is it New Year or a festival? What kind of place do you think this company is? You go to work too." Tianyi, although happy to see him, still had a cold expression on his face.
"Okay, okay, you workaholic." An Jing said playfully with a great mood, "I knew as soon as I returned to the company, I would be exploited by you again."
"You are working for yourself, how can I exploit you?" Tianyi's face finally showed a smile, and he went to his office with him.
After closing the door, Tianyi asked him, "Is Lan Yu okay? Is the fetus also okay?"
"I took her to the hospital for a thorough check-up again. Both mother and fetus are fine, otherwise, I wouldn't have come to the company."
"That's good. Susu is also worried, but she's afraid of disturbing you two by asking Lan Yu directly." Tianyi said with relief.
An Jing said gratefully, "Thank you and Susu for taking care of them during this time. I didn't even know she was pregnant. I was really foolish."
"It's in the past, so don't mention it," Tianyi advised him. "Don't bother with Xiaoxiao's matters anymore. Let her learn aristocratic etiquette, and have Alva discipline her strictly. It will only benefit her. Remember how Shu Yan was too pampered by her parents, which is why she dared to be so lawless."
An Jing sighed and said, "I understand. I won't let Lan Yu worry or be sad about this anymore..."
Before he could finish speaking, his phone in his pocket rang.
Tianyi smiled and said, "Perhaps Lan Yu misses you. You've only been apart for a while, your relationship is truly inseparable now."
An Jing took out his phone with some pride, answered it without looking, but heard a voice that was not Lan Yu's.
It was Alva speaking broken Chinese, "Mr. Xiao, did Ilena go to your place? How did you help her escape? I shouldn't have let you meet alone."
"Ilena?" An Jing was surprised, and quickly realized that the Ilena he was referring to was Xiaoxiao. "You mean Xiaoxiao escaped?"
"Don't play dumb. I've sent people to search everywhere here, but I haven't found any trace of her. She must have gone to your place." Alva's tone was full of anger.
An Jing said with certainty, "She hasn't come to find me, and I haven't seen her since I returned."
"You'd better send Ilena back, or I will come to demand her in person," Alva warned him with a strong tone.
An Jing found him unreasonable and worried about Xiaoxiao, asking, "How did Xiaoxiao go missing? Have you investigated clearly..."
But before he could finish speaking, the other party had already hung up.
Tianyi, who was listening from the side, asked, "Whose call was it? What happened to Xiaoxiao again?"
"Alva. He said Xiaoxiao ran away and thought I was behind it, and that Xiaoxiao is with me." An Jing became a little restless and said, "No, I have to go find her. She's only twelve or thirteen years old, running away alone, what if she encounters bad people?"
Tianyi stopped him and said, "You go find her? How will you find her? Even Alva couldn't find her, where will you go?"
An Jing couldn't answer Tianyi's series of questions, he could only say, "I don't know. But she escaped from Alva, so I'll go search near his place."