The obligatory social event lasted the entire evening, and he generally arranged to meet people at night.
Though somewhat awkward, those in the service industry were accustomed to it.
Men were all the same.
Everything had been going well, and just as the proprietress thought they would succeed this time, the assistant director made a demand.
He wanted the proprietress to spend the night with him, for as long as he pleased.
How could that possibly happen?
The proprietress naturally refused, despising men who would make such a request.
Moreover, she was married. If she couldn't do this, couldn't she do something else?
Even if she couldn't become rich or successful, couldn't she at least open a small restaurant to support her family?
There were so many choices in life; why must she submit herself to him?
With these thoughts in mind, the proprietress angrily left the table.
Unexpectedly, the assistant director, who was drunk at the time, forcibly propositioned the proprietress.
This was witnessed by an old man delivering wine at that moment, who intervened and stopped the drunken assistant director.
From that day on, the owner and proprietress abandoned the idea of seeking powerful patrons.
With their diligent hard work and excellent management skills, they carved out their own success.
As for the old man delivering wine, the proprietress encountered him again at a small restaurant and voluntarily asked him to deliver to the Cui Lou.
It turned out that behind such a simple matter lay a legend.
From another perspective, it also affirmed that good deeds bring blessings.
This left Liu Sandao's mood in turmoil for a long time.
The next day, he found Bai Suxiang and asked her to retrieve Wang Fuzhu's personal information.
Wang Fuzhu, from the Tanghu area of Sandong City. He owned a small winery. He was single, with no children.
He frequently donated money to children in impoverished mountainous regions.
One account showed that he had already sent nearly twenty thousand yuan in charitable donations to one child.
There were several such accounts.
According to Bai Suxiang, his wine was not priced high at Cui Lou.
Therefore, the profit was considerable.
Liu Sandao looked at the information, then flipped through the Fude Handbook. On Wang Fuzhu's page, near his "fu root," he discovered some faint, shimmering shadows of "fu fruits."
Through the secret language of immortals, he informed Fu Ruhai, and the two sat at a table, studying the matter on the computer.
"What do you see there?"
Liu Sandao said, casting a spell to magnify the fu root area in the Fude Handbook.
Fu Ruhai saw many fu fruit shadows, but none had yet borne fruit.
He recalled that when a person dies, their fu fruits from this life are settled, determining their reincarnation level.
Perhaps these were their future fu fruits.
Liu Sandao agreed with this explanation; otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why so many people were blessed with good fortune.
At the same time, they deeply respected Wang Fuzhu.
Could someone who silently helped others, without regard for their own circumstances, not deserve everyone's admiration?
Even immortals, upon learning of this, would likely bless him with a lifetime of peace.
...
Taking advantage of his free time, Fu Ruhai went to see Zhao Qiansun.
However, at the entrance, the guards still stopped him.
But, considering his frequent visits in the past, the guards relayed a message inside.
He eagerly awaited a response.
Half an hour later, a note was passed out from within.
Fu Ruhai opened it and saw two characters written on it: "Hui Bi."
He immediately turned and left, heading for Zhongdong.
"Hui Bi" had a dual meaning: it could mean "avoid" or "meet."
This was because the Hui Bi Café was located by Guazi River Park. In the past, when he had nothing to do, he enjoyed drinking coffee and chatting with Zhao Qiansun there for the entire afternoon.
This time, he intended to try his luck.
Fortunately, just as he sat down and finished a latte, Zhao Qiansun arrived.
However, Zhao Qiansun did not order coffee. Instead, he said directly:
"Tell me what's on your mind. Just say it!"
"Old leader, I..."
"Just say what you need to say. Don't hesitate!"
Zhao Qiansun was very direct, and Fu Ruhai dared not tease him.
After not seeing each other for so many days, Zhao Qiansun's attitude toward him had clearly changed considerably, and Fu Ruhai did not know why.
Fu Ruhai recounted to Zhao Qiansun everything he and Liu Sandao had discovered.
After listening, Zhao Qiansun did not offer an immediate opinion. Instead, he told him to go home and wait for news.
This greatly discouraged the previously enthusiastic Fu Ruhai. The moment he heard "go home and wait," he instinctively felt that this matter was going to fail.
It seemed that ascending to the top floor of Yaotian Building again was once again out of the question.
Liu Sandao was unaware of Fu Ruhai's whereabouts and had not paid particular attention to his movements.
Because he held a formal position in the Heavenly Court, there were many matters to report each month.
For example, they were required to write detailed reports on their technical consultant work.
Of course, this reporting task fell to Fu Ruhai.
Bureaucratic writing was Fu Ruhai's specialty.
This was a tacit understanding between them.
Therefore, for many days, Liu Sandao and Fu Ruhai spent most of their time at the company.
If this continued, Liu Sandao felt he would be worn out, so he got up and decided to go for a walk.
Many companies' consultants held nominal positions with no strict requirements.
As long as the Fu Guo system operated normally, there were no specific requirements for their working hours.
However, the company had clock-in and clock-out times, so they had to come to the office.
Bai Suxiang was different from them; she could be said to be busy from morning till night.
Busy inputting and organizing data, busy summarizing and categorizing, she seemed much busier than other newcomers.
Neither Liu Sandao nor Fu Ruhai had any intention of helping her, believing that everyone had their own destiny.
But Bai Suxiang spoke up:
"I need to go to Sanshui Village. Can you accompany me?"
Just as Liu Sandao was about to refuse, Bai Suxiang preempted him, saying, "You are not allowed to say 'no'!"
Fu Ruhai, being tactful, said, "Alright. Tell us what kind of help you need from us, beautiful lady!"
Bai Suxiang then handed Liu Sandao and Fu Ruhai a task sheet. It read:
Zhang Sushui, applying for assistance. Reason: son has a cleft lip.
"Isn't this the family that the Fu Guo system first released a fu fruit for?" Fu Ruhai asked via secret message.
Liu Sandao nodded slightly, then turned to Bai Suxiang and said:
"Alright, we'll accompany you this time!"
Bai Suxiang smiled happily and quickly ushered them out of Yaotian Building.
On the taxi ride to Sanshui Village, Liu Sandao recalled, based on Bai Suxiang's description, that a subsidiary of the Ying Bafang Group had a designated aid station.
According to Bai Suxiang, the Zhang Sushui family had proactively applied for assistance.
Because she had personally organized the data for the data company, the charity foundation, and the designated aid station, it was a chance encounter that led her to decide to do something more meaningful.
This was an additional task she had assigned herself, beyond her primary duties.
This time, it was to verify and understand the situation of the Zhang Sushui family.