For various reasons, Huo Yaowen was powerless about this disaster, but he also asked President Liang separately and vaguely mentioned the matter, saying that he could try his best to meet any needs.

It's a pity that President Liang politely refused, but Huo Yaowen still didn't give up, and directly took out the check that had been prepared and handed it to him.

"Mr. Huo, I know you have a heart, but we have the ability to handle it. ”

Chairman Liang looked at the cheque with the amazing number written on it, and was still very moved, but he still refused to accept it.

Seeing his resolute refusal, Huo Yaowen sighed helplessly and silently withdrew the check.

President Liang saw Huo Yaowen put away the check, and then changed the topic with a smile: "By the way, Mr. Huo, I read the new essay you wrote recently, and it is very good, especially the "Hometown", which is written with true feelings, I am curious Mr. Huo, you have never been to Zhongshan, why are you so familiar with the environment over there?"

"I heard it all from my grandma. ”

Huo Yaowen smiled and said: "Since I was a child, Grandma told me and my sister that Xiangshan is the root of our Huo family, where not only are the ancestors buried, but there are also many brothers and sisters of the same clan who live there. When I wrote the essay "Hometown", I actually wrote it from my grandmother's perspective, and she often told me that when I was young, I saw the landscapes and people in Xiangshan, and the most impressive thing was Xishan Temple. ”

"It seems that the old man is very nostalgic and has always called Xiangshan. ”

"Maybe it's the older generation who are used to it. ”

“……”

Unconsciously, the topic was misled by Chairman Liang.

From about one o'clock in the afternoon to two or three o'clock in the afternoon, they didn't talk about that matter again until President Liang had official business to deal with, so he took his leave first.

Looking at the back of President Liang leaving, Huo Yaowen looked at the Peking Opera performed by the Spring and Autumn Opera Club downstairs, he knew that President Liang had been diverting from this topic just now, and he didn't want to talk about it too much, as for the reason, Huo Yaowen knew very well what it was.

Despite Chairman Liang's concerns, Huo Yaowen decided to do his duty as a son of China, and after returning that day, he called Luo Qiaozhen and asked her to purchase some relief materials in the name of the charitable foundation.

At the same time, in addition to the Education Charity Foundation, a separate charity and public welfare organization has been set up, the main purpose of which is poverty alleviation and disaster relief.

With the fermentation of the incident, some media also began to report on this incident, and many citizens who cherished the motherland also spontaneously organized and wanted to donate materials and donations, but because they could not find a suitable channel, they were anxious.

Originally, Fok Yaowen was not aware of this matter, but the editor-in-chief of the "Hong Kong Observer" called and said that many readers had written to their newspaper, hoping to get charities that could help them transport the goods and donations to the mainland.

Upon learning of this, Huo Yaowen thought about it and decided to contact President Liang first and ask him what his intentions were, after all, they were the only ones who were able to receive materials and donations.

"President Liang, this is not my organization, it is a spontaneous act of the public, I know that there is no overseas aid there, although the two places are separated, but I am equivalent to a Chinese mother, and it is a matter of course for my family to help my own affairs. ”

"This... I'm not in a good position, I need to ask. ”

"President Liang, I recently read a poem written by Wang Changling, in which there is a sentence that says: The green mountains are the same as the clouds and rain, and the bright moon was once two towns. ”

President Liang is a scholar, so he naturally read the poem "Sending Firewood to the Emperor" written by Wang Changling, and he also understood what the meaning of this last sentence was, and was moved by Huo Yaowen's persistence for a while.

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "I'll try my best." ”

"Then I'm sorry for you, President Liang. ”

Putting down the telephone microphone, Huo Yaowen, who was sitting at the desk, looked at a few black and white photos on the table, and felt even more sad in his heart.

……

A few days later, Chairman Liang called to inform Huo Yaowen that he had agreed.

Huo Yaowen also hurriedly asked He Zuozhi to cooperate with the newly established China Charity Association to organize a charity event, in addition to holding a charity program on TV, he also sent staff to carry out charity fundraising activities in various places on the streets of Kowloon, the New Territories, and Hong Kong Island.

Huo Yaowen also published the articles he wrote a few days ago in more than 20 newspapers, including "Ming Pao", "Oriental Daily", "Ta Kung Pao", "Wen Wei Po", "Hong Kong Observer", and "Huazi Daily".

The content of the article is roughly about this incident, and we, who are also sons and daughters of China, should do our part for our compatriots. The article is written with real feelings, accompanied by photos taken by some reporters, so that the citizens and readers are all sad.

With the appeal of newspapers, television and some well-known figures, a large number of Hong Kong Island citizens enthusiastically donated, although the money and goods donated by individuals were not much, but they also made a modest contribution to the compatriots in the mainland.

In just one week, more than 7 million donations and clothing and other materials were raised, plus a large number of materials purchased by Luo Qiaozhen, in addition to tents, clothes, food, there are also many medical supplies.

After a few days of arrangement, in mid-August, this batch of supplies from Hong Kong was shipped to the mainland.

……

On the same day, Huo Yaowen rushed to the newly established China Charity Association.

"All the supplies have been shipped?"

Huo Yaowen knocked on the door of the office, walked in, and saw Luo Qiaozhen busy there, so he couldn't help but ask.

Luo Qiaozhen looked up, nodded and said, "Well, I arranged to ship it over this morning." ”

"Did Chairman Liang accept my check?" Huo Yaowen knew that there was a shortage of foreign exchange in the mainland, and some medical supplies were not very abundant at this time, so he was afraid that the ones he had prepared were not enough, so he wrote a check with a large amount, and he was afraid that President Liang would refuse, so he entrusted Luo Qiaozhen to send it over.

Luo Qiaozhen said: "Well, I didn't agree at first, but after I handed him the note you wrote, he accepted it." ”

"That's good. ”

Huo Yaowen breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid of being rejected, looked at the documents handled by Luo Qiaozhen, and asked curiously, "What are you busy with?"

"I'm busy hiring. ”

Luo Qiaozhen stared at Huo Yaowen with resentment and said: "You set up a charity association with a word, I have to be busy recruiting people, formulating the rules and follow-up arrangements of the charity association, as well as the funds donated by the citizens before, and I will unify them and hand them over to President Liang." ”

Huo Yaowen smiled awkwardly and said, "Let's see if there is anyone suitable on the foundation's side, take your place over there, and you can work in the China Charity Association with peace of mind." ”

After four or five years of development, the Education Charity Foundation has a very mature fundraising and donation process, which is handed over to the people below to be responsible for checking the accounts regularly to ensure that no one is corrupt.

Unlike the China Charity Association established now, its main purpose is poverty alleviation and disaster relief, involving more places than prices, and the corresponding management is also more troublesome, and it is definitely not at ease to hand it over to outsiders, so Luo Qiaozhen is the most suitable.

"I'll keep an eye on it. ”

Luo Qiaozhen responded, lowered her head and began to get busy again. At the end, he glanced at him and said in astonishment, "Why haven't you left yet? ”

“……”

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