Chapter 240: A Gift for Children
Mr. Gates' Family Dinner?
Zhou Jingyu was even more confused than Zhang Bin.
Mia was talking about Bill. Mr. Gates, he hosted a banquet at home to invite himself and Zhang Bin?
At this moment, Zhou Jingyu felt that her trip abroad was like a dream, not only traveling, but also seeing the wine festival in Napa Valley, going to Broadway, and now she can even see Bill. Gates's family dinner, what is going on?
The car drove for half an hour and stopped outside Gates's house, Zhang Bin has been here once, and he probably still has an impression.
and Zhou Jingyu got out of the car, and Melinda came out with a few children.
Zhang Bin and the other party had a kiss ceremony, which is American social etiquette, although some are not used to it, but they follow the customs.
"It seems to be gone, I was in a hurry when I came back last time, and this time you have to rest here for two days", Melinda invited with a smile.
"I know the way this time, I'll come uninvited next time", Zhang Bin refused with a smile, he really couldn't stay for two more days this time.
By Melinda's side, the three children, two girls and one man, were all curiously looking at Zhang Bin and Zhou Jingyu.
"Let me introduce, this is my eldest daughter Jennifer, son Rory, and youngest daughter Phoebe", Melinda introduced her three children in turn, and then pointed to Zhang Bin and said, "This is Zhang Bin, my mother's friend."
Jennifer, who was eleven years old, looked up at Zhang Bin and asked, "How old are you?" ”
Zhang Bin replied: "Twenty."
In front of the little girl, Zhang Bin didn't want to be too young.
"Then do you want me to call you brother or uncle?" Jennifer asked.
"It's good if you're happy," Zhang said.
"Okay then, I'll call you uncle, do you have any gifts for us?" Jennifer stretched out her hand to look at Zhang Bin with a smile on her face.
"Jennifer, it can't be like this", Melinda said with a serious expression, "this is Mommy's guest".
"Mom, I'm just joking," Jennifer said, spreading her hands a little boredly.
"I'll bring it to you next time, say, what do you want?" Zhang Bin asked with a smile.
"Bin, you don't have to do this", Melinda smiled helplessly.
"It's okay," Zhang Bin said with a smile.
"I want a microscope with a magnification of 1000X," Jennifer said with her hands on her chest.
"I want a full set of Transformers too," Rory next to him said, raising his hand.
"And me", the youngest Phoebe, who is less than five years old, also came to join in the fun, "I want a full set of Barbie dolls, thank you".
"Hey, kids", Melinda's expression was a little unpleasant.
"Okay, I promised you, I'll bring it to you next time", Zhang Bin said with a smile.
"Well, don't thank you brother, for example," Melinda said with a smile.
After getting Zhang Bin's promise, the three children happily shouted thank you to Zhang Bin, and then returned to the yard happily.
"You're going to spoil them if you do that," Melinda said to Zhang Bin with a smile.
"It's rare to come here, and it's true that I didn't think about it without a gift, and we're all like this over there," Zhang Bin said with a smile.
Melinda knew a little about the people of Huaxia, and then turned her attention to Zhou Jingyu.
"It's your girlfriend, it's so beautiful".
"Thank you", Zhou Jingyu said with some embarrassment.
Then the group walked in, and in the courtyard, Gates was grilling meat himself.
"Zhang, come and try my craft", Gates saw Zhang Bin and them come in, and hurriedly invited.
The richest man in the world personally barbecued meat for him to eat, and there are few people who receive this treatment.
Zhang Bin and Zhou Jingyu both tasted it unceremoniously, it tasted good, but the seasoning didn't seem to be as much as in China, and the taste was a little simpler.
"It tastes good, that's it, well, a little more sauce," Zhang Bin said with a smile.
"Sorry, I forgot you didn't like it," Gates said with a laugh.
After a while, Jennifer came over and invited Zhou Jingyu to see her masterpiece together.
Of course, Zhou Jingyu was happy to go, and her communication was fine, so the children were more willing to play with her.
"It's going to put a lot of pressure on me to do that," Mr. Zhang said to Gates.
"Don't be pressured, I rarely do this, but I've always been like this to my friends, and Melinda is grateful that you saved him once, which is what we should do," Gates said sincerely.
"Don't say that, if it weren't for me, she wouldn't be in danger last time," Zhang said.
Gates looked at him and smiled: "Zhang, the danger is not decided by you, but it is precisely because of the ability of your bodyguard that you have saved all of you, isn't it your good vision?" ”
After chatting a few words, Zhang Bin asked Gates to do him a small favor.
He wants to transfer all the $200 million he has to England.
Gates agreed without the slightest hesitation, and it was not a problem for him at all.
Cross-border transfers are a bit of a hassle, especially when it comes to large sums of money, but these troubles aren't a problem for Gates.
During lunch, Zhang Bin and Melinda talked about the establishment of a branch of the World Medical Research Center in Wensong County.
This was an idea that had been in place the last time the Foundation was established, but Melinda had never decided on it.
After all, this is not a trivial matter.
This time Zhang Bin came here for this matter.
Melinda told Zhang Bin that this matter is no longer just a charity issue, and everything involving Huaxia is a bit troublesome.
What's more, there is such a thing as establishing a branch of a medical research center, Melinda has just shown this desire, and the government has already come out to interfere.
Although Melinda can cooperate with Zhang Bin regardless of the government's wishes, it will cause some trouble for the foundation in the future, and even have hidden dangers to Zhang Bin's safety here.
"It seems that the so-called democracy will not be just a pretense", Zhang Bin was a little helpless, he originally thought that this matter was not a problem, but now it seems that he is still too simple.
"Actually, the government just doesn't want us to help you so much, I can't be too proactive, but if you can persuade some official institutions in your country to invite us, this may be very possible," Melinda suggested to Zhang Bin.
Melinda's words made Zhang Bin's brain stir, he understood that Melinda's foundation was too famous, and any action was big news, but in fact, because he was not enough, the US government looked down on it, and wanted to find a representative with weight to cooperate.
In this case, it is not a problem, there will always be enough weight, the most authoritative charity in the mainland at present, and it is also non-non-governmental in nature.
But this is too cheap Kong Minghui and Chen Jun, he has to find a way to exchange something.
"Okay, this is no problem, I am familiar with the person in charge of the general association, and I will do it as soon as I go back," Zhang Bin said.
"That's for the best", Melinda relieved.
She is dedicated to charity, and does not have any utilitarian intentions, and it is her goal to be able to spread the scientific research center under the name of the foundation to every place where it is needed.