"Let's go, let's go and see, the ribbon-cutting ceremony is about to begin." Although Zhou Chen was happy in his heart, he was not interested in this ribbon-cutting ceremony, this is just formalism, I'm afraid someone has already been sent over there, right? With such a big movement, you also want to come to the light? Is it counted as his own political achievement?

However, the situation at the scene was much more complicated than Zhou Chen had imagined before, just looking at all kinds of people surrounding the outside of the charity house, and even the staff had set up a colorful shed, and the audio equipment on the rostrum had been debugged.

Seeing Zhou Chen come out, a middle-aged man walked forward cordially and greeted Zhou Chen.

"Brother Zhou, you have done a great good deed, and my face is also bright." It was the county magistrate of the small town who spoke, this time the completion of the charity institute was naturally counted in his political achievements, and the previous disaster was a natural disaster, although it will have a slight impact on the official career, but it will definitely not be very large, plus the task of flood relief is on the shoulder, the charity house has been built rapidly, this time, I am afraid that he will soon be transferred to the city as the county magistrate, and the promotion and fortune are just around the corner.

Zhou Chen was very disgusted in his heart, but he couldn't be offended, everyone knew that there was a hidden rule in officialdom, that is, he didn't stretch out his hand and didn't hit the smiling person, not to mention that although the county magistrate was small, after this disaster, I am afraid that he would rise step by step, and the construction of the new city naturally had his share of credit, although this person did not make much effort.

But this is the current status quo, and it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, Zhou Chen forced out a smile: "The charity house can be built thanks to the help you gave the secretary." ”

Anyone can say polite words, but Zhou Chen's words reached the heart of the county magistrate, and he didn't care that there was another layer of meaning in Zhou Chen's words, maybe he was pretending not to know, the county magistrate smiled even brighter, and called Zhou Chen a brother and a brother, "Brother Zhou is polite, if there is anything that can be used in the future, just ask!" ”

Zhou Chen looked at the county magistrate very respectfully, and said, "That's natural, if you trouble my brother at that time, don't deny me." ”

"Where is it, who doesn't know Brother Zhou's name in the world? Where do I dare to deny it, it's too late to stammer. The county magistrate said polite words one after another, but Zhou Chen couldn't stand it, and after a few hasty words, Zhou Chen walked to a place where no one was there and breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, Zhou Chen is not afraid of dealing with officialdom, but Zhou Chen can see very clearly in the business war, even if these officialdom people can make friends because of temporary interests, the final outcome will not be too good, if they make friends, they should let go of each other's identities, even if their identities are not equal, they should also let go.

Zhou Chen looked at the charity house, and couldn't help but tell Liu Jian a few words: "The charity house must not be handed over to outsiders, we have to hold it firmly in our hands ourselves, we would rather lose money and not get support, but also grasp it in our hands!" ”

Zhou Chen's words are right, the charity is originally a piece of fat that everyone is staring at, if it can generate benefits, how can people from all walks of life not stare at it?

However, everyone knows the consequences of violating the community of interests, since they can't be with the light, then they can only be completely abandoned by the interest group, and if they don't step on a few feet, they will be merciful and raise their noble hands.

Zhou Chen looked at these people in front of him, and naturally knew the ugliness of the collets, these people were born to fight for power and profit, for power, for money, what could they not do?

At that moment, Zhou Chen looked at all this in front of him, and after telling Liu Jian, his heart settled down a little, how could the paradise he built for the children wholeheartedly be handed over to others?

With the deafening sound of the salute, in the midst of the tragic situation in this disaster area, the sound of the salute seems a little out of place, but this does not prevent these people in power from fighting for power and profit. How can it be justified?

Next is the boring speech, as if it was a boring talk show, Zhou Chen, who stood on the high platform, saw it very clearly, but he would not pierce it, this is a necessary skill of officialdom, no one will say it.

When it was Zhou Chen's turn to take the stage, Zhou Chen deliberately hesitated for a moment, and then climbed the high platform and said: "Today's charity is built for nothing else, just for these hard-working children, here they are their new home, what I have done is very meager, and what I can give to these children is also very limited, but I hope that these children who will live for the rest of their lives after the catastrophe can get the care of all walks of life, and give them the confidence and hope to stand up and live again!" ”

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Chen looked around at everyone and continued: "The purpose of the charity is very simple, I will always inject funds into the charity to provide suffering children from all over the world, so that they can get the best education, the most normal, the most healthy mentality, and a hope that they will never lose confidence in life!" ”

Zhou Chen's hope naturally won the applause of everyone present, but there is admiration in this applause, there are cold bystanders, and there are people waiting to see the jokes, Zhou Chen's words just now have been very clear, the charity is for children, not a certain person, Zhou Chen does not allow these people to interfere, let alone allow these people to make a fuss about the charity, these children are very simple, Zhou Chen naturally does not want them to be used by others, as a bargaining chip for power and profit, and a way to express political achievements.

The expressions of the people present were different, I am afraid that what they were thinking about was their own self-interest, the charity house is a big piece of fat, but this piece of meat Zhou Chen has clearly refused to share it with others, so from this moment on, Zhou Chen has a large number of enemies, and these people are not a small resistance to Zhou Chen.

This is also the reason why Zhou Chen is reluctant to deal with the officialdom, if you don't agree, they can use the power in their hands to restrict you, and they are also blatant, calling you brother and brother, but behind the scenes they are thinking about how to bring you down in exchange for the greatest resources.

Zhou Chen can't bear it, he can tolerate everything else, and he can naturally come at him Zhou Chen if there is anything, just don't embarrass these children, if anyone dares to touch this taboo, Zhou Chen will definitely make him regret his original decision!

Nearly four months have passed since the disaster, and people have gradually changed from the atmosphere of sadness, what Zhou Chen expects is to completely change this sad history, and use the new city to draw an end and give this small town a new beginning.

It can be seen that the bridge across the river has begun to be built, and this time it is naturally Zhou Chen's Zhou Group who is responsible for the construction of the bridge, regardless of gains and losses, and will not make money, this is Zhou Chen's conscience and bottom line, and it is also the method that Zhou Chen relies on to survive.

There was a sheng song here, Zhou Chen rubbed his temples that had swelled, stood on the platform in the backyard of the charity house, the wine banquet was in the front yard, Zhou Chen tasted it, drank a few cups, and came here.

Maria appeared behind Zhou Chen at some point and put on a windbreaker for him: "It's cold, and you're still wearing such a thin dress, do you want to be sick and let me take care of you?" ”

Zhou Chen smiled, reached out to hold Maria's soft and boneless little hand, and after a long time, he said, "Maria, do you say these people are annoying?" ”

Maria looked at Zhou Chen's eyes: "They won't be annoyed, they are naturally happy to be in it, maybe they have become a habit to do this, or maybe they feel that this is very in line with their identity, isn't this the case in the current society?" ”

Maria's words completely woke up Zhou Chen, sure enough, it turned out to be so ridiculous, in their eyes, they would naturally get used to this kind of life, but these words hidden behind politeness were bloody lessons, someone fell today, someone will make up for it tomorrow, and the power dumping and struggle will never stop.

Zhou Chen smiled faintly: "Sure enough, I thought too much, there will never be a gentleman in this world, since there is none, then disputes are inevitable, you say yes, Maria." ”

Maria stood behind Zhou Chen, stretched out her hand to hug her beloved man, her cheek against his back, and said lightly: "You're right, so we can't become like that, especially you, will your heart be shaken because of this?" ”

Zhou Chen smiled bitterly: "I'm disgusted by them doing this...... If they're going to move the charity and don't want a piece of the pie, I don't mind giving them a piece of blood. ”

After speaking, Zhou Chen pulled Maria, sat down on the stone bench in the backyard, looked at Maria's delicate cheeks and graceful figure, and said affectionately: "Maria, let's get married." ”

"Maria, let's get married." This sentence was like a spell, instantly conveyed to Maria's brain, marry Zhou Chen? In fact, this is what Maria thinks in her heart, and it is Maria's wish, and being with Zhou Chen is the happiest thing in Maria's life, when these words came out of Zhou Chen's mouth, Maria was distracted for a moment, as if she had heard it wrong.

Immediately afterwards, I saw Zhou Chen's smile: "He's serious!" Maria thought to herself, but when the news actually came, Maria was not prepared for it, to be exact, her mind was blank at the moment.

Zhou Chen had already guessed Maria's reaction, and even in Zhou Chen's expectations, Maria might have been a little surprised, Maria looked at Zhou Chen in a daze: "Are you serious?" ”

"Of course, of course I'm serious, who would joke about such a thing?" Zhou Chen's expression was very serious at the moment.

Maria had great joy in her heart, she had been waiting for this result for a long time, and finally this sentence came out of Zhou Chen's mouth.

And Zhou Chen, why isn't that the case? He has the purest affection for Maria, and from the time Maria follows him in danger, he has already thought of preparing a name for Maria, a dignified name! A name that can express Zhou Chen's true emotions!

"Marry me, Maria." When Zhou Chen knelt on one knee, Maria almost instinctively wanted to escape, happiness came too suddenly, even if her ordinary mood was calm, it was up and down at the moment, just looking at her chest violently, as if at this moment, even breathing had some difficulty.

Zhou Chen knelt on one knee like this, waiting for Maria, but Zhou Chen did not have a diamond ring in his hand, Rao was so, Maria forcibly suppressed the joy and shock in her heart, and said lightly: "Okay, I am willing." ”

At this moment, the noise in the front yard had spread towards the backyard, and a person walked in and looked at Zhou Chen and Maria: "Brother Zhou, this is my brother and sister, right?" Hurry up to the banquet, I'm waiting for you. ”