If Shanghai is the pearl of the Far East, then the concession is the essence of this pearl. It is no worse than the major European cities, with towering buildings, wide, clean roads, beautiful street lamps and police patrolling day and night. Everything is so modern that it lives up to its name.

And across the river, in the Hua District, it is a different scene. The low brick and wood houses, the dusty roads, the filthy garbage piled up on the streets, and the tired and numb eyes of pedestrians seem to be two cities from the modern concession.

At this time, Shanghai seemed so unreal, and so real. Edel could even listen to their conversations, smell their sweat, and see their scurrying figures.

All of this cannot be described in words, and this is how I feel it myself.

"Eder, I've found that you've become a little sentimental since you set foot on this land. You've never had that look before. ”

Queen Mary, next to Edher, looked at her sentimental husband with some confusion.

"It's nothing, it may be the influence of different customs, and it will be fine after a while."

Edel couldn't help but explain.

Queen Mary knew that her husband was just comforting herself, because as a pillow person, she could see that her husband seemed to have emotions for this strange country, or more accurately, feelings.

It was the fourth day of Eder's arrival in Shanghai, and after they had visited the local customs in the concession, her husband was a little more normal. When I visited the Chinese district today, this mood of my husband came again, and she found out when she got off the boat before.

"Two of you, this is Xuhui Street, and a large number of vegetables are transported here every day to supply the whole of Shanghai."

Gu Weijun, who was idle at home, served as a guide and introduced the situation here to the Eder couple. "Look, these wooden boats on the riverside are all ships transporting vegetables, and they have completed their transportation tasks and are docking to the side to rest."

Gu Weijun's words distracted Edel's sentimental emotions and listened to his introduction instead.

"It's basically the living conditions of ordinary people in Shanghai."

"So how much money can they earn a month?"

Eder took the opportunity to ask about the current income of the residents.

"It's about 12-15 oceans."

Eder quickly calculated in his mind that it was around $6-7. He remembered that the information he had read in his previous life showed that a worker earned about 20 yuan, and it seems that the income is still good. This is a good comparison, the rickshaw drivers everywhere in Shanghai have a monthly income of only about 10 yuan. Of course, there are also high-income people, such as doctors, writers, and professors, who basically earn more than 100 percent.

It's not that these people's incomes are high, but that the income of the people at the bottom is too low, and their income is basically not much left after deducting the monthly living, you must know that a hundred catties of rice are now sold for 8 to 13 yuan. So they are afraid of getting sick because they can't afford to be cured. Minor illnesses can be borne by themselves, and major illnesses can only wait for death. This is still the most prosperous Shanghai in the Republic of China, and it is estimated that it will be even more difficult if it is changed to other areas. The Republic of China really has nothing to brag about.

By comparison, the average wage of a Romanian worker now stands at 130 lei ($26), which translates to more than 60 yuan. Let's not forget that Romania is still a producer, and initial mechanized farming is not comparable to human farming. So the income of a Romanian worker to feed a family is not a problem at all. It is also an opportunity for people from many neighboring countries to flock to Romania in search of work, with Bulgarians being the most numerous.

And Gu Weijun's words immediately aroused the amazement of his wife Mary. "So the income is so low, is it enough to live? What about their wives and children? ”

Mary's words made Gu Weijun, who had lived in Shanghai for a long time, look bitter, and then he began to tell about the miserable life of the low-level civilians. And Mary's eyes couldn't help but redden, after hearing that many children had no clothes to wear and were starving into big-headed children, who had never touched the bottom.

"Eder, shall we help them?"

Eder, who had already intended this, immediately replied after hearing his wife's words. "That's a good idea, we really should help these poor children. What do you think of a million? A charitable foundation was set up to distribute essential food and medicine to these needy families. ”

Gu Weijun, who listened to the conversation between the Eder couple, felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, he had never personally donated such a large amount of money before, doing such a pure charity without asking for anything in return. Now the government can't even pay the salaries of officials, and the work-study program depends entirely on the financial support of His Majesty Eder. Although the number of students is much smaller than before, it also allows students to learn knowledge. After returning to China, it will certainly have a great effect on the country.

Now that they have decided to do good deeds, the Eders have no intention of continuing to watch. Mary is happy to help others, while Eder is uncomfortable looking at the current decay of his country in his previous life.

The establishment of a charitable fund was entrusted by Eder to Gu Weijun. For this famous diplomat of the Republic of China, Eder still trusts him very much. As for the handling of charitable funds, I believe there is no problem at all. Because this was done by the king of Romania, I believe that he did not dare to form an obstacle on it.

As for Gu Weijun, he first informed his friends in the press about King and Eder's handling of the charitable fund. Next, he plans to use the voice of the press to promote the rapid establishment of the charitable foundation. At the very least, the foundation should be established before the Eders leave.

Sure enough, the next day, the newspapers in Shanghai immediately publicized the fact that King Eder and his wife of Romania had invested $1 million to establish UNICEF. This made the people of Shanghai praise it.

"Nong knew that the Romanian king was a great good man. Mr. Cai Yuanpei presided over the work-study program behind the funder is him, this time to Shanghai, this is the luck of the Shanghai people. ”

"That's right."

"It's a pity, why isn't this person from the Nongmen country?"

"He is the lord of a country, how can he come to Nong."

"So, I'd rather be a peace dog than a mess."

It's crooked.

The charity fund was set up quickly, and the day before Edel left Hong Kong, the fund, which relied on his donations, was established.

In front of the Shanghai Municipal Government, the inaugural meeting of the Shanghai Children's Fund began, and Eder and Mary came to congratulate them. As an investor, it is inevitable to make a necessary speech.

So when Eder stood in front of the microphone, the audience was crowded and quietly craned their necks and waited for him to speak.

"Children are the hope of the future. That's why I'm funding this foundation. ”

In just one sentence, it was Eder's speech. What's more important is that this sentence was said in Chinese, which caused a round of applause from the audience. And after Eder finished speaking, the celebrities and gentlemen of Shanghai also took the stage to speak. Perhaps influenced by Eder, their words were very brief. This shortened the inaugural meeting, which was supposed to take several hours, to an hour.

The next day, this phrase about him appeared in the newspapers. "Children are the hope of the future." It was enlarged and bolded, which caused public opinion in Shanghai to denounce the pitiful status quo of low-level children, which naturally attracted many people to donate generously.

And all this, Eder did not see. Because he had already gotten on the steamer and left.