Chapter 559: Philanthropy
Betsy thought for a while, "Our president is particularly concerned about raising funds, and since there is no need for real door-to-door service, there is still a certain possibility that he is willing to sign a contract." ”
"That's good. Ji Aojian smiled, "I'm more down-to-earth." ”
Fluttershy asked, "If your president signs this contract, can you go out again and serve me?"
"I'm sorry, but our president is too busy to continue working as a maid. Betsy said solemnly, "Except for that kind of image endorsement, she will definitely not sign any employment contracts." ”
"Why do you guys wash their hands so early?"
Ji Ao said, "Do people wash their hands early, what's your business?"
"Of course it does. "If I had summoned her, I would have been able to boast that even the world's number one maid had served Ben-sama." ”
"Then you can sign a contract for image endorsement, and you can still show off with confidence. ”
"That being said, but since she is the world's number one maid, the level of service must be extraordinary, and I spend money but can't actually enjoy it, and I always feel unwilling. ”
Flory laughed beside her, "Honey, you had a chance to summon her. ”
"Huh?" Ren asked, stunned, "When?"
"A few months ago, the world's number one maid was very down, and I happened to meet her. Flory smiled and said, "At that time, I told you the news and advised you to take someone from someone else as a good deed, but you didn't agree." ”
Fluttershy thinks for a moment. "You said the maid was swept away by her master. As a diplomat, I am in a state secret land. How dare you recruit people with bad reputations?"
"It's good for you to be cautious, but you're missing out. ”
"yes. There was once an unemployed maid in front of me, but I didn't know she was the number one in the world. Ren Xiaodie sighed, and suddenly her expression tightened, "Wait, doesn't that mean that it only took a few months for her to go from being penniless on the streets to having a successful career?"
Flory nodded, "Listen to you." It's pretty fast. ”
Ren becomes more and more interested, and pulls Becky to ask about the details of "grow up".
"Our biggest problem right now is that the number of registrations is growing too fast, and there is often a huge gap in helping those sisters who have lost their jobs......"
As she said this, Becky suddenly groaned, "How did I forget?" and then pulled a sign out of her pocket and pinned it to her chest. The sign had the words "Volunteering" printed on it.
Ren Xiaodie was stunned, "Aren't you hired to become volunteers?"
"Our Alice can't work as a maid because of credit history issues. So she had to show up in the name of volunteering. Becky embarrassedly explained, "In order not to make her look different, we hung up volunteer signs together on the wedding day. ”
Fluttershy is even more dizzy. asked Ji Aojian, "You actually agree with them to do it?"
"What's wrong with this?" Ji Aojian said casually, "These young ladies are all my friends. They are all guests today, but they just see that there are many people at this time. It's just a matter of taking the initiative to help everyone, of course, it belongs to volunteers. ”
"Well said. Florie clapped her hands. "Becky, do you still have a sign, give me one. ”
"Hey, honey, what are you making a fuss about?" Ren pulled her back, "It's too unorthodox when this sign is hung up." ”
"It's a virtue to take the initiative to help others, how can you be decent?" Flory said disapprovingly, "and I'm already volunteering, wouldn't I be at a loss if I didn't put up a sign?"
Ren's eyes widened, "When did you serve others?"
"Just now, I brought a basin of fried chicken to you, and you had a good time. ”
"Can that be counted?"
"Miss Flory, I still have a volunteer mark here. Ji Aojian took out one for her, and then pulled out another, "Fluttershy, do you want it?"
"Take it out of my way! This official is not a service person!"
Ji Aojian sighed, and hung it on himself.
Ren Xiaodie only felt that she was hit by the thunder, snatched it from her hand, and scolded angrily, "You are the master here, and someone must believe it if you pretend to be a volunteer!"
"When this sign is hung up, I feel that the whole person is in good spirits. Flori looked up and down and sighed, "With such a mark, I will have a sense of accomplishment when I do public welfare work, why didn't I think of it before?"
Ji Aojian asked, "Miss Flory, how is your charity going now?"
"I can still get some sponsorships, and the funds are not tight. Flory frowned, "But there are too few people willing to do it themselves." ”
In this day and age, philanthropy still lacks room to grow. The working class is in the stage of primitive exploitation, and working 16 hours a day may not be able to support their families, so they have no time to do public service. The aristocracy was a very small group of people, and even if young men and women had leisure, they were only a minority of them who regarded public welfare as a pastime, and they could not maintain their enthusiasm on a sustained basis.
So for Flori, planning some charity services is not a lack of funds, but a lack of manpower.
"Then I have an idea. Ji Aojian said, "You can consider cooperating with the Maid Association." ”
Flori seemed to realize something, and her eyes lit up, "What kind of cooperation?"
"There are a lot of maids in London, and there are always some people who are unemployed, so you can take these idle maids to engage in public welfare activities, and won't it solve the manpower problem?"
"Wonderful. Flori couldn't help but be amazed.
If the unemployed maids are organized to do good deeds, not only will the manpower problem be guaranteed, but the maids are all experts in housework and taking care of people, and the effect of service is far better than that of ordinary enthusiasts, let alone those clumsy aristocratic youths.
"But would the Maid Guild be willing to cooperate with me?" Flora coughed, "Miss Becky." What do you think?"
"I thought it was good. Betsy replied, "But this thing." I can't call the shots. ”
"Miss Flori, of course, wants to discuss with your association, not that you should agree now. "Ji Ao Kendo. "But what do you think is good?"
"I can't talk about this, but I don't think it's a bad thing to help others. ”
"Yes, if you participate in volunteer service regularly, your reputation will become more and more famous, your reputation will continue to increase, people from all walks of life will recognize you as good, and when you need a maid, they will immediately remember hiring you. ”
Betsy smiled, "That's a good point. ”
"And. When you don't have a job, you are also working on a voluntary basis, and your ability to work has not been pulled down, and you will hone your skills more proficiently, especially a maid with special skills like you has been given more opportunities to show, and once it is spread, no one will worry about it. ”
The more Betsy listened, the more it made sense, "Yes, being idle is also idle." It's always good to do more. ”
"On top of that, your association is under a lot of pressure right now, right?"
"How do you know?" said Becky.
"It's easy to think of. Ji Aojian said unhurriedly, "You are a grassroots group, after you are organized. There is a certain bargaining power in the housework market. So there will be people who don't like you and want to put you back in a state of disarray, so that they can get an advantage when it comes to hiring you. ”
"Yes, yes. You are in this state now. Flory suddenly figured it out, "You just need to do more public welfare." Do more charity activities, you are merciful angels in everyone's hearts. It is the embodiment of love. In the future, if anyone embarrasses you and bullies you, he will become a villain in the eyes of the public, a sinner written by public opinion, and he will have no place in society. ”
"Ah, there is such a profound truth. Betsy felt like she had just woken up from a dream, "It turns out that serving the public can also enhance our ability to protect ourselves." ”
Ji Aojian smiled and said, "Helping others is helping yourself, so in this world, love and justice have the most vitality." ”
"Personally, I couldn't agree more. Betsy nodded, "I'll definitely try to persuade the president and everyone to agree, and I'm very sure they'll agree." ”
"The purpose of your association is not only an industry organization, a training school, and an intermediary market, but also a charity. ”
Becky didn't know what to say except nod.
Flory was very happy, "Since you are also a charity, it will be easier for us to work together. ”
Then he lowered his voice, "Actually, as long as the funding problem is solved, carrying out charity activities is not as bad as you think." ”
Becky was puzzled, "What do you mean by that?"
"Although we are a public service, voluntary labor, we do not receive direct remuneration from the people we help. "But as Mr. Gileve said, love and justice are the most alive...... Oh no, I remember that this sentence was clearly said by Master Mishnah.
Ji Aojian took a breath, "You don't care who said this, what exactly do you want to express?"
"I mean, love and justice are the undying hope of human society, and there will always be people who support us in carrying out love activities. Flory continued, "Therefore, when we organize public welfare activities, we will first prepare a certain financial base, at least we will never let everyone be busy in vain and still hungry." ”
"Ah, do we still take care of food when we go to voluntary labor?" said Becky, "doesn't that mean that when everyone is unemployed, they all save money on food." ”
"With the sponsorship I've gotten so far, it's okay to do charity in London for a few years. ”
"The issue of funding is really important. Ji Aojian echoed, "I am also very enthusiastic about supporting charity. ”
"You're philanthropy?" Florie looked at him as if she were looking at an alien, "when I asked you for sponsorship, you only stingy gave 10,000 pounds, and now you're embarrassed to boast?"
"So you think I'm undersponsoring?"
Ji Aojian took out another booklet and handed it to Ren Xiaodie, "You go to the front and read this to everyone." ”
Ever since the three of them talked about philanthropy, the Chinese ambassador had been drowsy, and at this moment he woke up suddenly and asked in confusion, "Is this the charter for the wedding, I have already prepared it." ”
"It's the most important thing about today's wedding, you know when you go and announce it. (To be continued.) )