Lin Fan took action again, buying all the unsold vegetables from the market and donating them to the school. The vegetable vendors were moved to tears and almost wanted to kneel before him.
In their eyes, Lin Fan was simply their savior, repeatedly extending a helping hand and rescuing them.
This is the true meaning of being wealthy. As the saying goes, when someone is poor, they should maintain their integrity, and when they are rich, they should benefit the world. One shouldnāt be just a ruthless money-making machine, even harming others for profit. Instead, they should have a sense of social responsibility.
Although Lin Fan earned the gratitude of the vendors, he knew this couldnāt fundamentally solve the problem; he couldnāt clear the vegetable market every day.
Perhaps he could handle one or two, but if the Wei Familyās project spreads, with thousands of markets and countless vendors, can he buy that much!
The fundamental solution to this problem is to let the Wei Familyās project fail, but this isnāt something Lin Fan can accomplish alone.
"Little Fan, youāve done all you can, and thatās enough. Letās go home, tonight Iāll cook something delicious for you."
Liu Mengjie smiled and said.
Lin Fan nodded, gathered his thoughts, and said with a smile, "I really want to taste Sister Mengjieās cooking."
Liu Mengjie giggled, "Donāt worry, I wonāt let you down."
So, Lin Fan went back to Lijing District with Liu Mengjie.
In the car, Liu Mengjie suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "Little Fan, do you mind if I turn on the radio?"
Lin Fan said, "Of course not, go ahead."
Liu Mengjie turned on the radio and tuned to the financial channel, where a program featuring a stock market expert was playing, and she listened intently.
Lin Fan was a bit surprised and said, "Sister Mengjie, are you interested in this?"
Liu Mengjie said, "Yes, Iāve recently developed an interest in financial management. I want to learn more about it. As they say, if you donāt manage your finances, your finances wonāt manage you. Thereās nothing wrong with learning a bit about it."
Lin Fan, with his top-notch insight, sensed something unusual and asked, "Sister Mengjie, are you facing some problem?"
Liu Mengjie quickly said, "No, no, Little Fan, donāt overthink it. I really just want to learn more about investment and finance. Even though Iām a school principal, I only earn a fixed salary. Iām just thinking of earning a bit more for myself."
Lin Fan smiled and said, "Alright, Sister Mengjie, if thereās any trouble, feel free to let me know."
Liu Mengjie simply replied, "Okay, I will."
Ring, ring, ring...
Liu Mengjieās phone suddenly rang.
Liu Mengjie answered the call, "Hello, President Chen. Dinner? Iām really sorry, President Chen, I would love to meet, but tonight isnāt possible. How about we schedule another time? How does tomorrow sound? Iām truly sorry, I have something to attend to tonight. Alright, President Chen, tomorrow it is. See you."
After hanging up, she seemed worried Lin Fan would ask and proactively said, "Itās an old friend, havenāt seen them in a while, invited me for dinner."
Lin Fan acknowledged with an "Oh" and said, "Sister Mengjie, if you have urgent matters, feel free to attend to them. We can have a meal anytime."
Liu Mengjie immediately said, "No, last time we couldnāt eat because of something else. This time, no matter what, it canāt be postponed. Tonight, I want to have dinner with you. Everything else can wait."
In Liu Mengjieās eyes, dining with Lin Fan was very important, more so than other matters. She had been looking forward to it since the last missed opportunity.
Lin Fan listened and didnāt say anything further.
Soon, the car arrived at Lijing District.
Upon entering the district, they suddenly saw a crowd of people blocking the road, making it impossible for the car to pass.
The crowd was buzzing with discussion, all looking upwards.
Following their gaze, Lin Fan and Liu Mengjie looked up and, shockingly, saw four people on the rooftop of a building in front: a man, a woman, a young girl, and a young boy. They seemed like a family of four.
Both children were crying loudly, appearing terrified.
The couple was crying as well, but compared to the children, their faces showed more of an adultās despair.
"Son, what are you doing? Why are you taking your wife and children to the rooftop? Donāt scare your mother; your mother is old and canāt handle it!"
An elderly woman in a dance outfit was incredibly anxious and frightened downstairs.
As it turns out, this evening, like usual, the elderly lady came to the community square to dance with a group of seniors. While enjoying herself, a senior man noticed four figures on the rooftop. Upon closer inspection, werenāt they her son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter?
This family of four on the rooftop was about to jump.
The community immediately became chaotic, with residents all running over to watch.
On the rooftop, hearing the elderly ladyās words, the man, sobbing uncontrollably, emotionally broke down: "Mom, Iām sorry, I really canāt do it anymore, I canāt live anymore!"
The elderly womanās face turned pale: "Son, whatās happened? Donāt scare your mother."
The man said, "Mom, Iāve failed in life, in business. I couldnāt live up to your and Dadās expectations!"
The elderly woman was bewildered: "Son, what are you talking about? Youāve always been my pride. Youāre a top university graduate and built your company with your own hands. The seniors in the community always envy me, saying Iām blessed, my son is successful, and I have a harmonious family. What exactly has happened?"
The man said, "Iām sorry, Mom, Iām going to disgrace you. Your son is useless, heās nothing."
The elderly woman said, "How can that be? My son could never be useless. Whatās going on? Tell your mother. If you jump without saying anything, dying without a clear reason, you canāt torment your mother like that!"
The man lowered his head and cried, seemingly at a loss for words.
The elderly woman said, "Daughter-in-law, if he wonāt speak, then you do it. Youāre the companyās CFO. What happened?"
The woman cried, "Mom, Iām sorry, itās my fault, I dragged Ah-Cong down. In the past two years, the companyās performance has been declining, and weāve been struggling to hold on."
The elderly woman stomped her feet: "Why didnāt you tell me?"
The woman said, "We didnāt want to worry you, Mom. It wasnāt easy for you to nurture Ah-Cong to success, and now that youāre older, we just wanted you to enjoy your later years, dancing daily without worries, but we really canāt hold on anymore."
"To help the company out of trouble, I suggested to Ah-Cong to let my old schoolmate, whoās in investment, manage our finances. So, we took the companyās funds and invested in the stock market. Who knew, our stocks plummeted, and weāre on the verge of losing everything, thinking it might be better to be dead."
Only then did everyone understand, it was that the failed investment led to despair and thoughts of suicide!
"Which stock did you buy?"
At this moment, a voice suddenly asked. Following the sound, everyone saw Lin Fan step forward.