Chapter 357 Donated (1/2)
Chapter 357: Donated
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It didn’t cost him a single penny to get the carriage; Hans was content.
Li Du shook his head. ”Buddy, it’s not good to take advantage of people,” he said.
Hans’s mouth twitched. ”Are you saying that I love to take advantage of people? That someone who donates half of his income to a welfare home and an orphanage loves to take advantage of people? ”
Li Du was speechless.
Indeed, Hans supported Mother Mesa’s on his own.
The welfare home had established an orphanage so that the children were taken good care of, and the majority of funds were donated by Hans.
Hans didn’t only donate to Mother Mesa’s. When he earned more than usual, he even donated money to other welfare institutions. Li Du was truly impressed him.
Li Du was stingy when it came to charity. He would not donate unless he thought he would gain something from it. He’d established the charity auction to punish those who had wronged him.
With the last light ray of sunlight falling from the horizon, the auctioneer Sayder appeared. He raised his arm, shouting, ”Welcome to Hoffman’s auction. I am your favorite old friend, Sayder.”
As usual, a chorus of ”boos” rang out from the audience.
Standing outside the crowd and hearing the boos, Li Du laughed, ”This guy is interesting. Why does he still lead off like this when he already knows he will be booed?”
Hans crossed his arms. ”This is part of the auction, kind of like the introduction. Actually, people don’t hate him; they catcall for fun.”
While they were chatting, an old white man, probably over sixty, walked in front of them. He said, ”Good evening, gentlemen. You are the Big Li and Big Fox? ”
Li Du looked at him in surprise. ”Yes, good evening. What can we help you with?”
”I am the mayor of Highland Town. You can call me Steve Jordan. Nice to meet you two.”
”Highland Town is a town around Flagstaff,” Hans whispered to Li Du. ”An old town with one or two hundred households.”
Li Du nodded and looked at the old man.
The old man continued, ”I have no idea if you have ever been to Highland Town. It is a beautiful place; the people around there are nice too.”
”I have been there,” Hans said. ”The serving concept of ‘Farm To Table’ is remarkable. The green tomatoes, corn, bacon and finger-licking roasted chicken are delicious.”
Jordan smiled. ”Thanks. Since you have been there, you will know that our town has many old wooden buildings.”
Hans continued to nod his head.
Jordan said, ”Old wooden buildings are flammable. We have to fireproof in precaution and be ready to put out fires anytime.
”But, the fire truck has a problem: it’s not working anymore, and we have to buy a new one. Unfortunately, we don’t have enough money.”
Many cars in the USA were affordable. The car models of special vehicles were expensive: A brand new fire truck cost at least 100,000 dollars.
”I saw your fire extinguisher; it must have been disassembled from a firetruck. Do you have more?” Jordan asked.
”It has not been sold yet,” Li Du said. ”It will soon appear at the auction.”
Jordan forced a bitter smile. ”Do you have more than this one? The price of a fire extinguisher may not be very low in an auction. We don’t have that much money to buy it.”