"Miss Jonina was a world-renowned writer. Her works had already sold well in fifty-three countries and regions, and her royalties had exceeded ten million US dollars.
Miss Jonina was very fond of the mainland. Over the past five years, she had donated more than a million yuan there and funded the construction of three Hope Primary Schools in Guangdong Province.
This time, Miss Jonina intended to fund the construction of a Hope Primary School in the local mountain region. She would also donate fifty thousand US dollars in dedicated funds for the protection of local women and legal education."
Li Ye had truly never expected that one "flexible" suggestion from him would steer this matter in an entirely different direction.
After the county officials arrived, Lu Jingyao calmly introduced Jonina, then stated that Jonina wished to build a primary school locally and donate to charity.
Li Ye immediately felt that he had nothing to do that night.
After all, although Wang Jinyu and he had reported the matter to the county and were present to observe, neither of them could possibly be the protagonist.
In those days, foreigners themselves came with a halo. Add to that the fact that she was doing good deeds with real gold and silver—who else could the protagonist be?
The county officials chatted with Lu Jingyao and Jonina for a long while, repeatedly apologizing for their poor hospitality and expressing their gratitude. They also wanted to arrange accommodations and the rest of their charitable itinerary.
But Lu Jingyao and Jonina politely declined the county's goodwill. Instead, they solemnly explained Xia Yue's situation, saying that Xia Yue had been a special correspondent for a certain newspaper in Guangdong Province and had only ended up here because she was fighting human trafficking. They asked the county officials