Chapter: 4091

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Leaf Chen hesitates for a moment, saying, "I personally tend to let Aunt Li from the original welfare institute handle it. She took care of me when I was young, not only being extremely meticulous but also very responsible and caring. Besides, she is an individual with higher education, as far as I know her. She should be able to take charge."

As he says this, Leaf Chen can't help but sigh: "It's just that she has already gone to Canada to enjoy her retirement, and I don't feel comfortable making her work hard again."

Song Wan Ting thinks for a moment and says, "Master Leaf, the scale of this project is still very large. Even if we have no financial problems, from selecting the site to starting construction and then completing the acceptance test, it will take at least two or three years' time. Since you tend to set up our own team to operate, I think there's no need to rush into deciding on a person in charge right away. We have plenty of time to search slowly."

"Okay." Leaf Chen nods and says, "Just go discuss the plan with the city officials first, and then try to get the project design out as soon as possible!"

"Alright." Song Wan Ting says, "I'll go talk to them right away."

As Leaf Chen thinks about Aunt Li, he decides to give her and Li Xiaofen a call, asking how they're doing lately.

Leaf Chen calculates that they are living in Vancouver, which is 16 hours behind China. It's currently around 6 pm there, so it shouldn't disturb their rest time.

So he tells Song Wan Ting, "Wan Ting, I'll make a phone call first."

"Okay, Master Leaf."

Leaf Chen picks up his phone, finds Li Xiaofen's WeChat, and sends her an audio chat.

That side connected quickly, and Li Xiaofen's joyful voice came through: "Brother Leaf! Why did you call to ask me?"

Leaf Chen smiled and said, "I was thinking about you and Mrs. Li. How are you doing in Canada? Are you getting used to it again?"

Li Xiaofen giggled and said, "We're doing well here. Before, I worked at a laundry store on Chinatown, and Mrs. Li takes care of the flowers and vegetables in their backyard every day. Mrs. Li's previous employer would give her a decent amount of money each month, but Mrs. Li felt like she was just sitting idle every day, with more and more money accumulating in her account. So Mrs. Li decided to open a convenience store here, and I'm the store manager and cashier now!"

Leaf Chen was surprised and asked, "You opened a convenience store? Is it just you and Mrs. Li two people?"

Li Xiaofen said, "At first, it was just us two, but once we got into the rhythm, we had to hire another employee."

Leaf Chen hurriedly asked, "Running a convenience store must be very tiring!"

"It's not that bad," Li Xiaofen smiled and said. "Our convenience store is about the same size as those you see in our hometown, and we have specialized suppliers who deliver goods directly to the store after we place an order. We don't need to go out ourselves every day. The work is very simple: just collecting money, delivering goods, cleaning, and so on."

As she spoke, Li Xiaofen added, "Mrs. Li is really energetic too! She's a good person who treats everyone with kindness and enjoys helping others. Although the store has only been open for a short time, we already have many regular customers!"

Leaf Chen hurriedly asked, "Is Mrs. Li around? I want to chat with her for a bit."

Li Xiaofen said, "Mrs. Li is currently out helping at the community center."

"Is it a daycare?" Leaf Chen asked curiously, "What's this place?"

Li Xiaofen explained, "This is called DayCare, actually similar to childcare centers back home. There are many families here with both parents working and most parents are first-generation immigrants who can't take time off to help their children; so during the day, they can only leave their kids in daycare care."

"The community organization on Tangren Street started a semi-public daycare center that helps these parents take care of their children on weekdays. Li Auntie has been working at the welfare institution for many years and knows how to take care of kids. She loves kids and knows that the daycare is short-handed, so she volunteered to help out."

Leaf Chen couldn't help but sigh, "People like Li Auntie are indeed like candles - no matter where they are, they will burn themselves and light up others..." JrNovels.com