Chapter 572: Dare to deny
"But of course grandfather, how could we leave your lovely bestfriend behind. When I left, he was sleeping in the apartment, I am afraid to allow him move around on his own now. I don’t want another troubled incident." she replied, referring to the cat roasting incident.
"Yeah, the cat roasting incident." the old master said with wonder and a sigh. "It still shocks me to my very core up to now how a human being could do something so sadistic and inhumane."
"It goes to show you that there are skeletons in the closets of all fancy mansions. How could they teach that to a five year old child? Every time I see their matriarch in the women’s high tea society meeting I get this urge to throw her out. If she was not held in high esteem by many other women I would do it." the old madam added her own complaint unhappily.
"Speaking of the high tea society grandma did the ladies make a decision on the road construction project?"
The old madam nodded and replied, "Yes, we are going to do it but they want the roads to be named after themselves. Like madam Go wants the road to be named Go Yuwan road after herself. They want a whole press conference with pictures and live media coverage when the road has been finished."
"Wow!" Wenli muttered judgmentally. Were they seeking to do charity or simply show off.
"I know it’s a bit much but when you consider the larger picture the people in those communities will be better off with good roads at the end of the day so what’s a little photo op in comparison to that." the old madam explained. "I have already picked our first project, it’s in the Northern F city. They have some of the poorest areas and most hunger ravaged towns of the empire because of the harsh weather and limited resources. The royal family does charity and helps as much as it can but that’s never enough. Maybe Muyang was right when he said what they need more is a fast train that connects them to the more developed cities."
Chi Lian pulled little monk away from his small chair and desk and sat him down on the carpet next to herself and Mei-Mei as she gave her opinion on the old madam’s words. "That’s true, the roads should connect them to places where they can do business, access good schools, sells their products if they farm or raise animals. Should we change it from a road to a fast train, like a speed bullet train. The women’s society will make a more lasting impact this way."
"That will require billions in funding." Wenli said from the side.