The gist was that the earthquake was not serious; so far, three people were seriously injured, and there were no deaths.
Although some coastal buildings collapsed, money was secondary when it came to human life.
This was clearly good news.
And soon, people from Shanghai came online to report that they were safe.
But as the reports continued, Nan Ji and the Nan Group were exposed.
[I can’t believe it! The first batch of volunteers to arrive was from the Nan Group! They acted so fast! Apparently, many came from the capital. I hadn’t even recovered from the earthquake when a bottle of water and a loaf of bread were handed to me—all donated by the chairman of the Nan Group out of his own pocket.]
[Me too! I was worried I’d go hungry, but I figured I wouldn’t mind being hungry myself. I was just worried about the kids; my little one is only three. I didn’t expect to get hot food as soon as we arrived at the relief center. I heard it was all brought in from the surrounding area by the Nan Group.]
[I’m an employee of Nan’s Company. A message was posted in our company group chat early this morning offering a year’s salary as a reward to volunteers willing to come to Shanghai for disaster relief. I signed up on the spot! It’s not really about the money, I just wanted to do something (doge)]
Initially, the internet was full of praise for the swift action of the Nan Group and Nan Ji.
However, soon, more people came forward with revelations.
[Nan Ji’s swift action wasn’t actually for the sake of rescuing Shanghai; his wife, children, and sister were vacationing on a small island near Shanghai.]
[He wasn’t really there to rescue us ordinary people; it was just a side thing, okay?]
[The lives of the rich are so valuable. If it weren’t for his family in the disaster area, he wouldn’t have shown up so quickly.]
[Tsk, tsk, tsk, I heard they deployed planes and ships.]
Nan Ji naturally saw these comments, but he wasn’t angry.
Different strokes for different folks. Even if you do something right, there will always be people who criticize, especially since Nan Ji’s primary goal was to save his family.
He had no reason to refute them.
After instructing the public opinion department to guide the narrative and prevent damage to the Nan family’s reputation, Nan Ji focused his attention on An Ning.
She had a miscarriage fright and needed rest.
However, Nan Ji hadn’t expected to receive a call from Old Mr. Jin.
“Young Master Nan.”
Old Mr. Jin’s voice on the phone sounded very serious: “This old man is just a messenger. Make time for someone tomorrow. He wants to see you.”
Nan Ji was stunned. Who was that?
The only person in the entire China who could elicit such a response from Old Mr. Jin was that one person.
The highest leader of all of China.
Even with his vast business empire, he had never imagined receiving an invitation from that person.
Nan Ji had a strange premonition that the Nan family might be about to experience a new opportunity for development.
Could this be the legendary blessing in disguise?
This New Year has truly been surreal.
Although the start of the year wasn’t great, it was thankfully without major incident.
Nan Yu and Fei Yunjin quickly moved back to their villa, returning to their leisurely life of walking their cat and dog.
The aftereffects of the earthquake gradually dissipated, and both the city and the island were slowly being rebuilt.
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