The name United Nations sounds cool, but it doesn’t actually exist.
Their position is somewhat similar to that of the royal family in a constitutional monarchy. As the name suggests, they are indeed quite powerful, the supreme ruler, but the true power of the state rests with parliament.
When things go wrong, those in power will ask him to take control, but that’s just a charade. In reality, member states like the United States simply don’t care.
However, they underestimate many of the honest members, as they are all just poor relatives. They pretend to visit you with bags of local delicacies, but in reality, their houses are in disrepair and they want you to pay them to build two villas and marry two wives.
When they suddenly heard that the former richest man in the world would come to donate money, the relevant United Nations staff were overjoyed and immediately prepared to welcome Bernard Arnault.
Therefore, Bernard Arno decided to return to France to meet the President tomorrow, accept several media interviews in France the day after tomorrow, firmly state his position, and then immediately take his private plane to America to gain experience.
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That afternoon, Bernard Arno fulfilled his promise.
All guests who landed on the island, both adults and children, received compensation of US$100,000 per person.
Charlie and Claire granted these rights to Jacob and Elaine Ma, so the couple each received US$200,000.
Today is New Year’s Eve, China’s biggest festival. The elderly couple had just received a windfall, so they were overjoyed. Finally, around 4 p.m., they went to a restaurant to celebrate the New Year.
The family left the guest room and arrived at the commercial area of Baima Island. There, they saw lights and decorations everywhere. The area was filled with Chinese New Year decorations and looked very festive.
What Charlie and his family didn’t expect was that outside the restaurant where the hotel was serving New Year’s Eve dinner to Chinese tourists, there was a professional lion dance team performing.
Charlie was curious. On a place like Baima Island, all foreign ingredients had to be purchased from outside the island. Where did they get so many Chinese New Year-related ingredients?
As I was thinking, I saw an old man in a red Tang suit standing at the door of the restaurant. He continuously greeted each guest as they entered, even taking out red envelopes with the words “Happy New Year” written on them from his pocket and handing them to each guest with both hands.
Charlie took a closer look and realized it was Bernard Elno. He hadn’t expected this old man to be wearing a bright red Tang suit, which matched his silver hair and made him look like a mascot.
Elaine Ma recognized him at a glance, and hurriedly said: “The boss of the luxury goods group is actually giving out red envelopes! Let’s see how much money this old man can give!”
While speaking, he took the lead and walked forward.
Bernard Elno also saw Charlie at that time. To avoid arousing suspicion from the Wade family, he simply smiled and signaled Charlie with his eyes, then handed a red envelope to Elaine Ma who had come to him: “Mrs. Ma, Happy Chinese New Year! May you be prosperous!”
While speaking he handed a red envelope to Elaine Ma.
Elaine Ma felt the red envelope was so thick and felt a little disappointed. She couldn’t help but complain to herself, “It feels like there are only two bills in this red envelope. Even though they’re all one hundred dollars, there’s only two hundred dollars in it. This old man isn’t big enough. He should have just given one thousand dollars, right?”
Since the red envelope wasn’t thick enough, he couldn’t be bothered to check it right away. He tucked it into his pocket and said with a smile, “Hey, congratulations on your prosperity, Boss Erno! May your business prosper and you stay healthy in the new year!”
Bernard Erno was very happy and said with a smile: “Thank you for your blessing, Ma. I will borrow your good wishes!”
Elaine Ma whispered, “In our China, if someone gives you more blessings, you should return the favor with more red envelopes. This is called reciprocity. Understand?”
Bernard Elno was a little confused at first, but his quick wit quickly understood what Elaine Ma meant. He laughed and said, “Thank you, Ma, for reminding me. I now know more about Chinese customs!”
While saying that, he immediately took out another red envelope and handed it to Elaine Ma with a smile and said, “Ma’am Ma, I also wish you good health and success in the new year!”
Elaine Ma accepted the red envelope with a smile, then quickly tidied up her appearance: “Mr. Elno, you are the big boss, I will not give you a red envelope.”
Bernard Arnault thought, “How can the phrase ‘banmennongfu’ be used like this? It’s truly eye-opening.”
At this time, Charlie, Claire and Jacob also arrived.
Bernard Arno immediately took out three more red envelopes and wished everyone a Happy New Year.
Jacob accepted the red envelope and thanked her cheerfully. However, Claire didn’t accept it. She simply said politely, “Thank you for your blessing, Mr. Elno. I also wish you a happy new year. But you don’t need to spend money on the red envelope.”
Elaine Ma said quickly, “Hey Claire, that red envelope is just for good luck. It’s no big deal for Mr. Elno. If you’re embarrassed, I’ll keep it for you.”
As she spoke, Elaine Ma’s hand had already reached out and taken the red envelope in her hand.
Claire said with some dissatisfaction: “Oh, Mom, can you stop being so obsessed with money…”
Bernard Elno quickly calmed the situation down: “Mrs. Wade, don’t be so serious. There’s not much money in the red envelope. It’s only a thousand euros. It’s mainly for good luck.”
Elaine Ma’s eyes lit up, and she thought, “Wow, this thin red envelope actually contains a thousand euros. Euros are worth more than US dollars. This old man is really willing to spend it!”
Bernard Elno then looked at Charlie again, handed him a red envelope, and said with a smile: “Mr. Wade, I wish you a happy new year!”
Charlie smiled and nodded, took the red envelope, handed it to Elaine Ma, and said, “Mom, keep this as a keepsake.”
Elaine Ma narrowed her eyes, smiled with a frown on her face, and said happily: “Since the good daughter-in-law said so, then mother will keep it for you.”
Charlie asked Bernard Elno with interest: “Mr. Elno, where did you get these Chinese New Year equipment and lion dance team?”
Bernard Elno smiled and said, “Resources in the Maldives are very scarce, and there aren’t many Chinese people living here, so I specifically asked people to buy them from Dubai. The resources were flown here immediately this morning. A lion dance team was also invited from Dubai. I hope to make the Chinese guests feel at home on this island.”
Then, Bernard Elno added, “By the way, Mr. Wade, I specially invited several professional Chinese chefs from Dubai. They will be in charge of this New Year’s Eve dinner. I hope you… and your family enjoy it.”
Charlie nodded and said with a smile: “Mr. Elno is very wise.”
Bernard Elno was praised, and his face crinkled with a smile. Then he whispered to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, to make you and your family happy, I’ve specially organized a lottery. The first prize is 100 million US dollars. You can let your family win it through a secret operation. What do you think?”
Charlie was furious, then lowered his voice and said angrily: “If you continue to think of such bad ideas, I will increase the experience points to exchange for Rejuvenation Pills to 500 billion!”