After Smith confirmed to Nuo that he had obtained Boyson's clues from Zach, he sent Nuo to leave the manor, but he did not also leave. Instead, he temporarily stayed at Quinn Manor to talk to Zach about the law. Things entrusted by Erken. After all, his Kepler is one of the protagonists of this commission.
Oh, of course, Smith would rather have this conversation happen at home, but Mrs. Barton is still accompanying Quinn to listen to Amelia's project, and he won't take it for granted knowing that Mrs. Barton has something to say to Zach. K left.
On the balcony in front of the atrium, the west-slanting sun could barely remain intact above the high wall of the atrium. Smith completely put aside the previous matter, smiled and spoke to Zach with a little helplessness, "Although I appreciate the way you do things, I have to say that Kepler is not happy at all."
Zach knew very well that Kepler was more in line with the mentality of a willful girl. If Laura hadn't forced her to pull her away, she would have hidden as far as she could from such troublesome things. "It doesn't matter, my goal We just need to provide a place for the children of the West End first. Without this place, everything that follows is meaningless.”
With a smile on his face, Smith completed what Zach had missed, "This is a place where they have to come together as their own people and build their own relationships, not as subordinates to us adults."
That's the key.
Nuo also mentioned before that the organizer of the West End project this time is Laura Barton, a younger generation. Nuo used the word "surprisingly" to express surprise, which is enough to express the impression of the young third generation of the West End in people's minds. Just ancillary to these second generation adults who are taking charge.
Laura's charity projects are those moments when the subordinates become themselves, and it has nothing to do with whether they are willing or not. Look, the organizer is already Laura of the Barton family, and other people will not just watch Barton show off. These parents forcefully push their children out.
Zach smiled, raised his eyebrows, and asked Smith relaxedly, "Did Kepler reluctantly work hard for his friend's project?"
Smith shook his head and sighed. "I wouldn't say that was her effort." Obviously Smith was about to say something, but he seemed to be immersed in his own emotions for a moment, "I started to think, did I do something wrong? Why can Laura be like this? , but she..."
In front of Smith, a person who fully accepted Zach's alcohol needs, Zach did not need to discipline his appetite. He filled his mouth with his own snacks, looked at Smith's helpless face, smiled and shook his head. "It turns out that people from the West End also make this stupid mistake of comparing themselves to children."
Smith was reminded, shook his head, and chuckled apologetically, "Talk about important things."
Zach nodded slightly, indicating to continue.
"Lola was lobbying us all from yesterday until the luncheon." Smith adjusted his mood and began to talk about what Zach cared about, his commission.
Now let’s be clear. Laura's charity project was commissioned by Falcon. I said before that children in the West End need a place to build relationships with their own identities. In layman's terms, it means building relationships. Among them, the conflict between the two parties who are the protagonists of this commission - Smith's daughter Kepler and Falcon's children, can be said to be only the most prominent issue.
When Zach lured Laura to come up with such a public welfare project, the West End people immediately understood Zach's intention. Start cooperating.
"Lola's idea is actually very idealistic and naive." Smith looked at Zach, "I don't know how you guided her to suddenly do this, but she proposed to rebuild the entire Parker Elementary School and build a new Child care facilities.”
Zach tilted his head. Keep listening, it turns out that after Laura returned yesterday, she set such a big goal. This is no longer a public welfare project, but a serious investment career.
"After all, she's just a high school student." Smith shook his head. "She seems to treat the city government's urban planning as a game. She thinks she can have it if she wants it."
It sounded like he was scorning Laura's idea, but Zach was not in a hurry and waited for Smith to continue.
"But, she put forward a very tempting reason." Smith curled his lips and looked at Zach, "I think you must have put this in her mind."
Zach showed deliberate doubts at the right time, "What?"
"The current security situation in Pai Siying." Smith smiled and waved his hand, "The accident at the Hermann factory." Smith's expression changed instantly, "Hermann himself claimed so, regardless of him. Laura's reason was There is chaos in Paisin right now and children during the holidays need a safe environment."
Smith looked at Zach and smiled, "And no one can say no to a kid in an unsafe environment."
It was so appropriate to say this at Quinn Manor. Remember, as I said before, what is the philanthropy of the Quinn family famous for in the Federation? Orphans during the war.
"So Laura's lobbying was successful?" Zach asked with a smile.
"Successful." Smith's face showed helplessness again, "It has nothing to do with my Kepler who can only sit next to Laura and roll his eyes. I agreed to fund part of the building materials for the renovation of Parker Elementary School." Smith took a sip. He pursed his lips, full of helplessness, "In the name of Kepler."
Zach was very satisfied. This was much better than his original idea of attracting the Falcon siblings only by relying on their 'elementary school' attributes. Zach waved his hand, "But that doesn't seem to be enough. Building materials don't turn into buildings on their own."
"So Laura went to Falcon's place again." Smith continued following Zach's words, "I don't know the specific content, but at the luncheon, the state of several people in the Falcon family seemed very... satisfy."
Everything seemed to be going well, but Zach thought for a moment and frowned, "Everything sounds good, but are you really planning to rebuild Parker Elementary School at this time? Let's not talk about the actual cost to Paisi Ying. Create more unstable factors, and if construction really starts, then this project will have nothing to do with Laura, Kepler, or any children, it will still be a matter for you adults."
"Of course not." Smith shook his head directly, "Now that we have reached a consensus and all the names have been given to these children, what is needed next is more public relations for our respective family businesses to cooperate. "
Zach understands, and it can be summed up with a word like 'building momentum'.
"Parker Elementary School is unlikely to start construction in the near future, but the place you want to entrust has been prepared. In name, our children have been tied to Parker Elementary School. The next step is up to you."
Zach nodded. (..)