Chapter 809: The Four's Agreement

"I understand."

Xie Yuanyuan had been keeping her head down, but when she lifted it, her eyes were bright once more, and that smile on her face had returned to how it was before.

Zhao Qiu Hua and Li Xiue exchanged a helpless look. "If we'd known it was this effective, we probably should have had you persuade her a long time ago."

Aside from Xie Shuyang, there was only one person who could untie the knot in Yuanyuan's heart, and that was An Yinan.

Yet, both of them were busy every day and nowhere to be seen.

"I have one more thing to attend to now that I'm here." An Yinan looked at the three of them and suddenly started to smile.

The three of them were a bit confused; why was there suddenly another matter?

The shops had been developing steadily recently, all sales figures were within the normal range, and there was nothing special to report!

"Do you remember the money I borrowed nearly three years ago?"

"Today, we are distributing dividends!"

An Yinan did not bring cash this time, mainly because the amount was too large. She had specifically asked Guo Ge for checks this time; not only for her partners, but also for her roommates and family members, she needed to settle the amounts clearly.

The reason it hadn't been settled before was because time didn't allow for it.

This time, she had returned, and the first thing she did was start settling the amounts; all the figures had already been calculated.

"Dividends? Forget it. Look at us now—who is still short on money? Helping us has already become a habit for you." Zhao Qiu Hua couldn't help but laugh.

If it weren't for Nan Nan, they wouldn't have made it to where they were today.

Having enough money is enough.

What Nan Nan had done to help them was already more than enough.

"No, no, no, that definitely cannot be forgotten."

An Yinan shook her hands; after all, this sum of money was truly quite large...

"These are for Li Xiu'e." An Yinan had already filled in the amounts and handed them directly to Li Xiue.

Afterward, she handed one to Zhao Qiu Hua. "And for Qiu Hua."

"This one is for Yuanyuan."

The three of them, who had been indifferent at first, performed a synchronized action when they saw the amounts on the checks: they rubbed their eyes...

"Wait, did I count the decimal point wrong?" Zhao Qiu Hua couldn't help but speak up.

How could it be hundreds of thousands? No, that's definitely not right.

"I counted it, the decimal point is correct." Li Xiue confirmed. She was an Accountant and naturally sensitive to numbers; she had checked the decimal point immediately, which was why she was so surprised.

"Nan Nan, did you write this wrong?"

"Nan Nan, you don't need to take care of us like this. Whether it's me or them, we have all passed the hardest times. We aren't short on money to spend now. You haven't even seen the dividends from the shops yet; they have already accumulated to a terrifying amount. You don't need to do this."

Li Xiue frowned. From the start in Quanshui Village, Nan Nan had always been taking care of them, so they had also been working hard, not wanting to let down Nan Nan's painstaking efforts. Every one of them had given their all.

But Nan Nan's mindset had to change; she couldn't always be helping them. If someone couldn't be helped up, where would the helping end?

But for those who had been helped up, she had already done enough; she couldn't be left to bear this burden alone.

An Yinan smiled and looked at the three of them. "Do you think... I am helping you?"

Listening to her partners' words and seeing the refusal on their faces, her heart felt very warm.

Her efforts had been seen by them.

Wasn't the reason she could go out and venture with peace of mind because she had always trusted her partners?

"Isn't it?" Xie Yuanyuan wrinkled her cute little nose and asked with a bit of a nasal tone.

She didn't know when, but her eyes had already turned red.

"Of course not!"

An Yinan stated firmly, "These are the returns I gained by using your money as principal and investing in stocks."

"The numbers on your checks aren't random figures I filled in either; they were all calculated according to the proportions."

"Here, this is the ledger."

She took out the notebook where she kept the accounts and spread it out in front of the two of them, letting them look closely and see clearly.

"Nan Nan, that's not how accounts are calculated."

Li Xiue saw the proportions and knew that Nan Nan indeed hadn't just given them money, but that wasn't how accounts were calculated either.

"We are family, we are friends. You gave it to us according to the full proportion, but your financial management carries risks. You need to bear these risks yourself. Although we said before that we didn't want this money..."

"But knowing your personality, you definitely wouldn't not give it."

"How about this, cutting the proportion in half is already my maximum limit."

Li Xiue looked serious. Over these many years, each of their savings had reached over a hundred thousand, and they had also followed the trend and bought a lot of real estate; otherwise, their savings would be even higher.

Nan Nan had already helped them lay the foundation; she couldn't be the one to add bricks and tiles to it as well.

"How could I take your money?"

An Yinan frowned and said, disagreeing.

During her hardest times, when she needed money, her partners had taken out all their savings.

For over a year, the shops had no dividends, and all the profits had been used to support her.

She could not be so ungrateful.

At this moment...

Zhao Qiu Hua sighed. "How about this, we'll take half, otherwise our conscience won't be at ease."

"Since you won't take it back, we will use the name of Nanyuan Xiuhua to do charity, helping more children chase their dreams, helping more children go to school, and letting the children in the mountains walk out."

She looked at the other three. Rather than arguing like this, it was better to think of another way so that they could all be at ease.

"I agree." Xie Yuanyuan immediately raised her hand.

Zhao Qiu Hua suddenly realized that the shares Xie Yuanyuan held had already been withdrawn...

The dividends from the Food Factory she is currently receiving, if using Nanyuan Xiuhua, do not include Yuanyuan on the list.

"What does that matter? Peace of conscience is far more important than such reputations. I am a food research and development worker; I strive to control the quality of the food, so that the food produced by An's Food Factory is trustworthy and reliable."

"This is my conscience. As for charity work, you do it, and I will follow. My heart is at peace; I do not need fame, my work does not need it, and my future path does not need it either."

"Reputation is certainly important, but the heart is even more important."

That child who had always refused to grow up, when she chose her passion and had to become independent, finally grew up after all.

"Okay."

Zhao Qiu Hua nodded and looked at An Yinan; she was, after all, the largest shareholder of Nanyuan Xiuhua.

An Yinan thought for a moment, then said, "I will add the same amount as you all, and in the name of Nanyuan Xiuhua, donate it to Hope Elementary School."

"Yuanyuan's amount will be donated to the Project Department in her own name."

"Don't ask for the reason, it's settled."

She was thinking of Yuanyuan's future; compared to someone as pure as her, she herself had become much more worldly, but if she could make her partner's path smoother, she was happy to do so.

By donating to the Project Department, Xie Shuyang's path would be much easier to walk.

The twists and turns in her heart were enough for her to understand herself; there was no need to tell her partners.

The four of them, just like before, discussed these matters; even though more than ten years had passed, none of them had changed.