Chapter 343

In truth, even before he accepted the documents, Lu Chen had already guessed what the gift from the Li family was. He had experienced their gift-giving style before; it had that same familiar touch. The documents were the approval permits for the Chenfei Charity Foundation, along with the certificates for the foundation’s legal representative and its business license. With these three items in hand, the Chenfei Charity Foundation—jointly established by Lu Chen and Chen Feier—finally possessed a legal identity. From this day forward, they could solicit donations from the public and carry out charitable work within the country. This gift had not been easy to come by. The domestic charity sector had once gone through a period of chaos and disorder. Official and private charitable organizations were as numerous as hair on an ox, and among them were many who sought to fish in troubled waters. This led to quite a few scandals, casting a thick layer of dust over what should have been noble humanitarian efforts and causing significant negative social impact. Some so-called charities used only 10% of their raised funds for actual charitable acts, while vast sums of money went missing or were embezzled and transferred elsewhere. Once the truth was exposed, public trust plummeted.