Chapter 417
"At a time like this, I could only consider the Hopper family as a whole instead of our branch or the
feelings of you kids..." said Granny Hopper.
"Grandma, I understand. You don''t have to exin." Patrick''s voice was a little hoarse. Not only was
he moved by Granny Hopper''s words, but he also felt sad.
Granny Hopper nodded several times as if she had concluded what was on her mind.
Under Amelia''s wistful gaze
and Patrick''splicated face, she slowly walked to the boarding gate.
"Let''s go," Amelia said, looking back at Patrick.
Patrick was silent.
"Mr. Hopper, let''s go home. Grandma''s gone," Amelia reminded him again.
It took Patrick a long time to look away. He was like a man wandering at a crossroads. "Amelia, do
you think Dad deserves forgiveness?"
Amelia pursed her lips and said, "It was not toote for him to stop before more damage is done."
At President''s Office, Roxxon Corporation.
The senior manager, who was nearly strangled by Patrick yesterday, went to work without a tie
today. He didn''t forget to unbutton the first two buttons of his shirt when he came in to see Patrick,
in case the boss was unhappy and put him on the edge of death again.
"Mr. Hopper, I''ve had done everything you told me to do. As you expected, all factories agree to
return the drinks. Now the warehouse workers are rushing to pack up the bottles and make sure
that the drinks would all be returned in a few days." After that, he nervously waited for Patrick''s
answer.
Patrick rubbed his eyebrows. In retrospect, he realized that even without Amelia''s reminding, Ryan
could still have figured out the way to renting factories in such a short time.
Amelia''s warning had only served to prepare Ryan in advance.
So, in the end, it was he who had been thoughtless and had no one to me for the loss. Only a
coward will never stop making excuses for his failure.
"Well, you''ve done a good job. You may go now."
"Okay... Mr. Hopper, excuse me."
After closing the door, the senior manager let out a sigh of relief. He had expected himself to be
yelled at by Patrick instead of being praised. What a miracle.
After the manager left with gratitude, the secretary opened the door and walked in.
She had witnessed all the changes that had happened in the past two days and certainly knew that
Patrick was not as carefree as he looked. So she was more cautious when doing her jobs. "Mr.
Hopper, these are the poverty-stricken viges that have just been listed in the poverty alleviation
program this year. Would you like to have a look at them now?"
Patrick put down his hand on his forehead, revealing his handsome face to the secretary. "Bring it to
me."
The secretary handed him the file and said with mixed feelings, "Presidents of Roxxon used to
donate money to these poor viges at the end of the year. When your father was in office, he often
delivered goods to the poor himself."
Thepany''s public image needed to be maintained. And undoubtedly, the best move was to help
those in need.
Not just Roxxon, but almost every listedpany did the same to build positive images of their
companies.
Patrick flipped through the list of candidates and asked, "You said my father did this himself?"
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"Yes, your father has always been a very kind man." Although the secretary was young, she had
experienced a lot.
Before Howard retired, she had been working for him. Later, Howard passed the position to his
younger brother... Now, it was Patrick''s turn. Speaking of which, she had worked for three
presidents.
Hearing the secretary''s high praise of Howard, Patrick had somethingplex in his eyes. Finally,
he lifted his finger and pointed absent-mindedly. "So we''ll help Timothy Vige this year."
The secretary had done her homework beforeing in. Hearing the name of the vige, she
instantly said, "The only Hope School in Timothy Vige is badly in need of renovation. It was a
good choice"
Patrick nodded. "Since the school is so shabby, we might as well build them a few new ones."
"A few?" The secretary''s mouth twitched.
"What''s wrong? We have money trouble?" Patrick looked at her.
The secretary hurried to shake her head. "No, Mr. Hopper. There are only 101 kids in the vige. It
wouldn''t help even if we build more schools."
Patrick felt it made sense and decided to leave it to the secretary. "Since you know more than I do
in this aspect, you''re fully in charge of this matter."
"Okay. The school is desperately short of textbooks and stationery. I will have them boughtter. Mr.
Hopper, since the vige has few teachers, shall we hire some in the name of Roxxon?" The
secretary asked methodically.
Patrick said in a low voice, "Sure. Their sry and benefits will be the same as employees of
Roxxon. But they need to sign a contract with us first, in case they go back on their words at thest
minute when seeing the poor condition of Timothy Vige."
"Got it." Then she left.
After dealing with two matters in a row, Patrick turned his chair and stared at the falling snow
outside the window, losing in thought.
Time passed so fast. In the blink of an eye, it was now three days before Christmas.
Today, all the employees in Roxxon paid no attention to their jobs. Instead, they were thinking about
things such as end-of-year bonuses, going home, or where to celebrate Christmas.
Seeing Lily and Amelia return to the department from the morning meeting, everyone rushed over
and waited with sparkling eyes for the news they had brought back.
"Everyone, here are our benefits during Christmas..." Lily paused for a while. Seeing that everyone
was holding their breath, she continued, "The senior managers have decided to provide special
flights for those who have difficulty getting home. If you are far from home and couldn''t get a ticket,
don''t worry!"
"Wow!" It was good news. Many heaved a sigh of relief.
After solving the problem of going home, everyone began to care about other benefits. "Lily, Amelia,
what about our bonuses. What did Mr. Hopper say?"
Lily looked at Amelia with a smile and said, "Amelia will tell you."
Amelia followed, "Because we''ve solved the problem ofck of customers in the early stage of our
new products, our department''s year-end bonus would be 5% higher than the previous year''s."
"Yes!" Many screamed in excitement. It was going to be a perfect Christmas!
A female employee couldn''t help saying, "Since Mr. Hopper took office, we got physical check-ups
twice a year and new uniforms. We also have free flights home for Christmas. And our end-of-year
bonus is much more than before. I''m willing to work in such apany even if I have to work so
hard for the rest of my life!"