Like the Acropolis Mountain Area, there are many luxurious high-end hotels in the Garden District, but in comparison, the Rose Hotel is only average, just on the street, without large gardens, swimming pools, clubs and other facilities.
That evening, Elizabeth hosted a charity dinner here.
The decoration in the banquet hall of ordinary size is very simple, with a lighted signboard of "Red Rain House" hanging, a photo wall showing street children and some balloons.
The amount of food on the salon table is limited to one portion per person. If you don’t finish it, you will have to take it away, so don’t waste it.
And it's just some cheap vegetarian food, and no expensive drinks.
Instead of wearing an evening gown, Elizabeth wore a military green jacket and jeans.
There is no dress code for this dinner, so just dress casually. Wearing an evening dress would be an outlier.
At this time, the guests began to arrive. Elizabeth personally greeted the guests at the door of the banquet hall. This time, all the invited guests were young girls. They looked around as they arrived one by one.
"Sister Liz, your charity organization seems to be running well."
"Do those street people really tolerate you?"
"These kids look pretty cute..."
The banquet hall began to become lively. The girls moved around freely, got drinks, and stood in front of the photo wall to watch. Some were smiling, while others were expressionless.
Elizabeth looked at these girls who were younger than herself. Although they did not wear evening gowns, they wore garden-style broad-shouldered coats or formal suits, skirts or trousers, all very fashionable and gorgeous.
None of these people are extraordinary, some of them have extraordinary potential and can become extraordinary when they reach adulthood.
If nothing unexpected happens, he is a blood eater.
But among the girls invited here tonight, Elizabeth had chosen them. They are all known to be rebellious and have many ideas.
She held this party not only to solicit charity funds, but also to take the initiative to make friends within the bank.
She wants to use her own influence to make more potential disabled people become disabled people.
On the balance between blood-eaters and people with special disabilities, if there is one more person with special disabilities, there will be one less blood-eater.
After receiving the inspiration from the master to "make friends", Elizabeth had wanted to do this for a long time. However, she had not had a stable foundation in the streets and banks before, so she was not suitable for such actions.
But now, she thinks it's time to give it a try.
Moreover, recently Sophia's phantom has been constantly reminding Elizabeth and tugging at her heart.
Elizabeth felt that she had made mistakes in the past. She insisted on being alone and angry while she was alone. In fact, she had stopped being close to Sophia very early and did not persuade or care about her best friend.
If she hadn't given up, lobbied hard, and persisted, would Sophia have chosen the hero series as promised?
Now that she has established herself in Kabukicho, and has an oath process, she can carry out this matter better.
But she must also act in a low-key manner, not only taking into account the impact of this action on herself, but also not damaging Hongyu's image on the street, and also taking into consideration the impact on the guests. Only if everyone dares to come, will she have the opportunity to lobby.
Her thoughts cannot be hidden from others, the key is not to reveal them.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. This time Elizabeth is just holding a gathering of sisters. All the invitees are women, and most of them are people from Seth and the Sterling family.
Now it seems that nine out of ten potential disabled people who have been invited have come.
After all, for them, what really determines their future, authority and functional positioning in the bank is the moment when they make an extraordinary career choice: blood-eater or disabled person.
At this time, Elizabeth looked at these dozen girls, who were looking at the photo wall.
She could vaguely feel the power of the same oath around her, which was a good sign...
There are a few girls whose vows are particularly obvious, Karen, Charlotte, and Angel.
Angel Sterling arrived just now and walked into the banquet hall.
Elizabeth has many brothers, sisters, and cousins. Angie is her cousin, three years apart. They didn't grow up together, so they are not very familiar with each other. They know each other, but they don't have much contact with them.
But now, she feels that Angel Sterling's oath is the strongest.
Angel is still a high school student, and her extraordinary talent is in the fifth or sixth gear. Because there is still time before adulthood, it has not been completely determined. At present, it can only be determined that it cannot reach the overdrive gear.
It's just that there are only two overdrive gears in the Sterling family generation.
If Angel can reach the sixth gear, she will already be an important figure and a potential successor.
However, Angel is obviously a potentially disabled person.
This girl is more obvious than others, because she has dyed blue hair, tied in a pair of ponytails, wearing a sailor school uniform, a pair of platform shoes, and is eating a colorful lollipop with a slightly unruly expression.
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She didn't look like Miss Seth, but more like a street dog.
Among bankers, it is not common to dye one's hair, because it is a status distinction and status indicator.
Elizabeth used to have blue hair, but now she has red hair.
"Liz, okay." Angel Sterling came over and greeted her and everyone casually.
"Hello Anqi, everyone is asking me about the attitude of people on the street towards me. There were a lot of doubts at first, but people on the street are also human beings, and it's the same how people make friends. I treat them sincerely, and they treat me sincerely.
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Elizabeth was talking, and all the girls were listening, with different expressions and thoughtful expressions.
Angel Sterling licked the lollipop in her hand and stared directly at the children's faces on the photo wall.
"These children grew up in a completely different environment than we did," Elizabeth added.
She asked Judy, who was also in the banquet hall, to operate the big screen and play some recorded videos, which were of dilapidated streets and alleys, abandoned construction site warehouses and other environments.
There are also children with dirty faces that have not been cleaned up, but they all have bright eyes.
Elizabeth herself was once a person with potential special disabilities. She knew everyone's thoughts, and she just wanted to make everyone feel uncomfortable.
Although she had her awakening at that coming-of-age dance, it was not that she had never understood the situation in this city. It was just that she had not been immersed in it before, and it was not uncomfortable enough.
On the one hand, the lack of personal experience, on the other hand, the comfort and superiority that one has can paralyze a person.
But she didn't make a decision suddenly and rashly. She has wanted to be a hero for a long time, and she understands that feeling.
"Red Rain House actually didn't do much, it just gave them something that everyone should have."
Elizabeth continued to play more images. In several warehouses of Hongyu House on Shouhui Street, children were attending classes, eating, and playing, with smiles on their young faces.
A group of girls looked at the big screen, some continued to drink red wine, some stopped, and they all fell silent.
"Very well, Liz, I'll donate one million to you." Charlotte Sterling said, "That's all I have."
"Sister Liz, I admire you very much." Karen Oliver said, "This kind of thing is difficult."
They are not children anymore, they know what is going on in this world.
We know that the gardens in the Garden District, the villas on the top of Acropolis Hill, and the beautiful scenery of Lake Eden are all built on the blood of these street dogs, street rats, poor people, and countless ordinary people.
In their hearts, there is more or less entanglement. Sometimes the red wine becomes unpleasant to drink and makes it difficult to sleep at night.
They all feel guilty and sad, but they are all too young. Teenagers don't think so much. They are still enjoying campus, enjoying various parties, and the privileged life of being surrounded by stars.
So even if I feel guilty and sad, I just think about it occasionally, and it won't go to the extent of becoming a special person, changing the city of light, and overthrowing the bank.
There are inevitable classes in human society, and the law is a ruling tool used by the ruling class to obtain benefits. Only when some people live miserably can others live well. They all understand this, and when they think deeply, they comfort themselves.
And when they become blood eaters, they will become different and more "mature".
They will no longer feel guilty and take it all for granted.
Not every person with potential special disabilities will make the choice like Elizabeth in the end. Reason, desire and fear will all overcome those foolishness, naivety and dreams.
The one who can still persevere is called a person with special disabilities. His brain is damaged and cannot be cured.
They are all smart and know the purpose of this charity dinner, but a few of them have the courage...
"I'll also donate one million. It's not much. I can donate more in two months."
"Sister Liz, I will donate two million, and you, Hongyu, can help these street children."
"Yes, let them eat well and wear more good clothes."
Tonight, the reason why many girls came here is because they secretly regard this as an opportunity.
Use money to gain moral comfort and the opportunity to feel better.
By donating money, you have done what you can, and then everyone can live their own lives and continue living.
"Thank you, thank you." Elizabeth kept thanking these young girls. Red Rain House needed money and she would not refuse.
After this round, the charity funds have exceeded 10 million, which is a very good harvest.
But at the same time, she didn't feel that any of the eldest ladies' vows were stronger, they were still about the same, and some even weakened. Donating money did not strengthen their rebellion, but instead fulfilled their pain and enthusiasm.
Elizabeth secretly sighed in her heart, she had known for a long time that getting some donations and getting people with special needs were two different things.
But this is just the beginning, the first one to stand up is always the hardest!
She has already stood up, and someone still needs to stand up and follow her.
Many people need the group effect to have the courage to act...
"Angel, what about you?" Elizabeth couldn't help but look at the blue-haired girl eating a lollipop.
An Qi hasn't donated money yet, and she hasn't spoken yet. She's thinking about something.
It is said that this girl has become more and more rebellious in the past six months, perhaps because the pain in her heart is getting worse.
"I don't want to donate money." Angel Sterling suddenly said to everyone, "I want to go to Red Rain House and go to the streets."