Chapter 1721 Dignity
The riots in Boise revealed a lot of problems. Regarding North American society, the Aurora Legion, and the Brotherhood of Steel, countless people are interpreting this incident from their own perspectives.
And some people are simpler, such as Rachel, who arrived in Boise as a charity worker. Her mission is to spread money, distribute supplies, and provide relief. A wife and mother does not have much power, she just wants to help those in need as much as possible.
Only this time she got the cold shoulder in Boise....
As is customary in the past, Rachel will be distributing food near a Mormon church in the city, and will preside over a large Mass. Generally speaking, the hungry tramps would come over to have a big meal, and at the same time express their heartfelt gratitude and love to the respected Holy Maiden.
Whether it's sincere or not, at least it's been like this every time in the past. But today is different.
Boise has a large population, and the scale of this charity food distribution event is very large, and the venue occupied an entire block. More than two hundred members of the Mormon Church are on standby at all times, and they have prepared enough food to satisfy ten to twenty thousand hungry people.
Rachel herself stood behind a food table preparing to distribute the food, and she looked forward to seeing a warm and reverent scene. Even the reporters are ready to take pictures of the most benevolent and beautiful side of Her Majesty the Holy Maiden.
But..., there were very few people who came to receive the food, and there were not many pedestrians on the road, and they even disappeared after a while—you must know that when Rachel distributed food in the past, there were huge crowds of people, and there was not enough food prepared , need to be added temporarily.
This time Rachel provided a lot of food. In the past, she often cooked hot porridge for the homeless. If some meat slices and vegetables were added to the porridge, it would be delicious. But now there is ready-made bread with bacon, condensed milk and jam.
Such a good treatment, but no one came to eat.
The big scene at the entrance of the church became deserted, and occasionally someone passing by would just wait and see for a few moments, and would not step forward. Even if the relief staff took the initiative to deliver things, passers-by often waved their hands and refused, saying that they did not need them.
"I have a job, I have an income, and I can support myself. I am not someone who needs relief." Passers-by often show their dignity in a proud tone. "Please give these to those in need."
Whenever she hears such words, Rachel always encourages the other party to continue to work hard in an admiring tone, but she is inevitably a little depressed after sighing—feeling that she is no longer needed by others, not only wasting her efforts in vain, but also becoming a extra people.
Seeing that there was no one around, Rachel was so angry that she slammed a canned fruit on the food table. She used too much force, and the can of the glass bottle bounced on the table and fell towards the ground. It was about to be torn apart—a hand stretched out and grabbed the glass bottle that was about to fall to the ground.
Rachel turned her head and saw Zhou Qingfeng looking at her with a smile.
"You..." The wife and mother were still angry. Seeing Zhou Qingfeng not only did not calm down, but instead had a gloomy face, the flame in her heart grew even bigger, "Why are you here?"
Rachel hadn't seen Zhou Qingfeng again since the last time there was something awkward. The two of them were doing their own thing, and she hadn't expected to meet this nasty boy in Boise.
And after publicly teasing Rachel last time, Zhou Qingfeng would naturally become thick-skinned in front of his wife and mother. Even if Rachel had a cold face, he still posted it nonchalantly.
"I just arrived in Boise, and I heard that you were there, so I stopped by to take a look. But..." Zhou Qingfeng glanced at the relief food that hadn't been distributed, and the scene of the horses and horses being ignored, and said with a sneer: "It seems that you were No one is paying attention here."
It's not just that no one pays attention, there's not even a ghost who comes to cheer.
Hmph... Rachel was full of displeasure, and didn't have a good look at Zhou Qingfeng at all. She can maintain a formulaic smile on others no matter how annoying she is, but she doesn't bother to hide her feelings when it comes to Zhou Qingfeng. She didn't even realize it herself.
Zhou Qingfeng casually unscrewed the canned fruit in his hand, took a sip of the sweet syrup and said with satisfaction: "This canned apple is pretty good. It's..., it's actually produced in New York?"
Seeing Zhou Qingfeng's suspicious expression, Rachel felt like arguing. She asked back: "Why can't New York produce canned food? New York State is a famous fruit producing area, and its agriculture and animal husbandry are very developed. Our current production has recovered quite well."
Zhou Qingfeng rolled his eyes, "How can you produce apples now? The trees are all frozen to death. I also bought a lot of wood from the east coast during this time, all of which froze to death in the severe cold of the nuclear winter. There are very few tree species coming over."
It is not surprising that this question is clear, it is clear that the New York side imported the apples of the Aurora Legion for processing. Rachel didn't think about this question, but said bluntly: "This is what our factory produces."
But Zhou Qingfeng still shook his head, "Your factory is not doing well, and my factory is capable of large-scale production."
"The managers in our factory are all elites. They can solve any problem. What kind of trouble can there be in producing canned food?" Rachel was still dissatisfied, and she was even so angry that she wanted to quarrel with Zhou Qingfeng again.
But Zhou Qingfeng still said seriously: "Do you know why no one came to collect your relief food?"
"It should be that the publicity is not good, and not many people know about it."
"No, it's because people don't lack food now. They don't lack food now, but they want to get back the dignity they lost in the past. I work for people in the city and give them dignity, but you don't."
This explanation made Rachel think about it, but she was still stubborn, "Our fraternity also opened factories and recruited workers. We also gave the workers back their lost dignity."
Zhou Qingfeng shook his head, "You are wrong. You are not helping the workers regain their dignity. You are just showing a little sympathy. Instead of helping the workers regain their dignity, you are trampling on their dignity."
Rachel's almond-shaped eyes were wide open, and she stared angrily, obviously feeling that Zhou Qingfeng was talking nonsense and nonsense. But Zhou Qingfeng said with a cheeky smile, "Come and make a bet, okay? I can let you deliver these foods within an hour."
Haha... Rachel couldn't help but sneered, "Okay, I'll block you. But you can't cheat, force others, use administrative orders, or use your power."
The wives and mothers have been standing on the street all morning, and less than one-tenth of the things they have handed out. Zhou Qingfeng wanted to send all the things out in an hour, which was impossible.
The wife and mother wanted to make an agreement with Zhou Qingfeng for three chapters, but Zhou Qingfeng asked in a low voice: "I just need to change your promotional banners and slogans. If I win, can I get a kiss from you?"
"Ha..." Rachel let out a cry of surprise, and said with a thin and angry expression,'Victor, why are you so thick-skinned? To make such a request'. Unwilling to admit defeat, she readily agreed, "If you lose, you can take off your clothes and run around the city naked."
The bet is established!
Zhou Qingfeng laughed out loud, with a hearty look of determination. He didn't do much, he really just asked people to change the banners on the charity relief site.
The original banner was "Charity food distribution", and the words promoted by the staff were "My merciful lady came to condolences to the suffering citizens of Boise, everyone, come and get free food."
Zhou Qingfeng changed the banner to 'Long live the heroic city defenders! '
‘Heroes of Boise, come and cheer for victory! '
‘The fierce gangsters did not conquer us, let the food conquer us! '
Ah oh..., something is wrong, it's over, it's over!
Seeing Zhou Qingfeng yelling on the street with the electric horn like "going crazy", Rachel stood behind in a daze——Oops, this bad boy came prepared, and I'm afraid he will lose this time....