The Strongest Man in the Universe
Chapter 35
"Minnie, you should call your parents to come here tomorrow too!” Sam informs Minnie after ending the call with her mother.
"For what? So they can drag me back? They never agreed to our relationship from the beginning.”
“Are you stupid? Your parents disagree because you live in the city while my family farms in the village. My family is not as rich as your family. But now that my brother makes a lot of money, I'm sure your parents will agree if we are together, and we don't need to date in secret anymore!”
Minnie thought about it and agreed with Sam. Therefore, he called his parents.his mother immediately started scolding the two of them, but she promised to come to River City the next day.
Sam lay in bed with Minnie in his arms as he said, “Minnie, never come back. We can stay here in River City, I'll have my brother buy me a nice car and house, then we can drive it and enjoy the view every day!”
"But will your sister buy it for you?” Minnie doesn't trust him.
“No if I asked. But he would have done it if my parents had asked for it. That's why I called them! Don't worry, my parents are always by my side, they'll do the best things for me because I'm the only boy. As far as they are concerned, my sister is only there to serve me."
“OK! I want a car like yours too! That's so pretty! It's my dream to have something like that."
"Good! Then we'll give you one too! We can each have one!”
The two fell asleep as they fantasized about a great life together.
Heart Lake Club in Lake City
The charity auction tonight is already underway. Everyone was sitting in the hall on the first floor. The host on stage was a rising star from Lake West Province Broadcasting Station, Ida Rice.
“Goodnight, dear guests!”
“Welcome to Lake City's Third Charity Auction. Today is a day of love, care and harmony. Today is also the day where we show people all over the world the spirit of giving and our universal love.”
The big screen started playing the video after the host finished his opening speech. The video shows some remote mountainous areas, where some students have a lot of trouble going to school.
Some even had to walk through mountain roads for two or three hours to get to school. As a result, children spend five to six hours a day walking to and from school.
The conditions in the schools there are also sad. The desks and benches at the school were all donations from the students' homes, and they looked old and shabby.
Many parents of students have to leave the area and work away to make a living, leaving young students at home with their aging grandparents. These children have to be mature and responsible at a very young age, some are even highly skilled in laundry, cooking, and other household chores.
These children have a strong desire to learn because they want to see the world outside the mountains where they live. The video ends here. Ida continued her speech.
“Everything auctioned tonight will be donated to the kids who are on the video. The money will be used to fund a new school for them. Here's a new desk, a new chair, a new school bag, new shoes and new clothes. Let's start with our first love. The first item was the new song from Empress Elsa."
"Auction begins! No starting price, please mention any price.”
“A hundred thousand!”
“One hundred fifty thousand!”
"Three hundred thousand!”
"Five hundred thousand!”
“‘Good! Guest Number Seventeen said five hundred thousand! Is there anyone else?”
David looked at the card in his hand. Number seven. He picked it up and said, “Five million!”
Many heads turned to look at David when they heard him mention five million. They wondered which big man called such a great value.
"Five million! Guest Seven calls five million! Is there anyone else?”
"Thousand million!"
"Five million twice!"
"Sold!”
“Let's applaud Empress Elsa's new song!”
Elsa went on stage. He had not expected the song to be auctioned at a price as high as five million. It was not that he could enjoy a single cent, because it would be donated completely. However, she was very happy that more children from the video could benefit from a larger donation amount.
Empress Elsa finished singing. The second item was the artwork of a great master. In the end, the artwork was brought home for a final price of eight hundred thousand, although the original was only worth one hundred and eight tens of thousands.
After all, this was a charity auction, so that overwhelmingly excessive value was understandable. As the items continued to be auctioned off, David did not raise his cards again that night.
"Finally, up to Marie. He's auctioning off a dance. Like Elsa's song, Marie's dance was also sold to David for five million. This was David, he was the type of person who would repay the kindness that others had shown him tenfold.
The two of them had helped out her cousin, Lily, tonight, so it was only natural that she offered a higher price to buy their show.
Soon after, the auction event will be over soon. After the last love item was auctioned off, the banquet would end as well. Just then, David raised his card and spoke.
Ida Rice was just about to recite the closing speech when she saw David offering to donate a song. David had spent ten million at the auction today, so it would not be right to refuse him. Ida invited David to come on stage.
"Mr Lidell wants to contribute a song, does anyone want to buy it?” ask Ida.
“Uhh..I want to buy it myself, is it okay like that, Miss Ida?” Ask David.
“You want to buy your own song?”
“Yes, that's right!”
"of course. Since Mr. Lidell wants to buy back the song, then let's hear Mr. Lidell sing! Mr Lidell, you want to say what number?” is
“A hundred million!”
"B-B-How much?” Ida stutters.
“I offer a hundred million to buy my song!”
Ida was dumbfounded, as were the hundreds of guests sitting under the stage. Excluding Hugh and Andy, everyone was shocked by what they heard.
"Buying her own song for a hundred million?"
"Didn't he basically just want to donate another hundred million?"
"We've never heard of David in Lake City before!"
"He's not only close friends with Mr. Lewis and Mr. Greene, he's also just donated a hundred million."
"There's no limit to how rich this guy is.”
The guests were in a lot of discussion.
David walked to the piano and sat down.
"The song I'm singing tonight is called Snail. With that, I hope the kids in the video will be able to find their own place in the world.”
With that, David started singing. Slow melody drifted from the piano.
🎼🎼🎼
Should I take off my heavy shell🎼
And look for the blue sky🎼
A gentle wind blows as I dance gently in the sky🎼
The pain I experienced before is nothing anymore🎼
Step by step, I ascend🎼
And waiting quietly to🎼 watch the sun shine🎼
The sky is so small, holds dreams so big🎼
A little desire hides in a heavy shell🎼
Step by step I go up🎼
And at the highest point I fly across the sky on a leaf🎼
The sky that is so small holds back sweat and tears🎼
There will be a place for me🎼
The song is done. A thunderous applause erupted beneath the stage. The children in the video are like snails in David's song, how they want to experience the outside world and find a place for themselves in the world.
"Mr Lidell, did you create this song yourself?” Someone from the audience below asked.
“That's right!” answer David.
"You're so talented, Mr. Lidell! And also very handsome!”
Marie looked at David on stage with great affection. This is the man he admires. Elsa looked at David in shock as well. He was unlike any other man he had ever seen.
