Chapter 325: 324. Charity Auction (Win Alliance+2)

Li Du took a look, isn't this the guy named Ma Latai? The two met at the car dealership. Li Du made a bet with him, and he lost the bet, and then ran away.

Marathai also noticed him, but pretended not to see him, only staring at Sophie.

Sophie smiled politely: "It's great to meet here, but are you really happy? Why can't I see happiness in your eyes?"

Maratha was embarrassed and said: "No, why am I not happy? I am very happy every time I see you, I don't know why, maybe God..."

"No, Maratha, don't use God to cover up your lying. It's not good. I hope you can respect my belief." Sophie immediately changed her attitude when she heard what he said.

Ma Latai was even more embarrassed, but he still stayed here.

Li Du felt that this guy had a thick skin, if he cheated in front of the girl he liked, he would never dare to see her again.

What about Marathi? When I came to see Sophie, I was very confident, as if Li Du lost the bet last time, and Li Du had repudiated it.

The meeting between the two parties was not pleasant. Malathai seemed to have an undying heart for Sophie, but Sophie treated him with a very distant and polite attitude, and used polite language when talking.

Finally, Maratha was defeated, and before leaving, he whispered to Li Du: "Don't do your work in vain. Sophie won't have any results with you. She won't marry a non-white man."

Li Du also whispered, "Then she won't marry you either."

Marate sneered, "How is it possible, I'm a standard white person..."

"No, you are black, your heart is too dark, it has dyed your skin black." Li Du said.

This made Malathai furious. He gritted his teeth and said, "If this is not a church meeting, I will definitely beat you to the ground."

Li Du shook his head with a smile. If he was interested in entertaining normal bickering and confrontation, he would not be interested in such weak threats. Like a child, what's the point?

As a result, Malartai thought he was afraid, and looked at his back, his eyes flickered.

Church activities in the United States are very formal, especially in activities with many participants. Everyone has to participate and make donations.

Sophie introduced to Li Du that the event had been prepared for half a month. Before that, someone was in charge of sending email invitations, someone registered the number of participants online, and someone prepared a shared lunch.

In addition, some people are responsible for singing hymns, and some are responsible for playing the piano and playing instruments, which need to be rehearsed in advance.

Pastors have to prepare to speak the Bible, prepare to preach, volunteers are responsible for driving people, and arrange for people to clean up in advance, etc.

Because the charity auction will be held this time, the organization is more complicated. Du Qi and other rich people are in charge, and they contribute money and efforts.

The white glove of the auction is a middle-aged man with a loud voice. Li Du knows him. They have met him at the warehouse auction. Warehouse companies such as Smith and Tramp will ask him to host the auction.

The name of the white glove was Lewis Luther. After seeing Li Du, he came over to say hello and said, "So you are a church member, and I didn't know it before."

Li Du smiled wryly: "I'm sorry, but in fact I'm not. I came here with my friends."

Lewis nodded and said, "That's right, it doesn't matter, I believe that one day you will feel God's call and join our team."

Christianity in Flagstaff City is more tolerant. Li Du has never seen such a thing as forced preaching, or it is relatively rare in the United States. Belief in religion depends on family guidance and voluntary.

At ten o'clock they entered the church.

Li Du followed Sophie and sat in the back. He looked curiously at the decoration of the church. In fact, it was very simple inside, that is, there were many painted stories from the Bible on the glass, many rows of chairs, and statues of the Virgin and Son.

Next came the church activities. First, the pastor preached and preached, and then the choir formed by the children came on stage and sang hymns.

Sophie sang along in a low voice, but Li Du didn't dare to speak, he was afraid that he could not help shouting out "Cheke, my love"...

A series of activities are relatively dull, and the participants are obviously used to these links.

Li Du saw that the believers were not all pious, and some people were secretly dozing off, such as Mr. Martin.

Mr. Martin sat in the row behind them. He was with Tike and other old guys. He was quite serious at first, but after a while, each of them began to bow their heads in meditation.

After contemplating for a while, they closed their eyes and their nostrils moved rhythmically.

Li Du almost laughed out loud, these guys fell asleep!

After the sermons and hymns were over, everyone began to rest and relax. White-gloved Lewis appeared on the stage and began to prepare for the upcoming auction.

Sophie introduced: "Some brothers and sisters in the church have a very difficult life and need everyone's help, but if we reach out to help, it may hurt their self-esteem."

"So, we need to do it through God's hand. Donations will be stored in the church account, used by the elders for approval, and publicized after use."

Li Du smiled and said, "Since you need help, why worry about your dignity being damaged?"

Sophie said seriously: "Yes, we want to help others, but if it hurts their dignity, then what's the use of our help?"

This kind of topic cannot be debated, Li Du nodded and said: "You are right."

Sophie laughed and said, "I know you may not understand some of our ideas, but as long as we don't hurt others and have no bad ideas, then we should respect each other, isn't it good?"

Li Du nodded seriously this time. He held Sophie's hand and said, "Yes, respect each other, Sophie, sometimes I'm a little self-righteous."

The female doctor raised her eyebrows lightly, and said in a low voice: "No, you never have. Oh, the auction later is voluntary. If you don't have something you like, you don't need to raise your placard."

It was the first time for Li Du to participate in a charity auction, which was also a kind of work for him, and he decided to participate in it.

After everyone is seated, the auction will begin.

The Martins deliberately sat next to him, and said with a smile, "Let's feel the atmosphere. You usually participate in many auctions, so you should have more experience with this?"

Li Du said: "It's not the same, sir, madam. The auctions I participated in were to make money, but here everyone is to help others. The two sides are very different."

"No, the charity auction is not a simple donation, the ultimate goal is a win-win situation. We donate things for auction, targeting those who need these things, rather than simply asking everyone to contribute money."

A voice sounded, and Li Du didn't need to turn his head to know who it was. It must be the young master Maratha who can't afford to lose.