Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 157 Donate million!

Facing Li Xiumen's questioning eyes, Qin Li was also a little confused.

He looked at Zhou Wang and felt that he looked a little familiar, but only a little.

He was not the class teacher of Zhou Wang, as he was a student from four or five years ago. Besides, Zhou Wang had changed so much, it was quite good that he still had some impression of him.

The point is, Qin Li is very sure that there will definitely not be anyone of Zhou Wang's age on his special invitation list.

When the target was Li Xiuwen, Zhou Wang knew that he could no longer wait for Jiang Qingkui to introduce him, as it was inappropriate.

So he took the initiative to smile and shook Li Xiuwen's hand, "Hello, Principal. My name is Zhou Wang. I am a student in Class 20, Grade 16. Guo Weiliang is my class teacher."

"Oh, so you are Mr. Guo's student. Hello, hello."

Li Xiumen still had a kind smile on her face, but the confusion in her eyes deepened.

so?
"I came here with Senior Sister Jiang Qingkui. We are currently business partners... I have some spare funds, so I want to see if there is any chance for me to contribute to the development of my alma mater."

Zhou Wang did not let Li Xiuwen continue to guess and simply stated his purpose.

"That's a good thing, classmate Zhou Wang, welcome back to school, and thank you for still caring about your alma mater."

Li Xiumen smiled and spoke enthusiastically, but it was just a courtesy response.

Zhou Wang didn't take it seriously. He felt that at his age he was indeed too confusing to attract other people's attention.

Li Xiumen continued to shake hands and greet others, but Director Qin Li stared at Zhou Wang for a while and finally understood.

"Zhou Wang, I remember you. You were the one whose parents were called to the office because of their love affair, right?"

"…It's not me. Director, you remembered it wrongly. That person's name is Yang Hao."

"No, it's you. I remember this very clearly."

However, Qin Li said confidently, "The boy is very brave. He dared to kiss on the playground."

"..."

Facing Jiang Qingkui's strange gaze and the expression of trying not to laugh, Zhou Wang opened his mouth and gave up on defending himself.

"After graduation, you guys still come back to visit, that's so thoughtful of you."

Qin Li smiled and patted Zhou Wang on the shoulder. "Just now I heard you say that you want to donate money and materials to the school. Then you came to the right place. This year happens to be the tenth anniversary of the establishment of our school's Education Development Foundation. We need the strong support of outstanding alumni like you!"

"Education Development Foundation?" Zhou Wang was stunned.

"It's an education fund raised by the alumni association and managed by the school. It's divided into three parts. One is the student aid fund to help poor students complete their studies. Another is the construction fund to optimize the school's infrastructure. The last one is the charity medical fund..."

Qin Li gave a brief explanation.

Zhou Wang suddenly realized, "Then this fund is indeed very meaningful. I remember that there was a female classmate in my grade who was suffering from leukemia. It seems that she was finally helped by the school, right?"

"Yes, you said that the girl's name was Gao Ya. She received timely treatment and has recovered. After repeating her senior year, she was admitted to Hunan University. She came to see me a few days ago..."

Speaking of this, Qin Li couldn't help but smile.

"That's great." Zhou Wang nodded sincerely, "Director Qin, when will the donations start?"

"Don't worry, Principal Li will talk about this matter later."

Qin Li laughed and said, "It's a good thing that you are willing to give back to your alma mater, but classmate Zhou Wang, I still have to remind you. I just heard that you and Qingkui are working together, and that's the starting stage of your career. As for donations, just donate according to your ability!"

Qin Li had completely good intentions. He might have been worried that young people would care about their reputation. In his opinion, it was unnecessary to do such an act of showing off.

Before Zhou Wang had time to say anything, Lu Bo, who had been listening for a long time, finally found an opportunity to interrupt. He immediately smiled and said:

"Director Qin, your worries are totally unnecessary. Our fellow student Zhou Wang is quite capable. His business is measured in billions. For a donation like this, it must start at a million, right?"

"Oh?"

Qin Li was startled at first, but then caught the playfulness in Lu Bo's smile.

Although Qin Li didn't know what the conflict between Lu Bo and Zhou Wang was, having dealt with countless student disputes, he understood it instantly.

"One million is too much of an exaggeration!" He laughed, "As long as it's a sincere donation, we will accept even one or two dollars!"

After saying that, Qin Li slipped away. He didn't want to become a "tool man" in the conflict between Lu Bo and Zhou Wang.

"It's the second time."

Zhou Wang looked at Lu Bo deeply and raised a finger.

Lu Bo opened his mouth, but for some reason, facing Zhou Wang's gaze, he still didn't say anything.

At this time, Zhou Wang had already pulled Jiang Qingkui to the inside to greet the two old academicians.

Lu Bo's face flashed with shame and anger, and then he sneered and said, "This junior is a bit funny. What does he mean by that? Is he threatening me?"

Zhong Huilan, who had been watching silently, glanced at Lu Bo with a strange look in her eyes...

I don't know whether Zhou Wang threatened you, but you were definitely scared just now.

"Forget it, Lu Bo, Junior Brother Zhou Wang will definitely join the alumni association, and we will inevitably have dealings in the future. There's no need to make things so awkward..."

After thinking about it, Zhong Huilan kindly advised.

"Huilan, I just can't stand the arrogance of this rich second generation... He is really good at boasting, and he even said he would acquire Jiahui International. If we weren't in the industry, we might have been fooled by him."

Lu Bo laughed.

Where is the arrogance?
He's quite easy going...

Besides, are we that familiar with each other? Just call me Huilan!
Zhong Huilan felt crazy and hugged his shoulders subconsciously.

As for Zhou Wang's acquisition of Jiahui International, although it was indeed suspected of bragging, Zhong Huilan thought it was okay...

Even if he brags, he doesn't make people feel disgusted. How charming is this junior!

However, Lu Bo obviously did not notice Zhong Huilan's disgust. He just smiled and said, "By the way, Huilan, have you asked your leaders over there? Do they still think highly of me?"

Speaking of business, Zhong Huilan could only suppress her discomfort and nodded, saying, "I have submitted your resume. I estimate that there will be a result in the next two days. I feel that it should not be a big problem. In the first year, you should be able to get an annual salary of 60+..."

"A salary of 60 yuan a year is about right, and I can barely make a living in Shanghai."

Lu Bo smiled with emotion, "It's better than working in a public hospital to gain experience. There's not so much money to be made now..."

"Although it's not a big problem, you still have to go there in person for the interview." Zhong Huilan didn't respond, but just reminded.

"I understand. After all, Jiahui International is considered the leader among Shanghai's private hospitals. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing and I won't do anything that's too arrogant."

Lu Bo quickly assured.

……

Zhou Wang had a chat with the two academicians as he wished.

These older generation scientists, at least gave him the impression that they were quite approachable.

Moreover, people who have been engaged in academic research all their lives have relatively less complicated thoughts. After Comrade Xiao Zhou smoked a cigarette, they happily took photos with Zhou Wang.

However, as the conversation deepened, Zhou Wang was unable to get a word in from Jiang Qingkui and could only watch her take over and chat with the two of them.

Fortunately, by the second round, Zhou Wang had gained a lot of cultural knowledge, otherwise he might not be able to understand what the three people were saying.

The gap in academic qualifications was fully reflected at this time. Zhou Wang could only sigh inwardly, if my son is not chosen by the system in the future, I must urge him to study hard...

After a while, after Li Xiumen briefly exchanged greetings with everyone in the room, she came to the podium on the other side of the conference room.

Everyone realized that Li Xiuwen was about to make a formal speech, so they all found a place to sit down. As Li Xiuwen clapped her hands with a smile, the voices of everyone's chattering died down and they all looked at her.

"First of all, I would like to thank you all again for taking the time to take the time to... "

Li Xiuwen started with some customary politeness, and after everyone applauded, she continued:

"Everyone present here is a member of our Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School Alumni Association, and this year happens to be the 10th anniversary of the 'Education Development Foundation' that was established with funds raised by all the members. Due to the nature of the foundation, we can't hold a ceremony to celebrate, but the necessary summary must be made, which is another reason why we invited everyone to gather here today..."

As Li Xiumen spoke, at her eye signal, Qin Li, who had been prepared, led the staff next to him and distributed copies of information to everyone.

Zhou Wang also got a copy, which contained the foundation's annual operating summary and a detailed report on income and expenditure for the past ten years.

After flipping through it, Zhou Wang was a little surprised.

Because it was a little different from what he expected...

According to this report, the total amount raised by the foundation in the past decade is only about six million.

As of today, the total amount of the fund expenditure is about 4 million. Although the fund has set up three expenditures, the main expenditure is actually concentrated on the student aid fund for poor students. This expenditure alone accounts for more than half...

Then there is another one million or so in expenses for charitable medical care, and the rest is necessary expenses for the operation of the foundation.

As for the "construction fund" that Qin Li mentioned...it's basically nothing.

"This……"

"what happened?"

Jiang Qingkui noticed something strange about Zhou Wang and asked in a low voice.

At this time, the two of them were sitting next to each other on a short sofa. If Zhou Wang was still paying attention, he would have discovered that Jiang Qingkui's beautiful legs, wrapped in straight-leg cropped pants, were unconsciously pressed against him...

But Zhou Wang obviously didn't notice this detail. He just whispered, "Why is the amount of money raised by this foundation so small?"

"what?"

Jiang Qingkui was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "We have raised six or seven million in ten years, isn't that a lot?"

After Jiang Qingkui finished speaking, she thought for a moment and probably understood the reason for Zhou Wang's confusion. She chuckled and said, "I think you may have a misunderstanding. High school and college are still different..."

After hearing what Jiang Qingkui said, Zhou Wang gradually understood.

Among the alumni who graduated from Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School, there are quite a few successful ones, but for most of them, the first thing they are grateful to must be the university they graduated from.

There are several reasons for this. Not only is the education from college more influential in their lives, but another very important reason is that the influence of college and high school is not on the same level at all...

Even though you are donating money, the impact your donation to a university will have is not on the same level as that to a high school.

In particular, most of the outstanding graduates from Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School went to Peking University and Tsinghua University.

Just think about the fanfare when Peking University and Tsinghua University celebrated their school anniversaries, and you’ll realize there’s absolutely no comparison.

Donating to famous universities is often a win-win option for successful people.

Based on these factors, for a high school, being able to set up a private education fund and raise millions of dollars is already very impressive...

After all, the fame that can be gained here is limited, and news reports from small places are difficult to go viral. It is more like a pure love-generating activity.

Zhou Wang looked at the details of the funds raised. The largest single donation in the past was only 300,000 yuan, which came from an entrepreneur who had made a name for himself in Hong Kong Island.

Most of the donation amounts range from a few thousand to fifty thousand.

After reading the report, Zhou Wang smacked his lips. He had originally been thinking that donating only a few tens of thousands would not be too little, but now it seemed that he still didn't take money seriously enough...

It’s all because of the dog system, which made me swell up without realizing it.

At this time, Li Xiuwen saw that most people had finished browsing the information, and smiled and said, "If you have any questions about the income and expenditure of the foundation, you are welcome to ask at any time."

After waiting for a while and seeing that no one spoke, Li Xiuwen continued, "It's almost the beginning of the new school year again. The healthy development of the school still depends on the great support of all alumni. In the new year, I hope you will continue to support us. Thank you!"

Li Xiuwen's concluding remarks were very subtle, but everyone naturally understood what she meant.

Academician Zhao immediately said with a smile, "Don't worry, President Li, I have already made an agreement with my wife. Here, three months' salary is ready and will be deposited into the foundation's account."

"How dare I ask for your money? Your presence here is the greatest honor for Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School..."

Li Xiumen quickly refused with a smile.

However, with Academician Zhao taking the lead, everyone smiled and expressed their intention to continue donating, barely achieving the effect Li Xiumen wanted.

However, Li Xiuwen couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She wanted to create more momentum in this homecoming season event, but no matter what, it was another promotional point to write about. After discussing the most important business, the atmosphere became relaxed again, and the alumni who really wanted to donate only needed to deposit the money into the foundation's account at this time.

Of course, there is no need to make this process clear. After all, the amount of money donated varies, so there must always be some privacy.

After Li Xiuwen and the others laughed and talked for a while, he said:

"Next, everyone will be invited to move to the lecture hall. The opening ceremony of the event will be held there. People from the education and municipal departments will be present. According to the scheduled process, two representatives of new and old alumni will also be invited to speak on stage..."

The person who would speak had naturally been decided long ago, but Jiang Qingkui frowned slightly after taking a look at the information in the alumni group.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Wang asked.

"The youth representative who spoke is Lu Bo..."

Because of the unpleasantness just now, Jiang Qingkui was obviously disgusted with Lu Bo at this moment, so when he saw the message sent by someone in the group, he subconsciously felt a little disgusted.

Zhou Wang looked up and saw Lu Bo laughing and joking with a few people around him. He looked very proud and shrugged.

"He is not an outstanding person among your young alumni, right?"

"That's true, but he has been working in the foundation, and others are not willing to take the spotlight. Anyway, everyone is the same, so..."

Jiang Qingkui shook his head. "Director Qin asked me if I wanted to speak on stage before, but forget it. This is no different from killing me on the spot."

Zhou Wang smiled and did not continue the topic. Instead, he said, "That's great. You can take this opportunity to contact Xixi. I will donate some money as well."

This was what should happen, and Jiang Qingkui was not surprised, as she was also going to make a donation.

"Mr. Zhou, how much do you plan to donate? Considering the current speed of your business development and your image, I suggest that the amount of your first donation should not be less than 200,000..."

Jiang Qingkui was halfway through her speech when she realized that Zhou Wang was just looking at her and smiling. She was startled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Two hundred thousand?" Zhou Wang slapped her in annoyance. "What are you thinking? If the donation is just this little, is it worth it for me to come here in person?"

She was suddenly hit on the buttocks. Although the two of them were at the edge of the conference room and Zhou Wang's hands were behind her back, theoretically no one would notice it, but Jiang Qingkui, who had never had such an experience before, still blushed.

But she couldn't get angry either, so she could only suppress her embarrassment and asked while biting her lip, "So what you mean is..."

"Ten million, that's the amount I'll donate."

Zhou Wang said lightly.

"One...ten million?"

Jiang Qingkui was shocked by this number and didn't care about being beaten anymore. She looked at Zhou Wang in disbelief, "You...are you serious?"

"of course."

I originally wanted to donate 30 million to buy Germany... Ugh, you jumped the gun!
Zhou Wang muttered to himself.

"Is this... too much?"

The total amount of donations in the past ten years added up was less than 10 million. After Jiang Qingkui managed to calm down, he naturally wanted to give some advice.

"A lot? I don't think so."

Zhou Wang said calmly, "In your eyes, I may be a vulgar person, but I still know the principle of helping the world when I am rich. Ten million is nothing to me. It will just gather dust in the bank. But if I donate it to my alma mater, its value will be far more than ten million..."

"So... since this is worth it, then ten million is not too much at all, what do you think?"

Facing Zhou Wang's smile and looking at him who seemed brighter than the morning light, Jiang Qingkui was stunned while his heart began to beat violently.

This time, it seems like he really got it...

Jiang Qingkui was probably stunned for more than ten seconds before she suddenly came to her senses. She didn't say anything more, avoided Zhou Wang's gaze, and turned around silently to contact Xu Wenxi.

……

Jiang Qingkui went to contact Xu Wenxi to arrange the payment, and the two academicians followed the principal on a tour. Zhou Wang glanced at the small meeting room which was still full of laughter, and had no intention of staying any longer.

Although there was still some time before the opening ceremony, Lao Ji had already sent several messages. It was time for him to meet his old high school classmates...

Oh, and there is also the class teacher Lao Guo who was almost forgotten by him.

I strolled to the large classroom. Compared with the small conference room, it was much more lively here.

At first glance, there seemed to be at least one or two hundred people, and most of them still had the clearness unique to college students on their faces. People like Zhou Wang were considered relatively mature among them.

After all, there are still many teenagers who are still in college who are willing to participate in this kind of activities. As for those who have graduated, experienced the beatings of society, and are not doing well, they generally won't come...

In addition, there are many younger students who are still studying at Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School, who come to join in the fun even though it is still summer vacation.

Many of them were accompanied by their parents, probably because they wanted to listen to what their predecessors had to say and prepare for filling out their applications in the future.

"Dog brother!"

Zhou Wangzheng was looking around, and Lao Ji noticed him first, standing out in the crowd, and immediately waved and called out to him.

Lao Ji’s full name is Ji Zhaohua. Because his father is the top leader of a certain city, somehow people gradually started calling him “Lao Ji”.

Although Zhou Wang didn't figure out the relationship between the two until he graduated from high school...

However, although he came from such a family, Lao Ji himself was quite lively and looked a bit handsome. In his class, he was much more popular with the girls than Zhou Wang.

Just like at this moment, besides two boys, there were actually several girls next to Lao Ji.

Hearing Lao Ji’s shout, everyone was startled when they saw Zhou Wang.

"That's... Zhou Wang from your class?"

One of the girls who used to be in the next class asked in surprise: "Oh my god, he has changed so much. If his appearance hadn't changed so much, I wouldn't have recognized him at all!"

"There's actually such a handsome boy in Class 16? What was I doing before? How come I never noticed him..."

The other girl is also a bit of a fangirl.

Among those present, only the most beautifully dressed girl in a miniskirt had twinkling eyes, and she did not pay attention to Zhou Wang's appearance at first.

The first thing she saw was Zhou Wang's extravagant outfit...

Hermès' Rayures parasol casual shirt, Versace's MEDUSA BIGGIE straight trousers, and the pair of co-branded AJs worth tens of thousands of dollars...

At this time, Zhou Wang had already walked over and hugged Lao Ji who came towards him with a smile.

"Brother Gou, I was the only one who knew you were different when we were in the group, but it turns out that I still have to meet you in person to appreciate your current coquettish demeanor!"

Lao Ji said this jokingly and with emotion.

"Same here, you're getting more and more handsome!"

Zhou Wang laughed and responded with a casual remark about business compliments.

"By the way, these are all our classmates in the same grade, but you may not know them. Let me introduce them to you..."

Afterwards, Lao Ji began to introduce the boys and girls around him to Zhou Wang.

Among these people, there was indeed only one boy who was in the same class with Zhou Wang, but they were not very familiar with each other.

Now that we meet again, seeing how reserved the other person is...well, we're even less familiar with each other.

As for the girls from other classes, Zhou Wang had basically no impression of them. Only when Lao Ji introduced the beautiful girl with exposed white thighs and a great figure, Zhou Wang finally had some memory of them.

"Sun Xi Ningning, remember, we were the 'class beauty' back then, you must have remembered her, right?"

Listening to Lao Ji's introduction, Zhou Wang also remembered.

Four-character names are naturally more memorable, and Sun Xiningning is not only beautiful, but also a "treasure girl" who knows how to dress well in high school. She was also criticized more than once for dressing too boldly, so Zhou Wang also knew her...

At that time, there were many boys lying in the corridor to watch her every day. Zhou Wang remembered that there were some not-so-good rumors about her at that time, but he didn't know whether they were true.

As for the so-called "class beauties", if you really want to say it, then no school will openly evaluate this, but in the hearts of certain boys, there will always be girls who they really think are beautiful and have lit up their youth...

Although the lickers all lick their own, everyone thinks that what he licks is the best.

Therefore, these sayings about various levels of beauties and school beauties are true, at least in a small range.

"Hello, classmate Zhou Wang. It's such a pity that we have been classmates for three years, but we just met now."

While Zhou Wang was flipping through his memories, Sun Xiningning had already stretched out her hand with a smile and even winked at Zhou Wang.

"Hello, it's not too late to get to know each other now, isn't it?"

With Zhou Wang's current level, he was naturally unmoved by Sun Xining's ambiguous teasing. He just smiled faintly and replied.

After all, although Sun Xiningning is pretty, her looks can't even reach 90 points, which is far worse than Jiang Qingkui, Jiang Mo and the like...

Huh?
But to be honest, I don't know what she put on her little hands, but they were unexpectedly smooth and tender, and felt really good.

Looking at Zhou Wang shaking hands with Sun Xin, the other two boys except Lao Ji were secretly envious. After all, they didn't get this treatment just now...

Looking at the slender palm that looked like white porcelain, they couldn't imagine how fragrant it would be when they held it in their hands!

After greeting a few people, Lao Ji took him to the front of the venue and found Guo Weiliang, who was directing some students to adjust the sound system.

"Mr. Guo!"

Zhou Wang took the initiative to say hello.

"Zhou Wang, here he comes!"

Lao Guo looked up and saw Zhou Wang, who walked over with a smile. After looking him up and down, he said with emotion: "Wow, you have changed more than I thought!"

Zhou Wang could neither say that he had any good feelings nor any ill will towards this head teacher.

Maybe I had been disgusted by his different treatment at certain times, especially when Zhou Wang and Yang Hao were "in trouble" together, his completely different handling methods, but now all these have disappeared with the passage of time.

At least at this moment, Zhou Wang was very calm.

"Teacher Guo, you are still as charming as ever, and you still look so energetic!"

Hearing this, Zhou Wang just smiled and said.

"Haha, you have matured. You are so good at talking now!"

Lao Guo patted Zhou Wang on the shoulder. After exchanging pleasantries, he said with a smile, "How is it? I heard from Yang Hao that you are rich now. Do you plan to make some contributions to the school?"

"Teacher Guo, what you mean is..."

"You may not know that our school has an education development foundation... I'm sure the principal will call on alumni like you to donate later."

Lao Guo briefly explained and laughed, "I was thinking that if you, as my student, can make some contribution, I, as your class teacher, will also benefit from it!"

"Well, even though Yang Hao didn't come, he said he would donate 10,000!"

Looking at Lao Guo's enthusiastic smile, Zhou Wang felt physically uncomfortable again.

Well, screw your normal mind, the disgusting memories from the past attacked Zhou Wang again...

It seems that as time goes by, some things may be different, but some people's personalities remain the same!

At this moment, Zhou Wang finally understood why Lao Guo only contacted a certain number of people...

Zhou Wang was about to say something when his cell phone rang. It was Jiang Qingkui calling.

"Excuse me, Mr. Guo, I need to take a call."

Zhou Wang and Lao Guo gestured to each other and walked aside, completely unaware of Lao Guo's unhappy look.

"Hey, Qingkui..."

"Mr. Zhou, the principal wants to see you."

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Qingkui said softly.

　There may be more in the middle of the night, but not necessarily. Don't wait, I will try to update more tomorrow...

　　In addition, please give me your monthly tickets, and I will study how to increase the update based on the monthly tickets in a more scientific way~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)