Chapter 528 (1/2)
Wang Baolai has already accepted Xia's secret recipe for free, and now he has to give generously after hearing that he is going to run a school, which makes Wang Baolai even more moved. Even his own grandfather may not support him so much.
He knew that he was just a country boy. How could he make such a respectable figure as Xia Lao look up to him?
Compared with Wang Baolai, there are so many outstanding people. Why does Xia love himself so much? In addition to his grandfather and old Xia have a layer of resentment, perhaps the old man should value the quality of not being greedy or obsessed?
Wang Baolai is quite clear about this. He really loves money, but he never feels that he can do whatever he wants with money. On the contrary, in his heart, Wang Baolai always feels that if he is rich but not benevolent, he is not as good as a beggar. The value of life does not lie in how much wealth you have, but in how much contribution you have made to the society.
It sounds like a bit of a fake, but it is. No matter how rich you are, if you can't do good for the villagers, they won't remember you.
Of course, what Wang Baolai has done is not to let the villagers remember a good word of him, but to make sure that he can't spend his whole life in vain and leave something to the world.
In his opinion, the most significant thing is to run a school for the villagers.
Many people who are short of money may think it's better to give them some money directly, but Wang Baolai doesn't think so. Although he didn't go to university, he still yearned for the life in the ivory tower. He believes that knowledge can change fate.
If he didn't have the secret recipe left by his grandfather, maybe he is nothing now. In addition, those who helped him achieve great things, which one is illiterate?
This is the reason why Wang Baolai must let his younger sister Zhang Xiaomi go to college.
On this point, Mr. Xia and Mr. Wang Baolai happen to coincide, but Mr. Xia always feels that he can't do anything, no matter in terms of financial resources or energy. After all, it's a very difficult thing. Especially in the aspect of energy, if it's just financial resources, with the influence of Xia Lao, it's not bad for the money.
Now there is such a young man who likes to do things and is full of ideals.
Because he is also very clear that people who want to do this must have virtue. Otherwise, no amount of money will be wasted in the past.
As the saying goes, food and grass come first before troops and horses move.
After returning home, Wang Baolai first spent half a month sketching the blueprint of the school, and then went to the provincial capital to discuss with Xia Lao. He didn't expect Mr. Xia to spend much money on his own, but he hoped that Mr. Xia's influence in the provincial capital could help him to respond.
After reading his plan, Xia Lao gave some reasonable suggestions. He thinks that Wang Baolai's plan can be implemented.
”What do you need me to do?” Mr. Xia is very clear that Wang Baolai's visit to the provincial capital is definitely not just to show him the plan.
”As a villager, I'm not virtuous and incompetent. I still hope grandfather Xia can yell twice for me. Didn't you say that? If we want the school to continue to run and not die in the middle, we must rely on the strength of everyone. In this way, we can set up a fund to ensure that the school will last forever. ”
”Well, you have a point. My grandfather will definitely help you with these little things. He has no other skills, and his appeal is still lost. ” Xia Lao also began to laugh like a young man.
”Well, we're not in a hurry. Let me improve the plan, and then I'll go to dredge other joints. There's a general picture of the matter. Shall we consider the issue of financing again?”
”No problem.” Xia laoshuang quickly agreed.