Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 489 Project Hope!

Don't say it, you really don't say it.

Although Qin Jingru is not very old, she is precocious due to the typical characteristics of girls and the fact that children from poor families mature early.

Despite her young age, Qin Jingru took Ximen Lang's words and questions to heart and seriously considered them.

Then, she sadly discovered...

If she really wants to rise above others in the soon-to-be-completed soy sauce factory, she really can't succeed without studying hard.

Of course, she could also, like Qin Huairu, use her own advantages to find a good man with good conditions to marry.

In fact, that's what she's always thought.

Especially after she discovered that Qin Huairu had become a completely different person after entering the city, becoming more and more like a city dweller and losing her previous rustic air, this idea had been deeply rooted in her mind, and she had been working hard in that direction.

Unfortunately, Ximen Lang had no choice but to speak.

"No one in this world can be relied upon. Even your closest parents will leave you one day. At that time, who can you rely on? Only yourself, and only yourself!"

"As for finding a good man with good conditions, that's utter nonsense! You've already said he's good-looking, so why would he be interested in you? Wouldn't it be better to find a woman who's a good match for him and can help his career?"

"Lower your standards for choosing a partner and find someone who isn't as outstanding in every way? You might as well work hard, be more ambitious, and find a good job! And right now, there's this opportunity."

"I don't expect you to be exceptionally good at your studies. Even if you only have a high school diploma or even a junior high school diploma, you can still get a job as a worker in a newly built soy sauce factory where everyone is a roughneck."

"You'll only have a few dozen yuan a month then, and you can spend it however you want. Isn't that much better than finding a man like that? And the price is just playing around a little less and focusing more on your studies! Now, do you still find studying difficult?"

Good heavens, such encouragement was enough to sway not only the somewhat calculating Qin Jingru, but also Qin Huairu, and even the more playful young Qin Huaihai.

Since Ximen Lang had put it this way, the clever Qin Jingru naturally knew what to do.

They were shouting and clamoring to rush back to school, and Qin Huaihai, who also deeply hated going to school, dug out his long-unused books from the house.

Qin Jiye, who was clearly quite learned, was so moved that his eyes welled up with tears, and he was about to kneel down before Ximen Lang as he spoke.

Startled, Ximen Lang quickly stopped him.

After much persuasion, they finally managed to dissuade Mr. Qin Jiye from this idea.

Then, feeling equally satisfied, Ximen Lang, who also wanted to visit the commune's school, promptly greeted everyone.

"I'm going out for a bit to take them both back to school."

Stroking the two little ones' heads, chatting and laughing, Ximen Lang led them out the door.

Just as I stepped outside, I ran into He Yuzhu, who was chatting idly with someone.

Seeing that this guy was really enjoying his conversation, Ximen Lang raised his hand and beckoned him over.

Ordered.

"Stop talking nonsense! Go and get the cooks to set up four large 22-liter water boilers for me in the yard! Two boilers for cooking rice, and two boilers for stewing pork, cabbage, and vermicelli! The villagers offer me water, and I'll treat them to a meal! Go now!"

Seeing that Ximen Lang was about to treat the whole village to a meal, Hao Pingchuan, who was following behind Ximen Lang, quickly caught up and tried to dissuade him.
"Brother Lang, you're treating the whole village to a meal? That's hundreds of people! It'll affect our supplies."

Upon hearing this, Ximen Lang gave him a sidelong glance.

Seeing that she was really petty, Ximen Lang said irritably.

"Is this something you should be worrying about? I've already told you not to worry about supplies, not to worry about them at all. Why are you still fretting about these things? Just let the cooks do their job. Remember, if even one villager doesn't get enough to eat, I'll hold you responsible!" "Yes, sir!"

After giving a salute, Hao Pingchuan quickly instructed the soldiers to get to work.

He couldn't bear to see the villagers thanking him so much, so he waved his hand and strolled along. Led by the two little ones, Ximen Lang arrived at the commune's school.

Then, Ximen Lang was silenced once again by this so-called school.

After a long silence, Ximen Lang finally spoke with difficulty.

"This is the school you went to? A few dilapidated rooms that let in drafts, a few tables and chairs missing arms and legs, and that's it?"

"What else could it be?"

Goodness, that was the most natural answer imaginable.

The more matter-of-factly the two children answered, the heavier Ximen Lang's heart became.

However, he didn't throw tantrums like before.

Instead, he waved and called over Bai Ling and the others who had been following behind him.

While looking around at the so-called school that could be seen from beginning to end at a glance, he asked them for confirmation.

"Is this the case only at the Red Star Commune school, or are all the schools in other places like this?"

According to the village chief, this school is already one of the best in the surrounding villages.

Other places don't even have these conditions.

Now, Ximen Lang finally understood why the two little ones were so resistant to going to school.

"Of course they would resist. If I were in their shoes, I wouldn't want to come to such a place to suffer either. What about the city? What's the school environment like there?"

Seeing that Ximen Lang was unhappy again, they looked around and found that everyone who knew Ximen Lang's temper was silently backing away. No one dared to provoke Ximen Lang at this critical moment.

With a sigh, Bai Ling stepped forward and answered.

"It's definitely better than the environment here, after all, the basic conditions are there, it can't be worse than this place. But to say it's much better than this place, that's definitely impossible."

“Take the affiliated primary school of the steel mill where Teacher Yan works, for example. Although the buildings there are indeed a bit better than this, they are not much better.”

"How can this be allowed? They are the future of Beijing, how can this be permitted?"

"Of course we know this isn't right, and we've been working hard to improve the children's learning environment. But..."

Although Bai Ling did not explicitly state what difficulties she was facing, the difficulties were obvious.

After all, even the lighter factory, which is of utmost importance these days, is in such a sorry state, so the school, especially the village school, is obviously not being taken care of.

Even setting aside this place, what about future generations?
Back in the year 2000, weren't there countless children struggling with poor learning environments?
This was true for later generations as well, let alone the world of Beijing, where there was nothing and no one knew anything.

It's truly unbearable to see these things, to see children struggling in such terrible conditions.

Thinking of the now-famous Project Hope, which solved countless practical difficulties, Ximen Lang suddenly had an idea.

"Yes, let's build Hope Primary Schools! Let's call on people from all walks of life to contribute money or effort, and work together for Project Hope!"

(End of this chapter)