"Everything is going smoothly, and the foundation is expected to be laid in another week."

Zhou Qiming led Jiang Jingxue around the construction site to get a feel for the situation.

After Jiang Jingxue reviewed it, she felt there was no problem and was relieved.

"Jingxue, you're amazing!"

After accompanying Jiang Jingxue on the tour, Yue Keqi learned about the scale of her aquatic product fishing company and was instantly filled with admiration for her.

"You've already done a great job running a seafood supermarket, but I never expected you'd want to start your own fishing company now!"

"Sister Jingxue, you are truly a heroine! If you lived in ancient times, you would be an empress, like Wu Zetian!"

Yue Keqi kept praising him, which made Jiang Jingxue a little uncomfortable.

"Don't flatter me! Wu Zetian was a politician, while I'm just a merchant at best."

"I don't care, I'm going to follow you from now on! Sister Jingxue, you can't forget me when you become successful!"

Yue Keqi clung tightly to Jiang Jingxue's arm, unwilling to let go; she wanted to hold onto her leg tightly.

Jiang Jingxue teased her.

"Tsk, I wonder who was so far away from me just now, as if they were afraid I would sell them out."

Yue Keqi blushed when her thoughts were discovered, but she remained stubborn.

"I...I just couldn't walk anymore, so I stopped to rest."

"Alright, enough joking around. Let's get ready to go back."

Gu Pingwei was at home, and Jiang Jingxue kept thinking about him.

After inspecting the progress of the project, she wanted to go back as soon as possible.

Just as they were preparing to leave.

A shout suddenly came from not far away.

"You little brat! Stop right there!"

Jiang Jingxue looked up and saw two teenagers running away with a roll of copper wire, with two construction workers chasing after them.

The copper wire was a bit heavy, but the two children were reluctant to let go, so they moved slower and slower.

Not long after, the workers caught them both.

"At such a young age, you're already stealing copper wire! Do you want the police to arrest you and put you in jail?!"

“Comrade Jiang, it must be a kid from the neighborhood. He saw the construction here and wanted to steal things to sell for money.”

In the blink of an eye, the worker arrived with two children.

"President Zhou, President Jiang, these are the two people who stole the goods! They were caught red-handed. What do you think we should do?"

The two children, about thirteen or fourteen years old, were dressed in dirty clothes and kept their heads down, not daring to look up.

Zhou Qiming also had a headache.

He kept a close eye on this construction site.

But it still can't stop people from trying to steal things.

But it happened to be two children.

If he handles it too harshly, he's afraid it will affect the two children's future; if he's too lenient, he's afraid they won't learn their lesson and will come back to steal from time to time.

Just when Zhou Qiming was at a loss for what to do.

Jiang Jingxue spoke up.

"You two, lift your heads up."

The two of them kept their heads down, refusing to look up.

"What? A real man doesn't even have this much courage?"

"You dare to steal, but you don't dare to hold your head up straight?"

"Raise your heads and tell me the truth about why you stole these things. If your reasons convince me, I'll give you whatever these copper wires are worth, and I won't hold you responsible for anything. Just one thing: you're not allowed to show your face on my construction site again!"

The two children exchanged a silent glance.

Is she really that good?

Not only do they not hit or scold them, but they also give them money?

The two of them finally mustered up the courage to raise their heads.

"I...I want to steal some copper wire to sell for money so I can buy myself steamed buns and meat."

Jiang Jingxue saw that they looked pale and thin, with dry hair, and indeed looked like they were malnourished and not getting enough to eat.

"Qiming, how much is a roll of copper wire?"

"It should be around ten yuan."

Jiang Jingxue took out two five-yuan bills from her wallet and handed one to each of them.

"Here you go. Remember your promise: you're not allowed to show up here again, and you're not allowed to steal anything!"

The two children were so excited when they received the huge sum of money that they couldn't speak.

They rarely get even a penny or two of pocket money, let alone such a large denomination.

"Thank you, we promise we'll never steal again!"

The two of them quickly thanked Jiang Jingxue.

Just then, one of the children recognized Jiang Jingxue.

"You are... Dr. Jiang?"

"You know me?"

"I'm Er Gouzi from the small fishing village!"

"And me! I am Tiezhu!"

Jiang Jingxue carefully observed their faces.

She then discovered that they were the children who had helped her prepare and distribute medicine during that disaster relief mission.

Her face was so dirty that she didn't recognize her at first.

"Is it you?"

Jiang Jingxue was utterly shocked.

Perhaps feeling embarrassed that they had been caught stealing by an acquaintance, the two scratched their heads and returned the money to Jiang Jingxue in unison.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Jiang, we didn't know this was your territory."

"The village chief said, 'You saved the lives of many people in our village. You are our great benefactor. We will never steal from your construction site again.'"

"We can't accept this money, please take it back."

Jiang Jingxue knew that the two children were just temporarily blinded by evil spirits and were not inherently bad.

On the road to growth, one needs more guidance to avoid going astray.

She did not accept the money.

"I need your help with something, and this money is my reward for it."

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