In early August, the He family held a banquet at a grand hotel in Shaoxing to thank their teachers. Relatives and friends from the area all attended to offer their congratulations.

Some of He Wenlin's business partners also came.

We had a lively and enjoyable meal.

In mid-August, He Wenlin and her family returned to their hometown to hold a celebration for her graduation.

Except for relatives and friends in Shaoxing who didn't come back, all the local relatives and friends came.

There were more than thirty tables occupied.

At that time, the villagers would chip in eight yuan per person to contribute to the banquet.

Those who are more familiar with each other usually cost around 30 to 50 yuan, while those with even closer relationships can cost over 100 yuan.

Several of He Wenlin's uncles, married cousins, and so on, were all granted the title of 120.

Generally speaking, unmarried older siblings don't need to be given red envelopes, because their parents will give them.

For example, Hu Meiling, He Wenjun, and He Wenhua, their aunt and uncle had already given them red envelopes, but their cousin Hu Meiling made their aunt give them an additional 800 yuan red envelope.

When He Wenhua and He Wenjun were in Shaoxing, they also gave He Wenlin a red envelope containing 888 yuan each.

This is already considered a very large bonus. After all, this is about the average person's monthly salary, and some people don't even earn that much.

He Wenlin wasn't the first college student from their village, but she was the first to be admitted to a top-tier university!

Six hundred points! When the villagers heard about it, they discussed it for a long time.

Parents repeatedly instructed their children to learn from He Wenlin.

On the day of the banquet, the guests were numerous.

Men and women surrounded Grandma He, Dad He, and Mom He.

"Da Ming Ai Zhen, you are so lucky! Linlin can earn money and study well. You are such a good teacher."

"Aunt Tan, no old lady for miles around is luckier than you. Look at your granddaughter, you're so blessed!"

"The feng shui of your He family is really good. Which master chose the burial site for Uncle He?"

"What? Are you planning to move your ancestors to a different place?"

"Of course! It's a waste of all the paper money I burn every year, and the ancestors don't even offer any support."

Hahaha~

...

Laughter filled the banquet.

The He family members were also quite proud.

At this moment, village chief He Xiaolong said with a smile, "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me. Linlin is very capable; she scored 601 points. This is not only the pride of the He family, but also the pride of our entire village! Let's give Linlin a round of applause and hope that she will have a bright future and achieve even better results in her studies and career!"

As soon as He Xiaolong finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted.

Then, He Xiaolong added, "Furthermore, Daming cares deeply about our hometown folks, so he decided to invest 50,000 yuan to repair this road in the village and install streetlights. He'll even cover the electricity bill! From now on, we won't have to walk on this bumpy, muddy road anymore, and we won't have to walk by candlelight at night. Let's all give a round of applause to thank Boss He! We wish him booming business and abundant wealth!"

The applause grew even louder, and the villagers' eyes lit up!

"Da Ming, you are truly generous."

"Yeah, you deserve to be rich!"

...

Hearing the villagers' words, He's father suddenly felt much taller! He couldn't stop smiling.

It was He Wenlin who suggested paying for the road repairs, and she provided the funds.

With money, He Wenlin is also willing to give back to society and do good deeds within her capacity.

But she didn't need this reputation; she gave it to He's father.

The road in the village is really bad, full of potholes, dusty on sunny days, and a complete mess when it rains.

However, their village is not big. The total length of the village road should be about 1,300 to 1,400 meters. It would cost about 50,000 yuan to build an ordinary cement road and install five or six ordinary street lights.

This is a good thing that benefits everyone, and the villagers are all very happy.

However, I was also shocked. Being able to spend 50,000 yuan to repair the road meant that they were not short of money.

Relatives and friends were both shocked and envious.

Who wouldn't want to be someone who's willing to spend money to support their parents?

However, some relatives were unhappy, such as He Wenlin's aunt, Xu Aihua.

After the banquet, the guests left one after another.

Aunt Zou Lizhu said to He Ma, "You're really generous, fifty thousand yuan! You're willing to spend so much money."

Zou Lizhu felt that if it were her, she definitely wouldn't be willing to do it.

Grandma then spoke up, "Aizhen, what made you decide to build a road for the village? Fifty thousand yuan is no small sum. You've already said it, and if you go back on your word, you won't be able to face anyone here."

“We have no intention of going back on our word,” said Aunt He. “Building bridges and paving roads is a good thing, and we’ll consider it an act of kindness. In Linlin’s words, it’s taking from the people and giving back to the people.”

Xu Aihua said irritably, "Do you have money to burn? You even paid for road repairs in the village. What does the condition of the village roads have to do with you? You don't even live at home. When I asked you for money, you made excuses and said you didn't have any, that you were in debt. What? You have money to throw away, money to show off, but no money to help your own sister? Now that you're not in debt?"

Yes, in Xu Aihua's eyes, He's father paying for the road repairs was just showing off that they had made money!

Aunt He retorted with a displeased look, "I just don't want to lend it to you, so what?"

Xu Aihua was speechless, choked with anger.

Xu Aihua said coldly, "Now that you've made a fortune, you look down on us poor relatives!"

“I don’t look down on any of my other relatives.”

So, you're saying you don't like me?

Aunt He: "You're only just realizing that now?"

Xu Aihua: "..."

When Grandma saw the sisters arguing, she immediately said, "Say less."

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