Chapter 251
Seeing this, Li Rangqing stopped being mysterious and explained gently, "Don't worry, Xiao Wu is gentle and kind and often helps me. I just feel it's a pity that Xiao Wu has such a talent for learning, so I wanted to help him go to school. I also wanted to ask for your opinion."
There was another question he couldn't ask, such as: "Do the villagers often bully you and Xiao Wu?"
However, considering that Song Chunhua might not dare to tell the truth, they did not ask.
He secretly thought to himself that he should help the old man and the young man more in the future.
In particular, he must stop anyone who speaks ill of Song Chunhua in the future, so as to prevent these rumors from further harming the poor grandmother and granddaughter.
Li Rangqing was somewhat thin. He wore a white shirt and glasses, exuding a scholarly air.
Yet, he was the kind of person Song Chunhua admired most.
Lingwu watched clearly from the side; the old woman's hands were trembling, and her expression was both flustered and excited.
There's always a kind of...
The old woman had the illusion that she had met her idol.
Song Chunhua was indeed very nervous, but when she heard Li Rangqing say he would "contribute funds", she waved her hands repeatedly.
She shakily pulled out the money she had prepared beforehand.
The coins were perfectly flat, unlike the wrinkled ones Li Rangqing had expected.
My fondness for this little old lady, Song Chunhua, increased dramatically.
Even though this old lady was ostracized and slandered behind her back by everyone, she still lived a clear-headed and clean life.
That's true, otherwise how could they raise such a smart and well-behaved child?
“We can’t accept this money.” Song Chunhua shook her head as she handed over the money.
As soon as she said it, Song Chunhua calmed down a lot. "Your money didn't grow on trees. I've also heard that you always spend your own money to buy things for the children. You should keep your money."
She plastered a fawning smile on her face. "I've saved up enough for Guan Lingwu's tuition. If it's not enough, just let me know, and I'll bring it to you in a few days when I've collected enough."
Seeing the cautious look on that elderly face, Li Rangqing didn't refuse any longer.
But my heart was filled with sorrow.
He nodded in agreement and took the money from Song Chunhua's hand with both hands.
The coins were all in small pieces, old, but none were damaged.
It is evident that the owner of the money counted it many times before arriving, fearing that it might give others a bad impression.
While Li Rang was counting the money, Song Chunhua looked down at Ling Wu and said, "Go and play with your friends for a while. I have something to talk to the teacher about."
Ling Wu looked up at Song Chunhua before nodding and leaving.
The classroom was noisy, but as soon as Ling Wu entered, several children shouted with admiration, "Xiao Wu is here!"
"Xiao Wu, you're so smart! The method you taught me yesterday was amazing! Teacher Li really praised me today!"
The child who spoke was a chubby, dark-skinned boy.
Lingwu nodded, "Dongliang, you're very smart, it's just that you don't pay attention in class."
"But I think Teacher Li's teaching isn't as fun as yours!" Dongliang explained, rubbing his nose.
"Sister Xiaowu, can you help me with this question?"
"Little Fifth Sister, how do you pronounce this character?"
"Xiao Wu, what does this idiom mean?"
"Xiao Wu..."
In fact, some children are not incapable; they simply want to attract the attention of Ling Wu, who is the center of attention.
Amidst the commotion, Lingwu could still hear Jinghongbi imitating the conversation between Li Rangqing and Song Chunhua.
She was multitasking, explaining while listening at the same time.
Song Chunhua waited until Li Rang finished counting before speaking up: "Teacher Li, if this isn't enough, you must tell me!"
“That’s enough. This year, the government has implemented a policy that will subsidize tuition fees, so it’s not as much as you might think,” Li Rangqing explained, handing back the extra coins as he did so.
Song Chunhua nodded hurriedly, finally feeling relieved.
But she didn't take the money. "Keep this money. Consider it tuition for Guan Lingwu who came here to steal lessons before."
As she spoke, she became more talkative: "I originally thought she was just learning for fun, and that she would lose interest after a couple of days. But this girl has been here for almost half a year, and a couple of days ago I discovered that she can actually write."
"I was thinking that if I delayed any longer, this girl might hate me in the future, so I rushed to send her here. I don't know if it will cause any problems." Her wrinkled face was full of regret.
Li Rangqing responded confidently: "Xiao Wu is at the age where he should be in school, and Xiao Wu would never hate you."
Upon hearing this, Song Chunhua felt a sense of relief, and a smile appeared on her face. "Yes, this girl is a filial child!"
Li Rangqing tried to hand the money back to Song Chunhua again, but Song Chunhua refused.
"I'm just an uneducated old woman, I don't know anything about studying, you see..."
She was a little flustered, but finally said, "You see, there are some for these children, so please get one for my daughter too. If the price is too low, I'll bring it over this afternoon."
She felt embarrassed as she spoke, and quickly added, "I'm not very good at anything, but I can manage sweeping the floor and moving things. I'll take care of all the chores at school from now on. Consider it my way of repaying Teacher Li for taking such good care of my daughter all this time!"
In the end, naturally, Li Rangqing couldn't win against Song Chunhua.
The children surrounding Lingwu had not yet dispersed.
As Song Chunhua and Li Rangqing parted ways, a child pouted and said, "Xiao Wu, you'll have to go outside to listen to the lessons again later."
"Why can't Sister Xiaowu come in and sit with us during class?"
"My grandma said that because Xiao Wu's family didn't have money, they wouldn't let him come to school."
Children's innocent words can sometimes be the most hurtful, but Lingwu doesn't take them seriously, just like Guan Lingwu in the past.
Just that one time...
While Guan Lingwu was secretly studying outside, an older woman who had long disliked her grabbed her hair and slapped her across the face.
The older woman hit her while saying that she was too young to be learning bad habits and that if she was learning now, she would definitely steal things in the future.
They even said she was born with a lowly fate, and that it was because she seduced her grandson that he couldn't study properly.
Even though Guan Lingwu resisted desperately, it was all in vain.
After all, one was an old woman who had been doing farm work all year round, while the other was a skinny little girl who looked like a chick. The difference in strength was so great that it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Fortunately, Li Rangqing stopped her in time, otherwise Guan Lingwu might have been disfigured.
That was the first time Li Rangqing had ever lost his temper so badly, which finally made the woman stop in time.
Since then, Guan Lingwu has never come to school again.
Later, when Guan Lingwu returned home with a swollen face, Song Chunhua found out about it.
That was the first time Song Chunhua didn't scold Guan Lingwu; she simply silently rolled a boiled egg across Guan Lingwu's face.
It wasn't until the next day, when Song Chunhua saw that Guan Lingwu's swollen face had subsided, that she carried two buckets of manure to the old woman's house.
One of the buckets of manure was used to plaster the entire wall of that family's yard.
She used the other bucket as a weapon to fight an entire village by herself; if anyone dared to step forward, she would scoop up a spoonful of excrement and pour it over their head.
The aunt who had been cursing Guan Lingwu went from spewing profanities to uttering excrement until she couldn't utter a single word anymore.
Since then, no one has dared to mess with her.
However, because of this, after the media arrived, everyone smeared Song Chunhua, and no one spoke well of her.
But no one ever mentioned the two buckets of manure again.
As Ling Wu was thinking, she saw Song Chunhua waving at her from outside the window. On the way here, Song Chunhua had told her to go to town.
Ling Wu nodded, indicating that she understood.
Song Chunhua was relieved and bowed to Li Rangqing again before leaving.
Li Rangqing entered the classroom, glanced around at the students whose faces showed some reluctance, and then delivered the good news:
"Starting today, our class has a new student."
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