Zhong Yinhua, a prominent figure in Pu Town today, is in her prime. Her father is doing business overseas, and for some reasons, she was unable to follow him. It is said that she grew up in the provincial capital, but no one doubts her family background. After all, in this area, it is rare to find a rich girl like her who arrives in the county with a cart full of belongings, can easily take out some new things, and has extraordinary conversation skills.
Take the thing with an antenna on its head, called a black and white TV. Not only is there only one family in the entire town that owns it, but her father even donated it and placed it in an alley.
The shed is stretched from the roof of one house to the roof of another, providing shelter from the wind and rain and providing coolness. After work is finished in the evening, people gather together to watch the novel shows performed with this newfangled gadget.
No one knew why this family came to Pu Town, this remote and poor place. Later, Boss Zhong himself said that he came back to build his hometown and lead his fellow villagers out of poverty and into prosperity.
This is not new. What is new is that after the boss said these words, the villagers did not see any factories built in the village, town or anywhere else. The poor people still could not make money and had to leave their hometown to work, and people were still running away.
What's even more surprising is that although the village was extremely poor, the town was being built. A few years later, places called karaoke bars and dance halls were built. In short, they were places for singing and dancing. From then on, some people could really make money. There were some things that many people didn't dare to say, for example, not only men made a lot of money, but women as well.
Later, a factory was built, but it was located in a very remote place and was very large. Therefore, the nearby towns and villages began to attract people from outside, which was very rare. Everything was thriving, and the reputation of the Zhong family reached its peak.
However, the so-called prosperity is all later. Everyone is curious about how the Zhong family created these miracles. Zhong Yinhua, who had just arrived, certainly didn't know. She only knew that her family had a very unfortunate fate.
She has been in Wanghai since she was born, studying and living there. She has stayed there for twenty years. She sees her parents coming and going, occasionally returning from abroad for business, talking about their experiences abroad and describing the superiority and advancement of foreign countries. But she is forced to live in this "old" and "backward" world and learn how to be a well-behaved daughter.
When his parents came back again and declared that they never planned to leave, and moved the family to a poorer countryside, Zhong Yinhua's dream of a free and advanced country with gold everywhere, which had been inflated in his heart by his parents, was shattered by them themselves.
Her parents were forced back by their enemies abroad. Not only that, even their original mansion in Wanghai was targeted. Although they were across a country and nothing big could happen over there, disgusting things were bound to happen one after another. It felt uncomfortable to be targeted by thieves, so Boss Zhong decided to move his family to the countryside to hide for a while.
It just so happened that the most common surname in Zhiyuan Village near Pu Town was Zhong. It was close to everything, but there was nothing there. It was said that there was still some business to be done if he returned, but Zhong Yinhua hated this place extremely.
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"Teacher Liu, you're a teacher, haven't you read that article? The title is terrifying... 'Can our children compete with foreigners?' It's about the contrast between the hard work and perseverance of Chinese and foreign children at summer camp. It's shocking, and it's all over the major newspapers."
Zhong Yinhua took a breath and continued, "Think about it, why can children abroad carry heavy loads and walk such long distances, while children in China have to cut the goal in half and even throw the loads away, throwing them on the car and letting the car take them? Isn't this the gap in education and the gap in domestic culture?"
Teacher Liu, a middle-aged woman with a respectable appearance, sat across from her. She looked rather helpless as she shook her head and said, "I saw it, I saw the front page of the newspaper. To be honest, when I first got the newspaper, I wasn't thinking about the article itself, but about you coming to me right away to talk about it."
Zhong Yinhua glared at one of the few people in town she could talk to, and said bluntly, "Am I wrong? The article is written in black and white."
"How can I know if that's right or not? But if you ask me," Teacher Liu said, "I've been teaching in the countryside for so many years, and I've seen many children who can't afford to go to school because their families are poor. I've also seen many children who simply don't like to study. But I've never seen a child from a poor family who can't endure hardships or has no energy. There are many who travel through mountains and rivers every day to go to school, and then go back to do farm work after school.
Yes, the reason why Zhong Yinhua could talk to her was not because they had similar interests. In fact, they had no conversation at all. Most of the reason was because Zhong Yinhua's life was too boring, and the other half was because she didn't like this woman who always refuted her ideas.
"Those are all isolated cases."
"Stop, stop, Miss Zhong. I don't want to discuss this with you. I came to town to find ways to improve the conditions of the village school, not to debate." Teacher Liu said helplessly, "I can't go abroad. No matter how bright the moon is in foreign countries, it has nothing to do with me."
"I just feel it's not worth it for you." Zhong Yinhua said with a smile: "The children you teach are born rotten wood and inferior to others."
These words shocked Teacher Liu, and he turned his head to look at Zhong Yinhua.
Realizing she had made a slip of the tongue, Zhong Yinhua smiled awkwardly. If she didn't try to make amends for what she had said, it would be too offensive, and it would also include herself in the mix. She said:
"Oh, of course, not all children in China are useless. You and I aren't either. It's just that in these towns around here, how could there be so many good genes? Even if there were, they'd only be one in a million. I believe some people are born to be dull or smart. If I were to find a husband, I'd definitely look for someone who's among the best, lest my child be, well, useless."
Teacher Liu looked at Zhong Yinhua and suddenly stood up. This was the first time she felt shocked and angry after talking to him so many times, but her good manners made her shut up.
This was just an insignificant debate, and Teacher Liu felt that it was impossible for him to correct the ideas of this young woman who had just reached adulthood.
After a while she said, "I didn't expect you believed in eugenics."
"No, I don't believe in anything. I only believe in myself." Zhong Yinhua pursed her lips and said, "To be honest, don't you think life in this remote place is boring and meaningless?"
"Then I have to ask you, what is meaningful?"
Zhong Yinhua laughed and said, "My father once described to me what foreign countries are like. It was about an explorer who walked into the richest place in the New World, flowing with milk and honey, and covered with gold. Of course, there was no order or law there, only the adventurous spirit of that country.
Only the fresh and novel are meaningful. Those who can stand out in this environment and build the future golden city are the best among men."
“It’s meaningful to have something to do and take risks in exchange for benefits.”
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