Chapter 51: Shen Ci makes him feel so strange
Chen Ci looked at Li Xiao with a smile, as if appreciating the wonderful expression on his face at the moment.
After all, people like him rarely show such an "inexperienced" look.
Soon, the department head came hurriedly accompanied by Li Jianguo.
When the department head first received the news, he thought it was a prank by the students. It was not until he saw a large group of students gathered at the cafeteria door that he was suddenly shocked.
Seeing the teacher coming, everyone consciously made way for him.
The department head, his half-bald head gleaming, approached and circled the four boxes several times before looking up at Li Jianguo with wide eyes and asking, "Who do you think donated these?"
Li Jianguo was also a little confused. If Shen Ci hadn't sent him a message, he wouldn't have believed it, but the thing was in front of him, and that was the fact.
He quickly pulled Shen Ci to his side: “Director, this was donated by classmate Shen Ci.”
The dean looked at Shen Ci, the muscles on his cheeks twitching uncontrollably, and he didn't know whether he was laughing or about to cry, but the excitement in his eyes could not be hidden.
He grabbed Shen Ci's hand and said excitedly, "Student Shen Ci, you have really done a great thing for the department!"
Each department in HKUST has a director who is in charge of the department. They seem to be on the same level, but in fact they are not.
The heads of those powerful departments in the school are naturally superior and have more confidence when speaking in front of school leaders.
For departments like the Astronomy Department of USTC, which requires large investments but offers small returns, the department head keeps a low profile in his daily work and feels embarrassed to apply for approval for any equipment from the school.
But now, with these four Harper's top astronomical telescopes, the astronomy department of their University of Science and Technology of China has made a qualitative leap in equipment. Although it cannot be said to have surpassed the astronomy departments of other universities by 100%, it has at least surpassed 90%.
Even the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, which has the most powerful humanities department in China, may not have four such devices.
The department head was both excited and moved. He took Shen Ci's hand and said earnestly, "Teacher, on behalf of all the teachers and students of our school's astronomy department, thank you!"
Shen Ci had a faint smile on his lips, and upon hearing this, he only said, "As a student of the Department of Astronomy at HKUST, I am honored to contribute to the department's education to the best of my ability."
"Great! Good boy!" The department head nodded appreciatively, then turned to Li Jianguo and said, "Jianguo, quickly have the students move this equipment to the department. I'll report this to the principal."
"Student Shen Ci, you come with me too."
This is such a big thing, we have to tell the principal immediately. He has been very upset recently because Li’s family cancelled the donation. Now, the matter has been resolved.
Li Jianguo immediately picked out a few familiar boys from the crowd and said, "Be careful with your hands and feet. Don't bump into anything."
After greeting Gu Lianxing, Chen Ci followed the department head to the principal's office. Before leaving, she came to Lin Biqi and reminded her, "This evening, I hope you'll accept the loss!"
Lin Biqi's face flushed red, and she was so angry that she was fuming. Looking at Shen Ci's face, she wanted to tear it to pieces on the spot.
As soon as Chen Ci left, she put on an aggrieved expression and pestered Li Xiao, crying, "Brother Li Xiao, why didn't you say something for me? Why did you let Chen Ci bully me like this?"
Li Xiao was staring at Chen Ci's back in a daze, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time. He turned a deaf ear to Lin Biqi's words.
Seeing this, Lin Biqi stamped her feet in anger: "Brother Li Xiao! I'm talking to you!"
"Don't bother me!" Li Xiao raised his hand and pushed Lin Biqi back, almost causing her to lose her balance.
His mind was in a mess right now. Shen Ci donated more than a thousand yuan at once. This matter was far beyond his knowledge and understanding of Shen Ci.
Even if it was him, it would be impossible for him to get so much money from his parents at one time.
But why did Chen Ci have it? And she donated it.
"Donation" has always been a game for the rich. Given Shen Ci's family conditions, she has no qualifications to participate at all.
Li Xiao felt like his head was about to explode. Many bizarre and irrational things popped up in his mind one after another, all related to Chen Ci recently.
But he couldn't sort it out clearly. Those strange thoughts piled up in his mind in a disorderly manner, making him feel collapsed.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to understand Shen Ci at all.
Because the current Shen Ci made him feel so strange!
Lin Biqi's crying made his head hurt. He squeezed out of the crowd in a panic and left in a hurry under everyone's surprised gaze.
Principal's office.
After hearing what the department head said, Principal Wang was not as excited as the department head had just been. Instead, he frowned tightly.
He looked at Chen Ci hesitantly and asked tentatively: "Student Chen Ci, did you really donate this astronomical telescope to the school?"
Seeing this, Chen Ci smiled and said, "How can this be false? Principal Wang, the things have been delivered to the school. I am willing to cooperate with any procedures you need me to complete."
Generally, free donations require signed documents, which Shen Ci knew.
But Principal Wang obviously still had doubts. After all, it was something worth more than a thousand yuan. It was really unreasonable for Shen Ci to donate it to the school in his personal name.
This is naturally a good thing for the school, but Principal Wang is worried about Shen Ci.
"Student Chen Ci, I understand your family situation. You shouldn't be able to do anything." Principal Wang calmly expressed his concerns: "If you have to suffer something bad in order to donate equipment to the school, then the school will not accept this donation."
Although the words were not said explicitly, Shen Ci naturally understood the implied meaning.
Principal Wang was worried that her money came from unknown sources, or even that it was obtained illegally through some means, or for some unacceptable reasons.
Shen Ci understood this, but she was prepared.
She unlocked her phone, opened the stock market app, and displayed her personal page in front of Principal Wang: "Principal Wang, I made this money from stock trading."
The total value of the stocks she holds in her stock market app exceeds two thousand yuan, which is real hard cash.
In fact, on the first day of her twenties, Chen Ci invested money in the stock market and bought some funds with potential. It didn't matter to her whether she made a profit or a loss. Her only goal was to make the money she spent seem to others to have a legitimate source.
And now, it comes in handy.
Shen Ci said calmly, "Since the college entrance examination, I have tried to make some investments. The stock market and funds are just a part of it. I have made a lot of money in the past year or so, but I don't want to be too high-profile, so not many people know about it."
"Donating an astronomical telescope to the department is a serious matter, and I also know that it was because of me that the school lost the Li family's donation, so I think I should step forward and do something for the school with my own money."
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