Imperial capital.
Jiang Feng sat on the sofa in the RV, listening to his college classmate Su Donghe talk about the difficulties he was facing now.
As Su Donghe spoke, the image of an old teacher with great love emerged in Jiang Feng's mind. He admired this old teacher with noble character from the bottom of his heart.
However, after hearing the latter part, Jiang Feng couldn't help but frown. The old man's spirit of dedication is worthy of praise, but charity beyond one's own ability is not worth promoting.
Especially in the area of sponsoring students to go to school, there have been many scandals. The most famous example is that a male singer named Cong sponsored nearly two hundred students to go to school, but ended up sponsoring a group of ungrateful people.
After the male singer surnamed Cong got cancer, he failed to deliver the money and clothes to the students he sponsored in time. As a result, the parents of those students became suspicious and called to ask, "Do you regret your promise to sponsor these children to complete their studies? Can you bear to watch these children drop out of school again because they have no money?"
This situation continued until the male singer surnamed Cong was hospitalized. He was already seriously ill, and faced with these questions, he was even more anxious and could not sleep all night. Seeing him in such pain, his wife and friends often quietly turned off his mobile phone.
However, this further escalated the suspicion of the beneficiaries, who felt that the male singer surnamed Cong must not want to donate money to support these children anymore.
Once, the male singer named Cong just turned on his mobile phone when he received a call: "Didn't you say you would support my child until he graduated from college? He is now in junior high school, and you are not willing to pay? Aren't you cheating me?"
After hearing this, the male singer surnamed Cong quickly explained to the other party: "I am sick and have not been able to perform for several months. I don't have money to pay for the children's tuition at the moment. I will find a way to send money when I am better."
When the other party heard this, he asked in a half-believing tone: "What disease do you have?" After the male singer surnamed Cong told his situation, the other party on the phone asked again: "When can you cure your disease and perform to make money?"
When a normal person hears such words, his blood pressure would soar and he would burst into curses. What kind of people are these? Is it really meaningful to support such ungrateful people?
Not only that, a reporter learned about one thing: a poor college student who was sponsored by a male singer named Cong became a stranger to her benefactor because Cong failed to help her get a job in a song and dance troupe.
The reporter called her and had the following conversation:
“I heard that you received financial support from XXX during your university studies?”
"How did you know? Who told you my phone number? Was it XXX?"
“I just want to know if you have received funding from XXX and if you still remember it?”
"I did receive his financial support, and of course I still remember it, but you don't have to talk about it all the time! And XXX agreed to help me voluntarily, and I never forced him."
"What was he thinking when he sponsored you?"
"I can't really explain what his idea is, but one thing is certain, everyone has a purpose when they do something, some for fame, some for profit. As for what he wants, you should be able to guess it even if I don't tell you."
"He's very ill right now, you know that?"
"I've been very busy with work and have no time to contact him. Some time ago I heard someone say that he was ill, but I didn't pay much attention to it because he was so young and looked very strong. What could be a big problem?"
"He has gastric bleeding. If he is not treated in time, his life will be in danger. But he has no money to treat the disease now. Have you ever thought about lending him a helping hand?"
"Give him a helping hand? How? Treat his illness? But I only make three or four thousand yuan a month now, so I can't afford it. Besides, he never asked me for this."
"If he wants you to help him heal his illness, will you help him?"
"I haven't thought about this question yet. My family has always been poor, and my younger brothers and sisters are still studying and need help from others."
"You are powerless to help him, but you should go see him and let him know that you haven't forgotten him!"
"I'm too busy and don't have time."
After saying this, the beneficiary hurriedly hung up the phone.
Although it is said that one should not expect anything in return for doing good, supporting people with a grateful heart is a completely different concept from supporting such an ungrateful person.
In addition to this male singer surnamed Cong, there is also a star surnamed Sun who sponsored a poor student for more than ten years, but ended up sponsoring an ungrateful student as well. The story of the farmer and the snake continues to unfold.
After listening to his old classmate's story, Jiang Feng did not immediately offer a solution, but asked: "Old classmate, do you know your grandfather's birth date?"
Su Donghe said: "I really don't know this, but my father should know."
Jiang Feng said: "Then go ask your father, and then use WeChat to send me your grandfather's name and birth date. I will calculate it for him first and see if I can find a solution from it."
Su Donghe naturally knew that his old classmate was good at calculations, so he responded, "Okay, thank you for your help. I'll ask my dad right now and send you my grandfather's information later."
Having said that, the two exchanged a few polite words before hanging up the phone.
In less than three minutes, Su Donghe sent his grandfather's name and date of birth to Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng did not waste any time and directly checked Grandpa Su's information. The more he read, the more he admired him. The old man's ideological awareness really exceeded 99.999% of the people in the world.
Moreover, the old man did not sponsor the poor students blindly. He had been teaching for thirty or forty years, and he could tell whether a student studied hard just by having a few contacts with him.
Therefore, the old man only sponsors those students who are able to study hard and make progress. Over the years, he has sponsored a total of 88 poor students. The children of the earliest students sponsored by the old man are now in their teens.
Jiang Feng spent several hours reading through the information of these 88 beneficiaries and found that the old man was indeed very discerning and the students he sponsored were all grateful people, not ungrateful people.
After reading the information of these beneficiaries, Jiang Feng had an idea in his mind. After quickly finishing his dinner, he started to take action.
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A compound in An County, C City, Fujian Province.
After dinner, Wu Pinghu would go to the study to practice calligraphy without fail. His wife would go out for a walk with other women in the compound. As for his daughter who was in junior high school, she lived in the school dormitory and came back once a week.
Wu Pinghu is a top student who graduated from Shuimu University. He is only 40 years old this year, but he is already the second-in-command of An County. This is a remarkable achievement for him who came from a poor family.
The scenery of the north is a thousand miles of ice and snow... The heroes of the north are still to be seen today.
After writing the great man's most famous poem "沁园春·雪" with great enthusiasm, Wu Pinghu had just put down his pen and drank a sip of tea when his mobile phone on the table rang.
Wu Pinghu took a quick glance and found that it was an unfamiliar number from Guangxi Province. Although this kind of unfamiliar number was most likely a harassment call, he thought about it and answered the call, "Hello!"
A young male voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, are you Wu Pinghu?"
Wu Pinghu paused and said, "I am Wu Pinghu. May I ask what can I do for you?"
The young man asked, "Mr. Wu, do you still remember the teacher Su who sponsored you?"
Wu Pinghu was excited when he heard this: "Who are you? Do you know Teacher Su? Is he in good health?"
The young man said, "My last name is Jiang. I'm a college classmate of Teacher Su's grandson. I called you today to tell you some unfortunate news. Teacher Su had a stroke not long ago. After emergency treatment, only his brain is still clear, but he can no longer take care of himself."
Wu Pinghu lost his voice and said, "How could this happen?"
At this moment, Wuping Lake felt as if its heart was being cut by a knife.
Teacher Su was the benefactor who changed his life. If Teacher Su had not sponsored his studies, he would have dropped out of school early like his brothers and sisters.
Think about it, if you don’t even graduate from elementary school, what can you do after entering society?
It is no exaggeration to say that there is nothing I can do except hard labor.
Teacher Su started sponsoring him when he was in the third grade of primary school and only stopped supporting him after he graduated from high school and was admitted to Shuimu University, one of the top universities in the country.
After being admitted to Shuimu University, the rewards given by the school and the local government alone were enough for him to graduate from university.
Over the years, Wu Pinghu's biggest regret was that he did not get Teacher Su's contact address.
Wu Pinghu was admitted to Shuimu University in 2002. At that time, Teacher Su did not have a mobile phone. Teacher Su, who did not expect anything in return for his kindness, refused to even tell him his name, let alone his contact address.
After graduating from university and starting work, Wu Pinghu also thought about looking for Teacher Su to repay him for his selfless help. But he was busy with work and he knew that since Teacher Su was unwilling to tell him his name, it meant that he didn't want him to repay him.
Perhaps, the best way to repay Teacher Su is for him to work hard at his job, lead those poor families out of poverty and become rich, and ensure that all children have access to education and can afford to go to school.
Over the years, he has worked diligently and wholeheartedly for the people, and his work has been quite effective. He has even decided that once he has made some more outstanding achievements, he can start looking for Teacher Su.
When he meets Teacher Su, he can report to him about his achievements over the years. I believe Teacher Su will be very happy to know the news.
But he never expected that the news he received from Teacher Su again after 21 years would be such bad news that he could hardly accept.
"Student Jiang, could you please tell me where Teacher Su is now?"
"Mr. Wu, don't worry about this. Teacher Su has sponsored more than just you over the years. I have set up a WeChat group and plan to add all the students that Teacher Su has sponsored to it, and then discuss this matter together."
"Then I'll add you on WeChat first, and you can add me to the group."
"Okay, my phone and WeChat have the same number."
"Well, that's it for now. I'll add you, and you can hurry up and call the others!"
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A 985 university in Hubei Province.
Tang Qiu Sheng, a university lecturer, was concentrating on writing his paper.
Suddenly, the cell phone on the table rang. Tang Qiu Sheng glanced at it and saw that it was an unfamiliar call from Guangxi Province. He couldn't help but frown slightly. When he was writing a paper, he hated being disturbed the most, especially unfamiliar calls that were suspected to be harassing calls.
Instead of picking up the phone, he swiped his hand to answer the call and clicked on the speaker.
"Hello, is this Teacher Tang Qiu Sheng?" A young male voice asked on the phone.
Tang Qiusheng's brows relaxed, knowing it wasn't a harassing call, and he immediately responded, "I'm Tang Qiusheng, what can I do for you?"
The young man asked, "Teacher Tang, do you still remember Teacher Su who sponsored you?"
Tang Qiusheng was shocked when he heard this, and excitedly picked up the phone and said, "Teacher Su is my great benefactor, of course I remember him, who are you? Do you know Teacher Su? Is he in good health now?"
The young man sighed and said, "My last name is Jiang. I was a college classmate of Teacher Su's grandson. I'm calling to tell you, Teacher Tang, some bad news. Teacher Su unfortunately suffered a stroke some time ago. Although he is still clear-headed after the rescue, he has lost the ability to take care of himself."
Tang Qiusheng said in disbelief: "How could this happen? Jiang, please tell me where Teacher Su is now?"
"Teacher Tang, don't worry. Teacher Su has sponsored more than just you over the years. There are many people waiting for my notification. I have also set up a WeChat group. Add me on WeChat first and I will add you to the group. After I add everyone one by one, we can talk about Teacher Su together."
"Okay, then classmate Jiang, please let me know and I'll add you on WeChat right away."
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A restaurant in D City, Guizhou Province.
A boss who was on the phone exclaimed, "How could this happen? God must be blind. Teacher Su is such a good person and should live a hundred years. How could he suddenly have a stroke?"
"There are unexpected changes in the weather, and people are subject to misfortunes at any time. There is nothing we can do about it."
"Student Jiang, where is Teacher Su now?"
"Boss Zhu, Teacher Su has sponsored many people over the years. I still need to notify others. Add me on WeChat first. I'll add you to the WeChat group, and then I'll add others to the group and tell everyone about Teacher Su."
"Okay, I'll add you right away."
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Guangxi Province, Hunan Province, Guangdong Province, Zhonghai...
Jiang Feng called each of the students that Teacher Su had sponsored in the past, and then added them to the WeChat group.
After graduation, these students entered various industries and basically achieved success. After all, Teacher Su sponsored students with excellent character and academic performance. Among so many students, at least they graduated from 211 universities, which can be said to be a place full of talents.
Teacher Su has sponsored a total of 88 poor students. Among these 88 students, 56 are university graduates and are working, and the remaining 32 students are still studying. Except for 6 of them who do not need Teacher Su's sponsorship, the remaining 26 students are still on Teacher Su's sponsorship list.
The people Jiang Feng invited to join the WeChat group were the 56 students who had already started working.