Ten o'clock at night.
After deciding on the time and place for tomorrow's meeting, Jiang Feng forwarded the WeChat group chat history directly to his college classmate Su Donghe.
In less than ten minutes, Su Donghe called.
As soon as Jiang Feng answered the call, he heard Su Donghe shouting, "Master Jiang, you are so awesome. How did you do it? Also, my grandfather is awesome too. He has such a sharp eye. All the poor students he sponsored are grateful people. His life is worth it!"
Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Yes, your grandfather's vision is indeed good. Over the years, he has sponsored poor students with good character and academic performance, and all of them are grateful. The old man has failed his family in his life, but he has made great contributions to society."
Su Donghe said with emotion: "I used to complain about my grandfather's behavior, but now I finally understand him. It is worth it to help poor students like this."
Jiang Feng reminded: "Old classmate, the old man's behavior is indeed worthy of praise, but his funding method is not worth promoting. Everything should be done within one's ability."
Su Donghe replied solemnly: "I understand, old classmate, thank you so much this time. With this chat record, I will be able to convince my parents to put aside their past grudges and accept my grandfather again."
"We are all classmates, you don't have to be polite."
"Okay then, I won't say much to thank you. I'll treat you well when you come over tomorrow."
"OK, let's do this for now. Go and convince your parents!"
"Yeah, okay."
After hanging up the phone, Su Donghe rushed out of the room and saw that only his father was absent-mindedly watching TV in the living room. He went to his parents' room, knocked on the door and shouted, "Mom, are you asleep?"
Mother Su said, "You haven't slept yet, what do you want?"
Su Donghe said: "If you are not asleep, come out for a while. I have something important to tell you."
Soon, Su's mother opened the door and asked, "What's the big deal?"
Su Donghe pulled his mother towards the living room and said, "It's about my grandfather's big event."
Upon hearing this, Su's mother's face darkened and she frowned and said, "Are you bored? Why are you getting involved in this matter?"
Su Donghe pushed his mother to sit on the sofa, then took out his phone and said, "I won't tell you any big truths. I'll send you two a chat record. We can talk after you finish reading it."
Both Mr. and Mrs. Su looked at their son in confusion, not knowing what he was up to.
Su Donghe didn't say much, and directly forwarded the chat record sent to him by his old classmate Jiang Feng to his parents, saying: "I have sent it to you, please check it on WeChat."
At this moment, Su's father and mother's brows were furrowed so much that they could pinch a fly to death. They were both upset, but their son was still playing guessing games with them. He was really asking for trouble.
However, if they wanted to scold him, they had to have a good reason. Su's father and mother picked up their phones, opened WeChat, and saw what chat records their son had sent them.
As a result, the moment they saw the chat records, their faces changed.
Ten minutes later, Su's father and mother looked at each other in shock, and then both looked at their son.
Father Su stared at his son and asked worriedly, "Isn't this chat record of yours forged?"
Su Donghe naturally understood his father's feelings and answered affirmatively: "Of course it's true. Why would I forge something that could be exposed in a minute? Is it because I'm itching for trouble?"
Father Su also understood this truth, but he just asked out of concern. Hearing this, he asked again, "Is Jiang Feng really your college classmate?"
Su's mother also asked, "How did he know the list of these beneficiaries?"
Su Donghe said: "He is indeed my college classmate, and the most powerful one among all my classmates. As for how he knows the list of these beneficiaries, I don't know."
Father Su said, "It seems that your classmate's family is not simple. He donated 60,000 yuan right away, and his tone was very relaxed, as if 60,000 yuan was nothing to him. He was able to investigate the list of these beneficiaries, and it is possible that he was able to do so with the help of his family's influence."
Su Donghe originally wanted to explain his classmate's current occupation, but he swallowed the words back. It was a long story and he could explain it later. The most urgent task was to convince his parents to put aside the past and accept his grandfather again.
Thinking of this, Su Donghe asked directly: "Dad, Mom, you have also read the chat records. What do you think about this matter? What do you think?"
Su's father and mother looked at each other and fell silent.
After a long while, Father Su looked at Mother Su and said, "The old man's thinking is different from ours. Although he has not helped us financially or labor-intensively over the years, he has left us valuable spiritual wealth.
We are all adults, and we shouldn't expect our parents to help us. Even if we object to the old man making his family like this in order to support poor students, we can't hate him for it, Ah Zhen, what do you think?"
"Yeah!" Su's mother responded in a somewhat stiff tone.
If Mr. Su had not seen the chat records sent by his son to them, he would have dared to say such words and would have been scolded by Mrs. Su to the point of doubting his life. But after just reading that touching chat record, even the most demanding person could not say a word of blame.
After all, people are all made of flesh and blood.
Seeing that his mother's attitude had softened, Su Donghe struck while the iron was hot and said, "Mom, the 56 recipients will come to visit Grandpa tomorrow, including my college classmates. You and Dad should adjust your mentality tonight. You must not complain about Grandpa in front of my classmates and those recipients. That would be too embarrassing."
Father Su nodded and said, "Son, what you said makes sense. Dad promises that he will not embarrass you."
Su's mother couldn't help rolling her eyes and said, "I'm not a fool." Does she look so stupid as to complain about their benefactor in front of the beneficiaries?
Su Donghe chuckled and said, "Mom, shouldn't you go to the hospital to visit Grandpa tomorrow morning?"
Upon hearing this, Su's father also looked at Su's mother expectantly. Before, Su's mother had only gone to the hospital once when the old man was in critical condition. After the old man woke up, she never went to the hospital again.
"Yeah!" Su's mother responded, being frugal with her words.
…
The next morning.
After breakfast, the three members of the Su family went to the hospital to visit Grandpa Su.
In the ward, Grandpa Su, who had just had breakfast under the care of the nurse, was slightly excited when he saw his son, daughter-in-law and grandson coming together. At the same time, there was a hint of guilt deep in his eyes.
He really owed his family too much over the years.
Because he supported poor students at all costs, not only did his wife get angry to death, but even his son and daughter-in-law became strangers to him. He also knew that his behavior of supporting students, which was obviously beyond his ability, was not worth promoting. He didn't really want to be a saint, but he hated to see those children with good character and academic performance dropping out of school and going home to farm. He thought it was a waste of talent.
So, he couldn't help but extend a helping hand to those poor students again and again.
This stroke made Mr. Su feel so guilty towards his family that it reached its peak. When he was healthy, he didn't help his son and daughter-in-law at all. Now that he was paralyzed, he wanted his son and daughter-in-law to spend money and effort on him. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't bear it.
"Grandpa, are you feeling better?" Su Donghe asked.
Mr. Su nodded slightly and said in a not very clear voice: "Much better."
Su's father and mother also greeted him, which made Grandpa Su feel guilty but also extremely comforted.
Because the relationship between Su's father and mother and Grandpa Su had been strained in recent years, the two sides did not have much to talk about. In order to avoid embarrassment, after chatting about family matters for a few minutes, Su's mother stood up and said, "I'll go ask the doctor what Dad can eat. I'll go home and make it and bring it over."
Old Master Su opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally swallowed it back.
After Su's mother left, Old Man Su sighed and said sadly, "I'm sorry for you. I haven't been able to fulfill my responsibilities as a father and grandfather for so many years."
Father Su thought of his mother who was angered to death by his father, and said quietly: "It's all in the past, why bring it up again?"
Mr. Su was silent for a moment, then said, "When I am discharged from the hospital, help me rent a cheap house and hire a cheap nurse. My pension should be enough if I spend it sparingly, so I won't have to cause you any trouble."
Su Donghe continued, "Grandpa, you don't have to worry about the future. Taking good care of your health is the most important thing."
Father Su recalled the chat record he saw last night and agreed, "Donghe is right. You don't have to worry about the future. We will arrange it for you. Just listen to the doctor's instructions. Taking good care of your health is the most important thing."
Old Master Su nodded slightly. Ever since he woke up, he had already made up his mind. No matter what, he would not trouble his son and daughter-in-law to take care of him. He did not have the confidence to accept it.
Next, the three of them chatted casually for more than ten minutes, and then Su's father and Su Donghe left the hospital.
Mr. Su has a nurse to take care of him, so there is no need for them to stay in the hospital all the time. The most important thing is that they haven't had much interaction over the years, and they don't know what to talk about when they get together. It would be awkward if they stayed there for too long.
…
At two o'clock in the afternoon, in a small banquet room of XX Hotel in Siming Prefecture, Fujian Province.
At this time, quite a few people had gathered in the banquet hall, and more people continued to arrive. These were the 56 beneficiaries organized by Jiang Feng.
The host who received the other beneficiaries was a middle-aged man who looked to be around 40 years old and had a leadership demeanor. This man was none other than Wu Pinghu, the county magistrate of a county under the jurisdiction of Siming Prefecture.
Because these 56 beneficiaries were from all over the country, they arrived at the hotel at different times. Although no one had met before today, because of the relationship with Teacher Su, everyone felt a sense of intimacy and quickly became familiar with each other.
At 3:30 in the afternoon, the arrival of the strong woman Zeng Xiaoyuan set off a small wave of commotion.
One of the junior students flattered her immediately, "Senior Zeng, I finally get to see you in person. You are really beautiful and kind-hearted. You are better than all of us in your career."
Zeng Xiaoyuan laughed and said, "Junior brother, don't say that. In front of Senior Wu, my career is not worth mentioning at all."
Wu Pinghu shook hands with Zeng Xiaoyuan and said with a smile: "Xiaomei Zeng, you are joking. We are on different tracks and there is no comparison. If I can change, I would rather choose Xiaomei's career."
Zeng Xiaoyuan said: "Senior Wu is really too modest. There are at least hundreds of businessmen like me in a county, if not everywhere. And you are the second in command in the county. It is obvious who is more important."
Another junior student next to him said, "Senior Wu, Senior Zeng, don't be so modest. The achievements you have made are beyond our reach."
Zeng Xiaoyuan smiled slightly and changed the subject: "How many people are here now? Has the mysterious classmate Jiang arrived?"
Wu Pinghu said: "So far, 42 people have arrived, and 14 are on their way. As for the mysterious classmate Jiang, I also spoke to him on the phone before, and he said he would arrive around 4 pm."
Tang Qiusheng interrupted, "Who do you think this Jiang is? Even Teacher Su can't possibly know the work situation of so many of us. How can he know it so clearly?"
Wu Pinghu said: "I am also very curious. There are 56 of us in different parts of the country, but he knows everything about us. This is really incredible."
Zeng Xiaoyuan said: "No matter how Jiang knew about our work situation, he has done us a favor. If he hadn't told us about Teacher Su's unfortunate experience, we would have been kept in the dark. If we knew about Teacher Su's situation later, we would have regretted it for the rest of our lives."
"Yes, Senior Zeng is right. It is Jiang who gave us the opportunity to repay Teacher Su's kindness."
"When we are all here, let's go visit Teacher Su. I don't know how happy he will be to see us."
"After we meet, we will tell Mr. Su about our work situation one by one, so that he will know that we are living well now and have lived up to his expectations of us."
"Back then, every time Mr. Su came to give me money on his bicycle, he would bring a handwritten test paper for me to do. The test paper was based on my learning progress. He really cared about me."
"Me too. During the years I was sponsored, what I looked forward to most was not the money from Teacher Su, but finishing the test papers he brought and then receiving his praise."
"I also received such treatment. It was not until I entered high school that Teacher Su stopped giving me questions. He really devoted himself to us. Without his support and supervision, I would not be where I am today."
“…”
In the small banquet hall, everyone drank tea and talked about the support that Teacher Su had given them. As they talked, their eyes became wet. In terms of study, Teacher Su's concern for them exceeded that of their parents.
Teacher Su, you are really great!