Chapter 219

Chapter 219

After graduation, Jian Li has some free time again.

This kind of emptiness is not even the same as any previous state. Jane Li really has nothing to do.

Professor Dong gave her a long vacation: "Anyway, once school starts, you won't have time to take care of your own affairs in the next few years, so take a good rest now."

Jian Li originally wanted to travel, but Wang Mengmei was busy opening a shop and Jian Feng was busy doing business. Although as long as Jian Li asked, both of them would make time to accompany her. But after thinking about it, Jian Li gave up.

Of the remaining people, Cheng Yu has already gone to an internship at a gaming company, and Xia Liu has also passed the teacher exam and is receiving various trainings every day.

Wang Shuai was busy running an Internet cafe and playing board games. After the Chinese New Year, Three Kingdoms became a trend in colleges and universities. By the time Jian Li came back from Hengdian, the game had become a common sight.

Wang Yunyun had just left the country, and Qian Ping was in a life-and-death situation in the hospital every day.

Finally, it was Tao Xingjian who made the invitation: "I have a two-month vacation. Do you want to go to the mountains with me?"

Tao Xingjian explained: "After teaching there, several teachers stayed there. Every year I would send some of the collected funds and books, clothes and toys. This year I happened to be planning to take a vacation, so I prepared to send them myself and also teach for two months."

Jian Li was about to say that it was a good thing and she was willing to go.

Tao Xingjian felt a little regretful: "Actually, it's okay not to go. There is too little water there."

If Jian Li were to go, she would still be covered in dust and dirt every day, which wouldn't be relaxing at all.

Jian Li: “…Go!”

Not only did Jian Li decide to go, she also asked how Tao Xingjian's foundation operated and then mobilized her family to donate.

Wang Mengmei and Jian Feng both thought it was a good idea, and without saying a word, they each paid a large sum of money.

Although Wang Shuai was reluctant, Jian Li called Wang Yunyun. Wang Shuai got his sister's instructions and reluctantly took out a large sum of money.

Wang Yunyun said to Jian Li on the phone: "This time, let Wang Shuai go with you, even if it's just to deliver the goods. Don't let him just focus on making money without any social responsibility."

Jian Li agreed, and Cheng Yu and Xia Liu both donated part of their small treasury. Xia Liu even took the initiative to raise funds for some children's books at school.

Several people in Jian Li's dormitory also donated some money, and among them, Gu Hong donated the most. Jian Li tactfully asked not to affect her quality of life.

Gu Hong was particularly confident: "My performance is very good, I will make it back sooner or later!"

Even Sun Cuifang and Wang Yuedong expressed some gratitude. Zhao Chunlan didn't want to give it at first, but Jian Li said it was a good thing and would bring good fortune.

Zhao Chunlan took out a pair of gold earrings with great pain.

As she was older, she paid special attention to this, fearing that Jian Li would not include her in the donation. She also asked Jian Li to write her name in the donation book.

"Zhao Chunlan, please don't make any mistakes."

What if Prince Yan doesn’t calculate her blessings after she makes a mistake?

Jian Li mobilized everyone around her and bought enough supplies prepared by Tao Xingjian to fill several semi-trailers.

Tao Xingjian changed into simple sportswear and drove with Jian Li, Wang Shuai, and a fellow foundation staff member.

"We have a lot of stuff this time, so it will take about half a month to deliver."

Jian Li was shocked: "Half a month?"

Tao Xingjian: "This is already a relatively ideal situation. This is the flood season in many places. If the roads are not smooth, they will have to be extended."

Wang Shuai was very resistant to being suddenly caught up and doing such a unprofitable job, and he was depressed even sitting in the car.

But the mood changed as the convoy entered the mountains.

Taocheng is located on a plain. General Wang has never seen mountains like this before, stretching endlessly and covered with yellow earth.

It's summer, but there's still yellow sand everywhere.

Tao Xingjian very experiencedly asked Jian Li to put on a hat and change clothes: "It's too sunny here, it's easy to get sunburned."

Entering the village from the not-so-prosperous county town, the situation is even more speechless.

Tao Xingjian distributed batches of supplies to various schools according to the list, and someone was watching them along the way.

Jian Li saw a little girl who looked about eight or nine years old, standing there barefoot and looking at her.

She took out her shoes from her bag and gave them to the other person, and the little girl shook her head.

Seeing that she didn't leave, Jian Li asked her if she was okay.

The little girl whispered, "Sister, will I be like you if I study?"

She pointed at Tao Xingjian with her dirty little hand and said, "That brother always came to us to persuade us to study, saying that if we study, we can make money in the future."

Jian Li squatted down and asked her: "Have you studied yet?"

The little girl twisted her clothes: "No... I can't read well."

She went there for half a year, but always failed the exams, so her father didn't let her go anymore, saying it was shameful.

Later, the handsome older brother from there came to her house several times, but she still couldn't go to school.

Jian Li didn't know what to say, so she just touched the other person's sparse hair and gave her all her candy.

The little girl ran away happily.

Jian Li felt very uncomfortable.

Tao Xingjian appeared beside her without knowing when: "I came here because I really wanted to stay here. But later I found that there was very little I could do."

After spending more than ten days in a row to talk to the parents, they finally got so angry that they asked if all the tuition fees could be reimbursed. Even if all was reimbursed, they still didn't want the child to go. A half-grown girl could help with the laundry at home, so she could just go to school for a few years. If she really wanted to go to junior high school, she would have to go over mountains and rivers to the town and county. Where did the family get so much money?

Tao Xingjian doubted himself countless times here. What he was doing was right, but everything seemed so slow.

In the end he left and chose another path.

In recent years, he has not only raised funds every year, but also represented many local cases.

“In fact, the development here lacks a path.”

A road that connects the countryside to the town.

Only when the road is open and people can make money, will there be other things.

For half a month, several people were on the road.

Jian Li became two shades darker due to the sun exposure, and her fair skin also turned red.

After delivering the things, Tao Xingjian went to the first village, where he worked as a mathematics teacher.

Jian Li also stayed there and became a liberal arts teacher.

Before leaving, Wang Shuai burst into tears again and vowed: "Sister, I will definitely find someone to donate some more when I go back, and come back again in the future."

For almost two months, there has been very little signal from Jane Li here, and she spends most of her time playing with the children.

During this process, Jian Li started her fourth comic.

This comic is pure children's literature, in the form of unit paintings, depicting fables one by one.

After Jian Li finished her paintings, the children in these mountain villages became her first readers.

They like comics more than books full of words. After Jian Li finished drawing, the children would even imitate her drawing on paper on the ground, and some of them even drew other stories on their own.

Jian Li did not stop them, but encouraged them and picked out the best paintings.

Gradually, Jian Li accumulated a thick stack of comics.

Jian Li stapled these immature comics together with her own.

During these days in the mountain village, Tao Xingjian became a completely different person. He played with the children, often went to help his fellow villagers at their homes, and occasionally took Jian Li up the mountain to look for signals.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see the hidden feelings between the two.

In the mountain village at night, without the light pollution of the city, the stars are bright and visible.

Tao Xingjian and Jian Li sat under the flagpole on campus and looked at the stars. After looking for a long time, they felt a little dizzy.

Suddenly a shooting star passed by, and Jian Li yelled that she had missed her wish.

Tao Xingjian: "Then close your eyes, and I will tell you when I see the stars, and you hurry up."

Jian Li: "No, I have to watch Xu."

Soon, the next meteor streaked across the sky.

Jian Li closed her eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw that Tao Xingjian had just opened his eyes.

"…What did you wish for?"

Tao Xingjian looked into her eyes and said, "It's about your wish."

Jian Li said, "I wish my parents good health, success in my career, and everything will be fine."

Tao Xingjian: "Then we are almost the same."

He also hoped that everything would go well for Jian Li.

Stars flew across the sky one by one. Maybe there was a meteor shower that night. There were so many meteors that Jian Li didn't even bother counting them. Anyway, she had plenty of wishes.

“I hope the TV series goes well.”

"I hope your studies go well."

“I hope all the children here have the opportunity to study.”

"I hope to be with Tao Xingjian."

Tao Xingjian looked at Jian Li.

Jian Li wanted to pretend that she said nothing.

But Tao Xingjian did not give her this opportunity.

Tao Xingjian took her hand and said, "I hope to be with Jian Li for the rest of my life."

Just at this moment, an extremely bright meteor flashed across the sky, and its long tail illuminated the sky.

Tao Xingjian: "My wish has come true."

Under the starry sky, the shadows of two people gradually moved closer together.

****

When they returned to the capital, Tao Xingjian sent Jian Li home, but when he got downstairs he was not allowed to go up.

"Now is not the time."

Tao Xingjian sat back down obediently: "Then when is the right time?"

Jian Li snorted: "Let's talk about it later."

In fact, she is just being lazy. She feels that the current relationship is good, so there is no need to change it.

Tao Xingjian sighed and thought that he was mentally prepared for the loss.

The Long March of Wanli has just begun.

Jian Li returned home, and Wang Shiyi was left at his uncle's house during this period. The house was quiet.

Just when Jian Li was about to roll up her sleeves to clean up the house, she received a call from her mother.

Wang Mengmei is rarely this nervous now, but this time, she couldn't even keep her voice steady on the phone.

"Xiao Li, your dad got into a car accident."

There was a buzzing sound on Jane Li's head, as if she had been hit by a club.

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