Chapter 2008: The Eve of School Opening 4
Zhao Anbang liked Xibao's thoughtfulness and shrewdness, and then asked: "What is qualified? What is not qualified? Maybe many people want to take advantage of it, and they all lie that they are poor and can't afford the tuition. Xibao, don't say you haven't considered this. The poorer and more backward the place, the more people like to take advantage."
Xi Bao sighed like an adult, "It is because of this that this aid program was created. The only way for them to take advantage is to send all their children to school. If one child goes to school, the tuition is five yuan a year, and they get five yuan for free. If ten children go to school, they get fifty yuan in advantage! With this idea, girls have a much greater chance of going to school than before. Financial help is not forever. The most fundamental solution is to improve their cultural quality and change their thinking. Isn't favoring boys over girls a feudal idea after all?"
Zhao Anbang gave a thumbs up, but suddenly remembered that Xibao couldn't see it, and couldn't help laughing.
"You're right. It makes sense. I've decided to take advantage of your support and greatly increase the chances for girls to go to school. But you haven't said what kind of situation would qualify. Will someone take advantage of the situation? Fifty thousand yuan sounds like a lot. It's a huge sum of money, but it can't help everyone. Even if it's five yuan a year for tuition, it can only help ten thousand people a year. Education is not something that can be solved by just one year of study. Elementary school is five years, junior high school and high school become three years, and college is four years."
Xi Bao laughed and said, "Godfather, you don't think that we only have that 50,000 yuan, do you?"
"Isn't it?" Zhao Anbang asked back, "I guess your parents' salary is only enough to cover the expenses of your family. Their savings may not be as much as mine. This 50,000 yuan is also your aunt's, right?"
"It belongs to my aunt. My aunt also said that she will continue to inject funds into my student aid plan in the future. This is a charity." Xi Bao has the support of the whole family. "The 60,000 yuan my grandfather gave to my brothers and sisters is not available to us at the moment, and it will depreciate in the future. After our joint discussion, we decided to invest this money in the student aid plan. Because it will be implemented in Huaihai City first, not on a large scale across the country, it should not be used up in two or three years. I plan to complete my university courses in two years. When I graduate, I guess I will have a way to make money."
Zhao Anbang hummed twice, "The plan is pretty good, it's not a half-hearted one. I'll also invest 5,000 yuan in you. I'll use all my old capital as your godfather to support you, but you still didn't answer my question."
Xi Bao said, "Of course, only families who are extremely poor and can't afford the tuition are eligible. Who would be willing to give money to them if they are well-off? It's not like they don't have the ability. However, if a girl's family is well-off but she can't get the support of her family to continue studying, she can also ask us for help. As for the problem you are worried about, godfather, it is not a problem at all, because my dad helps the families of martyrs and asks acquaintances near their hometowns to check secretly on them regularly to ensure that the money reaches the right person. Over the years, his money has never been wasted. I plan to ask my dad to borrow a few people. All the retired and demobilized soldiers can be used."
"Okay, when do you plan to start?" Although the plan cannot be said to be perfect, Xi Bao is young after all, and his experience is there, but he has considered the most important issues. As a parent, he will naturally support him first, and as for the imperfections, they can be improved one by one.
Xi Bao said without hesitation: "It will start from this year, but I have to wait until I finish signing up."
My throat is so swollen and sore that I can't swallow. My temperature has finally come down. It's super cold at home and it's snowing. I feel like my condition is getting worse. I even slipped on the way to the toilet and broke my arm. I can only update a little bit these next two days, woo woo.
(End of this chapter)