Chapter 239

At this stage, the 100-yuan note has not been issued yet, and the largest denomination is the 10-yuan note. The money just taken out from the bank is still brand new, and it is still shocking to see it piled on the table.

Even Ning Sumei was confused, "Qin Xiang, what are you doing?"

Are you going to give money to students?

Qin Xiang smiled and raised her hands. The students in the audience quieted down. She looked at the young faces and said, "Here is 5,000 yuan. I'll put it here today and then give it to Teacher Ning for safekeeping. As long as any of you gets into university, you can ask Teacher Ning for 300 yuan, 200 yuan for junior college, and 50 yuan for technical secondary school." As

soon as these words came out, the students in the audience became more excited, especially the good students who might get into university. They sat up straight, looking at the money, feeling that they would get a share of it sooner or later.

Ning Sumei hurriedly said, "Qin Xiang, this is not good, it's too much."

"Not much." Qin Xiang shook his head lightly, looked at Ning Sumei and said, "This is just my personal return to the school. Starting this year, I will set up this scholarship every year to reward those who are admitted to university."

After she finished speaking, the audience burst into warm applause.

Qin Xiang was touched by the applause and felt very good. She continued, "The money will be refunded or supplemented. If there is any left, it will be used as the school fund to buy books. If it is not enough, please contact me and I will supplement it."

She smiled and said, "I hope you are asking me to supplement the money, so that it means that there are enough people who can be admitted to the university, and there are enough people who have the hope of going out. Go far and see far. I hope that at this moment, no matter whether the students have good or bad academic performance, they will take advantage of these few months to fight hard and not let their lives have any regrets."

The students in the audience applauded vigorously, and at this moment, the uncertain hearts rose up and wanted to work hard.

In the years when the monthly salary was thirty or fifty, whether it was three hundred or one hundred yuan, it was very attractive.

Some students have never seen so much money in their lives.

After the speech, Qin Xiang didn't need to say anything else, the students' enthusiasm was immediately mobilized.

After leaving the classroom, Teacher Ning was very embarrassed, "I just wanted you to speak, but in the end you spent so much money."

Five thousand yuan is not a lot for Qin Xiang, but it is not too much.

Qin Xiang smiled and said, "Teacher Ning, I am happy to pay for this myself. Many students from our school have gone out, and I am proud of it as a senior. This is something I have wanted to do for a long time, but I didn't have the spare energy before. Now my business is doing well, and I can come up with 5,000 yuan."

Ning Sumei wanted to refuse, but she couldn't say no. She admitted that at this moment she had a selfish motive and wanted to give students more opportunities in this way.

Not long after she came out, Principal Sun heard the news and came with several class teachers. Teacher Qi, who used to dislike Qin Xiang, was still teaching the senior year. Looking at Qin Xiang at this moment, he felt particularly responsible.

Without saying anything else, he bowed deeply, "Student Qin Xiang, I apologize for my previous rudeness and thank you for all you have done for the school."

Qin Xiang looked at the white hair on Teacher Qi's head and thought about the past. It didn't seem like a big deal. She smiled and said, "Teacher Qi, I forgot about it a long time ago. Please don't take it to heart."

Teacher He smiled and nodded, "Yes, if our student Qin Xiang really cared about it, she wouldn't have come."

Principal Sun said, "Student Qin Xiang, the school will never forget your contribution."

Afterwards, Principal Sun insisted on inviting Qin Xiang and the other two to dinner. Qin Xiang could not refuse the invitation and said, "I miss the food in the school cafeteria. Let's eat in the cafeteria."

The high school cafeteria did not have stir-fried dishes, but only big pots of rice. However, when the chef heard that Qin Xiang was coming to eat, he hurriedly fried two dishes with the remaining vegetables and put two large plates from the big pot of vegetables, which suddenly made four dishes. However, looking at the meat slices on top, Qin Xiang did not know whether to laugh or cry. She suspected that the auntie who served the rice had covered all the meat in the pot.

However, Qin Xiang did not care. Such a large-scale meal was already very good.

Not long after they sat down, the students were dismissed from school. Because the cafeteria was small, the school had meals in batches. The first graders ate first, followed by the third graders, and finally the second graders.

Some students were curious when they saw the teachers and the principal in the corner. Later, someone recognized Qin Xiang and realized that the legendary Qin Xiang had come.

This was the first person from Qingshui County No. 1 Middle School to be admitted to Tsinghua University since the college entrance examination was resumed. Everyone knew this.

Even after many years, many students from Qingshui County No. 1 Middle School were admitted to famous universities such as Tsinghua University and Capital University, but Qin Xiang's reputation was still not surpassed. Qin Xiang's photos were updated every year and posted on the school bulletin board. Every year, her contributions to the students were added, and they became more and more.

Later, the school's teaching building was renovated, the narrow dormitory was renovated, and even the dilapidated cafeteria was renovated. This is all Qin Xiang's return to the school.

Of course, these are all later stories, so let's not talk about them for now.

Qin Xiang doesn't have that much financial resources now, but she took out this money within her ability to encourage her younger classmates who are confused and don't know how to move forward, so that they will have more courage to move forward.

Several school leaders are very grateful to Qin Xiang, and the money will be kept by Ning Sumei, and no one has any objections.

After dinner, it was dark outside, but the lights in the teaching building were already on, and the students began to study.

Ning Sumei personally sent Qin Xiang out of the school, her eyes moist, "Qin Xiang, you are the best student I have ever taught, and the kindest person I have ever met."

They just gave her a chance to study and a chance, but Qin Xiang repaid them like this.

Qin Xiang smiled and said, "This is what I should do."

After saying goodbye to Ning Sumei, Qin Xiang and Mi Hongjun went to visit Aunt Hu again.

Seeing Qin Xiang coming over, Aunt Hu was surprised and happy, and the wrinkles on her face were stretched out. "It's rare that you still remember Auntie. Auntie is really happy. Come in quickly, it's time to eat, sit down and eat together."

Qin Xiang came in and said with a smile, "We have already eaten."

Looking at the table again, there were only two dishes, a large bowl of spinach and egg soup, and a pile of pickled vegetables. Aunt Hu said, "Wait, I'll go and fry two more dishes."

Seeing this, Qin Xiang was puzzled, but stopped her, "Auntie, don't bother, we just came out of school and have already eaten."

"Oh, okay." Aunt Hu smiled, "There's really nothing good to show at home..."

Tiedan'er and the child next to him were eating silently at the table, but Sun Xiaoling was nowhere to be seen. Qin Xiang asked, "Where is Sister-in-law Xiaoling?"

"Alas, he hasn't come back from work yet."

Qin Xiang frowned, "What about Brother Tieshu?"

"He has not come back from work yet."

Qin Xiang was even more confused. She was not a person who could hold back, so she asked again, "Is Brother Tieshu still working at the transport company?"

"No longer." Aunt Hu sighed, "He encountered danger while driving a car last year and broke his leg. After he came back, he was fired by the transport company. He can only do odd jobs."

Qin Xiang understood after hearing this. No wonder, otherwise with Sun Tieshu's salary and extra income, his living conditions should be good. But it shouldn't be so difficult now.

Aunt Hu seemed to understand her thoughts and said, "After he recovered, his leg was lame, and Xiaoling's father got sick again, which cost a lot of money. It was a little difficult. But it doesn't matter. Your brother Tieshu is very strong and will be able to live a good life."

Qin Xiang was helpless and thought for a while and said, "Have you ever thought about doing some small business?"

Aunt Hu was stunned, "Be an individual business owner ?”

Qin Xiang nodded, “Yes, sister-in-law Xiaoling cooks delicious food. You can open a small restaurant in the county. The rent is not expensive now, so I think it should be possible. If you think the customer flow in the county is not high enough, you can go to the provincial capital. I have a storefront opposite the school there, and one of them has not been rented out. ”

Her words made Aunt Hu’s heart burn. She calculated the family’s financial situation and where to open it. After a while, she said uncertainly, “Can you really open a restaurant?”

Qin Xiang nodded, “Sister-in-law Xiaoling’s cooking skills are no worse than those of the hotel. It will be good to think of some new dishes when the time comes. If you are in the county, you can look for a house around the street with department stores. If you go to the provincial capital, you can use my storefront. The provincial university is opposite, and school will start soon. , there is no need to worry about lack of customers. You can just make some big pots of rice and pack them into lunch boxes. That should be OK."

While they were talking, Sun Tieshu and Wu Xiaoling came back together. Sun Tieshu's leg was indeed lame. When a person limps, his spirit is very different. The strong and energetic man before has lost a lot of weight and is not as energetic as before. He has a few white hairs on his temples at the age of just over 30.

Qin Xiang couldn't help sighing. A job can put a family in dire straits. In the next few years, more and more state-owned factories will not be able to support themselves, and many workers will lose their jobs and leave their jobs.

By that time, so many people can only find ways to support their families.

Aunt Hu told the two of them what Qin Xiang said.

Qin Xiang said, "Think about it, doing odd jobs is not a solution. The two children are getting older and older, and there will be more places to spend money in the future. Adults may not feel the hardship, but don't you feel sorry for the children?"

After saying this, Wu Xiaoling's eyes were red, and when she looked at Sun Tieshu, there was hope in her eyes, "Why don't we give it a try?"

Adults are not afraid of hardship, but they don't want their children to suffer. Wu Xiaoling and Sun Tieshu have always had a good relationship. Seeing the once strong man become thin, she felt very uncomfortable. It

is indeed not decent to be a self-employed person, but they have lost their jobs, so what is decent? The transportation company did compensate them a little, but a lot of money has been spent on recuperation and her father's medical treatment. They are worried that life will be difficult, so all expenses have been reduced.

Aunt Hu looked at her son, "Tieshu, I think we can give it a try, and we won't open a store in this county town. There are only a few rich people here. Let's go to the provincial capital." His

wife and mother said so, and Sun Tieshu gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then we'll go to the provincial capital."

Then Sun Tieshu asked about the rent, and Qin Xiang said, "The house over there is 20 yuan a year. It was originally rented out, but the family had something wrong and gave up the lease. I haven't rented a house since I was not there. Go out, if you go there, use it first, and you can pay me back when you make money. In addition, the storefront is a two-story building, you can live on the second floor, and use the first floor as a store, but in this case the store will be a little small, because the storefront is at most 20 square meters, and the area will be even smaller if you exclude the cooking area. Of course, if you do take-out lunch boxes, you don’t need too many tables. "In fact,

you can also directly rent a larger storefront, but considering the current conditions of the Sun family, it may be difficult to rent a store that is too big.

After all, Sun Tieshu had traveled all over the country for so many years and had seen a lot. After thinking about it, he agreed to Qin Xiang's suggestion, "Okay, then we'll make boxed lunches, and we'll make the best boxed lunches. When we get there, we'll bring the tricycle over as well, and I can deliver to places that are farther away."

Qin Xiang nodded, "This is a good idea, and we'll sell more this way. The children are grown up, and I'll help find a school for them then. But you don't have a household registration there, so I'm afraid you'll have to pay tuition."

"Okay, it's my duty, Qin Xiang, then thank you for trouble." Sun Tieshu was very grateful. If it were someone else, they would of course take care of their own people first when they saw a good way to make money, and would not care about what others did. Qin Xiang was willing to give them advice, which meant she treated them as her own people.

Qin Xiang smiled and said, "It's not a problem. The shop is idle anyway." He

really didn't need the 20 yuan, but he didn't have time, so he didn't rent it out.

Qin Xiang thought for a while and said, "We will go back to the provincial capital tomorrow. If possible, Brother Tieshu can go with me to take a look. If it's suitable, we can sign a contract, and then you can clean up slowly later." Sun

Tieshu nodded, "Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."

Anyway, he was a temporary worker and there was no work tomorrow, so it would be good to go and take a look.

Wu Xiaoling was also eager to go. Aunt Hu said, "How about we all go?"

Qin Xiang smiled, "Of course."

After coming out of Sun's house, Mi Hongjun said, "Sister, how can you be so kind? Be good to all of us."

Qin Xiang looked at him and laughed, "People's feelings are mutual. Didn't you hear my mother and sister-in-law scolding me for being cold-blooded and heartless, and saying that I don't have my own mother in my eyes?"

"I heard it." Just because she heard it, Mi Hongjun felt sorry for Qin Xiang. Such a good person, but her own mother is like that, scolding her own daughter like that.

Qin Xiang raised her hand to rub his head, but found that Mi Hongjun had grown taller in the past two years, and she couldn't reach him.

Qin Xiang was depressed, "You have grown again? 1.8 meters, right?"

"1.81 meters." Mi Hongjun was quite proud, "Jingjing said that my waist is all legs, and she loves me."

Qin Xiang's mouth twitched when she heard it. If she knew that she would be scolded for asking a question casually, she would definitely not say it.

With her height, there is no hope, but 1.65 meters is not considered short. At least she is a good match with Meng Huaiqing who is 1.78 meters.

Qin Xiang didn't bother about it. Seeing Mi Hongjun still showing off, Qin Xiang's teeth were sour, "If you show off again, I won't give you a day off." It was originally agreed that

after returning to the provincial capital, Mi Hongjun would be given a few days off to go to his mother-in-law's house to improve his favor. By then, Zhao Ping would return to his position and the two would take turns.

Hearing this, Mi Hongjun immediately zipped up his mouth and dared not say a word.

The two went to Qin Hai's house to pick up He Liping, who was teaching two children arithmetic.

Qin Hai said, "Why don't we stay together at home for the night?"

Qin Xiang shook her head, "Forget it, there's not enough room for so many people. We've booked a room in a newly opened hotel, we'll just sleep there for one night and go back early tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll see you off early tomorrow morning."

Qin Hai didn't see the three of them off. The

county town is so small, it's convenient to get there.

This hotel is probably not even three stars, it's not big, but it's clean. Forget about heating, there's none. After soaking their feet in hot water and washing up, Qin Xiang and He Liping got into bed.

After a tiring day, they didn't feel like talking anymore, so they just closed their eyes and went to sleep.

The next morning, Qin Hai came over with bags of specialties, and Sun Tieshu's family of five also came over.

Seeing that Sun Tieshu's family was still confused, Qin Xiang explained it to him. Qin Hai nodded, "It's good. The provincial capital is better developed than the county town." Qin Xiang

joked, "Second brother, why don't you consider going to the provincial capital? It's also good to open a supermarket there, near the university town, specializing in student business."

Sun Tieshu smiled, "Then we can be neighbors."

To be honest, Qin Hai was quite tempted. In fact, he had this idea as early as when Qin Xiang went to the capital, but his father-in-law was not in good health and was unwilling to leave Qingshui County, so after thinking about it, he decided to work in the county town first, and when he accumulated funds, he could open a branch in the provincial capital like Qin Xiang.

By then, when the business is busy, his father-in-law might have figured it out.

Qin Hai smiled, but didn't say anything. "For now, Brother Sun, if there is a suitable larger store there, you can tell me."

This means that he is interested.

Qin Xiang knew that the small supermarket business in the county town was also good, and his second brother wanted to open a branch in the provincial capital. Qin Xiang

said, "If you want to open a branch, you might as well open a bigger one."

Qin Hai smiled, "How much does it cost to open a bigger one? The cost of renting a store is indeed not much, but the cost of purchasing goods is very high."

"What if I get involved?" Given Qin Hai's personality, he would definitely not be happy if he was asked to lend him money, but it would be difficult to say if Qin Xiang said he wanted to get involved.

Qin Hai was stunned, "You mean..."

Qin Xiang said, "You also know that I am mainly in the clothing business and I don't have time to manage it. We can cooperate. You and I will each get a part of the money. You manage it and I won't be involved. I will only participate and collect 20% of the profit. What do you think?"

Qin Hai had never thought of this method, and it sounded good.

Qin Hai hesitated, "Let me think about it and give you a reply."

Qin Xiang nodded, "Okay."

Then several people got on the car, and Qin Hai said, "Be careful on the road."

The car was about to leave, and several people hurriedly found a place to sit. Just as they were sitting, they heard someone shouting in the distance, "Wait a minute."

But the cars at the station all come according to the time, and they don't care whether you are early or late, the car starts.

Qin Xiang looked at Lian Fengying who was chasing the car outside the window and his eyes darkened.