Chapter 497 Waiting for You Here
Gu Xiaoxuan had an exceptionally good memory, to the point where she could almost remember everything she saw at a glance. She finished two textbooks each on Chinese and mathematics for a year in just one week.
In the past, she would take extra classes at home. Every evening, she would go to meet her younger brothers and drag them to listen to the evening consolidation and improvement classes, as well as practice exercises together!
The primary school students in the compound were having a miserable life, but their parents were happy to see it and provided many conveniences, such as setting aside a large warehouse as their study room, delivering midnight snacks on time, and several retired teachers volunteered to help!
Gu Xiaoxuan's progress is obvious to everyone, and that is why the audience and parents in the compound feel regretful.
If she had a good family, she would have skipped grades and gone to junior high school, high school, or even college.
In just one month, Gu Xiaoxuan finished all the fourth-grade courses and mastered them quite well. During the final exam, she took the exam directly with the fourth-grade students.
After the exam, she gathered her friends together and continued to study hard.
By the time the two-month program was over, she had completed all the fifth-grade content and had also studied a few days of junior high school.
Because of her special situation and with the help of parents in the compound, Gu Xiaoxuan took the primary school graduation examination in advance and obtained good scores of 120 points in mathematics and 116 points in Chinese.
Her academic record was also extended to the fifth grade, which means that after she returns home, she can go directly to the fifth grade and enter junior high school in the summer.
Under the leadership of Gu Xiaoxuan, the primary school students in the compound ranked among the best in the initial test at the beginning of the school year, and their parents were so happy that they kept giving the Xiao family all kinds of good things.
When Xiao's mother arrived at Tomorrow Culture Company with her bags, the little girl was wearing a bright red tweed dress, black skinny pants, black leather boots, and two short braids. She had fair skin and a tall stature. She looked pretty and obviously a child who grew up in the city.
However, everyone watched her change little by little, and they could hardly remember what Gu Xiaoxuan looked like originally.
An Zhixia held up a few photos and said with a smile, "I'm afraid few people can recognize you, right?"
The photo above was taken when Gu Xiaoxuan first joined the program. Her hair was dry and messy, covering her pair of bright black eyes. Her face, ears, and hands were all covered with red, dirty and black chilblains. Her cotton coat was thin and worn, and she looked like a beggar that no one wanted.
Gu Xiaoxuan smiled with her eyebrows curved, "I still have to thank Teacher Xiao An. If you hadn't organized this program, I would probably have stayed in the small Xiangyang Village in the northwest for my entire life. I wouldn't have been able to meet so many friends, nor would I have been able to experience the charm of our Xiahua Kyoto."
An Zhixia touched her long black hair, chuckled and said, "We hope that more children can have the opportunity to change their own destiny like you.
The welfare institution for tomorrow is under construction. Although it will become the largest welfare institution in our country, our Xia Chinese population is large, and only a few children and elderly people can get help.
However, once the welfare institution is completed, we will also launch a series of variety shows to let everyone know clearly about the work of our institution and attract more caring people to participate.”
After some publicity, An Zhixia awarded Gu Xiaoxuan bonuses and prizes.
Gu Xiaoxuan talks to Xiao Jun for ten minutes every day, so she already knew Xiao Jun's plan.
She pursed her lips and said a little embarrassedly: "Teacher Xiaoan, can I invest my one thousand yuan into Tomorrow Culture Company like Jun Ge did?
All profits are invested in welfare undertakings.
I also want to do my part to support the Tomorrow Welfare Organization founded by Teacher Xiao An!"
An Zhixia thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you have to think it over carefully.
Although Tomorrow Culture Company is very large, it is also one of my assets along with Huida Supermarket, Jinxiu Real Estate and Tomorrow Welfare Institution.
But this is not a state-owned enterprise, and I cannot guarantee you that the company is always profitable.
The market is like the weather, sometimes sunny and sometimes rainy, and no one knows what the future will be like.
To put it bluntly, the company may go bankrupt in the next two, three, five, or ten years, and your thousand dollars will be wasted.”
Gu Xiaoxuan and the audience couldn't help but gasp.
They only saw the bright side of Tomorrow Culture Company, but did not consider that such a large enterprise may suffer losses and go bankrupt one day.
An Zhixia continued to explain to them: "You should know that there is no free lunch in the world, and risks and benefits coexist.
Although the interest you get from putting money in a bank is not much, it is stable and can protect your principal.
If you give your money to Tomorrow Culture Company, you may make huge profits, but you may also face the reality of losing everything at any time.
Xiao Jun's situation is different from yours.
His family is well-off. If he loses the thousand yuan, he will be sad for a few days at most, but it will not affect his quality of life.
But what about you?
Can you afford to lose a thousand dollars?"
Gu Xiaoxuan pursed her lips and frowned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Teacher Xiaoan, I still have a 500-yuan shopping card from Huida Supermarket.
I've already thought about it. I'm going to go buy all the daily necessities I'll need for the next few years. It shouldn't cost me more than a hundred dollars.
When I got home, I studied hard, and in my spare time, I helped my family make chalk to earn money. Even if I didn't make a thousand dollars, I could study hard and get into a university in Kyoto.
I will come to work for you then!"
An Zhixia looked at her seriously and saw that she was sincerely investing the thousand yuan into charity without any reluctance.
"Good kid, as long as you study hard and get into Kyoto University, I will recruit you as an intern at Tomorrow Culture Company and you will receive the most systematic and comprehensive training for free!"
Gu Xiaoxuan couldn't help but jump up with joy, totally unlike the false calmness of the village king who was confident in his decision before. She cheered like crazy and nodded repeatedly: "Teacher Xiaoan, you can wait for me in Kyoto! Six years, no, four years, I will definitely report in four years!"
"Okay, I'll wait for you here." An Zhixia responded with a smile.
After they agreed to keep in touch frequently, Gu Xiaoxuan left with her brother, who was dressed in new clothes and looked like a nouveau riche, looking back every few steps.
"Sister, your sister-in-law said that we will support you in your studies in the future! You don't have to worry about the family affairs, we will definitely be admitted to the university in Kyoto." Brother Gu scratched his head honestly and said in a low voice with pride: "Brother is making money now by producing chalk! He can produce six large boxes a day, and he can make 4.31 yuan for each box."
Gu Xiaoxuan nodded vigorously, "Brother, from now on, I will take care of my nephews' studies. I will take care of bringing all the children in the family, including my younger brothers and sisters, out of Xiangyang Village, and at least get them into a provincial university."
(End of this chapter)
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