in2ebook Chapter 563
Chapter 563
"Hello, is this Principal Chen Yumei?"
"Hello, hello, it's me."
The principal, who is beloved by all the teachers and students, stepped forward and shook hands with the stylish woman who got out of the car.
"As previously discussed with your school, all donated supplies are here."
The woman's name was Hu Ying. She had a pair of beautiful, crescent-shaped smiling eyes. As a core member of Lu Qingfeng's global support group, she was responsible for all matters related to the donation of supplies to the Lin'an School for the Deaf and Mute.
Donations through charitable organizations allow individuals and schools to connect directly, enabling direct business negotiations with the school and reaching a consensus on the content and purpose of the donation.
"Thank you so much! On behalf of the children, thank you."
Principal Chen held the other person's hand tightly.
Lin'an School for the Deaf and Mute is a public school. Students enrolled receive three exemptions and one subsidy: tuition, accommodation, and textbook fees are waived, and a living allowance is provided. The school's operating expenses are entirely covered by government subsidies.
As a special education school with a 15-year integrated system, it has a total of more than 300 students. In addition to basic cultural knowledge, the children will be taught professional skills when they reach a certain age.
Courses such as dance, painting, arts and crafts, fashion design, Western-style pastry, and computers help these children establish themselves in society when they grow up.
The school environment is very good, but it is true that some of the teaching facilities are old.
The donation team was quite generous this time; replacing all the computers used for teaching in the multimedia classroom alone cost a considerable amount.
Other items include basic stationery such as erasers, ballpoint pens, and pencil cases; bedding and blankets for boarding students; and sports equipment such as basketballs, soccer balls, badminton rackets, and jump ropes.
Over here, Principal Chen was talking to Hu Ying when another convoy arrived.
"Hello, are you Principal Chen?"
A young man wearing a vest belonging to a certain non-profit organization walked over.
Hu Ying blinked, feeling inexplicably that this scene was familiar.
……
At the Huaxia Guide Dog Bincheng Training Base, trainer Wang Lin saw off two convoys of donated supplies that arrived one after the other, and stared blankly at the list of supplies in his hand.
"Brother, how long has it been since our base received such a large donation of supplies?"
The new dog trainer had just brought a batch of dog food into the warehouse and was walking over, wiping his sweat.
"It's been several years."
Wang Lin looked at the two lists of supplies in his hands, which contained information about the donors.
The two companies share the same name.
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An unknown small mountain village in Guizhou Province.
Twelve-year-old Jia Yijia gets up early at 4:30 a.m. The temperature in the mountains is lower than outside, and the May mornings still have a bit of a chill.
Jiajia washed her face with cold water, following the old lady's instructions, rubbing the towel around her face again and again, then wringing it out and wiping her neck clean as well.
After washing up, with the hair still sticking to her forehead, she went to the backyard to feed the chickens. Last year's little mongrel had grown up and was named Yuanbao. Hearing the noise, it wagged its tail and came to her feet.
These tasks were originally done by the old lady, but yesterday her uncle's baby brother, who was only a few months old, got sick. The new parents were so busy that they called the old lady to help take care of the baby.
Jia Yijia didn't care; children from rural areas mature early.
She was adept at these tasks.
Grandma was very kind to the sisters. When she came back from her uncle's house, she would often bring them some delicious food.
The elderly people who survived those years never went to school, didn't talk much, and only showed the simplest love for their children and grandchildren, ensuring they were well-fed and warmly asleep.
After doing all that, she went to the kitchen to reheat the leftovers from last night, and then woke up her younger sister, Jia Yiying.
The two sisters ate their meal, gave the leftovers to Yuanbao, and then went to school.
Her house is an old house, some distance from the main road built in the village. It used to be a dirt road with no streetlights. It was okay on sunny days, but on rainy days, you would step into a mud puddle.
However, before the Lunar New Year, a group of people came here and repaired the dirt roads in the village. They also installed streetlights along the roads. Since then, Jia Yijia has never had to worry about getting her shoes wet on rainy days.
She had heard from an older man who was repairing the road that it was funded by a big star.
She also knows this kind-hearted big star, a very handsome guy who used to be their music teacher, and whose songs are like birds that fly here in summer.
Unfortunately, when the time came, it flew away like a bird.
It is summer.
My younger sister picked up a stick and tapped the roadside weeds.
She wondered, "The singing birds have returned. Will I be able to see that handsome brother again?"
The road leading to the school has also been repaired, making it much easier to walk on. It took the two sisters about an hour to get to school.
Teacher Wu and the principal were talking to each other at the intersection facing the school gate.
The principal's surname is Li, but no one knows his given name. The students usually just call him Principal. Principal Li has been working at this school for more than 30 years. Jia Yijia's father's generation all graduated from Principal Li's class.
She looked very old, with a thin frame, dark skin, and withered, twig-like hands.
Principal Li's most frequent instruction to the children was to read and study hard.
Jia Yijia didn't understand until she saw an older sister come back to visit Principal Li.
The woman hugged Principal Li excitedly and said many, many things. Principal Li, pleased, pinned a Party badge he was wearing to her chest.
Jiajia seemed to understand something in a daze, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it, but a belief remained in her heart.
Study hard!
Students arrived at school one after another and entered the classrooms to begin their morning reading.
As Jia Yijia sat by the window reciting her lesson, she noticed that the principal and Teacher Wu did not leave after the students arrived at school as usual, but were still waiting for something.
Halfway through the morning reading session, she heard a rumbling sound.
Two large trucks drove up along the mountain road, and the students, attracted by the commotion, crowded to the windows.
In the children's view, a person jumped out of each of the two trucks, shook hands with the principal, and handed him a piece of paper.
"What? What?"
Everyone was chattering and curious about what was happening outside.
Jiajia noticed that one of the people getting out of the car was wearing a vest, and she clearly remembered the words on the back: "When the road was being repaired, someone else was wearing one too."
The two groups of people outside had finished their exchange and began unloading the items from the truck.
The students huddled by the window finally got a clear look at these things.
Books, stationery, clothes, shoes, snacks, milk, desks, chairs...
As the morning reading session ended, the students, who were already itching to get out of class, rushed out of the classroom. Loading and unloading were still underway on the playground, with Teacher Wu counting the items and Principal Li verifying them.
One of the bolder children ran over and asked.
"Principal, what are all these?"
Principal Li smiled happily.
"Students, these are school supplies given to you by kind older brothers and sisters."
Gaijia quietly approached the headmistress and saw the names written on the item list.
She thought to herself, "It's like that handsome older brother has flown back."