Ch 165: Prevent
Xiang Yueqin sneered inwardly.
It’s not about doing good deeds at all, it’s just giving money to that Xiang Zhihang!
In her previous life, the donation from Xiang Xingzhong and his wife didn’t happen. By the time Xiang Yueqin knew of Xiang Zhihang’s existence, it was already when they were recognizing each other, and Xiang Yueqin had no chance to stop it.
Why is this donation happening in this life? Could Xiang Xingzhong and his wife be thinking of recognizing Xiang Zhihang early? The thought startled Xiang Yueqin. She hasn’t grown up yet, and doesn’t have the ability to fight with Xiang Zhihang.
However, after thinking about it, she felt it was unlikely. If they were preparing to recognize him, they wouldn’t be donating any money, there’s no need for such a fuss. Moreover, they specified that the money should be donated to the students of San Nan Village School, but they don’t even know that Xiang Zhihang has long stopped studying and isn’t a student at the school anymore.
In her previous life, the first time she saw Xiang Zhihang, he was already crippled. Xiang Zhihang had no chance to study years ago. Xiang Yueqin calculated the time, and Xiang Zhihang should have left school long ago and is now an unemployed drifter.
Xiang Yueqin almost laughed out loud. Of course, she wouldn’t tell Xiang Xingzhong and his wife how miserable Xiang Zhihang’s life is. No matter how much money they donate, it won’t end up in Xiang Zhihang’s hands.
That’s right, Xiang Xingzhong and Jiang Li are thinking of donating this 5,000 Yuan to the school, and then the school will divide it equally among the students to subsidize their living and learning expenses.
5,000 Yuan is a huge sum of money, and the number of students at San Nan Village School isn’t large, so the amount Xiang Zhihang receives would be considerable.
In this way, they are helping others and also helping their son. However, they never expected that Xiang Zhihang is no longer a student at San Nan Village School.
“Mom, I don’t agree!”
“I don’t agree to donating the money you worked so hard to earn!”
“Seeing how busy you are usually, you don’t know how much my heart aches.”
Xiang Yueqin said a lot in one breath, acting spoiled and unruly, just to disagree with the donation.
Xiang Xingzhong and Jiang Li not only didn’t blame her, but instead felt that their daughter was sensible, and they felt gratified, with smiles on their faces.
“Yueqin, as long as you are well-behaved and obedient, your parents won’t be tired.”
“You don’t need to worry about the donation, your parents know what they’re doing.”
On the surface, Xiang Yueqin looked normal, but inwardly she despised them over and over again.
Well-behaved and obedient? Sit and wait for death? Do nothing and just wait for you to bring Xiang Zhihang back and take away the family property that belongs to her?
Hmph, dream on!
“No! I am your daughter, and I must prevent anything that is detrimental to you!”
Xiang Xingzhong and Jiang Li were stunned at the same time. How did their daughter become so stubborn? The things she says don’t sound like the words of a teenager. What’s beneficial or not? How would a teenager understand these things?
Xiang Yueqin’s firm opposition made the two of them feel awkward.
Jiang Li opened her mouth, almost wanting to tell her daughter that she has an older brother, and her brother is in San Nan Village School.
However, Xiang Xingzhong pulled Jiang Li back and signaled with his eyes not to say it. Their daughter is still young and doesn’t understand anything, don’t scare her.
“Good daughter, your parents have already decided.” Xiang Xingzhong directly stated his determination, not wanting to argue any further.
Xiang Yueqin bit her lip and lowered her eyes in silence.
Xiang Xingzhong is the head of the family, and saying such a thing means there is no room for discussion. Xiang Yueqin hated and cursed in her heart, and they still call her good daughter and precious daughter, but in their hearts, there is only Xiang Zhihang!
However, Xiang Yueqin is, after all, a reborn person who has lived two lives. She has long learned to hide her emotions, and when she raised her head again, there was no sign of disappointment.
“Dad, Mom, then you should donate anonymously.” Since she can’t stop it, Xiang Yueqin will find a way to prevent Xiang Zhihang from knowing their existence.
Xiang Yueqin said that doing good deeds without leaving a name is the greatest act of kindness. Furthermore, anonymous donations can reduce the psychological burden on the students who receive the donations.
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Putting herself in their shoes, suddenly receiving a donation from a stranger, people will definitely overthink it. Why are they donating to them? Do they have to pay back the money? How should they pay it back?
If it’s an anonymous donation, it’s different. The students don’t know the name of the donor, and they can’t find anyone to pay back even if they want to. Over time, this matter will be forgotten, and there will be no psychological pressure.
Xiang Xingzhong and Jiang Li also felt that Xiang Yueqin’s suggestion made sense, and they didn’t want Xiang Zhihang to have any psychological pressure. So, they accepted this suggestion.
Xiang Yueqin turned her face away and smiled slyly.
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The next day, Du Qingyang went back to school to get her high school textbooks.
She originally didn’t plan to take these textbooks away. But later, thinking that Xiang Zhihang likes to read, she thought of taking them back for Xiang Zhihang to read.
Passing by Principal Chen’s office, she heard his and Teacher Zhang’s voices and planned to go in and say hello. Unexpectedly, she overheard the donation matter outside the door.
Principal Chen received a notice from the Post Office that someone was looking for him. They made an appointment for him to wait for that person’s call at the Post Office.
Today, Principal Chen went to the Post Office in Dong Town to answer the phone, and he has just returned.
In this era, it’s not easy to make a phone call, you have to make an appointment.
Xiang Xingzhong called the Post Office in Dong Town yesterday and told the staff to look for Principal Chen Nanmu of San Nan Village. He also made an appointment for the time to call again today.
The Post Office staff brought a notice to Principal Chen, asking him to go to the Post Office early today to wait for the call. After such a hassle, Xiang Xingzhong finally got through to Chen Nanmu.
“Someone wants to donate 5,000 Yuan to our students?” Teacher Zhang was taken aback. 5,000 Yuan is a huge sum of money.
“Who is that person? Why do they want to help our students?” On second thought, Teacher Zhang didn’t quite believe it.
“He doesn’t want to reveal his name, saying he wants to donate anonymously.” Principal Chen shook his head. He asked many times, but couldn’t get the other party’s name.
Anonymous donation? And a huge sum of money? How does this sound so strange?
Du Qingyang, who inadvertently overheard this outside the door, frowned. How does this sound like a scam?
Du Qingyang immediately rushed in and blurted out: “Principal, don’t believe him, that person is probably a swindler!”
Unexpectedly, Du Qingyang would suddenly appear, Principal Chen and Teacher Zhang were stunned for a moment.
After a moment, Principal Chen asked suspiciously: “Someone is donating money to us, how did it become a swindler?”
Teacher Zhang didn’t understand either, and looked at Du Qingyang suspiciously.
Du Qingyang sighed. Principal Chen and Teacher Zhang are too naive, they don’t know how clever scammers are.
In her previous life, Du Qingyang had seen many scammers’ tricks and understood some of them. She never expected that after transmigrating here, she would also encounter scammers, and their tricks are equally clever. Fortunately, Du Qingyang overheard it by chance. Otherwise, Principal Chen would have been scammed clean!
Du Qingyang cleared her throat. It’s time to give Principal Chen and Teacher Zhang a lesson and popularize some knowledge about scams.
