I Got Together With the Fake Heiress - Chapter 102

After spending three nights at Wen Grandmother’s house, Wen Yunqing and Wen Yimeng finally set off.

Wen Grandmother was reluctant, but she didn’t ask them to stay longer. She just picked some vegetables from her garden and insisted that they take a bag of the rice she grew herself.

“Grandmother, if anything happens, just call us directly,” Wen Yunqing said.

They hadn’t been idle during their stay. They had selected the simplest feature phone for the elderly and repeatedly taught Wen Grandmother how to charge it, make calls, and answer calls.

Of course, Wen Yunqing had topped up the phone bill with 10,000 yuan, which, for a feature phone without internet capabilities, was enough to last for a very, very long time.

The return journey was relatively easy. The snow had stopped the day before, and the roads were dry under the day’s sunlight. Aside from spending a bit of time dealing with oncoming traffic twice, the trip was very smooth.

Wen Yunqing didn’t have her former teacher’s phone number. Relying entirely on her memories of frequenting the teacher’s house for food and lodging, the two carried a large pile of gifts and found the location.

“You are… Wen Yunqing?” Her former high school class teacher, Teacher Ge, took a moment to recognize that the vibrant person with elegant mannerisms standing before him was Wen Yunqing.

“Yes, Teacher Ge, don’t you recognize me?” Wen Yunqing asked with a smile. Her class teacher had helped her countless times during her two years of high school.

“You’re different from before. I almost didn’t recognize you.” Teacher Ge’s expression was full of emotion. After all, Wen Yunqing from a year ago and the person standing here now were completely different.

“Actually, there hasn’t been much change,” Wen Yunqing’s smile remained unchanged. She introduced Wen Yimeng with a happy expression, “This is a very important person to me, Wen Yimeng. She is currently my girlfriend.”

Teacher Ge was stunned, then nodded after a while, saying somewhat distractedly, “You’ve changed significantly; you even have a girlfriend now.”

After exchanging pleasantries, the three sat down in the small living room. Seeing the gifts on the table, Teacher Ge showed a resistant look. “I only did what a teacher should do. I can’t accept such valuable gifts.”

“Then I am only expressing the gratitude a student should express,” Wen Yunqing said with a smile. “If you hadn’t helped me all this time, maybe I would have given up on studying long ago and become someone who only knows how to farm.”

“Exactly, Teacher, please accept them,” Wen Yimeng chimed in on the side. After just a few minutes of conversation, she had already perfectly integrated into the discussion.

“By the way, Teacher Ge, while I was around, I heard the school is going to be renovated?” Wen Yunqing directly changed the topic.

Teacher Ge nodded. “The principal applied for an educational fund and plans to renovate the senior high classrooms and install smart teaching equipment.”

“Only for senior high students?” Wen Yimeng asked. “Smart teaching equipment is actually very useful. If it were available starting from the first year, it would help students even more.”

Teacher Ge agreed, nodding. “That’s certainly true, but the funds we applied for are limited. For now, we can only upgrade the classrooms for the seniors. In a few years, we should be able to cover the whole school.”

Wen Yimeng didn’t reply, but squeezed Wen Yunqing’s palm, signaling that she could speak.

“Teacher, actually, I started a business recently and earned a little money. This time coming back, I wanted to give back to my alma mater,” Wen Yunqing said. “Could you help me contact the principal?”

“Huh?” Teacher Ge was stunned again. She only knew that Wen Yunqing had been taken back by her biological parents, who were in decent financial condition, but she didn’t know exactly how “decent” those conditions were.

“Yunqing, I understand your kind intentions, but you are still a student. You need to plan for your own future,” Teacher Ge said tactfully. In her view, a first-year university student starting a business probably meant minor efforts on campus and earning a small amount of money.

“It’s precisely because I need to plan for the future that I thought about sponsoring the school,” Wen Yunqing spoke eloquently. “If possible, a portion of this money will be used to popularize smart education, and the other part, I want to establish a scholarship fund to sponsor students who are academically excellent but financially struggling.”

“Hm?” Teacher Ge realized she might be misunderstanding her student’s words. Sponsoring equipment for the school was one thing, but how did it escalate to sponsoring students? Wasn’t that something distinguished alumni from twenty years ago did?

Wen Yunqing’s plan sounded very organized. Although Teacher Ge wasn’t sure if Wen Yunqing had the capacity to follow through, she still called the principal and explained Wen Yunqing’s intent.

“Student Wen has this intention? I have time! Student Wen, just let me know when it’s convenient, and we can meet!” The principal had far greater connections than a teacher. He knew that Wen Yunqing had returned to the Wen family and was aware of the Wen family’s wealth.

An hour later, Wen Yunqing, Wen Yimeng, Teacher Ge, the principal, and the vice-principal were seated at a table in a private dining room of a restaurant.

“Student Wen, I haven’t had a chance to congratulate you on getting into your desired university yet,” the principal greeted with a smile, sitting directly next to Wen Yunqing.

“It’s still timely for you to congratulate me now, Principal,” Wen Yunqing also smiled.

“Hahaha, then I’ll be cheeky and use this glass of wine to express my blessing to Student Wen.” The principal was over forty this year and had been in the position for five or six years, developing all the necessary interpersonal skills.

In contrast, the vice-principal seated on the other side was a long-haired woman in her early thirties. She appeared to be a scholar, full of bookish charm, completely different from the principal.

Wen Yunqing raised her glass, respectfully clinked it with the principal’s, and took a sip.

“I plan to initially invest ten million yuan,” Wen Yunqing said, getting straight to the point after putting down her glass. “Three million of that will be used to improve the teaching environment, including but not limited to classrooms, dormitories, libraries, and other areas.”

“The remaining six million will be used to establish a scholarship fund to sponsor high-achieving students to attend university, covering four years of tuition and living expenses for the first year,” Wen Yunqing explained. “However, in return, these students must work for a company I designate for at least two years after graduation.”

Although this sponsorship was sudden, Wen Yunqing did not intend it to be pure charity. She understood the saying about the difference between a little kindness and too much kindness leading to resentment. If she covered all costs without any conditions, she might end up nurturing ingrates.

“Student Wen is truly a good-hearted person. Not only providing tuition, but also offering employment opportunities,” the principal certainly understood Wen Yunqing’s underlying purpose, but he wouldn’t say it out loud.

“But Student Wen, three million plus six million is only nine million. What about the remaining one million…?” the principal asked.

Wen Yunqing smiled. “While the teaching environment and living pressures can affect academic performance, I believe the teachers’ influence on performance is even more indelible. This one million is my gratitude to all the teachers. I ask the principal to help use this one million for holiday welfare for the teaching staff…”

After Wen Yunqing was repeatedly shaken hands with and thanked by the principal, she finally concluded the dinner. She got into the car under the watchful eyes of the three of them and drove towards the car rental location.

“Yunqing, are you planning to start your own company?” After the figures behind them were out of sight, Wen Yimeng couldn’t help but ask. “Or are you planning to train all those students to become lawyers?”

“Of course not. I won’t interfere with their future professional choices,” Wen Yunqing said. “A company definitely needs to be established. After all, we have so much cash on hand; just leaving it in the bank would be too inefficient.”

Wen Yimeng breathed into her palms, then rubbed her hands together. “But aren’t you going to be busy with the Special Affairs Department? Are you sure you’ll have time to set up a company?”

“Hmm…” Wen Yunqing thought for a moment. “It seems I won’t have much time right now, but doesn’t our university have an entrepreneurship park? I can just invest in the senior students who are looking to start a business.”

Wen Yimeng’s eyes lit up. This was indeed an excellent idea. After all, those who could get into Jing University were either academic geniuses or masters. They were either gifted or willing to work hard, and those two types of people were the most likely to succeed.

Tilting her head to look out the window, the steadily ascending wing of the plane sliced through the thick cloud layer. The skyscrapers below rapidly shrunk, quickly disappearing from view.

Wen Yunqing slowly exhaled. Tickets were relatively expensive for the people here, but during the Spring Festival, the cabin occupancy rate was still very high.

“It will be over an hour before we land. If you’re tired, lean on me and sleep for a bit,” Wen Yunqing pulled Wen Yimeng into her embrace. “Are you cold? Do you want an extra blanket?”

“I’m not cold when I’m holding you,” Wen Yimeng leaned closer, pressing almost half her body against Wen Yunqing.

“Warm,” Wen Yimeng assessed, placing her forehead against Wen Yunqing’s neck.

Wen Yunqing smiled, tidied her coat, and loosely covered Wen Yimeng with it.

Today’s networking must have been tiring for her girlfriend. Perhaps the principal’s true colors also slightly disillusioned her about the simple high school life in the countryside.

However, this was the true nature of life; it wasn’t as perfect as imagined, yet it still attracted countless people, making them love it and dedicate themselves to it.

After returning home this time, Wen Yunqing and Wen Yimeng began a homebody life. Along with Wen Mother, the three women ignored Wen Father and Wen Han, who left early and returned late to handle company affairs every day.

The mother and two daughters watched movies and chatted at home every day. When the mood struck, they even went to the card room and played three-person Mahjong.

“We don’t need to go to your grandfather’s house for the New Year this time. We’ll just stay here in An City,” Wen Mother said. “But you two need to reserve the sixth day of the New Year. Nine of Ten Thousand.”

“Pōng—” Wen Yunqing called out. “Alright, are we visiting someone on the sixth? Three of Bamboo.”

“No, I booked a photography team. Our family is going to take a set of portraits,” Wen Mother said, glancing at Wen Yimeng’s discard. “Nine of Ten Thousand? I win!”

“Ah?” Wen Yimeng, who had just “fed” the winning tile for the ninth time, widened her eyes. What portrait? What Nine of Ten Thousand! She shouldn’t have played the Nine of Ten Thousand!