Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 508 Two eggs a day

Li Weidong smiled sarcastically. His words were indeed a bit unreasonable. Maybe when children like Li Qian grow up, they will lose their desire for big fish and meat.

In recent years, universities have begun to expand enrollment, and the treatment of college students has also been reduced a lot. Not only do they no longer have monthly living allowances, they also have to pay tuition and living expenses themselves.

When Li Weidong was in school, as long as it was not too wasteful, the subsidy given by the school could basically meet the monthly food and drink expenses. Some frugal students could also save the round-trip travel expenses.

But now the tuition fees are rising year by year. For universities like Beijing Institute of Technology, the annual tuition fees have risen from a few hundred to more than 3,000, and will rise again in the future.

For rural families whose disposable income is only a few hundred yuan in many years, it is indeed a huge burden.

Therefore, in this era, the phenomenon of being admitted to college but having no money is still relatively common in rural areas, especially in poverty-stricken areas.

In these places, going to college is almost their only way out. Poverty not only limits their imagination, but also limits their steps.

Fortunately, last year the country began to pilot student loans in some big cities, and at the beginning of this year it announced that they would be implemented nationwide. However, the policy is still in the exploratory stage, and the number of students who can actually enjoy student loans is still very limited.

Even if some students come to the city to study, they can only raise the tuition fees and have to find other ways to meet their monthly living expenses.

Li Weidong pondered for a moment and asked: "Is the proportion of students in need high now? Is there any special assistance in the school?"

Lu Yang said calmly: "Yes, the scholarships and grants you provide, and the school will allocate part of the funds every year to help students from poor families, but it is only a drop in the bucket!"

Then he said with a bit of compassion: "I sometimes help Wang Ning with some student office work, and I know them a little bit. Some students from poor families can only eat steamed buns and pickles, and can only wear one piece of clothing."

One season!”

Although they were very poor at that time, they were able to eat well and eat well because of the subsidies when they went to school. Now, although their conditions are better, they still need to pay tuition. When will their life be better?

explain.

Li Weidong was not happy after hearing this. A trace of melancholy flashed through his eyes and he said: "It's the time to learn to use your brain. How can you only eat steamed buns? You have to eat some meat and eggs anyway!"

"Let's do this. I will donate a sum of money to the school in the name of an alumnus of Beijing Institute of Technology and provide students with free steamed buns, rice and two eggs every day. The time limit is tentatively set at ten years!"

"Ten years from now, I guess everyone will be rich and no one will care about one or two eggs. Of course, if I go bankrupt during this period, this matter can be suspended at any time!"

After Li Weidong finished speaking, he looked at Lu Yang with his eyes closed and muttered something, and asked in surprise: "What are you doing? What sutra are you reciting with your eyes closed? Don't recite nonsense, or I'll catch you again!"

Lu Yang opened his eyes and rolled his eyes at Li Weidong. Naturally, he knew what he was worried about. He was a dignified university teacher and not a country fool. How could he believe that stuff and be controlled by those thoughts?

After another pause, Lu Yang took a breath of cold air and said in surprise: "I just calculated it, this is a lot of money!"

With that said, Lu Yang began to calculate the accounts with Li Weidong, "There are currently more than 20,000 students in the school, including master's degree students and doctoral students!"

“Whether it’s steamed buns or rice, based on the average student’s appetite, it costs almost one yuan a day!”

"Two eggs cost 50 or 60 cents according to the current market price, which is about 1.5 yuan per person per day. This is still the cost price!"

"With so many people, that's more than 30,000 a day, more than 900,000 a month, and more than 8 million in nine months a year, excluding winter and summer vacations!"

"This is still the current situation. The enrollment has been greatly expanded in recent years, and the number of students is increasing year by year. According to the school's enrollment and expansion plan, the number of students will exceed 30,000 in the next three years!"

"Taking into account the rising prices, in ten years the cost will be almost over 100 million. This is an astronomical figure!"

Lu Yang knows that Li Weidong is rich, but according to the rich list, Li Weidong has a net worth of several billion. Is it a bit crazy to suddenly donate 100 million?

As for what Li Weidong said about bankruptcy, Lu Yang didn't believe it.

"It's not like you take it out all at once. It doesn't hurt to cut the flesh with a dull knife!" Li Weidong said with a smile.

The last time he went to the United States, he visited Stanford and saw that many teaching buildings and laboratories were donated by alumni. This way of giving back to the school was worth promoting. At that time, Li Weidong had some thoughts.

Now it was a good time for Lu Yang to bring up this matter. He remembered that there was a college in his previous life, and the alumni association donated rice and mineral water to the junior students.

It is more practical for him to donate two eggs than mineral water. As for whether there will be some waste or even form some benefit chain, Li Weidong does not need to consider these matters personally.

He believed that his people would make this entire process clear and block every loophole they found. Anyone who dared to reach out to discredit him would be blinded by the sunshine outside.

"By the way, these two eggs can't be given away for free, I have another request!" Li Weidong said after a moment of thought.

"Don't say one, there are ten or eight, no problem. You said, I will call the principal now!" Lu Yang said seriously.

Seeing that Li Weidong was not joking, Lu Yang knew that this matter was a sure thing. As for whether he had the money, Lu Yang did not consider it. Without the strength, Li Weidong would not get angry.

"For a certain student, this money is not much, but it cannot be given to them in vain. I don't ask for much, just one thing: study hard and make progress every day!"

"You just said that the university enrollment has been greatly expanded in recent years. Although our school is 211, and it is said that the approval of 985 is coming soon, but with more people, the quality will inevitably be mixed, and the learning atmosphere will definitely have some impact. Is the school good?

, it all depends on whether the atmosphere is right or not!”

Lu Yang nodded and said: "Well, applying for 985 has been the focus of the school's work in the past two years. It is said that the ministry has agreed in principle, and the only thing left is the approval of the superior department!"

"To be honest, the study atmosphere is not as good as it was back then. Today's students are too impetuous. But isn't it a bit general for you to study hard and make progress every day?"

Li Weidong frowned and thought for a moment and said: "At least I have to pass the exam. It can't be lower. If there are students who fail this semester, the free eggs will be gone next semester. This is not too much!"

Lu Yang also frowned and said with some helplessness: "Normally, this requirement cannot be regarded as a requirement at all. If you fail the exam, why go to school? But now there must be a few failed students in every class!"

"This requirement is also very strict for them. If they fail, they will have to watch others eat eggs. There is no place to go to buy eggs. See if they don't study hard!"

When Li Weidong thought about it, this was really the case. Eggs in the entire school were free. Which restaurant would make egg food? He accidentally rationed the eggs.

Tens of thousands of eggs a day require tens of thousands of hens to lay eggs. Calculating this, the GDP it drives is not small.

"What other conditions do you have? I'll report it to the school leaders together. I guess the principal will run over to you immediately after hearing this!" Lu Yang said excitedly.

"That's all. Don't worry now. Let's take a walk first and talk to the principal later when we have time. Besides, I have to spend the weekend too!" Li Weidong said with a smile.

Lu Yang was asked to report this matter to the principal. Naturally, Lu Yang had a share of the credit. Li Weidong was also happy to do something convenient. We are all social beings and no one should be so noble.

Of course, Li Weidong has no shortage of money. If 100 million can benefit more junior students, it will be well spent. If it can drive more alumni to donate to his alma mater, it will exceed expectations.

"Thank you. I also thank you on behalf of the students. Your merits are immeasurable!" Lu Yang also accepted Li Weidong's favor. Reporting on the phone would have a different effect than reporting in person.

"Thank you, I'll give you something practical, treat me to lunch!" Lu Yang said with a smile, deliberately trying to lighten the atmosphere.

"It's no problem, just pay our monthly salary!" Lu Yang assured, patting his chest. Originally, when they had dinner together in the capital, he would be the host for most of the meals.

The two looked at Liu Jinhui, Wang Ning and several children who had walked away, and burst into laughter.

After leaving the Forbidden City, it was time for lunch. At a restaurant in front of their alma mater, Lu Yang hosted Li Weidong for a luxurious lunch of "Remembering the Bitter and Thinking of the Sweet".

Lu Yang only looks for expensive dishes when ordering, as if he really wants to contribute his two months' salary.

After dinner, Li Weidong took his two children for a walk around his alma mater. He sighed in his heart that it would be great if the two children could seriously enter this school in the future.

Li Weidong's expectations for his children have never been very high. He doesn't have to compete for school rankings, just pass them by. His interests and hobbies need to be cultivated in many aspects. Even if he is not proficient, he still needs to understand them.

Li Weidong not only thought this way, but also did it. His children saw that fencing was fun, so Li Weidong asked someone to open the first fencing gym in Qizhou.

Li Qian watched TV and saw how impressive he was riding horses and fighting, so Li Weidong built an international racecourse on the outskirts of Qizhou and established a pretty good horse racing club.

Maybe one day, the children will like golf, and Li Weidong will have to let them learn it. He doesn't need to build this himself, his subordinates have already started it in a fashionable manner.

Moreover, it has become so successful that many wealthy people in the surrounding areas have actively asked to join the golf club. The membership fee for joining the golf club is now sufficient for business operations, and there is even a good profit.

In short, he doesn't want his children to go through the same path that Li Weidong has walked, and there is no need for it. As long as the children's three views can be corrected, they won't be far behind.

As for whether he could inherit Li Weidong's family business and develop it in the future, Li Weidong didn't have much hope at all. No one knew better than him how his business started.

Perhaps in another twenty years, Li Weidong will no longer be so confident and can only place his hopes on the think tanks hired by the company.

Although it is winter now, the sunshine is pretty good today, and it is almost lunch time. Even though most students do not have classes, they still have to go out to eat to fill their stomachs.

Students in twos and threes were walking on campus with a youthful atmosphere. Occasionally, they passed by two male and female classmates walking side by side. They seemed to recognize Lu Yang and Wang Ning, and they hurriedly moved away from each other.

But this kind of self-deception exposed the unusualness of the two people.

When Li Weidong saw this situation, he smiled and said to Wang Ning: "It seems that Teacher Wang is very dignified in the school. He scares the young couple!"

Wang Ning does not teach in the school. Her main job is to be responsible for student affairs. Specifically, she manages students' moral education and academic style. Romance naturally falls under her jurisdiction.

Wang Ning smiled nonchalantly and said: "Since I came to the school, I have never heard of any students being punished for falling in love with male and female classmates. The school only discourages it, and does not disallow it!"

"Of course, in order to avoid bad things happening, we still carried out some necessary, slightly exaggerated publicity. In fact, they are just scaring themselves!"

Li Weidong was a little confused and looked at Wang Ning, but Lu Yang explained helplessly from the side: "They are not exaggerating at all, they are simply making things up out of thin air!"

"I make up stories every day about students from which year or class who were punished by the school for falling in love or misbehaving. In serious cases, they were expelled, or even worse!"

"Later, it was spread to our class, and it was from our department. I was quite puzzled, so I went to ask Teacher Wang for confirmation, and then I realized that this was a thirty-six strategy, made out of nothing!"

Li Weidong understood what was going on as soon as he heard it. Could it be that many of the legends they heard were jokes made up by teachers who were engaged in student work?

Are there some false elements in those inspiring examples of progress? According to them, this should be the flowering on the trees in the Thirty-Six Strategies.

Looking at Li Weidong's confused look, Wang Ning said with a smile: "There is a certain exaggeration. Today's students have a strong rebellious mentality. This way of giving examples will make them more memorable!"

Li Weidong really has no choice but to give people a thumbs up. Except for those who study abroad to teach or work in schools for a long time, this kind of propaganda is really difficult for others to expose. People also give examples anonymously.

A few people were walking on campus, and from time to time they could hear students simply calling "Teacher Lu" and "Teacher Wang". This made Li Weidong very envious. This was a pure inner respect for knowledge.

Li Weidong was respected when others called him "Chairman" in the company, but he just lacked some purity.

If compared with Lu Yang, Li Weidong may not be as happy as him. This is probably rooted in the class division of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce in the Chinese people.

If you say this is the chairman or CEO of a certain company, everyone will probably look at you with compliments. If you say this is a university professor, others will definitely look at you at a different level.

Lu Qingni, who was familiar with the environment of Beijing University of Science and Technology, walked at the front and introduced the situation in the school to Li Qian and Li Rui as she walked, acting like a qualified little tour guide.

Li Weidong wanted to visit Teacher Wang, but he learned that Teacher Wang was on a business trip and led a team to conduct research in a confidential unit. Li Weidong could no longer ask about the specifics.

"Lao Lu, sister-in-law, I have something to do tonight, so I can't continue to support you. I'll come another day!" Li Weidong shook hands with Lu Yang and Wang Ning and said with a smile.

(End of chapter)