Chapter 907 Sister Mei Recovers
In the Yang Family Banquet room in Hangzhou, Yang Dongxu and his brother sat around the table. In addition to the three people, there were Yu Yi and Hua Zai, as well as Liming, one of the Four Heavenly Kings. In addition to him, Li Jiaxin was sitting next to him.
Brother Leslie Cheung has appeared on the screen less and less in recent years, and rarely takes on movies and records. And since he withdrew from various award ceremonies, he basically turned down even the invitation to be a guest, and was dedicated to being his own volunteer teacher in the mountain village.
Compared to the handsomeness and aristocratic temperament on the screen, the current brother is more marketable, and his face is no longer as bright as on the screen, leaving traces of time.
But his spirit is very good, especially the pair of eyes, although they still give people a feeling of melancholy, they are no longer lifeless loneliness, but sunshine with hope.
Some people say that the monks who have attained Taoism may have the breath of peace, and people who are restless in their hearts will naturally calm down when they walk into the monks. Yang Dongxu has never felt the peaceful breath of the monks, but he doesn't know whether his brother has been with innocent children for a long time or the depression in his heart has been completely released.
When you sit next to him and talk to him, there is an indescribable ease. He is like a good listener, and also like the pastor when you go to church to pray, who can make you full of beautiful yearning for the world.
"Thank you so much for this. If it weren't for you, I might not be here now." Sister Mei raised the wine glass in her hand.
This time, my brother and Sister Mei came to Hangzhou to invite Yang Dongxu to dinner. At the beginning of the year, after being diagnosed by Sun Banxian, Sister Mei went to the hospital for examination, and her illness was finally cured.
I thought that she really gave up the hope of life at the beginning, and just wanted to make the last bit of her life brighter. I never thought that in despair, I would be reborn again.
The brother next to him was also grateful. Sister Mei concealed her illness when she was sick and didn't tell anyone. I want to say goodbye to this world in my own way. If it weren't for Yang Dongxu, it might really be a farewell forever.
"Don't be so grand, it should be. You look more alienated by doing this." Yang Dongxu quickly stood up and held the wine glass with both hands.
"It's not that we are not strangers. You can say that you gave me a second life. No matter how much I thank you, it's not too much. I discussed with my brother and decided to donate 50 more primary schools in the mountainous areas this year.
Although I followed the teaching team to travel around before, I only saw the backward side of the rural mountainous areas. This time, after living in the village for so long, I found that the people in the village are really good. Poverty should not be a shackle that binds their next generation. This is too unfair to them who are kind." Sister Mei said with some emotion.
It is difficult to appreciate what a real rural person is if you have never lived in the village. Just listening to others, some people may tell you that rural people are simple, and some people may tell you that poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people.
But when you really live in the village, you will find that rural people are not as simple as you think, nor as unruly as you think.
Maybe they are a little bit cheap because of poverty, but they will never be stingy when encountering things. It is not uncommon for the whole village to pay for one person to go to college. Maybe they don't have too profound knowledge, but they work really hard.
They are willing to fight for a better life with their own hands, so knowledge has bound their generation and should not continue to bind the next generation.
Because rural children are really in a difficult situation. They wade in muddy water when it rains and endure the severe cold in winter. Many students' feet and hands are frozen and swollen, and there is no fan in the dark classroom in summer.
In addition to the children, there are teachers who insist on working in the mountains without asking for anything in return. They are willing to dedicate their lives just so that the children they teach can get out of the mountains and get rid of the shackles that have bound them for generations, so that they can have more choices in their future lives. So they deserve a spacious and bright classroom, and they also deserve to have such a classroom.
"I'll donate ten." Hua Zai said.
"I'll donate ten too." Liming followed.
"I"
"Okay." Yang Dongxu interrupted Li Jiaxin: "Today is to celebrate Sister Mei's recovery, not a charity dinner. Everyone has donated to the Runyu Foundation every year, so there is no need to promise anything here.
If you have time and energy for charity, just keep doing it. If you are too busy, just help out occasionally. Charity is about helping others, and you can also feel happy at the same time. You shouldn't feel like you are carrying a burden for charity."
"Xuzi is right. My brother and I decided to donate a school. You don't have to do this. If you really want to donate, find a time to go to the mountains to take a look, or occasionally be a volunteer teacher for a few days. Just think of it as finding a quiet harbor for your heart. Only such charity is meaningful." Sister Mei also spoke.
I want to donate a school because I have seen a lot after experiencing life and death, and I don't care so much about money anymore. My brother wants to donate a school because he has long seen it. Compared with the hustle and bustle of the city, he has found a harbor for his inner peace in the countryside and volunteer teaching.
Hua Zai and others also do charity, donate a lot of money every year, and really want to help people. But there is no need to promise anything on such occasions. When my brother organized some charity performances to raise funds, it was basically the same charter.
If you really want to do charity, then do it happily and find happiness in charity, or even if you want to accumulate good karma for yourself, it's fine.
Instead of treating the charity dinner as a place of fame and fortune, coming here just to get some news, or not only do you feel bad when donating money, but you also feel like you are giving alms. If that's the case, you might as well not come, so as not to disgust everyone's originally happy mood.
"The second batch of schools you donated before is almost completed. How about this? When school starts this summer, I will take you to the school you donated to take a walk, see the school, and see the children.
The living conditions in the mountains may be a little worse, but it's really fun to stay with the children. Just treat it as a vacation for your busy life." Yu Yi said, easing the originally awkward atmosphere.
Yang Dongxu didn't want this good dinner to become a bundled charity, and Sister Mei's words were very direct and a little stiff. So Yu Yi came out to speak and integrate the matters at this time.
Hua Zai and others felt that Yang Dongxu or Sister Mei were doing charity for show, although people who knew the personalities of these two people would not think so.
Yang Dongxu meant that it was fun to do charity and not to burden yourself. Mei Jie said that charity should be done with heart, and the starting point was good and people who knew them could understand, but it would be bad if people who didn't know them misunderstood. After all, Mei Jie was very happy about her recovery, so don't let a little misunderstanding ruin the atmosphere.
"Let's eat, we are all friends, there is no need to be so polite." The brother spoke up and ended the matter, so as not to go off topic again.
After that, he looked at Yang Dongxu: "You mentioned earlier about managing the Runyu Fund. I thought it would be okay to be a supervisor. If I am responsible for too many specific tasks, I may not be able to do it."
"There must be other people responsible for the specific work. You can be a supervisor. How about this, you can be responsible for supervising the teaching work.
I decided to hand over the teaching office to the Education Bureau, but in order to avoid disputes in the future, I plan to set up a supervision committee, which is mainly responsible for supervising the flow and use of donations.
As for the members, we will select from those of us who are willing to do charity or donate. After all, people donate money to do good things, and they have the right to know where their donated money goes and what it is used for." Yang Dongxu said.
"That's fine." The brother nodded. "But if the teaching support office is handed over to the Education Bureau, will Yu Yi still be in charge of this job? Is she going to join the system in the future?"
"It depends on her own choice. The Education Bureau highly praised her work in the teaching support office. If she follows the system route, she will definitely be reused.
If she doesn't like the lack of freedom in the system, she can do something else. I have many companies under me, and she can choose any position. In fact, I prefer her to choose the latter. It's a pity for such a talent to leave like this."
"You want me to work for you for the rest of my life?" Yu Yi glared at Yang Dongxu angrily.
"What's wrong with working? Have you heard of the working emperor? I'm not not paying you." Yang Dongxu retorted half-jokingly.
"All the bosses are Zhou Ba Pi, who squeezes employees to death. Yu Yi simply works under him and comes to help me. I dare not say that I will make you rich in the future, but at least you will have enough food and drink and freedom, and you don't have to look at someone putting on airs." Sister Mei pulled Yu Yi's arm from the side, looking like a sister with deep affection.
This is not a performance. If you think about it carefully, the relationship between Yu Yi, Mei Jie and her brother is really good. Yang Dongxu's relationship with his brother and Mei Jie was because they were in the same circle in Hong Kong, so they met and became friends.
Later, the relationship deepened because of some things, and this time because Mei Jie was sick, the relationship became closer. But in fact, the time he spent with Mei Jie and his brother combined is not as long as Yu Yi.
After all, both his brother and Mei Jie have been strongly supporting the teaching in recent years, and Yu Yi is the person in charge of the teaching. In addition, Yu Yi's work attitude and character have been seen by his brother and Mei Jie in the past few years, and the two sides have naturally become good friends.
So Mei Jie asked Yu Yi to help her, not just a joke. If Yu Yi agrees, Mei Jie will be really happy. Because in this way, she will give you a lot of things. Yu Yi is a best friend that you can completely trust.
"What? You were just thanking me for saving your life, but now you're trying to steal my girlfriend. Sister Mei, are you repaying kindness with enmity?"
"What's wrong with repaying kindness with enmity? Besides, it was Mr. Sun who saved my life, not you. You also said before that you were just an introducer, so there's no need to thank me too much. How about I give you some agency fee?" Sister Mei said with a smile.
"Okay! How much? If I give you less, it's not worth your status. You're a big star after all. This is my introduction fee for saving your life."
"You're fat, and you're still panting?" Sister Mei reached out and slapped Yang Dongxu, and the atmosphere at the table became more lively.