Hong Kong: Starting with 10 billion

Chapter 76: Meager Power
My grandparents' house is a one-story gray brick and gray tile house built during the Republic of China period.

Four bedrooms and one living room, including three bedrooms and a kitchen.

The toilet is a typical rural outhouse, but it is not connected to the house.

In the countryside, such a house is quite good, at least it is not a mud-wall structure.

My grandfather attended a normal school before liberation, and later worked as a Chinese teacher in a middle school. He was a typical teacher.

My grandmother also attended a girls' high school and worked as a bookkeeper for a while after graduation.

After liberation, he has been working in a textile factory and is now retired and at home.

During a certain period of time, the two old people and uncles all suffered, but we will not go into details here.

My second uncle, Lu Dingguo, went to college and now works as a department leader in a state-owned factory in Ningbo. He has a company-owned apartment to live in in the city.

My second aunt is Wu Huilan, she works as a teller in a bank. Her son Lu Sijie is 11 years old and her daughter Lu Siyan is 9 years old.

My third uncle Lu Dingbang only attended high school and currently works in a state-owned auto repair shop in Yuyao. His wife lives with his parents, and he only goes home on weekends.

My third aunt is Sun Xiaoxia. She only attended junior high school and now stays at home to take care of the elderly and children.

Since my third uncle did not go to college, he got married early at the age of 20 and gave birth to a son named Lu Siwen at the age of 21. He is 12 years old this year and is the oldest of the three little ones.

Basically, the difficulties have passed, and the Lu family is now living better than the average person.

After finding out the situation, mother Lu Qiaoling finally felt relieved.

Nothing dramatic happened. My two uncles and little cousins ​​were not bad people. They lived an ordinary life.

Lu Qiaoling also told her family everything that had happened to her over the years.

If Fang Hexuan was a loser, she probably wouldn't say it out loud to avoid making the whole family worry.

The whole family was filled with emotion. These years have not been easy for everyone, but they finally made it through.

Fang Hexuan asked Jiu Wenlong and the others to rest for a night at the town's guesthouse.
I will stay in this old house with my mother and sister tonight.

The dinner was average, at least Fang Luoyi barely touched her chopsticks.
However, it is still the Chinese New Year period, and these meals are already the most sumptuous of the year.

After dinner, he sat in the living room and chatted with his grandfather and uncle.

"Grandpa, when was our house built?"

"Let me think about the 24th year of the Republic of China, which means it was built in 1935."

"Wow, it's been 44 years now, that's a long time."

"Hey, that's not a long time. Many houses in the village were built during the Qing Dynasty, which is hundreds of years old."

"Grandpa, uncles, I'm thinking, our house is not a cultural relic, we won't feel bad if we demolish it, why don't we just build a new one?"

"We live well now, why waste money?"

"Grandpa, this is not a waste of money. Think about it, I will go back to the mainland often in the future, and my mother will come back at least two or three times a year."

"Now, our family only has three bedrooms. How can it be enough?"

"Even if my second uncle settles down in the city in the future, our house will still be too crowded."

"Besides, this house has no air conditioning, electric fans, bathrooms, a dedicated dining room or living room. It is really uncomfortable to live in."

"In the future, if those high-ranking officials come to our house to express their condolences, and see this shabby house, will they criticize me in their hearts, thinking that I, as their grandson, am too unfilial?"

"But."

"Dad, I think what Ah Xuan said is very right. You and Mom are old, and it's time to enjoy your retirement. Living in a better place is good for your health, and we, the younger generations, will feel more at ease, right?"

"Yes, what Second Uncle said is right. As expected of a leader, he has a bird's-eye view and hits the nail on the head!"

"Haha, no, Xuan, stop joking with your uncle."

"Grandpa, you don't have to worry about money. My mom hasn't had the chance to show her filial piety in the past 20 years. As her son, I will show my filial piety to both of you on her behalf."

"Silly child, we parents give birth to children but we don't expect them to be filial."

"That's true, but it's a tradition for us Chinese to respect the old and love the young. We can't throw it away from my generation." "Haha, you have great potential, so grandpa won't be so pretentious."

"Ah Xuan, what do you think we should do?"

"Uncle San, I'm afraid I'll have to rely on you for this matter from now on."

"???"

"What I mean is that you are close to home, and if you rebuild the house in the future, you have to supervise the construction quality."

"Yes, yes, I will definitely keep a close eye on it!"

"This house must be demolished, but I think the area is not enough. Let's see if we can buy some land around it and build a slightly larger building, about three stories high, and design it as a garden-style villa."

“Wouldn’t that be too ostentatious?”

"Grandpa, we followed all the rules in building our house. We didn't take advantage of other people's houses, nor did we make things difficult for the government. It's only three floors. In the future, many people will follow our example and build houses that are even more exaggerated than ours. Do you believe it?"

"It's just that I'm afraid someone will gossip about it."

"The mouth is on someone else's body, there's no way to stop it."

"I plan to donate some money to the village, mainly for repairing bridges and paving roads. This way, they won't have the confidence to gossip anymore."

“Why should we build roads for them?”

"Uncle, money is nothing. The most important thing is that the road is repaired and it is convenient for our family to travel. As for other people taking advantage, let them take it as they please. We just need a good reputation."

"Third brother, look at your nephew, then look at yourself, aren't you ashamed?"

"dad"

"Shut up. The more you talk, the more Xuan will laugh at you. Your knowledge is not even as good as your nephew's!"

"Grandpa, calm down. I think my third uncle will have great potential in the future, but he is just lying dormant."

"Ah Xuan, you are really my confidant, unlike the old man, who has no vision at all."

"What are you mumbling about?"

".I said Xuan is really smart."

"Nonsense, do I need your certification?"

"Forehead"

"Grandpa, I also plan to donate to build a middle school for Simen Town. What do you think?"

"That's great! There are several junior high schools in the town now, but they are all small and the school facilities are also lacking."

"If you are really willing to donate to support education, it will benefit future generations, and an old man like me will also benefit from it."

"Then build a big one and merge all these junior high schools together."

"Good good!"

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The current exchange rate between RMB and HKD is close to 1:3.

Fang Hexuan currently doesn't have much money to donate, so he can only make small donations.
Building roads and schools is our small contribution.

When the town heard that the Lu family’s nephew from Hong Kong was going to donate money to build a school, how could they not be happy?
The town’s senior officials came to express their gratitude in person, and Fang Hexuan promised to donate 200 million RMB.

Don't underestimate this number, it has very strong purchasing power nowadays.

Two years later, the middle school was officially completed and named "Yuxiu Middle School".

In order to please Fang Hexuan, the town officials at that time planned to change the name of the middle school to "Hexuan Middle School".
But he politely declined.

However, Fang Hexuan still hinted that the child could be named after his grandparents.

The town’s senior officials understood what he meant, and this is the origin of the name “Yuxiu Middle School”.

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