Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute

Chapter 77: Chapter 77 without Shen Mianmian’s name? Chapter 77: Chapter 77 without Shen Mianmian’s name? “It’s for commendation,” the principal said with a look of satisfaction. “Vice principal, after dealing with Sun He’s matter, talk to Teacher Chen and reward Shen Mianmian with a fountain pen.”

A fountain pen?

The vice principal’s eyes twitched with distress. He had used his own pen for several years, reluctant to replace it, but now it was to be given to Shen Mianmian as a reward.

The principal had really gone all out for this poor student’s matter!

Li Yue glanced at He Nan, and seeing the relaxed expression on his face, knew he was pleased with the outcome. He said with a smile,
“With a principal like you, it’s hard for these students not to succeed. It seems we didn’t choose the wrong school.”

The principal felt the pinch too, but hearing Li Yue’s words, he instantly felt the pen was well given.

A fountain pen, what’s that?

If He Nan and Li Yue were in a good mood, they might sponsor even more poor students in the future, which would be far better than anything else.

Many students’ families at the school were in difficult situations, some had not paid their tuition for two years. The teachers often urged the students to pay, but their families could not afford it, and there was nothing they could do.

Those who couldn’t afford to go to school were often very talented, and he couldn’t bear to expel them.

If someone sponsored them, all these problems could be solved.

Although he was going to eat, he didn’t forget what was important. Before leaving, he specifically brought the list of poor students he had prepared in advance.

There was a hotpot restaurant in town that was affordable. They could eat and discuss things without getting cold.

Arriving at the hotpot restaurant, the principal worried that such big bosses might look down on the small establishment, even though it was the best one in town.

After observing for a while and seeing that both were not disdainful, he relaxed.

After eating some food and warming up with a couple of drinks, the principal, emboldened by the alcohol, tentatively asked,
“How many students are you planning to sponsor this time?”

Li Yue took a bite of his food, set down his chopsticks, and said, “This time, let’s start by selecting forty of the most struggling families.”

That was the number he and He Nan had agreed upon in advance.

The principal’s eyes lit up, and he could not stop smiling, thinking Li Yue would at most sponsor twenty or thirty students, but he started with forty, which hinted at plans for future sponsorships.

“On behalf of these forty students, I thank you.” Forty students meant forty families. With their support, there would be much less pressure on their lives.

Having been the principal for so many years, he had seen too many students drop out because of tuition fees, but he was utterly powerless; there were too many people, and he simply couldn’t help.

He still had three children in school at home.

Li Yue politely returned the pleasantries, adept at handling such situations, as he was used to them.

The principal passed the list of poor students, “This is the list of poor students. Take a look.”

The list was detailed, briefly describing each student’s family situation beside their name.

Li Yue took the list, scanned it briefly, and passed it to He Nan.

Seeing this, the principal knew that things were nearly settled and raised his glass to drink with Li Yue. He had not even swallowed his drink when He Nan asked in a deep voice,
“Why isn’t Shen Mianmian’s name on the list?”

Because the Shen family couldn’t afford two students, they were going to make Shen Mianmian drop out. The list provided by the principal had fifty names, and he had looked through to the fiftieth without seeing Shen Mianmian’s name.

The corner of Li Yue’s mouth twitched. He almost choked on his drink. Did He Nan’s sister need sponsorship?

Had he misunderstood the meaning of ‘poor’?

Although she wasn’t He Nan’s biological sister, being related, didn’t that mean she was out of poverty?