Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 66 - 60 Saving a Life is Better Than Building a Seven-Story Pagoda_3

Chapter 66: Chapter 60 Saving a Life is Better Than Building a Seven-Story Pagoda_3

Big Aunt Lu thought differently and said, “It’s Little Three who caused Jiaxin to become like this. As the saying goes, the person who tied the bell should be the one to untie it. We need to let Little Three comfort Jiaxin more.”

Big Uncle Lu believed a two-pronged approach would be better, “I’ll call Little Three tomorrow. If he doesn’t listen, we’ll go to the Forty-nine City in a couple of months.”

Big Aunt said, “Let’s go at the end of the year. Guang’er hasn’t been able to come home for New Year’s for years. This year, we’ll spend it with him.”

Big Uncle Lu wanted to go too, but his partner had always been worried about the house and reluctant to leave the family livestock. He was also not willing to go alone, since his daughter-in-law’s cooking did not suit his taste. Now that his partner had given in, he had no further objections.

At dusk, Lu Jiaxin invited Zao Hua to meet on the hillside behind the village. Perhaps because she had been hungry for three days, the girl looked terribly pale.

Leaning on Xiao Qiu, Zao Hua asked, “Aunt, are you going back tomorrow?”

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After nodding her head, Lu Jiaxin asked, “Zao Hua, I heard from Xiao Qiu this afternoon that your mom has finally relented and is not forcing you to marry.”

Zao Hua had fainted from hunger at noon, and it was only when Xiao Qiu came to visit that it was discovered. The neighbors all criticized Zao Hua’s mother for being cruel, and that’s when she finally relented.

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Zao Hua managed a wry smile and said, “My mom said she wouldn’t force me to marry for two years, but after two years, I’ll still have to marry.”

She didn’t want to get married; she wanted to go back to school and study to get into college, but getting into college now seemed like a distant dream to her.

Lu Jiaxin said, “I asked Big Uncle this morning, and he said the annual high school fees are around three hundred, adding up to nine hundred for three years. Zao Hua, I can sponsor you to go to high school.”

What was Aunt Jiaxin talking about? Sponsoring her high school education? Zao Hua felt like she was hallucinating.

Xiao Qiu was both shocked and delighted, “Little aunt, did you say you’ll sponsor Zao Hua for high school? Little aunt, you’re not kidding us, are you?”

Lu Jiaxin laughed, “Why would I lie to you? What do you have that’s worth my lying to you?”

Coming back to her senses, Zao Hua gratefully said, “Aunt Jiaxin, I’m really thankful for your kind offer, but I can’t accept your sponsorship.”

Xiao Qiu blurted out before thinking, “Why not? If you accept my aunt’s sponsorship, you can go back to school and after three years, you can go to college.”

Zao Hua felt that Lu Jiaxin had it tough, too. After her own father remarried, he became indifferent, and the stepmother was even more vicious, seeking to ruin her future. In such conditions, how could she accept Jiaxin’s sponsorship.

Knowing the reason for her refusal, Lu Jiaxin valued her integrity, “You don’t have to worry, those mother and daughter won’t harm me in the future, and my dad’s money will eventually be mine.”

Zao Hua asked with a trembling voice, “Aunt, are you sure it won’t be a burden for you?”

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, “It won’t be. If I couldn’t afford it, I wouldn’t force it, and I certainly wouldn’t come to you and say this. Zao Hua, Big Uncle has agreed to talk to your mother tomorrow, and once she agrees, you can go back to school.”

As a village chief for over ten years, Big Uncle Lu was quite influential, and he could certainly handle persuading Zao Hua’s mother.

Thump, Zao Hua knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Lu Jiaxin, her face streaming with tears as she said, “Aunt Jiaxin, I will work like an ox or a horse to repay you.”

Lu Jiaxin stepped forward to help her up, smiling, “There’s no need to work like an ox or a horse to repay me. Just study hard when you get back to school and go to college to set an example for the other girls in the village.”

Xiao Qiu looked bemused. Her little aunt was about the same age as her, yet she spoke with the air of an elder. Hmm, indeed she was an elder.

Seeing her pale face, Lu Jiaxin said, “This time is an exception, but you must take care of your health from now on. Good health is the capital for revolution; if you’re not well, you won’t be able to get into college either.”

Zao Hua nodded repeatedly, her actions resembling a woodpecker catching insects.

After dinner, Lu Jiaxin placed fifteen Great Unity bills in front of Big Uncle Lu, “When Zao Hua’s mother agrees to let her continue her studies, give this money to her.”

She didn’t give the money directly to Zao Hua because she was worried her mother would find out and take it away. She never underestimated people’s greed.

With a frown, Big Uncle Lu said, “Jiaxin, your dad hasn’t agreed yet, has he?”

Lu Jiaxin fell silent for a moment before saying, “If Zao Hua doesn’t continue her studies, her mother will force her to marry sooner or later. If Zao Hua can’t bear it, a fresh life will be cut short. My sponsoring her studies is akin to saving her. Big Uncle, as the old saying goes, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda. If my dad doesn’t agree, then I’ll sponsor her myself.”

“You’ll sponsor her yourself? Where will you get the money?”

Lu Jiaxin spoke in a light-hearted tone, “Earn it, of course! In over a month in the Ancient Capital, I’ve saved up more than three hundred yuan, even after buying my train ticket, I still have over two hundred left!”

Big Uncle Lu sternly said, “You should focus on recuperating and studying, not on street vending.”

Lu Jiaxin immediately reassured him, “Big Uncle, I know what’s important. Don’t worry, my sponsorship of Zao Hua will be within my means.”

Big Uncle Lu was reassured, but he didn’t want Lu Jiaxin to have to earn money on her own, “Your focus now should be on recuperating and studying. Don’t worry about anything else. I’ll talk to your dad about this; he’ll probably agree.”

“Alright.”