Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife

Zhao Anbang liked Xibao's thorough and shrewd approach, and then asked, "What qualifies as eligible? What doesn't? Perhaps many people are trying to take advantage, falsely claiming their families are impoverished and can't afford tuition. Xibao, don't tell me you didn't consider this; the poorer and more backward the place, the more people try to get something for nothing."

Xibao sighed like an adult, "That's precisely why this scholarship plan exists. The only way they can take advantage is by sending their children to school. If one child goes to school, the tuition is five yuan a year, and they get that five yuan for free. If ten children go to school, they're gaining fifty yuan! With this mindset, girls have a much better chance to attend school than before. Financial aid is not forever; the fundamental solution is to improve their cultural competence and change their thinking. Isn't the root cause of gender preference the feudal mindset?"

Zhao Anbang gave a thumbs up, suddenly remembered that Xibao couldn't see it, and couldn't help but laugh silently.

"You're right, that makes a lot of sense. I've decided to ride this wave with you and really increase the opportunities for girls to go to school. But you still haven't said what qualifies as eligible, could there be someone trying to cheat the system? Five thousand yuan sounds like a lot, a huge sum, but divided up it might not be enough to help everyone. Even if it's five yuan a year for tuition, it can only help ten thousand people a year, and education isn't something that can be solved in one year; elementary school is five years, junior high and high school are another three years each, university is four years."

Xibao chuckled, "Godfather, don't you think we only have five thousand yuan?"

"Isn't it?" Zhao Anbang countered, "Your parents' salary, I guess, is just enough for your family's expenses. Savings might not be as much as mine. This five thousand yuan is your aunt's, right?"

"It's indeed my aunt's. She also said that she'll continue injecting funds into my scholarship plan in the future; it's a charitable endeavor." Xibao had the support of her entire family, "The sixty thousand yuan my grandfather split among us siblings we don't currently need, and it'll depreciate over time. After our joint discussion, we decided to invest this sum into the scholarship plan. Since it starts in Huaibei City and not a nationwide large-scale operation, it should last three or two years. I plan to finish my university courses in two years, and after I graduate, presumably, I'll have a way to earn money."

Zhao Anbang hummed twice, "The planning is quite good, not starting strong and ending weak. I'll also invest five thousand yuan in you. Your godfather here will take out my entire savings as support, but you still didn't answer my question."

Xibao responded with an "Oh", "Of course, it must be families in extreme poverty who can't afford tuition that qualify. Who would want to give money to those with good conditions? It's not like they lack the ability. However, if a girl has good family conditions but doesn't get familial support to continue studying, she can seek help from us. As for the issue you're worried about, Godfather, it's not a problem at all, because my dad always has acquaintances from their hometown secretly checking when helping families of martyrs, ensuring the money goes to the right place. He hasn't let his money fall short over these years. I'm planning to borrow a few people from him; retired soldiers can all be used." Follow current novels on novel fire.net

"Great, when do you plan to start?" Although the plan can't be said to be perfect, Xibao is young, with limited experience, but she's considered all the key issues. As a parent, one would naturally support first, and then improve the imperfect aspects one by one.

Xibao replied without hesitation, "I'll start this year, but I'll talk after I finish registering."

... The sore throat has made swallowing impossible, the temperature finally came down, the house is super cold, it's snowing, and it feels like it's worsening. I even slipped and fell in the bathroom, landing right on my arm, so I can only update a little bit these days, boo hoo.