dkrc Chapter 703: Reunion of Fellow Disciples
Chapter 703: Reunion of Fellow Disciples
Two days later, Yue Dongxue brought Qiao Hongbo to the Guangda Real Estate Building in Pudong.
Qiao Hongbo looked up at the 48-story main building and asked, "Does the teacher work up here now?"
Yue Dongxue looked quite proud: "Yes! How about it, isn't it impressive!"
"It's truly magnificent!" Qiao Hongbo exclaimed sincerely.
At this moment, Yue Dongxue urged, "Let's go, senior brother, let's hurry up and go up, don't keep our teacher waiting for too long."
"Yes, yes, let's go up quickly!" Qiao Hongbo hurriedly agreed.
The two had a smooth journey and, led by a guide, arrived at Huang Xiaochuan's office on the 48th floor of the building.
Upon seeing Huang Xiaochuan, Qiao Hongbo was visibly excited, but still greeted him respectfully: "Hello, teacher!"
"Hongbo's here! Come and sit down. Don't be shy here." Huang Xiaochuan was very happy to see his first disciple.
Huang Xiaochuan already knew Qiao Hongbo's purpose in coming. To be honest, he also missed his students quite a bit, after all, they were the ones he had personally trained back then.
After Qiao Hongbo and Yue Dongxue sat down, Huang Xiaochuan said, "I'm very happy that you could come to see me. If time allows, please stay for a few more days this time to relax."
Knowing his teacher's temperament well, Qiao Hongbo smiled and said, "Of course, I took five days off. With the weekend, I have a whole week, which is plenty of time."
That evening, in a private room at the Huahong Hotel, several fellow students who hadn't seen each other for many years gathered together. Huang Xiaochuan sat in the main seat, and his students sat in order of age. The atmosphere in the private room was very lively, with the fellow students exchanging pleasantries with each other.
Duan Jinglan was the only one absent, and Qiao Hongbo sat next to Huang Xiaochuan, explaining the reason to him.
"Teacher, Jinglan has gone to the countryside to work on poverty alleviation. She really can't get away. Sometimes there's no cell phone signal in the village she went to. It was very difficult to contact her. She asked me to give you her regards."
At this moment, Yue Dongxue, who was sitting on the other side of Huang Xiaochuan, interjected: "Teacher, Jinglan's situation is really tough. Their place is all mountains, and transportation is very inconvenient. I heard her say that she is mainly helping the village to develop specialty agricultural products. After all, there is not much farmland in the mountains, so they can only grow some specialty agricultural products. Also, the village where she is stationed only has one primary school. I heard that the school building is older than my mother, and there is a shortage of teachers. She has been trying to find ways to improve the school environment in the village."
Huang Xiaochuan asked, "What agricultural products? How are the sales?"
Yue Dongxue said, "The walnuts, mushrooms, and some high-mountain tea are of very good quality, but transportation is difficult because the roads are bad."
At this point, Fei Song, who had been listening quietly, couldn't help but ask, "So what's the specific situation like at the school?"
"It is said to be an old wooden house that has been in disrepair for many years and leaks everywhere when it rains."
Huang Xiaochuan didn't speak. These things weren't difficult for him to solve, but he wanted to see how his students would handle the situation.
At this point, Qiao Hongbo said, "I'll think of a way to deal with the school building issue. Our China Banking Regulatory Commission has some special assistance funds for the education sector every year. I'll see if I can find a way to allocate some money to the county or township where Jinglan is stationed."
"As for the sales of agricultural products," Yue Dongxue said, glancing at her teacher Huang Xiaochuan, because she knew that this would be a piece of cake for her teacher, since he was the biggest boss behind Shidai Commerce.
Huang Xiaochuan naturally understood Yue Dongxue's thoughts, and said to her with a smile, "Don't come to me about this, just go directly to your Uncle Jiang."
"Okay! I'll go tomorrow!" Yue Dongxue happily agreed, and the problem was solved perfectly. The annual commodity purchase volume of Shidai Commerce is astronomical, so solving this agricultural product problem is just a drop in the ocean.
With the big problem solved, the fellow disciples started offering their own ideas, each contributing their own suggestions.
Kong Hao's idea is to contact the Youth League Committee and Student Affairs Office of Hangzhou University, and to connect with some volunteers and teacher trainees from the Teachers College to regularly organize teaching support teams to take turns going to the local area to provide teaching support.
Sheng Lei suggested that before she went abroad, she would send Duan Jinglan some living supplies in the name of a fellow disciple, such as mosquito repellent, sunscreen, nutritional supplements, high-quality outdoor products and equipment, etc.
Pu Shouzhong, now a researcher at the Economic Observer, suggested that more publicity be given to poverty alleviation work in mountainous areas in newspapers and media to encourage more people to participate.
Feng Ze, a financial specialist at the Agricultural Development Bank, said he would check when he got back to see if there were any special poverty alleviation funds available, and would try to help apply for an interest-free loan to help expand local production.
Huang Xiaochuan witnessed this scene and was extremely pleased, as it was exactly what he wanted to see.
Taking advantage of the lively discussion, he beckoned to Fei Song, and after Fei Song walked over, he asked, "Have you encountered any difficulties at work lately?"
Fei Song replied respectfully, "No, Wei Xing and my colleagues have all been very kind to me."
In fact, Fei Song had a lot more to say than that. For example, their branch's deputy branch manager, Cao, was suddenly transferred by the head office to the Inner Mongolia branch as deputy branch manager. It seemed like a lateral transfer, but in reality, there was a big difference. The deputy branch manager position in Shanghai was much more prestigious than that in an inland province, and the career development was also different. This meant that Cao's career had come to an end. He originally had a chance to stay at the Shanghai branch because, according to rumors, Wei Chaoyang would be transferred to the head office in the near future.
Cao Ping, who used to be Fei Song's colleague in the risk management department and took Fei Song's place in the professional title evaluation, was transferred to a branch bank to work as a loan officer, specifically responsible for the recovery of non-performing loans. The workload and environment there were nothing like those at the branch bank.
Fei Song knew that all of this was inseparable from his mentor, and he was very grateful for it.
But in reality, Huang Xiaochuan really didn't know about these things. He had no intention of pursuing the matter with Vice President Cao and his nephew. His visit to Fei Song's workplace that day was to support his student, but he never expected it to bring about a series of reactions.
Sheng Lei, who had helped Fei Song, has already received an admission invitation from the University of Pennsylvania's business school. Yes, it's that fast. Moreover, Gao Song will assist her with all the specific materials and documents related to her US visa. If everything goes smoothly, Sheng Lei will be able to enroll at Penn at the end of August.
Most importantly, Sheng Lei's tuition fees during her time at Penn have already been resolved, meaning that she won't have to pay a single penny for her studies this time, although she is currently unaware of this.