Magnate Tycoon: How Did Simply Enjoying Life Make Me a Male God?

As Principal Huang, who had gone in first to say hello, turned and waved his hand, Li Jing, Wei Jia, and the others headed toward the old house. The dilapidation and age of the house were fully exposed to everyone.

The tiles on the roof were incomplete, and there were traces of repairs in several places. Under the eaves, pots and jars were placed everywhere to catch water. The walls were mottled and eroded by time, with cracks even appearing in some places.

An elderly woman with a weathered and haggard face stood with Principal Huang in front of the door, her dry and thin hands clasped in front of her abdomen, looking somewhat awkward and helpless.

Though the weather was cold, the clothes on the old woman were not thick, especially with several patches on the elbows and hems, revealing her family's poverty.

A thin and pale little boy stood behind the old woman, clutching her clothing with his hands, his large eyes full of awe and curiosity toward Li Jing and the others.

And on the boy's small hands, Li Jing could even see scars and calluses left from work.

"President Wei, President Li, this child is a student at our school."

Principal Huang stepped forward to introduce Li Jing and the others, while gesturing to the old woman beside him: "This is the child's grandmother."

"Hello, leaders, hello, leaders."

Under Principal Huang's suggestive gaze, the old woman hurriedly squeezed out a reluctant and unfamiliar smile, greeting Li Jing and the others, but her hand stretched in mid-air paused, unsure if she should shake hands.

Seeing this, Li Jing proactively reached out and shook the old woman's hand, then smiled and said, "Grandma, it's cold outside, let's go inside and talk."

The old woman, taken aback for a moment by having her hand held, quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, let's go inside and talk, go inside and talk."

Although they said to go inside, the house was not actually big. After Principal Huang and the old woman went in, there was just enough room for Li Jing and Wei Jia to take a look inside.

Town Mayor Liu was not as familiar with the family as Principal Huang, so he simply stood outside the house, chatting with Bai Rui and others.

At the old woman's invitation, Li Jing and Wei Jia bowed their heads and entered the house, immediately assailed by an unpleasant smell that made Wei Jia involuntarily frown and cover her nose.

Li Jing fared slightly better but still found it uncomfortable, and turned his head to look around the room.

The old house contained barely any decent furniture, just a shabby wooden table, a few uneven benches with unstable legs, and two wardrobes of indeterminate age, making up the entirety.

In the corner lay a wooden board, serving as both table and bed, and if not for the neatly folded quilts and bed sheets on top, Li Jing might have mistaken it for a discarded plank. The bedding on the bed was thin and worn, with cotton poking out in many places, long since losing its ability to keep warm.

But in stark contrast to everything old was the snow-white wall inside the house, seemingly freshly painted.

Li Jing frowned, understanding the source of the pungent odor: "Grandma, have you recently repainted the walls in your home?"

Upon hearing this, the old woman, a little embarrassed, tugged at the boy beside her and said: "I heard from the leader that you were coming, so a few days ago, I asked Old Wu for help to give the walls a fresh coat of paint since he used to work as a painter."

"This..."

Li Jing was surprised and turned to look at Principal Huang.

Evidently, Principal Huang was also unaware of this, his expression changed a bit, but he didn't know what to say to the other side, so he could only explain to Li Jing and Wei Jia: "My apologies, because they all know you're here to build a school, so they all take it very seriously..."

Li Jing initially intended to say this was unnecessary, but seeing the old woman's expectant gaze, he eventually swallowed his words.

Realizing this, he understood that their visit to see the villagers was actually causing them trouble, so he turned to Wei Jia and said: "We should go."

Wei Jia nodded slightly, said nothing, and turned to leave the house.

Seeing Li Jing about to leave so quickly, Principal Huang thought he was upset due to the painting and rapidly followed to explain:

"President Li, about the painting, it's mainly my fault, I didn't explain it to her clearly. In their eyes, to entertain esteemed guests, they can only manage this. Besides painting, she also prepared some fruit and eggs, if you're interested..."

"Principal Huang, we're here to help, not to take things from them."

Before Principal Huang could finish, Li Jing interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

Hearing this, Principal Huang's expression shifted slightly and he hurriedly spoke again: "Their family indeed has a tough situation, the child's mother ran away with someone else, the child's father broke his leg while working and is now in the hospital in the county, it's really..."

Saying this, Principal Huang seemed to think of something and urgently turned back to shout at the little boy: "Huwawa! Come here quickly and tell your uncle you want to study!"

"I..."

Principal Huang dragged the boy over, urging him anxiously: "Didn't you say you want to study well? These uncles and aunties can fix your school for you! Tell them you want to learn, that you want a school..."

The little boy, frightened by Principal Huang's urgency, instinctively wanted to retreat, but was blocked by the old woman who rushed over from behind.

"Huwa, Principal Huang asked you to speak, why aren't you saying anything?!"

The old woman, influenced by Principal Huang, also grew anxious and raised her hand to bend down and spank the little boy's buttocks: "On ordinary days, you have the loudest voice, now asked to speak, why are you so useless!"

Being hit by his grandmother, the already frightened little boy started crying with a pouting mouth.

Seeing this, the old woman became even more upset, hitting and scolding: "Didn't you want to study well? Didn't you want to be a doctor to treat your father? Why can't you say anything now!"

"Waaaah!"

The little boy couldn't say anything, he just threw his head back and cried while being hit.

Seeing this, Town Mayor Liu, shocked, quickly stepped forward and glared at Principal Huang before immediately stopping the old woman: "Stop hitting, stop hitting, there are guests, can't you pay some attention!"

The old woman seemed to have lost her temper, still wanting to hit, but her wrist was suddenly grabbed tightly by someone.

She was stunned and looked up, discovering it was Li Jing who had just entered the room.

"Stop hitting, you've misunderstood."

Li Jing frowned, his expression complex: "We want to leave not because there's something wrong with your hospitality, but because we don't want to trouble your family. There's no need for you to do this."

Seeing this, Town Mayor Liu stepped forward to explain: "President Li, it's not their fault, in fact someone else had come to assess before. But for some unknown reason, they didn't donate in the end, so they are worried you might do the same..."

"Rest assured, once we have completed our investigation, we will give you a definite answer."

Li Jing initially wanted to say they would definitely donate but felt it was too rash to say so, as he hadn't yet discussed it with Wei Jia and the others, so he took back his words.

He turned to look at Wei Jia, who nodded slightly and also spoke: "We also need to assess the situation in other villages next. After considering all the results, we'll give you a reply as soon as possible."

After hearing their words, Town Mayor Liu and Principal Huang exchanged a glance, knowing it was impossible to force the other party to make a decision on the spot, they finally spoke with resignation:

"Sorry, we were too impatient."

Then, after Xu Tuantuan and the others finished capturing the material, everyone turned and left.

Just as everyone had left the old house, the little boy suddenly broke free from the old woman's grasp, his eyes red, and ran quickly toward Li Jing with clenched teeth.

Grasped by the corner of his clothes, Li Jing turned back in surprise, only to see the little boy raising his tear-streaked face, nervously trembling as he said: "Un-Uncle, I want to study..."

Seeing this, Li Jing showed a gentle expression, trying to comfort: "I know, you want to be a doctor, don't worry, we'll go back and..."

"No."

The little boy reached out to wipe away the tears with effort, but the tears continued to stream from his eyes.

With eyes red-rimmed, he said with a mixture of longing and defiance: "I don't want to be a doctor, that's what they want me to say!

My dad's leg wasn't broken, it was beaten.

So I want to study, I want to be a boss!

I want to be like you, I don't like bullying others, but I want my family not to be bullied either."

After hearing this, Li Jing felt a slight tremor in his heart.

Looking at the boy's reddened, moist eyes, yet especially firm, he was silent for a long time.

Watching Principal Huang's expression change, ready to scold the little boy, Li Jing reached out to stop him.

Then, countless words in his mind finally condensed into one sentence:

"I understand, you'll have the chance to study."

With those words, Li Jing said no more, turning to leave.

Not far away, the old woman, upon hearing her grandson's words, couldn't help but redden her eyes, the old wrinkles moist and red without her realizing.

As Wei Jia in the front turned to see Li Jing approaching, she wanted to say something, but noticing his deep expression, she hesitated slightly, finally just silently walking alongside him as they made their way back.