Chapter 250 Villagers' Gratitude
After the meeting, Li Jing and the others stayed in the county for another two days.
During these two days, the Wei Jia team and the county mainly handled the follow-up matters and signed the relevant agreements.
At the same time, County Magistrate Jiang not only hosted them at the county's largest hotel but also organized an award ceremony specifically for Wei Jia and Li Jing, granting Li Jing personally and Wei Jia Company the "Education Contribution Award," which was reported by local media.
For a moment, photos of Li Jing and the Wei Jia team appeared in all major county media outlets, and Xu Tuantuan also took the opportunity to capture a lot of footage.
Once the matters in the county were concluded, Li Jing and the others finally decided to set out on their journey back.
Amid farewells from County Magistrate Jiang and several deputy town mayors, two Buicks slowly drove out from the county committee courtyard and then embarked on the journey home.
In the car.
While looking at the materials in her hand, Wei Jia raised an eyebrow slightly and then said to Li Jing beside her, "Is this really the name of the primary school?"
In response, Li Jing glanced at the document in her hand, which stated that all four primary schools were named "Jingjia Hope Primary School."
He grinned, "Why, I think the name is pretty good, Jing and Jia are two words with beautiful intentions, future and good, what's not to like."
"These two words are fine, but don't you think it's strange to forcibly combine our names?"
Wei Jia felt an inexplicable awkwardness while looking at the school name.
And Li Jing shrugged, "No, I think it's great, our names go well together."
"I think they go well together too!"
The moment he finished speaking, Bai Rui, who was driving, immediately chimed in.
But upon seeing Wei Jia's sharp gaze in the rearview mirror, she quickly shrank her neck and clamped her mouth shut.
Sitting in the front passenger seat, Xu Tuantuan couldn't help but chuckle a few times, then turned to look out the car window.
As the car left the county town and was about to enter the highway entrance, Xu Tuantuan, looking out the window, suddenly remarked in surprise, "Hey, isn't someone waving at us at the curve ahead?"
"Waving? Could it be someone wanting a ride?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Rui was the first to look over, and sure enough, she saw three figures, furrowing her brows slightly.
As they got closer, she exclaimed in surprise to Wei Jia and Li Jing in the back, "It seems like it's the family we visited in Wangshui Town!"
Li Jing and Wei Jia were both surprised as they looked out the window, seeing the old lady from the old house in Wangshui Town waving desperately by the roadside, shouting, "Thank you, President Li, President Wei, thank you!"
Meanwhile, behind her stood two more figures, unmistakably Huwawa and a middle-aged man being supported.
Huwawa's face was full of excitement and gratitude, and the middle-aged man, supported by his son, also waved as best he could, shouting thanks to those in the car.
"Is that Huwawa's father with the broken leg?"
After the initial surprise, Li Jing immediately rolled down the car window and said, "You don't need to see us off, hurry home, it's cold outside."
"It's okay, President Li, look ahead!"
Seeing Li Jing roll down the car window to respond, the old lady became exceptionally excited, continuously pointing ahead down the road.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked forward, their pupils dilating slightly, hearts trembling.
As the car rounded the corner, the scene ahead on the road came fully into view.
A dense crowd stood by the roadside, waving at the two Buicks where Li Jing was, their faces full of gratitude.
"Is that... Principal Huang?"
Bai Rui instantly spotted the skinny middle-aged man wearing worn-out leather shoes, bowing with a group of children in her direction.
"Not only Principal Huang, but Principal Li from Qianbao Town, Principal Tian from Baishu Primary School, they are all here."
Everyone was amazed, looking at the people by the roadside deeply bowing toward their vehicle, inevitably moved.
Alongside the highway entrance, hundreds of people lined up along the road, forming a long line in the cold wind. Their faces, flushed with cold, couldn't extinguish the warm gratitude in their hearts as they bowed to the cars to express their thanks.
This scene left Li Jing and the others in the car speechless, their hearts stirred.
Other passing vehicles and the highway entrance toll booth workers witnessing this scene were all greatly amazed, with some even taking out phones to film.
Seeing the scene, as Xu Tuantuan regained her composure, she quickly suppressed the fluctuations in her emotions, taking out a camera to capture everything.
This moment left an indelible deep impression on everyone in the two cars.
As the two cars passed the highway entry toll station.
The toll station staff seemed to have known the identity of the passengers in these two cars, standing in line, saluting as the cars passed to express their gratitude and respect.
"Qianlin County will always welcome you!"
"Wish you a safe journey!"
Hearing the uniform voices from the staff and seeing the villagers in the rear-view mirror who had not yet left, the hearts of everyone in the vehicles did not calm for a long time.
After an unknown period, Bai Rui, who was driving, spoke first: "Previously, I thought the help we provided was small.
But now I feel, like we... have done something great."
As these words fell, Li Jing gazed at the distant county town scenery outside the window: "Truly doing charity is inherently a great thing. You should all feel proud of yourselves."
Upon hearing this, Wei Jia's expression changed slightly, silently turning her head to look at Li Jing, who was gazing out the window.
If we're proud of ourselves, what about you who donated ten million...
Watching the side of his face, Wei Jia's beautiful eyes trembled slightly. Once again, Li Jing left a deep and different mark in her heart.
...
After returning from Qianlin County to the city, they took the high-speed train back to Linshui.
Due to the exhaustion from the past few days, everyone spent most of the journey sleeping in their seats.
Even Li Jing slept all the way on the high-speed train, and if it weren't for the gentle reminder from the business class attendant, he and Wei Jia would have almost missed their stop.
By the time they returned to Lishui City, it was already dinner time. After eating at a restaurant, Wei Jia took everyone to their respective homes to rest.
The next day, Li Jing went from the hotel to Wei Jia's company headquarters to complete the follow-up cooperation procedures and agreement process.
With the ten million transferred to the counterpart's public account, a system notification popped up in Li Jing's mind.
[Congratulations on completing the "Charity Experience."
The host truly participated in a charity endeavor and completed a donation of at least ten million yuan.
Reward: 200 million yuan.
Current total reward balance: 418.82 million yuan.]
"Sure enough, they directly rewarded two hundred million..."
Upon seeing the series of numbers in his mind, Li Jing was shocked, his pupils trembling slightly, and even his breathing became a bit heavier.
This was the most significant reward he had ever received, almost doubling his wealth.
This reward was almost equivalent to the sum of all his previous rewards.
Completing the second stage task was indeed satisfying, directly rewarding two hundred million.
This was much quicker than the cashback in the first stage.
Just as Li Jing was still immersed in the monetary rewards, the system presented new information again.
[Additional Reward: Due to receiving sincere gratitude from a large number of township residents, you are awarded five credit points.
Note: Upon reaching ten credit points, you can enter a draw.]
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