Chapter 453: Chapter 453: Charity or Showboating?
Sheng Tang’s parents were very supportive of her decision.
Her grandmother also said she was compassionate, which was a good thing.
The next day, the homeroom teacher began assigning tasks, asking the class monitor and assistant monitor to organize the students to donate to Sun Xiaojun.
Sheng Tang sent a message to Dai Ning, asking if there was any result, feeling very anxious about the matter.
Dai Ning replied, "I’ll give you an answer by 3 p.m. tomorrow."
Sheng Tang thanked her.
"Donations will start tomorrow, everyone do what you can," the homeroom teacher said. "Any help is better than none."
The winter break had just ended, and the students all had quite a bit of New Year’s money.
Asking everyone to give it all was unrealistic. Although they sympathized with Sun Xiaojun, many students didn’t really know him well.
Jiang Baocu asked Sheng Tang, "Is it too little if I donate a thousand?"
"When we were in middle school, donations were five or ten yuan, and a thousand is already very generous," Sheng Tang said.
Jiang Baocu nodded.
"How much do you plan to donate?" Jiang Baocu asked.
Sheng Tang said, "Three hundred, I don’t have much money."
Jiang Baocu immediately said, "Let’s split it evenly, 650 each. It’ll be better this way, don’t you think?"
"That works."
Jiang Baocu then went to ask other classmates.
The classmates all had money on hand, but their plans were similar to Jiang Baocu’s, ranging from a few hundred to one or two thousand.
At this moment, Bai Shaolin’s mind was active.
She remembered her mother saying, "When a person’s reputation is bad, doing charity is the best way to redeem oneself."
During the winter break, she and Chen Shen had beaten up Feng Yijin, angering everyone; after the new term started, Feng Yijin’s entire demeanor changed, and she garnered more sympathy with her cold and aloof manner.
Many classmates looked at Bai Shaolin with disdain, and Bai Shaolin felt it.
She wanted to turn things around.
She went home and told her mom about it: "I want to donate twenty thousand."
Her mom frowned deeply, "Are you crazy? It’s just a classmate, a few hundred is enough. Twenty thousand? They’ll think you’re a fool and keep coming to you."
Bai Shaolin insisted, "I just want everyone to know how generous I am."
She explained her situation to her mother.
After hearing the whole story, her mother, thinking that twenty thousand wasn’t enough to buy a handbag, or even cover a night of gambling losses, agreed.
"You can donate, but make sure the whole class knows. Don’t spend the money and get nothing in return," her mother said.
Bai Shaolin was very happy.
The next day at school, she found the class monitor.
"If someone donates the most in the class, shouldn’t they get a trophy or certificate or something?" Bai Shaolin asked, tilting her head.
The class monitor felt very sympathetic towards Sun Xiaojun and was eager to help raise as much money as possible.
"How much do you plan to donate?"
"Twenty thousand," Bai Shaolin said. "My donation alone is almost a hundred times more than some in our class. A trophy isn’t too much to ask for, right?"
The class monitor: "..."
This Bai Shaolin, even when she’s doing good, it’s hard to like her.
However, twenty thousand was enough to cover a significant portion of Sun Xiaojun’s medical bills.
Bai Shaolin’s family was very wealthy. If she was willing to donate, the class monitor was willing to give her a trophy.
"I’ll talk to the homeroom teacher," the class monitor said. "For the highest donation, a certificate and trophy are well deserved."
"Make sure to present it to me in front of the whole class," Bai Shaolin added.
The class monitor suppressed his displeasure and agreed.
He indeed went to find the homeroom teacher.
When the homeroom teacher heard about it, she was greatly impressed. "We must promote this vigorously. Doing good deeds is a virtue, and no amount of praise is too much."
The class monitor: "..."
In an instant, he felt that to both the homeroom teacher and Bai Shaolin, charity was just a tool for showing off.
The homeroom teacher was so enthusiastic about raising funds for Sun Xiaojun, perhaps to gain a good reputation at school or in the education bureau?
The class monitor felt a bit disheartened and said, "Teacher Chen, let’s just give out the certificate? I’ll make it and fill in the name later."
