Chapter 4:
After getting Yu Yan's consent, I posted about supporting him on my homepage.
"WishFish: Lottery is over, feedback on fulfilling the wish~ [Image]" After helping Yu Yan repay his debts, my charity balance refreshed.
So, apart from him, I also bought a new dress for a single mother in a single-parent family (her daughter's wish), and paid for the surgery of an abused stray cat (the wish of a middle school student who found it).
I didn't buy traffic this time, but this Weibo post became popular overnight.
Making a wish is like a lottery, or rather, customizing the prize content.
Despite the fact that I've already said it's not a random selection but depends on fate, it's a real thing that I've spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in one go.
Something like a raffle has always been the most eye-catching.
"Is this what a rich person is like? I'm in awe orz" "I've seen the blogger! She's a super young and beautiful sister, her fortune-telling is extremely accurate and she's also easy to talk to!" "I want to ask the blogger if she needs an assistant, I have lots of wishes."
"Ah, such a beautiful and kind-hearted wish-making blogger (PS: Can this introduction make the blogger remember me?)" "With a loud noise from the sky, the humble servant makes a dazzling appearance.
Miss, tonight the wind and sand are too strong, how can I be separated from you [wailing][wailing]" "Am I the only one who feels warm? Seeing such a Weibo late at night, I feel that the world is truly beautiful." "Exactly! After that mother put on the new dress, she smiled so happily.
I feel like crying when I see that photo..." "The cat and the little brother are also very cute!" "And the student supported by the blogger has good grades, right?" "This freshman from Nan Cheng University, while others were playing during the summer vacation, he was working to pay for his tuition [sigh]" "This boy is also quite good.
The blogger said that he insisted on writing an IOU, and he directly posted the IOU.
" "I hope there will be more of this positive energy wish-making blog, would I have the chance to be selected next time QAQ" "Blogger, can I weakly ask if you still fortune-tell?" I randomly selected a few comments to reply, indicating that I will continue to fortune-tell, and then posted another wish-making blog.
This time, there were more comments.
I haven't finished reading them temporarily, instead, I chose to completely solve Yu Yan's debt problem.
I have already repaid his debts, but considering what I heard that day, in order to prevent him from being harassed, I politely added Red Sister, the creditor's contact information, and then tactfully told her: don't bother Yu Yan in the future.
I easily deduced her birthdate and recent fortunes, casually mentioned two things she had been experiencing recently, and Red Sister's attitude immediately changed.
People like them, who mix in the underworld, have many taboos.
They least want to offend someone like me, a con artist fortune-teller.
So she smiled and said, "Miss Yu, you misunderstood.
I have always treated little Yu as my own younger brother." What younger brother? A younger brother who wants to seduce me? I sneered inwardly, but I didn't argue with her.
I hypocritically said, "I know, I also treat him as my own younger brother." Red Sister was silent for two seconds, not sure if she misunderstood something.
Suddenly, she realized and her voice became meaningful, "I see, little Yu has a stubborn personality and is not easy to get along with.
But if Miss Yu wants to teach him well, I have many ways to deal with my naughty little brother at home.
At that time, I can also teach you some tricks." Me: "......?" This statement sounds strange.
I always feel that something is not quite right.
After emphasizing that I value Yu Yan, Red Sister readily promises that she can restrain everyone in this circle from bothering Yu Yan.
Feeling completely relieved, I started browsing through tens of thousands of comments.
My eyes fixed on a somewhat special message.
"It's not exactly my wish, but something that happened recently.
When asked in class what the students wanted to do, the top-performing girl raised her hand and said that she had never been to a bookstore, so she wanted to go and take a look.
She is a child who loves reading, so I asked her what books she would like to read if she went to the bookstore.
She then asked me what the bookstore looks like, whether it can stay open, and if she can finish reading all the books in the bookstore before leaving."
I had previously given her a few books, and her pair of eyes is something I will never forget in my lifetime.
I am certain that they are the purest and brightest eyes I have ever seen, filled with aspirations.
Thinking about her words, I couldn't fall asleep at night.
So today, I took a car and went to the bookstore in town to buy a few more books.
As I wrote on the first page, I couldn't help but think, it would be great if she could truly leave this place.
[Image] The picture shows an opened book with an exceptionally elegant and clean line of words on the first page - "Though poor, yet steadfast, I shall not abandon my aspirations for success." In that line of words, I saw a trace of extremely thin golden fortune.
It represents the teacher who wrote the words and also represents the student who received the book from her.
I clicked on this teacher's Weibo, and I saw that she posted very few updates, but they all conveyed a simple beauty.
For example, a bouquet of wildflowers given by a student, a video of a choir performance, or even a received greeting card.
From those photos, I could feel a vibrant fortune, a circle of golden color always lingering above those pictures.
Though faint, the color was extremely transparent and beautiful, sparkling and flawless.
Unlike Yu Yan, whose future is destined to shine brightly, this kind of fortune only belongs to ordinary people.
But this golden fortune, which is enough to touch the physical world, precisely proves how pure and upright they are.
Only the most beautiful people can give birth to such fortune.
This is a lighter shade of gold, rarer than the representative color of great success.
I fell into contemplation.
After a moment, I asked Xiao Ci, "Can you provide some extra help?" [Ah? Xiao Ci cannot help with cheating.
Host, you...] "I want to sponsor this mountain village and build a library for their school.
The approval process and construction will be troublesome.
I want to make it as fast as possible.
Xiao Ci, please help me out." Xiao Ci hesitated for a moment, and then the tone of voice changed, [....You have come to the right person.
When it comes to charity, you must find Xiao Ci!] I instantly exclaimed, "Xiao Ci truly lives up to being the World One System!" Xiao Ci pretended to cough humbly, [No problem, Host.
Go ahead and do it with confidence! Xiao Ci is your strong support!] With the assurance, I confidently parachuted into this school located in the ChuanYu region.
On the night before discussing sponsorship matters with the principal, I contacted this teacher: "Hello! I am Wish Blogger Late Night Fish.
I am aware of the wish you mentioned and I hope I can help fulfill it this time." The next day, a perplexed Lin Rulan, the teacher, accompanied the principal and welcomed me at the school gate.
"Teacher Lin," the middle-aged principal was clearly excited, "Miss Yu here wants to help us renovate the school, cover students' study expenses, and even donate a library.
All of this happened because you shared stories of your students online, and she saw them!" Lin Ruolan's eyes widened, almost in disbelief she asked me, "Wish Blogger...
Late Night Fish?" "Yes, it's me," seeing how serious the principal was, I felt a bit embarrassed, "Teacher Lin, I saw the wish you made for your students and came here specifically to help fulfill it." This place is located deep in the mountains, with a muddy road that takes a long bus ride to reach.
With shattered bricks and worn-out tiles, the makeshift school stood proudly, sheltering dozens of innocent children under its eaves.
Their eyes, filled with a thirst for knowledge, sparkled like stars.
Perhaps they would never leave this place in their lifetime, so they could only use books as a bridge, traversing the vast ocean of imagination to behold the infinite wonders of the world.
Lin Rulan had been here for five years.
In the first year, her parents advised her that teaching would only enhance her resume, and she should come back after one year.
In the second year, relatives questioned her why they never saw her throughout the year.
Her parents could afford to support her, so she should come back soon.
In the third year, friends noticed a change in her and asked if she had suffered greatly there.
In the fourth year, nobody said anything anymore because they could tell that Lin Rulan had no intention of returning.
In the fifth year, when her parents video-called her, their eyes moistened as they said, "Go and do whatever you want.
You will always be our pride."
This school merged a primary school, middle school, and high school together.
Lin Rulan had said to every student, "You must study hard." The gaze of all students could reach the vastness of the world.
"Classmates, perhaps we won't get to go to many places in our lifetime.
Maybe we can only be ordinary people like the teachers, but I hope that your hearts will be filled with distant dreams." We are in the mud gutter, yet we raise our heads and stare at the starry sky.
"The library is just the first step," I told the principal and teachers, pointing at the blueprint.
"I have seen it when I arrived.
The road is not good, filled with weeds and mud.
It is inconvenient for many students to go to school and the town.
My next step is to build a road."
The principal froze.
Then, tears welled up in his eyes.
"Miss Yu, I really..." he seemed somewhat incoherent, "I thank you on behalf of the children here...
really, thank you..."
I didn't know how Little Ci managed it, but the construction team she contacted was incredibly efficient.
It didn't take long for the entire school to be transformed, and the construction of the library officially began.
I didn't just donate the library, but also two buildings.
One was a teaching building, and the other could be used according to the school's arrangement, whether as a science and education center or the long-awaited art and music rooms.
In addition, I spent a large sum of money to improve the children's meals and accommodation.
For families who were struggling to pay for textbooks, after thoroughly understanding their situations, I provided the school with dedicated scholarships to support them in continuing their education.
The principal discussed preparing a few performances by the children and hosting a thank-you party for me, but I quickly shook my head and refused.
However, on the day I completed all the approval procedures and temporarily left, Lin Rulan led her entire class to sing a song for me.
At a glance, I noticed the girl she had mentioned—Xu Xiao.
She had just entered her first year of middle school, with short hair and a petite figure, but her eyes were overly bright.
"My name is Xu Xiao," her bright and shiny eyes fixed on me, full of longing.
"Teacher Lin said that sister saw my wish."
Lin Rulan told me that her real name was Xu Xiao, as she was the youngest child in her family.
However, after Lin Rulan loaned her a new Chinese dictionary, Xu Xiao chose a name for herself.
Xiao, bright and clear.
"Teacher Lin," the little girl held a dictionary, "I like the appearance of daybreak, I want to be a person who watches the sunrise." Lin Rulan said, "Xiaoxiao, you will." — In the midst of darkness, only Xiaoxiao sees it.
"In the future, there is no need to go to the bookstore, there is a library for you to use," I touched her head, "reading is good, you must persist."