Can’t Cancel

“How does your mother call your father then?” Chen Wei’er was a little curious. The children here had never even heard of the word husband.

“Dad,” Zhao Di answered.

Chen Wei’er nodded and looked at the bamboo cage on their backs. “Why are you guys up so early?”

“I’m going to cut some pigweed and gather some firewood for cooking,” Zhao Di said.

Chen Wei’er inquired further, “Do you guys have to cut pigweed every day?”

“Sometimes, I have to cut some other grass to feed the chickens and ducks,” Zhao Di replied.

Chen Wei’er asked, “What time do you guys usually wake up?”

“Around five in the morning,” Zhao Di provided. “During the winter, the sun rises late, so we get up at six in the morning instead.”

“How long do you cut the pigweed every day?”

“About an hour,” Zhao Di remarked. “We have to cook at home after we are done. Sometimes, my father gets up early to work, and my mother will cook at home..”.

“Do you all go to school?”

Zhao Di, who answered all the previous questions, suddenly fell silent, “We don’t. There’s no school.”

The rest of the children also lowered their heads, and Chen Wei’er couldn’t see their expressions.

“Do you guys want to go to school?” Chen Wei’er thought that they probably wanted to. However, she did not expect the children to shake their heads at the same time.

“You will need money to go to school, and you will need more to buy a notebook and a pen.” After Zhao Di finished speaking, a boy who had been quiet the whole time also chimed in, “My father said that when I’m 13 or 14 years old, I’ll be considered an adult. I can go to work then. I can earn more than 200 yuan a day at the construction site!”

Niandi nodded in agreement. “My father said that it’s useless for girls to study. It’s more important to give birth to a few boys for the in-laws as soon as possible.”

Chen Wei’er spoke to the children with a complicated expression. “Studying is useful. If you study more, you can find a good job and live a better life.”

Zhao Di didn’t believe her. “The village chief is the most educated person here, but he’s no different from my father.”

“That’s because the village chief hasn’t pursued higher education. He didn’t go to college, so he won’t be able to find a job.” Chen Wei’er felt heartache as she looked at the children.

“Sister, did you go to college then? Did this brother go to college?” Zhao Di tilted her head and saw that Chen Wei’er was quite young. Her skin was fair, and the clothes she wore were different from the people in her village.

“This brother and I both attended college. He’s a graduate student, so he has the money to build a school for you.” Chen Wei’er touched the little girl’s head.

The boy asked, “How rich are you? Can you earn more than 200 yuan a day?”

He Xun finally spoke. He told the children seriously, “After you go to college, study hard and look for a job. It’s not a problem to earn 300 to 400 a day. Moreover, you only have 8 hours of work a day. You can rest on Saturdays and Sundays. You’ll also receive all kinds of subsidies and rewards.”

“Waa!” The boy was shocked. From what he knew, 200 yuan a day was already a lot. How much money was that in a year… Forget it, the boy didn’t know how to do it.

If 300 to 400 can be earned in a day, then in a month, that was 6000 to 7000. In 10 months, that would be equivalent to 60,000 to 70,000. The year-end bonus had to be included as well. Moreover, the company would take care of social security and medical insurance. Even if you get sick, the company would lessen the burden. In fact, He Xun didn’t even know how much the employees of the He family could earn every month. He just went with his own calculations.

“Oh my god, that’s so much money!” The boy was completely stunned, and the eyes of the remaining children were also shining.

“Can a girl do it too?” Zhao Di asked impatiently.

Chen Wei’er replied seriously, “Of course! I’m a girl, and my company is full of female employees. Maternity leave is allowed in cases of pregnancy and giving birth. Even if you don’t go to work, the company will still pay your salary.”

“I can get money for free?” Zhao Di was dumbfounded.

“That’s because the wealth you brought to the company far exceeded the salary you received. Even if you were on maternity leave, the work you put in before would still generate profits. Mental labor and physical labor are different. For physical labor, you get as much money as your output. On the other hand, the income generated by mental labor can accumulate.” Chen Wei’er tried her best to simplify it.

Zhao Di and the other children nodded thoughtfully.

“After the school is built, I hope you can all go to school. Besides, the school will also open a work-study program. You can do handiwork after class, and you’ll be paid.” Chen Wei’er made up her mind. No matter what the designer of the Heaven Blessed Charity Center planned, the work-study program must not be canceled!