Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 236 Gao Yuliang's grand ambitions, Zhao Ruilong's grand scheme!

sunset.

An Audi with a Luzhou license plate slowly drove into Handong University.

Looking out the car window at the familiar campus, Gao Yuliang could not hide his joy.

He has taught here for many years and is familiar with every road and building on campus.

Looking at those students, small groups of two or three, brimming with youthful energy, I felt an immense sense of warmth and familiarity.

Since it was already afternoon and school had let out, there were quite a few students on the road.

Some had already eaten at the cafeteria, while others had just arrived.

Some were carrying thermos flasks to get water from the boiler room, while others were carrying basketballs and heading to the court.

Some couples strolled hand in hand, while others read books as they walked...

"Slow down!"

Gao Yuliang quickly gave the order.

Although the car was already moving slowly and the driver was driving very carefully, and there were many speed bumps on the campus roads, making it impossible to hit any passing students, Gao Yuliang still asked the driver to slow down even more.

Returning to the vibrant and youthful campus, he felt as if he had become much younger.

And instantly, they forgot about their busy work, the pressure to advance, and the power struggles...

this moment.

Gao Yuliang felt incredibly at peace and tranquil.

If it weren't for his wife, Wu Huifen, waiting for him to have dinner, he would have even considered getting out of the car and walking back to the teachers' apartment.

Just like before, after finishing class with the students, I would carry my bag and stroll leisurely along the tree-lined path home.

After a while.

The Audi sedan, moving almost in a crawl, arrived in front of the No. 3 faculty apartment building.

Secretary Chen Qingquan immediately opened the door and got out of the car.

He then quickly opened the rear door and reached out to protect the bottom edge of the door frame.

"Go back to the guesthouse and get some rest. Come pick me up at seven o'clock tomorrow morning!"

"Yes, Secretary Gao!"

After taking the briefcase and thermos, Gao Yuliang looked up at the familiar teachers' apartment building and stepped into the old stairwell.

Perhaps because I hadn't climbed stairs in a long time, I was already a little out of breath when I reached the fifth floor.

As soon as I opened the slightly ajar door, I was greeted by a familiar fragrance.

Although the house wasn't big, his wife kept it neat, tidy, and organized.

When I came out of the restroom, I saw my wife bringing dishes to the table.

"Why is it so lavish? Are we having guests coming?"

Gao Yuliang smiled and took a chair to sit down.

Wu Huifen smiled and said, "Aren't you a guest?"

Gao Yuliang was taken aback.

The hand that was about to pick up some food froze in mid-air.

"Look at what you're saying. Didn't I try to persuade you to come to Luzhou with me back then?"

"It was you who refused, insisting on staying at Handong University to teach, which has led to us living apart..."

Wu Huifen quickly said, "I was just joking, hurry up and eat!"

After sitting down, Wu Huifen immediately served her husband some food.

"How did the talk with Zhao Shuji go?"

"Good, you could even say it's exceptionally good!"

Gao Yuliang held a bowl in one hand and picked up some food with the other.

"I went to Zhao Shuji's office at 3 p.m. to report to him."

"He was particularly satisfied with the work I did in Luzhou City to rectify grassroots work style and crack down on organized crime."

"I am commended for my effective organization and planning, which successfully eradicated the Huang brothers and their forces, who had been entrenched in Luzhou City for many years and had harmed the people, and wiped them out in one fell swoop."

"In addition, he also listened to my work report on urban construction, people's livelihood, investment promotion and major project progress in Lüzhou this year."

"He also gave me a lot of guidance on specific tasks and told me not to neglect investment in education and to vigorously implement the strategy of revitalizing the country through science and education."

After listening, Wu Huifen hurriedly asked:

"Didn't he say who would replace Huang Wucheng, the second-in-command of Lüzhou, and work with you after he was brought down?"

Gao Yuliang smiled calmly.

"He didn't assign anyone and asked for my opinion, which clearly means he's waiting for my recommendation. But I haven't decided who to recommend yet."

Wu Huifen cautioned, "You'd better think this through carefully. Don't let an ungrateful wretch become your second-in-command, or you'll make it difficult to carry out your work in the future."

Gao Yuliang immediately knew that Wu Huifen was subtly mocking Li Dakang.

Li Dakang served under Zhao Lichun for five years.

It can be said that Zhao Shuji carefully cultivated him and entrusted him with important responsibilities.

The results of it?

After being sent to work in a local area, he was promoted rapidly to mayor of Lüzhou.

At the time, he was the youngest mayor of a major city in the entire Handong province.

However, when Zhao Ruilong and his sister asked him to approve the food court project, he refused, citing environmental concerns.

Although Zhao Ruilong and his sister later canceled the project and instead invested in high technology to manufacture PHS phones.

But this incident is still enough to prove that Li Dakang is truly disloyal.

During his time as mayor of Luzhou, Li Dakang also made things difficult for Gao Yuliang quite a bit.

As soon as he took office, he took it upon himself to modify the city's construction plan, which often made Gao Yuliang lose face.

therefore.

Wu Huifen naturally wanted to remind them not to have another Li Dakang-like person as a partner.

"Don't worry, I'll be selecting the people myself this time, and I'll definitely be very strict with the selection process."

"This is related to whether I can achieve results quickly and be transferred to Jingzhou, so of course I won't recommend anyone casually."

In front of his wife, Gao Yuliang had no need to hide anything.

His reason for eliminating the Huang family in Luzhou was not only to promote the faster and better development of Luzhou.

They are also actively trying to get closer to Zhao Lichun and his son, clinging to the powerful Zhao family.

Only by achieving results and securing a close relationship with the Zhao family can one succeed.

Only then could he advance his career and be transferred from Lüzhou to the provincial capital, Jingzhou.

"Judging from the current development situation, your wish is very likely to come true!"

Wu Huifen smiled and served her husband more food.

"There shouldn't be any major problems, but I still hope that while Zhao Shuji is still in Handong, we can make further progress!"

"Take another step? What do you mean? Do you want to become the top official in Jingzhou?"

"That's right, only in this way can I enter the Hantong Provincial Party Committee, enter the core circle of power, and have a chance to become the governor in the future, or even the top leader of our Hantong!"

"Tsk tsk, you've got quite the ambition!"

"What ambition? This is called aspiration!"

Gao Yuliang put down his chopsticks, picked up a spoon, and said while ladling soup:

"Besides, I've already come this far. If there's hope for further improvement, why shouldn't I strive for it?"

"Only by climbing to a higher position and wielding greater power can one better implement their ideas!"

Wu Huifen smiled slightly.

"Having goals is a good thing, but remember not to be overly greedy for power."

"Throughout history, there have been countless tragic lessons. Therefore, we must always remember: have power but do not covet it; be in your proper place but do not overstep your bounds!"

Gao Yuliang put down the soup spoon, picked up the bowl, and gently blew on it.

"Professor Wu, stop just chatting and lecturing me, hurry up and eat a few bites!"

Wu Huifen smiled and slowly picked up some food to eat.

Having finished eating and drinking, Gao Yuliang got up and went to the small balcony.

This is a habit he has developed over the years.

When I was teaching at Handong University, I liked to stand on the balcony for a while after meals, smoking.

Looking at the vibrant campus and the energetic students, life may be ordinary, but it is happy.

The same is true today.

However, he soon discovered that long sheds had been erected inside the football field using steel frames and tarpaulins.

There were also many display boards placed on both sides of the passageway leading to the football field.

Because of the great distance, the content of the display board was naturally not clearly visible.

"Teacher Wu, why are there sheds set up in the soccer field?"

"That's the job fair for this year's graduating students from our university!"

"Wow, this is a huge event today? There must be hundreds of organizations here, right?"

"Of course, this year it's more than double that of last year. In addition to the large state-owned enterprises that used to come often, many high-tech private enterprises have also come. Oh, and Huilong Group is here too."

"Really? How many people are they hiring?"

"There are many, such as software programming, hardware development, system integration, international trade, etc. There are many positions and many people, and I really don't know how many people we will recruit."

At this point, Wu Huifen turned her head and asked:

"By the way, did you know that the Huilong Group has established the Huilong Charity Education Fund?"

"I heard Ruilong mention it briefly. What's wrong? Has this fund already started operating?"

Gao Yuliang walked back to the dining table with great curiosity.

Wu Huifen laughed and said, "His foundation is really loaded!"

"Our Handong is a province with abundant educational resources. Including those affiliated to the Ministry, the province, the city, and private institutions, there are more than 70 undergraduate-level higher education institutions alone."

"In addition to hundreds of colleges and vocational schools, there are approximately two to three million students enrolled. And Zhao Ruilong's student aid fund has just been established when he made an unexpected big move!"

Gao Yuliang frowned.

"What big moves could he possibly make? It's not like he'd just give money to every student, is it?"

Wu Huifen shook her head and said, "That's not the case. However, he gave each of the impoverished students who graduated this year and completed their studies with the help of student loans a one-time living allowance of 5,000 yuan."

“Five thousand yuan per person, Lao Gao. Many impoverished students have used this money to pay off their student loans. In fact, even more impoverished students who haven’t graduated but are still relying on student loans to attend school have each received 1,500 yuan.”

"Just think, he spent at least two or three hundred million yuan in one go, which greatly reduced the financial burden on many impoverished students. Such generosity is truly heartwarming and remarkable, and it didn't even involve widespread publicity!"

Gao Yuliang was stunned.

He knew Zhao Ruilong was going to do charity work to help students, but he never expected him to do it on such a large scale.

Two or three hundred million? That's no small sum.

It should be noted that last year, the total fiscal revenue of Handong Province barely exceeded 2000 billion yuan.

Then, the education investment was just under 260 billion yuan.

This 260 billion yuan is basically the education funding for all schools in the entire Handong Province.

When divided among each school, there isn't much left.

Teachers in rural primary schools earn only a little over 300 yuan a month.

Zhao Ruilong, however, gave a one-time payment of 5,000 yuan to impoverished graduates and 1,500 yuan to each impoverished student still in school.

It's almost as if Zhao Ruilong himself paid out of his own pocket to sponsor impoverished students' education.

however……

Zhao Ruilong spent so much money on poverty alleviation and education assistance.

Instead of using the media resources at their disposal to launch a massive publicity campaign and gain fame, they chose not to.

Gao Yuliang really didn't understand.

"Strange, why doesn't Ruilong do any advertising?"

"And even if he doesn't actively seek out major media outlets, shouldn't media outlets at the provincial, municipal, and county levels actively publicize and report on Huilong Group's charitable work? Unless..."

Wu Huifen nodded emphatically.

"Unless he specifically instructed that it not be reported, and that he was simply doing a good deed anonymously!"

Gao Yuliang slowly sat down and took a deep drag on his cigarette.

"No, if he really didn't want to leave his name, why would he use the name of Huilong Group to establish a charitable education fund?"

"Does he think that he's doing charitable work to support education through donations and also getting tax breaks, so it's not worth publicizing?"

"Or perhaps he feels that Huilong Group already has a big enough reputation in Handong and doesn't need any further promotion..."

Before she could finish speaking, Wu Huifen leaned forward and interrupted, asking:

"Do you think he doesn't want other provinces to know that his Huilong Group is so good to impoverished students in Handong?"

"After all, Huilong Group's products are not only sold in Handong Province, but also all over the country."

"If we make money but only use it to give subsidies to impoverished students in Handong, we'll definitely be accused of favoritism if this gets out of hand!"

Gao Yuliang was stunned.

"What you said is very likely!"

"Huilong Group is already well-known enough. The donation also enjoyed tax breaks, and it only sponsored poor students in Handong. There is really no need for overwhelming publicity and reporting."

"But to be honest, compared to such a large amount of charitable spending, the tax reduction is nothing. And his generous support for education shows that he really wants to help Handong develop and help his father advance!"

Wu Huifen smiled and said, "Of course! Even if only half of the impoverished students who receive subsidies stay in Handong after graduation, it will still add a lot of talent to the workforce!"

"Moreover, Handong values ​​education and respects talent so much that it quietly and directly transfers money to impoverished students without any publicity or public announcement."

"This news will spread like wildfire, and it won't be long before it reaches all parts of the country. After the college entrance examination next month, there will definitely be more students applying to universities in Handong."

"Yes!"

Gao Yuliang let out a long sigh of relief.

"Wouldn't that bring in talented people?"

"But only Zhao Ruilong would spend money to treat talent well and attract talent!"

"Other provinces are not only spending money to reduce the burden on poor students, but they also dare not regulate the real estate market, for fear of affecting their land revenue."

"Our Handong not only regulates the real estate market to prevent housing prices from becoming a burden for young people, but also provides subsidies for young people seeking employment and starting businesses."

"I dare say that our ideas and policies for attracting talent and promoting development are at least twenty years ahead of other provinces. By the time other provinces follow suit, we will already be far ahead!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Huifen asked with a beaming smile:

"Since our Handong values ​​talent so much now, and we also have the wealthy and generous Huilong Group that's willing to spend a lot of money."

"Do you think we should persuade Fangfang to return to Handong after graduation? She can make a career for herself and serve her country at the same time. It would be a win-win situation."

Gao Yuliang frowned immediately when his daughter Fangfang was mentioned.

He and his wife were both professors at Handong University; they were definitely intellectuals and social elites.

However, despite their extensive knowledge, the two failed to properly educate their daughter, Gao Fangfang.

Back then, Gao Fangfang had a crush on Hou Liangping, but unfortunately, Hou Liangping chose Zhong Xiaoai.

Enraged, Gao Fangfang studied diligently and went to study biology at a prestigious university in the United States.

She never returned after that trip.

The stated reason is to save on expensive round-trip airfare.

Making fewer phone calls is also to save on international long-distance call charges.

"How can you expect someone who doesn't even love her parents to love her country?"

"I reckon she'll never go back to Handong in her life, so let's just pretend we never had this daughter!"