Chapter 51: Shen Ci made him feel so strange

Shen Ci looked at Li Xiao with a half-smile, as if appreciating the wonderful expression on his face at this moment.

After all, for someone like him, it was rare to show such a "sheltered" look.

Not long after, the department head hurried over, accompanied by Li Jianguo.

When the department head first received the news, he thought it was a prank by the students, until he saw the large group of students watching at the cafeteria entrance, which gave him a sudden shock.

Seeing the teacher arrive, everyone consciously made way.

The department head's half-bald head was shining brightly. He walked up and circled the four boxes several times before widening his eyes and looking up at Li Jianguo to ask, "You said who donated this?"

Li Jianguo was also a bit confused. If Shen Ci hadn't sent him the message, he wouldn't have believed it either, but with the items right in front of them, the facts were just that.

He hurriedly pulled Shen Ci to his side. "Director, student Shen Ci donated them."

The department head looked at Shen Ci, the muscles on his cheeks twitching uncontrollably. He didn't know if he was laughing or about to cry, but the excitement in his eyes couldn't be hidden.

He grabbed Shen Ci's hand and said excitedly, "Student Shen Ci, you have truly done a great thing for our department!"

Every department at the University of Science and Technology had a department head, and while they seemed to be of equal rank, in reality, they were not.

In departments where the school was strong, the department heads were naturally a cut above the rest and had more confidence when speaking in front of school leaders.

And for a department like the astronomy department at the University of Science and Technology, which required high investment but yielded low returns, the department head was usually very low-key in his daily dealings and felt embarrassed to apply for any equipment from the school.

But now it was different. With these four top-tier Harper astronomical telescopes, their astronomy department had achieved a qualitative leap in equipment. Not to mention surpassing the astronomy departments of other institutions by 100%, at the very least, 90% was achieved.

Even the Aerospace University, which had the most powerful astronomy department in China, might not necessarily have four such pieces of equipment.

The department head was both excited and moved. He held Shen Ci's hand and said earnestly, "On behalf of all the teachers and students of our astronomy department, I thank you!"

Shen Ci had a faint smile on her lips. Upon hearing this, she only said, "As a student of the astronomy department at the University of Science and Technology, I am also honored to contribute to the department's education within my capabilities."

"Good! Good child!" The department head nodded heavily with an appreciative face, then turned his head to Li Jianguo. "Jianguo, hurry and have the students move this equipment to the department. I'm going to report this situation to the principal."

"Student Shen Ci, you come with me too."

Such a big matter had to be told to the principal immediately. He had been feeling gloomy lately because of the Li family canceling the donation, but now it was fine; the matter was resolved.

Li Jianguo immediately picked out a few familiar male students from the crowd. "Be gentle with your hands and feet, don't bump them."

After saying goodbye to Gu Lianxing, Shen Ci followed the department head to the principal's office. Before leaving, she didn't forget to come to Lin Biqi to remind her, "It's this evening; I hope you keep your word!"

Lin Biqi's face was red, and she was so angry that smoke was coming out of her seven orifices. Looking at Shen Ci's face, she wished she could tear it to shreds on the spot.

As soon as Shen Ci left, she put on an aggrieved expression and clung to Li Xiao, crying and making a scene. "Brother Li Xiao, why didn't you help me say something? Just let Shen Ci bully me like this?"

Li Xiao was staring at Shen Ci's back, lost in thought, and hadn't come back to his senses for a long time. He turned a deaf ear to Lin Biqi's words.

Seeing this, Lin Biqi stomped her feet in anger. "Brother Li Xiao! I'm talking to you!"

"Don't bother me!" Li Xiao pushed her away, causing Lin Biqi to stagger back repeatedly, almost losing her footing.

His mind was a mess right now. Shen Ci had donated over a thousand yuan worth of items in one go; this matter had far exceeded his cognition and understanding of Shen Ci.

Even for himself, it was impossible to get so much money from his parents at once.

But why did Shen Ci have it? And she even donated it.

"Donating" had always been a game for the rich. Given Shen Ci's family conditions, she shouldn't have been qualified to participate at all.

Li Xiao felt like his head was going to explode. Many, many bizarre and unreasonable things kept appearing in his mind, all related to the recent Shen Ci.

But he couldn't sort them out. Those strange thoughts were piled up in his mind in a disorganized manner, only making him feel like he was breaking down.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to understand Shen Ci at all.

Because the current Shen Ci made him feel so strange!

Lin Biqi's crying and shouting made his head ache. He squeezed out of the crowd in a daze and fled in a panic under the surprised gazes of everyone.

Principal's office.

After hearing the department head's words, Principal Wang was not as excited and thrilled as the department head had just been; instead, his brows were tightly furrowed.

He looked at Shen Ci hesitantly and asked tentatively, "Student Shen Ci, did you really donate these astronomical telescopes to the school?"

Seeing this, Shen Ci smiled. "Could this be fake? Principal Wang, the items have already been delivered to the school. I am willing to cooperate with whatever procedures you need me to complete."

Generally, gratuitous donations required documents to be signed; Shen Ci knew this.

But Principal Wang clearly still had doubts. After all, those were items worth over a thousand yuan. For Shen Ci to donate them to the school in her own name was truly too unreasonable.

The matter was naturally a good thing for the school, but Principal Wang was worried about Shen Ci.

"Student Shen Ci, I have looked into your family situation. You shouldn't have the ability to do this." Principal Wang calmly stated his concerns. "If you suffer some bad things because of donating equipment to the school, the school will not accept this donation."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Shen Ci naturally understood the implied meaning.

Principal Wang was worried that her money came from unknown sources, or perhaps it was obtained illegally through some means, or perhaps for some unspeakable reasons.

Shen Ci expressed her understanding of this, but she was well-prepared.

She unlocked her phone, opened the stock market app, and showed her personal page to Principal Wang. "Principal Wang, the money was earned by me through stock trading."

The total value of the stocks she held in the stock market app exceeded two thousand yuan; it was real, hard-earned money.

In fact, on the first day she returned to the age of twenty, Shen Ci had invested money into the stock market and also bought some funds with potential. Whether she made or lost money didn't matter to her; her only goal was to make the money she spent appear to have a legitimate source to others.

And now, it was coming in handy.

Shen Ci said calmly and composedly, "Since after the college entrance examination, I have tried to do some investments. Stocks and funds are just a part of it. I have indeed earned a lot of money in the past year or so, but I don't want to be too high-profile, so not many people know."

"Donating astronomical telescopes to the department is a proper thing to do, and I am also clear that it was because of me that the school lost the Li family's donation, so I think I should stand up and use my own money to do something for the school." ===== CHAPTER 52 =====