I snagged a bargain in a melodramatic novel and became incredibly wealthy!

Chapter 162 Poor Students

This peaceful period of campus life gave Caiyi the illusion that he was really just an ordinary student, rather than someone carrying out a mission.

However, this period wasn't entirely uneventful; she was busy installing a surveillance system for the University of Leah, but it wasn't finished yet.

Because she needed to balance her studies and keep up with other people's lives, she didn't have much free time to complete this task.

Therefore, she only installed surveillance equipment in areas of the campus where accidents were likely to occur, while other areas could only be dealt with later.

While idly browsing the campus network in the cafeteria, Cai Yi suddenly discovered that a student had been exposed online. The comments section was filled with criticisms of the student:

"What's the big deal about buying a pair of shoes?"

Even if he's poor, can't he at least buy a pair of shoes?

"But if he uses his poverty relief funds to buy it, that wouldn't be appropriate, would it?"

"What about the other students from impoverished families?"

"A pair of shoes that cost 300 yuan shouldn't have too much of a problem, right?"

“If he bought shoes that cost over a thousand yuan, then there’s definitely something wrong with them.”

"Shoes that cost 300 yuan are everywhere, they're very common."

"I don't find it unusual for a pair of shoes to cost hundreds of thousands of yuan."

"Get out of here, you upstairs!"

"Who exactly reported this person? They actually drove him to the point of wanting to jump off a building!"

……

When Caiyi scrolled to the last message, he saw a photo of a boy standing on the school rooftop, surrounded by students who seemed to enjoy the spectacle.

Caiyi almost choked on the food in his mouth and rushed to the address in the photo without even cleaning up.

It's true that you can't enjoy yourself for more than a few days!

When Cai Yi arrived at the rooftop, panting heavily, he was stopped at the entrance.

Xu Qingming looked at the students on the rooftop with a serious expression, but his tone remained gentle: "Come down first. Let's communicate properly about any problems. That's the only way to solve them, isn't it?"

However, the student was very emotionally unstable at this moment. One of his feet had already stepped over the railing, and his body was swaying precariously, as if he was about to fall from the high-rise building at any moment.

The railings don't look sturdy; if they were cheap, low-quality ones, they probably wouldn't have been able to support the weight of the students and would have broken long ago.

Wei Yan's eyes were as cold as ice. She said coldly, "Those are just rumors. You don't need to kill yourself over them."

The student became even more agitated upon hearing this, shouting, "I just wanted to buy a pair of shoes, what's wrong with that?"

"I've worn out shoes all my life... All I want is a brand new pair of shoes..."

"That's all!"

Why are you taking away my poverty-stricken student grant?!

At this point, the student became increasingly agitated, and his body began to tremble, as if he might collapse at any moment.

Xu Qingming looked at him and tried to comfort him, saying, "The school is still investigating this matter, so don't get so agitated."

"If it's a slander, we will definitely clear your name."

However, the students shouted at them, "You are all rich and powerful people, you certainly won't be excited."

"But the poverty relief fund is my hope for the rest of my life..."

In the end, he could no longer control his emotions, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Cai Yi looked at Wei Yan, who was blocking her way, frowned, and looked at the agitated student, asking, "What's his name?"

Wei Yan lowered her eyes, looking extremely indifferent, but still answered her: "Ma Ke".

Caiyi took out her phone and asked her family to help her check. Soon, Ma Ke's information for more than ten years was sent to her phone.

Cai Yi carefully reviewed the documents and discovered that Ma Ke was indeed a student from a poor family.

What's puzzling is that he actually spent 300 yuan to buy a pair of shoes, which is really strange for someone from a poor family whose monthly income is only 300 yuan.

Moreover, Ma Ke is a top student, and his annual scholarships add up to tens of thousands of yuan. For him, the few thousand yuan of poverty subsidy is not very attractive.

So why did he do that?

Cai Yi couldn't understand it at all; her thought process was completely unable to fathom Ma Ke's true intentions.

Even more surprisingly, the person who reported Ma Ke for buying shoes was himself!

This is something that probably no one expected.

Caiyi's CPU is about to burn out.

She stared at Ma Ke's expression, but couldn't detect any trace of acting.

So, what exactly was Ma Ke's purpose in doing this?

Ma Ke's words were intense, and his emotions were running high, as if he were about to collapse at any moment.

Just then, Xu Qingming suddenly spoke up, "I can sponsor your schooling."

Upon hearing this, Ma Ke felt as if all his strength had been drained away; his body went limp, and he lowered his head.

After a while, he slowly raised his head, a glimmer of hope and gratitude flashing in his eyes.

He looked at Xu Qingming and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Are you really willing to sponsor my schooling?"

Xu Qingming nodded in agreement. Ma Ke took a deep breath and continued, "Could you sponsor my village? There are many children there like me who need help."

Xu Qingming was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, but he quickly understood Ma Ke's intention.

It turns out that Ma Ke deliberately exposed his situation to everyone in order to attract attention and gain more help.

However, moral blackmail is not an easy task.

Xu Qingming stared at him, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Are you so sure we will help your village?"

Ma Ke shook his head slightly and replied with a smile, "I'm not sure, that's why I'm standing here."

He stood there, having made his decision.

Xu Qingming's eyes narrowed slightly, his voice barely betraying any emotion: "You threaten to kill yourself? Do you really have that kind of courage?"

Ma Ke lowered his eyes, looking down at the group of wealthy young men living a life of ease and carefree comfort, and spoke in a calm tone.

"Before entering this school, I always thought that the gap between the rich and the poor in the world was nothing more than this."

"However, when I saw a pair of shoes worth hundreds of thousands, the shock was no less than if I could fly in the air."

"I have done everything in my power to achieve upward social mobility."

"But reality cruelly told me that all of this was just wishful thinking!"

At this point, his emotions became agitated again, and it took him a long time to gradually calm down.

"You are numerous; a little help from you will suffice! Even just a tiny bit!"

Ma Ke was born in a village deep in the mountains, where living conditions were extremely harsh.

The villagers have almost no source of income and can only make a living by growing some simple crops.

Due to its remote location and inconvenient transportation, this village has never received effective development and assistance.

Ma Ke was able to go to school entirely because of the efforts of the entire village.