Abin was about to graduate from university. Recently, he had something on his mind, which was to thank a kind-hearted person who had been supporting his studies from high school to college.
Speaking of which, this kind-hearted person was quite mysterious. In the beginning, it was the City Love Association that promoted his sponsorship of Ah Bin. They occasionally contacted, but they only chatted briefly through QQ and never met.
That night, A Bin couldn't help but express his intention to meet the sponsor on QQ. After a while of silence, the other party agreed, asking A Bin to wait for him in the rest area of the city shopping center the next day, and he would meet A Bin at that time.
The next day, Ah Bin got up early, changed into a handsome dress, and took several selfies to send to the sponsors through QQ, and then went to the rest area of the city shopping center. After sitting for a while, Ah Bin felt bored and played with his mobile phone.
At this time, a gray-haired old man walked over and sat down next to Ah Bin. The old man seemed a little bored, looked at him, and joked, "Young man, are you waiting for your girlfriend?" Ah Bin said "um" and continued to play with his phone without raising his head.
Seeing that he was unwilling to pay attention, Sir System sighed and said, "You young people, you all take care of your own business. For the elderly like me, I really can't find anyone to talk to, so I can only come here to join in the fun. I didn't expect that there was still no one to chat with me."
Ah Bin looked up in surprise: "Sir, don't you have children, why don't they accompany you?" Sir was even more sad when he heard: "My wife passed away early, my son lives abroad, and I am the only lonely old man at home. Young man, see that you are fine now, why don't you chat with me for a while?"
Thinking of the purpose of coming here today, Ah Bin shook his head: "I have an appointment with someone, you should find someone else." He put the phone in his pocket, stood up, turned around, and found another place to sit down. He kept muttering in his heart: Why hasn't the sponsor come yet?
Until the afternoon, the sponsor did not appear, and Ah Bin had to go home depressed.
In the evening, Abin asked on QQ: "Hello, I've been waiting for a day, why didn't you come?" The other party sent a puzzled expression and asked, "I'm here, you don't want to talk to me." Abin was shocked, could it be the old man today? He quickly explained, "I'm sorry, I thought it was someone else." The other party replied, "You let me down too much today. Even if it's another old man, don't you even want to chat with him for a while?" Abin felt a little aggrieved: "I'm afraid of delaying business." "Business? I have time to accompany my girlfriend every day in college. How many times have you been home? How many times have you called your parents? Isn't it business to care more about them?"
Hearing what the sponsor said, Ah Bin felt a little ashamed. But he thought about it: No, the other party has never seen me, how can he know so much about my life? It seems that he must have investigated me secretly.
Seeing Ah Bin apologize, the other party's anger subsided a lot, and he asked Ah Bin to meet at the gate of City No. 1 Middle School tomorrow morning, where he ran the breakfast stall. "You have to be more patient, or I won't see you." The other party finished in a critical tone and went offline. Ah Bin smiled bitterly, the sponsor's temper was quite stubborn, thinking about all these years thanks to his help, Ah Bin decided to follow his request.
The next morning, Ah Bin arrived at the school gate as scheduled and saw a breakfast stall in the distance, but it was not the old man standing in front of the stall, but a middle-aged couple in plain clothes, busy making breakfast for customers. Ah Bin looked around and confirmed that this was the only breakfast stall. Seeing that the breakfast was quite rich, he happened to feel hungry too, so he ordered eggs, buns and hot soy milk for a total of 6 yuan. It tasted good and not expensive.
After breakfast, A Bin stood next to the stall owner and started chatting, "Uncle, breakfast is quite rich, do you also eat these in the morning?" The simple and honest middle-aged man smiled and shook his head: "How can we bear it ourselves, just eat some porridge and pickles." A Bin was a little surprised, and he was not so economical. The sister-in-law next to him saw his thoughts and explained, "We are from the countryside, and we have to earn money to send people to college, so we don't pay attention to it ourselves."
Ah Bin suddenly realized, and quickly said gratefully to his sister-in-law, "You are the kind-hearted people who subsidize me, right? I didn't expect the work to be so hard." The sister-in-law didn't quite understand: "What kind of subsidy? Our son is in college, and we don't wake up early and stay late to earn some tuition for him."
Ah Bin realized that he had mistaken the person, and he suddenly thought of himself, so he followed his sister-in-law's words and asked, "Then what does your son usually eat?" The sister-in-law chuckled: "He is very sensible and economical in life. Breakfast is one yuan and two steamed buns, which is cheap and nutritious." She looked at Ah Bin carefully and asked him in turn, "Young man, you are also a college student, right? You people in the city look chubby, but not necessarily as good as my son."
A Bin was ashamed and returned home with a heavy heart.
In the evening, the sponsor took the initiative to ask him about today's situation, but never mentioned the meeting. A Bin said: "I thought I was still saving in school, but it seems that I am not as good as the son of the stall owner and his wife." The other party said: "It's good that you understand." A Bin was a little unwilling: "In fact, I think the most important thing is to study. Although I usually don't ask enough of myself, my grades have always been excellent. I understand your intentions. I will repay you after I join the work, including my parents." The other party became more energetic when he heard it: "You think that everything will be achieved just by studying well? Tomorrow I will let you go to another place and you will understand."
Ah Bin was a little anxious: "Who are you? I've always wanted to see you, but I can't wait any longer." The other party was happy: "Guess. Don't worry, I will definitely see you tomorrow."
The next day, Ah Bin came to the address mentioned by the sponsor and saw that it was a pottery shop. He walked in, and it was full of a dazzling array of pottery, except for the exquisite workmanship, there was nothing special about it. The only thing that left an impression was that there was always an elegant fragrance in the room, which made people smell very comfortable.
Just when Ah Bin guessed that the owner must be a fashionista, a young man with simple clothes and dark skin walked out and greeted him with a smile: "You are here to see pottery, we have all kinds of styles here, choose one to go back?" Ah Bin quickly waved his hand: "I am still studying, and I am here to study." "Oh, my name is Hei Wa. We often have college students here for internships. Why don't you come in with me and I will teach you how to make pottery." The guy happily invited him.
A Bin followed Hei Wa into a spacious workshop. Hei Wa patiently explained to him the process of making pottery: kneading mud, pulling embryos, setting, painting, kiln burning… With the help of Hei Wa, A Bin quickly made a simple pottery pot. Hei Wa took a look at him and praised him for doing a good job.
A Bin wiped his sweat and asked curiously, "There are too many handicraft shops like this now, can you make money in this business?" Hei Wa smiled and said, "In fact, every business is not easy, if you want to do better than others, you have to put more effort into it. Don't you find that my shop is a little different from other shops?" A Bin thought for a while and suddenly realized: "You mean its fragrance?"
Hei Wa nodded, "I went to the best kiln factory in the country to learn the technology, and found that the pottery making process is actually similar, so I wanted to get some new tricks. I groped for a long time before I made a unique fragrance formula and added it to the raw materials to make fragrant pottery. Its aroma can not only be maintained for a long time, but it is also refreshing and refreshing at home, and the market will suddenly open up."
Only then did Ah Bin slowly realize that the black baby in front of him, who was about his age, actually owned more than ten pottery chain stores, and his pottery was favored by tourists in many scenic spots. And he followed the trend and put sales channels on the online platform, and his income was considerable in a few years.
Abin was secretly impressed. He suddenly thought of something and grabbed Hei Wa's hand: "If I guess correctly, you should be the kind-hearted person who supported me!" "What kind-hearted person?" Hei Wa did not react and was stunned.
At this time, accompanied by a burst of hearty laughter, a middle-aged man walked straight into the store. A Bin took a closer look and suddenly called out in surprise: "President Hu, Uncle Hu, so it's you?" "Hehe, the person you are looking for is me." The person who came made a meaningful gesture of tapping the keyboard.
President Hu took the two of them to sit down and said to Bin earnestly, "When the City Love Association chose you, I went to your house for inspection, and after talking to you, I decided to personally sponsor you. I am very satisfied with your academic performance over the years, but my requirements for you are not limited to academic performance, so I want to test you when the subsidy is about to end. The first time in the shopping mall is to remind you not to forget to care about your parents; later in the early stall, I want you to understand that life is difficult, and you should cherish the money that others sponsor you; let alone today, look at the little fellow across from you who has not graduated from high school, and you should believe what I said yesterday. It is not enough to study alone."
It turned out that President Hu had been watching him silently. Thinking of his lack of self-discipline in college life, Ah Bin blushed and couldn't speak.
Hei Wa asked in surprise, "Uncle Hu, I've never seen you before. How did you know that I didn't graduate from high school and that I'm from his hometown?" President Hu sighed and explained the reason.
It turned out that that year, the City Love Association organized a targeted aid operation for poor students, giving them a place in the township, but there were two qualified students, A Bin and Hei Wa. Considering that A Bin's family was more difficult and his grades were better, and he was more likely to go to college, President Hu chose A Bin.
Later, due to family reasons, Hei Wa dropped out of high school before graduating from high school and went to other places to learn pottery craftsmanship. When he returned to the city, with hard work and a willingness to use his brain, his career grew bigger and bigger. Due to the lack of manpower and his special affection for the university, he took the initiative to contact the City Love Association to ask for cooperation, and recruited poor students from major universities to work-study, which reminded President Hu of this good boy who had missed out.
Hei Wa suddenly realized, smiled and said to Ah Bin, "Why don't you come to me first after you graduate, I still feel that my culture is a little less. You are in charge of network marketing, and I am in charge of pottery technology. How about we cooperate together?" Hearing what he said, Ah Bin nodded excitedly, and President Hu nodded in approval.
A Bin said gratefully, "Uncle Hu, you have not only supported my life, but also helped me grow my thoughts. In the future, I will join the Love Association and pass on the love."
President Hu looked at them quietly, his eyes moist.