With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

After refuting her without holding back, Shen Ci ignored the other person's ashamed and indignant expression and turned to the other students, saying, "I was unaware of the astronomical telescope beforehand, but the outcome of this matter is ultimately my fault, and I am willing to take responsibility for causing such a ripple effect on the department."

"How will you take responsibility? The school won't punish you for something like this."

"Exactly! What's the use of just making verbal promises? The department has lost nearly a thousand yuan in donations. Can you really afford to bear such consequences by just talking?"

"I think everyone shouldn't go too far. Shen Ci has already apologized to everyone, so why be so aggressive?"

"That's right, donations are voluntary. Now that the Li family has changed their minds, we can't blame Shen Ci entirely. What's the point of firing her?"

At this moment, a few female classmates were actually willing to speak up for her, and Shen Ci cast grateful glances at them.

As for the other classmates who spoke harshly to her out of anger, Shen Ci wasn't particularly angry, because she genuinely understood their feelings.

Ultimately, this situation likely arose because he offended Li Xiao's mother.

“I said I would take responsibility, and I will.” Shen Ci said neither humbly nor arrogantly, “The Harper CHV24-33 is currently the best astronomical telescope in the world. If the Li family won’t donate it, I will! I will donate four units to the university’s astronomy department in my personal capacity.”

Shen Ci's words were startling. After he finished speaking, the classroom fell into an eerie silence. Everyone seemed to find it hard to believe what they had just heard.

"What do you mean? Shen Ci, you said you're going to donate to the department?"

"Donating four more?"

"Are you crazy? How can you say something like that? Do you even know how much a telescope costs?"

"Yeah, each one costs over three hundred yuan, and she actually said she wanted to donate four. I wouldn't believe she even if she donated just one."

The girl who had just been angrily rebuked by Shen Ci sneered, "She calls me a dream girl? I think she's the one who's still half asleep!"

The girl in the front seat turned around, looked at Shen Ci, and shook her head: "Shen Ci, it's normal for everyone to feel sorry and have some emotions. You don't need to dig such a big hole for yourself."

Even after the teacher came to his senses, he didn't take Shen Ci's words seriously. He simply pushed up his glasses and looked at Shen Ci earnestly, saying, "Shen Ci, you can't just say things like that. I'll take it as a joke. Sit down."

Shen Ci remained unfazed and did not react much to her classmates' questions. Anyone can make empty promises, and it was normal that no one believed her before seeing what she had donated.

So she didn't argue much, only saying at the end, "I'll resolve this as soon as possible, within a week."

After saying that, she picked up her things, turned around, and left the classroom through the back door.

Looking in the direction she disappeared, the students all showed disdainful expressions.

"Sure enough, beautiful women are all a bit dim-witted. Do they really think astronomical telescopes are cheap things that you can just buy four of at will?"

"She scored over 700 on the college entrance exam, how could she be stupid?"

"So you believe her? You'd be a fool to believe her."

"I guess he's gone mad from being in love. Li Xiao's gone mad too; he hasn't come to class for days, he's disappeared."

The news spread like wildfire, reaching almost the entire USTC campus in less than a day. Everyone who heard it treated it as a joke, and no one believed that Shen Ci was really capable of donating more than a thousand yuan to the school.

Upon learning of this, Gu Lianxing rushed back to her dormitory to verify it. When she saw Shen Ci nod, her eyes widened in shock, and she exclaimed, "Are you crazy? More than a thousand yuan!"

Even for Gu Lianxing, whose family has a fortune of over ten thousand, a thousand yuan is still a huge sum of money.

“That’s not how you spend money, honey.” Gu Lianxing pulled up a chair and sat down, looking at Shen Ci seriously. “Even if you want to donate a telescope to the school, can’t we donate just one?”

Shen Ci curled her lip indifferently: "I caused the department to lose four units, it's not right to donate one."

"No, what does this have to do with you? It's the Li family's own decision not to donate, and you're supposed to cover for them?" Gu Lianxing felt sorry for Shen Ci.

Shen Ci, however, said truthfully, "I have to take responsibility for this, it really is because of me."

Gu Lianxing wanted to say something, but Shen Ci quickly patted her hand and comforted her, "Oh dear, you're more upset than I am about spending my money? I really don't care."

"I just feel bad about it!" Gu Lianxing pouted. "A little over a thousand yuan is enough for the two of us to eat at 'Qijia Sushi' for the rest of our lives."

One sentence made Shen Ci laugh: "I'll take care of all your sushi for the rest of your life."

Gu Lianxing was still sulking, but she still took out her phone and said, "Wait while I contact my dad and see if he can use his connections to get you a discount."

"No need, Lianxing, I've already placed the order." Shen Ci said, showing Gu Lianxing the order on her phone.

Four Harper CHV24-33 units, each priced at 279 yuan, totaling 1116 yuan.

Seeing the total price in person, Gu Lianxing still couldn't accept it and wailed for Shen Ci, "Oh my god, it's so expensive! This is too much!"

Shen Ci could only smile helplessly, but she felt a sense of satisfaction. The last time she felt this way was when she bought a house and invested in Lu Jinzhao.

Indeed, given her current assets, she only feels good when she spends money like this.

Moreover, donating things to one's alma mater and department is a good thing, contributing to national education. Even without Li's change of heart, she would still be willing to donate.

That afternoon, Li Xiao, who was recuperating at home, also learned about the incident from his classmates.

"Mom, did you cancel the donation of a telescope to our department?"

Li Xiao immediately came to the living room from her room upstairs in a silk nightgown, angrily confronting her mother.

While arranging flowers, Li's mother glanced at him impatiently upon hearing this and calmly said, "Yes, is there a problem?"

“Of course there’s a problem,” Li Xiao said, dissatisfied. “This was a promise my father made to the school on behalf of the Li family. What’s the meaning of you going back on your word?”

"Besides, everyone knows that Shen Ci and I are breaking up. If you do this, won't you make Shen Ci the target of everyone's scorn at school? Everyone will blame her!"

Hearing that her son was still thinking about that woman named Shen Ci at this hour, Li's mother casually threw a flower at him: "Don't you have any backbone? I think you're not in enough pain. She's made you like this, and you're still speaking up for her?"

"And another thing, I need to correct you. You and her aren't just breaking up now, you've already broken up, do you understand?"

"I haven't agreed yet!" Li Xiao retorted, then steered the conversation back on track: "I don't care, our family has to donate the telescope we promised to the school, otherwise Shen Ci will become a laughing stock at school!"