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

Shen Ci looked at Li Xiao with a half-smile, as if admiring the interesting expression on his face.

After all, it's rare for someone like him to show such a "naive" or "unworldly" demeanor.

Before long, the department head arrived in a hurry, accompanied by Li Jianguo.

When the department head first received the news, he thought it was a prank by the students, until he was suddenly shocked when he saw the large group of students watching at the entrance of the cafeteria.

When they saw the teacher arrive, everyone made way for her.

The department head's bald head gleamed as he circled the four boxes several times before staring at Li Jianguo and asking, "Who do you think donated these?"

Li Jianguo was also a bit stunned. He wouldn't have believed it himself if Shen Ci hadn't sent him the message, but the evidence was right in front of him, and that was the truth.

He quickly pulled Shen Ci to his side: "Director, it was donated by student Shen Ci."

The department head looked at Shen Ci, his cheek muscles twitching uncontrollably, it was hard to tell whether he was laughing or crying, but the excitement in his eyes was undeniable.

He grabbed Shen Ci's hand and said excitedly, "Shen Ci, you've really done a great thing for the department!"

Each department at HKUST has a head of department, which may seem to be at the same level, but in reality they are not.

In those schools, the heads of the most powerful departments naturally feel superior and speak with more confidence in front of school leaders.

Departments like the Department of Astronomy at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) require large investments but offer low returns. The department head is very low-key in his daily work and is even embarrassed to apply for or apply for equipment from the university.

But now things are much better. With these four top-of-the-line Harper telescopes, the astronomy department at USTC has made a qualitative leap in terms of equipment. While it may not be 100% better than other universities' astronomy departments, it is at least 90% better.

Even the most prestigious aerospace university in China's humanities department might not have four such devices.

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 school's astronomy department, thank you!"

With a faint smile on her lips, Shen Ci replied, "As a student in the Department of Astronomy at USTC, I am honored to contribute to the department's education to the best of my ability."

"Good! Good boy!" The department head nodded emphatically with an approving look, then turned to Li Jianguo and said, "Jianguo, you should quickly have the students move this equipment to the department. I'll go and report this situation to the principal."

"Shen Ci, you're coming with me too."

This is such a big matter, we need to tell the principal right away. He's been feeling down lately because of the Li family canceling their donation, but now everything's fine, the matter is resolved.

Li Jianguo immediately picked out a few familiar-looking boys from the crowd: "Be gentle, don't let them bump into anything."

After greeting Gu Lianxing, Shen Ci followed the department head to the principal's office. Before leaving, she reminded Lin Biqi, "This evening, I hope you'll honor your bet!"

Lin Biqi was so angry that her face turned red and she was practically fuming. She looked at Shen Ci's face and wished she could tear it to pieces on the spot.

As soon as Shen Ci left, she put on a wronged expression and clung to Li Xiao, crying and complaining, "Brother Li Xiao, why didn't you say something for me? Why did you let Shen Ci bully me like this?"

Li Xiao was staring blankly at Shen Ci's back, not coming back to his senses for a long time, and completely ignoring Lin Biqi's words.

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

"Leave me alone!" Li Xiao raised his hand and pushed Lin Biqi backward, almost causing her to lose her balance.

His mind was in complete turmoil. Shen Ci's donation of over a thousand yuan was far beyond his understanding and knowledge of Shen Ci.

Even he himself couldn't possibly get that much money from his parents all at once.

But why did Shen Ci have it? And why did she donate it?

"Donations" have always been a game for the rich, and given Shen Ci's family background, she shouldn't even be qualified to participate.

Li Xiao felt like his head was about to explode. A series of bizarre and illogical things kept popping into his head, all of them related to Shen Ci recently.

But he couldn't sort it out; those strange thoughts piled up haphazardly in his mind, making him feel like he was going to collapse.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that he seemed to know nothing about Shen Ci at all.

Because the current Shen Ci feels so unfamiliar to him!

Lin Biqi's cries were so loud they gave him a headache. He panicked and squeezed through the crowd, leaving in a flustered state under the astonished gazes of the onlookers.

Principal's office.

After hearing the department head's words, Principal Wang was no longer as excited as the department head had been. Instead, his brows furrowed tightly.

He looked at Shen Ci hesitantly and asked tentatively, "Shen Ci, did you really donate this telescope to the school?"

Seeing this, Shen Ci smiled and said, "How could this be fake? Principal Wang, the items have already been delivered to the school. I'm willing to cooperate with any procedures you need me to complete."

Shen Ci knew that gratuitous donations usually required a signed document.

However, Principal Wang clearly still had doubts. After all, it was something worth more than a thousand yuan, and it was quite illogical for Shen Ci to donate it to the school in his personal capacity.

This is naturally a good thing for the school, but Principal Wang is worried about Shen Ci.

“Shen Ci, I’ve learned about your family situation. You shouldn’t be able to do this.” Principal Wang calmly expressed his concerns: “If you suffer something bad because of donating equipment to the school, then the school will not accept this donation.”

Although it wasn't said explicitly, Shen Ci naturally understood the implied meaning.

Principal Wang was worried that her money was of dubious origin, or that it might have been obtained illegally through some means, or for some shady reasons.

Shen Ci understood this, but she was prepared for it.

She unlocked her phone, opened the stock market app, and displayed her profile to Principal Wang: "Principal Wang, the money is what I earned from stock trading."

The total value of the stocks she holds in the stock market app exceeds two thousand yuan, which is real money.

In fact, on the very first day she returned to her twentieth year, Shen Ci invested money in the stock market and also bought some promising funds. Whether she made a profit or a loss didn't matter to her; her only goal was to make sure that the money she spent appeared to others to have a legitimate source.

And now, it's coming in handy.

Shen Ci calmly replied, "I've been trying to make some investments since after the college entrance exam. Stocks and funds are just one part of it. I have indeed made 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 about it."

“Donating a telescope to the department is a serious matter, and I am also aware that it was because of me that the school lost the donation from the Li family, so I feel that I should stand up and do something for the school with my own money.”