Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

A couple of days ago, Liu Jianye asked him to take a look at the factory's expenses.

Liu Jia discovered that Liu Jianye was still using scrap paper for bookkeeping.

The supply and marketing cooperative has ready-made invoice books. Buying one doesn't cost much, and you don't need to use a grid or sort them yourself.

This is much simpler than Liu Jianye's complicated procedures.

In Liu Jia's view, there's no need to go through all this trouble for something that can be done for very little money.

Liu Jia even considered buying a few copies if they were suitable, so that he wouldn't have to worry for at least a few months.

With a goal in mind, your pace will naturally quicken.

Upon arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, Liu Jia went straight to the school supplies section.

At that time, the supply and marketing cooperative did not have such detailed classification of goods, but after coming and going many times, Liu Jia could roughly remember where everything was.

"Hello comrade, I need a few accounting notebooks."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll get it for you. Do you want this kind?"

The waiter was very enthusiastic and immediately brought out two options for Liu Jia to choose from.

At this point, the accounting books were actually quite similar.

Liu Jia was reading a book when someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.

"Who?"

Liu Jia asked the question while turning around.

To my surprise, I saw Zhao Panlai.

Liu Jia was momentarily stunned. He stared at Zhao Panlai tilting his head for a while before asking, "Brother Lai, why weren't you at school today?"

"My old eyes recognized you, so I rushed over. I didn't expect it to be you." Zhao Panlai grinned before answering Liu Jia's question.

"I didn't have any classes this afternoon, so I thought I'd come and take a look around the city."

Liu Jia suddenly realized.

When Liu Jia saw Zhao Panlai just now, he was really worried that something had happened.

Hearing him say that now, Liu Jia breathed a sigh of relief.

What are you buying?

"I was thinking of buying some accounting books to take home, and what are you doing here? Are you buying accounting books too?"

Liu Jia knew that Zhao Pan came to this counter not to buy an accounting notebook.

Ordinary families rarely keep accounts, and even if they do, they wouldn't use such a professional notebook. The Liu family was well aware of this.

As expected, Zhao Panlai shook his head immediately upon hearing Liu Jia's question.

“I don’t want to buy the ledger, I just wanted to look at these split sheets of paper. I’d like to buy some.”

Want to buy some?

Zhao Panlai's words made Liu Jia even more confused.

Logically speaking, as a teacher, Zhao Panlai should be handling more chalk.

Even if there's something at school that needs to be written down, it doesn't require that many sheets of paper.

After all, one sheet of paper can be used to make two small notebooks.

"Brother Lai, what do you need to write down? One sheet of paper isn't enough?"

Zhao Panlai scratched his head sheepishly, his expression slightly unnatural.

"It's not for me to use, it's for the children to use."

His words only confused Liu Jia more.

For children who go to school, their school supplies should be the responsibility of their families.

Why did Zhao Panlai still buy paper for the children?

"What happened? Is everything alright?"

As soon as Liu Jia asked the question, the waiter opposite him became somewhat anxious.

"Comrades, you can chat for a while. Do you still want this ledger?"

Liu Jia nodded quickly.

"Yes, I'll take both of them. Um, how about two of each?"

The waiter paused for a moment, then looked at Liu Jia in disbelief.

Accounting books weren't exactly bestsellers at the supply and marketing cooperative; it was rare for anyone to buy one every ten days or so.

Now, this person in front of me actually wants four books at once!

It's incredible!

Seeing the waiter staring intently at him, Liu Jia said again, "Could you get this for me first? We need to discuss this split paper."

The waiter, regaining his composure, quickly agreed.

While the waiters were busy, Liu Jia and Zhao Pan came to the side.

"Brother Lai, has something happened at school?"

Liu Jia looked at Zhao Panlai solemnly.

Zhao Panlai frowned and then began to talk about the current situation at the school.

There are quite a few children attending school now; in terms of numbers, it's quite a lot.

However, most families don't take their children's academic performance seriously.

Some people even cling to outdated ideas.

It's enough to teach the children a few words; it would be good if they could recognize money later on.

They believe that going to school is useless; even if you finish primary school, you'll still end up farming.

It would be better to go to the fields to work sooner, so that you can also share some of the burden at home.

Zhao Panlai looked worried as he spoke of these things.

Liu Jia could understand those people's psychology, and he could also empathize with Zhao Panlai's current worries.

"so?"

Zhao Panlai sighed helplessly.

"Let me put it this way, the main problem isn't that these children's parents don't take their studies seriously."

"The key is that they are always subtly instilling a certain idea in their children."

"Over time, the children's thinking will change, and they will think that studying is useless and that studying is only for learning about money."

“There are also some parents who send their children to school, but don’t prepare pens or notebooks, saying that they just want to listen.”

At this point, Liu Jia finally understood Zhao Panlai's purpose in coming here.

He wanted to buy paper scraps, make notebooks, and give them to classmates who didn't have school supplies.

“I understand how you feel, but this isn’t the solution. You’re paying out of your own pocket to subsidize things like this. How long will this go on?”

Zhao Panlai also knew that if things continued like this, he wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

A day's lecture is equivalent to ten work points in the production team, which is considered a high salary by others.

But Zhao Panlai himself couldn't say how long the subsidies could last.

"I don't know either, I'll just keep going for as long as I can!"

"These children are fortunate to have been born in a good era and benefit from good policies. We cannot let some ignorant ideas ruin their future."

“Sanzi, if I let their parents do what they do, I will be irresponsible to the children. I can’t get over that in my heart.”

Liu Jia remained silent and began to scrutinize Zhao Panlai in front of him.

It hasn't been long since he decided to teach in a primary school.

However, Liu Jia noticed the changes in Zhao Panlai.

After failing to get into university, Zhao Panlai was listless, as if she had lost her soul.

But ever since she started teaching and interacted with those children, Zhao Panlai has become a completely different person.

Not only is he more energetic, but his condition has also changed a lot compared to before.

Most importantly, there were too many words.

He laughs as soon as he speaks, and he's not so reserved when he's with others.

This is naturally a good thing.

Everyone says Zhao Panlai is stubborn, but he's really just earnest.

Just like right now.

Zhao Panlai couldn't change people's minds in a short time, but he kept trying.

Liu Jia pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke.

"Brother Lai, there's something I wanted to tell you. Leave this splitting matter to me for now!"

"What? How can I let you buy it?"

Zhao Panlai wanted to refuse, but Liu Jia didn't give him a chance to speak and instead started talking.

“Brother Lai, we’re all from the same village. The village is setting up a primary school for the good of the children.”

“I opened a factory here, and it’s all thanks to everyone’s support, so I’ve been thinking about doing something. Now that I have the opportunity, I’ve bought this batch of paper.”

"It's settled then. I'll buy some for the kids first, and you can let me know if we need more later."

Zhao Panlai shook his head directly.

"No, no, we can't do that now."

Liu Jia pulled Zhao Panlai closer to the wall, and seeing that no one was around, he lowered his voice and spoke.

"Brother Lai, don't refuse. I have acquaintances here. If you buy more paper, it might be cheaper."

Zhao Panlai stared in disbelief, his mouth agape in astonishment.

"You mean..."

Liu Jia put his finger to his lips, gesturing for him to be quiet, and then nodded.

"That's settled then. I'll take the things back with me when I go home today."

Zhao Panlai looked incredulous, but finally agreed.

Liu Jia breathed a sigh of relief as Zhao Panlai left.

The excuse that I told Zhao Pan that I have acquaintances is just that—an excuse.

If it weren't for the large-scale purchase, Liu Jia wouldn't want Li Zhenhe to do him that favor just for a few sheets of paper.

However, it is certain that we will take the split paper back today.

After wandering around the supply and marketing cooperative for a while, Liu Jia paid for the items he had bought and then hurried back.

After returning to the village, Liu Jia went directly to find Zhao Panlai.

Upon seeing the dozen or so split papers, Zhao Panlai was so excited that he could barely speak.

"Thank you so much, Sanzi. I thank you on behalf of the children at the school."

"Brother Lai, don't be so polite. It's actually since you started teaching at our village primary school that I've seen you change a lot."

On the way back, Liu Jia kept thinking about the changes he had been hoping for.

Now, in front of Zhao Panlai, Liu Jia also praised the others without hesitation.

Zhao Panlai looked embarrassed again.

“Those changes I made were all minor things. After going to school, I suddenly understood a lot of things.”

"Perhaps it was my destiny to not get into university."

"But the child's fate can be changed in my hands, and thinking that makes it all worthwhile."

Zhao Panlai smiled, her eyes seemingly shining.

Liu Jia reached out and patted Zhao Panlai on the shoulder.

"Brother Lai, you can't give up. Many people fail to get into university the first time, but succeed on their second try."

"Now that you have a suitable learning environment, you can't give up prematurely."

"I'm still waiting for your good news."

Zhao Panlai's voice choked with emotion, and he couldn't speak.

Mother was right, Liu Jia was them, and the Zhao family's benefactor was also his benefactor.

If it weren't for Liu Jia, I would have been ruined long ago.

What Zhao Panlai didn't expect was that Liu Jia was still encouraging him even now.

After a long while, Zhao Panlai finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"I will definitely work hard; I have to set a good example for the children!"

Liu Jia smiled.

"Look, we've been so busy talking that I haven't even asked if there's anything I can do to help?"

"It's alright, you go ahead and do your thing. I can cut these myself."

Liu Jia was taken aback, and his eyebrows rose.

"Do these things need to be cut up? Shouldn't we just give them to them directly?"

Zhao Panlai shook his head.

"This can't be given away directly, otherwise it won't reach the children."

Seeing Liu Jia's utter confusion, Zhao Panlai continued to explain.

"It's partly my fault. I told the kids beforehand, but thankfully I gave them a heads-up, otherwise I would have known that some parents had other ideas."

Zhao Panlai told Liu Jia.

The children were overjoyed to learn that their teacher would buy them split paper to make notebooks, and they immediately told their parents the good news when they got home.

However, some parents said that if the school provides paper, they should not allow their children to use it for writing.

"Why? What's the point of not writing?"

Liu Jia instinctively asked a question.

Zhao Panlai said helplessly, "They said to keep these papers and paste them on the windows when it gets cold."

"What? What kind of thinking is this? To be so greedy for a bargain?"

After Liu Jia asked the question, all he received in return was Zhao Panlai's bitter smile.