Chapter 103: Alternative Ways of Education
What does it feel like to be poor for a long time?
I can't wait to use money to make a dress and wear it to swagger through the market, for fear that others won't know that he is rich!
In China in 2002, driving luxury cars and living in luxury houses was the style of big bosses, and more small bosses or people with a little money were holding mobile phones and shouting in public, for fear that others would not know that he had a broken mobile phone. Therefore, the former name of the mobile phone is 'Big Brother'.
It's a pity that Li Jiaming thinks that his younger sisters can avoid vulgarity, unlike in his previous life, with big dogs and hairy dogs, they stink everywhere, but the situation is still similar. The four eldest girls who were encouraged by Li Jiaming to consume experienced distress, careful budgeting and distress, careful budgeting, and then spending money, and finally became real shopaholics. , LLATO, from fashion, bags, cosmetics to jewelry, Mao Tong gave them a dividend of $200,000 each, and only lasted less than a month before there were a few steel jumps left. Even Wanwan, who has no money, can buy and dance, dreaming of eating more boxes of handmade ice cream, and getting more Winnie or Teddy bears from her sister.
Fortunately, Li Jiaming's education was quite successful, and in addition to buying one for themselves, the four of them also remembered to buy one for their families. Even the three sisters-in-law they hated very much prepared a decent piece of jewelry, not to mention Qiao Qiao and You Xiaohong, whom they liked.
Seeing that the four of them treated money like this, the poor Yang Fenhua was envious and jealous, and after receiving a gift and a rag doll from the four people, he turned around and mocked Li Jiaming even more, while Miss Qiao didn't know what to do. In her concept, thrift and thrift are virtues, poverty and luxury are vices, no matter how rich the little uncle is, he can't turn the little cousins into material girls, right?
Look at a few of them, they used to be quite simple little girls, but now they are full of sparkling diamond jewelry from their necks to their ankles, are they still college students? However, Qiao Qiao knew that Li Jiaming must have a reason for doing this, and only after a few cousins were crazy did he ask him what was going on.
"Jiaming, people's desires are endless, is this appropriate?"
That's true, but when it comes to scoring and strength, like Xiaomei, it's nothing to spend this amount of money.
"It's better to be blocked than to be sparse"
"What?"
People have desires, and the more they suppress it, the more powerful the backlash will be. Little sisters, they are not ordinary girls, and the dowry that Shan Maotong helped them save is enough for them to be poor and luxurious, and live a life of drunkenness. If you don't take advantage of the fact that they still regard themselves as gods, teach them how to consume rationally and enjoy life, instead of becoming slaves to money, and when they come into contact with the complex aspects of society, they will be suspicious if they want to teach. Li Jiaming believes that the people he taught will eventually become self-reliant and self-reliant, and they must establish their correct values and consumption outlook while they still worship themselves.
Genius thoughts, mortals don't understand, half-understood Qiao Qiao worried: "Jiaming, don't play with fire, beware of things will be reversed." ”
"It's fine".
Li Jiaming, who has been working as a coolie behind his sisters, smiled and said with relief: "Crazy is crazy, but it is inevitable." In the past, they had to be abducted from the pit of Mao Tong and the thin dog if they wanted dozens of dollars, but now they have $200,000 in their hands, and they can think of buying gifts for their families, which is already amazing. ”
"Really?"
Li Jiaming, who was smiling, slapped the four sisters who were silly in the gift pile with his mouth, and whispered: "Of course, the things they buy are what they need and can use, and every family member has it, even Yang Lili, who they look down on the most, bought one." ”
"Those Tiffany and Dior, are they also needed at their age?"
"Miss Qiao, do you dare to say that you don't want to buy it?"
The rough Qiao Qiao was speechless, who doesn't want beautiful things? Who doesn't feel distressed to buy things that cost thousands of dollars at every turn?
Li Jiaming pointed to the large pile of cartons and paper bags again, and said proudly: "I didn't buy the same thing, which proves that they used their brains when they bought it." When they buy it, they will ask the waiter for a discount, which means that although they are excited, they have not lost their minds.
All in all, it proves that my education has been successful! As long as they get through this period of excitement, they will be able to look at money sensibly in the future and will not become material slaves. ”
"That's $200,000!"
Li Jiaming said with a smile: "Girls should be rich! Besides, when they graduate from college, Mao Tong gives them shares, do you think they will not come here again?"
can't understand, Qiao Qiao can't understand this kind of education, but Li Jiade, who cooks, can understand a little. In the past, when I was in high school, many male classmates in my class played video games and watched videos, and those who were obsessed with it even saved money for food to play, but it was good to have played that energy.
"Did all those people get into college?"
"Huh?"
Li Jiade, who didn't have much contact with his classmates, recalled it and said uncertainly: "It seems that there are not many."
"Isn't that it?"
"No, Wenwen and them are different, there is no pressure to go to school, and they don't have to worry about money. For them, it's good to want to struggle, and if they don't want to suffer that hardship, then live well. ”
It seemed that this was the truth, Qiao Qiao's head was fighting, and Li Jiaming next to him teased: "Let me ask you a question, why do we study?"
"What do you mean?"
"Just ask, why do we study so hard?"
"Have you succeeded in your studies?"
"Wrong, it's actually for the money!"
The couple was stunned, how does this have anything to do with money?
"The purpose of studying is to work, to find a better job, and what is the purpose of a better job? Social status, salary, and finally social status and economic status, that is, money. ”
Qiao Qiao, who had not integrated into the United States, immediately retorted: "You are too extreme, and those Nobel laureates in our school do not have your social status and fame?"
Li Jiaming had thought about this before, and he had the same opinion as Qiao Qiao, but after coming to the United States, he found that this idea was not suitable. Especially after studying for a doctorate, he saw his supervisor go everywhere to attend the drinking parties of the rich in order to make donations to the hospital.
"No, they are not as high as I am, and they are not as famous as me. We look up to them because we aspire to be masters like them, but we are not as good as I am in the real world.
Do you usually have less contact with the deans and department heads? Do you know what their main job is? Raise donations, collect donations from people like us!"
"They are not raising donations for individuals, so what does it have to do with their social status?"
That's right, but there is no ivory tower in a commodity society, and the masters have to eat. Can the fundraiser and the fundraiser have the same status?
This view is a bit cold, but it shows the fact that we can worship the Master, but we have to live realistically. It is a historical trend for a commercialized society to materialize all achievements. If you can't understand it thoroughly, you will either be a hermit with a noble character, or you will be a rich man and a dung, but in fact, you still yearn for lustful dogs and horses.
"Isn't it an angry youth?"
Li Jiaming looked at Yang Fenhua who came to eat, and joked: "I can't listen to others, I can only speak by him, and it stinks, which is called dung." ”
"Li Jiaming, did I offend you?"
didn't offend, but it wasn't far off, holding a gift from his sister, but laughing at himself for being coppery. This is also the familiarity between old friends, otherwise Li Jia would have turned his face tomorrow morning.