1689. Prestigious School Donations
Seeing Billy scratching a cross on his chest, Qin Shiou thought he was having a convulsion, so he hurriedly grabbed his shoulder and shook him vigorously, and asked, "Are you okay?" β
Billy rolled his eyes angrily: "Of course I'm fine, I'm praying and thanking, what are you doing?" β
Qin Shiou smiled and withdrew his hand, and Winnie slapped him, knowing that he was deliberately teasing Billy. Melon slapped him in the face, and then felt that he had taken advantage of him, and there he snickered.
There is nothing to introduce at the wedding scene, he has experienced it all, this time it is just that the location has changed, the host has changed, the bride and groom have changed, the priest has presided over the end, the bride and groom have exchanged wedding rings, and the rest is to eat and drink.
Of course, there was a link before to send blessing gifts, Qin Shiou and Winnie sent black pearls and deep-sea red coral, after the box was opened, the black pearls were mysterious and dark, and the red coral was as gorgeous as fire, all of which were high-end goods.
Then the group returned to the manor, there were long tables neatly placed, Qin Shiou looked helpless, this is the rhythm of eating Western food.
He got married in a buffet format, which had the advantage that everyone could eat what they liked and could communicate in a casual circle.
The Brandon family is an old-fashioned aristocracy, the dishes and wine used at the wedding banquet are extremely strict, Qin Shiou is not very interested in Western food, but a dish of white wine and clam cream soup is good, he wants bread, dip it and eat it very happily, the steak in the back does not move, what is sent and what is served.
Billy sat next to Qin Shiou, who had arranged for a local merchant next to him, but was temporarily removed because of Shanna's arrival. Now it's Shanna.
Except for a few toasts to the newlyweds during the meal, Billy was chatting with Shanna in a low voice at the rest of the time. The latter was amused.
Qin Shiou glanced at it twice, and whispered to Winnie, "Could it be that we are here this time." Or can it make a good deed? β
Winnie shrugged as she cut the steak and said, "If that's the case, then we didn't come for nothing this time, it would be great if Billy and Shanna could fall in love, I know both of them, they are good people." β
Qin Shiou sighed: "Not necessarily, you don't know much about Billy, I think if Shanna is really deceived by Billy, she will hate you to death." β
As he spoke, he beckoned to the waiter to take away the empty plate from which he had drained the soup. Then he brought the plate of his daughter next to him and continued to eat it happily with bread.
The little girl was drinking soup with a small spoon and drinking happily, and suddenly she was taken away and became angry, and her little short legs stretched out her hand and shouted: "Baba, I hate it!" Dislike! Dislike! β
Qin Shiou pretended to be affectionate and wiped the corners of her mouth, and said with a smile: "Don't eat it, you are still young, you have to eat in moderation, otherwise you will become a big fat girl in the future!" β
Winnie watched the father-daughter fight with a helpless face. But with a happy face, Shanna noticed this scene and smiled even more happily when she faced Billy.
After eating a small dessert and ice cream, Qin Shiou was ready to leave. Billy grabbed him and whispered, "I feel like I'm in love with this lovely girl, are there still a lot of black pearls in your fishing grounds?" I'm going to get some and give it to her as a gift. β
Qin Shiou said: "How much?" β
Billy said, "Four or five are enough." How much does it cost to make earrings and necklace pendants for her? β
Qin Shiou patted him on the shoulder and said righteously: "What money do you want?" Let's have a relationship. Just when I send you, sponsor your future wife. β
Billy was immediately moved. Said: "Then I heard that you still have some Shenhai red coral in your hands......"
"Get out!" Qin Shiou immediately turned his face and didn't recognize anyone.
After attending the wedding, Winnie and her classmates in London got together again, Qin Shiou stayed at the farm to play with his daughter and the little ones, and Billy was the first to leave, saying that he would not go to the ocean to salvage, and he would go to the University of Western Ontario to go to school.
Qin Shiou thought he was joking, but this guy crackled in front of the computer at night and really got an interview letter for graduate students from an Ivy League school.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course, when did I stop being serious?" Billy said impatiently.
Qin Shiou said strangely: "But graduate students need exams, you don't need exams to enter the interview?" β
Billy smirked and shook his fingers, "You may not know, I donated 10 million dollars to my alma mater to improve the laboratory, so it is very simple for me to ask for a graduate invitation, and some professors are willing to accept me." β
Speaking of these, Qin Shiou remembered some cattleness in American universities, that is, graduate donations.
In order to prove their fairness, top universities in Europe and the United States always emphasize that their admissions are "ignoring demand", that is, regardless of whether students can pay tuition fees at the time of admission, as long as the grades meet the requirements, then they can be admitted, such as Harvard and other universities will even waive the tuition fees of poor or middle-class students.
Elite schools may actually do this, but that's buying their reputation, and they have another way to make money, and that's by accepting graduates.
Donations and admissions have become an unspoken rule of European and American universities, and it is not only universities that will return the favor after donations from the rich, but ambitious universities often take the initiative to admit the children of the rich, and keep currying favor with the rich, so as to get rich donations.
According to a social survey, as long as $200,000 is sponsored, a student can be given priority admission to a general private college. For the better universities, the amount is half a million dollars, and parents need to pledge more donations in the future.
Even the best universities, such as the top 25 schools, have to donate at least a million dollars to get an admission. And those top 10 elite schools, millions of dollars are just the passing line.
So in the U.S. and Canada, the children of the rich and the poor have absolutely no chance of playing fair.
Take Gordon and Weiss, who are now fighting together every day, for example, if Auerbach hadn't adopted those children, they wouldn't even have the opportunity to go to school, but what about Weiss? He now practices martial arts every day, but in the future he will at least be able to attend a prestigious school like the University of Chicago, because his parents and maternal grandfather have paved the way for him to study in college with donations.
The evil capitalism, Qin Daguan thought angrily, these capitalists have occupied a lot of resources of the common people, how can such a poor family produce a noble son?
When Winnie came back later, he asked, "I said, dear, have you ever thought about donating money to your school?" β
Winnie took off her makeup and said, "I thought about it when I was in school, but I don't think about it now." β
Qin Shiou asked, "Why is this happening?" β
Winnie shrugged, "Because I was naΓ―ve when I was in school, and now I'm mature." Why, why did you suddenly remember to ask this? (To be continued.) )