Transmigration: From Dragon Princess To Pampered Granddaughter
Chapter 622: I Didn’t Make the Donation

Chapter 622: Chapter 622: I Didn’t Make the Donation

After the two had settled on a booklist, they prepared to place an order and check out.

Since it was a donation to the school, the library sold the books to Gu Tingyun at cost and even threw in a set of high school reference books.

At this moment, Helian Qiao came over holding a Sherlock Holmes detective collection, "Gu Tingyun, I want to buy this!"

She had been browsing for a bit, and found these detective novels quite interesting.

The librarian said, "We’ve got the complete collection here at the library. If you buy the whole set, we’ll give it to you at cost."

It’s a good thing when young people enjoy reading.

However, Helian Qiao waved her hand generously, "No need for a discount, I have money!"

She’s a real spendthrift!

Moreover, she was brought up by her grandmother with the notion that making money isn’t easy for anyone these days and one mustn’t take advantage of others.

Gu Tingyun agreed, "Mr. Librarian, price the books as they should be. You’ve already granted us a significant discount-- it’s not fair that the library doesn’t profit at all."

Hearing this, the librarian couldn’t help but admire Gu’s father: "You’ve brought up a remarkable child who’s making contributions to our nation’s education at such a young age,"

Without caring at all for petty gains.

Such accomplishments at a young age are truly rare.

Considering that it was Gu Tingyun who was communicating throughout the entire book purchase, and he even personally chose the books, the librarian assumed he was the one buying the books to donate to the school.

"It’s not me who’s donating the books, it’s my grandfather’s money." Gu Tingyun explained humbly, without any intention to take all the credit.

Nor did he mention that he was the one who donated the desks.

After pausing, the librarian complimented him, "Excellent! Showing such integrity and magnanimity at a young age, you’re sure to be a valuable pillar of the nation in the future!"

Despite being in his early teens, his handsome face still holds a touch of childishness, yet his demeanor is more mature and gracious than many adults.

"Being honest and upright is simply a fundamental part of being human and nothing praiseworthy." The elder Gu modestly said, though he felt a great sense of pride internally.

He patted his grandson on the shoulder. All the feelings were expressed in this silent gesture.

Then he told the librarian: "Please deliver these thousand books directly to Capital University when they’re ready, no need for an acknowledgement."

"Alright!"

The librarian willingly agreed, aware that the elder gentleman was practicing discretion in his good deed.

It’s through this kind of mentoring that exceptional descendants like his are raised.

After leaving the library, they drove to a woodworking plant in the suburbs to order desks.

This time, as before, Elder Gu stood back, leaving Gu Tingyun to negotiate the deal himself.

"Hi, I’d like to place an order for a thousand sets of desks. How much would that cost?" Gu Tingyun explained his intentions to the plant’s employee.

The employee’s face instantly lighted up, "Young friend, you really want to buy a thousand desks?!"

This would be considered a huge order!

Given that desks are made of wood, even if they aren’t used, they don’t deteriorate if kept in a dry place for ten years or so.

Moreover, since university admission has been at a standstill for ten years, a sudden order of a thousand desks is rare indeed!

"Yes."

"A thousand desks is a large order by our plant’s standards. Each desk is usually sold at three dollars per desk, but with a large order like this, we can give you a discount of fifty cents per desk," said the experienced factory employee.

Gu Tingyun: "Thank you. With the money saved, we’ll purchase another two hundred desks."