This is probably why the local villagers find it hard to prosper!

Of course, there are bridges over the Nu River, and several large bridges are operational, but because the entire river is so long and local economic development lags behind, transportation cannot keep up.

So although there are several large bridges on the Nu River, the distance between each bridge is vast; some residents living far from the bridges would rather use a cable to cross the river than travel dozens of kilometers to a bridge.

Even though crossing by cable is dangerous, making a detour of dozens or even more than a hundred kilometers is simply unrealistic.

Unless you have no choice and need to transport a large number of agricultural products by vehicle, for daily travel, no one would opt to detour hundreds of kilometers to cross the river.

Taking a vehicle across the river is too expensive and not cost-effective, and walking would take more than a day for a round trip.

Although the locals are used to this mode of transportation, accidents of people falling into the Nu River still occur every year, mostly involving students crossing by cable to go to school.

Once someone falls into the river, it's often impossible to even find the body.

Yi Anguo and Hu Jing, along with staff from the Anguo Charity Foundation, stood by the banks of the Nu River with local county officials, gazing down at the tumultuous waves of the river.

Watching people occasionally slide across the river by cable, they couldn't help but worry.

Especially when seeing the young students returning home from school, smiling and skillfully sliding across the cable. Perhaps they had long conquered their inner fears and were accustomed to it.

"I used to think my childhood was tough, but at least there was nothing to fear. Seeing them face such dangers daily just to study now makes me realize my childhood wasn't tough at all; it was far happier than theirs," Hu Jing remarked with emotion.

Definitely, she wouldn't dare to slide across the river by cable herself.

"Survival of the fittest. You didn't grow up in such an environment, so naturally, you wouldn't dare. If you lived here, you'd have no choice but to do it," Yi Anguo replied calmly.

There are dangers in crossing the river by cable, but it's all relative. Although accidents happen occasionally, it's actually quite normal. Even driving can lead to accidents, and flying could result in a crash.

However, putting danger aside, the biggest issue is the inconvenience of travel.

For example, if you fall ill and your condition suddenly worsens, you won't be able to cross the river by cable.

Even if you dial 120 for emergency assistance, the hospital's vehicles must detour over 100 kilometers. If the condition is severe, by the time the ambulance arrives, it might be too late.

Moreover, due to poor transportation, even if your family grows fruit, it would rot on the trees, which is one major reason why local villagers struggle to prosper.

To become rich, build roads first. How can one get rich without accessible roads?

Yi Anguo and Hu Jing, with staff from the Anguo Charity Foundation and local authorities, visited many places along the banks of the Nu River and identified sites for donating to build a cross-river bridge and An Country Hope Primary School.

As for investing in factories, although Yi Anguo also wanted to help the local area by creating jobs and increasing residents' income, the inconvenient local environment and transportation were unsuitable for building factories, and he had to give up.

The tourism resources of Colorful Cloud Province are very rich, and Yi Anguo, along with Hu Jing, took the opportunity to visit many places.

They then went to your province, which neighbors Colorful Cloud Province and also has abundant tourism resources, but transportation is quite backward compared to a decade or so later.

Now, many places in your province are still backward, especially more remote areas.

While traveling and appreciating the local natural beauty, Yi Anguo and Hu Jing also donated to build bridges and roads, established Hope Primary Schools, and provided some help to especially impoverished families.

However, there are just too many impoverished people locally, and he cannot help everyone; it's simply impossible.

Besides, even on a national scale, there are still many impoverished populations and counties that haven't shed the label of poverty-stricken students!

Even if he had money or Anguo Group had money, they couldn't help everyone.

It's not just about him personally, or one enterprise, but even the state has difficulty helping everyone.

Compared to the power of the state, what is the wealth of a single person or a mere enterprise?

So Yi Anguo could only do what he could, helping when he could, but accepting the fact that he couldn't assist those he didn't encounter.

"It's already 2009, yet there are still so many impoverished and backward areas in our country, and so many poor families," Hu Jing said with a sigh.

"I always thought our country's economy had developed rapidly in recent years and was already very prosperous."

"Everything will gradually improve. Our country is too vast; it's normal for some remote areas to be backward. We can't expect every place in our country to be as developed as Shenzhen," Yi Anguo said after a moment of silence.

After leaving your province, they also went to Lingxi Province on their way. The natural scenery of Lingxi Province is, of course, outstanding, with its unique karst landscapes resulting in the picturesque Guilin scenery known worldwide.

There are also the Ten Thousand Mountains and Detian Falls, all worth visiting.

There are still many poor and backward places in Lingxi Province, but they have developed a lot in recent years, much better than before.

After traveling around, the Anguo Charity Foundation donated everywhere, building bridges and roads for backward areas, establishing An Country Hope Primary Schools, and donated over 100 million yuan.

Knowing that over 100 million was donated because of her moment of compassion made Hu Jing feel a bit guilty.

Although to Yi Anguo's Anguo Group, hundreds of millions are not significant, but to Hu Jing's Quiet Commerce Company, it's still a substantial sum.

After all, Quiet Commerce Company is still in a phase of rapid development, with an annual profit of not more than several hundred million.

The entire Quiet Commerce Company has only a little over a thousand franchise convenience stores and more than twenty large and medium-sized supermarkets, with annual sales barely reaching about one billion, and the sales from the more than twenty large and medium-sized supermarkets account for half of that.

The total annual sales barely reach 10 billion, so how much net profit can there be?

Therefore, tens of millions in donations are a huge amount for Hu Jing.

Anguo Group is different. Although it seems enormous, its annual net profit isn't substantial, and since it's always investing in growth and expansion, hundreds of millions are still no small amount.

The main thing is that Yi Anguo's securities investment department earned a substantial amount of money in international crude oil futures.

Although he also made a lot in U.S. stocks, he still holds a large volume of shares, and their value continues to rise.

Additionally, in real estate investments, although a lot was also made, the money hasn't been cashed out but is still invested, with the main income now being rental income.

As for the Quiet Online Supermarket and offline brick-and-mortar stores, despite appearing to be thriving, they're still operating at a loss in reality.

Internet companies burn money, mainly relying on investment in the early stages; making profits isn't so easy?

Other investments also don't yield returns immediately.

After all, many investments are still in the phase of expansion and development.

This is why many people seem wealthy on the surface, but the actual cash they have is very limited; much of the wealth is only on paper.

Within the Anguo Group, only the Anguo Property Management Company and Anguo Furniture Company are currently profitable.

Additionally, the Anguo Real Estate Company, but beyond that, you see no money.

One could say, if it wasn't for the fluctuations in international crude oil futures from late 2007 to 2008, which allowed Yi Anguo to capitalize and earn hundreds of millions of US Dollars, there wouldn't be the current extensive development and investment of Anguo Group.

Without the massive profits from international crude oil futures, donating billions wouldn't be so easy?

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