Chapter 1700: Chapter 1308: Kang Li’s Teaching by Example

Ming Wei nodded in agreement, "When it comes to studying, my mom and dad have never gone easy on us."

"Your mom and dad are model parents. Later, when you grow up and start your own families, don’t forget to honor them properly." His precious granddaughter wasn’t just smart, she knew how to teach kids, too. Jiang Hongfa felt genuinely gratified, believing this granddaughter was truly a blessing.

But whenever Jiang Hongfa thought about having someone like Fang Su as a mother, he couldn’t help feeling uneasy inside. Of course, this discomfort wasn’t aimed at Kang Li, it was just that Jiang Hongfa plain disliked Fang Su, disliked that scheming woman with her mind always spinning calculations!

Yet almost immediately, Jiang Hongfa remembered that Jiang Boya no longer had the same deep-rooted affection for Fang Su as when he was young. Now he hardly even wanted to see her, and just hearing her name made him show obvious distaste. Even Kang Li flat-out refused to acknowledge Fang Su as her mother. Jiang Hongfa’s mood instantly brightened.

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The main road from Aoli Village to the county town was already finished. Nowadays, saplings were being planted along both sides of the road, and all roads inside Aoli Village had been paved with cement according to Kang Li’s plans, complete with flower trees and running water.

Still, not many villagers could access tap water yet, since the water pipes were only connected to the new homestead plots along the cement roads. Once villagers built houses on these new sites, they’d be able to use the convenient tap water.

After all, the villagers weren’t living in perfect order yet. Some households were scattered more remotely, and you obviously couldn’t pave cement roads and connect water pipes in front of every isolated house. Besides, those locations weren’t ideal for living, so the village had drawn up new homestead plots. Whenever the families have money to build new houses there, tap water would come naturally.

"This road is really well built!"

The car passed through the county town, cruising down the wide, smooth avenue. Cai Xiufen’s smile never left her face as she looked out the half-open window.

"A good road just means Li Bao spent a pretty penny on it."

As soon as Captain Kang said this, Cai Xiufen’s smile vanished in an instant. She said, "I just hope the folks walking on this road remember all the good things our Li Bao has done for them."

"Mom, I really don’t want anyone remembering what I’ve done. Having a good road means our factory’s products and the output from the Ecological Recycling Park can be shipped smoothly and sold all over the country. Honestly, building roads isn’t just helping the villagers—it’s helping myself too."

If every good deed had to be remembered by the people who benefited, Kang Li felt it would be too exhausting, and truthfully unnecessary. She was simply doing what she wanted to do, and as for what others said about it, she honestly didn’t care at all.

Anyway, fairness lies in the hearts of people; there’s no need to go everywhere and brag about it.

"But no matter how you look at it, you and your dad building this road—and that other one from the county to the provincial city—you’re both doing good things. People ought to remember your kindness."

Cai Xiufen said seriously, "I think the village should put up a Merit Monument for you and your dad at the roadside."

Hearing this, Kang Li couldn’t help laughing. "There’s really no need for that."

"Old man, do you think it’s necessary or not?"

Cai Xiufen turned to Captain Kang.

"Don’t worry, the officials will think about it."

This wasn’t just any ordinary road—it was a broad, smooth avenue that obviously cost a lot, with saplings planted along both sides and streetlights installed,

Whether the county, city, or province would do anything, Captain Kang figured that at least the village and the town would probably put up a Merit Monument for Kang Li along the road, so passersby would know who built this wide and smooth road, who did good deeds for everyone.

Cai Xiufen said, "I’ll ask about it when we get back to the village."

"Mom, who are you going to ask? My eldest cousin?"

Kang Li shook her head in mild exasperation. "People always say to do good deeds without leaving your name—now that’s a noble virtue. Don’t you want me to carry that on, Mom? Besides, I’ve built roads, schools, factories, and the Ecological Recycling Park,

what I’ve done is anything but low-key. Whether folks want to know or not, they must already know my name, know there’s someone called Kang Li in Aoli Village, and know exactly who Kang Li’s parents are. Maybe they’ve dug up everything about our family from top to bottom."

"Will you calm down already? Originally the child was just doing good deeds, but if you make a fuss about it, people might start gossiping behind our backs, saying our family is showing off too much."

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