Stronger Every Time I Die
From a moral perspective, they shouldn't trouble him further since Arthur was hospitalized. At the very least, they wanted to wait until Arthur was discharged and his wounds had healed before bringing it up. After all, he was already helping them, and it felt wrong to ask him to handle their affairs while he was injured. But Arthur kept insisting, so they reluctantly brought the materials over. Truthfully, they were already in a hurry! Many poor students could only afford one meal a day–plain cereal or a plain bun, without even a side dish. For ordinary people, that might be hard to swallow, but for them, having that was already a blessing. Most of them came from families that had fallen on hard times, with no healthy parents to earn a living for them. The tuition fee they paid was already scraped together with a lot of effort. Beyond that, they dared not hope for more. If not for the unbearable hunger, they might not even eat that one meal. In reality, ordinary students relied entirely on their parents for their current lives. Without their parents carrying the burden, they wouldn't be any different from these poor students. Worse still, they lacked the ability to support themselves and might not even be able to scrape together tuition fees. Those who could still attend Governance University were incredibly resilient and brave, persevering through hardships with unwavering determination. In the afternoon, Hudson brought two people in faded clothes to Arthur, carefully handing over the documents. The two stood before Arthur in their washed-out clothes and slippers, visibly nervous. Arthur smiled kindly. "No need to be nervous. Have a seat. Let me take a look at these documents." With that, Arthur got straight to work and reviewed the materials. Despite Arthur's reassurance, the two remained tense. Seeing this, Hudson smiled and patted their shoulders. "Don't worry. As long as your documents are in order, Arthur won't give you a hard time. He's a good person!" Hudson spoke with absolute certainty. The two looked at him in surprise. To them, Arthur was an untouchable figure–a wealthy man, a top scorer in the college entrance exams, an academic genius! Not only was he from a prestigious family, but he had also founded his own company before even reaching adulthood! Arthur was a legend in their eyes, someone far beyond their reach. For someone so capable and accomplished, it would be normal to have a temper. But Hudson's casual and confident demeanor made them doubt their assumptions.Hudson led the two to sit down and waited quietly in case Arthur had questions. Arthur focused on the documents without glancing at them again. Arthur had learned about the poverty subsidy program at Governance University a few days earlier. Apparently, the previous student council president had been highly capable and took on the preliminary review of subsidy applications to lighten the workload of the academic office. Later, when Finley enrolled at Governance University, he naturally took over the task. In recent days, Arthur had wondered why the number of poor students had dropped so sharply in the last two years, leaving only a few. He wasn't naive enough to think people's lives had suddenly improved. But before he could investigate, he got caught up in the bullying incident involving Hudson. Over the past few days, Arthur had familiarized himself with the process, so his review was swift. Soon, he finished. Under the nervous gazes of the two, Arthur picked up a pen and signed his name on both documents, then stamped them with the official seal he had specially requested! Since their documents were thorough and complete, Arthur's review was naturally quick. Seeing him sign and stamp their applications so readily, the two were stunned. They could hardly believe their eyes. "Th-that's it? It's approved??" "So fast?" When Finley was student council president, they had also applied. But Finley, born into a wealthy family in Evergrand City, couldn't understand their desperation. He had no idea of their struggles and looked down on the whole process. Almost no one who applied could even get an audience with him!
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