Document:

EX-4.42

 Exhibit 4.42 

Equity Pledge Agreement 
 Ye Fen 

Ye Fang 
 Ye Hong 

Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd. 
 and

 Zhejiang Mengxiang Consulting Services Co., Ltd. 

April 20, 2022 

  
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 Table of Contents 

 

					
	 ARTICLE I. DEFINITION AND
INTERPRETATION
	  	 	4	 
		
	 ARTICLE II. EQUITY PLEDGE
	  	 	5	 
		
	 ARTICLE III. RELEASE OF
PLEDGE
	  	 	6	 
		
	 ARTICLE IV. DISPOSAL OF
THE PLEDGED EQUITY
	  	 	7	 
		
	 ARTICLE V. FEES AND EXPENSES
	  	 	8	 
		
	 ARTICLE VI. SUSTAINABILITY AND NO
WAIVER
	  	 	8	 
		
	 ARTICLE VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTS OF THE PLEDGORS
	  	 	8	 
		
	 ARTICLE IIX. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTS OF LISHUI MENGXIANG
	  	 	10	 
		
	 ARTICLE IX. COVENANTS OF THE
PLEDGORS
	  	 	12	 
		
	 ARTICLE X. COVENANTS OF LISHUI
MENGXIANG
	  	 	15	 
		
	 ARTICLE XI. CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES
	  	 	17	 
		
	 ARTICLE XII. TERM
	  	 	17	 
		
	 ARTICLE XIII. CONFIDENTIALITY
	  	 	17	 
		
	 ARTICLE XIV. FORCE MAJEURE
	  	 	18	 
		
	 ARTICLE XV. MISCELLANEOUS
	  	 	19	 

  
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 This Equity Pledge Agreement (hereinafter referred to “this Agreement”) was entered
into by the following Parties on April 20, 2022: 
 Party A: Ye Fen, a Chinese natural person; ID card number: ******************; Address:
****************** 
 Party B: Ye Fang, a Chinese natural person; ID card number: ******************;
Address:****************** 

Party C:Ye Hong, a Chinese natural
person; ID card number: ******************; Address: ****************** 
 (The above parties are collectively referred to as
“Pledgors”.) 
 Party D: Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd., a limited liability company legally incorporated and
existing under the laws of China; Unified Social Credit Code: 913311007315134241; Address: No. 818, Huayuan Road, Liandu District, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province (hereinafter referred to as the “Lishui Mengxiang”) and 

Party E: Zhejiang Mengxiang Consulting Services Co., Ltd., a wholly foreign-owned enterprise legally incorporated and existing under the laws of China;
Unified Social Credit Code: 91331100MA2E0B7832; Address: Room 102, 1F, No.227 Dayang North Road, Baiyun Street, Liandu District, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province (hereinafter referred to as the “Pledgee” or “WFOE”.)

 (Each of the above parties is referred to as a “Party” and all parties are collectively referred to as the “Parties”.)

 WHEREAS: 
 1. The Pledgors are the registered
shareholders who hold 100% of the equities of Lishui Mengxiang (corresponding to the registered capital of RMB 11,200,000). 
 2. According to
the provisions of the Contractual Agreements, Domestic Affiliates (as defined below) that the Pledgors directly and/or indirectly hold the equities shall pay the management and consulting services fees, technical service fees and other fees, repay
the loan and perform relevant obligations to the Pledgee according to the relevant agreements. 
 3. As a guaranty for the performance of the
Contractual Obligations (as defined below) by Domestic Affiliates and the Pledger and the settlement of the Secured Debt (as defined below), the Pledgors unconditionally and irrevocably agree to pledge all equities of the Lishui Mengxiang held by
the Pledgors to the Pledgee and assign the priority which rank first for compensation with respect to the pledge equity to the Pledgee, and Lishui Mengxiang also agrees such equity pledge arrangements. 

  
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 Therefore, after friendly negotiation, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 

Article I. Definition and Interpretation 

“Listing Company” means Lixiang Education Holding Co., Ltd., a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on
September 6, 2018. 
 “Lishui Mengxiang” means Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd, a limited liability company
incorporated under the laws of PRC on August 17, 2001. 
 “Domestic Affiliates” means Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development
Co., Ltd. and the schools of the restricted education held by Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd., Qingtian Overseas Chinese International School. 

“Business Cooperation Agreement” means the Business Cooperation Agreement signed by the Pledgee, Domestic Affiliates and the Lishui
Mengxiang’s Shareholders upon the signing date of this Agreement, as amended from time to time. 
 “Exclusive Call Option Agreement”
means the Exclusive Call Option Agreement signed by the Pledgee, the Lishui Mengxiang’s Shareholders and Domestic Affiliates signed on the signing date of this Agreement, as amended from time to time. 

“Exclusive Technical Service and Business Consulting Agreement” means the Exclusive Technical Service and Business Consulting Agreement
signed by the Pledgee and Domestic Affiliates on the date of signing this Agreement, as amended from time to time. 
 “Contractual
Agreements” means the following agreements signed by two or all parties among the Lishui Mengxiang’s Shareholders, Domestic Affiliates and WFOE, including: the Business Cooperation Agreement, the Exclusive Call Option Agreement, the
Equity Pledge Agreement, the Exclusive Technical Service and Business Consulting Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Proxy Agreement for Shareholders, the Power of Attorney for Shareholders, the Proxy Agreement for School’s Sponsor and Council
Members, the Powers of Attorney for School’s Sponsor, the Power of Attorney for School Council Members, including the amendments to the above agreements, and other agreements, contracts or instruments signed or issued from time to time by one
or more Parties to ensure the fulfillment of the above agreements and signed or recognized by WFOE in writing.

  
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 “Contractual Obligations” means the obligations of the Pledgors and Domestic Affiliates
under the Contractual Agreements (other than those dissolved or waived by the other Parties). 
 “Breach Event” means any of the following
events: the breach of any Contractual Obligations by the Pledgors or Domestic Affiliates under Contractual Agreements, and any representations and warranties or other information under the Contractual Agreements presented by the Pledgors and
Domestic Affiliates are or are proved to be false or misleading in any material respect, or any agreement in the Contractual Agreements become invalid or unfulfilled due to change of PRC laws and regulations, the promulgation of new PRC laws and
regulations or any other reason, and the Parties fail to find an alternative arrangement. 
 “Secured Debts” means all direct, indirect,
derivative losses and loss of predictable profits suffered by the Pledgee due to any Breach Event by the Pledgors or Domestic Affiliates (unless otherwise agreed in the specific Contractual Agreements), and all costs incurred by the Pledgee for
compelling the Pledgor and Domestic Affiliates to perform their Contractual Obligations. The amount of such loss is decided by the Pledgee under the conditions allowed by PRC laws and at its absolute discretion. The Pledgors will be completely bound
by it. 
 “Pledged Equity” means the equity of the Lishui Mengxiang that is legally owned by the Pledgors at the time of the entry into
force of this Agreement and will be pledged to the Pledgee as a guaranty for the fulfillment of the Contractual Obligations by Domestic Affiliates and them, including but not limited to the current and future equity rights, interests, income, claims
of all equities of the Lishui Mengxiang, and the current or future receivable payment and indemnity relating to all of their equities of Lishui Mengxiang, the profits, dividends and other payments allocated by the Lishui Mengxiang to the Pledgors
from time to time, and the increased capital contribution and dividends as described in Article II, paragraph 5 of this Agreement. 
 “Effective
Date of this Agreement” means this Agreement shall become effective on August 31, 2021 upon execution by the Parties. 
 Article II. Equity
Pledge 
 1. The Pledgors unconditionally and irrevocably agree to pledge the Pledged Equity that they legally own and have the right to dispose of in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement to the Pledgee as a guaranty for performance of the Contractual Obligations and settlement of the Secured Debts. Lishui Mengxiang agrees the Pledgors to pledge the Pledged Equity to the Pledgee and
give the Pledgee the priority which rank first for compensation with respect to the Pledged Equity in accordance with this Agreement. 

  
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 2. The Pledgors promise that they will be responsible for recording the equity pledge arrangement under this
Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Equity Pledge”) in the register of shareholders of Lishui Mengxiang when the conditions for pledge registration are met, and will register the Equity Pledge with the industrial and
commercial registration authority of Lishui Mengxiang as soon as possible when the pledge registration conditions are met and bear all relevant expenses. Lishui Mengxiang promises that it will use its best effort to cooperate with the Pledgors to
complete the foregoing business registration. 
 3. If there is any possibility that the Pledged Equity may significantly reduce in value, which is enough
to jeopardize the rights of the Pledgee, the Pledgee may at any time represent the Pledgors to auction or sell the Pledged Equity, and make an agreement with the Pledgors to use the payment of the auction or sale to pay for the Secured Debts in
advance or to deposit the payment to the notary office where the Pledgee locates (where any costs incurred shall be borne by the Pledgors). 
 4. In the
event of any Breach Event, the Pledgee has the right to dispose of the Pledged Equity in the manner prescribed in Article IV of this Agreement. 
 5. With
the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgors may increase the capital of Lishui Mengxiang. The amount of the increased capital contribution by the Pledgors to the Lishui Mengxiang shall also be deemed as the Pledged Equity under this
Agreement, and the registration of equity pledge shall be conducted as soon as possible. 
 Article III. Release of Pledge 

1. After full and complete fulfillment of all the Contractual Obligations of the Pledgors and Domestic Affiliates, the Pledgee shall, in accordance with
the requirements of the Pledgors, release the pledge and cooperate with the Pledgors to cancel the Equity Pledge registration on the register of shareholders of the Lishui Mengxiang and the Equity Pledge registration of the industrial and commercial
registration authority. The reasonable expenses arising from the release of pledge shall be borne by the Pledgors. 

  
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 Article IV. Disposal of the Pledged Equity 

1. The Pledgors, Lishui Mengxiang and the Pledgee agree that in the event of any Breach Event, after giving written notice to the Pledgors, the Pledgee
shall have the right to exercise all relief rights in accordance with the provisions of PRC laws and regulations and the Contractual Agreements, and to deal with the Pledged Equity in one or more of the following ways: 

a) Subject to the conditions permitted by PRC laws and regulations, the Pledgors shall, at the request of the Pledgee, transfer to the Pledgee and/or any
other entity or individual designated by it all or part of the Pledged Equity they hold in Lishui Mengxiang with the minimum price permitted by PRC laws; the Pledgors also irrevocably promise that if the Pledgee or its designated assignee purchases
all or part of the equities of Lishui Mengxiang with the consideration exceeding RMB Zero (0), the difference will be jointly borne by the Pledgors to fully compensate to the Pledgee or its designated entity. 

b) Sell the Pledged Equity through auction or discount, and preferentially compensated from the sales price; 

c) Under the premise of complying with laws and regulations, dispose the Pledged Equity in other means agreed by the Pledgors and the Pledgee. 

2. The Pledgee has the right to appoint in writing its lawyers or other agents to exercise any and all of the foregoing rights, and the Pledgors or
Lishui Mengxiang shall not raise objections. 
 3. The Pledgee has the right to deduct the reasonable expenses incurred in exercising any or all of the
foregoing rights from the amount it obtains from the exercise of its rights.
 4. The amount obtained by the Pledgee in exercising its rights shall be
dealt in the following order: 
 a) Pay all costs incurred by the disposal of the Pledged Equity and the Pledgee’s exercise of its rights (including
payment of the fees of its lawyers and agents); 
 b) Pay the taxes and fees payable for the disposal of the Pledged Equity; and 

c) Repay the Secured Debts to the Pledgee; 
 If there is any
balance after deducting the foregoing payment, the Pledgee shall return the balance to the Pledgors. 

  
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 5. The Pledgee has the right to choose to exercise any default remedies that it enjoys at the same time
or in succession. The Pledgee is not required to exercise other default remedies before exercising the auction or selling the Pledged Equity under this Agreement. 

Article V. Fees and Expenses 
 1. All actual expenses
incurred or related to the establishment, exercise and realization of the Equity Pledge under this Agreement, including but not limited to stamp duty, any taxes and fees, legal fees, etc., shall be borne by the Pledgors. 

Article VI. Sustainability and No Waiver 
 1. The
Equity Pledge established under this Agreement is a continuous guaranty and its validity shall remain in effect until the Contractual Obligations are fully fulfilled or the Secured Debts are fully settled. Lishui Mengxiang and the Pledgors shall
take all actions to ensure the registration of the Equity Pledges remains effective during this period. The Pledgee’s grace of any default by the Pledgors or the delay of the Pledgee’s exercise of any of its rights under the
Contractual Agreements shall not affect the Pledgee’s rights to request at any time thereafter the Pledgors or Domestic Affiliates to enforce the Contractual Agreements in accordance with the Contractual Agreements, or the rights of the Pledgee
enjoyable due to the subsequent violation of the Contractual Agreements by the Pledgors or Domestic Affiliates. 
 Article VII. Representations and
Warrants of the Pledgors 
 The Pledgors represent and warrant the following to Pledgee: 

1. The Pledgor have full legal capacity to act, and can enter into this Agreement and assume legal obligations under this Agreement. 

2. Lishui Mengxiang is a limited liability company formally established and validly existing under the laws of PRC, and is officially registered with the
competent administrative department for industry and commerce. The registered capital of Lishui Mengxiang is RMB 11,200,000, which has been paid by the Pledgors. 

  
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 3. All reports, documents and information provided by the Pledgors to the Pledgee prior to the entry into
force of this Agreement, relating to the Pledgors and all matters required by this Agreement, are true, accurate and complete in all material aspects matters at the time of the entry into force of this Agreement. 

4. All reports, documents and information provided by the Pledgors to the Pledgee after the entry into force of this Agreement, relating to the Pledgors and
all matters required by this Agreement, are true, accurate and complete in all material aspects matters at the time they are provided.
 5. At the time of
the entry into force of this Agreement, the Pledgors are the sole legal owner of the Pledged Equity and have the right to dispose of the Pledged Equity. The ownership of the Pledged Equity is not subject to any dispute. 

6. Except as disclosed to WFOE and or the encumbrances and the rights restrictions set on the equity as a result of the Contractual Agreements, the Pledged
Equity does not have any other encumbrances or rights restrictions. 
 7. The execution and fulfillment of this Agreement by the Pledgors and the holding of
the equities of Lishui Mengxiang by the Pledgors will not violate (i) any applicable laws, rules or judicial orders; (ii) any court judgment or arbitral award, any administrative decision, approval, permission; (iii) any
agreement or document binding upon the Pledgors or its assets or establishing mortgage on its assets, will not result in the suspension, revocation, confiscation or expiration (with failure to renew) of any approval, license of the government
department applicable to it. 
 8. The Pledged Equity may be legally pledged and transferred, and the Pledgors have sufficient rights and powers to pledge
the Pledged Equity to the Pledgee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
 9. This Agreement shall be duly signed by the Pledgors and
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations to the Pledgors from Effective Date of this Agreement. 

  
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 10. All consent, permission, waiver, authorization of any third party required to sign this Agreement
and perform the Equity Pledge under this Agreement have been obtained or processed, and will remain fully effective during the term of this Agreement. 

11. The pledge under this Agreement constitutes the first ranking security interest with respect to the Pledged Equity. 

12. There is no litigation, legal process or request in any court or arbitral tribunal to the Pledgors or its assets, or the Pledged Equity that are pending
or may constitute threats as far as known to the Pledgors, and there is no litigation, legal process or request in any governmental institution or administrative agency to the Pledgors or its assets, or the Pledged Equity that are pending or may
constitute threats known to the Pledgors, which may have an adverse effect on the economic status of the Pledgors or their abilities to perform their obligations under this Agreement. 

13. The Pledgors warrant to the Pledgee that the foregoing representations and warranties will be true, accurate and complete and will be completely complied
with at any time and in any case before the Contractual Obligations are fully performed or the Secured Debts are fully settled. 
 Article IIX.
Representations and Warrants of Lishui Mengxiang 
 Lishui Mengxiang represents and warrants to the Pledgee as follows: 

1. Lishui Mengxiang is a limited liability company incorporated and legally existing under the laws of the PRC with independent legal entity. It has full and
independent legal status and legal capacity to sign, deliver and perform this Agreement, and can independently act as a litigation party. 
 2. All reports,
documents and information provided by Lishui Mengxiang to the Pledgee prior to the entry into force of this Agreement, relating to the Pledged Equity and all matters required by this Agreement, are true, accurate and complete in all material aspects
matters at the time of the entry into force of this Agreement. 

  
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 3. All reports, documents and information provided by Lishui Mengxiang to the Pledgee after the entry into
force of this Agreement, relating to the Pledged Equity and all matters required by this Agreement, are true, accurate and complete in all material aspects matters at the time they are provided. 

4. This Agreement shall be duly signed by Lishui Mengxiang and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations to Lishui Mengxiang from Effective Date of this
Agreement. 
 5. Lishui Mengxiang has full internal power and authority to enter into and deliver this Agreement and all other documents it shall sign
relating to the transactions described in this Agreement, and have full power and authority to complete the transactions described in this Agreement. All consent, permission, waiver, authorization of any third party required to sign this Agreement
and perform the Equity Pledge under this Agreement have been obtained or processed, and will remain fully effective during the term of this Agreement. 
 6.
The execution and performance of this Agreement by Lishui Mengxiang will not violate (i) any applicable laws, rules or judicial orders; (ii) any court judgment or arbitral award, any administrative agency’s decision, approval,
permission; (iii) any agreement or document binding upon Lishui Mengxiang or its assets or establishing mortgage on its assets, will not result in the suspension, revocation, confiscation or expiration with failure to renew of any approval,
license of the government department applicable to it. 
 7. There is no litigation, legal process or request in any court or arbitral tribunal to Lishui
Mengxiang or its assets that are pending or may constitute threats as far as known to Lishui Mengxiang, and there is no litigation, legal process or request in any governmental institution or administrative agency to Lishui Mengxiang or its assets
that are pending or may constitute threats known to Lishui Mengxiang, which may have an adverse effect on the economic status of Lishui Mengxiang or the Peldgors’ abilities to perform their obligations and guarantee liability under this
Agreement. 
 8. Lishui Mengxiang warrants to the Pledgee that the foregoing representations and warranties will be true, accurate and complete and will be
completely comply with at any time and in any case before the Contractual Obligations are fully performed or the Secured Debts are fully settled. 

  
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 Article IX. Covenants of the Pledgors 

The Pledgors covenant to the Pledgee as follows: 
 1. Without the
prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgors shall not establish any new pledge or encumbrance on the Pledged Equity, nor shall they set and/or allow to set any new pledge or other encumbrances/restrictions on the equities of Domestic
Affiliates directly and/or indirectly held by them. 
 2. Without the prior written notice to the Pledgee and its prior written consent, the Pledgors shall
not transfer the Pledged Equity, and all acts proposed to transfer the Pledged Equity are invalid. With or without the Pledgee’s prior written consent, the corresponding amount acquired by the Pledgors from the third party for transferring the
Pledged Equity shall be owned by the Pledgee, and the Pledgee shall have the right to directly request the third party to pay the corresponding amount. The Pledgors shall provide all necessary assistance in this regard.

3. When any legal proceedings, arbitration or other request occurs, which may have an adverse effect on the interests of the Pledgors or Pledgee under the
Contractual Agreements or Pledged Equity, the Pledgors covenant that they will notify the Pledgee as soon as possible and in a timely manner, and, in accordance with the reasonable requirements of the Pledgee, take all necessary measures to ensure
the Pledgee’s pledge rights to the Pledged Equity. 
 4. The Pledgors shall not engage in or permit any behaviors or actions that may adversely affect
the Pledgee’s interest under the Contractual Agreements or the Pledged Equity. The Pledgors waive the pre-emptive right when the Pledged Equity is realized by the Pledgee and agree to the relevant equity
transfer. 
 5. The Pledgors covenant to, at the reasonable requirements of the Pledgee, take all necessary measures and sign all necessary documents
(including but not limited to the supplemental agreement of this Agreement) to ensure the Pledgee’s pledge rights to the Pledged Equity and the implementation and exercise of such rights. 

  
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 6. In the event of any transfer of the Pledged Equity arising from the exercise of the pledge under this
Agreement, the Pledgors shall undertake to take all measures to realize such equity transfer. 
 The Pledgors, as direct and/or indirect rights holders of
Domestic Affiliates, from Effective Date of this Agreement, further covenant the following: 
 1. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the
Pledgors will not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of the interests of Domestic Affiliates they directly and/or indirectly hold, and will not set any encumbrance on the interests of Domestic Affiliates they directly and/or indirectly
hold at any time from Effective Date of this Agreement; with or without the written consent of the Pledgee, the corresponding amount acquired by the Pledgors from the third party for selling, assigning, transferring or otherwise disposing of the
interests of Domestic Affiliates they directly and/or indirectly hold shall be owned by the Pledgee, and the Pledgee shall have the right to directly request the third party to pay the corresponding amount. The Pledgors shall provide all necessary
assistance in this regard. 
 2. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgors shall not increase or decrease the registered capital and
the sponsor’s capital contribution of Domestic Affiliates or agree to increase or decrease the aforementioned registered capital and the sponsor’s capital contribution. 

3. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgors shall not agree or procure the separation of Domestic Affiliates or merge with other
entities. 
 4. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgors shall not dispose or procure the management of Domestic Affiliates to dispose
of any assets of Domestic Affiliates, except that Domestic Affiliates may prove that the relevant asset disposal is necessary for its daily business operations, the value of the assets involved in the individual transaction does not exceed RMB
100,000, and the total amount does not exceed RMB 300,000 within one year. 
 5. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgors shall not
terminate or procure the management of Domestic Affiliates to terminate any material agreement entered into by Domestic Affiliates, or enter into any other agreement that conflicts with the existing material agreements. The aforementioned
“material agreements” refer to a single agreement with a total amount of more than RMB 100,000, a series of agreements with a total amount of more than RMB 300,000 within one year, or the Contractual Agreements and/or any agreements
similar in nature or content to Contractual Agreements. 

  
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 6. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgors shall not procure Domestic Affiliates to
enter into transactions that may materially affect the assets, liabilities, business operations, equity structure and other legal rights of Domestic Affiliates (excluding the transaction produced in the normal or daily business processes of Domestic
Affiliates and the amount of such single transaction does not exceed RMB 100,000 and the total amount does not exceed RMB 300,000 within one year, or has been disclosed to the Pledgee and for which the written consent of the Pledgee has been
obtained). 
 7. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgors shall not procure or agree Domestic Affiliates to announce the distribution
of or actually distribute any distributable profits and/or reasonable return, or to agree to the foregoing distribution; any profits distribution and/or reasonable return in violation of the foregoing provisions shall be vested to the Pledgee from
the beginning unconditionally and without compensation, and the Pledgee shall have the right to require to return/pay the full amount to the Pledgors. 
 8.
Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgors shall not procure or agree Domestic Affiliates to amend their articles of association. 
 9.
Without the prior written consent of the Peldgee, the Pledgors shall ensure that no Domestic Affiliates lend or borrow loans, or to provide guarantees or other forms of security, or to assume any material obligations outside of normal business
activities; the aforementioned “material obligations” refer to any obligation under which any Domestic Affiliates is required to pay more than RMB 100,000, or the total amount more than RMB 300,000 within one year , or that restricts
and/or obstructs Domestic Affiliates from fulfilling their obligations under the Contractual Agreements, or restricts and/or prohibits the financial and business operations of Domestic Affiliates, or that may cause changes in the equity structure of
Domestic Affiliates. 
 10. It must use its best efforts to procure Domestic Affiliates to develop their business and guarantee the legal and compliance
operations, and will not carry out any actions or omissions that may damage the assets, goodwill or affect the validity of business licenses of Domestic Affiliates. 

  
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 11. Before transferring the equities of Domestic Affiliates to Domestic Affiliates Equity Purchaser (as
defined in the Exclusive Call Option Agreement), all the documents necessary for owning and maintaining the equities of Domestic Affiliates shall be signed without affecting the Proxy Agreement for Shareholders and the Proxy Agreement for
School’s Sponsors and Council Members. 
 12. In relation to the equity transfer of Domestic Affiliates to Domestic Affiliates Equity Purchaser, the
Pledgors shall sign all the required documents and take all necessary actions. 
 13. If fulfillment of Domestic Affiliates’ obligations under the
Contractual Agreements requires the Pledgors to take any action as the direct and/or indirect equity holder of Domestic Affiliates, the Pledgors shall take all actions to cooperate with Domestic Affiliates in fulfilling the obligations stipulated in
this Agreement. 
 14. Within the authority as a direct and/or indirect shareholder of Domestic Affiliates, without prejudice to the Contractual Agreements,
the Pledgors shall procure the directors/Council Members appointed by them to exercise all their rights in Domestic Affiliates in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, so that Domestic Affiliates may fulfill their obligations set out in
this Agreement; if any director/Council Members fails to exercise his rights as stated above, such director/Council Members shall be immediately removed from the board. 

15. The Pledgors shall provide the Pledgee with the financial statements of the previous quarterly calendar of Domestic Affiliates within the first month of
each quarterly calendar, including (but not limited to) the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. 
 Article X. Covenants of Lishui
Mengxiang 
 As the target company of the pledge of equity, Lishui Mengxiang promises to the Pledgee as follows: 

  
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 1. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, Lishui Mengxiang will not assist or permit the Pledgors
to establish any new pledge or any other encumbrance/restriction on the Pledged Equity, nor will they assist or permit the Pledgors to set any new pledge or any other encumbrances/restrictions on the equity interest of Domestic Affiliates they
directly and/or indirectly hold. 
 2. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, Lishui Mengxiang will not assist or permit the Pledgors to transfer
the Pledged Equity, nor will it assist the Pledgors to transfer the equity interest of Domestic Affiliates they directly and/or indirectly hold. 
 3. When
any legal proceedings, arbitration or other request occurs, which may have an adverse effect on the interests of the Pledged Equity or Pledgee under the Contractual Agreements, Lishui Mengxiang covenant that it will notify the Pledgee as soon as
possible and in a timely manner, and, in accordance with the reasonable requirements of the Pledgee, take all necessary measures to ensure the Pledgee’s pledge rights to the Pledged Equity. 

4. Lishui Mengxiang shall not engage in or permit any behaviors or actions that may adversely affect the Pledgee’s interest under the Contractual
Agreements or the Pledged Equity. 
 5. Lishui Mengxiang covenants to, at the reasonable requirements of the Pledgee, take all necessary measures and sign
all necessary documents (including but not limited to the supplemental agreement of this Agreement) to ensure the Pledgee’s pledge rights to the Pledged Equity and the implementation and exercise of such rights. 

6. In the event of any transfer of the Pledged Equity arising from the exercise of the pledge under this Agreement, Lishui Mengxiang shall undertake to take
all measures to realize it. 

  
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 Article XI. Changed Circumstances 

1. Without contravention of other terms of the Contractual Agreements, if at any time, due to the enactment or revision of any PRC laws, regulations or rules,
or due to the amendment of the interpretation or application of such laws, regulations or rules, or due to changes in the registration process, that the Pledgee believes that the maintenance of this Agreement in force and/or the disposal of the
Pledged Equity in the manner stipulated in this Agreement become illegal or violate such laws, rules and regulations, the Pledgors and Lishui Mengxiang shall immediately, in accordance with the Pledgee’s written instructions and the
reasonable requirements of the Pledgee, take the action and/or sign any agreement or other document, in order to: 
 a) keep this Agreement valid; 

b) dispose of the Pledged Equity in the manner prescribed in this Agreement; and/or 

c) maintain and realize the security established or intend to be established by this Agreement. 

Article XII. Term 
 1. This Agreement shall become
effective on August 31, 2021 upon execution by the Parties. 
 2. The term of this Agreement shall remain in effect until the Contractual Obligations
are fully fulfilled or the Secured Debts are fully settled. If a Party’s operating period expires within the validity period of this Agreement, the Party is obliged to apply to the competent authority for an extension of the business period in
a timely manner, and shall ensure that the business license after the extension of the operating period is obtained before the expiration of the operating period. The Pledgee may terminate this Agreement unilaterally after notice in thirty
(30) days advance. Unless otherwise stipulated by law, in any case, neither Lishui Mengxiang nor the Pledgors has the right to terminate or dissolve this Agreement unilaterally. 

Article XIII. Confidentiality 
 1. The Parties acknowledge
and determine that any oral or written information exchanged with respect to this Agreement is confidential. All parties shall keep all such information confidential and shall not disclose any relevant information to any third party without the
prior written consent of other Parties, except in the following cases: 

  
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 a) The public is aware of or will be aware of such information (not due to disclosure to the public by the
recipients without consent); 
 b) Information required to be disclosed in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations, the rules and
regulations of stock exchange; or 
 c) Information required to be disclosed by any party to its legal or financial adviser for the transactions described
in this Agreement, and the legal or financial adviser is also subject to confidentiality obligations similar to these terms. 
 2. The leak of confidential
information by the staff or the institution it employs shall be deemed to be the leak of confidential information by such Party, and such Party shall be liable for breach in accordance with this Agreement. 

3. The Parties agree that Article 13 of this Agreement will continue to be effective irrespective of whether this Agreement is invalid, altered,
dissolved, terminated or not enforceable. 
 Article XIV. Force Majeure 

1. If the liability of the Parties under this Agreement shall not be fulfilled due to the event of force majeure, and the liabilities under this Agreement will
be waived within the scope of force majeure. For the purposes of this Agreement, force majeure events include only natural disasters, storms, tornadoes and other weather conditions, strikes, closures/shutdowns or other industry issues, wars,
riots, conspiracy, enemy acts, terrorist acts or violent acts of criminal organizations, blockades, serious illnesses or plagues, earthquakes or other crustal movements, floods and other natural disasters, bomb explosions or other explosions, fires,
accidents, or government actions that result in failure to comply with this Agreement. 
 2. In the event of a force majeure event, the Party affected by
the force majeure event shall endeavor to reduce and remove the effects of the force majeure event and assume the responsibility of performing the delayed and blocked obligations under the Agreement. After the event of force majeure is lifted,
the Parties agree to continue to perform this Agreement as far as possible. 

  
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 3. In the event of a force majeure event that may result in delays, prevention or threats to delay or
prevent the performance of this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall notify the other Parties in writing and provide all relevant information. 

Article XV. Miscellaneous 
 1. The Parties agree that, to
the extent permitted under the PRC Laws, the Pledgee shall have the right to designate other Persons (such as the foreign-invested enterprise established by the Listing Company in the PRC) acknowledged by the Listing Company to execute and perform
an agreement with the other Parties hereto whose terms and conditions shall be the same as or similar to the terms and conditions of Contractual Agreements, and the other Parties hereto shall provide unconditional cooperation and support, and this
Agreement shall automatically terminate from the effective date of foregoing agreement. 
 2. Where permitted by PRC law, the Pledgee may transfer its
rights and obligations under this agreement to other third parties as needed. The Pledgee only needs to send a written notice to the other parties when the transfer occurs, and there is no need to obtain the consent of the Pledgor or Lishui
Mengxiang for the transfer. The Pledgor or Lishui Mengxiang shall not transfer its rights, obligations or responsibilities under this agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of the Pledgee. The successor of the Pledgee and
Lishui Mengxiang or the authorized transferee (if any) shall continue to perform their respective obligations under this agreement. 
 3. The amount of the
secured obligation recognized by the Pledgee in exercising its pledge of the Pledged Equity in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be the final evidence of the secured obligation under this Agreement. 

4. The conclusion, validity, interpretation, performance, modification and termination of this Agreement and the resolution of disputes shall be in accordance
with PRC laws. 
 5. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the performance, interpretation, breach, termination or
validity of this Agreement shall be settled through friendly negotiation. The negotiation shall begin after the written negotiation request for a specific statement of the dispute or claim has been sent to the other Party. 

  
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 6. If the dispute cannot be resolved within thirty (30) days of the delivery of the above notice,
either party shall have the right to submit the dispute to arbitration for settlement. The parties agree to submit the dispute to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission in Beijing for an arbitral award in accordance
with the arbitration rules in force at that time. The arbitral award is final and is legally binding on all parties. The arbitration commission is entitled to award compensate the Pledgee for the losses caused by the other parties’ breach
of this agreement in respect of the equity interests, property rights or other assets of Lishui Mengxiang, or to issue corresponding injunctions (for the need of conducting business or compulsory transfer of assets), or adjudication of the
dissolution and liquidation of Lishui Mengxiang. After the arbitration award takes effect, either party has the right to apply to the court with jurisdiction to enforce such arbitration award. 

7. Upon the request of a party to the dispute, a court of competent jurisdiction shall have the power to grant interim relief to support the conduct of the
arbitration before the lawful constitution of the arbitral tribunal or in appropriate circumstances, such as through the detention or freezing of judgments or rulings on the equity interests, property interests or other assets held by the breaching
party. In addition to the courts of China, the courts of Cayman Islands, the court where the main assets of the Listing Company are located, and the court where the main assets of Domestic Affiliates are located shall also be deemed to have
jurisdiction for the above purposes. 
 8. During the arbitration period, in addition to the disputes submitted to the arbitration, the Parties to this
Agreement shall continue to perform their other obligations under this Agreement. 
 9. Any rights, powers and remedies given to the Parties under any
provision of this Agreement shall not exclude any other rights, powers or remedies that the Party may have in accordance with the laws and other terms of this Agreement. The exercise of one party of its rights, powers and remedies shall not exclude
the exercise of other rights, powers and remedies available to such Party. 
 10. The failure to exercise or delay the exercise of any of its rights, powers
and remedies (hereinafter refer to as the “Such Rights”) under this Agreement or the laws, a Party shall not result in the waiver of Such Rights. The waiver of any single or part of Such Rights of such Party shall not exclude such
Party from exercise of Such Rights in other ways and the exercise of other rights of such party. 

  
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 11. The headings of each article hereof are for reference only, and in no event shall such headings be used
for or affect the interpretation of the articles hereof. 
 12. Each of the terms of this Agreement may be divided and independent of each other term. If at
any time any one or more of the terms of this Agreement become invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of other provisions of this Agreement shall not affected. 

13. Through negotiations among the Parties and approved by the shareholder (or shareholders’ meeting) of the Pledgee, the Parties may modify or
supplement this Agreement and take all necessary steps and actions, and bear the corresponding expenses, so that any modification or supplement can be legally valid. This Agreement shall be binding on the lawful successors of the Parties. If
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (hereinafter referred to as “NASDAQ”), American Stock Exchange or other regulatory authorities make any amendments to this Agreement, or listing rules or related requirements
of NASDAQ produce any changes related to this Agreement, the Parties shall revise this Agreement accordingly. 
 14. The Parties confirm that all equity in
Lishui Mengxiang pledged by the Pledgors to the WFOE in October 2018 shall remain as as a guaranty for performance of the Contractual Obligations and settlement of the Secured Debts by the Domestic Affiliates and the Pledgors, so there shall be no
need to go through relevant industrial and commercial procedures such as change in the pledge or cancellation/new registration of equity pledge. 
 15.
After effectiveness of this Agreement, this Agreement shall supersede the Equity Pledge Agreement entered into by the Parties on October 13, 2018 and the Supplemental Agreement of the Equity Pledge Agreement entered into by the Parties on
November 29, 2018. 
 16. This agreement is drafted in Chinese language in five counterparts, each of which shall be held each Party to this Agreement
and has the same legal effect. If there is any inconsistency or conflict between the English translated version and the Chinese version, the Chinese version shall prevail. 

(Signature Page Follows) 

  
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 (This page is the signature page of the Equity Pledge Agreement, and is left blank intentionally.)

  

	
	Zhejiang Mengxiang Consulting Service Co., Ltd. (seal)
	
	Signature of legal representative/authorized representative:
	
	/s/
	  

	
	Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd. (seal)
	
	Signature of legal representative/authorized representative:
	
	/s/
	  

	
	Ye Fen
	
	/s/
	  

	
	Ye Fang
	
	/s/
	  

	
	Ye Hong
	
	/s/
	  

  
 22EX-4.43

 Exhibit 4.43 

Proxy Agreement for Shareholders 
 Ye Fen

 Ye Fang 
 Ye Hong 

Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd. 
 and

 Zhejiang Mengxiang Consulting Services Co., Ltd. 

April 20, 2022 

  
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 Table of Contents 

 

			
		
	Article I. Definition and Interpretation	  	4
		
	Article II. Authorization and Entrustment	  	5
		
	Article III. Entrustment Transfer and Rights Succession	  	8
		
	Article IV. Continued Effectiveness of Authorization and Entrustment	  	8
		
	Article V. Representations and Warranties of the Parties	  	9
		
	Article VI. Amendment	  	11
		
	Article VII. Term	  	12
		
	Article IIX. Liability for Breach of Contract	  	12
		
	Article IX. Confidentiality	  	12
		
	Article X. Force Majeure	  	13
		
	Article XI. Changed Circumstances	  	14
		
	Article XII. Miscellaneous	  	14
		
	Annex 1: Sample Power of Attorney	  	18

  
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 This Proxy Agreement for Shareholders (hereinafter referred to as “ this Agreement”) is
entered into on April 20, 2022 by the following parties: 
 Party A: Ye Fen, a Chinese natural person; ID card number: ******************; Address:
****************** 
 Party B: Ye Fang, a Chinese natural person; ID card number: ******************;
Address:****************** 

Party C:Ye Hong, a Chinese natural
person; ID card number: ******************; Address: ****************** 
 (The above Party A to C are Shareholders of the Target Company as defined
below, and the Shareholders of the Target Company are hereinafter referred to as the “Trustor”.) 
 Party D:Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd., a limited liability company legally incorporated and existing under the
laws of China; Unified Social Credit Code: 913311007315134241; Address: No. 818, Huayuan Road, Liandu District, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province (hereinafter referred to as the “Target Company”). 

Party E:Zhejiang Mengxiang
Consulting Services Co., Ltd., a wholly foreign-owned enterprise legally incorporated and existing under the laws of PRC; Unified Social Credit Code: 91331100MA2E0B7832; Address: Room 102, 1F, No.227 Dayang North Road, Baiyun Street, Liandu
District, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province (hereinafter referred to as “WFOE”). 
 (The Trustor, the Target Company and WFOE shall be
referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.) 
 WHEREAS: 

1. The Trustor legally holds the corresponding equity of the Target Company; in specific, Ms. Ye Fen, Ms. Ye Fang, and Ms. Ye Hong collectively
own 100% of the equity interest in the Target Company in record. 
 2. The Trustor is the shareholders of the Target Company and enjoys the rights of the
shareholders of the Target Company in accordance with PRC laws and regulations and the Target Company’s articles of association. 

  
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 3.The Trustor severally and jointly agree to irrevocably and specifically authorize and entrust WFOE or its
designated person to exercise all shareholders’ rights of the Target Company on its behalf. 
 Therefore, after friendly negotiation, the Parties reach
an agreement on the entrustment of the shareholders’ rights of the Target Company as follows: 
 Article I. Definition and Interpretation 

Within this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings when used in this Agreement, unless otherwise stated or required: 

“Listing Company” means Lixiang Education Holding Co., Ltd., a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the
Cayman Islands on September 6, 2018. 
 “Lishui Mengxiang” means Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd, a limited
liability company incorporated under the laws of PRC on August 17, 2001. 
 “Lishui Mengxiang’s Shareholders” means Ms. Ye
Fen, Ms. Ye Fang and Ms. Ye Hong. 
 “Domestic Affiliates” means Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd. and
the schools of the restricted education held by Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd., Qingtian Overseas Chinese International School. 

“Contractual Agreements” means the following agreements signed by two or all parties among Lishui Mengxiang’s shareholders, Domestic
Affiliates and WFOE, including: the Business Cooperation Agreement, the Exclusive Call Option Agreement, the Equity Pledge Agreement, the Exclusive Technical Service and Business Consulting Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Proxy Agreement for
Shareholders, the Power of Attorney for Shareholders, the Proxy Agreement for School’s Sponsor and Council Members, the Powers of Attorney for School’s Sponsor, the Power of Attorney for School Council Members, including the amendments to
the above agreements, and other agreements, contracts or instruments signed or issued from time to time by one or more Parties of to ensure the fulfillment of the above agreements and signed or recognized by WFOE in writing.

  
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 “License” means all permissions, licenses, registrations, approvals and authorizations
required for the operation of Domestic Affiliates. 
 “Business” means all services and business provided or operated by Domestic
Affiliates from time to time in accordance with the Licenses they are issued, including but not limited to private education business. 

“Assets” means all tangible and intangible assets directly or indirectly owned by Domestic Affiliates, including but not limited to all fixed
assets, current assets, capital interests of foreign investment, intellectual property rights, and all available benefits under all contracts and other benefits that should be obtained by Domestic Affiliates. 

“Trustee” means WFOE that has been entrusted by the Trustor under Article II of this Agreement or a person designated by WFOE under Article
III of this Agreement. 
 “China / PRC” means the People’s Republic of China (for the purposes of this Agreement, excluding the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan). 
 “Effective Date of this Agreement” means this
Agreement shall become effective on August 31, 2021 upon execution by the Parties. 
 Article II. Authorization and Entrustment 

1. The Trustor irrevocably and specially authorizes and entrusts WFOE to exercise the following rights of the Trustor as the Target Company’s
shareholders, as permitted under PRC law, including but not limited to (hereinafter referred to as the “Entrustment Rights”): 
 (a) act as
the agent of the Trustor to attend the shareholders’ meeting of the Target Company; 
 (b) exercise the voting rights on behalf of the Trustor for all
matters requiring discussion and resolution of the shareholders’ meeting (including but not limited to designate and elect the directors/executive directors, the supervisors, the general managers, the deputy general managers, the financial
chief and other senior management personnel of the Target Company, decide to liquidate and dismantle the Target Company, designate and delegate the liquidation group members and/or its agents of the Target Company, and approve the liquidation plan
and liquidation report, etc.); 

  
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 (c) propose to convene a temporary meeting of shareholders; 

(d) sign the minutes of shareholders’ meeting, the resolutions of shareholder (meeting) or other legal documents that the Trustor has the right to sign
as the shareholder of the Target Company; 
 (e) indicate the directors/executive directors, legal representatives, etc. of the Target Company to act
in accordance with the Trustee’s intention; 
 (f) exercise other shareholder’s rights and shareholder’s voting rights under the Target
Company’s articles of association (including any other shareholders’ voting rights as stipulated in the amended articles of association); 
 (g)
handle the legal procedures including registration, approval, licensing and other procedures of the Target Company at the business administration department or other competent government departments; 

(h) decide to transfer or otherwise dispose of the equity of the Target Company held by the Trustor; and 

(i) any other shareholder’s rights as pursuant to the applicable PRC laws, regulations and the Target Company’s articles of association (and its
amendments from time to time). 
 2. Without limiting the generality of the powers granted under this Agreement, WFOE shall have the powers and
authority under this Agreement to sign the transfer agreement agreed and defined in the Exclusive Call Option Agreement on behalf of the Target Company’s shareholders (subject to when Target Company’s shareholders are required to be as a
party to the agreement), and fulfill the terms of the Equity Pledge Agreement and the Exclusive Call Option Agreement signed by the Target Company’s shareholders as a party on the same day as this agreement. 

3. The Trustee’s exercise of the rights in the foregoing paragraphs 1and 2 does not require prior advice or consent from the Trustor. 

  
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 4. The Trustor agrees issue to WFOE separately a power of attorney in the form of Annex I to this Agreement
that at the time of signing this Agreement, which is an integral part of this Agreement. The Trustor will provide sufficient assistance in the exercise of the entrustment rights of the Trustee, including but not limited to the timely signing of
the shareholders’ resolutions or other relevant legal documents of the Target Company as requested by the Trustee when necessary (e.g., to meet the documents requirements of the government department to approve, register, and file) and
implement all actions reasonably necessary. 
 5. For the purpose of exercising the entrustment rights under this Agreement, WFOE and/or WFOE’s
designee has the right to access relevant information of the Target Company’s including operations, business, customers, finance, employees, etc., and to consult the relevant information of the Target Company, which the Target Company
shall provide fully cooperation. 
 6. WFOE guarantees that the Trustee will perform its fiduciary duties in accordance with the PRC laws and the
articles of association of the Target Company within the scope of authorization as stipulated in this Agreement, and ensure that the proceedings, voting methods and contents of the relevant shareholders’ meeting do not violate laws,
administrative regulations or the Target Company’s articles of association; the Trustor will recognize and bear the corresponding responsibility for any legal consequences arising from the exercise of the above mentioned entrustment rights by
the Trustee.
 7. In any event, WFOE shall not be required to assume any responsibility or make any economic or other kind of compensation for the
Target Company, the Target Company’s shareholders or any third parties in relation to the exercise of the entrustment rights under this Agreement by it and/or its designated trustee. 

8. The Trustor agrees to indemnify and undue any damage suffered or likely to be suffered by WFOE from its and/or its designated trustee’s exercise of
the entrustment right, including but not limited to any third party’s suit, recovery, arbitration, claims or any loss caused by the administrative investigation or punishment. However, if the loss is caused by the Trustee’s
intentional or gross negligence, the loss will not be compensated. 

  
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 Article III. Entrustment Transfer and Rights Succession 

1. The Trustor irrevocably agrees that WFOE shall have the right to appoint and delegate the rights of WFOE to WFOE’s directors or designees in
accordance with Article II of this Agreement without prior notice to the Trustor or with the consent of the Trustor. The director or designees authorized by WFOE shall be deemed as the Trustee under this Agreement and shall have all the rights
set forth in Article II of this Agreement. WFOE reserves the right to replace the foregoing designated person at any time with prior notice to the Trustor. 

2. The Trustor irrevocably agrees that the successor or liquidator succeeding the rights of any relevant civil rights due to the division, merger,
liquidation or any other reason of WFOE shall have the right to replace WFOE to exercise all rights under this Agreement. 
 Article IV. Continued
Effectiveness of Authorization and Entrustment 
 1. The Trustor irrevocably agrees that the authorizations and entrustments contained in this Agreement,
including but not limited to Article II and III of this Agreement, shall not be invalidated, revoked, impaired or undergone other similar adverse changes due to the increase, decrease, merger and other similar events of the Trustor’s equity
interest in the Target Company. 
 2. The Trustor irrevocably agrees that the authorizations and entrustments contained in this Agreement, including but not
limited to Article II and III of this Agreement, shall not be invalidated, revoked, impaired or undergone other similar adverse changes due to the Trustor’s incapacity, limited capacity, death, divorce or other similar events. 

  
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 3. The Trustor irrevocably agrees that this Agreement is an integral part of the Trustor’s equity
interest in the Target Company, and any legal and/or contractual successor, assignee, agent or other similar person of the Trustor obtains and/or the exercise of the equity interests/rights of the Target Company, will be deemed as agree to and
assume the rights and obligations under this Agreement. 
 Article V. Representations and Warranties of the Parties 

1. The Trustor is a PRC civil entity with full and independent legal capacity to enter into this Agreement and enjoy rights, perform obligations and assume
liabilities under this Agreement. 
 2. At the time of the entry into force of this Agreement, the Trustor is the legal owner of the equities of the
Target Company held by it, and there is no existing dispute concerning the ownership of the equities. The Trustee may fully exercise the entrustment rights under this Agreement. 

3. Except as disclosed to WFOE or the encumbrances and the rights restrictions set on the equity as a result of the Contractual Agreements, the Trustor’s
equity does not have any other encumbrances or rights restrictions. 
 4. This agreement shall be duly signed by the Trustor and constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation to the Trustor from Effective Date of this Agreement. 
 5. The signing and performance of this Agreement by the Trustor
will not violate any PRC laws and regulations, court judgment or arbitral award, any administrative agency’s decision, approval, permission or any other agreement that it is a party and has binding effect on the equity interest or other assets
in the Target Company held by it. 

  
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 6. There is no litigation, arbitration or other judicial or administrative procedures that have
occurred and have not yet been settled, which will affect the Trustor’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and no one threats to take the forgoing actions as far as known to the Trustor. 

7. The Target Company is an independent legal person legally established and validly existing, and has the ability to bear civil liability externally.

 8. The Target Company has the right to sign and perform this Agreement, and it has obtained all necessary and appropriate approvals and
authorizations for the signing and performance of this Agreement. 
 9. This Agreement constitutes the legally valid and enforceable obligation to the
Target Company from the effective date of this Agreement. 
 10. The signing and performance of this Agreement by the Target Company does not violate any
PRC laws and regulations, court judgment or arbitral award, any administrative agency’s decision, approval, permission or any other agreement that it is a party and has binding effect on it, and will not result in any suspension, revocation,
confiscation or failure to renew after expiration of the applicable approval and license of the government departments. 
 11. There is no litigation,
arbitration or other judicial or administrative procedures that have occurred and have not yet been settled, which will affect the Target Company’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and no one threats to take the forgoing
actions as far as known to the Target Company. 

  
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 12. WFOE is an independent legal entity legally established and validly existing, and has the ability
to bear civil liability externally. 
 13. WFOE has the right to sign and perform this Agreement, and it has obtained all necessary and appropriate
approvals and authorizations for the signing and performance of this Agreement. 
 14. This Agreement constitutes the legally valid and enforceable
obligation to WFOE from the effective date of this Agreement. 
 15. The signing and performance of this Agreement by WFOE does not violate any PRC laws and
regulations, court judgment or arbitral award, any administrative agency’s decision, approval, permission or any other agreement that it is a party and has binding effect on it, and will not result in any suspension, revocation, confiscation or
failure to renew after expiration of the applicable approval and license of the government departments. 
 16. There is no litigation, arbitration or other
judicial or administrative procedures that have occurred and have not yet been settled, which will affect WFOE’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and no one threats to take the forgoing actions as far as known to the
WFOE. 
 Article VI. Amendment 
 1. Through
negotiations among the Parties and approved by the shareholders of WFOE, the Parties may modify or supplement this Agreement and take all necessary steps and actions, and bear the corresponding expenses, so that any modification or supplement can be
legal and valid.

  
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 2. If National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (hereinafter referred to as
“NASDAQ”), American Stock Exchange or other regulatory authorities make any amendments to this Agreement, or listing rules or related requirements of NASDAQ produce any changes related to this Agreement, the Parties shall revise
this Agreement accordingly. 
 Article VII. Term 

1. This Agreement shall become effective on August 31, 2021 upon execution by the Parties. 

2. This agreement is valid for the entire period of the Target Company’s operating period and for the period of renewal according to PRC law, and
shall automatically terminated once WFOE has purchased all equities of Domestic Affiliates directly or indirectly held by Lishui Mengxiang’s Shareholders in accordance with the Exclusive Call Option Agreement entered into among the Lishui
Mengxiang’s Shareholders, Domestic Affiliates and WFOE on the same date of this Agreement. 
 3. WFOE may rescind or terminate this Agreement
unilaterally after thirty (30) days’ notice. Unless otherwise stipulated by law, in any case, neither the Trustor nor the Target Company shall have the right to terminate or dissolve this Agreement unilaterally. 

Article IIX. Liability for Breach of Contract 
 1. Any
party who violates the provision under this Agreement which may result in the unenforceable of all or part of this Agreement, the defaulting Party shall be liable for the breach and compensate the other Party for the losses (including the legal fees
and attorneys’ fees arising thereof). 

  
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 Article IX. Confidentiality 

1. The Parties acknowledge and determine that any oral or written information exchanged with respect to this Agreement is confidential. All parties
shall keep all such information confidential and shall not disclose any relevant information to any third party without the prior written consent of other parties, except in the following cases: 

a) The public is aware of or will be aware of such information (not disclosed to the public by the recipients without permission); 

b) Information required to be disclosed in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations, the rules and regulations of stock exchange; 

c) Information required to be disclosed by any party to its legal or financial adviser for the transactions described in this Agreement, and the legal or
financial adviser is also subject to confidentiality obligations similar to these terms. 
 d) to disclose accordance with the relevant NASDAQ Listing
rules. 
 2. The leak of confidential information by the staff or the institution it employs shall be deemed to be the leak of confidential information of
such Party, and such Party shall be liable for breach in accordance with this Agreement. 
 3. The Parties agree this Article will continue to be
effective irrespective of whether this Agreement is invalid, altered, dissolved, terminated or not operational. 

  
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 Article X. Force Majeure 

1. If the liability of the Parties under this Agreement shall not be fulfilled due to the event of force majeure, and the liabilities under this Agreement will
be waived within the scope of force majeure. For the purposes of this Agreement, force majeure events include only natural disasters, storms, tornadoes and other weather conditions, strikes, closures/shutdowns or other industry issues, wars,
riots, conspiracy, enemy acts, terrorist acts or violent acts of criminal organizations, blockades, serious illnesses or plagues, earthquakes or other crustal movements, floods and other natural disasters, bomb explosions or other explosions, fires,
accidents, or government actions that result in failure to comply this Agreement. 
 2. In the event of a force majeure event, the Party affected by
the force majeure event shall endeavor to reduce and remove the effects of the force majeure event and assume the responsibility of performing the delayed and blocked obligations under the Agreement. After the event of force majeure is lifted,
the Parties agree to continue to perform this Agreement as far as possible. 
 3. In the event of a force majeure event that may result in delays,
prevention or threats to delay or prevent the performance of this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall immediately notify the other Parties in writing and provide all relevant information. 

Article XI. Changed Circumstances 
 1. As supplement
and without contravention of other terms of Contractual Agreements, if at any time, due to the enactment or revision of any PRC laws, regulations or rules, or due to the amendment of the interpretation or application of such laws, regulations or
rules, or due to changes in the registration process, that WFOE believes that the maintenance of this Agreement in force or the acceptance of the right granted in the manner stipulated in this Agreement become illegal or violate such laws,
rules and regulations, the Trustor and the Target Company shall immediately, in accordance with WFOE’s written instructions and the reasonable requirements of WFOE, take the action and/or sign any agreement or other document, in order to:

 a) keep this Agreement valid; and/or 
 b) fulfill the
intent and purpose of this Agreement by the way prescribed in this Agreement or by other means.

  
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 Article XII. Miscellaneous 

1. The parties agree that, to the extent permitted by PRC Laws, WFOE has the right to appoint other entities recognized by the Listing Company (such as
foreign-invested enterprises established by the Listing Company in China) with other parties of this Agreement to sign and enforce the agreements which are the same as or similar to the terms and conditions of Contractual Agreements. The other
parties of this Agreement shall give fully cooperation and support. This agreement will automatically terminate from the date when the above mentioned agreements take effect. 

2. The conclusion, validity, interpretation, performance, modification and termination of this Agreement and the resolution of disputes shall be in accordance
with PRC laws. 
 3. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the performance, interpretation, breach, termination
or validity of this Agreement shall be settled through friendly negotiation. The negotiation shall immediately begin after the written negotiation request for a specific statement of the dispute or claim has been sent to the other Party. If the
dispute cannot be resolved within thirty (30) days of the delivery of the above notice, either party shall have the right to submit the dispute to arbitration for settlement. The parties agree to submit the dispute to the China
International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission in Beijing for an arbitral award in accordance with the arbitration rules in force at that time. The arbitral award is final and is legally binding on all parties. The arbitration
commission shall have the power to award compensation or to compensate WFOE for any loss caused to it by any other party’s breach in respect of the equity interest, property interest or other assets of the Target Company. After the arbitration
award becomes effective, either party shall have the right to apply to the court having jurisdiction for enforcement of the arbitration award. At the request of a party to the dispute, a court of competent jurisdiction has the power to grant
temporary relief, such as decreeing or ordering withhold or freeze the equity interest, property interest or other assets of the defaulting party. In addition to the courts in China, the courts in the Cayman Islands, the courts in the place where
the major assets of the Listing Company are located, and the courts in the place where the major assets of Domestic Affiliates are located shall also be deemed to have jurisdiction for the above purposes. During the arbitration, the parties hereto
shall continue to perform their other obligations hereunder except for the matters in dispute submitted for arbitration. 

  
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 4. Any rights, powers and remedies given to the Parties under any provision of this Agreement shall not
exclude any other rights, powers or remedies that the Party may have in accordance with the law and other terms of this Agreement. The exercise of one party of its rights, powers and remedies shall not exclude the exercise of other rights, powers
and remedies available to such Party. 
 5. A Party’s failure to exercise or delay of the exercise of any of its rights, powers and remedies
(hereinafter referred to as “Rights of Such Party”) under this Agreement or the laws will not result in the waiver of the Rights of Such Party, and any single or partial waiver of the Rights of Such Party does not exclude the
Party’s exercise of the Rights of Such Party in other ways and the exercise of other Rights of Such Party. 
 6. The headings of each article of this
agreement are for index purposes only and in no event shall such headings be used or affect the interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement. 

7. Each of the terms of this Agreement may be divided and independent of each other term. If at any time any one or more of the terms of this Agreement
become invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of other provisions of this Agreement shall not affected. 
 8. This
Agreement is binding on the legal successors and assignees of the Parties. 
 9. After effectiveness of this Agreement, this Agreement shall supersede the
Proxy Agreement for Shareholders entered into by the Parties on October 13, 2018 and the Supplemental Agreement of Proxy Agreement for Shareholders entered into by the Parties on November 29, 2018. 

  
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 10. This agreement is drafted in Chinese language in five counterparts, each of which shall be held by each
Party to this Agreement and has the same legal effect. If there is any inconsistency or conflict between the English translated version and the Chinese version, the Chinese version shall prevail. 

(Signature Page Follows) 

  
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 (This page is the signature page of the Proxy Agreement for Shareholders, and is left blank
intentionally.) 
  

	
	Zhejiang Mengxiang Consulting Service Co., Ltd. (seal)
	
	Signature of legal representative/authorized representative:
	
	 /s/

  

	
	Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd. (seal)
	
	Signature of legal representative/authorized representative:
	
	 /s/

  

	
	Ye Fen
	
	 /s/

  

	
	Ye Fang
	
	 /s/

  

	
	Ye Hong
	
	 /s/

  
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 Annex 1: Sample Power of Attorney 

Power of Attorney 
 This Power of Attorney
is executed by      (ID Card No.:                 ) (the “Trustor”) on April 20, 2022
and issued to Zhejiang Mengxiang Consulting Service Co., Ltd. (the “Trustee”). 
 I,
                , hereby grant to the Trustee a special power of attorney, authorizing the Trustee to exercise or to delegate, as my proxy
and on my behalf, the following rights enjoyed by myself in my capacity as a shareholder of Zhejiang Lishui Mengxiang Education Development Co., Ltd. (the “Target Company”), including but not limited to: 

 

	(1)	 propose the convening of, and attend shareholders’ meeting as my proxy in accordance with the articles of
association of the Target Company 

  

	(2)	 exercise, as my proxy, voting rights with respect to all matters discussed and resolved by the
shareholders’ meeting of the Target Company, including but not limited to, the appointment and election of the directors/executive directors, the supervisor, the general manager, the deputy general manager, the finance controller and other
senior management of the Target Company, and the determination of dissolution and liquidation of the Target Company, the designation and appointment of members of the liquidation team of the Target Company and/or their proxies, approval of
liquidation plans and liquidation reports, etc.; 

  

	(3)	 execute any minutes of the shareholders’ meeting, resolutions of the shareholders (general meeting) or
other legal documents that I, as a shareholder of the Target Company, have the right to execute; 

  

	(4)	 instruct the directors/executive directors or legal representatives of the Target Company to act in accordance
with the intentions of the Trustee; 

  

	(5)	 exercise other voting rights of the shareholders under the articles of association of the Target Company as my
proxy (including any other voting rights of shareholders as provided after amendment to such articles of association); 

  

	(6)	 handle legal procedures such as registration, examination and approval and license of the Target Company with
the administration for industry and commerce or other competent government departments; 

  
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	(7)	 decide to transfer or otherwise dispose of the equity interest held by the Trustor in the Target Company; and

  

	(8)	 other rights of any shareholder provided by applicable laws and regulations of PRC and the articles of
association of the Target Company (as amended from time to time). 

 The Trustee shall have the right to designate, and delegate such
authority granted to the Trustee, to the Trustee’s directors or individuals designated by him/her. 
 If the Trustee’s civil rights are inherited
or succeeded by the successor or the liquidator due to division, merger, liquidation and any reasons of the Trustee, the successor or the liquidator shall have the right to exercise all the above rights in place of the Trustee. 

I irrevocably agree that the authorization and entrustment recorded in this Power of Attorney shall not be invalid, cancelled, derogated or undergo other
similar adverse change due to the increase, decrease or consolidation of my equity interest in the Target Company or other similar events. The authorization and entrustment recorded in this Power of Attorney shall not be invalid, revoked, reduced or
changed adversely due to my incapacity, limitation of my capacity, death, divorce or other similar events. 
 This Power of Attorney is a part of the Proxy
Agreement of Shareholders executed by and among the Trustor, the Trustee, the Target Company and other entities simultaneously, and matters not mentioned herein, including but not limited to, the applicable laws, the dispute resolution, the validity
term, and the definitions and interpretations, are governed by the relevant provisions of the Proxy Agreement of Shareholders. 
 Hereby authorize. 

  
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	Trustor (Signature):

 Year Month Date 

  
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