Chapter 206: Chapter 206

At this time, their old dad was still worrying about their education. How could he look down on the result of them studying at home?

Although the exams hadn’t ended, from the conversation between Principal Wang and Ge Hongmei, it was clear they did well.

If they couldn’t enroll this time, then they would just wait until September to take the exams again, or simply apply for the third-grade admission exam.

By then, the entire commune would no longer bear Ge Yonggen’s mark, but it was uncertain who would come to power.

No matter who takes over, they wouldn’t be willing to help overturn Ge Yonggen’s conviction. First, the charges were indeed real, and second, if Ge Yonggen were cleared, how would the new leadership face the former commune head?

Zhao Guangran went to school today and was already feeling reluctant to attend, not to mention he saw such fierce teachers, which made him even more displeased.

On the way home with Zhao Gang, Zhao Guangran was actually quite happy. Perhaps they wouldn’t have to take exams again for a while. Why didn’t dad bring this up again, but Uncle Gong had to?

Is this why Ni Zi and the others studied so diligently, just because Uncle Gong had high expectations?

Zhao Guangran thought it over and could only conclude this was the reason. He glanced at Gong Ruini beside him and finally understood why Ni Zi worked so hard, such a pitiful child.

"It’s okay that we didn’t wait until the exams were over this time; it might not be a bad thing." Along the way, Zhao Gang wasn’t just considering the upheavals within the commune but was also thinking about Wang Jianming’s matters.

Having known Old Wang for years, he knew he was never a troublemaker. The experiences over the years made him very cautious and careful.

Yet, someone like him actually asked a lot about the plan to establish a school in the village. If Old Wang didn’t have this idea, Zhao Gang absolutely wouldn’t believe it.

But would Wang Jianming really be willing to come to the village to serve as a teacher?

Even if he retained the position of principal, the status of a village primary school principal is much lower than that of a commune primary school principal.

However, Old Wang is a decent person, not stubborn, with certain principles, and unlike a scholar who only does things straightforwardly, he can complete tasks in various ways.

If such a person came to serve as the principal of the village, it would also solve many teacher problems.

For instance, Principal Wang’s wife, son and daughter-in-law, and daughter and son-in-law are all teachers, a so-called family of educators; as long as Old Wang is well persuaded, perhaps all his family members would follow.

Even if you count the children from nearby villages, six teachers would be about enough. Thinking of this, Zhao Gang grew more and more excited.

Such a big matter, Zhao Gang cannot decide on his own. Of course, he needs to ask the village head and secretary first before exploring Old Wang’s thoughts.

Zhan Jing watched as Zhao Gang hurriedly got off the kang to dress and head out, quite puzzled. It’s already late at night; where on earth is my man going?

"I’m going to discuss the school teacher issue with the village head. As long as we can win over Old Wang, we can resolve the village primary school issue."

"And in the future, the teaching staff might be stronger than at the commune primary school." No matter how many teachers the commune primary has, if there are many people like Ge Hongmei, it gets chaotic.

In contrast, the village primary school’s focus is purely on teaching. Although some people don’t value education highly, the simplicity of the villagers ensures that as long as they are good to their children, occasionally giving some homegrown vegetables is enough to feed them.

It wasn’t that they didn’t give before, but they felt embarrassed and worried it might negatively affect Old Wang and others.

But with Old Wang in the village, there would be no such concerns, or they could give him a small piece of land directly.

Old Wang? Who’s Old Wang? Gong Tao listened to this unfamiliar name, looking utterly puzzled.

"Dad, he’s the primary school principal." Gong Ruini didn’t expect Zhao Gang to target Wang Jianming, though she wasn’t sure about his educational level, he seemed a righteous person.

Such a person coming to the village as a teacher would benefit the village children, allowing them to learn more and imparts moral values.

If they continued at the commune primary school and encountered teachers like Ge Hongmei, it would definitely alter the children’s worldview.

Ah, was Zhao Gang going to take the kids for exams or to recruit people today? This guy either doesn’t make a move or, when he does, directly poaches their principal; such means are quite ruthless.

No, why would Zhao Gang seek out the village head to talk about this? Gong Tao grabbed Zhao Gang, "I don’t know how that principal is, but are you sure he will come?"

"Not sure." If he were sure, he would have gone to the village head long ago. Why wait until now?

Everyone initially felt quite thrilled listening to Zhao Gang, especially Zhao Guangran, thinking if the primary school was right at their doorstep, he could go to school with his playmates. Fresh chapters posted on novel(ꜰ)ire.net

But didn’t expect that his dad was just casually mentioning it and hadn’t confirmed if the principal would come here as a teacher.

Alas, why is his dad so unreliable? Zhao Guangran was truly at a loss for words, feeling like he got excited for nothing; is this really okay?

Zhan Jing also gave Zhao Gang a glare, wasting her anticipation for a village school. Even if a few kids continue studying at home, at least for winter exams, they wouldn’t have to brave heavy snow to get to school.

Zhan Jing didn’t care how other kids went to school in winter; she just couldn’t bear to see her own children do it.

"But I think, if Old Wang wasn’t interested, he wouldn’t bother asking about these." If there is no interest, who would bother to go through all the trouble to ask?

The reasoning was correct, though after some discussion, everyone still felt that it would be better to wait until Zhao Gang had a talk with Wang Jianming, confirming his intentions before discussing it with the village head.

If they rushed to talk with the village, everyone believes it’s set, and all preparations are made, but later they find out Principal Wang had no such plan; that joke would not be a small one.

Though it couldn’t be blamed on Zhao Gang, if it weren’t for his enthusiasm in announcing this, would the village have had this idea?

The village head and others might have thoughts about Zhao Gang, not necessarily making things difficult, but definitely feeling uncomfortable.

"I oversimplified this; it’s okay, I’ll go to the commune tomorrow and ask about it." Zhao Gang realized it too, deciding to wait until tomorrow to confirm before discussing further.

It seemed today’s harvest was indeed significant. Gong Ruini yawned, ready to sleep. It had been a busy day, with exams, pretending to be a child, and the bumps along the journey.

More importantly, there was apprehension about whether they would wander the world, in short, mentally taxing work is more exhausting than physical work.

"Dad, if the village does open a primary school, can I attend?" Zhao Guangran turned around seriously and asked Zhao Gang from the doorway.

Previously they didn’t let Zhao Guangran go to school, partly because it was far, and partly because he was young. Now with a school in the village, it depended on the child’s willingness, "Yes."

Gong Ruwen glanced at Gong Ruini, though he didn’t ask her, it seemed she probably wouldn’t want to attend school.