Chapter 458: Chapter 458

After the approval for school construction came through, Village Chief Huang and Accountant Zhou quickly approached Wan Chu’er and brought out a preliminary procurement list.

"These are the materials we must buy for the construction. Some materials can be put on account, so... miss, you can give... a hundred thousand to start with." It was somewhat embarrassing to ask for the money.

Wan Chu’er didn’t even glance at the list and readily took out a hundred thousand. After all, she couldn’t understand it, and it was just that amount of money; Village Chief Huang was more skilled at accounting than she was.

So bricks, cement, reinforcing steel, and the like for the school were quickly transported back to the village.

This was a major event for the school, and after Village Chief Huang’s mobilization, all the labor force in the village took part. They chose an auspicious day, set off a string of firecrackers, and began the construction amidst great excitement.

Because there were many hands, the school was built quickly. In just over ten days, a row of six classrooms and an office were erected. Considering the small number of students, the classrooms were built not too big.

Besides that, a simple basketball hoop was also erected on the open space in front of the classrooms.

After the completion of the school, Accountant Zhou did the books and found it cost only a hundred and thirty thousand, twenty thousand less than the initially estimated a hundred and fifty thousand. Aside from materials, all labor was free of charge.

Wan Chu’er generously gave the remaining hundred thousand to the village chief. She realized that Village Chief Huang and Accountant Zhou were the ones who really cared about the school; there was no need to worry about the money being misused.

Since the children of military family members would also go to Huangjia Gully for school, the military decided to a batch of desks and benches to the school. Once the school was completely built, Village Chief Huang held an inauguration ceremony, inviting not only the villagers but also military officers and soldiers to participate.

The families of officials who intended to work at the school or had children enrolled all attended the ceremony, and as the investor, Wan Chu’er was invited several times by the village chief and couldn’t refuse, so the family of four attended the ceremony together.

Today at the ceremony, aside from the village officials, Wan Chu’er and Jiang Kechu were also VIPs. From the moment this family of four appeared, everyone’s gaze stayed fixed on them.

Indeed, the man was handsome and charming, the woman was beautiful and graceful, and the two children were endearing twins sculpted to perfection, making everyone unable to resist taking another look; this family was simply God’s perfect combination.

There were many people at the scene, and the village chief, elated, bought two very long strings of firecrackers, which went off with a crackling sound that echoed to the heavens. The children, excited, ran around with their hands covering their ears, and the adults also laughed heartily.

As the firecrackers went off, those who were watching Wan Chu’er and Jiang Kechu were astounded.

Jiang Kechu actually covered Wan Chu’er’s ears with both hands, as if he was afraid the firecrackers would startle her, while the two little ones who needed more attention appeared to be already used to being forgotten by their parents. Hunter indifferently covered his sister’s ears, and she watched the firecrackers with gleeful curiosity, as if itching to try them out.

In the crowd, Wang Hongmei, seeing how affectionately Jiang Kechu doted on Wan Chu’er, felt extremely envious. How wonderful it would have been if it were her being embraced by Jiang Kechu.

She couldn’t help but say to her husband, "Those firecrackers are really loud, they hurt my ears."

But who would have expected this rough man to glare at her: "Your voice is usually louder than these firecrackers by a lot."

Wang Hongmei gritted her teeth: "...Tonight you sleep on the sofa!"

Chief of Staff Ma scoffed indifferently, completely unresponsive to his wife’s words.

Wan Hongmei, with a heavy heart, took another look at Jiang Kechu and Wan Chu’er and saw Jiang Kechu looking at Wan Chu’er with deep affection, the corners of his mouth upturned in a smile, his gaze profound.

She felt her heart fluttering, just one distant glance could stir her emotions; she wondered if Wan Chu’er, being looked at in such a way by Jiang Kechu, might faint from happiness.

It really was maddening to compare oneself with others; why couldn’t she be as fortunate as Wan Chu’er.

Feeling so sick that even the thought of vomiting didn’t help, Wang Hongmei looked disdainfully at her husband beside her and prodded him with her elbow, whispering:

"Later, go have a good talk with the village officials. If I can’t become a teacher, I’m going back home."

Chief of Staff Ma replied carelessly, "You’re not short of food or drink. If you can’t be a teacher, so be it. Just stay at home and take care of the housework."

Wang Hongmei: "...Are you going or not!"

"Going, going, going," Chief of Staff Ma hurriedly agreed, seeing that his wife was about to lose her temper again.

Besides Wang Hongmei who harbored such intentions, there were also many others with the same idea. As soon as the ceremony ended, Village Chief Huang instantly got very busy—these military folks were not to be trifled with. He had to serve them well.

Some cadres took a look at the colleagues surrounding Village Chief Huang and then stopped, turning around to go find Jiang Kechu instead.

Jiang Kechu looked helpless: "My wife is only responsible for the funding. She doesn’t handle anything else, so you’re wasting time by coming to me. Go find the village cadres." He was afraid that his wife would be troubled.

After the school building was completed, the matter of hiring teachers had to be put on the agenda. To avoid trouble, Wan Chu’er simply took the children back to Beijing.

It so happened that during this time, Jiang Kechu had to take his team to the grasslands for training in preparation for a competition in two months and couldn’t return home.

Mrs. Jiang often called, saying she missed her grandchild, and Xiao Bai and Jiang Xiaoxiao were getting married. Wan Chu’er also wanted to visit her grandfather, so she packed up and flew back to Beijing.

A week after returning to Beijing, Wan Chu’er called Mai Qiqi to arrange a meeting.

When Wan Chu’er saw Mai Qiqi, dignified in her police uniform, walking towards her, she stumbled, and her sunglasses fell under the car.

Mai Qiqi bent down indifferently to pick up the sunglasses, then showed a bright smile, "Welcome back."

"Have you transformed?" Wan Chu’er asked, stunned.

She should have been the one in uniform; back in the day, she was so close to joining the Special Action Department.

Mai Qiqi opened the car door, slumped down into the seat, and her whole figure immediately collapsed into a mess.

"Stop talking about that. You, you’re so disloyal, staying in that backwater of the Northwest for so long before coming back. You’re completely smitten with Jiang Kechu. To think you could stay in such a harsh place for so long for his sake."

"Be honest, did you totally forget about me?!"

Seeing Mai Qiqi baring her teeth and making faces, Wan Chu’er thought to herself: Oh, she’s still the same Qiqi. This content belongs to novｅlfire.net

She had thought that Qiqi hadn’t yet emerged from the shadows of An Zihao, and then underwent some sort of profound internal change.

Wan Chu’er laughed heartily, deliberately saying, "To me, Jiang Kechu is everything. Anywhere with him is heaven."

"Wan Chu’er, we’re done!" Mai Qiqi glared and pretended she was about to get out of the car.

So infuriating! Doesn’t she know that’s the last thing I can stand now!

Wan Chu’er hit the gas and chuckled, "Too late!"