Jianbao life

Chapter 151 Hometown
After a hasty lunch in the town, Chu Chen immediately drove back to the school. At this time, the school was already quiet. Looking at the time, it was only a little late. Unexpectedly, the students had already gone home.

Chu Chen came to the old principal's dormitory and knocked on the door. After a while, Aunt Tian came over and opened the door for him.

"Son Chen, you're coming back so soon. It just so happens that we're still eating, so come and eat some."

Chu Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Auntie, no need, I was hungry just now, I have already eaten in the town."

Aunt Tian smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you have eaten it, it happens to have the ingredients you brought yesterday, I will cook two more dishes for you, and you will pay your uncle two drinks, he hasn't been as happy as he has been in the past two days for a long time. "

Chu Chen also knew that the old headmaster had been very sad because of the school's affairs. Seeing what Aunt Tian said, he quickly nodded in agreement.

The old principal was very happy to see Chu Chen coming, and quickly took out another wine cup, poured him a glass of wine, and said, "Sister Chen, you have done another great deed, and I don't have much to thank you." Having said that, come on, uncle, let me toast you, do it!"

Chu Chen drank the glass of wine quickly and said with a smile, "Uncle Tian, ​​I just did what I could."

"Chu Wazi, you are still kind, me, as long as those people in the town can do what they can, I don't have to worry about these children anymore!" At the end, the old principal couldn't help but sighed. tone.

At this time, Aunt Tian just brought up a bowl of cold jellyfish, and complained when she heard the words: "Old man, everyone was happy at first, so you said this, isn't it to make things difficult for son Chen?"

The old headmaster laughed and said, "Haha, son Chen, this person likes to complain when he's old, don't worry about it!"

Chu Chen chuckled, and said, "Uncle Tian, ​​what are you talking about? I don't care about this matter. Now the new school is almost done. From now on, don't worry too much about school affairs."

The old headmaster shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "How can you not worry about it? There are still a lot of things to do. Like some children, if they don't ask for some funding from their superiors, they may not be able to go to school next semester. And the teacher After all, our conditions are much worse, the salary is low, and there are too few new teachers who can persevere."

"There were five teachers sent here last time. This semester, only that little Tao teacher stayed. Although the conditions are better after the new school is built this time, it is still difficult to keep people!"

Chu Chen knew the little teacher Tao that the old principal was talking about. That teacher was very quiet and well-dressed. One could tell at a glance that her family's conditions were not bad.Chu Chen originally thought she was a new teacher, but he had already taught students for two semesters, so he couldn't help admiring her spirit.

"Son Chen, don't worry about him, he's just like this, if you don't let him care, he will itch all over."

Chu Chen laughed lightly when he heard the words, and said, "By the way, Uncle Tian, ​​those clothes and shoes will arrive almost tomorrow morning, but I will go back to the village in a while, so I can only trouble you to receive them tomorrow." .”

The old headmaster waved his hand and said, "What's the trouble with this matter, you can go back at ease. By the way, you are in such a hurry to go back because of Er Niu's mother's affairs. When the time comes, I will say hello to Er Niu's family!"

"Okay, that's right, Uncle Tian, ​​when I came over, why did the students have already gone back, don't they eat here?"

Chu Chen's words made the old principal stunned for a moment, and then said with a sad face: "The school has no money, how can we provide them with food!"

"Ah! Uncle Tian, ​​didn't you tell me at that time that the new school built a large dining hall, and students will be provided with a free lunch in the future?" Chu Chen said in surprise.

The old headmaster said bitterly: "Yes, at the beginning the superiors promised me this way, but later the leader changed, and the new leader refused to admit it. At that time, he even settled an account for me, saying that it was only one dollar for the meal. It costs nearly 10 yuan a year, excluding holidays.”

"He said that even if the previous leader would allocate so much money to you, if he gave it to you, would he want it from other schools? Are the conditions of students from other schools much better than those from your school?"

Hearing this, while Chu Chen was angry, he also knew that what the leader said was true. After all, this is a state-level poverty-stricken area, and even the payment of a teacher's salary has been delayed. free lunch.

"Then why did the leader agree to you?"

The old principal sighed and said: "At the beginning, the school allocated 60 yuan, and [-] yuan was crossed out. It should be to comfort me, so I made this unrealistic promise. It's just that, I am so old. The canteen in the school was built in vain, so much money, how many facilities can be added to the school!"

"These corrupt officials!"

Hearing this, Chu Chen gritted his teeth in anger, but thinking about it again, it's useless to be angry about this matter, the matter has reached this point, and there must be a solution.

"Uncle Tian, ​​why don't you do this? I'll pay the money, and we don't want to pay a piece for each of us. After all, the students are in the stage of physical development now, so let's use the standard of three yuan."

Hearing Chu Chen's proposal, the old headmaster quickly waved his hand and said, "Sister Chen, you have already done a lot for us, and I appreciate your kindness."

Chu Chen chuckled, and said, "Uncle Tian, ​​the company I co-founded with others can earn at least [-] million yuan a year. This little money for free lunches is really nothing to me."

"Bang!"

"Ouch!"

Hearing this, the old principal dropped his chopsticks to the ground in surprise, and Aunt Tian happened to bring out the dishes again. Hearing this, her hands shook in fright, and the vegetable soup splashed on the old principal's hands.

After a while of fuss, the old principal said with a face full of surprise: "Children Chen, I heard wrong, right? You said you can earn [-] million a year?"

Chu Chen laughed and said, "Uncle Tian, ​​you heard me right! Can I still lie to you about this?"

"My mother, hey, [-] million, how much is that! It's more than the county's annual income!" Aunt Tian exclaimed, rubbing her forehead.

Chu Chen said, "Uncle Tian, ​​don't you disagree now?"

The old principal sighed: "Son of Chen, since you are so caring and capable, then I will agree to it with a cheeky face, but now the pork is only five yuan a catty, and our school has a lot of people, so it can be cheaper, so the three One yuan for a meal, no matter what you don’t want, even if you have a lot of money, you can’t spend it recklessly.”

Seeing the resolute expression of the old headmaster, Chu Chen thought for a while and said, "Then two yuan, it can't be less."

"it is good!"

The old principal took Chu Chen's hand and said, "Son Chen, I won't say much. I can't do other things, but I will definitely take care of your money."

"Uncle Tian, ​​how can I not believe you about this?"

The old headmaster shook his head and said, "One is one, and the other is two. There are no rules, and there are no rules. Don't talk about it. I know what to do. Come, let me toast you again..."

After eating, Chu Chen and Aunt Tian settled down the old headmaster who was drunk and smoked, and then went back to tidy up the salute and prepared to go home.As soon as the salute was finished, Chu Yulan next door was also ready.

"Brother, look at me, am I ready?" Chu Yulan asked with a smile on her face, but it was obvious that there was a trace of tension in the smile.

Chu Chen took a closer look. Chu Yulan's complexion has indeed recovered a little, but she still looks a little weak, but she put on makeup on purpose, so it's not so obvious.

Seeing this, Chu Chen also knew that she would definitely not be able to dispel the idea of ​​going with her, and this time because of the relationship between Erniu Mama, it is estimated that she will return to Beijing by tomorrow at the latest, and there is no need to worry about her health, so He nodded in agreement.

Seeing that he agreed, Chu Yulan was undoubtedly relieved. Now, for some reason, she suddenly felt a little more afraid of Chu Chen, but at the same time, she also felt a little more intimate, especially caring about Chu Chen's feelings for her.

And Chu Chen's feelings towards Chu Yulan are also very complicated, from a friend to a younger sister, if they were in an ordinary family, maybe he and her would have been happy, but now he doesn't feel good about this family, and the relationship between the two There was a little awkwardness.

However, Chu Yulan's one-sided personality, who likes to get into the horns, really doesn't like it. This may be caused by the stubborn side of her personality.

Of course, for Chu Yulan, I don't really hate her. After all, apart from her sometimes extreme ideas, she is still kind-hearted. Otherwise, she would never have thought of buying some schoolbags and stationery for the students.

"Forget it, don't think about it, just take one step at a time."

Chu Chen shook his head, discarded the distracting thoughts in his mind, and said to Chu Yulan: "We have a mountain road of more than ten miles to walk in a while, don't be brave, and answer me honestly, whether you can make it down or not, don't wait until then." If I can't go half way, I will be angry."

Hearing Chu Chen mention the word angry, Chu Yulan shook her head hastily and said, "Brother, don't worry, besides exercising every day, I also climb mountains many times a year. Mountain roads are not for me. question."

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Well, that's good, let's go talk to Aunt Tian, ​​and then go..."

In other words, Chu Chen and the others are also relatively lucky. The weather has been relatively clear these days. If it rains, the mountain road will be particularly difficult to walk. It is not so easy to walk to Lujia Village.

In fact, for the villagers of Lujia Village, they look forward to the rain even more. After all, the water resources in Lujia Village are really scarce, and the status of water in the hearts of the villagers may be more important than their lives.

(End of this chapter)