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After eating almost all of his food, Gao Qilin prepared to leave.

"Won't you two stay a little longer?"

Chapter 418 Not even a school

Seeing that they were about to leave, the village chief immediately stood up and tried to keep them there.

But Gao Qilin ignored him and walked straight outside.

Seeing this, the village chief could no longer persuade them to stay and immediately got up to see them off.

However, as soon as they reached the door, they bumped into the village chief's child.

The child looked to be eleven or twelve years old, but his behavior was very childish. With just one glance, Gao Qilan concluded that he had never been to school, which puzzled her greatly. So she directly questioned the village chief standing next to her.

“Your family is financially well-off, so why don’t you find a school for your child? You’ve mentioned before that you graduated from high school, so you should understand the importance of education.”

Faced with Gao Qilan's questioning, the village chief lowered his head, looking very embarrassed.

Seeing his reaction, Gao Qilin knew there was definitely something wrong, so he spoke directly:

"If you're 16 and have any difficulties, just tell us. We'll definitely help if we can."

“It’s not that I don’t want my child to go to school, it’s just that we simply don’t have the means. Although my family is relatively wealthy in the village, we don’t have enough money to send our child to school outside. And there isn’t a decent school in the nearby villages, so I have no choice but to leave him at home.”

After saying this, the village chief looked helpless, because everyone wants their children to have a better life than themselves, not worse.

"What? There isn't a single school in all those nearby villages?"

After hearing what the village chief said, Gao Qilan looked incredulous. She never imagined that this area would be so backward.

"Yes, if you come to the village tomorrow, you will find many children running in the street, of all ages. They all want to study, but they just don't have the opportunity."

Hearing the village chief's words, Gao Qilan felt a pang of sadness, realizing that all the poverty alleviation work she had done over the years had been in vain.

At this moment, Gao Qilin noticed what she was thinking, and in order not to make Gao Qilan overthink, he said directly:

"We are aware of these circumstances. We will resolve the school issue in a while. Don't worry, we will definitely ensure that your child has a school to attend. Let's go back and discuss the plan first, and you can arrange the location. Once the plan is finalized, we can proceed immediately."

"Will they also solve our school problems?"

Upon hearing Gao Qilin's words, the village chief's eyes lit up instantly, filled with gratitude.

Gao Qilan, who was standing to the side, never expected Gao Qilin to say such a bold thing, and quickly pulled him aside to whisper:

"Do you know how troublesome it is to build a school? Not only do you have to invest a lot of money, but you also have to go through a lot of connections to get the necessary permits. If you don't get the permits, you can't use the school properly even if you manage to build it."

"Of course I know all that, but I dare say that because I definitely have my own methods, so you don't need to worry."

After hearing what Gao Qilin said, Gao Qilan didn't know what to say, because he understood that Gao Qilin had already planned what to do next.

"If building a school is too troublesome, then there's no need to trouble you. You've already done us a huge favor by helping us repair the road. We would feel bad if we troubled you with something like this again."

Although Gao Qilan spoke very softly, the village chief next to her still heard her.

Not wanting to put Gao Qilin and the others in a difficult position, he quickly began to speak.

“Building a school isn’t as complicated as she makes it out to be. She just doesn’t know the internal procedures. Don’t worry, I will definitely keep my promise to you.”

However, Gao Qilin was determined to build the school no matter what Gao Qilin said.

Seeing this, the village chief didn't know what else to say. To express his gratitude, he immediately gathered everyone in the village and made a big show of bidding farewell to Gao Qilin and his group.

Gao Qilin had seen this kind of scene many times before, so he didn't show anything and calmly left amidst their farewells.

After leaving the village, Gao Qilan, sitting in the car, could no longer hold back and began to ask:

"What's your plan? Just tell me already, stop keeping me in suspense."

“I received some funding for road repair from Zhao Hu before, and I still have more than half of that money left. So I want to use the remaining money to build a school. Although I don’t know much about this, I can tell from the road repair that building a village school shouldn’t cost much.”

After hearing Gao Qilin say that, Gao Qilan realized what he meant and didn't say anything more.

Upon returning to Qiangsheng Group, he immediately contacted his friends, hoping to use his connections to obtain a certificate for building a school.

However, the certificate was not as simple as she had imagined. After dealing with her friends for a long time, Gao Qilan still failed to obtain the certificate.

This stalled all progress on her end, which made Gao Qilan very anxious.

Chapter 419 The Certificate is in Hand

"Since you can't get the certificate, let me think of a way. I know someone who might be able to help."

After saying that, Gao Qilin picked up his phone and started searching in his contacts. He soon saw the name Chen Kun.

Although Chen Kun had been staying at Zhong Lao's house during this period, Gao Qilin had been busy with poverty alleviation work and had not had any contact with him.

Chen Kun is currently in charge of the education sector; he is the deputy director of the Education Department.

Upon realizing Chen Kun's identity, Gao Qilin suddenly thought of something and said in an excited tone:

"How come I never thought I had such a capable person around me?"

After saying that, Gao Qilin immediately dialed Chen Kun's number.

Since he had been assigned by Elder Zhong to protect Gao Qilin, his first reaction upon seeing Gao Qilin's call was that something had happened to him, so he immediately asked:

"Have you encountered any danger? Where are you now? Tell me quickly, and I'll come over to help you right away."

"There's no danger on my end. I came here hoping you could help me out. Is that alright?"

After learning that Gao Qilin was alright, Chen Kun was relieved and said in a very calm tone:

"Just tell me what's wrong on your end. I'll do my best to help you if it's within my power."

"Don't you work at the Education Bureau? I've been thinking about opening a school lately, and everything's ready except for that certificate. Could you help me get it?"

After hearing what the other party said, Gao Qilin didn't beat around the bush and directly stated the purpose of his visit.

"You want to open a school? You're not kidding, are you? Let me tell you, opening a school isn't a money-making business. You need to think it through."

Upon hearing that Gao Qilin was going to open a school, Chen Kun looked incredulous.

To prevent Gao Qilin from acting on impulse, they gave him a special reminder.

“I know that running a school doesn’t make money, but I’ve been having this idea lately. Do you think you could help me with it?”

"If you're really keen on it, I'll help you get it sorted out. But let me tell you first, if you're going to open a school, you have to be prepared to do charity work. After all, a school is a place for teaching and nurturing people, not a place for you to make money."

Seeing Gao Qilin's certainty, Chen Kun didn't say anything more. After explaining the situation, he hung up the phone and began working on the evidence.

Because of his position in the Department of Education, obtaining this certificate was not difficult for him, and he got it in less than half a day.

In order not to delay Gao Qilin's affairs, he did not hesitate after obtaining the certificate and immediately called to ask about his current location.

"Where are you now? I've already gotten the voucher for you, and I'll send it to you right away."

"You're so fast! You got the voucher in less than half a day. I thought it would take much longer."

Seeing how fast Chen Kun was moving, Gao Qilin looked incredulous.

"Don't you know who I am? Of course I'm fast. Alright, stop wasting time. Just tell me where you are. I have other things to do after I send the receipt over."

Seeing Gao Qilin dawdling on and on, Chen Kun showed a very impatient expression.

Seeing him like this, Gao Qilin didn't dare to delay. He asked Chen Kun to come to the airport, while he went to meet him immediately.

Before long, Gao Qilin brought back the voucher.

Although Gao Qilin didn't use speakerphone when he made the call, he spoke quite loudly, so Gao Qilan could hear the entire conversation.

Upon seeing Gao Qilin return, she immediately asked:

"So, did you get the voucher?"

How did you know I went to get the receipt?

Gao Qilin looked very surprised after hearing what Gao Qilan said; he never expected her news to come so quickly.

"You were speaking so loudly just now, it was hard for me not to know."

"Since you already know, then I'll tell you, I've already got the certificate. How about that, am I amazing?"

After saying that, Gao Qilin took out the voucher and showed it off to Gao Qilan.

“Great! With this certificate, building the school shouldn’t be too difficult (about the money). I’ll contact the construction team right away, and we’ll try to build the school as soon as possible so that the children there can go to school soon.”

However, Gao Qilan didn't care about Gao Qilin's showing off, and instead focused all her attention on the children in the village.

“We don’t have anything to do lately, so why don’t we go again now to check on the situation in the village and see if they have chosen a location yet? If they have, then the school can start construction.”

"Yes, let's go check it out now."

Upon hearing what Gao Qilin said, Gao Qilan immediately took action, calling the driver to go to that village together.

Thanks to the road repairs, getting to this village has become much easier.

Chapter 420 It was all voluntary

We arrived here in less than an hour, which prompted the driver to remark:

"Having a road makes all the difference. Without this road, it would probably take more than two hours to get to this village."

"Of course, otherwise why would we spend so much money to repair this road? Okay, we're going to get back to business. You can stay in the car and wait. We'll call you if anything comes up."

At this moment, Gao Qilan did not want to waste a minute, so after saying this, she hurriedly got out of the car and headed to the village.

Because they had made a great impression on the villagers, many people in the village knew them.