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As soon as they entered the village, a child nearby spotted them and shouted loudly:

"The poverty alleviation team has arrived!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers came out of their homes to greet Gao Qilin.

In an instant, everyone in the village rushed out and surrounded Gao Qilin, and someone immediately notified the village chief.

Upon learning that Gao Qilin was coming, the village chief rushed over and received him in a very friendly manner.

"I'm here to check on how the location for the school has been chosen."

Upon seeing the village chief approach, Gao Qilin immediately explained his purpose.

"Once you've assigned the tasks, we'll have already chosen the positions. Rest assured, we'll make sure you're satisfied."

The village chief said confidently and led them on a tour.

It was a place located in the center of the village, roughly the size of two main stadiums.

The fact that the village chief was able to carve out such a large area in the center of the village shows that he has put in a lot of effort.

Upon seeing the location of the school, Gao Qilan immediately realized the problem and quickly asked:

"If a school is built in the village, what will happen to the people who originally lived here?"

"Don't worry, we have arranged new accommodations for all the people living there. They will definitely not be homeless. Moreover, they all moved out voluntarily."

Fearing that Gao Qilin and the others might misunderstand, the village chief quickly began to explain. To prove his innocence, he immediately called over all the people who used to live there to testify on his behalf.

"Yes, we all came here voluntarily. It's not a big deal to move to a different place so that our children can go to school."

“We’re not picky about where we live. Besides, it’s not very convenient to live in the village. If we move outside, it will be much more convenient to go out and run errands.”

At this point, the people began to speak eagerly, and their behavior clearly showed that they were all acting voluntarily. This left Gao Qilin with little room to say anything, so he simply stated:

"Now that the location has been chosen, let's contact the construction team today and try to start construction tomorrow. In order to get the school completed as soon as possible, we ask for everyone's cooperation."

"Don't worry, just tell us if there's anything we need you to do, and we'll definitely do our best to cooperate."

Upon hearing Gao Qilin's words, the villagers immediately echoed his sentiments, their beaming smiles revealing just how happy they were.

Seeing their reaction, Gao Qilin didn't say anything more, but instead turned his gaze to Gao Qilan.

She had always been the one to contact the construction team, and this time was no exception, so the specific start date would depend on Gao Qilan's decision.

They exchanged a glance, and Gao Qilan immediately understood what Gao Qilin wanted to ask, so she said with certainty:

"Don't worry, I've already arranged the construction team. They're on their way and will be here soon."

"You guys are really efficient; you found the construction team so quickly."

After hearing what Gao Qilan said, the village chief couldn't help but sigh, while at the same time he looked very embarrassed.

Is there anything else on your end?

Seeing the village chief's state, Gao Qilin guessed that something had happened to him and asked him about it.

"Didn't you tell me about a retirement plan before? The school is about to start construction. When do you plan to start construction on the retirement home? Don't worry, I've already chosen the location for the retirement home."

Because Gao Qilin had been busy with school matters these days, he had forgotten about the retirement plan they had discussed before. Only now, when the village chief brought it up, did he realize that there was still a nursing home project.

"Don't worry about the nursing home. It will be built together with the school, and there will be absolutely no delays."

Upon hearing Gao Qilin's words, the village chief revealed a satisfied expression. He glanced at his watch, realized it was getting late, and quickly said to Gao Qilin and the others:

"It's lunchtime again. Why don't you stay and have something to eat? You've brought us so much convenience, we'd feel bad if we didn't do something for you."

"Yes, why don't you come with us and get something to eat? We happen to have a cook in our village; his cooking will definitely be delicious."

Chapter 421 Worrying about Money

After hearing the village chief say that, the people around him echoed him, and at the same time showed a look of great anticipation.

Seeing them like this, Gao Qilin was at a loss for what to do.

Just as he was thinking about how to answer, Gao Qilan whispered in his ear:

"Anyway, we don't have anything to do right now, so why don't we go? Otherwise, these villagers will be disheartened."

"Since you've all put it that way, I can't very well refuse. I'm actually quite hungry right now, so let's go get something to eat together."

After saying that, he followed the villagers into the village and towards the ancestral hall.

That was the largest ancestral hall in the village, and people would usually hold banquets here when they had important events.

"Actually, there's something else I'm worried about, and that's the money. You know, with the school and nursing home opening together, there will definitely be a lot of money needed for daily operations. But as you can see from our village, no one is well-off. If we have to spend this extra money, it will be a significant burden for everyone."

After the food was served, the village chief stopped hiding it and, fueled by alcohol, revealed what had been troubling him.

"Yes, we only have a few hundred yuan at home right now. If we spend all of that money on this, we'll probably have trouble even eating in the future."

“Our family is in a worse situation. We have no savings at all and rely entirely on the vegetables we grow each year to make a living. If we were to have to buy books and support our retirement now, we simply couldn’t afford it.”

As soon as the village chief uttered those words, the people around him echoed him, all while looking quite troubled.

"This……"

Gao Qilin knew they were poor, but he didn't expect them to be this poor. After hearing their speech, he looked bewildered.

It wasn't that he didn't want to help these people; the main problem was that he wasn't sure if he would be able to support the daily expenses of a village in the future.

"It's alright if you can't help us. You've already helped us enough. By the way, we've known each other for so long, but I still don't know your name. Would you mind telling us your name?"

Seeing that Gao Qilin remained silent for a long time, the village chief noticed his predicament and changed the subject instead of continuing the conversation.

"Actually, you don't need to worry about money at all. Don't forget that there is a large orchard behind your mountain. Once you sell all the fruit there, you won't have to worry about these expenses, and you'll have a lot more money in your pocket."

However, at this moment, Gao Qilan directly revealed her inner plan.

After all, her initial idea was to use this orchard to help alleviate poverty in the village.

"Your fruit is of such high quality, it must fetch a high price. The money you make from selling the fruit will be more than enough to cover all the fees."

After hearing Gao Qilan say that, Gao Qilin chimed in, saying that he probably would have forgotten about it if Gao Qilan hadn't brought it up.

However, this also reminded Gao Qilin of Zhao Hu, who had visited some time ago and was willing to pay a high price to buy those fruits.

Gao Qilin couldn't think of anyone other than Zhao Hu who would be willing to pay such a high price to buy those fruits.

In order to help the villagers earn more money, Gao Qilin planned to contact Zhao Hu again.

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But to prevent what happened before from happening again, Gao Qilin specifically said to the people in front of him before making the call:

"I'm willing to help you contact someone to buy the fruit again, but you have to remember to be very polite this time. Otherwise, if you miss this opportunity, there's nothing I can do."

“We didn’t do this before because we were being unreasonable. Now that we know who truly cares about us, we will never drive them away again.”

Seeing Gao Qilin's concern about this issue, the village chief immediately offered his assurance, stepped forward, grasped Gao Qilin's hand, and said in a pleading tone:

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"Please make sure you can help us contact someone who buys fruit. The people in our village have no connections or reputation, so if we go looking for them, most of the people we find will be scammers."

"Well... I can only say I'll try my best right now. After all, I don't know much about that person's temperament, and I don't know if they're willing to help this time. But don't worry, I will do my best to help you."

After hearing what the village chief said, Gao Qilin looked very troubled, because he wasn't sure he could get Zhao Hu to agree to the matter.

Faced with this situation, Gao Qilin didn't know what else to say and directly picked up his phone to contact Zhao Hu.

The moment his call connected, Zhao Hu answered immediately, which Gao Qilin never expected. Before he could even speak, Zhao Hu exclaimed in surprise:

"What a coincidence! I was just thinking of calling you, but you called me first."

"Tiger, you need something from me too? Did something happen to you?" (Worker)

Chapter 422 Persuading Zhao Hu

Zhao Hu rarely contacted him first, so after hearing what Zhao Hu said, he immediately concluded that something had happened to Zhao Hu.

"How's our senior care project going lately? You haven't given me any updates in a long time. If you hadn't called me now, I would have thought you were going to run off with the money."

Seeing that he was to speak first, Zhao Hu took the initiative to inquire about business matters.

"Don't worry about the elderly care project. It's progressing very well recently, and you definitely won't be let down. If this project makes you feel indebted, I'll give you my life."

Seeing that Zhao Hu was asking about the retirement plan, Gao Qilin confidently began to speak in his 800s, after all, he was 100% certain that the project would make money.

"You're quite the smooth talker, but you need to understand that doing things isn't just about sweet talk; you have to actually do them. So, what's up with you? Are you having financial problems again?"

Zhao Hu had anticipated what Gao Qilin would say, so he burst into laughter after hearing what he said and inquired about the situation on his end.

"How could you have run into financial problems so quickly after taking so much money from me last time? I'm here to talk about the orchard issue. The villagers from that village have come to me again, wanting to cooperate with us once more."

"After how you treated me last time, you still want to cooperate with me? That's wishful thinking."

As soon as Gao Qilin finished speaking, Zhao Hu immediately rejected the idea, as he felt annoyed whenever the matter was brought up.

"Last time was just an accident. It was mainly my fault. I didn't communicate properly beforehand. If I had communicated properly beforehand, this wouldn't have happened."

In order to make things go smoothly, Gao Qilin took full responsibility for the matter, hoping to win Zhao Hu back.

“You should know very well how they treated us back then, so why are you still speaking up for them?”

After hearing Gao Qilin say that, Zhao Hu looked very confused.

“Last time they misunderstood our intentions. After you left, I explained it to them carefully, so the misunderstanding has been cleared up now. Moreover, according to the data I have investigated, there are more elderly people in the village. As long as we cooperate well with them in this area, our elderly care project can also be carried out together.”