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Chapter 118 Hongxing Village finally got to experience being human! (First Update!)

"Don't worry, I'm a master at playing the poor card!" Lin Man took the list of documents and multitasked with it, looking at the list while thinking about how to play the poor card for tomorrow.

After finishing his meal, he put all the documents away, returned to his room, and opened the system panel.

In the system's taskbar, there was a lone task hanging there. Lin Man's gaze swept over the task details and landed on the task reward.

[Project Construction Acceleration Card]

Lin Man was no stranger to this kind of thing. When he was in school, he liked to play all kinds of management games when he had nothing to do.

And what various management games have in abundance is all kinds of speed-up cards.

These accelerator cards have different functions and different names.

Some can accelerate research, while others can accelerate construction.

As for the reward given by the system—

Lin Man moved his right index finger to the system panel and gently clicked on the so-called project acceleration card, but the project acceleration card did not respond or display any corresponding information.

Garbage system!

Cursing under his breath, Lin Man closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

In the living room, Lin Man's mother brought over a plate of watermelon, placed it in front of Wang Ju, and then cautiously asked, "Wang Ju, um—do you know why Xiao Man suddenly wanted to start this elementary school?"

"He seems to be in such a hurry, is he hiding something important from us?"

Seeing Lin Man's mother's worry, Wang Ju picked up a slice of watermelon and handed it to her: "Auntie, I actually wanted to ask this question too, but since you don't know either, there's really no need for us to ask too much."

"Starting a primary school is actually quite simple, so you don't need to worry."

"I know!" Lin Man's mother nodded, noticing out of the corner of her eye that Lin Xiaoxi and Lin Yaobei were showing off their watermelons. She gave them a fierce look, then switched to a loving mother's expression and whispered to Wang Ju, "With Xiaoman's abilities, I believe he can run the school well."

"But the problem isn't with him, it's with the students' parents."

"I don't know if these young people didn't get enough nutrition when they were young, or if their brains didn't develop properly, or what."

"If a child hasn't drunk water, they'll ask the teacher; if a child has drunk too much water, they'll also ask the teacher."

"They ask the teacher about everything!"

"It used to be a public elementary school, so even if they pressed for details, they wouldn't dare to go too far."

"But it's a private primary school now, and I'm worried that it might damage Xiaoman's reputation."

Having figured out the root of Lin Man's mother's worries, Wang Ju picked up a slice of watermelon and handed it to her: "Auntie, you're overthinking it!"

"People are inherently cheap; the more something is given away for free, the less they will appreciate it."

"Public schools have their advantages, and private schools have theirs. In Lin Man's plan, he intends to spend money to bring in some famous teachers."

"With these renowned teachers here, there will definitely be more students coming to us. We will then be the ones choosing the students. If they dare to cause trouble, we will expel them directly."

"If we persuade a couple more to quit, they won't have the guts."

"Moreover, in China's education system where everything is geared towards scores, as long as we don't make any major mistakes and as long as we can guarantee high scores, there will be plenty of people to defend us and speak up for us."

"So Auntie, you don't need to worry."

Wang Ju's words of advice relieved Lin Man's mother, but when she turned around, she saw Lin Yaobei and Lin Xiaoxi showing off their watermelon, spitting the seeds all over the floor. Her initial relief vanished, and she instantly flew into a rage. She got up, walked to the kitchen, grabbed a broom, and came out shouting, "You two have such loose tongues, don't you?"

"Mom!" Upon seeing the broom, Lin Xiaoxi immediately called out "Mom." However, this cry did not awaken Lin Man's mother's rationality. Holding the broom, she slowly walked towards Lin Xiaoxi: "Damn thing, you're even calling me 'Mom' just to save your life."

Seeing the broom so close at hand, Lin Xiaoxi knelt down with a thud: "I was wrong!"

After her daughter admitted her mistake, Lin Man's mother turned her gaze to Lin Yaobei. Noticing his wife's gaze, Lin Yaobei suddenly jumped up from the sofa: "I have things to do tomorrow, I'm going to sleep!"

With those words, Lin Yaobei rushed upstairs like the wind, closing the door behind him.

Wang Ju, who was standing next to her, sensed that something was wrong and quietly got up and went upstairs.

For a moment, only Lin Xiaoxi and her mother were left in the living room.

The mother and daughter looked at each other, their smiles both forced.

"To be honest, I think your move is a bit too underhanded." In the GL8 speeding along, Wang Ju glanced at the rearview mirror and then said this to Lin Man in the passenger seat.

Hearing his words, Lin Man turned around and waved to the children behind him: "When you see Grandpa Wan later, give him the windmills you're holding."

"You must deliver it happily, you must shout happily, and you must not cry, you must laugh."

"You need to smile happily, understand?"

"Understood, Grandpa Man!" The children in the back seat, holding windmills folded from textbooks, responded to Lin Man in their childish voices.

Looking at the little ones' smiles, Lin Man turned to Wang Ju with a smug look and asked, "Was my trick really that underhanded?"

"Look how happy these children are!"

Wang Ju didn't want to talk, but silently pressed the accelerator lightly, slightly increasing the speed.

Around 10 a.m., the car arrived at the Xinhui City Education Bureau. After getting out of the car, Lin Man tucked his briefcase under his arm, led the children behind him in a chain, hummed a song, and slowly walked towards the office building.

After standing in front of the notice board on the first floor for a while, Lin Man found the floor where Wan Chen's office was located. Then, she led a group of children up the elevator to Wan Chen's office.

After a knock on the door, Wan Chen's voice came from inside: "Come in!"

Lin Man pushed open the door, but instead of stepping inside immediately, he pushed the children behind him into the office one by one.

As soon as the young child entered, he ran excitedly towards Wan Chen, saying, "Grandpa Wan, this windmill is for you!"

In the office, watching the children cautiously walk in, Wan Chen had a lot of questions flashing through his mind, but the children were already in front of him and handed him paper windmills.

He couldn't say much to Lin Man, so he bent down, carefully took the windmill from the children, took a deep breath, and blew hard on the windmill.

The windmill spun around, and several children jumped and clapped their hands, their clear voices full of praise, which pleased Wan Chen greatly.

After blowing on the windmill for a while, Wan Chen reached for the phone in front of him and called his secretary.

The secretary quickly entered the office, and then, with Wan Chen's instructions and Lin Man's consent, used candy to coax the child to the meeting room next to mine.

After the children left, Wan Chen turned to Lin Man and asked, "What were you trying to achieve by pulling this stunt? A threat?"

"No!" Lin Man shook his head decisively. Even if this matter was used to coerce the emperor into ordering the feudal lords, he could not admit to it.

He took two steps forward, a forced smile on his face, and said, "Bringing these little ones here was a complete accident."

"September 1st is the start of the school year for primary schools and kindergartens, so I thought I'd take them out for a stroll and have some fun before going back to prepare for the start of school."

Wan Chen rolled his eyes, tapped his right index finger on the table, and said in a serious tone, "According to the Education Bureau's documents, these children are all assigned to the Linhai Town Central Kindergarten and Central Primary School, which are nearby."

"I don't understand what you're trying to do by bringing them here."

"Boss, you've misunderstood!" Lin Man took another step forward. "We really just brought these kids out to play."

"Of course, I also wanted to show the leaders these adorable little guys."

"As an elder, can you bear to let such a lovely child get up early every day and trek more than ten kilometers to school in town?"

At his desk, Wan Chen listened to Lin Man's roundabout explanation, his right hand supporting his forehead, his left hand clenched into a fist, and he gently tapped the desk twice: "You don't need to beat around the bush, just say what you want to say."

"Since the leader has said so, then I'll be bold." Lin Man adopted a coy attitude and coughed twice: "The leader said yesterday that the teaching building of Hongxing Primary School can be transferred to the village committee so that the village committee can run the school."

"I'm here today to get the letter regarding the handover of the teaching building."

Having figured out his purpose, Wan Chen rolled his eyes: "We need to go through the proper procedures."

Lin Man took another step forward, picked up the windmill in front of Wan Chen, and gently shook it: "But the children start school on September 1st, and the Education Bureau is going through the procedures, so we won't be able to make it in time by September 1st."

Upon hearing Lin Man mention September 1st again, Wan Chen clenched his right fist and slammed it on the table, his voice involuntarily rising: "The children can go to the kindergarten and primary school in town first; it's not too late to wait until next year!"

After saying that, Wan Chen pounded the table a few more times, making the solid wood table clang loudly under his fists.

Seeing this, Lin Man did not back down, but spoke again: "If it can be done this year, why wait until next year?"

"We need to follow the procedures!"

"Then let's go!"

"You need time? How can you be so inhumane?"

"For the sake of children's education, I can be inhumane or I can be humane." Lin Man's voice was firm. He even looked up at a 45-degree angle while speaking, as if there was something ahead that he needed to pursue.

Seeing his expression, Wan Chen wanted to curse, but then he remembered the rumors he had heard before. Thinking of those rumors, Wan Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his voice to ask, "I heard that you are very familiar with Minister Renhe?"

Hearing Zhang Renhe's name suddenly from Wan Chen's mouth, Lin Man was startled. At the same time, she forcibly suppressed the expression on her face and nodded slightly with a straight face: "My master said that when traveling, unless others ask, you should not mention him."

"But since the leader has asked, there's no need for me to hide it."

My teacher? Wan Chen was even more confused. Zhang Renhe graduated from Yuanmingyuan Vocational and Technical College and worked in Guangdong Province for many years. In order to advance some work, the other party took in a few students.

These students are either from Yuanmingyuan or from local universities in Guangdong Province.

They have never fished a student from Wudaokou.

But now, this guy from Wudaokou is actually claiming to be Zhang Renhe's disciple.

There's a problem here, a big problem!

No, we need to report this to the city government immediately so that the city leaders can be prepared.

Thinking of this, Wan Chen looked up, a hint of hesitation appearing on his square face, and then said, "This matter is not easy to handle. I'll call the city leaders and ask for their opinions."

After saying that, he walked straight out the door, found a quiet spot in the hallway, took out his phone, and started making a call.

When the call connected, he told Lin Man everything he had just heard and her thoughts.

Upon receiving these messages, the person on the other end of the phone remained silent for a moment.

About ten minutes later, a voice came through the phone: "The village wants to build a primary school to help the children grow up, so we should support that."

"The Education Bureau should expedite the issuance of a transfer order, transferring the abandoned primary school buildings to the town or the village as appropriate."

"Let them handle it themselves. We'll just supervise. We'll fulfill our supervisory responsibilities. I'm hanging up now."

After hanging up the phone, Wan Chen smiled slightly. Now that he had the city leaders' opinion, things would be much easier.

He returned to his office, picked up the phone on his desk, and called his secretary.

In less than 10 minutes, the secretary appeared at the office door with a file folder and a handover letter.

After the knock, the secretary entered the office and handed the documents to Wan Chen.

Wan Chen took the documents, signed and stamped them in one smooth motion.

He then handed over the handover letter and file folder to Lin Man, saying, "Here you go, but let me make this clear: I'll call Minister Renhe later and tell him about this."

"If you don't have the funds to support your school in the future, I will personally skin you alive and pull out your tendons."

"Do you understand?"

Lin Man stepped forward again, bent down, and presented the documents with both hands: "Thank you, leader!"

"We will definitely live up to the leaders' expectations and run the school well. If we do a bad job, leaders, you can skin me alive and tear me apart anytime you want."

"Furthermore, I have another request, which I hope you will grant."

"Speak your mind, or shut up! Stop beating around the bush!" Wan Chen couldn't help but swear. At the same time, he was also curious about what this guy was up to.

Hearing the other person's profanity, Lin Man raised his head with a smile on his face: "Our materials should be ready by this afternoon, and we will send them to the leader then. We hope the leader will approve them as soon as possible."

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Knowing that the other party had probably made preparations, Wan Chen didn't want to say more. He raised his right hand and waved, "I will expedite the approval, but you need to submit the materials before approval."

"If there's nothing else, you can go and prepare your documents."

"Thank you for your support, leader." Lin Manyi bowed and then slowly left the office.

They found the children in the next meeting room, took their hands, and led them out of the Municipal Education Bureau office building.

Once outside, he immediately called Wang Ju to share the good news.

At the same time, he also needed Wang Ju to bring over the official seal, and then he himself would use his left hand to transfer the money to his right hand and sign the lease agreement for the teaching building.

After finishing his call with Wang Ju, he found Long Kaixiang and Zhao Wei's phone numbers and sent them the good news.

Not long after the message was sent, Long Kaixiang's text message arrived.

[Your Hongxing Village has finally gotten to be treated like human beings!]