Peach Blossom Divine Medical God
Chapter 763 - 761: This Remark Really Lacks Depth

Chapter 763: Chapter 761: This Remark Really Lacks Depth

After hearing Director Yan’s suggestion, Chen Yang almost wanted to laugh.

Spend tens of millions of his own money to build a school in the county town, only to exchange it for a small school to be built in Liuhe Village?

If that’s the case, why bother at all? Why wouldn’t Chen Yang just spend a million to build a primary school in Liuhe Village himself?

Chen Yang really wanted to laugh; he didn’t even know how to respond to Director Yan.

At this moment, Wu Kexin also shared Chen Yang’s thoughts, and she even voiced them out loud.

"Director Yan, if that’s what you mean, then why go through all this trouble? We can just fund the construction in the village ourselves, why do we need your help to figure this out?" Wu Kexin said bluntly.

"Uh..."

Upon hearing Wu Kexin’s words, Director Yan was momentarily at a loss for words and didn’t know how to respond.

After a minute or two of silence, Director Yan finally spoke again.

"Village Chief Wu, I am genuinely considering what’s best for the village. If the school is built but there aren’t enough students, it would indeed be a huge waste. Plus, children from the mountains don’t really need such a big school; what do you think?" Director Yan said, looking at Wu Kexin.

Upon hearing this, both Wu Kexin and Chen Yang were momentarily stunned.

"What? Director Yan, what are you saying? What do you mean ’children from the mountains don’t need it’?" Wu Kexin was shocked, seriously doubting if she had heard wrong.

Chen Yang felt the same, somewhat disbelieving that Director Yan could actually say such a thing.

And facing the bewildered Chen Yang and Wu Kexin, Director Yan showed no other emotion.

"Yes, I think that children from the mountains really don’t need such good conditions. A modest school would be entirely sufficient," Director Yan said emotionlessly, reaffirming his previous statement, then quickly turned his head towards Chen Yang: "Mr. Chen, I know this might make you uncomfortable, but I’m just telling it as it is."

Originally, both Chen Yang and Wu Kexin thought they had misheard, but now that they had confirmation, this was indeed what he meant.

Their expressions immediately changed.

"Director Yan, what you said is very inappropriate. Are you saying our children from the mountains are inferior to those from the city?" Wu Kexin asked angrily.

Chen Yang also frowned, looking at Director Yan.

Director Yan, originally expressionless, seemed unaware of any issue with what he had said.

But seeing the significant change in Chen Yang and Wu Kexin’s expressions, not wanting to stir up unpleasantness with Chen Yang and Wu Kexin, he quickly explained: "Village Chief Wu, you misunderstood me. I’m not saying that city children are better than mountain children, but that their living environments are different, so they shouldn’t be treated in the same way!"

Upon hearing this explanation, Wu Kexin became even more agitated, what does "different living methods mean different treatment" mean?

Does it mean that children from the mountains, being used to hardship from a young age, only deserve to endure hardship?

While city children living comfortably deserve better?

"You..."

Wu Kexin was furious, standing up to rebut Director Yan.

But at this moment, Chen Yang stood up first and spoke before her!

"Director Yan! I understand what you mean! But I disagree with your view. I believe children from the mountains also deserve better things." Chen Yang spoke seriously, then raised his voice and solemnly continued: "So! This school, I must build in Liuhe Village! I will definitely not go to the county town!"

Chen Yang was on the brink of anger, but still gave Director Yan a bit of face, not tearing open a confrontation right there.

Logically speaking, given the situation, Director Yan should have moderated his words.

But unexpectedly, not only did he not hold back, he even became more vehement, and saying that he and Chen Yang, Wu Kexin were at loggerheads would not be an exaggeration.

"Boss Chen! Why are you so stubborn? Must you waste educational resources before you’re satisfied? How many people are there in your Liuhew Village? And how many in the whole town? Do you think it’s appropriate to build a university?" Director Yan also stood up, shouting in response.

Chen Yang was completely infuriated.

"What does it have to do with you whether it’s appropriate or not? Does the construction of the school cost you a dime? Or did it require any effort from you?" Chen Yang retorted.

"I..."

Director Yan was suddenly left speechless and unable to rebut.

"I was speaking to you nicely earlier because I respected your position, but now it seems totally unnecessary to respect you!"

"You can leave. There’s no room for negotiation about the school, and don’t waste your breath on me—it’s useless!"

Chen Yang continued loudly, not giving Director Yan any chance to speak, because he felt that speaking any further might provoke him to violence.

Coming from the same county, yet he dared to differentiate between rural and urban children.

What kind of character is that? What quality?

Chen Yang put an end to the conversation decisively, which Director Yan did not anticipate.

Seeing Chen Yang openly tearing off the mask, Director Yan’s face immediately turned very ugly.

"Boss Chen, don’t act wilfully just because the money is yours. Building a school isn’t something you can just decide to do! Let me put it straight here, building such a big school in Liuhew Village? Impossible, I will never allow the waste of educational resources!" Director Yan also lost his temper, facing off with Chen Yang.

Hearing what Director Yan said, Chen Yang felt both angry and amused.

Angry because Director Yan was too arrogant, actually saying that without his agreement, the school could not be built.

And amused by his subsequent statement about absolutely not allowing the waste of educational resources.

If it were their first meeting, Chen Yang might have seriously considered his point.

But now, after his comment about the differences between city and rural children, it just seemed hypocritical.

"Don’t be so sanctimonious. What do you mean by not allowing the waste of educational resources? Is it because you can’t stand seeing rural children have good educational facilities? You just want to keep the best for urban children, right?" Chen Yang said sarcastically.

"You..." When Director Yan heard this, he became even more infuriated.

He was about to lose his temper with Chen Yang.

Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, Director Wang, who had been silent, quickly stepped up to mediate.

"Director Yan, don’t get agitated. We came here to have a good talk, not to argue." Director Wang advised.

After hearing this, Director Yan regained some control over his emotions and stopped arguing with Chen Yang.

Instead, he turned to Wu Kexin: "Chief Wu, this is my stance. I support building a school, but I will never agree to such a large-scale project, nor will I approve it!"

After speaking, he added sarcastically, "Some people might want to seek attention and create vanity projects to attract eyeballs, wasting educational resources? They better not be delusional."

Director Yan’s remarks were obviously directed at Chen Yang.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang’s temper flared uncontrollably.

"Who are you calling an attention seeker? Are you here to pick a fight?" Chen Yang charged towards Director Yan aggressively.

Director Yan was startled and instinctively took several steps back.