Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 98 - 97 Zhao Zhuangshi Is Filled with Regret

Chapter 98: Chapter 97 Zhao Zhuangshi Is Filled with Regret

"Aunt Wang, we shouldn’t disdain our own people, right? Principal Wu, you see, young comrades should be full of vigor, right? We can’t all be like old pedants, can we? Or else, how would the kids be willing to attend classes?"

"Besides, if we get official teachers, don’t we have to build dormitories for them? And wouldn’t we also need to hire chefs for the canteen? That’s a lot to ask for, isn’t it? It’s so much better to use us, we’re cheaper and easier to manage, suitable for lodging and home."

Li Dahe didn’t know what others thought, but he felt that what Comrade Xiao Lin said made a lot of sense.

Of course, he wasn’t unwilling to build dormitories for the teachers. The commune would allocate funds for that, so he didn’t need to worry. What he was thinking was—given the state of their place, why would any official teachers from the city or town want to stay?

What would the kids do if the teacher couldn’t stay and left?

Wang Hong didn’t think too much. She just smiled and looked at Lin Nianhe, not interrupting and letting her speak freely.

Bad-mouthing, as long as it was done by one of their own and Lin Nianhe could explain it well enough for Principal Wu to accept, of course, she had no objections.

As for Principal Wu... Principal Wu thought, she really hadn’t misjudged this time, and that matter probably had to be done by the young lady before her.

She took a sip of water, smiled, and waved at Lin Nianhe, saying, "Alright, let’s not talk about this. Yesterday, I and Director Wang had a meeting at the commune, and they intend to call the kids from Victory Team and Nine-miles Team to our team for schooling. What do you think about this?"

Yesterday, when Wang Hong mentioned this to Lin Nianhe, Lin Nianhe had already thought that Principal Wu would get involved. She was never the one to shy away from trouble; the more kids that came to school, the happier she was.

Lin Nianhe had reason to believe that even without a directive from the leaders, Principal Wu would still persuade as many kids from other teams to come to school after things stabilized.

Lin Nianhe thought for a moment, then said, "I’m not too familiar with the situation in Victory Team, but for Nine-miles Team... it might be tough. After all, there are some conflicts, and their team leader doesn’t seem easy to get along with."

As Lin Nianhe reached this point, her gaze shifted towards Wang Hong.

The incident with Wang Xixi didn’t just make the Zhang Family end up in jail but also caused Nine-miles Team to lose their advanced status. Plus, getting attacked inside one’s village was, no matter how you put it, a real disgrace.

The feud between Nine-miles Team and Ten Miles Team was incredibly deep.

Wang Hong suddenly said, "Don’t worry about Wang Wei, what he says doesn’t matter."

The team leader’s words don’t matter?

Lin Nianhe’s eyes flickered slightly, and some thoughts instantly connected in her mind.

She blinked and glossed over the topic, "Well then, all we need to do is convince the parents to send their kids to study. I believe the commune needs to step up first for this mobilization; it’s not our job."

"Next is going door-to-door to persuade them. Principal Wu, the concept of ’teaching students in accordance with their aptitude’ shouldn’t be applied only to students."

Lin Nianhe finished her concise statement and winked at Principal Wu.

Principal Wu understood her meaning and nodded with a smile, "Good, very good... Educated Youth Lin, you don’t have anything else today, do you?"

"No."

"Then could you accompany me to town and help me move my luggage? I’ll be living at the team starting today," said Principal Wu.

Lin Nianhe was startled: "But isn’t the school still under construction?"

"Director Wang made a room available for me, where I’ll temporarily stay... There’s a lot of preparatory work to do, and I need to get familiar with the kids and understand the situation."

Wang Hong nodded and laughed, "Let Huanhuan stay with Daxi for a few days; they usually like to stick together."

Establishing a school isn’t just about having a place and a few teachers; there are many things Principal Wu needs to do, and her health doesn’t allow her to travel back and forth every day.

Without hesitation, Lin Nianhe stood up smiling, "Alright, I’ll accompany you."

Li Dahe said, "You can take my bicycle to take Principal Wu."

Lin Nianhe licked her lips, giving Principal Wu a complex look, and asked, "Principal Wu, can you... handle a fall?"

With Principal Wu’s frail constitution, she could easily get sick just from a strong gust of wind, let alone a fall.

In the end, Uncle Guan sent Zhao Zhuangshi with an ox cart to transport Principal Wu and Lin Nianhe to town, helping with the move.

Zhao Zhuangshi saw Lin Nianhe, quickly turned his head to the side, and couldn’t help but rub his arms.

He felt pain!

Principal Wu didn’t recognize Zhao Zhuangshi and was unaware of that past incident. Seeing him with his head down, looking quite honest, he kindly asked, "What’s your name, young comrade? How old are you? Have you attended high school?"

"My name is Zhao Zhuangshi," Zhao Zhuangshi wished he could bury his head under the car, "I’m twenty-two, I can’t read, and I stopped school after finishing primary school."

"What a pity... You should be married by now, right?" Principal Wu asked casually, "Do you have any children?"

"No, no, haven’t married yet," Zhao Zhuangshi felt extremely embarrassed.

At his age, other people’s children were already running about everywhere, but he didn’t even have a wife yet.

However, his mother recently mentioned finding a matchmaker, and this time the matchmaker didn’t circle around their house anymore.

Zhao Zhuangshi straightened his back a little.

Then, he heard that nightmarish voice, "Principal Wu, I heard Aunt Wang say that our school is also going to offer literacy classes. What do you think should be done about this?"

Zhao Zhuangshi’s back slumped once again.

What he didn’t know was that Lin Nianhe spoke up not to target him, but because she was pondering the two things Wang Hong had mentioned the night before.

Principal Wu replied, "Oh, literacy classes, those are definitely important. This is a big issue. I think we’ll have to start with literacy and then gradually learn some cultural knowledge. Since the literacy class doesn’t have textbooks, one could read newspapers..."

Principal Wu couldn’t stop talking about it, he went on and on until his mouth was dry before stopping.

Lin Nianhe passed him the water bottle and said, "Principal Wu, have you thought about how to motivate the villagers to attend the literacy class?"

Principal Wu took a sip of water and, just like Wang Hong the night before, heaved a sigh.

She was silent and drank another two sips of water, then softly said to Lin Nianhe, "If it doesn’t work, then we’ll just have to do it according to Director Wang’s method."

Seeing her like this, Lin Nianhe knew that Principal Wu was truly out of options.

She chuckled lightly and suddenly looked up at Zhao Zhuangshi, "Zhao Zhuangshi, will you attend the literacy class if it’s offered?"

Zhao Zhuangshi didn’t answer directly but questioned, "Who will be teaching?"

"Me?"

Zhao Zhuangshi, without a second thought, outright refused, "Then definitely not going!"

Lin Nianhe clenched her teeth and her smile grew even brighter, "What if Aunt Wang insists you go?"

Originally, Zhao Zhuangshi certainly wouldn’t fear Wang Hong; with his mother protecting him, who in the village would dare to lay a hand on him?

But now... if Aunt Wang wanted to slap him, his mother would probably hand her the willow switch.

Zhao Zhuangshi shrank his neck and said hesitantly, "Then, I’ll go."

The former village bully, under the tutelage of the willow switch and Uncle Guan, had finally learned what the word ’timid’ means.

Zhao Zhuangshi felt that since he had answered her, Lin Nianhe should stop talking to him now.

Right now, he truly had no feelings for Lin Nianhe—he felt a chill whenever he saw her.

Yet, the voice behind him continued, "Then will you study diligently?"

Zhao Zhuangshi felt like crying but had no tears.

Why does this never end?

At this moment, he regretted immensely—why on earth did he ever climb over that wall...