CHAPTER 160: CHAPTER 160: BAIHUA SCHOOL (PART 1)

Xiao Bo glanced over and laughed, "It’s there, we’ll be there soon."

Upon hearing this, everyone’s mood relaxed.

Twenty minutes later, they saw a school.

Rather than calling it a school, it’s more like a whole row of two-story ordinary houses.

This school is far from being as diverse as city schools.

Here, it only provides a building, teachers, and books for the children.

Nothing else.

However, just these things make the children here extremely happy.

Xiao Bo parked the car at the entrance of the school.

Everyone quickly got out of the car and stretched their bodies.

Sitting in a car for almost over an hour was really tiring.

Lin Xiaoyan curiously looked at this school, her ears filled with the loud sounds of reading.

Although with a local accent, these reading sounds made the school full of vitality.

"Baihua School."

Lu Lan looked at the four big characters above the school and read them out loud.

The group glanced over; this school’s name is Baihua School.

"Perhaps the sponsor’s name is Baihua," Daoist An said, looking at the school’s name.

Upon hearing Daoist An’s words, everyone’s expressions varied.

Who would idly name themselves Baihua?!

Thinking about it feels impossible, is this Daoist An out of his mind!

"Cough cough..."

Seeing the car from afar, the principal who came to greet them almost burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Well, hello everyone, I am the principal of this school."

With only a few sparse hairs left, stubbornly trying to cover the shiny bald scalp, everyone’s gaze was fixed on the principal’s head.

"Hello."

"Hello Principal."

They all greeted the principal one after another.

Xuan Shiyi glanced around the school, a glimmer flashed.

He smiled at the principal, his gaze fixed on the principal’s face, and said with a smile, "We came up here to play, we didn’t mean to disturb. We saw the school on the way, so we came to take a look, sorry for any inconvenience."

The principal smiled broadly; no matter why they came, he welcomed them.

Xuan Er looked up at the school, expressionless, and said, "Can we take a tour?"

"Yes, yes, of course, please follow me," the principal said enthusiastically, leading them towards the school when he heard they wanted to take a tour.

Today everyone was dressed in casual clothes; Xiao Bo and Lu Lan were not in military uniforms, and Xuan Shiyi and others weren’t in robes either.

However, in the principal’s eyes, they seemed wealthier than the people here.

If after visiting the school, they have some compassion to sponsor these children...

The principal set aside his thoughts and introduced the school to everyone.

"The sponsor’s name isn’t Baihua."

Daoist An: ...

Others heard this and held back laughter, avoiding eye contact with Daoist An.

"Then why is it named Baihua?" Xiao Bo asked.

"Baihua, meaning a hundred flowers bloom, these children are the flowers of the motherland. The sponsor hoped each flower could blossom beautifully in the future, so he named it Baihua School."

After hearing the principal’s explanation, everyone suddenly understood.

"Principal, how many students are here?" Lin Xiaoyan asked, looking at the two-story building.

"There are ninety-eight students."

When Lin Xiaoyan saw that the first-grade class had only about twenty students, she fell silent.

In the city, one class has nearly a hundred students.

Not to mention, each grade has several classes.

But this school’s total student body is only ninety-eight.

They stood at the first-grade classroom entrance; the teachers and students seemed accustomed to frequent visits, so they continued with the class.

"We have many mountains here, and villages are spread out quite far, many distant villages are too far to allow children to attend school here."

The principal guided everyone from class to class, introducing the school as they walked.

"... So, the sponsor established four schools in our area, as far as I know, there are others built in remote areas as well."

"Moreover, besides building schools for us, he also created a scholarship website online.

Every once in a while, someone would come and take photos of the school and each of the children, then publish them online.

When people see these photos, they call to inquire about the school, some donate money, and others sponsor students’ schooling...

During holidays, they even offer older students the chance to work part-time to supplement their family income...

When these children grow up, if they don’t pursue further education, there’s even job placement for them..."

The principal’s words were full of gratitude.

"Who is this sponsor? What’s his name?" Xuan Shiyi asked.

"His name is Wang Kai, he visits once a year to check on the school’s situation," the principal said with a smile.

Wang Kai...

Lin Xiaoyan thought, he must be wealthy, otherwise how could he establish so many schools, create a website, and provide employment...

The principal led them to the second floor, that’s for the fifth and sixth grades.

"Today is Friday, in a while, a vehicle will come to pick up students wanting to work part-time, and will bring them back on Sunday," the principal pointed to the fifth and sixth-grade classes.

"Younger kids aren’t allowed to work part-time, only fifth and sixth graders participate, and it’s voluntary."

"However, generally they all go."

Lin Xiaoyan leaned over to look at the dozen or so students in class, seeing their eyes full of thirst for knowledge.

However, when they noticed visitors, a trace of displeasure flashed across their faces.

Some students even glared at them fiercely.

Lin Xiaoyan frowned, why do these students have such expressions?

Xuan Shiyi and the others glanced at these students, their expressions dark and serious.

"Beep beep..."

Suddenly, the sound of a horn came from downstairs.

Upon hearing the horn, the teacher on the podium stopped lecturing, she looked at the class, "Who is going this time? Hurry up, pack your things, go downstairs and catch the bus."

The principal saw the vehicle that came to pick up the children and apologized to Xuan Shiyi and the group, "Sorry, I have to go downstairs for a bit."

"Please, don’t worry about us, we’ll just look around," Xuan Shiyi said with a smile.

"Okay, okay," the principal quickly went downstairs towards the bus.

Lin Xiaoyan looked down, it was a bus with some students already on board.

A man in a coat got off the bus, smiling at the principal and greeting him.

Lin Xiaoyan withdrew her gaze and said to Lu Lan beside her, "This sponsor is really great, providing transportation so these kids can earn some money."

Lu Lan nodded, arms crossed, "Yeah, it’s really good, nowadays places don’t hire child labor."

"True, but... huh, why isn’t anyone coming out?" Lin Xiaoyan looked at the class in confusion.

The students were only three or so packing up, the rest remained seated, heads down, not moving.