"You all just stand at the door, the house is small, don’t co in."
Gu Bai instructed the lawyer and Yi Jiahui.
Everyone who received the instruction stood at the door.
Jin Shulin couldn’t help but carefully observe Gu Bai upon hearing this; this unusually young man in front of him must be the leader of this group.
"Principal Jin, you haven’t answered my previous question yet. Has anyone from our foundation contacted you before?"
Upon hearing Gu Bai’s words, Jin Shulin hesitated to respond, only managing to slowly say after a few seconds, "Actually, we receive contacts from various charitable organizations every year, but these funds never materialize, so I didn’t take it seriously. Maybe soone contacted us before, but I don’t recall."
"..."
Listening to Jin Shulin’s lanting tone, Gu Bai’s initial dissatisfaction with the foundation staff was stifled in his chest.
Isn’t this the norm?
Charity isn’t effective, donations barely reach; it’s not just here, it’s the sa across all impoverished areas nationwide. The country’s scale is just too massive to be fully managed, but even if it’s rely the case, there are still plenty like Shi Haishui who prey upon charity’s na, exploiting the needy. Sotis, the lack of aid isn’t due to insufficient charity in Hua Country, but because of such leeches, preventing many impoverished people from receiving help.
Gu Bai didn’t want to criticize; he wasn’t qualified to. He then helped Jin Shulin to sit on the bed and pulled over a nearby chair to sit opposite him, asking softly, "Principal Jin, you’re not from Xuyong County, are you? I noticed the locals here have a heavy Celestial Capital accent, yet you don’t at all."
Jin Shulin replied with a smile, "Of course not. The locals have low knowledge literacy rates, and few can qualify as teachers. Even though Heba Village Primary School has only a few dozen students, education should be ticulous without any half-heartedness.
Our school, including myself, consists of five teachers, all of whom ca from different parts of the country for teaching support. I’m from Kyoto, and I ca to Xuyong County for teaching support in the ’90s. I’ve been here for over 20 years now."
While speaking, Jin Shulin seed to reminisce about sothing, his clouded eyes full of mories.
"Under such conditions, you’ve stayed for over 20 years?"
"Indeed, initially it was just to complete the teaching support mission assigned by the organization. But after arriving here, I beca reluctant to leave..."
Jin Shulin’s tone was calm, as if upholding this rundown school in a remote village for over 20 years was a trivial matter.
"However, fewer and fewer teachers co here for teaching support now, and even if they do, they barely stay a few days."
At this point, Jin Shulin’s tone finally changed, not in reproach or anger, but in loneliness.
"Actually, it can’t be blad on them; the conditions here are extrely harsh. The monthly stipend is rely 600 yuan, and even the lodgings are provided by local villagers. How many can really persist?"
Gu Bai couldn’t help but say, "But you persisted, for over 20 years."
Jin Shulin waved his hand, "I’m different; I’m a teaching support teacher from the ’90s, coming from tough tis, so these so-called harsh conditions an nothing to . But those who ca later are different; their lives are improving, so not enduring hardship is normal. You can’t expect them to be like us old folks, right? It’s unfair to them. Actually, those who genuinely co here, whether they stay or not, their kindness can’t be erased."
There were the elderly like Qian Gen Sheng.
And then the principal like Jin Shulin.
These people coming from those not-so-prosperous tis always hold an awe-inspiring purity.
Such kindness perates from the outside into the bones and then engraves into DNA, radiating in every word and deed, unable to be hidden.
After a long silence, Gu Bai slowly opened his mouth, "Principal Jin, before coming, I learned Xuyong County has 21 impoverished schools, mostly primary and middle schools, with only one high school. Are those schools the sa as Heba Village Primary School?"
Jin Shulin nodded lightly.
"So schools have slightly better conditions than Heba Village Primary School; others are actually worse. Overall, the situation isn’t much different."
"Worse conditions than Heba Village Primary School?"
To Gu Bai, Heba Village Primary School barely qualifies as a school; worse than Heba Village Primary School? What would that even be like?
"Our school’s conditions, though bad, still have a few complete classrooms; yet a bit further at Shibei Village Primary School, there aren’t even two decent classrooms. They have to suspend classes during storms and rains. Our school has several kids walking over two hours from Shibei Village to attend class here."
If soone had told him these things before, Gu Bai would have scoffed. This is 2017; Hua Country has reached comprehensive well-being; how could such places still exist?
But these words ca from Jin Shulin, and Gu Bai had no reason to doubt; such an elderly man had no reason to deceive him.
"Assistant Yi!"
Outside, Yi Jiahui quickly ca in upon hearing Gu Bai’s call.
"Chairman Gu."
"Do you have money with you?"
"Ah?"
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