When the Party Secretary saw that the family had prepared a return gift, he quickly waved his hand and said to the old man and the family,

"No, no. I can't accept this; it will affect me."

Seeing that Wei Mo's family was still handing things to the secretary and driver, the secretary continued to speak.

"Sir, please don't be so polite. If you don't believe me, ask my secretary! I really can't accept these!"

The secretary standing nearby nodded repeatedly, then returned the items in her hand to Wei Mo's family.

"Yes, leaders cannot accept gifts."

The family was taken aback when they heard this, and then felt a little guilty, since the leader had brought gifts, but they hadn't given anything in return.

Then the family looked at the old man, who also didn't know anything about this, because most of the time, when asking someone for a favor, you had to give them a gift.

However, the secretary in front of him clearly did not want to accept it, so Wei Mo slowly spoke up from the side.

"Then... next time you come, Uncle, we'll treat you to a meal."

Upon hearing Wei Mo say this, the secretary immediately seized the opportunity to back down.

"Yes, yes, next time I come, can I stay for a meal here? I really can't accept these things; we can't take even a needle or thread from ordinary people."

When the old man heard the secretary say that, he nodded to his family and told them to take the things back.

When the secretary saw the pheasants and rabbits they had prepared, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It seemed that the old man was living a really good life, at least he could still afford so many wild game from the mountains.

He certainly wouldn't say anything else; it was a gift from someone out of gratitude.

He had gained some understanding of Grandpa Yu's current life and realized that since he couldn't help Grandpa Yu with food and drink, he should focus on running the school well.

After thinking about this, he slowly bid farewell to everyone and left.

The Wei family slowly saw the secretary and his associates out of the courtyard.

Only after the car slowly drove away did the grandfather and grandson slowly return to the house.

Back in the house, Grandpa Yu looked at his grandson and asked hesitantly.

"Grandson, are we going to start a primary school?"

Hearing his grandfather and maternal grandfather's questions, Wei Mo nodded and replied earnestly.

"Grandpa, look at this, kids these days can't even read a single character. They have trouble even writing a simple couplet or writing 'New Year's Red'."

"And even if it's just to let everyone recognize more characters, that would be good! And to teach them some addition and subtraction, so that they won't be unable to do simple accounting in the future."

The old man himself had attended a private school and was not only literate but also knew how to use an abacus. He valued education highly, but now everyone's priority is to have enough to eat, so the village children are basically not allowed to go to school.

When the old man heard Wei Mo say this, he agreed with his idea, but how should it be implemented? The old man frowned slightly after thinking about this.

Seeing the master's expression, Wei Mo asked him a question.

"Grandpa, what's bothering you? Tell me, and I'll see if I can offer some advice."

When Grandpa Yu heard his eldest grandson say this, he hesitated for a moment, then carried Wei Mo to the kang (a heated brick bed) and slowly spoke to him.

“You say we’ve just had enough to eat, can everyone let the children go to school? Learning is a good thing, at least they can learn some characters and do some arithmetic, but it also delays their fishing and earning of food.”

Hearing the old man say this, Wei Mo nodded in agreement, knowing that everyone's goal right now was to survive.

Wei Mo didn't care much about learning and knowledge. He scratched his head and thought for a long time, but couldn't come up with a solution.

Seeing Wei Mo's adorable appearance, the old man gently patted his head and spoke slowly to Wei Mo.

"Don't worry, grandson. Leave this to your grandpa. It will take a while for the paperwork to be completed and the school to be built. We'll figure out a solution then."

Wei Mo nodded after hearing this, and after the leader left, Wei's mother and the others all ran to the main house to ask the old man what the leader had come for.

Wang Zhenhua walked directly to the old man's side, and seeing the old man smiling, he thought there must be something good, so he slowly asked.

"Godfather, is there some good news? You're smiling so happily, what did the Party Secretary say when he came?"

Qian Manman and the others also focused their attention on the old man, who excitedly spoke to his family.

“Wei Mo wants to go to school, but there are no schools in our town, so the Party Secretary promised to help him with the paperwork for a school. It's possible that a school will be opened in our village in the future.”

When the old man said this, everyone in the room's eyes lit up.

You know, once there's a school, Wei Xiaomin, Wei Xiaohui, and Wei Mo can all go to school and learn knowledge.

These educated youths who went to the countryside certainly knew the benefits of learning.

At the very least, arithmetic and literacy are beneficial, and once a primary school is built, teachers will be needed, and these teachers are mostly selected from the villages.

There are only so many people in the village, and the number of educated people is limited, so they might choose people from among these educated youth.

So everyone in the room was extremely excited. The old man hadn't thought of this before, but now that he had figured it out, he was particularly keen on building the primary school.

He looked at Wang Ling, Qian Manman, and Li Xiuxiu in front of him and slowly began to speak.

"Once the primary school is built, if you're willing, you can go and teach there! It will save you from suffering through all this farm work!"

Li Xiuxiu and Qian Manman, standing to the side, kept shaking their heads, refusing to accept this suggestion. They rejected it from the old man.

"No, no, it's so comfortable at home, I don't want to make these brats suffer!"

After Qian Manman finished speaking, Li Xiuxiu smiled beside her. However, Wang Ling seemed very interested, after all, she was about to get married.

If she could become a teacher and earn work points steadily after marrying into Li Sanpang's family, she would be able to gain a foothold in the Li family.

Of course, this is just news, and the school hasn't even announced it yet! But everyone has at least heard the news in advance.

Moreover, regarding Wang Ling's desire to become a teacher, after some thought, she still spoke to the old man somewhat shyly.

"Godfather, what do you think? After I get married, can I become a teacher? After all, I don't have to work a regular job, and I can earn some work points for the family."

You should know that Wang Ling doesn't have any work points right now; they're all recorded at Wei Mo's house. Now that she has to make a living herself, she naturally has to think about her future family.

The old man wasn't angry when he heard this; instead, he nodded in satisfaction.

Looking at his somewhat shy goddaughter in front of him, he slowly spoke to Wang Ling.

"It should be fine, don't worry. And it's good that you think this way. You'll have your own little family soon, so you should think more about your family, okay?"