The old principal avoided Shen Qiqi's gaze and whispered, "I just... want to protect everyone..."

"Protect?" Shen Qiqi sneered, "Who are you protecting? Are you protecting those ignorant people? Or are you protecting yourself?"

"Qiqi..." Lu Qing looked at her worriedly.

Shen Qiqi ignored Lu Qing and stared at the old principal, "Do you know? You are the real disaster by doing this!"

The old principal's face was pale, his lips were trembling, but he couldn't speak.

At this moment, a childish voice suddenly sounded: "Aunt San

Soon after, more and more children stood up and shouted in unison: "We believe in Aunt San!"

Shen Qiqi looked at these innocent faces, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.

She knew she was not fighting alone.

"Principal," Shen Qiqi's voice sounded again, but it was unusually firm, "Do you really want to make enemies with these children?"

The old principal sat dejectedly on the ground, covering his face with his hands, "I..."

Shen Qiqi looked at the old principal's dejected look, feeling both angry and disappointed.

But at this moment, she didn't have time to think about it, because her eyes were attracted by a middle-aged man standing at the edge of the crowd with his head lowered.

The man's figure seemed particularly small, almost completely obscured by the crowd around him.

Shen Qiqi raised her eyebrows, walked forward, grabbed the man by the collar, and pulled him in front of everyone.

"Who is this?" Shen Qiqi deliberately raised her voice, attracting the attention of the villagers.

"I... I am Zhang San." The man lowered his head, his voice trembling.

"Zhang San? You are famous in the village for your eloquence. Why do you feel so guilty today?" Shen Qiqi curled the corners of her mouth, with a sharp light flashing in her eyes.

Zhang San's face became even paler, and beads of sweat slid down his forehead.

He stammered, "I... I didn't..."

"You didn't do anything bad, did you?" Shen Qiqi sneered, "Then these rumors are all made up by you, right?"

Zhang San's eyes dodged everywhere, and finally stopped at Shen Qiqi's determined eyes.

He finally lowered his head, his voice almost inaudible, "It's...it's me."

Shen Qiqi let go of his collar, turned to face the onlookers, and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, the truth is now out! Zhang San is jealous of the new educational philosophy being taken seriously, so he deliberately fabricated rumors to mislead everyone!"

The villagers immediately started talking about it, some of them angrily questioned Zhang San, while others gave Shen Qiqi a thumbs up.

Shen Qiqi took a deep breath and continued, "New education is for our children, for our future! Would you rather let your children continue to live off their savings and live a life of poverty?"

"We listen to you!" "We support new education!" The villagers responded one after another, and a warm feeling surged in Shen Qiqi's heart.

At this time, Mrs. Lu squeezed out of the crowd, took Shen Qiqi's hand, her eyes full of admiration and emotion.

"Qiqi, you are a good child. I fully support this new education!"

Shen Qiqi smiled and nodded, her heart filled with determination.

She turned to look at the old principal, her eyes filled with tenderness, "Principal, you must also believe in us and believe in the power of new education."

The old principal raised his head, and at this moment, a group of children ran over, surrounded Shen Qiqi, and shouted loudly: "Aunt San, we believe you!"

Shen Qiqi's heart was instantly filled with strength. She patted the children's shoulders and smiled brightly, "Thank you! New education, we will definitely make it take root and sprout in this land!"

The old principal looked at this scene with a complicated expression, and finally a determined smile appeared on his face.

He nodded slightly, as if he had made an important decision.

The old principal took a deep breath, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. He walked up to Shen Qiqi and said solemnly, "Qiqi, I was wrong. I was old and confused, and I almost ruined the children's future. Thank you for helping me turn back from my wrong path." He turned to the villagers and announced loudly, "From today on, our school will fully promote the new educational philosophy without any reservations!" The villagers burst into warm applause, and the children cheered. Shen Qiqi looked at this scene, her heart filled with joy, sweeter than eating honey.

However, the good times did not last long.

Just when the new educational concept was being implemented smoothly, a new problem was placed before Shen Qiqi - the shortage of teaching materials.

"What? Not enough teaching materials?" Shen Qiqi's eyes widened, as if she had heard a huge joke. "How is this possible? I clearly..."

Teacher Zhao explained helplessly, "Qiqi, the teaching materials we prepared previously were based on the old teaching methods. Now that new educational concepts are being promoted, the types and quantities of teaching materials needed have greatly increased."

Shen Qiqi rubbed her temples and felt a headache.

It's really like a rainy day with a leaking roof, the ship is late and encounters headwinds!

She had finally solved the problem of rumors, but now there is a shortage of textbooks. What should she do?

"Qiqi, don't worry, let's think of a solution together." Lu Qing comforted.

Shen Qiqi nodded, trying to calm herself down.

Now is not the time to panic, she must find a solution as soon as possible.

She suddenly remembered that there seemed to be some old teaching materials in the school warehouse, and perhaps she could find some useful resources from them.

"Let's go to the warehouse!" Shen Qiqi pulled Lu Qing up and ran towards the school warehouse.

The warehouse was filled with all kinds of miscellaneous items, dusty and a musty smell in the air.

Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing carefully shuttled through the pile of debris, searching carefully.

"Qiqi, look!" Lu Qing pointed to a pile of cardboard boxes in the corner.

Shen Qiqi quickly ran over and opened the carton. Inside was...