Many parents called their children back home and waited quietly for the arrival of two days later.
June 24th, 9:00 AM.
The Paishitou Village School, which used to be almost deserted, is now filled with a group of people.
This group includes the elderly, middle-aged people, but mostly children.
The children gathered together to play, while the middle-aged and elderly gathered together, discussing amongst themselves.
"Old Chen, Old Chen is here!"
"Don't call me Old Chen, you should call me Teacher Chen!"
"Teacher Chen, is the scholarship thing true?"
"Old Chen, give us a heads-up, is this true or false?"
The crowd gathered at the school gate surged forward to Chen Mu as soon as he appeared. Looking at the expectant group, Chen Mu said directly, "This matter is Xiao Feng's responsibility!"
"Xiaofeng, can this kid handle this?"
"Old Lin's son? Don't I remember Xiaofeng majored in coal mining?"
"Is it Xiao Feng, the guy who brought his two wives home a few days ago, along with his friend's diesel tricycle?"
"I've watched Xiaofeng grow up since he was a child, and I always felt that he would amount to something!"
A group of people were talking all at once, praising Lin Yifeng openly and subtly, when Lin Yifeng appeared.
"Xiaofeng!"
"About student grants..."
A group of people abandoned Chen Mu and rushed towards Lin Yifeng. Lin Yifeng raised his hand to stop them, then took out a megaphone and put it to his mouth.
"Hey! Hey! Hey!"
The sound was amplified by the loudspeaker, drowning out everyone else's voice.
Lin Yifeng didn't beat around the bush; he went straight to the point and got to the heart of the matter:
"Shut up, all of you, and listen to me!"
The discussion gradually subsided, and everyone's attention focused on Lin Yifeng, waiting for him to continue.
Lin Yifeng jumped onto a rock, looked down at the unfamiliar yet familiar faces in the village, and shouted:
"I'll only say three things, and you'd better remember them all!"
"First!"
"The scholarship is absolutely true, but there are limited spots available. If you're not from Paishi Village, take your child home!"
Upon hearing this, the faces of the people from the neighboring village instantly turned ugly. One of the middle-aged men from the neighboring village immediately stepped forward and shouted:
"Why? Why can your village do it, but our Panshang Village can't?"
"On what grounds?"
Lin Yifeng laughed, glancing at the middle-aged man from Panshang Village, and said loudly, "Who do you think I am, calling myself Lin Yifeng!"
"The benefits of student grants are something that labor and management demanded!"
"This money was paid by my friend!"
"Remember this, everyone. This scholarship is a benefit that I, Lin Yifeng, obtained for Paishitou Village."
This money has nothing to do with the education bureau, nothing to do with the school, I got it all from my friend!
"I'm working for the benefit of our village, what right do you, an outsider from another village, have to yell at me?"
After saying that, Lin Yifeng glanced at the people below the stage and sneered:
"I'll say it one last time: the person who didn't smash the stone, take the child and leave."
“Those who are bidding against the stone, remember this: this is a benefit that I, Lin Yifeng, have secured for our village. If you don’t want it, I will cancel this benefit and let my friend leave with the money.”
"A student receives a monthly stipend of just over 20 yuan. Tell me, do you want it or not?"
The loudspeaker was so loud that it drowned out the voices of all the villagers.
When Lin Yifeng asked whether they wanted this benefit or not, the villagers suddenly shouted.
"Yes! How could I not want it!"
"Xiaofeng, we want it! We want this benefit!"
Wealth can be very tempting.
The villagers who smashed the stones weren't saints; most of them were still struggling to make ends meet.
They naturally wouldn't refuse money offered to them.
The villagers excitedly shouted that they wanted the money and that Xiaofeng must persuade his friend not to leave with it.
"good!"
"Since you've chosen this benefit!"
"Then I'll make the unpleasant things clear upfront!"
Poor and desolate places breed unruly people.
Paishi Village is located deep in the mountains. Even if they are from the same village as Lin Yifeng, Lin Yifeng cannot guarantee that there won't be any troublemakers or disgusting people in his village.
To prevent some inhuman villagers from standing up, Lin Yifeng chose the method of the Great Leader.
That is to win over one group of people and suppress another.
"These scholarships and grants were provided by my friend, Lin Yifeng, so I, Lin Yifeng, should set the rules!"
"You all have to follow the rules I set. If anyone doesn't, then I'm sorry."
"I'm canceling your child's scholarship application immediately, without any room for negotiation!"
Lin Yifeng stared at everyone. The villagers standing on the flat ground looked at each other for a moment, seeing Lin Yifeng's domineering and unreasonable behavior. They didn't quite recognize this Lin Yifeng who had grown up in Paishi Village.
I'll repeat it one last time!
"The scholarship was provided by my friend Lin Yifeng. It wasn't from the Education Bureau or the government; it was from my friend!"
"If you want your child to receive a scholarship, you must abide by the rules I set. If you don't follow the rules, I will cancel your scholarship application!"
"Finally, I want to emphasize one more point!"
Lin Yifeng began to win over and divide the villagers.
"Remember this, my friend paid for it!"
It's a benefit I secured for our Stone Village.
If any of you do anything that disgusts me, such as threatening me, talking badly about me behind my back, or smashing my windows.
"Wait a minute!"
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