The next morning, inside the Shancheng City Education Bureau.
Wang Xinguo continued drinking his hot tea, remaining completely calm.
Sun Zhou stared intently at Wang Xinguo, without uttering a word.
Perhaps feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Wang Xinguo finally spoke up to explain.
"Old Sun, there's no use in being anxious."
"I just received news that the newspaper went to the town's primary school for interviews this morning."
"If this succeeds, Wang Chengyun will definitely get a real beating at the end of the year."
Sun Zhou slammed his hand on the table.
"Old Wang, don't you understand our situation yet?"
Sun Zhouzheng was furious whenever he thought about this.
They had initially agreed to take a gamble, but nothing has happened since then, while Wang Chengyun's business has only grown bigger and bigger.
If the newspaper were to actually go back and promote the Hope Primary School project, the credit for it at the end of the year would definitely go to Wang Chengyun.
When Wang Chengyun settles accounts next autumn, the two of them will definitely be in deep trouble.
But Wang Xinguo remained completely calm.
After meeting with Liu Shengxing yesterday, he could already tell that this newspaper's editor-in-chief was quite different from other newspaper editors-in-chief.
Furthermore, judging from the newspapers he had someone bring back from Shanyang City overnight, Liu Shengxing was definitely the kind of person who could get things done.
This time, Wang Chengyun might suffer a major setback because of Liu Shengxing.
Looking at the sunlight outside the window, Wang Xinguo suddenly whispered something to Sun Zhouzheng.
"Old Sun, you don't understand."
"This could very well be our chance to move up in the standings."
Sun Zhouzheng was slightly taken aback, not quite understanding where Wang Xinguo's confidence came from.
...
At noon, inside the Shuiyun Town Guesthouse.
The atmosphere in the room was very somber, and the two junior members were also somewhat downcast.
Liu Shengxing clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with anger, and he cursed loudly in the room.
"Those bastards from Shuiyun Town!"
"How dare they!"
The three of them visited the primary school in Shuiyun Town in the morning.
They originally thought the children of the stone people already had a bad enough life.
When they arrived at Shuiyun Town Primary School, they saw something even more unacceptable.
As a primary school in a small town, the school has no canteen, and even the dormitories are single-story buildings that are drafty on all sides.
Many children who attend school in other surrounding villages have to bring cornbread and pickled vegetables from home in advance every day, and drink cold water and eat cornbread at school at noon.
Looking at the film clips in the camera, the female commune member's eyes turned red, and she secretly wiped away her tears.
The male members couldn't help but swear.
"They're all beasts!"
"It's already November!"
"How could this be..."
November is already mid-autumn, and the biting autumn wind cuts through the skin like a knife.
In such weather, the facilities of the town's primary schools are even inferior to those of Hope Primary School.
So where does all the money allocated from above each year to improve education go?
The three of them were completely in agreement.
Greed!
And he was a massive corrupt official!
The three of them were not unfamiliar with greed.
But at least they were doing their jobs properly and taking advantage of their positions within the system to embezzle.
This was the first time they had ever seen someone so brazenly greedy, failing even to properly maintain a facade of competence.
"Teacher Liu, I'm going to go back and give those bastards a good scolding in the newspaper!"
The male commune member shouted angrily at Liu Shengxing.
Liu Shengxing, however, was smoking a cigarette and waved his hand.
"Don't rush."
"I'm going to have dinner with the town mayor tonight."
"We'll talk about it when I get back."
The male and female members were slightly taken aback and exchanged a glance.
Since Liu Shengxing had already said so, they couldn't say anything more.
After Liu Shengxing left the guesthouse that evening, the two of them worked on their manuscripts in the room for a while and couldn't help but start discussing it.
"Xiao Wang, you think Teacher Liu wouldn't..."
The female commune member was worried and had some concerns.
The male employee retorted angrily.
"Chunyan, what kind of person do you think Teacher Liu is?"
"He's endured so much in Shanyang City for so many years, don't you trust Teacher Liu's character?"
"Even for the sake of the children of Shuiyun Town, he definitely won't choose to compromise!"
The female employee nodded.
...
Below the restaurant in Shuiyun Town.
As soon as Liu Shengxing got out of the car, he saw Zhou Weiguo from the Publicity Department warmly greeting him at the door.
After exchanging pleasantries, Liu Shengxing looked around the restaurant downstairs, his gaze quickly settling on the Santana parked at the entrance.
Liu Shengxing's pupils contracted sharply, and he clenched his fists involuntarily.
"What's wrong, Editor-in-Chief Liu?"
Seeing that Liu Shengxing hadn't followed, Zhou Weiguo asked him in confusion from the doorway.
Liu Shengxing quickly put on a smile and tried to divert the other person's attention.
"I'm craving a cigarette, let me see if there's anywhere around that sells cigarettes."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo smiled, took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket, and handed it over.
Upon entering the private room, Liu Shengxing finally met Wang Chengyun, the leader of Shuiyun Town.
The portly Wang Chengyun stood up to greet him warmly and kept trying to get close to him. Soon, the group started talking about the recent events in Shuiyun Town.
Liu Shengxing was an old hand at these things, praising Shuiyun Town in every way, which made Wang Chengyun very happy.
Later, Wang Chengyun even suggested that Liu Shengxing help promote the attractions in Shuiyun Town.
Liu Shengxing readily agreed.
Liu Shengxing felt extremely uncomfortable during the meal.
Later, when Wang Chengyun had drunk quite a bit and was helped away by others, Liu Shengxing watched helplessly as Wang Chengyun drove away in a Santana.
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