Mrs. Wen soon returned, bringing back a chart of production conditions across various communes in Yu City.
"Xiao Lin, let me tell you something straight from the heart," Mrs. Wen looked at Lin Nianhe, her brows slightly furrowed, "I know building a school is a good thing, but just because it's built doesn't mean it's done... Teachers are harder to find than students, you know?"
Lin Nianhe was slightly startled, recalling the earlier efforts to encourage schooling in Ten Miles Team.
"Which rural kid doesn't have to act as half a labor force? Schools are easy to build, but getting kids to attend is tough. Not even a three-month literacy class can attract many people."
Mrs. Wen works at the grassroots, so she understands what people are thinking.
She hopes this donation will arrive as scheduled, but she can't fool her daughter's friends, can she?
