Chapter 496

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Taoyuan Village Elementary School.

"Wow, is this the school that Chen Mo funded?"

Walking to the school's main gate, Yang Mi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

The school was brand new, fully equipped with everything from a soccer field to a basketball court, and a group of children had already started their classes.

"Yes, this is it. In the past, our village only had one classroom, and all the children who wanted to go to school had to study in that one room, regardless of their grade or age. Now it's better; the children finally have classes by grade, and it's finally formal."

The village chief looked at the village school with great satisfaction.

Thanks to Chen Mo, the children in the village were able to attend school in a more organized way.

"So that's how it is. Then Chen Mo's donation was truly necessary."

Mei Yanfang nodded, also believing that Chen Mo had done a great good deed.

Everyone walked into the school to take a look.

From the textbooks to the school uniforms the children wore, everything was sponsored by Chen Mo.

It looked particularly vibrant and full of life.

"There's also the Alibaba book donation program and the daily egg program. The children's health and knowledge have been greatly improved. As the village chief, I am truly happy from the bottom of my heart to see all this."

As the village chief spoke, he bowed to Chen Mo.

Rural children would likely stay in the countryside; without access to broader knowledge, they would have no way to escape their fate.

Now, it was better.

With the newly built school, no matter what, the chances of the children reaching a wider world were greater.

"It's Big Brother Chen Mo!"

The village chief was showing the children around when they happened to run into a class that had just finished.

This group of children all recognized Chen Mo.

As soon as they saw Chen Mo, they all swarmed over.

"Thank you, Big Brother Chen Mo."

A group of children spoke in their milky, childish voices.

"Why do you want to thank Big Brother?"

Yang Mi asked curiously.

"The teacher said we should be grateful. Mom, Dad, and the teacher all said it was Big Brother Chen Mo who let us come to school, so we all have to thank Big Brother Chen Mo."

One of the little children spoke in a milky voice.

The group of little ones standing together was very cute.

"Maybe this is the meaning of Chen Mo doing good deeds."

Looking at the appearance of this group of children, the others were also deeply touched.

Chen Mo squatted down and began to interact with the group of children.

"Then how do you plan to thank Big Brother?"

Chen Mo patted the children's heads, smiling and teasing them.

"I know!"

One child raised their hand, just like answering a teacher's question.

"We will study hard, make progress every day, become scientists in the future, and be useful people to society."

The child raised their head and spoke.

Good heavens.

That was a standard full-mark answer for an elementary student.

Other children also spoke up one after another, describing their ideals and dreams, all very positive and sunny.

Originally, the majority of these children's lives would have been spent farming their family's land, but now they had some different colors.

Seeing this scene, Chen Mo felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"I want to marry Big Brother Chen Mo when I grow up! I want to be Big Brother Chen Mo's bride!"

Suddenly, a little girl in the crowd spoke up.

Following that, other little girls realized what was happening and all said, "Me too."

They all leaned toward Chen Mo's direction.

Clearly, they all liked Chen Mo very much.

"You little imps, Big Sister hasn't even married Big Brother Chen Mo yet, and you want to steal my husband from me?"

Yang Mi stood out, deliberately trying to scare the group of little girls.

"We aren't afraid! Big Brother can marry all of us, and we like Big Sister Yang Mi too."

The little ones said with sweet tongues.

Truly, children speak without taboos; the words of this group of children amused everyone.

It was estimated that these children didn't even know what they were saying; if they knew, they would probably regret having said those things.

After messing around with the little girls for a while, the principal led Chen Mo and the others to the school cafeteria.

"The cafeteria looks pretty good."

Walking into the cafeteria, the others sincerely praised it.

Indeed.

Although this cafeteria wasn't very large, there weren't many elementary students in Taoyuan Village.

Only about a hundred or so.

The interior of the cafeteria was kept very clean.

They took a simple look at the food and found that the nutrition was very balanced, with meat, vegetables, eggs, milk, and soup.

"These ingredients are free for the elementary students to eat; they are also the charity lunches donated by the Chen Mo Group."

The village chief introduced it to everyone.

"Our village actually has quite a few impoverished households. Usually, they eat at most a few steamed buns, and many children are malnourished. You also know that the subsidies given by the village aren't much, and they aren't enough to improve the children's meals. This charity lunch has helped many poor families."

As he spoke, the village chief became emotional again.

Perhaps for Chen Mo, he had just donated a sum of money he didn't really need.

But when implemented for every household, it truly improved their lives.

"No need to thank me, Village Chief. I just wanted to give the children a little more hope."

Chen Mo said.

In fact, Chen Mo hadn't felt much reality from the large sums of money he had donated before, but after seeing these schools and children, Chen Mo truly felt a sense of accomplishment.

This feeling could only be experienced by those who had truly done good deeds.

"Alright, everyone can go get your food and experience our school's daily meals."

The village chief gave each of the guests a tray.

Taking the trays, each guest served themselves two meat dishes, one vegetable dish, one soup, an egg, and milk.

It was exactly the portion of a student's lunch.

Of course, there was more food, but no one felt embarrassed to take more.

They were here to visit the school, so naturally, they should eat the same as the students.

"By the way, Chen Mo, aren't you all singers? There is a grade that has a music class this afternoon. Why don't you take the children for a class?"

The village chief rubbed his hands.

"Our village actually doesn't have enough teachers, so if you could help promote it and see if any volunteers are willing to come to Taoyuan Village to be teachers, I..."

The village chief felt a bit embarrassed saying this.

Ever since Chen Mo and the others came to the village to record the show, they had already helped the village a lot.

Now he was asking Chen Mo and the others to help promote and find teachers.

He felt a bit guilty.

It was just that the teacher resources in Taoyuan Village were indeed very scarce; two or three teachers were already working around the clock.

Usually, one teacher had to teach three or four subjects.