Chapter 152: The Town Mayor Cannot Control the Principal!

At the beginning of April, the Hanzhou Municipal Government underwent a major reshuffle, and a Vice Mayor named Jiang Jing was parachuted in from the provincial level.

Du Chengfeng specifically called Tang Ye to tell him about his background.

This person previously served in the Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission; when he was just a Deputy Section Chief, his Section Chief couldn't control him; after he was promoted to Deputy Division Chief, the Division Chief couldn't do anything about him either; by the time he was promoted to Division Level, he was already famous for his swift and decisive style.

On April 12, Tang Ye went to Pinghu Middle School to participate in a tree-planting activity.

The Principal, Chu Dongfa, had prepared thoroughly and had the school walls painted very white.

The students were on the east side of the campus, each holding a small shovel, digging soil and moving saplings with great effort.

Tang Ye personally planted a sapling, and the school's brigade counselor, Mo Xiaoyu, hurriedly took a camera to record the moment.

After the tree-planting activity ended, Chu Dongfa invited Tang Ye and other government personnel to dine at the Zhiweixuan Restaurant.

Knowing that Tang Ye did not drink alcohol at noon, Chu Dongfa used tea as a substitute for wine: "Town Mayor Tang, thank you for your help to Pinghu Middle School. The students are using new desks, the classrooms have a brand-new look, and everyone is more motivated."

Tang Ye held his teacup and swept his eyes around gently: "The school's hardware conditions have improved, but the software side still depends on everyone working together. Principal Chu, the focus must be placed on teaching from now on. Pinghu Middle School's advancement rate has always been at the bottom of the county; every time Secretary Du mentions education, I wish I could find a crack in the ground to hide in."

Chu Dongfa was stunned for a moment, secretly wondering what the man surnamed Tang meant by bringing this up at the dinner table.

Although he was unhappy inside, he still had to put on a smiling face.

"Town Mayor Tang, I must explain to you. The main issue is the source of students; when they graduate from elementary to middle school, many parents send their children to other towns, and all the high-quality students have run away."

Tang Ye looked at Chu Dongfa coldly: "Then we must think carefully about why we can't retain high-quality students. Is it because the teaching team isn't up to the task, the teaching quality isn't high enough, and parents don't trust us, forming a vicious cycle?"

Tang Ye had just given the school two million.

Chu Dongfa had originally had a decent impression of Tang Ye.

But hearing this tone, he clearly felt that Tang Ye was not very satisfied with him.

Had he offended him somewhere?

Just as he was wondering, he suddenly remembered something.

Tang Ye often went to Chen Zhihua's house for meals; could it be that Wang Ning had spoken ill of him while eating with Tang Ye?

"Our school's situation is special; the teachers are so busy every day that their feet don't touch the ground. In recent years, the Education Bureau hasn't assigned us many teachers, and the teachers don't have training opportunities either. You have great capabilities; why don't you help us think of a way and fight for some?"

Tang Ye secretly thought that Chu Dongfa was quite cunning, kicking the ball back to him all at once.

"Regarding the teaching staff, write a document for me."

Chu Dongfa didn't expect Tang Ye to agree so readily, and immediately smiled and instructed Mo Xiaoyu: "Teacher Mo, this matter is left to you."

Mo Xiaoyu nodded quickly: "I will write it for you as soon as possible."

After the dinner party broke up, Chu Dongfa returned to his office, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he slapped the table with a "Bang": "That man surnamed Tang, after pulling in two million in sponsorship, he's started looking down his nose at people! If he's not satisfied with me, he should have the ability to have me transferred!"

Chu Dongfa's words struck at Tang Ye's heart.

The appointment and removal of a principal are the responsibility of the county education department; a Town Mayor has no jurisdiction.

Mo Xiaoyu poured a cup of tea for Chu Dongfa: "Principal Chu, calm down, drink some tea to relax. He is young and vigorous, and handles problems immaturely; don't lower yourself to his level."

Chu Dongfa snorted coldly: "It must be Wang Ning bad-mouthing me behind my back. Damn it, who would have thought Chen Zhihua would have such good luck to become the Party Committee Secretary."

When Chen Zhihua was down on his luck in the past, Wang Ning was just an ordinary teacher at the school.

Now that Chen Zhihua had become the Party Committee Secretary, Wang Ning was not only promoted to Teaching and Research Group Leader, but he had also successfully obtained his intermediate professional title.

By rights, Chen Zhihua should be very satisfied with his own arrangements.

Mo Xiaoyu also couldn't stand Wang Ning: "Teacher Wang does indeed have this bad habit of loving to speak ill of others. I heard before that Town Mayor Tang is renovating his wedding house; is he hinting at something?"

Chu Dongfa stroked his chin and pondered for a moment: "That reminds me. This kid wants me to show something. You hurry up and write the material he wants, and when you send it over, just say I'm inviting him to dinner. I want to see just how big his appetite is."

Mo Xiaoyu said with a grin: "Don't worry, I will definitely pass on the message."

Chu Dongfa sorted out the matter, felt much more comfortable, and gestured toward the door with his chin.

"I'm sleepy."

Mo Xiaoyu immediately understood, walked over to close the door, and then swayed her waist as she walked toward Chu Dongfa.

Chu Dongfa pinched Mo Xiaoyu's face with a wicked smile: "A Town Mayor doesn't necessarily live as comfortably as a Principal!"

Tang Ye returned to his office and called for Guo Liang.

After chatting for a bit, he shifted the topic to Chu Dongfa.

The whole county had been rectifying the education system for some time, and the fact that Chu Dongfa could remain unscathed and walk away completely safe made Tang Ye quite surprised.

"What is Chu Dongfa's background?"

"It is said that Chu Dongfa has connections in the city, and the County Education Bureau can't do anything about him. When Xu Yiping was in office, Chu Dongfa also paid lip service to him while acting differently behind his back. Once before, there was food poisoning in the school cafeteria, and many students' parents went to the County Government to make a scene, but the matter was suppressed in the end."

Tang Ye took a document out of his drawer and threw it to Guo Liang.

Guo Liang caught it quickly; it was a procurement list, with some parts marked in red by Tang Ye and a big question mark added.

"Chu Dongfa is really greedy enough; the prices are marked so high. With a budget of two million, it would be good if fifty thousand could actually be spent on the school. The rest of the money all went into their own pockets."

Tang Ye said with a solemn face: "You should focus your attention on Pinghu Middle School during this period. Whether a place can develop in the long run ultimately comes down to education."

Pinghu is about to have many enterprises settle in, and there will be a large influx of migrant population, so in the planning, we need to build kindergartens, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools, so we must prepare in advance."

Guo Liang knew that Tang Ye looked at problems in the long term: "Alright, I will learn more about the real situation of Pinghu Middle School during this time."

Not long after Guo Liang left.

Mo Xiaoyu knocked on the door of Tang Ye's office, and with a smile, she placed a document by Tang Ye's hand: "Town Mayor Tang, when you have time, Principal Chu would like to find an opportunity to invite you to dinner and report on his work by the way."

Tang Ye smiled faintly: "I've been quite busy lately; let's wait until this period is over!"

Mo Xiaoyu didn't notice that Tang Ye was being perfunctory: "Then I will wait for your notification."

After Mo Xiaoyu left, Tang Ye picked up the document, took a rough look at it, found the content empty, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into the trash can.

At this time, the Police Station Chief, Ren Jun, called.

"Town Mayor Tang, the Village Chief of Qigang Village, Zhao Bin, has led the villagers to storm the gate of the Hualin Pharmaceutical Factory."

Tang Ye's heart skipped a beat.

The conflict between Qigang Village and Hualin Pharmaceutical Factory has a long history, mainly because Hualin Pharmaceutical Factory's pollution is quite severe, and Qigang Village has been protesting continuously.

Once it blows up, it will be difficult to resolve!