Chapter 699: I Like Bitterness the Most!

The reason Tang Ye took out his work ID was mainly out of fear that after these thugs were released, they would continue to harass the girl.

"Don't let these people harass that little girl again."

Seeing that they had encountered an Executive Deputy County Magistrate, the Police did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly promised: "Please rest assured, we will definitely take this seriously and take them back for a proper education."

"Do you need to take a statement?"

"No need! You can go now!"

Tang Ye then walked toward the girl and softly comforted her: "I have already emphasized the seriousness of the matter to the Police; they will give those boys a stern education."

Seeing that group of thugs leave, the girl let out a sigh of relief and thanked him softly: "Thank you, Uncle."

Tang Ye wrote a note and handed it to the girl, "If they harass you again, you can come directly to me."

The girl tucked the note into her pocket, bowed, and then left.

Huang Sitian let out a sigh of relief and looked at Tang Ye with a face full of confusion: "Why did you come back?"

Tang Ye smiled and sighed: "I didn't expect the public security environment in Dayu County to be so poor! It's fortunate that I was a bit more cautious and turned back, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Huang Sitian still felt some lingering fear and said softly: "You saved me again. I really didn't expect these boys to be so bad and so bold."

Tang Ye hurriedly reminded her: "Next time you encounter a similar situation, absolutely do not act rashly. Protect yourself first and don't let yourself get hurt."

Huang Sitian tried hard to pretend to be brave and said: "Don't underestimate me, I'm not that fragile."

Tang Ye asked with a smile: "Shall I take you back to school?"

Huang Sitian did not refuse.

On the way, the two chatted about the current state of education in Dayu County.

"Although the country has been pushing for compulsory education, there are still many children who drop out before finishing middle school, which leads to quite a few minors having nothing to do all day."

Tang Ye frowned: "This is indeed a hidden danger. Doesn't the Education Bureau care?"

Huang Sitian shook her head with a bitter smile: "The leaders of the Education Bureau focus their attention on other things; how would they have the time to care about grassroots education?"

Dayu County has a County No. 1 Middle School, and its annual college entrance examination results are quite good, which the Education Bureau always uses as a propaganda piece for their political achievements.

At the same time, most of the annual poverty alleviation education funds are invested in the County No. 1 Middle School.

However, they ignore and pay no attention to other aspects.

"By the way, I really didn't expect your work ID to be so effective. Once you showed it, the attitude of the Police at the Police Station changed immediately."

Tang Ye was stunned for a moment before realizing that Huang Sitian still did not know his true identity.

Tang Ye did not expose it and said modestly: "We are all people in the Government system; they give a bit of face, more or less."

Huang Sitian shook her head: "That's not necessarily true. There are so many Government departments, and the power of each department is different. You must be in a relatively important position. I guess you work in a core department? Could it be that you are the Secretary to the County Party Secretary?"

Tang Ye burst into laughter: "You overestimate me. The Secretary to the County Party Secretary is the number one red-hot figure in the County Party Committee Compound; how could I be that impressive?"

Huang Sitian thought carefully and asked again: "Then could you be the County Magistrate's Secretary?"

Tang Ye corrected her: "Only City Leaders have secretaries. At the county level, this type of position is called a Liaison Officer, not a secretary."

Huang Sitian said with a smile: "Look at that, I guessed right after all! You must be a Liaison Officer for some County Leader!"

"If you say so, then so be it!"

The greatest characteristics of Huang Sitian were her optimism and kindness.

This quality stirred a trace of warmth in Tang Ye's heart.

Approaching the school, Huang Sitian's phone suddenly rang.

She answered the call, and after a moment, her face gradually revealed a sense of desolation and helplessness.

Tang Ye saw that she had something on her mind and asked: "Did something happen?"

"I just received news that a child in my class with good grades plans to drop out."

Tang Ye followed up: "For what reason?"

"Her father passed away suddenly. Now there is only her mother left at home, and she still has to take care of three younger siblings. It is truly not easy."

In Hanzhou, children in most families are only children, but Dayu County is home to many ethnic minorities. The local area implements a policy that allows for multiple children, so the phenomenon of valuing boys over girls is very serious.

"Sure enough, it is truly too difficult for a girl to walk out of the mountains," Tang Ye couldn't help but sigh!

Huang Sitian bit her lip and said with a firm tone: "I plan to go for a home visit tomorrow to understand the specific situation. Perhaps there is still room for recovery."

Tang Ye had wanted to go to the grassroots level more to understand the real situation, so he took the initiative and said: "Teacher Huang, what day is it tomorrow?"

Huang Sitian looked at Tang Ye in surprise: "The village she lives in is deep in the mountains and is particularly remote. We will have to walk a lot on the road; it will be particularly exhausting."

Tang Ye said with a smile: "Then I must experience it! Of the sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty, I like bitterness the most..."

Huang Sitian was amused by Tang Ye's humor and laughed out loud.

She immediately guessed: Could it be that Tang Ye wants to take care of me and accompany me, which is why he took the initiative to suggest going to the mountains for a home visit together?

Tang Ye did not have any romantic thoughts!

He felt that only by going to the front line could he truly know what Dayu County really needed!

The next day was Saturday.

Tang Ye met Huang Sitian at the school gate of the Dayu Women's High School.

Besides Huang Sitian, there were also one man and one woman.

Huang Sitian introduced them to Tang Ye: "This is my high school classmate Han Jing; she is a Reporter for the Yanzhou Evening News. This is her colleague Meng Haibo, who is also a Reporter."

Han Jing had a tall figure and kept her hair in a neat short cut, looking very spirited.

The fact that she was wearing a pair of hard-soled leather shoes made Tang Ye quite surprised.

After all, to enter the mountains, they would definitely get blisters later.

Han Jing had a very cheerful personality; she took the initiative to reach out and greeted him with a smile: "Hello, I heard you are a staff member of the Dayu County Government. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Welcome, Reporter Han and Reporter Meng!"

Tang Ye first shook hands with Han Jing, and then shook hands with Meng Haibo.

Meng Haibo opened his mouth and asked, "Which department do you work in? I have had a meal with your Secretary Ou before, and I even have his contact information."

"I work at the County Government. Reporter Meng, your connections are truly extensive!" Tang Ye replied calmly.

"Hey, as reporters, we have to know at least a few people from every industry, otherwise it's hard to carry out our work." Meng Haibo felt a strong sense of belonging to his identity as a reporter.

"Then I ask for your future support, Reporter Meng; the development of Dayu County still needs more publicity and assistance from the media!"

"Easy to say! Easy to say!"

Meng Haibo was slightly taller than Tang Ye, but his build was thin, like a sheet of paper.

Meng Haibo's impression of Tang Ye was that this kid was not only handsome, but also quite good at talking.

The attention of both Han Jing and Huang Sitian was focused on him.

Meng Haibo drove an off-road vehicle.

The group drove for an hour and finally stopped at an intersection.

At the intersection, a middle-aged man was waiting.

He wore black-rimmed glasses, a suit that had been washed until it was faded, his hair was messy, and the stubble on his face was not shaved clean; he looked somewhat slovenly.

Tang Ye thought to himself, this must be the village teacher Wu Chunming that Huang Sitian mentioned.

After getting out of the car, Tang Ye took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Wu Chunming, saying politely, "Teacher Wu, have we kept you waiting long?"

Wu Chunming pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, "This is the shortcut into the village; if you take another road, you have to walk more than ten miles of mountain road. You must have a villager lead the way on this path, otherwise it's easy to get lost."

Meng Haibo asked in a low voice, "About how long will it take to walk?"

Wu Chunming replied, "About an hour!"

Upon hearing that they had to walk such a long distance, Meng Haibo was instantly dumbfounded...