Chapter 227: The Children’s Heartfelt Voice

Chapter 227: Chapter 227: The Children’s Heartfelt Voice

"Junyue got into an argument with our principal."

"I don’t know what happened, but then she just brought me back here."

"Jiang Fan, does this mean I can’t go to school anymore?"

Qing looked aggrieved, but she didn’t dare say more.

"Don’t worry. Of course you’ll still go to school. Just think of today as a day off."

"Go and play for a while. I’ll ask Junyue what happened. If there’s a problem, we’ll solve it."

Jiang Fan patted her head and said gently.

"Okay."

After a few simple words of comfort from Jiang Fan, the little girl really did stop overthinking it.

She turned and went to play with the other children.

"I asked that principal what was going on. He wouldn’t tell me and even tried to take advantage of me."

"So I grabbed an ashtray and clocked him with it."

"But I found out some things from their dean. It seems to be an order from the Education Bureau."

"Because our orphanage is too small, we never got a lot of the required paperwork done. The old matron wasn’t really aware of these things, so she didn’t prepare the documents when she enrolled them in school."

"Now, a lot of schools and procedures are becoming more formalized. It’s not like before, when they could just enroll casually."

Although Jun Yue was furious, she still relayed the information she had gathered.

"What? He didn’t actually take advantage of you, did he? You didn’t get the short end of the stick, right?"

Jiang Fan was a little nervous.

The question stunned Jun Yue. She clearly hadn’t expected Jiang Fan to ask that.

For a moment, a sweet feeling bloomed in her heart, and her anger seemed to dissipate.

"Don’t worry, he didn’t."

"I asked him if there was any way to let the kids continue their studies."

"And what does he do? He implies, in no uncertain terms, that I should ’accompany’ him."

"That if I just slept with him, he could find a way to solve the problem."

"Then he even tried to reach out and touch my leg."

A surge of anger rose in Jiang Fan’s heart.

But then he remembered that the old pervert had already gotten his head cracked open.

Jun Yue’s fighting skills were nothing to scoff at.

"So now we can basically confirm it’s a new regulation from the Education Bureau."

"It’s not someone at the school playing dirty tricks."

Jiang Fan sat down and said.

"But why is it such a coincidence? It seems to be targeting only the kids from the orphanage."

"Shouldn’t they be giving more consideration to children from the orphanage?"

Li Qian’Er was both angry and aggrieved.

"It’s mainly because a lot of our documents are incomplete. And after the orphanage moved and went through all those crises, even more of the materials went missing."

All of this was giving Jiang Fan a massive headache.

If it was just someone playing tricks, he could find a way to deal with it. But this was an explicit regulation from the Education Bureau; there was no way to challenge it.

This meant the children would either have to go to an expensive private school or have no school to go to at all.

But sending them to a private school would create too many other problems.

The class divisions there are stark and confrontational. The kids from the orphanage might not be able to handle it.

"Then why don’t we start our own school?"

Jun Yue, who was off to the side, suddenly stood up.

Jun Yue’s single sentence was a bombshell.

"Besides, the kids still have over two months before their break starts."

"We have plenty of time and space to prepare."

"But wouldn’t the cost be too high? Building a school is hardly a simple matter."

"There’s all sorts of paperwork. You could run your legs off and still not get it all approved."

For a fleeting moment, Jiang Fan’s heart was moved, but then he considered the practical problems and gave up on the idea.

"Public schools are hard to set up, but are private ones difficult too?"

"I have a way. Leave this to me."

The more Jun Yue spoke, the brighter her eyes became, and the more confident she sounded.

Jiang Fan and Li Qian’Er exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in the other’s eyes.

"But even if we get all that sorted out, where will we find teachers? We have students in elementary, middle, and high school."

"The range is too wide."

"They’ll have to advance to the next grade level eventually. Several are in their critical third year of middle or high school."

"We can’t be careless in a situation like this."

Li Qian’Er was particularly worried.

"Don’t you worry. Leave this to me. I can handle it."

"Are you free today? If you are, rest for a bit, then come with me."

Jun Yue turned her head to look at Jiang Fan.

"I’m free. But can you give me the gist first? What’s the plan?"

"If it’s going to take too much time and energy but end up being a fruitless effort, then I don’t think there’s any point in doing it."

Jiang Fan sighed.

He knew Jun Yue wasn’t the type to act on a whim—she would only say or do something if she was absolutely sure—but creating a school in such a short time seemed like a pipe dream no matter how you looked at it.

’What if this ends up holding the kids back instead...?’

"Let me ask you this, are we going to keep the orphanage running in the future?"

Jun Yue’s expression turned serious as she asked this with great solemnity.

"Of course we’re going to keep it running."

As an orphan himself, Jiang Fan knew all too well the suffering and terror of a child who loses their parents and has no ability to survive in society.

The orphanage was their lifeline in a sea of suffering.

"Exactly. Since we’re going to continue, we only have two choices."

"One option is to get all the various certifications and documents for the orphanage. But to get all that stuff approved, you need connections, you need to spend money, and it takes a long time. Even the official approval process can take six months to a year."

"By then, the kids will be able to go to school, but what about all the time they’ve lost?"

This single question stumped Jiang Fan. He of course understood what Jun Yue meant. In this society... it’s impossible to get anywhere without connections.

"So, according to my plan, we might as well solve this problem once and for all by starting our own school. Future children who join the orphanage will also benefit from the convenience, and we can solve the current kids’ schooling issue right now."

"What’s not to like?"

After hearing her out, Jiang Fan fell into deep thought.

It was indeed a good idea, but the hardest part is always trying to turn an idea into reality.