Happy life has just begun, because it is the first day for the children to arrive at school. In order to help the children adapt to life at school faster, Mr. Chen is allowed to stay in school to accompany the children for lunch.
The school cafeteria covers an area of about 500 to 600 square meters. It is spacious and bright, with clear windows and clean windows. It is in good sanitary condition. There is no flooring on the floor, only simple hardening. Even so, Mr. Chen still feels very luxurious.
Cement is an expensive building material for Mr. Chen. In Mr. Chen’s impression, only wealthy families in the city can afford it.
Before coming to southern Africa, the house that Mr. Chen and his family lived in was an adobe house with a thatched roof, and there were only three rooms. Even the kitchen had to be occupied by people, so the living conditions were as you can imagine.
In the eyes of Mr. Chen, Southern Africa is like a prodigal who is extravagant and wasteful. Such expensive building materials as cement are actually used to harden the ground. The windows around the canteen are all equipped with crystal clear glass. It is meal time now, and hundreds of
The two children appeared neatly in the cafeteria, all uniformly dressed. The boy wore a vest and overalls, and the girl wore a red checkered skirt, white socks and black leather shoes. All this made Mr. Chen more and more confident in southern Africa.
“You have really caught up with the good times. You must study hard and work hard to get into Nyasaland University.” During the two minutes of waiting in line, Mr. Chen repeated this sentence three times.
Nyasaland University is also a term that Mr. Chen has just learned about. Since even an ordinary primary school is so luxurious, one can imagine how excellent Nyasaland is.
The children who had just put on new clothes nodded vigorously. They were indeed luckier than Mr. Chen. Not only did they get new clothes, they also got a new name.
As long as you receive compulsory education in Southern Africa, without any major accidents, you will definitely become a Southern African. At this time, you can't have random names. Principal Li has just given new names to the four children of Mr. Chen, except for the youngest.
In addition to the child who cannot go to school because he is under age, the other four children are named "Nyasalan" respectively? The two boys are named: Chen Ni and Chen Sa, and the two girls are named: Chen Ya and Chen Lan.
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The lunch in the cafeteria surprised Mr. Chen again.
In Mr. Chen’s impression, there is never a free lunch.
Southern Africa has once again subverted Mr. Chen’s impression. Although the free lunch provided by the school is not rich, the portion is definitely enough. And the hands of the cook will never shake. If a piece of meat accidentally drops, the cook will bring it to you.
While smiling apologetically, it will add two more pieces.
Is there unlimited rice in the canteen? You can also choose noodles. There are only two dishes. One is beef stew with potatoes and the other is stir-fried vegetables. In the beef stew with potatoes, the proportion of beef is obviously more than potatoes. Some girls who don’t like to eat meat? Auntie said
During the meal, I would beg in a low voice: Can I have more potatoes?
This makes Mr. Chen really confused? Why does he like to eat potatoes even though there is beef?
Are all southern Africans so pretentious?
Mr. Chen is not being pretentious. He hopes that the rice cook will give him more beef, preferably all beef.
The auntie who cooked the meal seemed to have heard what Mr. Chen was thinking. When it was Mr. Chen’s turn, the auntie who cooked the meal gave him two full spoonfuls. She also greeted her warmly: “Send your children to school? You must let them study hard.”
Concern from a stranger? It directly made Mr. Chen’s eyes red.
Sitting on a round wooden stool, Mr. Chen looked at the piles of potatoes and beef stew in the bowl and was filled with emotion. This may not be the most hearty bowl of rice in his life? But it is the bowl of rice that he feels the most warm. It was the first time he arrived.
The uneasiness in your country has all disappeared at this time, leaving only the gratitude and kindness towards southern Africa, and the Marquis of Nyasaland whom I have never met.
It’s not like we’ve never met before, there’s still a photo of Roque hanging on the wall of the cafeteria.
This is not a cult of personality. On the walls of the canteen are not only photos of Rock, but also photos of Adelaide and Philip, and even photos of King George V.
Although the photos are all the same size, Mr. Chen feels that Luo Ke’s photo is obviously larger than the others’ photos.
“Eat, eat well, and study hard when you are full, or I will hang you up and beat you!” Mr. Chen smiled as he looked at the salivating children, and a happy life was slowly unfolding in front of him.
While Mr. Chen was eating in the cafeteria, Principal Levi was on the phone to Roberts, the Victoria State Education Director.
"Li, it's really not the state education bureau that discriminates against Ping'an Town Primary School. Which federal government in Southern Africa dares to discriminate against the schools of Nyasaland Agricultural Company? Don't just slap me with a big label." Roberts was full of grievances, although Levi
He is just an ordinary elementary school principal, but he has very senior qualifications in the educational field in Southern Africa. He is a student of Douglas, the current Minister of Education in Southern Africa. His words can go up to heaven.
Nyasaland Agricultural Company is one of the earliest companies founded by Rock. It is older than Nyasaland Agricultural Company. Holly, the general manager of Nyasaland Agricultural Company, is also a close confidant of Rock.
Blessing or discrimination between these two identities?
nonexistent!
“Then why hasn’t Ping’an Town Primary School been assigned any regular university graduates for three years?” Li Wei was also full of grievances. There were 1,300 students in Ping’an Town Primary School, but Li Wei was the only real teacher.
"Li, there are tens of thousands of schools in southern Africa, but only a few thousand graduates are produced every year. They have to give priority to meeting the needs of big cities. There are not many graduates willing to come to Victoria. They prefer to stay in Nyasaland or
It’s Rhodesia, and even the Transvaal doesn’t want to go there. When will it be our Victoria’s turn?” Roberts can’t help it. There are indeed a lot of university graduates in Southern Africa every year, but there are really not many in the education industry.
There are only two to three thousand students per year, which is indeed unable to meet the needs of many schools in southern Africa.
“Children in Luo City need high-quality education, aren’t children in Ping’an Town qualified to receive high-quality education?” Li Wei was furious. Isn’t this discrimination?
"Li, I can't answer this question. Even if you ask the Marquis of Nyasaland, I'm afraid the Marquis of Nyasaland won't be able to give you an answer that satisfies you." Roberts was completely helpless. Southern Africa also said "Fair,
In a country where "justice" is written into the Constitution, it is simply impossible to achieve true fairness and justice.
There is no real fairness and justice in this world. The children of plantation workers cannot receive the same level of education as "the distinguished Mr. Gavin Locke". Although Locke also hopes to be fair and just, he still has to face reality.
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What Rock can do is to try to give southern Africans a relatively loose upward path. Even the children of plantation workers, as long as they have excellent grades, still have the possibility of entering Nyasaland University and completing the class leap.
The present moment of 1922 is the greatest fairness and justice.
“Okay, I accept your explanation.” Levi also knew that some situations were unlikely to change in a short period of time, and Rock was not God.
“Thank you for understanding” Roberts finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"But what about the books I want? There are 1,300 students in Ping'an Town, and the school library has less than 5,000 books. I don't ask for a 100,000-book collection like Luocheng Primary School. At least give me a library with 10,000 books.
Library, you can always do this, right?" Levi didn't let Roberts relax for long, and he immediately made a new request.
"Okay, okay, okay, I'm really scared of you. In a few days, I will send you a thousand books. Both Chinese and English versions are available. Sorry, Li, I have something on hand. Let's talk some other time." Roberts said directly
He hung up the phone and vowed never to answer Levi's calls again within a month.
“Stingy guy, who are you fooling with a thousand copies!” Levi yelled into the phone. When he put down the phone, he looked satisfied. One thousand copies was an acceptable result, and it was better than getting nothing at all.
Of course, Levi relies on more than just the Victoria State Education Bureau.
Next, Li Wei called Gao Wei, the head of Nyasaland Agricultural Company in Victoria.
“Junior, have you eaten?” Li Wei’s attitude towards Gao Wei was much more casual.
Li Wei and Gao Wei are both graduates of Nyasaland University, Li Wei from the College of Education and Gao Wei from the College of Agriculture.
"Not yet, I will go out to do errands in ten minutes." Gao Wei directly set a time limit, otherwise the phone call would be endless.
"Then I'll make a long story short, why is the headquarters' allocation to Ping'an Town Primary School this year the same as last year, but our students are constantly increasing." Li Wei asked Gao Wei for money. Victoria's public education system is underfunded, but fortunately it is still available.
There is a subsidy from Nyasaland Agricultural Corporation.
“Senior, do you know how many new schools have been added in Victoria this year? If our agricultural company continues like this, we will need bank loans.” Gao Wei also wanted to provide more funds to Ping’an Town Primary School, but unfortunately there was too much money.
"Our agricultural company is an enterprise. Isn't it normal to borrow money from banks? Besides, your loan is not to buy a luxury car for private enjoyment or to increase the allocation for schools. His lord will not blame you if he knows about it." Li Wei fanned the flames.
What are you afraid of when borrowing money? Enterprises that don’t take out loans are nothing but salty fish. Look at those powerful multinational companies and see which ones don’t take out loans.
"Your Majesty won't blame, but that doesn't mean you can act arbitrarily. What's more, the funding of Ping'an Town Primary School is not seriously insufficient. Even if some students are added, it will only drop from sufficient funding to a balanced level at most. After another two years,
If we wait another two years, we will be able to get better." Gao Wei is a qualified person in charge, not only responsible for the employees of Nyasaland Agricultural Company in Victoria, but also for investors.
“Well, if you don’t give me any funds, I’ll give you more books.” Li Wei also had an insight into human nature. He obviously wanted to open a window, but he would demolish the house as soon as he came up.
