Lin Fan chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Why not just follow the mountain's terrain and carve out a few easy paths?"
"Then plant medicinal herbs, cultivate wild mushrooms artificially, or at the very least, make it convenient to gather herbs in the mountains."
"As for long-term plans, we'll talk about that once we have money."
"At least let's stop being poor right now."
Lin Fan thought of how those students had looked down on Luofeng Village, and his heart ached.
"That's a great idea of yours, I'll look into it later." xxs壹贰
Tian Mengyao gave Lin Fan a thumbs-up, "I'll implement your idea as soon as possible."
Wu Lei disagreed one hundred percent.
He had prepared for so long, his mouth dry from talking, and yet it was all useless. How could he not be anxious?
"Secretary Tian!"
Wu Lei stood up and looked at Lin Fan, questioning, "Xiao Fan, you were the one who opposed it during the general meeting. Why are you now...?"
"Everyone else might not know, but surely you know that Luofeng Mountain doesn't produce anything?"
"Not developing tourism, planting medicinal herbs and mushrooms, isn't that just absurd?"
Faced with Wu Lei's questioning, Lin Fan was neither rushed nor angry. He smiled and explained, "Spring arrives, flowers bloom, and all things revive."
"I think by early next year, things might start to change."
"Besides, how will we know if it works if we don't try?"
Tian Mengyao nodded vigorously in agreement, "Xiao Fan is right. No matter what, let's try it first. We can't just do nothing out of fear of difficulty, can we?"
Tian Mengyao's tone was clear and her speech was brisk, clearly showing her approval of Lin Fan's idea.
"Secretary Tian..."
Wu Lei felt as bitter as if he had eaten bitter melon, unable to express his suffering.
Ever since Tian Mengyao took office, he had worked tirelessly. Even if he had no credit, he at least had effort!
How could it be that as soon as Lin Fan arrived, Tian Mengyao acted as if she had been enchanted and didn't recognize him anymore?
"Hiss~"
Wu Lei sized up Lin Fan and Tian Mengyao, wondering if a governor's daughter had fallen for some foolish young man.
Tian Mengyao didn't care what Wu Lei thought. She simply found Lin Fan's words more reasonable.
"Xiao Fan, do you have any other good ideas?"
Lin Fan thought for a moment and replied, "No more, but... I think the abandoned quarry on Luofeng Mountain is very dangerous. You saw how Professor Fu's students got poisoned."
"I think it's necessary to warn everyone not to go near that place for the time being."
Tian Mengyao nodded, "Yes, I've noted everything you said."
Lin Fan felt a resentful gaze, as if it wanted to pierce two holes in him.
He turned around and saw Wu Lei staring intently at him.
He stood up and coughed lightly, "The clinic can't be left unattended. I'll leave if there's nothing else."
With that, before Tian Mengyao could react, he had already pushed open the door and left.
Even as he reached the main entrance, he could still feel Wu Lei's resentment.
"Why bother?"
He sighed, "I'm not intentionally stealing your spotlight. What you value, I don't care about at all."
On his way back, he made a detour to visit his home.
The workers building the house didn't know he was the owner, thinking he was just a spectator, so they didn't speak to him.
Lin Fan saw that his old house, which had accompanied him for a full eighteen years, was no longer there, and the site was a mess.
Sand, cement, rebar, and bricks were piled everywhere.
Lin Fan walked around the building site and saw that in some faster sections, the walls were already half a person high.
"I really want to move in sooner!"
Lin Fan was overjoyed and already looking forward to a bright future.
On the first floor, aside from the kitchen, the rest was the living room.
On the second floor, aside from the bathroom, the rest were bedrooms.
He hoped the balcony would be large, so on moonlit nights, he might be able to admire the moon while indulging in some passionate...
Just thinking about it was exciting!
As Lin Fan left, he was bent over, his posture quite unsightly.
Seeing this, the workers stopped their work, and a knowing smile appeared on every man's face.
When he returned to the clinic, several patients were waiting at the entrance.
Lin Fan first apologized to them and then started to get busy.
Song Yue was not feeling well and couldn't come today.
His sister-in-law stayed home to take care of her, even abandoning the house construction.
Lin Fan worked alone from a little past nine in the morning until a little past one in the afternoon, seeing off the last patient.
"I'm exhausted!"
Lin Fan sighed with relief and was about to drink water when he saw a familiar figure appear at the door.
"Teacher Edo, what brings you here?"
Lin Fan, surprised, noticed that Edo Yuki must have been standing at the door for a while, wondering how long she had been there.
He quickly waved to Edo Yuki, "Come in and sit. Why didn't you say anything?"
Seeing Edo Yuki, his fatigue vanished, and a happy smile appeared on his face.
Edo Yuki's resentment lessened significantly seeing his enthusiastic welcome.
"You... you're always this busy?"
Edo Yuki stopped mid-sentence and changed her words.
She had actually wanted to ask, "Why haven't you come to find me?"
Ever since Lin Fan had left a kiss in her dorm room, she had been waiting for Lin Fan to actively visit her for treatment, or to ask her out.
Then, she would use her extensive literary knowledge to scold Lin Fan, even curse him!
She wanted to see Lin Fan kneel at her feet, weeping and repenting!
She wanted to tell Lin Fan, or teach him, how to properly interact with girls!
However, despite meticulously planning all of this, Lin Fan hadn't come to find her!
This made her immensely dejected, disappointed, and even hateful towards Lin Fan!
Was there such a person in the world?
He took advantage of a girl and then disappeared without a trace. Was he even human?
Edo Yuki waited and waited, the more she thought, the angrier she became, the more she hated him.
It wasn't until last night, when she dreamed of Lin Fan getting married to a beautiful woman, that Edo Yuki suddenly realized that what she truly desired was not for Lin Fan to apologize to her, but simply that she had fallen in love with Lin Fan.
Therefore, she disregarded her pride and face, and came to find Lin Fan directly.
"It's not that busy every day, but it's usually not easy either."
There wasn't much to entertain guests in the clinic, so Lin Fan got an orange and offered it to her.
"Our Luofeng Village is poor, and the villagers don't have much money."
"It's much cheaper here than in big hospitals."
"I'll do my best to help the villagers spend less money and still get well."
Lin Fan took an orange for himself, but he didn't eat it, instead fiddling with it in his hand.
"Oh."
Edo Yuki felt a sense of empathy.
She had traveled far to teach in a mountain village, doing the same kind of work.
Ensuring that poor children could also receive good learning conditions and become pillars of the nation in the future.
Edo Yuki suddenly felt that she and Lin Fan were actually quite well-matched.
The last bit of hesitation in her heart finally disappeared.
She raised her head, ready to have a proper conversation with Lin Fan.