Jiang Ziyu wished to investigate and, after arranging for Qianqian, she accompanied them.
Sitting in a car worth hundreds of thousands, Huangshan nervously placed his hands on his knees.
"The project was temporarily halted, and none of you inquired at the time?" Jiang Ziyu asked casually.
Huangshan sighed deeply, "We are uneducated. The village has only the elderly and the young. Everyone was ignorant, and the weather was also bad. The workers often rested and did not work. They initially rested inside the village office. Then one day, these people claimed to have received news from above and returned, ceasing further work."
"We were also curious and went to ask the person in charge. The person in charge told us it was due to the weather and insufficient building materials. They verbally asked us to wait. If we hadn't seen the news on the newspaper that Di Mingjue Group had built another hope primary school in another village, we would have continued to wait foolishly."
Huangshan's eyes reddened, filled with tears.
After listening to the account, Di Mingjue said, "We will investigate this matter first. Once it is resolved, I will immediately send people to complete the remaining construction and ensure the school is built as soon as possible."
"Thank you, thank you so much," Huangshan clasped his hands together and bowed repeatedly.
The village was in the countryside, hundreds of kilometers away. The car drove until evening before it finally entered the village boundaries.
The area was mountainous, and the roads were winding small paths. They were just wide enough for one car, and when encountering branches growing by the roadside, the car would get stuck.
Jiang Ziyu looked at the sparkling starry sky outside the car window and rolled down the window.
The rural night was incredibly beautiful, something the city sky could not compare to. Moreover, the hometown was refreshing, carrying the scent of green plants.
"We're almost there. The place with the lights ahead is it," Huangshan eagerly pointed towards the illuminated area.
He had been away from home for a week. With no internet or phone in the village, his family must be worried sick without his information.
The road at the village entrance was even narrower than before, with rivers on both sides, making it impassable for cars.
They had to abandon the car at the village entrance and walk into the village.
The village was very quiet. Every household had candles lit, and the aroma of food drifted through the cracks in the walls.
"It's too late tonight. Why don't you stay at my house tonight, and I'll take you to the site tomorrow?" Huangshan suggested.
Exhausted from the journey and feeling dizzy from the bumpy ride, Jiang Ziyu agreed. "I think that's a good idea," she said. "But would it be too inconvenient for several of us to stay at your house?"
On the way into the village, she had seen houses with thatched roofs and was surprised that in such a developed society, some people still lived such arduous lives.
"It's actually not quite enough. If you don't mind, the village office can also accommodate people, and the environment is better than my home," Huangshan said awkwardly.
The village office was jointly built by the villagers to have a designated place for announcements when village matters arose, rather than waiting under the big tree at the village entrance in the cold.
After a brief discussion, they first went to Huangshan's house to sort out dinner. Later, when they were eating, the village chief learned of their arrival and personally came to Huangshan's house with a lantern.
"Mr. Di?" The village chief looked at the changed man.
When the project first began, Di Dongsheng had visited the village and symbolically taken photos with the village chief, which was the same news Jiang Ziyu later found online.
The article praised Di Dongsheng profusely, but in reality, it was just a superficial, vanity project.