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Several villagers were extremely agitated, and their words grew increasingly unpleasant to the point where they practically accused Zhang Xiaoying and the village chief of conspiring to swindle their money.
The village chief's face darkened with a hint of anger.
He hadn't even said anything yet, but these people were already acting as if they were sworn enemies.
Zhang Xiaoying was right in advising him to first gauge the attitude of the villagers.
"Why speak so unpleasantly? What do you mean by swindling your money? When the school was being built, didn't everyone pitch in? Was it all your doing? Do the Xu Family and the village chief owe us something? Should they also pay tuition for your children's education?"
"I certainly don't think the village chief is swindling our money. Isn't it only right to pay a scholarship grant for education? If you're so kind-hearted, why not wait until your children grow up and then have them teach without collecting any scholarship grants?"
