Reborn in 95, I unearthed a gold mine after the family split up.

With a loud thud, his shoulder was slapped hard.

"Old Shi, don't bother calculating how much money it costs. I doubt you could even figure it out. The key point is that the money they spent was all because of Zhang Dong's influence."

"That's right, I never expected Zhang Dong's friends to be so wealthy and powerful, it's truly impressive..."

The villagers were deeply moved.

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"Zhang Dong, the school is finally finished. Next, do we need to go through other procedures? After all, the school has been built, but there are no teachers and no notification has been made to the higher education authorities."

When he heard that the old village chief had come to ask him this question, Zhang Dong nodded.

"I'll handle this matter; we really need to contact the education department."

Zhang Dong had already found out about this beforehand.

He decided to take some time to visit the county education bureau.

After all, building the school is only the first step. Next, we need to work with the education department to get them to approve the school before sending teachers there...

Upon hearing this news, the head of the county education bureau was so shocked that his lips twitched.

"What? Black Tiger Village built its own school and is now applying to the county education bureau to have us send teachers. What's going on?"

The staff member responsible for reporting to the bureau chief, seeing the bureau chief's shock, also spoke urgently.

"Director, I'm a bit confused too. The young man who's building the school is in the reception room outside. Why don't we have him come over and talk to you in person?"

"What, young man? Are you kidding me?"

When the bureau chief said he was joking, the staff member looked completely innocent.

"Chief, I'm not wrong. Judging from his appearance, he's probably only in his early twenties."

"What? In his early twenties, he's spending so much of his own money to rebuild a school?"

"As you just saw, the data they reported includes nearly 30 houses."

"Ahem, this size and scale, a middle school in a town is about this size."

"You say this is a school built by a young man in his early twenties? Where did he get so much money at such a young age?"

When the bureau chief asked this question, the reception staff in the bureau were once again dumbfounded.

"Chief, I'd better call him in and ask him yourself. Now that you mention it, I'm dumbfounded..."

Soon, Zhang Dong was led by staff into the director's office.

When the bureau chief saw that Zhang Dong was indeed so young, he was so shocked that his mouth dropped open.

"You, you're Zhang Dong, the one who built Black Tiger Village Primary School?"

Zhang Dong nodded: "That's right."

The staff member from the Education Bureau next to him introduced Zhang Dong: "This is our Director Wang."

"Oh, Director Wang, I'm here today to report on this situation."

Next, Zhang Dong truthfully recounted the details of the school's construction.

"What? You really funded the construction of this school out of your own pocket?"

Zhang Dong was also quite surprised when Director Wang asked about this.

My purpose in coming here is quite clear, and I even brought an application report with me, which is to explain the situation to the county education bureau and ask them to send teachers.

Take over the management of the school in Black Tiger Village.

But he felt that after he explained the details, Director Wang's focus was a bit off.

"Director Wang, are you implying that I don't have the ability?"

"Oh, no, no..."

Director Wang's lips twitched.

Seeing Zhang Dong's surprise, he quickly denied it.

"I'm just really curious, how do you have so much money at such a young age?"

"Based on my experience, building a school like this, plus renovating the site, reinforcing the foundation, building a fence, and paying the workers, would probably cost several hundred thousand, right?"

Zhang Dong nodded: "Director Wang, you're right, it really did cost that much money."

"You're so young, only in your early twenties..."

Upon hearing what Director Wang said, Zhang Dong suddenly realized why the other party had such doubts.

The other party was unaware of his or her past experiences.

Seeing the surprised and puzzled look on Director Wang's face, Zhang Dong finally spoke up.

"What? You own several mines, run two large-scale breeding farms, have a jade carving company in the city, and a big hotel in the county town?"

Director Wang gasped.

He had heard of the Great Wall Hotel and was a regular there.

The restaurant is so popular that you need to make a reservation several days in advance if you want to eat there.

Upon learning the situation, Director Wang immediately looked at Zhang Dong with new respect.

"Oh my, I often eat at your restaurant, I never expected it to be yours."

"Young man, I didn't understand what it meant to be a force to be reckoned with in the future, but after seeing you, I suddenly realized."

"No wonder you have so much money, casually taking out hundreds of thousands to renovate the school. No, that school was abandoned and damaged more than ten years ago. To say it's renovated is more like rebuilding it."

Director Wang looked at Zhang Dong with a mix of emotions.

"Young man, that's impressive. After making money, you've selflessly given it back to the education cause in your hometown. Please accept my deepest respect. On behalf of all the staff of the Education Bureau, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you."

“That school used to be a joint school of several surrounding villages, but since it collapsed, the county education bureau has not been able to rebuild it because it didn’t have the funds. I never expected that you would do something that our education bureau has always wanted to do but couldn’t.”

As he said this, Director Wang, who was over 50 years old, actually bowed deeply to Zhang Dong.

"Oh dear, Director, what are you doing?" Zhang Dong was also taken aback: "Director, the reason I came here today is not to ask for your thanks."

"It's because I feel that farmers have it so hard. I was forced to leave the mine because of the miners under my command and their children's schooling issues, which led me to do this."

"This incident touched me deeply. Farmers, if they weren't forced by the need to make a living, or held hostage by the issue of their children's education, who would willingly leave their homes, parents, relatives, and hometown..."

"Oh, Brother Zhang Dong, you're absolutely right! I never expected you to have such a compassionate heart at such a young age, resolutely donating so much money. I truly admire you..."

Director Wang wanted to say more words of thanks, but the next second, he obediently shut his mouth.

He suddenly remembered what Zhang Dong had said earlier: he wasn't here today to hear the education bureau officials express their gratitude, but rather to quickly get them to send a teaching staff so that Black Tiger Village Primary School could truly become a school.

Having figured this out, Director Wang immediately patted Zhang Dong on the chest in assurance.

"Brother Zhang Dong, I understand what you mean."

"Don't worry, we will handle this matter as a special case, study it quickly, and then send teachers and relevant staff to Black Tiger Village Primary School so that the school can play its full role."