Chapter 658 - 066 Accidental Encounter_2
"Yes, I want to buy a school. To be honest, I have two younger sisters at home, and after the New Year, I plan to send them to school for their education. But our village is a small place, not to mention there’s no school, there are very few children who attend school at all. So, I plan to buy a school in town, both to provide a place for my sisters to study and to offer some convenience to other children. Therefore, I enquired about Old Mr. Cheng’s place."
Ma Junying smiled and nodded, taking a seat next to Old Mr. Cheng. His hands still bore faint ink stains, suggesting he had just been copying books for the children in the house. Lin Yuan had heard from Shopkeeper Liu before that Old Mr. Cheng lacked the funds to buy new books, so he often copied them himself before distributing them to the children.
Ma Junying, however, did not notice the ink stains on his hands, but rather took a glance at Old Mr. Cheng, then turned to Lin Yuan with a smile and said, "No wonder the old gentleman called me out here—it seems someone has come to compete with me in business."
Lin Yuan was momentarily startled before she caught on and laughed, "It turns out you, Young Master Ma, are also planning to buy this school?"
Ma Junying let out a hearty laugh, his vibrant voice shining through the darkness like a ray of light, bringing warmth and brightness to those around him.
"Yes, Old Mr. Cheng has gotten old and his health isn’t so good. He has no one to take care of him, so as soon as I heard he was considering selling the school, I came right over. This school is the half-a-lifetime’s work of the old gentleman, and his wish to see the children learn together is something I hope not to shatter, especially not in his old age."
Ma Junying looked somewhat emotional as he glanced over the entire courtyard. It had to be said, although the courtyard was large, it was also truly simple, and could even be described as plain.