Zhang Mingyu sighed, "We fix it every year, but this old house is like an elderly person, always having issues. The foundation is damaged, no matter how we repair it, there's nothing we can do."
Jiang Xiaobai said, "If a typhoon hits, this house is likely to collapse. Hasn't anyone from above given any directives?"
Zhang Mingyu replied, "Relying on the authorities is impossible, the budget is so limited. Schools like ours are countless across the county, there's one in every village, and none are much better off than here. I have discussed with the village about pooling funds to build a new house, but no one was willing to contribute, so we had to drop it."
