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Chapter 345 Work-for-Relief Program!

There's no extra cement to sell; we don't even have enough for our own use.

After some discussion, Xiao Ran's suggestion to hire vagrants and beggars received the support of the vast majority of people.

The handling of displaced people has always been a headache. If left unattended, they are likely to do bad things. People are capable of anything to survive, but there is no good way to resettle them.

Now we can both expand cement production and deal with these refugees, which is a win-win situation. In comparison, the cost seems insignificant.

Thus, the measure was unanimously approved.

Soon, guards went to post the notice.

Aside from age, there are almost no other restrictions, but homeless people, beggars, and people living in extreme poverty are given priority.

When the notice was posted, the homeless and beggars were initially incredulous, but eventually went to the cement factory with a glimmer of hope.

Xiao Ran went to the kindergarten while Li Chengqian was discussing matters.

The little princesses have finished class and are playing on the swings.

Upon seeing Xiao Ran approaching, the little princess stopped playing on the swing and ran towards him.

"Little Bag~"

Xiao Ran hugged the little princess, "What did Sizi learn in class today?"

The little princess has something to say about this.

"Learn more, duck~ I'll know so much more~"

Then, the little princess began to recount the new words she had learned that day, as if they were her own treasures, and the problems she had solved.

Xiao Ran deliberately said, "How about I test you?"

The little princess puffed out her chest, looking confident and assured.

Xiao Ran said he would give a test, and he really did. He gave the little princess a three-digit addition and subtraction problem.

This is not beyond the scope of what a little princess should be doing.

Xiao Ran watched as the little princess wrote and drew on the ground with a serious expression. After a while, the little princess suddenly raised her head.

"Woji Island La~ is fifty-two~"

Xiao Ran clapped his hands, "Si Zi is great, you got it right!"

The little princess laughed with pride.

Soon it was time for class.

The little princess is now accepting classes well, even though she can't see Xiao Ran.

Upon hearing the school bell ring, the little princess quickly said goodbye to Xiao Ran and ran off to class.

Xiao Ran went to the greenhouse to observe the sweet potato vines inside, then spoke with Li Chengqian about the location where the sweet potatoes were planted, and finally informed Si Nong.

The specific time to start planting depends on Li Chengqian's decision.

Anyway, it'll be in the next day or two.

After making that trip, Xiao Ran went to the school and had lunch with the little princess. He didn't leave while the little princess was taking a nap.

This afternoon's class is Xiao Ruoying's craft class.

However, because she needed to learn about the installation and maintenance of synthetic running tracks, Xiao Ran became the one attending the class.

When they saw Xiao Ran appear, the children all looked puzzled, but the little princess looked excited.

"Little Bag~"

Xiao Ran smiled at her and then said, "I'll be teaching today's craft class, so would you prefer to have craft class or PE class?"

Upon hearing this, most of the children immediately exclaimed, "Physical Education Class!"

Although craft classes are fun, children naturally prefer to run and jump outside, not to mention those who aren't good at crafts.

"The minority must obey the majority. Let's go outside."

The children lined up outside one by one, their faces full of anticipation as they waited for Xiao Ran to lead them in playing games.

But Xiao Ran said, "We won't play games in today's PE class. I'm going to teach you something new."

The games played during previous PE classes were Xiao Ran's way of getting closer to the children; he couldn't possibly play games with them in every PE class.

So Xiao Ran brought over modern physical education classes.

Of course, making them run might affect their development, so Xiao Ran combined ancient and modern methods and decided to teach them the Five Animal Frolics.

The movements are relatively simple to perform and good for the body. Even if you don't do them perfectly, they won't hurt you.

When the children heard Xiao Ran say he wouldn't play games, they couldn't help but wail.

Seeing Xiao Ran's serious expression, he dared not refute her and could only stand quietly.

Xiao Ran picked up the whistle on his chest and blew it once, then said, "Now, everyone, stretch your arms out straight, and make sure your hands don't touch the hands of the people next to you."

The children opened their arms and began to move to the positions as Xiao Ran instructed.

After everyone was in position, Xiao Ran said, "The next moves I'll teach you, just do your best. Don't push yourself and get hurt, okay?"

"Know it!"

Seeing that the children were nodding seriously, Xiao Ran began to teach.

The movements of the Five Animal Frolics don't look very graceful, but fortunately, the people present were all children who weren't so concerned about their appearance, so they were quite comfortable doing them one by one.

After going through the movements with the children, Xiao Ran said, "Alright, now everyone can go play the games that interest you."

It wasn't time for get out of class to end yet, but Xiao Ran had already announced that everyone was free to do as they pleased.

After all, we can't force growth.

But the children didn't have free time to play; instead, they looked at Xiao Ran.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Xiao Ran asked, puzzled.

Li Fu, the sports committee member, stepped forward and said, "Teacher, we want to play a new game."

The other children nodded in agreement.

They hadn't gotten tired of the games Xiao Ran had taught them before, but they had played them many times, so they wanted to play some games they hadn't played before.

Xiao Ran thought for a moment and said, "How about we play Eagle Catches Chicks?"

This game is incredibly simple. At the beginning, Xiao Ran is the eagle, and Li Fu is the mother hen.

Then Xiao Ran took on the role of the mother hen. In the end, Xiao Ran quit the game and said, "The first chick to be caught will become the eagle in the next round. But everyone, please be careful while playing, okay?"

After the first two rounds of the game, the children's enthusiasm had been fully aroused. They nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with excitement.

Xiao Ran looked at them and divided them into two groups.

One group consists of older children, and the other group consists of younger children like the little princess.

After all, older children have bigger strides and more strength, and a little princess like her could easily fall over if she can't keep up.

After being divided into two groups, the number of people inevitably decreased, but they still had a lot of fun.

Even after the bell rang, they were still reluctant to leave.

Xiao Ran walked to the little princess's side. The little princess was still laughing and her head was covered in sweat.

Xiao Ran wiped her clean and asked, "Did you have fun, Sizi?"

"So happy~"

The little princess kept laughing while playing the game, and now her voice is a little hoarse.

Hearing the little princess's somewhat hoarse voice, Xiao Ran frowned. "Does Sizi's throat hurt?"

The little princess shook her head, "No way!"

Xiao Ran then looked at Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang.

"Where are Fanyin and Shiqi? Do they have any sore throats?"

Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang both shook their heads. Although all three princesses said they felt fine, their voices sounded somewhat hoarse.

So when they got home, while the three little princesses were doing their homework, Xiao Ran made them a cup of honey water.

"Sizi Fanyin Seventeen, come and drink some water." Xiao Ran brought honey water to the three little princesses.

The little princess put down her pen, held the water glass with both hands, and took a sip.

"It's honey duck~"

Xiao Ran nodded. "Yes, it has honey in it. Is it good?"

The little princess nodded, "It's delicious!"

Princess Gaoyang gulped down the honey water.

"Brother, another one!"

It was clearly honey water, but she drank it with great enthusiasm.

Xiao Ran was amused. "Okay, I'll pour you another cup."

After saying that, Xiao Ran poured another cup for Princess Gaoyang.

This time, Princess Gaoyang didn't finish the drink in one go, but instead drank it slowly from her cup.

Xiao Ran asked, "How much homework do you have left?"

The little princess shrugged and said, "Meow~"

Princess Chengyang also said, "I've finished writing too."

Princess Gaoyang scratched her head. "I have one question left, but I don't know how to answer it."

Xiao Ran leaned over to take a look; it was already a simple geometry problem.

"Your learning progress is quite fast."

After saying that, Xiao Ran guided Princess Gaoyang to solve the problem.

Princess Chengyang said from the side, "This is a question that Sixth Sister gave to Seventeen, because Seventeen learns very quickly."

Xiao Ran raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Are our Seventeen really that amazing?"

Princess Gaoyang was unusually a little embarrassed.

"It wasn't just me; other kids in the class were also given questions."

Xiao Ran patted Princess Gaoyang's head.

"This also proves that our Seventeenth High School is amazing."

Seeing that Xiao Ran kept praising Princess Gao Yang but not herself, the little princess quickly grabbed Xiao Ran's hand.

"I'm awesome too~"

Xiao Ran laughed, "Yes, our Sizi is also very powerful."

The little princess was instantly delighted.

Xiao Ran checked the three little princesses' homework, and then took them to see cartoons.

While I was watching cartoons, Xiao Ruoying returned, carrying something in her hand.

Looking at the enormous object in Xiao Ruoying's hand, Xiao Ran asked in confusion, "What are you holding?"

Xiao Ruoying placed the things she was holding on the coffee table, instantly attracting the attention of the three little princesses.

"This is good stuff, ham, ridiculously expensive!"

Speaking of the price, Xiao Ruoying really felt the pinch; such a big ham was unusually expensive.

The little princess didn't care much about money. She looked at the packaged ham on the table, pointed at it, and said, "Little ham~ this is pretty good~"

Previously, when the little princess asked if something was safe to eat, most of the time it was not, but this time Xiao Ran nodded in agreement.

"Of course you can eat it."

The little princess's eyes visibly brightened, and she looked at Xiao Ruoying with sparkling eyes.

"Seven ducks~"

Xiao Ruoying was amused and gently pinched the little princess's cheek.

"Sizi is such a glutton."

The little princess didn't seem to care much about the comment; she chuckled and continued looking at the ham.

Xiao Ruoying picked up the ham and walked towards the kitchen.

The little princess looked at Xiao Ran and pointed to the kitchen.

"Little Nang-kun~ Let's go~"

Xiao Ran had no choice but to carry her off the sofa. Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang followed suit and walked together toward the kitchen.

Just then, Xiao Ruoying placed the ham on the cutting board and was wondering how to start cooking when Xiao Ran walked in.

"Brother, I'm counting on you. I really can't handle this."

Xiao Ran, holding the knife, looked at Xiao Ruoying and asked, "How do we do it?"

Xiao Ruoying is also trying this for the first time and is currently looking for recipes online.

"Brother, cut off a piece of ham first, just cut it along the grain."

Xiao Ran nodded, picked up the knife and started cutting. It has to be said that this ham was unusually tough, and it took Xiao Ran a lot of effort to cut it off.

Afterwards, Xiao Ruoying instructed Xiao Ran to wash the ham that had been cut off in water. Next, it would need to be soaked in warm water for about three hours, but the little princess obviously couldn't wait that long; she was already drooling over the ham.

Xiao Ran thought that he had seen related videos before, and many foreigners ate it directly. Although people's physical condition is different at home and abroad, it shouldn't be too different.

So Xiao Ran asked, "Can this ham be eaten directly?"

This question touched on a blind spot in Xiao Ruoying's knowledge, so she quickly started searching online again.

After a while, under the little princess's expectant gaze, Xiao Ruoying nodded.

"This is smoked ham from abroad, not our traditional ham, because the production process is different, so it can be eaten directly."

Xiao Ran thought for a moment, then took the ham out of the water. He first cut off the outer layer, then cut off the inner layer. He tasted it himself and found that it wasn't that salty. Only then did he cut a thin slice for each of the three little princesses.

The little princess held the ham in her hand and took a careful bite.

With its salty and sweet flavor, along with the aroma of oil and smoke, the little princess fell in love with it at first bite.

Xiao Ran then looked at Xiao Ruoying and asked, "Why did you suddenly decide to buy this?"

Xiao Ruoying said, "I saw it while watching a video. Actually, I've wanted to try it for a long time, but it was too expensive, so I couldn't bring myself to buy it. Now that I have money, of course I have to treat myself better."

Xiao Ran shook his head helplessly, but finally agreed, "Alright, you're right."

After saying that, Xiao Ran cut several more slices of ham and placed them on a plate. Then he cut a new piece and soaked it in water.

"Let's soak this in water for now, and I'll look up how to cook it to make it taste good."

Xiao Ruoying nodded, ignoring Xiao Ran's words, as she was eating a slice of ham.

"You know what, this is actually quite delicious," Xiao Ruoying said.

Xiao Ran nodded in agreement; he had just eaten one, and it was indeed very fragrant.

Then Xiao Ran said, "I'll go and call His Majesty to come and try it too."

Xiao Ruoying nodded. She had finished the piece in her mouth and was eating another one.

Xiao Ran went upstairs and knocked on the door.

"Come in," came Li Shimin's voice.

"What delicious food have you made this time?"

Generally speaking, Xiao Ran wouldn't come up unless there was something wrong. Having fresh food is one way Xiao Ran would come up.

(End of this chapter)