Chapter 2464: Chapter 2461: What Is There to Worry About

“In the future, when they need more advanced knowledge after their initial education and have to attend better schools, they might be mocked by the students there.”

“If they worry about their reputation being tarnished and are ungrateful like this, why bother coming to our school?” Ye Muyu retorted coldly, “No one is obligated to help them. I set up this school to help those in need, not hypocritical people. Would you want to teach such students?”

Song Hong was speechless, unable to find a reason to refute her as Ye Muyu completely convinced him. He chuckled and said, “Madam, it seems I was short-sighted. You’re right; since they are here at our school, naturally they don’t come from wealthy families. We provide elementary education to prevent them from being illiterate in the future. If they are ungrateful, there is no need for them to stay and occupy resources.”

“That’s right. In the future, when recruiting students, you can explain these things to them, making them aware that coming here to study isn’t about stepping over others to climb up. Instead, the school provides an opportunity for literacy when they are most struggling. They must be grateful. Of course, they shouldn’t feel inferior. To earn respect, one must achieve something first. If they cannot handle this, they may voluntarily withdraw. The school won’t force any student to stay.”

Song Hong felt a surge of emotion, instinctively straightening his back and understanding Ye Muyu’s point immediately.

As long as in the future, even one student from a non-official family emerges from our school, the school will gain recognition.

It seems he needs to teach these students not only to understand gratitude but also to take pride in their school while the school takes pride in them.

“Oh, by the way, starting tomorrow, I’ll have the children from the Chu family sent here to study. Treat them the same as everyone else. They’re here to learn, not to compete,” Ye Muyu thought for a moment and said.

Song Hong was somewhat surprised but admired her decisiveness.

“But madam, if this gets reported, it might spread throughout the whole capital quickly. At that time, won’t the noble clans cause us trouble?” Although Song Hong was only an assistant before, he understood how challenging it was for children from families who are not officials to make a name for themselves, mainly due to the noble clans’ control over book resources and the price of paper, ink, brush, and inkstone.

Is paper, ink, brush, and inkstone truly expensive? Not entirely, as there are common wealthy rural families who can afford it.

However, studying involves more expenses than these, like poetry meetings, social interactions, and Master fees, which are significant costs.

He knew why the noble families did this, just to ensure their wealth and legacy.

But that is just how the world works, and he had no choice but to accept it.

“Don’t worry, it’s approved by the Emperor,” Ye Muyu smiled, “If the Emperor didn’t allow it, he would have warned me long ago when I opened the school.”

“Really?” Song Hong was a bit moved, his eyes reddening as he looked over at Ye Muyu, feeling slightly embarrassed as he wiped his eyes, “I apologize, madam. I’m just so exceedingly happy.”

“In the past, even though I was able to study, it wasn’t without significant sacrifices, including draining the family funds, and yet after becoming the first place in the examination, it’s almost impossible to advance further. After all, in this world… it’s inherently unfair to students from non-official backgrounds. But even so, I’m already extremely grateful for having had the opportunity to study.”

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