The Special 199 Yuan Funeral (Recommended Tomorrow, Seeking Support!)

Tang Ying quickly filled in her information and the location for the funeral service.

"We hope you enjoy your service!"

Su Chen looked deeply at Tang Ying and nodded.

After signing a contract, the next time they met would be at the client's funeral.

The second business deal was closed!

After leaving the hospital, he rode his motorcycle back to the shop.

The system's voice sounded:

[Ding! Host has activated the first special funeral service!]

[Service Item: 199 Yuan! Suona Funeral - Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix!]

[Special funeral service accepted, destination is remote, please arrange your travel in advance!]

Su Chen began to sort through Tang Ying's information and discovered that the funeral location she wrote down seemed to be in a remote small town.

No wonder even the system had reminded him that the location was remote.

It would indeed be quite a journey.

The more a small village or town is undisturbed by the hustle and bustle of the city, the deeper and purer the preservation of traditional culture. Recalling when he was at the hospital, Su Chen remembered that Tang Ying's eyes seemed to brighten when he mentioned "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix." There was a look of surprise and longing in her eyes! It was rare, and she clearly understood the meaning behind the "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" played during a suona funeral.

Clients who booked funeral services were those who didn't have much time left.

Su Chen packed up the documents and started preparing for the trip.

In the hospital, not long after Su Chen had left.

A doctor in a white coat walked in with a grave expression and asked Tang Ying, "Your condition is not optimistic, and you could be in danger at any moment. Are you sure you want to insist on being discharged?"

"Cough, cough, I know my condition. I don't want to waste the country's medical resources!"

Tang Ying coughed twice with a pained expression, forcing a smile.

Her health was deteriorating daily, and she knew her body couldn't hold on much longer. Staying in the hospital would only be a waste of resources.

Xiao Nian, who was beside her, opened her eyes blankly. As soon as she heard about being discharged, she immediately blinked her eyes, full of anticipation!

For a child, she couldn't yet understand the meaning of their conversation and naively thought: being discharged meant she was cured.

"A condition that could have been treated long ago, yet you insisted on..."

The doctor was quite familiar with Tang Ying's condition; it wasn't a matter of just a day or two. He had reminded her to seek proper treatment years ago, and it could have been improved and recovered at that time. But who knew she hadn't listened to him at all, taking painkillers when she felt pain and often eating irregularly despite having a stomach condition.

He was too lazy to say much more to a patient who was so irresponsible with her own body.

Especially now that the condition had progressed to this point, it was a result no one wanted to see. Whether she stayed in the hospital or not at this stage was essentially irrelevant.

Soon, after completing the discharge procedures, Tang Ying left the hospital.

Bai Xiaonian, with cheerful steps, followed Tang Ying out of the hospital.

Her bright, watery eyes were filled with curiosity as she looked at the world outside the hospital.

Having grown up in a remote village, she rarely had the chance to experience city environments.

"The world outside is vast. You must study hard and leave the mountains!"

Sensing Xiao Nian's gaze flickering, Tang Ying patted her little head with a gentle smile and said.

She had said this to countless children before.

The outside world was beautiful, and she wanted to use education to enable every child from remote and impoverished areas to walk out with confidence, not letting the mountains and poverty become obstacles to their aspirations!

After several hours of bumpy travel, the two finally returned to the village school.

This area was very poor. This was the only school in a radius of ten miles, the only school in Huayi Town.

Xiao Nian went home.

Tang Ying, dragging her exhausted body, returned to the principal's office. Her face had become even paler.

Her cough grew more severe.

On the desk in front of her were several photos, with one black-and-white photo being particularly prominent.

It was a memorial photo of her late husband.

After her husband passed away years ago, she voluntarily came here, and unexpectedly, she had been rooted here for eighteen years.

Feeling weak all over, she slumped into her chair and took out the painkillers she kept in her drawer.

She took two pills.

At this moment, the voices of two intern teachers could be heard from the street outside the office.

A younger female teacher, Xiao Ai.

She was walking down the hallway, holding a somewhat yellowed textbook, and said dejectedly, "Sigh, the conditions here are much harsher than I imagined. I really don't know how the principal managed to get through eighteen years!"

Behind them was another male intern teacher, Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin was also holding a yellowed textbook, but he was in slightly better condition. He comforted her, "I heard that when Principal Tang first came here, this school didn't even exist. All the children in every household had no place to study. She single-handedly went up mountains and down villages, raising funds, and managed to establish this school. Our current conditions are already much better than when the principal first started!"

"I really don't want to stay here anymore! The environment is bad, the conditions are tough, facilities are lacking, and even the parents don't think they need us! To be honest, I think the principal is just moving herself. What makes me feel the most disheartened is, look at the children who have left, has even one of them come back to help?"

Xiao Ai pouted, regretting her decision to come here for volunteer teaching.

The conditions were too harsh.

Regarding her complaints, Xiao Lin beside her was already accustomed to it.

The conditions here were very difficult, and many people were unwilling to come here for volunteer teaching. If she really wanted to leave, she should have left long ago.

Even though he knew her words were unintentional, Xiao Lin couldn't help but remind her, "You're just picking holes. Letting the children leave the mountains and pursue their own dreams is our dream and hope!"

At this moment, A cough came from the principal's office.

The two were startled: The principal is back?

They quickly entered the principal's office and found Tang Ying sitting in her office chair, looking unwell.

"Principal Tang, why did you suddenly come back? I remember the doctor said you needed to rest for half a year. Didn't you listen to the doctor again?"

Xiao Ai asked, her face full of worry and reproach.

As she spoke, she poured a cup of hot water from the thermos beside her and handed it over.

"Principal Tang, you still need to take good care of yourself. Nothing is more important than your health!"

Xiao Lin also looked worried, knowing that Principal Tang's health had always been poor.

She worked tirelessly every day, which was very hard.

As for her late-stage cancer, Tang Ying had not told anyone.

"I'm fine. I was in the hospital for half a month. I've been worried: How are the children recently?"

When Tang Ying mentioned the children, her gaze softened.

Every day she spent fighting illness in the hospital felt like a year. Thinking about the children's current situation, she couldn't rest assured.

As she spoke, she reached into a drawer to take something out.

"Don't worry, with me and Xiao Ai here, the children are all doing well! Also, the college entrance examination funding for our new batch of students has also been resolved!"

Xiao Lin said with a smile. He was generally steady and reliable in handling matters.

Beside him, Xiao Ai nodded happily.

Hearing this, Tang Ying's movements in her hand slowed, but she still took out a stack of money she had prepared in the drawer.

She quickly asked the two, "When I called the day before yesterday, didn't you say you were still short of some money? How was it resolved?"

Because everyone around was from poor families, their ages were not uniform.

This resulted in the primary school having not only elementary school students but also junior high and high school students.

For a long time, the college entrance examination could not be processed in the village, and they had to take the exam in the county.

The children's document fees, as well as accommodation and travel expenses for the exam, were difficult-to-cover major expenses!

Recently, to raise funds for this batch, Tang Ying and the two teachers had been trying to find ways.

The money in the drawer was obtained by Tang Ying from the transaction of her late husband's belongings, which she intended to give to the children.

Unexpectedly, the two suddenly said it was resolved?

Xiao Lin nodded and explained, "Yes, just yesterday we suddenly received a donation of three million yuan from a charity organization in the county. Not only did this resolve the funding issue, but it also greatly eased the pressure on various school expenses!"

"Good! Good! That's good!"

Hearing his explanation, Tang Ying said "good" three times in a row.

For the past few days, this sum of money had been like a huge rock pressing on her chest, making her feel breathless.

Now, the boulder in her heart had finally been lifted!

As the thought subsided, the strength she had been holding onto finally dissipated.

At that moment, she braced herself and shakily tried to stand up.

Unexpectedly, The next moment, her vision went black, and she collapsed directly onto the ground!

The two intern teachers beside her immediately panicked!

"Principal!"

"Principal Tang, wake up!"

"Quick, get him to the hospital!"

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