The employees living in the Cotton Mill compound, except for a few especially unusual families, had long since passed the days of going hungry. As long as they weren't lazy, nobody would take in ten children just for a bit of food. It was simply too much of a headache—it could probably even shorten their lives.
The principal had no choice but to ask Wang Yue's grandparents to look after the children for now. He would count the more than 150 jin of grain as five jin a day. Once they found a new temporary worker, it wouldn't be five jin a day anymore.
As the principal saw it, all they had to do was provide a classroom and have Wang Yue's grandparents keep an eye on the children so they didn't run out of the school. As long as nothing happened, that was all that mattered.
After all, each class at the school had only one homeroom teacher and a few substitute teachers.
Grandfather and Grandmother Wang wanted to split the grain, but they knew perfectly well they couldn't look after that many children by themselves.
Fortunately, Wang Yue had anticipated this. As soon as he found out registration was over, he came over with his grandparents.
Wang Yue offered to help look after the children. He could also ask Wang Yong or Xie Guifang to help, which would give his grandparents a little time to rest.
But the principal and Grandfather and Grandmother Wang had completely overlooked the fact that Wang Yue's grandparents were old. They simply didn't have the energy to watch so many children.
Wang Yue had considered that, though. It was also why he wanted to take part.
Wang Yue hadn't had the best reputation in the past, and many children were afraid of him.