Although the School was opened in a bit of a rush, it still needed a proper name, so they called it Hope Academy.

It was Xiaoxiao who came up with it, modeled after modern "Hope Primary Schools," just slightly altered.

The name was unanimously approved by everyone; they all felt it was really good, that this academy would bring hope to the children.

On the opening day of the School, Xiaoxiao went over early. After all, it was the first day, and she was worried there might be things Li Chuntao couldn’t handle on her own.

As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she saw Yang Xiaocui sweeping the yard.

So she’d come in early to work? Not bad at all!

Just as Xiaoxiao was sighing in appreciation, Yang Xiaocui spoke up, "Third Sister-in-law, you’re here?"

Xiaoxiao had never really interacted with this Yang Xiaocui, so she didn’t know what kind of person she was. Of course, she wouldn’t judge her with colored glasses just because of Aunt Lan Hua, so she greeted her with a smile, "Mm, yes. It’s the first day, I was afraid something might come up, so I came early. You go ahead and keep busy, I’ll go inside first."

"Alright, Third Sister-in-law." Yang Xiaocui was actually a bit afraid of Yang Dong’s third sister-in-law, so she didn’t want to get too familiar, only wanted to stay far away.

As Xiaoxiao spoke, she went inside to look for Li Chuntao. She hadn’t chatted with Li Chuntao for long when the three teachers arrived.

The first day of school was especially lively. In no time, children started arriving one after another, many of them brought by adults. This was something Xiaoxiao had requested. Since it had just opened, nothing could be allowed to go wrong. Everyone needed some time to get used to things, so for the first few days, having adults drop off and pick up the children was a must.

The main task of the first day was to divide the classes. Children aged three to six would be in one class, and those seven to twelve in another. The conditions were really limited, so they couldn’t split them any more finely; they could only divide them this way.

Counting the needlework class, there were three classes in total!

The cultural subjects were taught by the three teachers, while needlework was taught by a specialized needlework master that Wang Xiangxiang had arranged. Li Chuntao had turned down the brush-and-ink gift, but she didn’t refuse this, because it was indeed necessary.

And just like that, Hope Academy opened and started classes.

In Yang Family Village, a new kind of sound was added: the clear voices of children reading aloud, and from time to time, the laughter of children at play drifting out.

The adults watched for a while and then left, since they still had other things to do. Besides, they had already inspected things earlier, and now that a teacher had been hired, they felt completely at ease.

Xiaoxiao transplanted the whole modern primary school routine over: what time school started in the morning, each class lasting a few dozen minutes, exercises to be done during the breaks, the children going home for lunch at noon and then coming back in the afternoon...

The whole day passed quickly. The children were all very excited about this kind of School, and each of them went home in high spirits.

When Yang Dong came back from the fish ponds, he saw the children coming out of Hope Academy in small groups, and Li Chuntao standing at the gate, saying goodbye to the children and to the adults who had come to pick them up.

A beautiful smile was on her face, making it hard for people to look away. It was clear she was happy.

Yang Dong was surprised that the School had actually opened. He had thought that even if they were going to start a School, it would still take some time.

He hadn’t expected that in just a few days, the School would be up and running, and not only that, but it had enrolled so many children.

She really was a capable person!

"Fourth Brother, what are you looking at? Let’s go!" Yang Gang reminded him from the side.

Only then did Yang Dong withdraw his gaze and head home.