To ensure the fairness of the challenge, the Ministry of Education officials in charge of overseeing the competition were neither from Lingnan City nor from Ping City, but were drawn from other regions.
However, they were not too far away, having arrived by train early in the morning.
Principal Tang arranged for them to have a meal in the school cafeteria, where they also started talking about the upcoming challenge.
"It's utter nonsense. I think that new Principal Ma from Hou De is just fooling around!"
Principal Tang bristled and glared as he spoke, "Everyone knows the level of Hou De in recent years. Can they really make a miraculous recovery overnight just because they've got a new principal?!"
"I don't mean to look down on them, but we're all in education. Education is about teaching and raising people. Whether it's teaching or raising, none of it can be rushed. Without a few years or even decades, what results can be achieved?"