Chapter 228: Honoring the Family

In the afternoon, wait for the guests to leave.

He Jinqiu and Grandma Wu took Meng Shulan aside and talked to her about the graduation banquet and engagement ceremony.

In fact, they have been preparing for these things all along, but they didn't say them out loud before because they were afraid of disturbing Meng Shulan's studies. Now they can put them on the table for discussion.

This time we are combining two weddings into one. Not only relatives but also people from the village should be invited. It would be better to have a buffet and invite more people to have fun together.

It’s a buffet, there’s no problem with that.

As for the direction of the preparations, He Jinqiu meant that she wanted to hold a graduation party for her daughter and the Gu family would hold an engagement party, and each family would pay for half of the cost.

The two families had already discussed this banquet and would not accept gifts. The main purpose of the banquet was to invite everyone to have a meal and have some fun, not to collect gifts.

With dozens or even hundreds of tables for a buffet, the expenses must be high.

Grandma Wu shook her head and said, "Our Gu family paid for this. Han Song left the money when he left."

After saying this, Grandma Wu opened the cloth bag she had been holding. There was nothing inside but banknotes wrapped in newspapers. There were twenty bundles in total, which amounted to exactly two thousand yuan.

Wow, it turns out Gu Hansong had arranged everything before leaving.

The old lady was amazing too. It was a huge sum of two thousand yuan, but she just held it for most of the day without any panic or tell at all.

Everyone thought she was holding something food or daily necessities, but after searching for a long time, she found out it was money.

He Jinqiu felt that her daughter's graduation banquet was her own business and should be hosted by her family.

The two families argued about this for a while, and finally Grandma Wu said that this was the task given to her by her grandson, and she had to complete it no matter what.

The arrangement of holding the banquet was thus decided, with the Gu family paying for it and the Meng family handling related matters.

Grandma Wu is old and can’t handle these things.

As the two families were discussing, someone came running over, "Director, Director, Director Meng, people from the county are here, and the people who are interviewing are here..."

Ah! Those people are coming!

I thought it would be tomorrow, but here it is.

Everyone looked at each other, excited and thrilled.

By the time Meng Changli and her family went out to greet them, the people from the county, accompanied by the town leadership team, had already entered the factory gate.

As many as seven or eight people came. They drove their cars but got off when they entered the town. Some of them held big red flowers in their hands, and some held gongs and drums in their hands, and they came along in a lively manner, beating and playing music.

Meng Shulan was stunned when she heard those dong and clanging sounds.

Is there such a treatment for the county champion? She really doesn't know.

The leader of the team this time was the office director of a unit in the county. He first shook hands with the Meng family and their group, and then everyone stood side by side and took a photo.

The scene was so grand that Meng Changli was a little frightened. However, she had seen the world after all, so she reacted quickly and invited the group into the prepared office.

Meng Changli had tea served and asked everyone if they had had lunch.

In order to avoid having a free lunch, these people had already eaten halfway and told Meng Changli not to bother them, saying that they just came to see the county's top student and interview her about her academic performance.

With so many people here and even the gongs and drums starting to beat, how could I not be nervous?

Meng Changli just listened and put the fruits and snacks in.

Soon, the school heard the news, and seven or eight relevant personnel such as the principal and class teachers came, accompanied by classmates who were having dinner at the hotel.

Such a big thing, since I have come across it, I must come to see the excitement and share the joy! This time, the county newspaper arranged three people, two of whom were specifically interviewing Meng Shulan, and the other one was interviewing her family and classmates.

The whole process lasted for more than two hours before it slowly came to an end.

Before leaving, the leader took the lead in taking some photos of everyone, some in the office and some at the factory gate.

Due to Meng Changli's deliberate arrangement, the factory name appeared in several important photos.

It was already past five in the afternoon when we saw off the county and other leaders.

Everyone was very tired and sat at the table, resting and drinking water.

But no matter how tired they were, the smiles on everyone's faces never faded. They were really happy. After this incident, the news that Meng Shulan was the county's top scholar would quickly spread to the surrounding villages, bringing honor to the family.

That afternoon, Meng Shulan originally wanted to go back to the village with her father, but she was too tired and did not move. She returned to the village with He Jinqiu the next day.

At present, the Meng family’s land is still being cultivated, and they have chickens, ducks and other things at home. Although the family’s life has improved, some things have not changed.

At the beginning of the year, He Jinqiu told her husband that the town was busy and she would not be back often, so she should plant less land, rent out part of it to others, and just take some of the harvest when the harvest season came.

But Mengfud didn't want to do that. Having been a farmer for most of his life, he finally had his own land. He wanted to farm and couldn't let go of this sentiment.

Today, when returning to the village, Meng Shulan took her mother on a bicycle ride.

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The mother and daughter received many greetings along the way. If the bicycle had not been going fast, Meng Shulan felt that they would have been surrounded by the villagers along the way.

Yesterday, the county sent people to express their condolences, and many villagers who heard the news ran outside the factory to watch the excitement.

The affairs of the Meng family had already spread throughout the dozen or so nearby villages.

He is the top scholar in the county and the second in the city. Although not as impressive as the top scholar in the old society, he is also the first in their county. In this era when getting into university is like leaping over the dragon gate, it is already very remarkable.

Everyone wants to see who Meng Shulan is, what she looks like, whether she is different from ordinary people, and why she is so powerful.

He Jinqiu's mouth was dry all the way.

Everyone was asking questions and greeting people, but her daughter was riding her bike and couldn't take care of them, so she had to answer them.

I'm so happy. It feels so good to be complimented and envied by others.

After a delay on the road, it was almost noon when we returned to the village.

As soon as Meng Shulan's bicycle entered the village, the people waiting on the dam surrounded her.

Congratulations, be happy, and ask about the situation.

People from other villages are so enthusiastic, it will be even more exaggerated when I return to my own village.

No one cares whether it is sincere or not, they just say nice things, and if they can make others happy, they are successful.

Before returning, He Jinqiu also made some preparations. She took out the candies from her bag and distributed them to everyone to liven things up.

At lunch, the Meng family didn't cook. An uncle from the village came over in advance and told Meng Fude not to rush and to go to his place to eat.

After returning to the village, Meng Shulan was dragged along by everyone to have fun for the entire day.

Fortunately, the exams are over now and she can put down her books for a while, otherwise she would feel bad for wasting such time.

In the next few days, He Jinqiu and Meng Shulan did not plan to return to the town and stayed in the village.

The date for the graduation ceremony and engagement party has been chosen, the 16th of this month.

Time is running out. In addition to hiring a chef to prepare for the banquet, the house also needs to be cleaned up.

(End of this chapter)