The military region has many talented people, and Li Guoliang found some of the best soldiers there. All he needed to do was create a set of exercises suitable for young people to improve their flexibility and joint mobility, and he finished it in no time.

Since it was impossible to have people from the military region teach at the school, Li Ping learned from others within the military region herself.

She had participated in winter training before, and quite a few people in the military region knew her. Knowing that she needed to train in this, the company commander in charge of teaching her was also very dedicated.

Li Ping practiced the movements dozens of times, memorizing them perfectly, and only felt completely at ease after her physical abilities met the standards.

Seeing her meticulousness and willingness to endure hardship, Li Guoliang was reminded of Wu's saying, "Children from poor families mature early."

He used to feel proud seeing Li Ping endure so much hardship. Now, his pride is tinged with a bit of guilt.

No matter how much, they, as parents, have always felt indebted to this child.

On Monday, Li Ping started leading the student council members in gymnastics lessons. Even Su Yu took some time to learn.

Although it is quite different from the rhythmic gymnastics of later generations, it is still somewhat useful for physical exercise.

After mastering the skills, Li Ping, on behalf of the student union, formally submitted an application to the Youth League Committee, hoping to implement gymnastics training throughout the school, with half an hour of exercise time every morning to improve students' physical fitness.

Li Ping was a little uneasy. After all, this was a big deal for all the students in the school, and she didn't know if the school would approve it.

She still couldn't eat much at lunchtime. Su Yu calmly said, "Eating is the most important thing; everything else comes second. You need to eat before you have the energy to get things done."

Li Ping took a bite and said, "Sister Su Yu, will your school agree to this? Should I go and talk to the school leaders?"

"Why bother with them? Everything's already written in the application. It's the same as going through with them." Su Yu took a sip of soup and instructed her, "Doing more is worse than doing more. What's there to be afraid of if the application hasn't been approved yet? You're the president of the student council now, leading the student council members in training. Nobody can interfere with you. If you want others to agree with your point of view, first produce some results and let people see the effect."

Upon hearing this, Li Ping's eyes lit up, and she picked up her lunchbox and began to eat heartily. After finishing, she wiped her mouth, stood up, and was about to leave when she said, "Sister Su Yu, I'm going now to send out the notices."

"Go ahead," Su Yu said with a smile.

After Li Ping left, she continued to eat slowly and deliberately. She didn't worry about anything; she figured that if she left first, someone else would take care of things for her.

Before the application was approved, at Su Yu's suggestion, Li Ping led more than 200 students from the student union to start morning exercises.

A large group of more than two hundred people appeared on the school's main playground early in the morning, creating a rather attractive sight.

Hearing the students' energetic voices and seeing their youthful, vigorous bodies, the professors and school leaders passing by couldn't help but take a second look.

Even Principal Zheng has seen it several times.

The application was approved on Friday. All students begin half an hour of gymnastics training every morning at 7:00 AM.

The person in charge is Li Ping, the president of the student union, and Su Yu from the Youth League Committee office.

However, Su Yu didn't want to get involved right now, so she assigned the work to the student council officers, assigning two of the more conscientious and responsible officers to manage the broadcasting station.

The two student leaders received this opportunity, and no one suspected it was because Su Yu didn't want to work. After all, the previous student council president, Su, had a reputation for being incredibly motivated, and everyone was grateful to her.

As the weather gradually warmed up, Su Dongdong, the eldest niece of the Su family, turned one month old.

It wasn't common to have a full-moon celebration back then, so the Su family just had their own little festivities. Su Yu didn't know what to buy, so she gave her eldest niece a five-yuan red envelope and gave Old Lady Liu a two-yuan bonus.

During the baby's one-month celebration, everything at the Su family's house was in perfect order. Liu Mei's postpartum confinement and childcare were all handled by Liu's mother.

Su Yu felt that this employee was an outstanding employee and deserved a bonus.

Upon receiving the bonus, Old Lady Liu was overwhelmed with emotion. She wiped away tears as she held the money, saying, "My dear sister-in-law, you are such a kind person. You treat me even better than my own daughter."

She had never had such a good time in her life as she had during her time with the Su family.

She has no son or daughter-in-law to nag her, and no man to control her. She has plenty to eat and drink, good clothes, and a large house. All she does is do some chores, and she still gets so much money.

Su Yu nodded as she read. She didn't think she was particularly good to Old Lady Liu. After all, she just treated her like a hired worker. She didn't really invest any emotional connection.

Paying a salary, providing meals and accommodation, and occasionally giving out some perks and bonuses—aren't these all normal employee benefits?

"By the way, are the pickled vegetables at home ready? Make a jar and send it to Jinhe County later."

"It's done, I'll go right away." Excellent employee Liu Laoniang immediately went to take care of the task.

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The pickled vegetables were brought over by officials from the city who were there on business.

Song Dongzheng had been busy with spring planting, and when he received the firewood, all his fatigue vanished.

At noon, I took it to the cafeteria and had the chef cook it for me. When I went down to work, I packed it in a bag and had Luo Wei take it with him. When he didn't have time to eat lunch, he would eat some flatbread he brought with him and some pickled vegetables. Unintentionally, this won him the hearts of a group of ordinary people.

While spring planting was still underway, Song Dongzheng proposed organizing the local people to reclaim wasteland.

During his field inspections during the spring planting season, Song Dongzheng learned a great deal. In reality, not much land was being cultivated; many wastelands had space available for planting.

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