Chapter 654 caused another uproar.

Sanni responded with a lukewarm "hmm" after hearing this.

She was happy that her precious child could go to high school in the capital, but at the same time, she felt a little melancholy.

I was thinking of working hard to earn money to support my precious child, but my grades aren't even as good as his!

However, Guaibao is a fairy from heaven, so it's only natural that she's more capable than her!

Everyone else was genuinely happy for Guaibao, and even Erni couldn't feel jealous.

Because the gap between the two was too great, he couldn't even get into the county's top high school.

She said somewhat awkwardly, "My dear, you are indeed very capable."

Having been at odds with her baby for so long, she was a little unaccustomed to hearing such words suddenly.

"Of course!" Helian Jiao never considered her a rival at all.

After finishing their meal, the entire Chen family, beaming with joy, escorted Helian Jiao and Gu Tingyun toward the commune's dam.

Along the way, we also encountered villagers heading towards the commune dam. Everyone who saw Old Chen's family had an expression of admiration on their face.

Old Chen's family has the most children who have been admitted to high school in the village!

"My darlings, Tingyun, you two are really amazing!"

The people in the commune had all watched the two children grow up, and they all wore kind smiles and gave them a thumbs up.

Moreover, Tingyun and Guaibao's good grades have brought great honor and pride to the commune!

In the old days, they would have set off several strings of firecrackers at the village entrance!

The platform was covered with red silk ribbons, making it look quite proper!

Zhao Mancang sat behind the table, raised his hand and patted the microphone in front of him: "Hello~ Hello~"

He cleared his throat to test his voice, which came through a loudspeaker on a nearby pillar, accompanied by echoes.

Zhao Mancang began with the same old clichés, the words of which everyone in the commune could recite.

Because at the end of each semester, the commune would hold a general meeting to award bonuses to the top three students in the school, and Captain Zhao would say almost the same things every time.

"I'm sure everyone knows what I'm about to say. Gu Tingyun, the boy from the Gu family, and Chen Jiao, the girl from the Chen family, won first and second place in the county's high school entrance examination. Gu Tingyun even graduated with perfect scores in all subjects, bringing glory to our commune. Let's all give him a round of applause!" Zhao Mancang said excitedly, leading the applause.

The commune gained prestige, and as the commune's brigade leader, he naturally gained prestige as well!

The people below the stage applauded and cheered, and the applause was thunderous.

This is a great thing for the whole commune!

The Chen family members held their heads high, feeling incredibly proud!

Helian Jiao raised her chin, looking smug and proud, while Gu Tingyun remained as calm and composed as ever.

Ma Xiulian was overjoyed. Although her precious child always ranked first in the school and received recognition every semester, this time was different.

This time it's not the whole school!

It's second in the whole county!

Chen Jianjun was equally proud: This is his precious daughter!

Lu Xiaofen, the homeroom teacher, had tears in her eyes; she was genuinely proud of the two children.

"Therefore! The school and the commune have decided to award each of them a scholarship of one hundred yuan! The town will also award Gu Tingyun two hundred yuan and Chen Jiao one hundred yuan as encouragement!" Zhao Mancang announced loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the people in the commune were stunned, and the scene fell silent.

How many?!

The next second, it boiled over again.

"My God, how much did the brigade leader just say? Those two kids alone cost seven hundred yuan! Seven hundred yuan!! That's more than our whole family earns in two years of hard work!"

(End of this chapter)