Chapter 704 Graduation Ceremony (Part 2)
After saying this, Governor Luo bowed deeply and sincerely towards the two of them.
“This is my thanks to you on behalf of the people of Bac Ha province.”
There was another round of warm applause from the audience. If Governor Luo hadn't said these things, no one would have known about them. Now, they regarded Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting as their idols.
Also, they had indeed seen stalls in the market that sold ostrich eggs and ostrich meat.
Moreover, you don’t need to pay any money to buy these. Although the price is a bit high, many people are still rushing to buy them because they don’t require any money.
Immediately afterwards, Xiang Nan spoke on behalf of the education department of Bac Ha Province.
"Students Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen graduated from Fengxian No. 2 Middle School in Beihe Province. Thanks to their selfless help, Fengxian No. 2 Middle School has become the highest-quality high school in Beihe Province. Over the past few years, it has sent hundreds of students to college for the country. Such achievements are unattainable by any other school."
Xiangnan did the same. After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen.
Pah pah pah…
The applause from the audience rang out again, and everyone present was excited.
Unexpectedly, Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen have such high sentiments. While they are excellent themselves, they still remember their hometown people.
It’s great. I’m proud to have such seniors...
Zhai Shengping looked at Tan Chen standing proudly on the podium, and couldn't resist the impulse to go up and hug him tightly.
"Tan Chen, you two are great."
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen knew that Xiangnan and others came because of them. After the graduation ceremony, they arranged for everyone to go to Ping'an Hotel.
When a group of people with similar backgrounds get together, they naturally have a lot to talk about.
In the largest private room of the Ping An Hotel, Governor Luo, Director Cui, Xiang Nan, Zhai Shengping, Principal Sun, Xie Yannan, Zhao Dongsheng and his wife, Huang Baosen, Yang Tao, Shang Ruoting, and Tan Chen sat around the table.
Governor Luo was the first to raise his glass.
"It's all thanks to Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen that we're all here today. Beihe Province is experiencing such rapid development thanks to you two. On behalf of the people of this province, I'd like to raise a toast to you."
The others also picked up their glasses and drank them all in tacit understanding.
Director Cui has now been promoted by Governor Luo himself to become the county magistrate of Feng County.
He attributed all the credit to Shang Ruoting and his wife, and wanted to take this opportunity to say something, but when a foodie is faced with delicious food, his brain goes blank.
At this moment, his mouth was not used for talking, but for eating. As for those words of gratitude, he could say them later...
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen did help Beihe Province a lot, but they never cared about the affairs of Fengxian No. 2 Middle School.
Thinking of the dilapidated school building back then, Tan Chen asked casually.
“I don’t know if No. 2 Middle School has changed now.”
When Tan Chen mentioned Fengxian No. 2 Middle School, Zhai Shengping had the most say.
Principal Sun retired as early as last year. We invited him here now because he was the principal when Tan Chen was at No. 2 Middle School.
Now, Zhai Shengping has become the principal of Fengxian No. 2 Middle School.
"Tan Chen, a few days ago, I applied to the director for a batch of funds for our No. 2 Middle School to rebuild the school building."
Tan Chen originally had such a plan. When his career reached a higher level, he would return to Fengxian to rebuild his alma mater.
Now that his superiors have allocated funds, he has given up on this idea.
Unexpectedly, Principal Sun interrupted.
"As far as I know, the higher authorities have only allocated 30,000 yuan for the construction of No. 2 Middle School. I really doubt what kind of school building can be built with this amount of money."
Hearing Principal Sun's complaints, Xiangnan, Governor Luo, and County Magistrate Cui were all a little embarrassed.
They also know that the allocated funds are too little, but the people in Beihe Province are now rich, but the country still has no money.
The ability to allocate 30,000 yuan to renovate the No. 2 Middle School building was approved by Governor Luo himself, otherwise, there wouldn't even be 30,000 yuan.
Seeing Tan Chen sitting there without saying a word, Shang Ruoting guessed what he was thinking.
She gently touched him with her fingers, the couple exchanged glances, and Shang Ruoting nodded slightly.
Tan Chen knew that his wife was supporting him in taking on the project of rebuilding No. 2 Middle School.
Although he knew that this was a money-losing deal, Tan Chen had already thought about paying for the construction himself. Even if he didn't have the 30,000 yuan, he would still pay for it all without hesitation.
However, the construction time was a little beyond his plan.
It’s better to do it in advance. The construction of a school building is not very complicated. It can be completed by a capable person.
"Teacher, how about letting me take charge of the school building project?"
Zhai Shengping was stunned. If the funding was larger, he would indeed be willing to hand over the project to Tan Chen, but there was only 30,000 yuan. If Tan Chen took the project, he was afraid that there would be no profit at all.
"Tan Chen, this money is too little." Zhai Shengping's words came from the bottom of his heart. He only had this one proud student and he didn't want to cheat him like this.
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