Chapter 144 It's Destined
In fact, Dai Qing thought of it the moment she saw Chang Hui, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.
"Come in and talk." Dai Qing stepped aside and invited the person in to talk.
Aunt Wang warmly invited everyone in, "Comrades, come in quickly and have some tea. Our Xiaoqing is a good child. She is always eager to help others and has harmonious relations with her neighbors. Now she is brave enough to do something righteous. Our community is proud to have such a good child like her."
The commotion in the community was quite big, attracting people from the entire building, including community staff.
Hearing Aunt Wang's praise, everyone else followed suit.
"Yes, yes, Xiaoqing has always been a good girl. Her neighbors are very friendly. We can eat her grapes every year."
"I have the most say on this. Xiaoqing's grapes are big and round, and most importantly, they are very sweet."
Chang Hui listened to the laughter of the crowd and cleared his throat.
"Director Zhang, I'm going to present the award certificate to Comrade Dai Qing. The rest of you please be quiet."
When Director Zhang of the community heard this, he immediately waved his hand to everyone.
"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet, and listen to Captain Chang."
The award certificate was rolled into a tube and tied with a red ribbon. Chang Hui took it and unrolled the ribbon.
"Comrade Dai Qing, you have stood up to the criminals and acted bravely, showing the brilliance of humanity, spreading the warmth of society, and interpreting justice and conscience with your actions. You are a role model for us to learn from. After research, our bureau has decided to issue this certificate to encourage and commend you."
"The actual reward is 100 yuan. Although it is not much, it is also a token of my appreciation. I hope that Dai Qing will always keep her original intention of helping others and move forward."
After hearing about the reward of 100 yuan, everyone looked at the red envelope handed to Dai Qing with envy. They really regretted not going to the square for a walk on Sunday. If they were there, maybe the reward would have belonged to them.
One hundred yuan, half a month's salary.
Listening to Chang Hui's serious attitude and the envious eyes of the crowd, Dai Qing held back her smile, feeling as if she had received an imperial decree.
"Thank you for the leadership's attention. I will continue to stick to my beliefs and do my best for society."
Dai Qing took the award certificate and red envelope and spoke gently.
After hearing this, Director Zhang nodded with satisfaction.
"You are indeed the young people of the new era, full of passion and enthusiasm. This era belongs to you, Comrade Xiao Dai, you are really great."
"That's right. Our Xiaoqing has been a good kid who likes to help others since she was young. Of course, it's also because Xiaoqing is amazing and very strong. Ordinary people are no match for her. That's why she can stay calm when facing the criminals. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably lose their legs when they see the bad guys."
Aunt Wang stood beside Dai Qing, looked at the looks in everyone's eyes, and sighed.
Chang Hui listened and nodded directly.
"That's true. Comrade Dai Qing remained calm in the face of danger. She didn't back down even though the criminal was holding a knife. She knocked him unconscious with one punch. There were many mothers with children around at the time. Comrade Dai Qing really helped us a lot."
Although the criminals did not have time to take it out, it is a fact that they had the gun on them.
When everyone heard that the criminal had a knife, their envy immediately turned into admiration.
Knives are not something that most people can withstand. If you are not careful, the white knife will go in and the red knife will come out.
Such a dangerous matter, let alone a hundred dollars, even if it's a thousand dollars, if you get stabbed, you'll lose your life.
"Xiaoqing is really great."
"Indeed, I might not dare to go up if it were me."
"Don't even think about it. You might get paralyzed from the shock."
Director Zhang waved his hand and called Xiao Wang from the community over. "Xiao Wang, hurry up and take a photo of Xiao Dai. Let's take a photo together. We'll print it out and post it on the community bulletin board so that everyone can learn from it."
All of a sudden, everyone was busy taking photos with Dai Qing one by one.
Chang Hui and his friends had brought a camera with them, so they asked her to take a photo with the award certificate, and then they encouraged her a few words before driving away.
When only Aunt Wang was left in the yard, Dai Qing took her hand and sat down. "Thank you, Aunt Wang, for speaking for me. Otherwise, I don't know how to deal with this situation."
"Why thank you? I treat you like my own child. I don't want you to be criticized for doing good things. These people don't have bad intentions. They just feel uncomfortable when they see others doing good things, so they can't help but say some sour words."
"Let them know that you earned all these rewards with your life, and they will stop thinking about it."
There is no way, the more people there are, the more trouble there is. It is always better to take precautions in advance.
Dai Qing listened and couldn't help but admire that the old ones always get the best.
"Aunt, you always consider me in everything. I am so lucky to have met you. Grandpa did the right thing by bringing me here."
"Pfft, you are a smart girl. You know what to say. If you don't understand, it won't matter what I do."
Aunt Wang looked at her with a smile and sighed in her heart, thinking how great it would be if her daughter Juanzi was as smart as Xiaoqing?
These past few days, there has been a lot of chaos at home, all because of Juanzi's talk about her friends.
After seeing off Aunt Wang, Dai Qing rolled up the award certificate again, tied it with a ribbon, placed it next to Grandpa's photo, and burned some incense for him.
"Grandpa, look, I got the award. I'm living a good life. You can rest assured."
Because of the award, she suddenly became a celebrity in the community. When she went out to buy groceries, many strangers would greet her. Especially the older ones, they would always stare at her with kind eyes, which made her feel embarrassed.
As a result, she didn't dare go to the vegetable market for several days, for fear of being pulled aside and praised.
In a blink of an eye, half a month passed.
Dai Qing was on her off-duty shift again. When she was cleaning and washing clothes in the yard alone, Feng Yong came to her door.
Seeing his gloomy face, Dai Qing raised her eyebrows, "Are you here for that guy from last time?"
"Master, Director Liu was injured on his way to take office." Feng Yong said with a look of regret, "Although I don't know what you said, but from his expression, he must have listened to you. I didn't expect an accident to happen."
"It was his half-belief and half-doubt that was destined to happen."
Dai Qing was not too surprised by this.
"I have reminded him that his position cannot be changed and he should be careful of unexpected accidents on the road. Since he cannot avoid it, it is God's will."
Feng Yong came to his senses and told Dai Qing what happened to Director Liu.
"Director Liu was once the director of the district committee. His term of office was up and in principle he should not have left the city. But I don't know what happened and he was transferred to a post in the county. Unexpectedly, he encountered a landslide on the way there and his car was buried."
"Fortunately, there were two vehicles on the scene, and rescue was carried out in time. Director Liu suffered two broken ribs and a leg bone, but the rest of his injuries were fine."