Reporters are very efficient now. On the third day after Xu Manman made the phone call, reporters from the province and city came down.
The reporters who came were a man and a woman, both with cameras hanging around their necks. The man was wearing a military coat with his shirt open and leather shoes on his feet. This outfit was considered quite fashionable in that era.
Maybe because the road was difficult to walk on, there was some mud on my shoes, which were rubbing against the snow pile on the side.
The girl was also dressed very neatly, without a braid, but with a neat Liu Hulan hairstyle. She was wearing a brown woolen coat, the price of which was not to be underestimated, as woolen coats were hard to come by these days.
It was when Xu Manman went back that year that her mother asked her uncle to get her one. She only wore it a few times during the Chinese New Year. Now her mother has kept it at home in Haishi, and she was reluctant to bring it to the countryside.
The female reporter was wearing a red scarf, had her eyebrows drawn and lipstick on, and was wearing a pair of leather shoes with heels. You could tell at a glance that she came from a good family.
Xu Manman's face was sallow and dull after being disguised, and the contrast with others was terrible.
There was also a young man wearing a dark cotton coat and a hat next to him.
The girls' room was not suitable for receiving male guests, so they were taken to the large kitchen. The young man in the hat was the first to extend his hand. "Hello, I'm Wang Qiang, an officer from the Municipal Propaganda Department. I'm here to interview Comrade Xu. This is Li Yumei, a reporter from the provincial newspaper, and that is Liu Haitao, a reporter from the municipal newspaper."
Xu Manman extended her hand and shook everyone's hand. "Hello, I'm Xu Manman, an educated youth from Hongsheng Village. This is my eldest cousin, Chen Ming."
After the pleasantries, the conversation got down to business, focusing primarily on the girl from the provincial newspaper. "Hello, Comrade Xu, how do you feel about achieving the provincial top scorer in this year's college entrance exam?"
Although she felt the question was a bit redundant, Xu Manman still answered it seriously. "When I knew the result, I was very happy and delighted, but I felt even more lucky and grateful. I was lucky to be born in the New China and in this era.
As educated youth, I was able to go deep into the peasant community and support grassroots development with my own hands. I am grateful to the country for giving our generation such a great opportunity, allowing us to use our knowledge to progress with the motherland."
Xu Manman was so moved by what she said.
"Comrade Xu has achieved such excellent results. Is there any study method you can share?"
She is familiar with this question. From childhood to adulthood, every outstanding student speech has always been on this topic. Even if you have never eaten pork, you have seen a pig run.
“In fact, my grades in high school were not outstanding, but after I went to the countryside and stood on this land, I realized that what I had learned was still too superficial.
After that, I asked my family to send me books and teaching materials. I drew knowledge and strength from the books. Whenever I encountered knowledge points or difficult problems that I didn’t understand, I never gave up. I faced the challenges head-on and worked hard until I understood them.
When encountering simple and easy-to-understand parts, I dare not be careless.
Over the past few years, my cousin and I have encouraged each other and made progress together. We firmly believe that what we learn is ours, and that talents are destined to be useful. Knowledge will always be useful, and perhaps it is our persistent efforts day after day that have led to our current success.
The secretary and the two reporters nodded repeatedly after hearing this passionate speech. "Great! That's very well said! I was born to be useful."
Chen Ming: He does study very hard, it seems... that's the case.
They asked a few more questions and interviewed other people at the educated youth site. The two reporters filled several pages of their notebooks with notes, and finally took a group photo.
What made Chen Ming not very satisfied was that it was okay for him to take a photo with his cousin, but why was Xue Mingxin there too?
Looking at Xue Mingxin who was standing on the other side of his cousin, Chen Ming really couldn't laugh.
"Comrade Chen, look at the camera. Don't be so serious. Smile."
Xu Manman also reminded, "Cousin, smile, or it will be in the newspaper."
Only then did Chen Ming turn around and force a smile.
With a "click", three young people who are about to enter top universities are frozen in this moment.
After the reporter left, life in the village returned to normal.
Although they were told that the postman would deliver the notice, anxious people still took turns visiting the commune every day.
"Here he comes! The postman is here!" Yue Feng shouted outside the yard.
On this day, Xu Manman was making lunch. She had to report to Beijing before the end of the month, so the remaining food and vegetables had to be consumed during these days. Now that she was receiving a subsidy for attending university, she didn't have to worry about food.
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