Chapter 609 Passing the Examination
The onlookers erupted in another uproar.
"It also needs approval from higher-ups. What if the leaders don't agree?"
"Your worries are useless. Director Lu doesn't just say things casually. Once she says something, she will definitely do it."
"Director Lu, is there a standard for what constitutes 'family hardship'?"
Lu Qiaoge said with a smile, "There will definitely be standards. You'll know once the relevant documents are issued to the commune."
Everyone started discussing it again.
However, there were also some who were a bit cheeky and loved to stir up trouble: "Lin Gang's wife, there are so many busybodies today, why don't you suggest sending those two children to the homes of those busybodies?"
Lin Gang's wife's face immediately flushed red, and she glared fiercely at the man who had said those words.
Lu Qiaoge interrupted them in time.
Making fun of the two children won't help them at all. On the contrary, it will only make Lin Gang's wife angry.
Moreover, Lu Qiaoge didn't have any particularly good solutions for situations like this.
Children have parents, both morally and legally.
Even though the mother is a stepmother, the father is the biological father, and they are on the same household registration.
If they insist on taking the two children away from the family, there are only two outcomes: either they will be adopted, or they will go to an orphanage.
However, orphanages have regulations for adopting children, so they simply cannot accept them.
As for adoption, it's not as simple as you might imagine.
So Lu Qiaoge said gently to President Yu and the former principal, "I'll go back and submit a report to the relevant departments. I believe it will be approved soon, and the funds will come from Xiangyang Food Factory..."
Then Lu Qiaoge went to see Lin Gang's wife and said with a smile, "Cao Zhaozhao, who always gets first place, will soon join the army, so Lin Xiaonan, who always gets second place, will be ranked first. The bonus will be based on the midterm and final exams. If you can stay in the top five, you will always get a bonus."
This is clearly telling Lin Gang's wife to treat Lin Xiaonan, who has excellent grades, well, because he will earn her bonuses.
Lin Xiaonan is ten years old this year. She started first grade when she was eight and should be in third grade this fall.
In this rural area, people like to calculate age using the traditional Chinese age system (虚岁).
According to the current regulations for graduating from elementary school in the fifth grade, he will have to stay in elementary school for another three years.
Since it was Factory Director Lu who proposed it, the bonus won't be small. This little kid can not only help with chores at home but also earn money for the family.
If you can keep this up until you graduate from high school, not only will your schooling be free, but you'll also be earning money for your family.
Then, after graduating from high school, you can take the job recruitment exam.
In some communes, high school graduates could directly become workers.
Thinking about it this way, as long as the child gets excellent grades, it's the same as raising a golden baby.
It's a pity we don't know how much the prize money is, but tuition and fees are waived, which makes everyone very envious.
Lin Gang's wife didn't look too good. She also wanted to go back to the old days, where whoever was in the mood would take care of the child, but she couldn't bring herself to say it now.
She knew that Lin Xiaonan was a good student.
If this can earn a bonus for the family, everyone would love to receive it.
The key question is, who would she dare to give her child to now?
Lin Gang's wife glanced at the serious-looking Director Yu, who was standing next to Police Officer Li and a security guard.
They were all looking at her with a warning look.
Then she went to see Lu Qiaoge, the factory director of Xiangyang Food Factory.
They immediately met each other's clear eyes.
For some reason, Lin Gang's wife felt a sudden jolt in her heart and quickly looked away.
Seeing that Lin Gang's wife had fallen silent, President Yu expressed his satisfaction.
They couldn't be bothered with the Cao family's affairs anyway, since they would take Cao Zhaozhao and her family of five with them when they left.
As for the rest of the Cao family, he didn't care if they wanted to fight, make a scene, or argue.
So the group left Qinggang Village.
The brigade leader and the women's director stood at the village entrance and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
The old principal happily went to the commune as well, because Xiangyang Food Factory was going to donate school supplies to the primary school.
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Lu Qiaoge acted swiftly.
This is the advantage of a factory having money. When a report was submitted to higher authorities requesting that the food factory pay the bonus, the authorities quickly agreed.
The food factory's office sets out a reward standard and distributes it, while each commune submits its list of recipients. After the Xiangyang Subdistrict Office reviews and approves the list, it is then submitted to the food factory's finance department...
Currently, there are only three surrounding communes, including the Manshan Commune, which has frequent interactions with the locals.
It can be considered a pilot project.
But because of this, the members of these communes all knew about the instant noodle factory and also knew about Director Lu.
Then, children who study hard and achieve excellent grades receive special care at home.
Like Lin Xiaonan, even though he still gets scolded every day and even gets beaten by Lin Gang's wife when things don't go his way, it's still much better than before.
At least I can eat my fill and go to school with my younger sister.
The little guy not only works hard every day, but also tutors his younger sister, striving to win the prize money together with her.
The old principal is full of energy.
Lu Qiaoge said he would use his school as a pilot program.
Moreover, it was his sense of responsibility that enabled these children who loved reading and had excellent grades to return to school.
Although Lu Qiaoge didn't say it explicitly, the old principal and Teacher Yin felt that Lu Qiaoge could definitely secure two public school teacher positions for them.
If that were the case, the two of them would feel that their lives would be complete.
So the two of them did their best for the children at the school, regardless of whether they had good grades or bad grades.
After these cadres left, the village head of Qinggang Village held another meeting, during which he lost his temper.
It is said that a local official is more powerful than a distant one.
Most of the commune members still held the brigade leader in high esteem.
The brigade leader warned the villagers that anyone who, like before, prevented their children from going to school because of raising ducks and geese, would be kicked out of Qinggang Village.
He didn't want Qinggang Village to be criticized as a negative example.
Then Cao Zhaozhao passed the test smoothly.
The military leaders were overjoyed.
This child is incredibly talented.
Even within his own team, he was among the top performers.
The mental arithmetic unit, along with the leaders of the local garrison and the head of the county's armed forces department, conducted a joint inspection.
Wu Dani and Cao Lao Er, along with their two daughters, waited anxiously in the office next door.
Because this scene was truly terrifying.
The Satellite Commune consisted of single-story buildings, but it also had more than twenty offices.
Normally, they would come and go, making a lot of noise, but today the whole house was unusually quiet.
Wu Dani and Cao Lao Er finally realized that what they had experienced these past few days was not a dream.
After the assessment is passed, the leader will have a talk with the child's parents.
They were all very gentle in their attitudes, praising the other party for nurturing a pillar of the nation.
This reassured the couple that they could entrust their child to the military, which would become their second home.
Normal communication is also possible.
Children also have leave to visit their parents.
And there are subsidies as well.
Finally, it comes down to work.
This is a new regulation this year, and it has to be said that Cao Lao Er and Wu Dani are quite lucky.
(End of this chapter)
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