Chapter 22: The Day of Separation, Zhang Wanwan’s Speech
Because they wanted to take graduation photos, those who had been admitted to Yucai Middle School also returned to school.
As soon as Feng Ying saw Zhang Wanwan, she rushed over with tears in her eyes, "Wanwan, you are great! But from now on we will be separated, and we will miss each other so much."
"Okay, okay, stop it now. You're giving me goose bumps!" Zhang Wanwan hugged herself tightly, trying desperately to break free from Feng Ying's arms.
As the two of them were making a fuss, Su Yuxing came over and said with a gentle smile, "Congratulations, you are the city's top scorer."
Feng Ying let go only when she saw someone coming. Zhang Wanwan looked up and smiled brightly, "Thank you!"
There was a brief daze in Su Yuxing's eyes, then he quickly lowered his eyes and his smile gradually widened.
At this time, Ding Juncai entered the classroom with a group of friends holding a basketball. When he saw Zhang Wanwan, he threw the ball away and rushed forward exaggeratedly, pushing Su Yuxing away. "Beautiful Wanwan, you are my goddess, my Venus, can I hug your thigh?"
After saying this, Ding Juncai blinked violently.
"Get away from me, you bastard, and stop teasing my Wanwan!" When Feng Ying saw Ding Juncai, she was like a lit firecracker and immediately went into combat mode.
"Hey! You shrew, I didn't provoke you. Are you entering menopause early?" Ding Juncai said casually, not being afraid at all.
In a trance, Zhang Wanwan saw the scenes of her old classes again. However, all this was just the final excitement. When they left here, they would never see such a scene again. Even if there was, things and people would have changed.
The class was still noisy when the head teacher walked in. Normally, she would have been angry, but this time she was always smiling and talking. Perhaps it was because she had passed the high school entrance examination and she didn't care about the rebellious students. Or maybe it was because she had taught a student who ranked first in the city in the high school entrance examination and she was in a good mood.
Faced with the students' noise, the head teacher waited for a long time before saying, "Okay, everyone, be quiet. Let's get down to business first. We'll send out the high school entrance exam transcripts and graduation certificates first. The admission scores of various schools will be announced later. After you fill in your application, go downstairs and take graduation photos. Then we'll really go our separate ways!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the students who were still smiling and playing had tears in their eyes immediately, and some sentimental girls even hugged each other and wiped away their tears secretly.
The head teacher was open-minded and had a smile on his face the whole time. "Although I am young, I have taught a graduating class before. Gathering and parting are normal. All good things must come to an end. I hope you will work harder in the future. After three more years of hardship, you will be liberated! You are the second class I have taught. I am very honored that our class has produced a city champion, Zhang Wanwan! Everyone applaud!
There will be a commendation meeting at the school later, and Zhang Wanwan will receive a bonus. The school has never had a top student in the city before, so the teachers didn’t know there was such an award. "
"Wow!" The whole class was in an uproar, looking at Zhang Wanwan, full of envy and jealousy! We were all studying the same thing, so how could she be so good at the exam?
Zhang Wanwan's eyes lit up instantly. She didn't care about anything else but was always sensitive when it came to money. She pretended to be calm and waited until her graduation certificate was issued. After filling out her application form, she couldn't wait to follow her classmates to the playground.
I didn't notice it before I entered the school, but there was a banner hanging on the podium in the playground that was exactly the same as the one at the gate, and there were many tables, chairs and microphones on it.
Zhang Wanwan stood in her seat in the class for a while before being pushed to the first row by her head teacher. The gazes from people around her made her feel like a thorn in the back. This feeling of being noticed really made her feel uncomfortable all over. After the principal and other school leaders finally came on stage, Zhang Wanwan was urged by her head teacher to go to the side and prepare for her speech.
Only then did she realize that the speech had been prepared long ago. She was slightly surprised. After reading the entire speech carefully, Zhang Wanwan couldn't help but twitching her eyelids. This speech was too weird and so pretentious that she couldn't even say it. If she really took this thing to the stage to read it, she would definitely be laughed at by her classmates for the rest of her life.
Thinking of this, Zhang Wanwan struggled desperately and said, "Teacher, can I speak for myself? Don't read from here."
The head teacher hesitated for a moment, "Can you do it? In such a short time."
Zhang Wanwan nodded vigorously, fearing that the head teacher did not trust her.
Seeing Zhang Wanwan's persistence, the head teacher did not force her. Just then her name was called out, and Zhang Wanwan hurried to the stage. After taking the microphone from the section chief, Zhang Wanwan tried to calm her nervous mood, glanced at the audience, took a deep breath and said, "First of all, I would like to thank my parents who raised me, my brother who has always supported me, and all the leaders and teachers who have trained me. Without you, there would be no Zhang Wanwan today."
After that, Zhang Wanwan bowed deeply to the leaders, then turned around and bowed to the teachers in the audience, and then said: "I don't have much to say here, I just want to share my reading experience and my understanding of the future. In my opinion, each of us is an independent individual with our own thoughts and directions of effort. The road of life is long. Some people say that I don't have talent in learning, so I won't learn. There are 365 professions, and there are top talents in every profession. You don't have to study to succeed.
Yes, I agree with this statement. However, in my opinion, studying hard and getting into a good university can broaden your horizons. In the future, you can come into contact with more thoughtful and capable people. As for work, that is a matter for the future. A person's life is neither long nor short. I think it is important to use these years to study hard and go out.
I hope that you can study hard, go to a good university and broaden your horizons. That’s all I have to say. Thank you all.”
There was warm applause in the playground, and many students screamed and whistled to cheer for Zhang Wanwan.
The school leaders were also excited by what Zhang Wanwan said. They stood up and said some words of encouragement, praising Zhang Wanwan a lot before letting her step down.
When Zhang Wanwan stepped down from the stage, she had a big certificate and a thick envelope in her hands. The contents made her blood boil.
When she returned to the class line, the head teacher came over from behind, gave her a thumbs up, and whispered: "Your speech today was good. I was worried that you would show your weakness before, but I didn't expect you to impress me again. Keep working hard in the future. I am looking forward to seeing you fly out of this small city and move towards a brilliant life."
Zhang Wanwan was so moved that she nodded heavily with red eyes.
Feng Ying hugged her from behind and choked up, "We really can't study together or play together anymore!"
Zhang Wanwan patted her shoulder and consoled her: "But we are still good sisters, right?"
Feng Ying nodded heavily, wiped away her tears, and the two smiled at each other.
(End of this chapter)
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