After reading the letter, the village chief became more determined to educate Xiaoben well in the future. Although his son is not married yet, he has already planned for his grandson's future.
"The village chief's letter said that Xiao Jin asked us to attend his graduation banquet."
"Yes, you are the best. Before, everyone said that you were a girl and it wasn't worth it for you to do this, but now it seems that you are really blessed."
"It's the graduation banquet. I wonder when those brats in our family will be able to make us proud."
"Telling this to others will bring you honor. I heard that the child is doing well in school. Doesn't that mean he's already a college student?"
When Father Xia heard him say this, he said with a smile:
"The child is learning on her own. We haven't been able to help much. Look, ever since we found her, she's been helping us with this and that."
"The child has a bright future on his own. How can we help him?"
"But the exam is over already. I'm quite surprised. I only heard that she took those people to the capital before. I didn't expect it to be so close. She really is worrying."
"You said that if the people from our village went to work and affected his studies, we would regret it so much. Fortunately, judging from the way he wrote the letter, he should have done well in the exam."
"Your children are all very smart. They will definitely be able to get into college in the future. Don't worry."
The village chief said with a smile:
"Then I'll take your good wishes. Your daughter will be back this summer vacation, right? When she comes back, our village will hold a graduation banquet for her."
"Although he didn't grow up here, he's still considered a villager. He's the first college student from our village, so we have to celebrate for him."
When Father Xia heard this, he wanted to refuse. After all, he didn't want to make a decision for Xia Jin privately. But Grandpa Xia, who didn't understand what he was saying, stood up and said:
"Okay, then, when she comes back, we'll give her a good party. We can discuss the time when she comes back."
"Okay, okay, then we'll wait and learn from this college student."
"Then uncle, you guys continue with your work. I'll go back first. My wife has prepared dinner and is waiting for me to come back and eat."
"The village chief is leaving now. Why don't you eat something here?"
"No, no, I'll go back now."
After saying this, the village chief stood up and walked out. Father Xia and the others hurried out to see him off. They didn't return home until he had walked a long way and closed the door.
After closing the door, they sat in the yard. Father Xia looked at his father and said:
"Dad, how could you agree to what the village chief said? What if Xiaojin doesn't want to do it?"
"Besides, who in the village would go there in the middle of the night like this? The villagers wouldn't know what to say then. And we don't hold a party for the younger generation."
Grandpa Xia looked at his second son and said, "Second son, what do you think of the things Xia Jin has done for our village?"
"Very good, I didn't see it. Ever since he brought people from our village to the big city to work, our family's status in the village has risen sharply."
"Sometimes when I go out for a stroll at night, no matter who it is, they are happy to greet me."
"And then there's the work in the fields. As long as someone else has finished their work, they all rush over to help us. Isn't this all thanks to Xia Jin? If it weren't for her, how could our village be treated like this?"
After hearing what he said, Grandpa Xia smiled and said:
"That's all right then. You know Xiao Jin brought the children from our village to the city to work, which was a great thing."
"Everyone in the village is very grateful to her, so we must hold this banquet. We can't always be in a high position in the village just because of Xiaojin's help."
"At first, it was nothing, but as time went on, even though everyone remembered the kindness you showed them, they gradually stopped communicating with our family."
"Because we've helped them so much, they just hold us up high to show their respect."
"It's not that they respect us, but sometimes they go too far, which is not good. Imagine if you talk to someone and they run away in panic for fear of offending you. That's not okay."
"So we're taking this opportunity to hold a banquet and let everyone know that no matter how successful our children are, our family remains the same."
"We need to stop being so high and mighty and become approachable, showing that we are the same as everyone else and that no one is superior to anyone else."
"It just so happens that Xiao Jin has been admitted to a good university. Let's celebrate together. Just like the village chief said, he is the first college student in our village after all."
When Father Xia heard what his father said, he also understood and said:
"Okay then, let's do as you say, father. But we still have to ask Xiao Jin later. If she doesn't agree, we can find an excuse to turn it down."
"You think she's you? That kid can make a name for himself out there. He'll understand once I tell him."
"He is different from you. I can see that he gave the quota in his intestines to the people in our village. Fortunately, he did not follow a stubborn person like you."
Father Xia was scolded by his own father, but he was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said:
"No matter how capable she is, she is still my daughter. My daughter must look like me."
"Okay, let's pack up and leave tomorrow morning. We should go early, otherwise it will be bad if we waste time."
"When we go to check the results, if everyone else has their parents with them, it would be terrible for Xiao Jin to be all alone."
"I heard that her stepsister is in the same school as her. If she runs into our Xiaojin again, she'll be bullied to death by her family. So we should go there early to support her."
At this time, Xia Jin had not yet told them what happened in the Xia family, and they did not know about Xia Qingqing's withdrawal from school.
They still thought that the Xia family was still the same as before. If it were the same as before, Xia Jin would be bullied to death if he met them, in their minds.
After the family had their meal, they hurried to pack their luggage, and then went to the fields again in the afternoon to take a look, doing everything that needed to be done, and entrusting the remaining tasks to relatives in the village.
People in the village asked them where they were going. Grandpa Xia smiled and told them that they were going to attend Xia Jin's graduation banquet.
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