Principal Mo looked at Shen Qingqing with considerable surprise: "Qingqing, you know her?"
Li Xunli smiled and continued, "When I gave birth to our third child, it was Brother Sanmao who took me to the hospital."
"I see!" Principal Mo nodded knowingly. "Then let's go!"
Once on the bus, Shen Qingqing greeted everyone and then sat obediently in her seat, leaving the five adults to exchange pleasantries.
When Shen Qingqing saw the other four people from the provincial competition at the train station, she realized that the invitation list for this provincial competition was open to any student who had participated in the provincial competition.
The difference is that only students who win first, second, or third prize can bring their families along.
Upon hearing these rules, Li Xunli and Shen Rongzhou exchanged a glance, both seeing a sense of pride in each other's eyes.
Thanks to their daughter!
Ye Ziqi brought xiaolongbao again this time. Perhaps remembering that Shen Qingqing didn't get to eat any last time, Ye Ziqi immediately stuffed the xiaolongbao into Shen Qingqing's hands as soon as they met: "Hello, Uncle and Aunt! Qingqing, eat up! These xiaolongbao are really delicious! You have to try them!"
Shen Qingqing blinked, and without being polite, opened the bag, skewered one item with a bamboo stick and gave it to Ye Ziqi, then skewered another item with a bamboo stick for herself, and gave the rest to Li Xunli and Shen Rongzhou.
After quickly finishing what was in her mouth, Ye Ziqi looked at Shen Qingqing with anticipation: "Was it delicious?"
Shen Qingqing bit through the skin of the xiaolongbao, and the aroma of meat mixed with the fragrance of onions burst in her mouth, along with the bursting juice. It was indeed delicious. She nodded "Mmm" as she chewed.
Li Xunli offered some steamed buns to Principal Mo and the Dean of Students, but they both refused. When she turned around and saw Shen Qingqing saying that they were delicious, she gave the rest back to them.
Just as Shen Qingqing was about to eat the next one, she saw Yao Kangle peeking in her direction.
She thought for a moment and asked Ye Ziqi, "Sister Ziqi, can Yao Kangle and the others have one?"
Ye Ziqi paused, initially wanting to say no, but then remembered that Yao Kangle had treated them to KFC before, and changed her mind: "Okay, let's go, let's share it with them!"
After they finished distributing the xiaolongbao to everyone, they also got the train tickets back and handed them out to each person to keep.
Li Xunli had taken a train once before, so it was fine, but Shen Rongzhou had never taken one before. When he boarded the train, he relied entirely on Li Xunli to tell him what to do.
The ticket checking process was completed smoothly amidst the rumbling of the departing train.
Last time, Shen Qingqing sat next to the teacher in charge of Yanqi Elementary School and fell asleep in her arms. She had to be careful not to hurt the teacher.
But this time, Shen Qingqing fell asleep sitting between her parents. Whether she leaned on their left or right, they were people she could completely trust and rely on.
Guangcheng Railway Station gradually approached amidst a rumble. Its architectural style was completely different from that of Chaocheng, making Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunli, who had just gotten off the train, unable to resist looking around.
Seeing their curious expressions, Principal Mo began to introduce Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunli.
The hotel was booked by Yanqi Primary School this time, and the people who came were the principal and the director of teaching at Yanqi Primary School.
Shen Qingqing shared a room with her parents. As soon as Li Xunli entered the room, she started boiling water and then opened several packs of wet wipes and began wiping everything.
Then, after the hot water was heated, I took it to the bathroom and rinsed the rim of the toilet.
Shen Qingqing peered through the bathroom door at her mother's movements, recalling that they hadn't been this meticulously prepared when they came before.
Seeing that she was staring at her intently, Li Xunli smiled and explained, "This is something your Aunt Zhang taught me when we went to buy ingredients last time."
Shen Qingqing nodded. She knew this trick too, but it was taught to her by her aunt when she went on a trip with her uncle's family in her previous life.
Since everyone was there to attend an awards ceremony, they didn't have any tasks to complete, and everyone was quite relaxed.
However, since only Shen Qingqing came with her parents, she was the only one who went out shopping with them that evening.
The awards ceremony was held in a large hall in Guangcheng, so the hotel was also booked nearby.
The family of three happily went out for an hour, then went back to shower and go to bed.
The awards ceremony starts at 10 a.m., so getting up a little later is fine.
Led by the principals of several schools, they proceeded to the Great Hall of the People.
Two tables were set up at the entrance of the Great Hall of the People, with hostesses and greeters registering visitors behind them.
Stepping from the chilly outdoors into the Great Hall of the People, a warm breeze greeted Shen Qingqing, who couldn't help but yawn.
Although everyone was invited to the awards ceremony, the seating arrangements for first, second, and third prize winners, those receiving honorable mentions, and those who did not win any awards were different.
The three first-prize winners sat in the middle of the second row, the second-prize winners sat on either side of the three first-prize winners, and then the third-prize winners sat on either side of the second-prize winners. If there were not enough seats in one row, they would move to the next row and sit with the students who received the honorable mention award.
The first row is occupied by leaders and principals, the third and fourth rows are for students' parents, and behind them are the students who participated in the provincial competition.
"Hello, Qingqing."
As Shen Qingqing was dozing off in her seat, a familiar, hoarse voice suddenly came from beside her, startling her.
She looked up in surprise and turned around, but breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was Zheng Qiuheng. She blinked and said, "Hello, big brother!"
Shen Qingqing suddenly leaned forward to look at Zheng Qiuheng's other side, then turned back and said, "Congratulations, big brother, you won the first prize."
Zheng Qiuheng smiled shyly: "Sorry, I took your first prize."
Shen Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then remembered that this was the joke she had casually mentioned during the dinner party hosted by Zheng's parents that day. For some reason, she couldn't help but laugh.
Then he waved his hand and said, "You were thirty minutes late, but you still managed to finish the exam at the same time as us. With your ability, you deserve the first prize!"
After saying that, she added, "I'm still young, I can come again next time."
Zheng Qiuheng's eyes crinkled with laughter at her words.
Since the parents were seated opposite their children, when they saw Shen Qingqing, Zheng's parents knew that the people sitting next to them were Shen Qingqing's parents. Zheng's father, who was originally sitting on the left, quietly switched seats with Zheng's mother and then greeted Shen Rongzhou: "Hello, parents, you must be Shen Qingqing's father?"
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