For the next hour or so, Shen Qingqing spent correcting Chen Manyu's pronunciation, which had been influenced by Shen Yangyang.
Li Xunli came several times to get the raw material powder to mix the appropriate proportions for making clay, but the proportions were not easy to mix. If they were slightly off, the clay would be very different after firing.
So Li Xunli tried several times before finally succeeding once.
She wrote down the proportions of the mixture on the board next to her with chalk and put it aside. When she looked up, she saw that it was almost noon and immediately urged the children to go home for dinner.
Chen Manyu wanted to linger a little longer, but Li Xunli gave him a few perfunctory scoldings with a stern face, so he obediently went to wash his hands and go back.
After watching him leave, Li Xunli locked the door of the porcelain kiln and took Shen Qingqing and Shen Yangyang back with her.
Shen Qingqing rode her bike alongside Li Xunli, while Shen Yangyang sat on the back, watching enviously as Shen Qingqing rode her bike on her own. She hugged Li Xunli and kept asking her when she could ride a bike like her sister.
Li Xunli shut him down with a remark, "You can ride when you grow up to be as big as your sister."
As soon as she got home, Li Xunli closed the door and immediately asked Shen Qingqing where she had put the money.
Shen Qingqing led Li Xunli into the master bedroom and pointed to the drawer of the dressing table next to the bed: "It's in there."
Li Xunli walked over and opened it. Sure enough, she saw an extra black bag. She squeezed it and felt its thickness. It wasn't particularly thick, so she knew what it was.
After opening and taking it out, I counted it, and it was exactly ten thousand yuan, no more, no less.
"You've taken out all the money you've earned?" Li Xunli looked at Shen Qingqing in surprise.
Aside from what Li Xunjin told her when he came before, that Shen Qingqing had made a few thousand yuan by buying stocks with her New Year's money, she hadn't heard from Li Xunjin about how much money Shen Qingqing had made, nor had she inquired about it.
It was only now that she realized Shen Qingqing had actually earned ten thousand yuan!
This is equivalent to the family's savings!
Li Xunli looked at Shen Qingqing with a mixture of surprise and delight.
Shen Qingqing shook her head smugly, put one hand on her hip, stood with her legs apart, and arrogantly raised a finger and shook it in front of Li Xunli: "It's more than ten thousand yuan! But I haven't asked my uncle about the exact amount for a long time. I was in a hurry to get the money today, so I didn't go to check."
Li Xunli looked at her daughter's smug expression with amusement, and while putting the money away, she said, "Your father should keep track of this debt for now. He'll pay you back when he makes a lot of money in the future!"
Shen Qingqing originally wanted to say "no need to pay it back", but then she thought about it and realized that her mother was actually trying to instill in her her own views on money, that even between parents and children, property should be separate.
She thought for a moment and then changed her approach: "Then when Dad makes a lot of money, he can buy me a cell phone! He can buy me a computer!"
“Manman’s family has a computer, and she can watch movies on it!”
Li Xunli waved her hand and said, "Okay! I'll definitely buy it!"
After lunch, just as I was about to take a nap, I received a phone call from home.
This time, Li Xunli happened to be sitting next to the phone, so she picked it up and answered, "Hello, who is this?"
"Oh yes, that's me."
"What? Really!" Li Xunli suddenly stood up abruptly, her voice rising several octaves, as if she had just heard something she couldn't believe. Then, as if she had heard something she couldn't believe, she stammered, "Me... me and her dad are going too?"
Shen Qingqing wasn't particularly curious at first, but her mother's reaction immediately piqued her curiosity.
Furthermore, the use of the term "her father" indicates that the conversation on the phone was related to her.
"Okay! Okay! I understand! Okay, Principal Mo, I'll call you again tomorrow!"
Before Shen Qingqing could even lean in to listen, Li Xunli had already finished speaking and hung up the phone.
As soon as she hung up the phone, Li Xunli turned around excitedly to find Shen Qingqing. When she saw that the child was not far away, she took a few steps over, picked up the child, and spun him around!
"Qingqing, you're so accomplished!" Li Xunli gave Shen Qingqing a big kiss on the cheek.
Shen Qingqing was a little dazed by the kiss, and hugged her mother's neck, asking, "Mom, what did Principal Mo say?"
"Principal Mo is here to deliver good news! He said you won second prize in the provincial competition! The Department of Education has given you a special invitation. When the first, second, and third prize winners go to receive their awards, they can bring their parents along!" Li Xunli put Shen Qingqing down and gently pinched Shen Qingqing's cheeks and shook them.
Shen Qingqing's eyes lit up with surprise, "That's great! I can take you guys to Guangcheng to play too!"
Li Xunli couldn't stop smiling: "Yes! It's all thanks to our Qingqing!"
Li Xunli has never been to the provincial capital before!
"Oh, right, I'm going with Principal Mo and Director Chen this Friday! Tell your dad the good news when he gets back tonight!" Li Xunli excitedly sat back on the sofa and called Li Yuxing to tell them that Shen Qingqing had won second prize in the provincial competition, and the Education Department had invited her parents to go and receive the award together!
Sure enough, as soon as the news reached Li Yuxing, she heard Li Yuxing and Zhang Mingfang cheering on the other end of the phone, praising Shen Qingqing for being so promising!
Li Xunli's face was radiant all afternoon.
When Shen Rongzhou returned home that evening, Li Xunli excitedly told him about it. Not long after, another radiant-faced person joined the family.
"By the way, Rongzhou, won't you have to take three days off? Will General Manager Zhang allow you to take that much time off?" Li Xunli asked with some concern, worried that it might delay Shen Rongzhou's work.
Shen Rongzhou thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "Logically speaking, we should be able to invite them, but I can't be sure. I'll ask tomorrow. If it really doesn't work, you can go with your brother or Dad. They should be fine too, since they're all parents!"
When Li Xunli heard Shen Rongzhou say that, her initial excitement subsided slightly, and she pressed her lips down. "Alright then, if you manage to get leave tomorrow, just call me and let me know. Principal Mo is still waiting for my ID information to register and buy tickets!"
Shen Rongzhou nodded happily, his eyes filled with pride as he looked at Shen Qingqing: "Okay, I understand!"
However, to Li Xunli and Shen Rongzhou's surprise, Principal Mo had already made a banner announcing Shen Qingqing's participation in the provincial competition and her second-place award in just one afternoon and evening, and hung it at the school gate so that everyone passing by could clearly see the news!
This meant that before Shen Rongzhou even told Zhang Zeqin about it when he went to work, several people in the company already knew about it!
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