Chapter 458: No. 1 in the city

Naye Village.

Since Deng Shirong moved to the villa, the large blue brick and tile house that had been prosperous for many years was left to his eldest niece's family.

In fact, the villa is very large and has enough rooms. Deng Shirong wanted his eldest niece and her family to move into the villa, but his eldest niece refused to agree, saying that it would be nice to stay here and it would also add some popularity to the house and slow down its aging.

Deng Shirong did not force her when he saw this. After all, this large brick and tile house had all kinds of living facilities. Since his eldest niece wanted to stay here, then let her stay here!

At this time, Deng Shirong was sitting under the longan tree of the old house, smoking a hookah.

After smoking several cigarettes, Deng Shirong looked at his eldest niece and asked, "How is your gas station business going?"

Bu Dafang was delighted when he heard this and said, "Business is very good. Now I can get more than 10,000 yuan every month. This income is really shocking."

"It's normal to have this kind of income. Other gas stations don't have such good conditions as yours."

Deng Shirong put the chimney away and said, "You should hurry up and renovate your hotel. Our village hospital will open at the end of this year. Once the hospital starts admitting patients, your hotel will be put to good use."

Bu Dafang nodded and said, "We are already speeding up the renovation. It will definitely be completed before the end of the year."

Deng Shirong hummed, and then asked, "How are Wenhua and Wenshang's academic performance now?"

Jiang Wenhua and Jiang Wenshang are Bu Dafang's sons.

Jiang Wenhua is already 18 years old and is currently a freshman at Songshan High School.

Jiang Wenshang is 16 years old and is currently in the second grade at Shuangwang Junior High School.

Bu Dafang shook his head and sighed, "Both brothers' grades are just average. In a class of 60 people, they are ranked around 40th. They basically have no chance of going to college."

Deng Shirong said: "Studying does depend on the person. Take Xiaodong'er and Dongzi, a brother and sister, for example. They are born to the same parents. Xiaodong'er's grades have always been so good, but Dongzi's grades have never improved no matter how much we motivate him."

Bu Dafang said: "Anyway, as long as the two brothers can finish high school, I will be satisfied. Many of the people in our village who are the same age as them dropped out before even finishing junior high school. In comparison, the two brothers are considered to be good."

Deng Shirong said: "It's good to be admitted to a university, but it doesn't matter if you don't have the talent. Others can only have a future if they study hard, and they can try to do business after they finish high school. Their family also has money to support them, so they may be able to make a name for themselves in the future."

"When they graduate from high school, let them ask you, their uncle, for guidance."

"Of course there is no problem. There are many profitable businesses in this era. As long as they are willing to obey."

"They worship you as their great uncle. Nothing I say is as effective as what you say."

"Well, we'll talk about it later!"

…

While Deng Shirong was staying in his hometown, a major event happened in Shuangwang Town. That is, the construction of Shuangwang No. 2 Middle School started, and it was planned to start recruiting students in the fall semester of next year.

In the past, after Shuangwang No. 2 Middle School was established, it merged with Shuangwang No. 1 Middle School in just a few years to form a new junior high school. It was also from that time that the teaching quality of Shuangwang Junior High School improved rapidly, and it eventually became a well-known junior high school in Bobai.

Knowing that construction of Shuangwang No. 2 Middle School had begun, Deng Shirong had the idea of ​​rebuilding Shuangwang High School.

In 1968, encouraged by the slogan "You can't go to junior high school without leaving the brigade, and you can't go to senior high school without leaving the commune", the number of general middle schools in the county increased sharply. By 1976, there were 23 senior high schools in 20 communes (towns) and 282 junior high schools in 270 brigades.

The number of junior high schools and high schools at that time was indeed exaggerated.

Unfortunately, due to blind development, the teaching staff, facilities and equipment were not adapted, resulting in a serious decline in the quality of education. Finally, after the reform and opening up, the number of junior and senior high schools was greatly reduced after the county government's rectification.

It was normal for Shuangwang High School, which had poor teaching staff at that time, to be closed down.

Today, driven by Naye Deng, the economic conditions in Shuangwang Town have changed dramatically. If you want to go to high school, you have to go to other towns to study. It is really unreasonable, just like an economically developed city without a university.

This matter must be taken seriously. If a township wants to truly develop, education must not be neglected.

Take their Naye Deng family for example. After he took the lead in establishing the scholarship, the whole family began to pay attention to education. Over the years, many talents have emerged in the family, and they have all contributed to the development of the family. Compared with the previous life, there have been very big changes.

The country has put forward the idea of ​​"education is the foundation of a century-long plan", so you can imagine the importance of education. Rebuilding Shuangwang High School will be a win-win situation with no harm.

Thinking of this, Deng Shirong took a car to Bobai, ready to talk about this matter with County Magistrate Song.

…

afternoon.

Suifeng Hotel private room.

Deng Shirong was drinking and chatting with County Magistrate Song, accompanied by his eldest son-in-law Zhu Junjie.

After the two sides chatted about all sorts of things, Deng Shirong got down to business and said, "Old Song (Deng Shirong used to call him leader, or surname + position, but since Deng Shirong's second son was promoted to deputy director, and his two relatives were so powerful, County Magistrate Song refused to let Deng Shirong call him leader no matter what, and finally changed to the current name), I invited you to drink this time because I have something to tell you."

County Magistrate Song said straightforwardly, "Uncle Jiu, just tell me what you want. As long as I can do it, I will do it without hesitation."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "It's not a difficult matter. After the reform and opening up, the high school in our Shuangwang Town was removed. Now the development of the whole town is getting better and better, and the economic strength is already the first in the county. If there is no high school in the town, it is really a bit unreasonable.

So I came here this time to make a suggestion to you leaders. I want to rebuild our Shuangwang High School so that students in Shuangwang Town don’t have to go to the neighboring towns to study in high school. That is really inconvenient.”

"So that's what happened. We were indeed negligent. We should have rebuilt Shuangwang High School sooner."

At this point, County Magistrate Song did not shirk his responsibility. He looked at Zhu Junjie and said, "County Magistrate, I will leave this matter to you. Please implement it as soon as possible."

Zhu Junjie nodded and smiled: "No problem, I will discuss this matter with the leaders of the Education Bureau later."

In just a few words, the matter of rebuilding the high school was decided.

Then, the three of them started talking about other things.

As they chatted, the topic turned to Song Yu's marriage. County Magistrate Song couldn't help but sighed and said, "Before I knew it, she is already in her thirties and is still single. It's really worrying."

Deng Shirong also said with some worry: "I have also helped to keep an eye out for the past few years, but unfortunately I have never met a suitable one."

County Magistrate Song sighed and said, "She is now completely in a state of neither high nor low. Unless she is willing to compromise and lower some of her requirements, it will be impossible for her to find someone who fully meets her requirements."

Deng Shirong said: "We can lower some of the academic requirements."

County Magistrate Song said, "I have also told her about this, but she neither agreed nor disagreed. I can see that she is not in a hurry at all!"

Deng Shirong said: "Marriage is indeed something that cannot be rushed, especially for someone of Xiaoyu's status. Once you get married, your family must be stable. You can't have quarrels and divorces every few days. That will have a great impact on your career."

County Magistrate Song said helplessly: "I also understand this truth, so I have been letting her do whatever she wants. Fortunately, I am ready to retire, and then I will have plenty of time to work hard for her marriage. I hope I can help her find a suitable partner by then!"

Deng Shirong picked up the wine and said, "As the saying goes, good food is never too late. I believe Xiaoyu will be able to find someone who will satisfy her."

County Magistrate Song raised his glass and clinked it with his. "I hope so."

…

The planning and construction of Shuangwang No. 2 Middle School did not cause any waves in Shuangwang Town.

After all, Shuangwang already has a junior high school, so building another one will have basically no impact on everyone.

However, when the news that Shuangwang was planning to rebuild a high school spread, it instantly caused an uproar in the whole town.

"Have you heard that Shuangwang is planning to rebuild a high school? In the future, children will no longer have to go to high schools in nearby towns such as Songshan, Longtan, and Shabei."

"Is this true? When will the reconstruction start? My son just started junior high school. I don't know if he can catch up. If he can, he can go to school directly in town. That would be much more convenient."

"Of course it's true. I heard that the school is already selecting a site. In two to three years, your son will definitely be able to catch up."

"Why is the reconstruction of the high school so sudden?"

"I heard that the head of the Naye Deng clan personally went to the county town to talk to the leaders about this matter."

"No wonder. The eldest son-in-law of the head of the Ye Deng clan is the county magistrate of our county. If he comes forward, it will not be difficult to get this done."

"Speaking of the head of the Ye Deng clan, he has made great contributions to the development of our Shuangwang."

"Indeed, without him, the roads in Shuangwang would still be narrow muddy roads, not the wide asphalt roads we have now! And the hospital in his tribe has been built, and I heard it will be operational by the end of the year. Now the reconstruction of Shuangwang High School is also his contribution, and we all benefit from it."

"The people who benefited the most are the Ye Deng clan. Now they are extremely wealthy, and every household lives in a villa. They eat delicious meals every day, and their lives are so good that people are envious."

"It is indeed enviable. The Deng family of Naye can produce such a clan leader. It is really a great honor for the ancestors."

“…”

Even in rural areas of later generations, there are some villagers who do not attach much importance to education, and their families may not have had a high school student for several generations. Therefore, when the news of the reconstruction of Shuangwang High School spread, these villagers did not take it seriously.

However, there are more villagers who attach importance to education, and everyone is talking about this matter excitedly.

Just when this matter caused heated discussions in the town, the town leader in charge of education and the director of the Education Office personally came to discuss the site selection of Shuangwang High School with Deng Shirong.

When the two sides met, the town leader shook hands with Deng Shirong and said with a smile: "Uncle Jiu, thank you for fighting for this opportunity for our Shuangwang. The towns and villages adjacent to us all have their own high schools, but our Shuangwang does not. Now we have finally made up for this shortcoming."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "You're welcome. I'm also a member of Shuangwang, so I naturally hope that my hometown will get better and better."

"The people of Shuangwang will never forget the contributions you have made to us, Uncle Jiu."

The town leader praised him and then asked, "Uncle Jiu, do you have any preferences for the site of Shuangwang High School?"

Deng Shirong had thought about this problem a long time ago and suggested: "I think Mangtouling is good, what do you think?"

The town leaders nodded repeatedly and said, "The location there is indeed very good, and Mangtouling is also large enough to build a high school there."

The director of the Office of Education smiled ingratiatingly and flattered, "Uncle Jiu chose a good location. It is adjacent to Sixty Meter Avenue and only two or three hundred meters away from the town. It is indeed very suitable for building a high school."

Deng Shirong said: "We have built a sewage treatment plant at the foot of Mangtou Mountain. When the sewage discharged by the school comes, our sewage treatment plant can directly help treat it."

The town leader praised: "Uncle Jiu, you are really thoughtful. Let's decide on the school site."

Deng Shirong said: "This high school should either not be built or it must be built well. On behalf of the Deng Group, I will donate two million to Shuangwang High School to improve the infrastructure first, and then work hard on the teaching staff. I hope to make our Shuangwang High School a high school with top academic performance in the county."

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The town leaders did not expect that they would have an unexpected gain when they came to discuss the school site. They immediately said excitedly: "Uncle Jiu, don't worry. We will definitely build Shuangwang High School and will not let you down."

After that, Youfang chatted for a while before the town leaders and the director of the education office left satisfied.

…

In the blink of an eye, graduation season is coming again.

Xiao Dong'er did not disappoint everyone and handed in a perfect transcript. She ranked first in the city in the preliminary examination and was admitted to the best junior high school in the city.

Deng Shirong was very happy and asked, "Xiao Dong'er, where do you want to go this summer?"

Xiao Dong'er said: "Grandpa, I want to go to Wudang Mountain to have a look."

Because of the recent hit of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", she has developed a great interest in this famous Taoist mountain, just like when "Shaolin Temple" became popular all over the country and made the deserted Shaolin Temple become a tourist destination.

Movies and TV series of this era have such a great influence.

Last year, the TV series "The Legend of the New White Snake" was a hit, and countless viewers wanted to go to the West Lake in Hangzhou to see the Lei Feng Pagoda. Xiao Dong'er also wanted to go at that time, but Deng Shirong told her that the Lei Feng Pagoda had been destroyed and the new Lei Feng Pagoda had not yet been rebuilt. He would take her to see it after the Lei Feng Pagoda was rebuilt.

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go to Wudang Mountain for some fun."

Dongzi quickly jumped out and said, "Grandpa, I want to go to Wudang Mountain too."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Okay, let's go together."

Xiao Dong'er looked at her parents and said, "Dad, Mom, you two can go too!"

Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping looked at each other and agreed with a smile. Although the couple were both busy, they were bosses after all, so it was no problem for them to take ten days or half a month to accompany their children to play.

Dongzi looked at his fourth uncle and asked, "Fourth uncle, you should go too!"

Deng Yunhua smiled and said, "Okay, let's go together."

Zhang Xiuping smiled and continued, "Xiaohua, you are going to Wuhan to pick up Yuemei, so let's take a plane to Wuhan first, and then we can go to Wudang Mountain together after you pick up Yuemei. What do you think?"

Deng Yunhua chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law, you are very thoughtful. Let's do this."

Deng Yuntai said: "Then give Xiaoheng a call as well. He should be on vacation too. Ask him if he wants to go on a trip to Wudang Mountain with you."

Deng Shirong shook his head and said, "No need to fight. Xiaoheng went to another classmate's house with a few classmates this summer. I don't know when he will be back!"

Deng Yunhua asked: "Dad, when are we leaving?"

Deng Shirong said: "We will set off tomorrow."

…

Just when Deng Shirong and others set off for Wuhan to travel to Wudang Mountain, Deng Yunheng also went to visit another classmate's home with several classmates from the dormitory.

Deng Yunheng lived in a six-person dormitory. The other five classmates were Cheng Xue Ning from Sichuan, Su Shenghua from Fujian, Bai Haocheng from Hunan, Lv Hanjin from Guizhou, and Tang Shunfeng from Chaozhou, Guangdong.

Deng Yunheng and five other classmates went to visit Tang Shunfeng's home.

After taking a bus for several hours, the group arrived at Chaozhou Bus Station.

The economy of Chaozhou ranks last in the whole of Guangdong. Logically, it should be an unknown city.

However, surprisingly, this economically underdeveloped city later became the "Hometown of Gongfu Tea Culture". The Gongfu tea art that has attracted many fans was listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations, and the Phoenix Dancong, known as the "perfume of tea", was included in the protection list of the China-EU Geographical Indications Agreement.

Chaozhou is also rated as the "World Food Capital" by the United Nations. Chaoshan cuisine, known as "the best Chinese cuisine in the world", is the backbone and representative of Cantonese cuisine. Chaoshan cuisine has been officially designated as the only representative of Chinese food culture to participate in the World Expo for three consecutive times.

“Food in Guangzhou, delicious food in Chaozhou” is well-known both at home and abroad.

It has also become the largest wedding dress and evening gown production cluster and export base in China and abroad.

Of course, the most famous thing about them is that they have a resounding title overseas - "Oriental Jews".

As early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Chaoshan people, who paddled alone across the oceans in red-headed boats to occupy territory in Southeast Asia, were hailed as one of the three major business groups in China (Shanxi merchants and Huizhou merchants were essentially official merchants, while the Chaoshan merchants who originated in the end of the province and the corner of the country were private merchants). Today, Chaoshan merchants have become the world's number one Chinese business group, with a large number of people emerging, such as the richest Chinese (the richest man in Hong Kong), the richest man in Singapore, the richest man in Thailand, the richest man in the mainland, the richest man in Macau, the richest Chinese in Australia, the richest Chinese in Europe, the richest Chinese in Canada, the richest Chinese in Africa, and the richest people in many provinces and cities in China, leaving people with the impression that "the richest are Chaoshan merchants."

Tang Shunfeng's family lives in the city. Because he had called in advance, when he and his roommates returned home, his family had already prepared a large table of sumptuous meals. These were all classics of Chaozhou cuisine, such as vegetarian dishes to protect the country, baked chicken with bean paste, deep-fried fruit pulp, baked crab with bean paste, pumpkin and taro puree, thick-starch oyster omelette, beef meatballs, glutinous rice with pig intestines, braised lion head goose, double-cooked rice dumplings, fried cakes, horseshoe crab cakes soaked in oil, crystal balls, soup money, and so on.

Tang's father and mother were very enthusiastic about the arrival of Deng Yunheng and other classmates. After greeting each other, they invited Deng Yunheng and others to sit down and have dinner.

Tang's mother greeted them with a smile on her face: "Classmates, please don't be polite when you come over. You should treat this place as your own home and make sure to eat well and have fun."

Deng Yunheng said politely: "Thank you, Auntie, for cooking so many delicious meals for us. You've worked so hard!"

The other students also thanked him politely. It was obvious that this huge table of dishes would take a long time to prepare, so of course they had to appreciate it.

Tang's mother smiled and said, "You're welcome, classmates. I just don't know if these dishes are to your taste."

Tang's father also smiled and said, "Fengzi, hurry up and invite your classmates to eat!"

Tang Shunfeng said quickly: "Okay, don't be polite, I'm already hungry, let's eat quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Deng Yunheng and other classmates stopped being polite and started eating.

Then, Deng Yunheng and others started to eat and praise the food. It is not really delicious, after all, for students from other provinces, the food would not taste much better without chili peppers.

This is determined by dietary differences.

Deng Yunheng is from Guangdong and Guangxi, so his taste is similar to that of Guangdong. However, he has a father who is a master chef. Although Tang's mother cooks these dishes well, there is still a big gap compared to his father's.

However, Deng Yunheng and several other classmates had high emotional intelligence and praised the food one by one. Mother Tang was very happy to hear that, and the emotion was just right.

After dinner, Tang Shunfeng took Deng Yunheng and other classmates out shopping, and they walked to the entrance of a large supermarket.

Cheng Xue Ning was surprised and asked, "Old Tang, do you have a Yongjia Supermarket in Chaozhou?"

Tang Shunfeng said: "What's so strange about this? Yongjia Supermarket in our city opened last year."

Cheng Xue Ning asked curiously, "Then is the Yongjia Supermarket here the same owner as the Yongjia Supermarket in Guangzhou?"

Tang Shunfeng nodded and said, "It's the same boss. Not only in Guangzhou and Chaozhou, but also in other cities, the total number of Yongjia supermarkets exceeds one hundred."

When these words came out, the other students' eyes widened.

Only Deng Yunheng smiled. The development speed of his brother's supermarket chain was really improving every year.

Lv Hanjin was shocked and said, "No way, there are hundreds of Yongjia supermarkets like this?"

Bai Haocheng asked curiously, "Old Tang, how do you know so much?"

Tang Shunfeng smiled and said, "Of course I know, because my family has a cooperation with Yongjia Supermarket. My father opened a canning factory that specializes in processing various canned fish. Yongjia Supermarket is the largest customer of my canning factory."

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