At this time, the principal was also explaining.
"Yes, your teachers Xiao Song and Shen went home to get married, and they came back after the wedding!"
But the group of children cried and shook their heads.
"I don't want Teacher Song and Teacher Shen to go back!"
"Yeah, there was a teacher who asked for leave to go home, but after she left, she never came back!"
"I know we're poor here, and the roads are all mountainous, so it's hard to go out, but Teacher Song, Teacher Shen, I beg you! I want to learn, I want to get out of the mountains and see the world, I want to make our mountains a better place. Teacher, can you please not leave?"
"Teacher Song..."
"Teacher Song, Teacher Shen..."
"Teacher, please..."
Facing the children's pleading gazes, not only Song Shimiao and Shen Huaian burst into tears, but Zhao Huili and Song Shiwei beside them also wiped away their tears.
At this moment, Song Shiwei seemed to suddenly understand her sister's persistence.
She is here, needed by so many children. She can illuminate the way forward for the children in the mountains and be a guiding light on their life journey!
She said this is her persistence and dream!
This is where she realizes her life value!
Xinxin even lay in Zhao Huili's arms and started crying.
At this moment, I don’t know what Song Shimiao was thinking. She suddenly wiped her tears, smiled and hugged the group of children.
"I'm not leaving! I'm not leaving. Can I stay with you guys?"
The children opened their eyes wide with joy.
"Really? Teacher Song, you're really not leaving?"
"Is it true? Teacher Song!"
Look at her nodding vigorously.
Zhao Huili stretched out her hand: "Miaomiao..."
But nothing was said.
The class bell rang.
Teacher Yue took the children back to class.
Only then did Song Shimiao wipe away his tears and stand up.
Shen Huaian looked at her straight in the eyes: "Have you thought about it?"
Song Shimiao nodded vigorously: "I've thought it through!"
Then, she turned to Zhao Huili and said, "Mom and Dad, I'm sorry. Please forgive me for not being able to go back with you. These children can't live without me, and I... can't live without them!"
Zhao Huili stepped forward and grabbed her hand, but tears streamed down her cheeks.
"My silly child, what will you do?"
Song Shimiao smiled and turned to look at Shen Huaian behind him.
"Mom, I've decided. I want to get married here! I don't need any wedding or any sense of ceremony. I want to invite my students to be witnesses of me and Huai'an!"
"The children here are all poor. Take the one I mentioned earlier. His parents go out to work, and he lives with his grandfather at home all year round. His grandfather is old and blind. Besides going to school, he has to take care of his blind grandfather every day, cutting grass for pigs, feeding chickens, ducks, sheep, and pigs! He also goes up the mountain to chop firewood, washes clothes, and cooks! He's only seven years old, and at such a young age, he's already shouldering the burden of the family!"
"And there's that little girl. Her father is paralyzed in bed, her mother has some mental issues, and she has a five-year-old brother and a two-year-old sister. It was only after Huaian and I went to her home to persuade her that she was willing to go to school!"
"That kid with the bald head lives over 20 miles from school. He leaves home before dawn every day to go to school, running dozens of miles along mountain roads until his shoes are worn out! He cherishes this hard-earned opportunity to study and always gets first place on every exam!"
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I listened to her talk about the situations of these children one by one as if she knew them all by heart.
Zhao Huili and Song Zhiyong's tears kept flowing out as if they were free.
“They are all poor children!”
In the end, she agreed with Song Shimiao's decision!
"Okay, let's hold the wedding here!"
Shen Huaian was also very happy.
"I, I'm going to go find a phone in town right now. I want to call my parents! Ask them to come over!"
After all, if they want to get married, both sets of parents must be present. Moreover, since he can't give Miaomiao a grand wedding, the necessary procedures must be followed!
When his parents heard about it, they packed their bags and boarded the train to come here that very day.
The school has also contacted someone to pick us up at the station!
Since their daughter is getting married, Zhao Huili, Song Zhiyong and Song Shiwei must not be idle.
I took Xinxin with me to the town to buy things, and at the same time I had to call my relatives at home to inform them.
First of all, they had to decorate the cave.
There are also various things needed for the wedding that need to be purchased.
Of course, the most important thing is the various chickens, ducks, fish, meat and vegetables for the wedding banquet.
Song Shiwei directly contacted Uncle Wang and asked him to deliver the food!
When Uncle Wang heard that it was her sister who was getting married, he was so happy that he immediately took on the task.
By the time the Shen family arrived, Song Shiwei and her relatives had almost arrived as well.
Song Wenlin and Xiaoxiao, Zhou Wanyu and Wang Biao, Gousheng and Xiaocui, Shen Xiu'e and Zhou Runde brought Zhou Cheng, Zhou Lin, Zhou Wei, and four little ones.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhao were too old to come, but Zhao Jianshe came with everyone from the Zhao family.
Song Yingying was still in confinement and couldn't come, but Liao Yongqiang came with some things.
Song Shimiao was so surprised to see so many people coming that he cried.
"You guys, why are you all here?"
Song Wenlin smiled and touched her head.
"My sister is getting married, can we not come?"
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