"No wonder it looked familiar when I read it. Girl, you didn't write this article too, did you?"
Although it was a question, she was already certain in her heart. After Gu An'an nodded, her sweet words poured out like they were free.
"Wow! You're really capable, girl! No wonder my Jianbin started reading and studying all sorts of books after getting to know you. This has never happened before."
That's how mothers are; they're happy when their children are successful, and they're willing to do anything for it.
"Sister-in-law, you flatter me."
"What do you mean by flattery? It's a fact that my Jianbin is ambitious."
The son not only reads and studies in his spare time, but also brings back a lot of orders for the soap factory, earning a higher salary than the average factory worker.
Thinking back to how she was worried about her son's future just a few months ago, and now she's starting to receive other people's envy and even have people wanting to introduce her son to potential partners, she couldn't control herself and praised Gu An'an to the skies.
People far away in the Red Flag Commune were also excited.
"Secretary, has today's newspaper arrived yet?"
This was the nth time the village chief had come to the commune looking for newspapers. When asked what was going on, the old man's mouth was as tight as a rock; not a single word could be pried out.
The secretary was used to his behavior and let him be, figuring that the old man would eventually burst out when it was time to speak.
"The usual place, find it yourself."
The secretary didn't even look up, focusing on the work in his hands.
The next second, the village chief's wicked laughter could be heard.
"Hehehe, hehehe. Hehehehehehehe."
Honestly, upon hearing that laughter, the secretary felt every pore on his body stand on end, and he lost all interest in continuing his work.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Don't scare me like that."
Seeing the Party Secretary say this, the village chief wasn't angry. Instead, he handed over the newspaper, saying, "Secretary, look! We're in the newspaper! The garment factory and Xiaowang Village are both in the newspaper!"
After saying those words, he began to count silently in his mind, "1, 2, 3!"
Sure enough, after three counts, the secretary's strange laughter rang out in the office.
"Hahaha, hehehe, hiccup!"
The people working next door looked up in confusion when they heard the noise. How did a goose get into the secretary's office?
However, their doubts didn't last long. Soon, the secretary's booming voice rang out, "Old Wang, well done! Absolutely well done!"
Since the garment factory and Xiaowang Village took the lead, the economy of Hongqi Commune has developed rapidly. Even when he went out to meetings, he could stand up straight.
After they set an example, many places started to learn from them, but none did it as well as they did. This time, their commune was even featured in the newspaper, which will surely make many people envious.
"It's all thanks to the Party Secretary's leadership."
The news of the two praising each other spread to others, who came to congratulate the village chief after seeing the article in the newspaper. They thought that if things continued like this, Xiaowang Village would soon be just as prosperous as the commune.
In the past, the people in the commune always looked down on the villagers and had a superior attitude towards them. But now it's different. Those in the commune who are unemployed all want to go to Xiaowang Village to live. There, as long as you are hardworking, it is easy to make a living.
The village chief enjoyed the envious looks from everyone. He carried the newspaper and walked back to the village with his head held high, his hoarse voice never stopping the whole way.
"Village chief, what good news did the Party secretary tell you this time? Why are you so happy?"
After parking the tractor, he carefully took the newspaper out of his pocket. "There is indeed good news, but it has nothing to do with the commune. It's good news for us."
Then he said to Wang Nian, "Xiao Nian, you've been to school, come and read this article to everyone."
His actions left everyone bewildered, no one understanding what he was trying to do, and no one even considered reporting it to their village. So when Wang Nian recounted the contents of the article, everyone's mouths dropped open.
"Little New Year, are you reading from the newspaper?"
After uttering the last word, Wang Nian nodded emphatically, "This was written by Sister Gu."
Although the author's name at the bottom of the article was not Gu An'an but a pen name, he was certain that the article was written by his sister Gu. Only she would have thought of writing down the story of Xiaowang Village so that people all over the country would know about them.
"Really? That girl An'an wrote about our village, and it even made it into the newspaper?"
"Wow! Our village is in the newspaper! A few years ago, we would never have dared to dream of such a thing."
"There are even photos of us working on this! Hey! Wasn't this the photo that Director Xiao took for us the other day? Village Chief, did you already know about this?"
Everyone was talking at once, forgetting even what they were doing, all wanting to get more information from the village chief.
“Yes, An’an called and asked us to take some photos and send them to her. She’ll write articles to promote our village and the garment factory. An’an is such a thoughtful child; she never forgets us no matter where she is.”
"And she wasn't idle in the family compound either. She helped the military wives set up a soap factory and wrote articles for them. The effect was very good. People would call the newspaper to place orders every day."
"Now that our village is receiving more and more honors, we must work even harder, always putting quality and integrity first, and strive to make our village the number one village in the county, or even the city and province. Do you all have confidence?"
At a time like this, who would say they lack confidence? So as soon as the village chief finished speaking, everyone agreed, "Okay, we'll become the number one village in the whole province."
"The number one village in the province".
Just then, someone shouted, "The number one village in the country!" Everyone looked towards the source of the voice, thinking to themselves, "What a great ambition!"
For a while afterward, the villagers of Xiaowang Village would carry their own newspapers, bought at their own expense, and show them off to anyone from outside the village.
Have you eaten?
"Huh? How did you know our village was in the newspaper? Don't be envious. If your village works hard, it might be able to be in the newspaper in a few decades."
Where are we going?
"Oh my, how did you know I just went to buy the newspaper? Look, look, our village is featured so much in the paper..."
Seeing the other person pull out a nearly torn newspaper from their pocket, the man almost rolled his eyes. Did this person think he was an idiot? Paying money to buy a tattered newspaper?
But it's no wonder they can be so smug; if their village produced a Gu Zhiqing...
Forget it, let's not dream about this anymore. It's their village chief's fault for not having the foresight of Village Chief Wang, who brought back such a capable educated youth.
The more smug the people of Xiaowang Village were, the more disapproving glances the village chiefs of other villages received. At first, they were a little confused, but after understanding what the villagers were thinking, they were speechless.
So they think they can decide who gets to stay and who doesn't? Old Wang just got lucky!
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