As bowl after bowl of meat was served, the governor couldn't resist the temptation and swallowed his saliva, his hand resting on the envelope in his pocket. The envelope contained scholarships for several children. When the award amount was decided, he had thought it was a bit too much, but now it seemed a bit embarrassing.
"Have a good meal, leaders! Please forgive us for any shortcomings." Mother Su said, and seated Su Qianfan at the table with the leaders. For such a reception, she only needed to meet them once. The rest was up to the children themselves; after all, they were all adults.
The main reason was that she had just learned too much about the governor's family affairs, and she didn't know how to sit on the same stage with the governor.
"Hey, Third Uncle and Auntie, you're here. Wait a minute, find a place to sit down, I'll be right there. Um, leaders, I'm going to go greet other guests first. If you need anything, just tell Qian Fan."
Not far away, a woman was standing and waving in this direction. Su's mother also waved back, looking very familiar.
The governor took a look, said a few perfunctory words and then turned his attention to the braised pork.
Su's mother, who had gotten away with it, walked straight towards the woman who had just waved, but turned a corner one table away from her because she found out that the woman was Mrs. Feng's daughter-in-law, and she was just as unpleasant as Mrs. Feng.
If it were someone else, she would go up and chat with them.
Looking at Su's mother walking away, Su Qianfan felt mixed emotions. This morning, Su's mother scolded him for being a little brat and useless, but in the blink of an eye, he had become an adult.
It seems that whether I grow up or not doesn't depend on my age or height, but on the interests and mood of my parents...
Before sitting down, Su's mother stole a glance at Su Qianfan, and happened to meet Su Qianfan's extremely resentful eyes. She was so scared that she quickly looked away: No matter what, as long as she doesn't meet Qianfan's eyes, she won't feel guilty.
Su Qianfan: ...well done...
Since he couldn't rely on Su's mother, Su Qianfan placed his hopes on Su Qianshan and Daya.
Su Qianshan had just brought Tang Meilan and her family over. Facing Su Qianfan's pleading eyes, he left with Tang Zijun and Tang Zimei without even looking back. He had a good reason: he wasn't married yet, so he wanted to sit at the same table with his children.
Su Qingwenli was chatting enthusiastically with Tang Meilan and had no time to care about Su Qianfan.
Finally, Hei Ye, Cheng Fangyi, Su Che and Tang Ci came to rescue Su Qianfan. Su Qianfan immediately squeezed next to Su Qianshan with his bowl of rice.
After eating and drinking, the governor took out the envelope that had been warmed from his pocket.
"We're here for two main purposes: one is to deliver admission letters to a few children, and the other is to offer them scholarships." The governor pulled out a stack of about ten letters from his briefcase. The top one, prominently labeled "Huaqing University Admission Letter," read the notice.
"I saw a few from our village, so I brought them along as well." The governor's face was full of smiles. "I have to say our water village has beautiful soil and water. It produces a lot of college students, and even top scorers."
There were a total of eleven people who passed the exam in the village this time, two from the village chief's family, three from the Youth League Institute, and the most from the Su family, with six.
The children whose names were called stood in a row, and their slightly oily hands kept rubbing their clothes for fear of dirtying the sacred admission letters.
"Before I give it out, let me first explain the scholarship specifications. Provincially, the top scorer gets 800 yuan, the second place gets 600 yuan, and the third place gets 300 yuan. Because our village's students are so hardworking and have achieved excellent results, the province has specially approved a sum of money to reward university students other than the top three from our village, 100 yuan each, as an encouragement."
The mayor continued, "The city also has awards. The top scorer gets 600, the second place gets 400, and the third place gets 200. Of course, we've also secured scholarships for the remaining university students in Water Village, 66 each, for good luck."
Shen Junshan continued, "Both the province and the city have scholarships, so how can our town be left out? The top scorer gets 300, the second place gets 200, the third place gets 100, and the rest of the students in our village get 30."
Originally, the town only offered rewards to the top three, but since the provincial and municipal leaders had already expressed their opinion, he naturally couldn't fall behind.
As soon as the words fell, someone in the crowd exclaimed, "Oh my goodness, Su Qianshan and Daya each got 1,700 yuan. Oh my God."
"We've made a fortune, we've made a fortune. The Su family's children have become rich while studying." Almost two thousand yuan, enough to build a luxurious house in the village and marry a girl from the city.
"That's incredible! The Su family's children combined can get more than 6,000."
More than 6,000!!! Now the villagers are even more jealous.
They used to laugh at the Su family for sending their daughter to school, but they didn’t expect that they themselves would be the clowns.
"I've never made this much money in my entire life."
"No more waiting, no more waiting. It's still unknown when we'll have money. Let's send our kids to school as soon as spring comes. Otherwise, by the time we have money, the opportunity will be gone."
The chattering of discussions drowned out the leaders' speeches.
The village chief yelled, "Quiet, quiet! The leader is speaking. Why are you making so much noise?" His legs began to tremble. One hundred and ninety-six! Two children would make three hundred and ninety-two. It took a family of more than a dozen people a year to earn that much.
Fortunately, he listened to the second uncle's advice and worked hard for the noble man, so his life is not too bad now.
"It's okay, it's okay. As long as everyone is happy, that's all. Fellow villagers, if the children in Water Village can achieve such good results this year, as long as they are from our village and pass the exam, I will fight for scholarships for you. Everyone should keep up the good work.
So I hope everyone, whether children or parents, will take education seriously. Boys and girls, if they are able, should be sent to school to learn some knowledge, even if it's just literacy. This will help them be looked up to when looking for a job or a partner in the future. Don't you agree?
"yes……"
"The leader is right."
"Listen to the leader."
"Send all my hairy monkeys to school when school starts."
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The governor was delighted by the enthusiastic response. He announced that he would have something to post on the compound's bulletin board this month. Boosting morale, he began handing out admission letters and scholarships to the children and posed for a group photo.
After completing a series of processes, the leaders bid farewell to the water village.
After the leader left, the Su family also went home to rest.
Many people were reluctant to leave the drying yard and found a place to shelter from the wind, chatting casually and waiting for the next wave of hugs...
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