Of course, what Su Wanyu hadn’t finished saying was that some of the things she found would also end up in her and Jiang Changhai’s stomachs.
Jiang Changhai continued, "Reporter comrade, the school my daughter attends is really far from our rural home. The roads are all dirt, and especially hard to travel on after it rains. Plus, there could be wild boars coming down from the mountains that might hurt someone. To ensure my daughter could go to school on time every day, I would pick her up and drop her off come rain or shine, even if I was sick, I never let my daughter be late."
Actually, he wanted to use the excuse of taking Jiang Mianmian to school to be lazy and avoid doing fieldwork.
Jiang Mianmian felt a bit embarrassed listening to her parents shower her with excessive praise.
But the two reporters didn’t harbor any doubts and believed everything they said completely.
"Brother Jiang, Big Sister-in-law Jiang, you really are responsible and careful parents. It truly is a case of the universal love of parents. Fortunately, all you have done for your child hasn’t been in vain, and now she is repaying you with her excellent grades," Reporter Zhao remarked.
Su Wanyu and Jiang Changhai kept nodding their heads in agreement—you have to say, educated people really do speak nicely.
Photographer Wu thought he had taken enough material for the day, so he stopped taking photos and started checking the pictures he had taken earlier for any problems.
In theory, the questions Reporter Zhao had just asked were enough to write a very detailed report, but he had covered many news stories over the years and had a keen sense of touch.
Just now, listening to the couple, Jiang Changhai, he keenly caught the key point in their words—the countryside!
So he asked, "Brother Jiang, you just mentioned that life was hard in the rural hometown previously, did you used to live in the countryside?"
"Yes, this house is newly bought; it hasn’t been long. We just moved to town two months ago. Reporter Zhao, not to hide it from you, our family has been poor for generations. Life was hard then. We ate coarse grains with wild vegetables, and when we weren’t doing farm work, we ate two meals a day. When we were working, we needed energy, so we could have three meals a day," Jiang Changhai recalled with a lot of emotion.
Reporter Zhao also knew how difficult it was for a farmer with no connections in the city to become a worker.
In his heart, he secretly thought, no wonder Jiang Mianmian is so proactive and upward-reaching—she learned it from her father.
From a poor farmer to buying a small detached house in the city through his own efforts, his capability alone deserved admiration.
"Brother Jiang, I would like to visit Stone Bridge Village to take a look at the living environment of student Jiang Mianmian. It would make the report more real and closer to the subject, letting people all over the country know about her growth experience. Would that be convenient for you?" Reporter Zhao asked.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Changhai agreed without a second thought.
"Convenient, of course convenient. Reporter Zhao, when would you like to go?" Jiang Changhai asked eagerly.
"If it’s convenient for you, then right now. We have a car, so getting there will be easy," Reporter Zhao said.
"Great, let’s go right now," Jiang Changhai said, unable to wait.
Heh, he certainly wouldn’t pass up such a great opportunity to show off.
Their family of three was going to return to the village in style!
They set off as soon as they agreed, and upon exiting the door, Jiang Changhai and Su Wanyu were stunned by the car Reporter Zhao had mentioned.
It turned out to be a jeep, and they had heard that a small sedan alone could cost tens of thousands of yuan.