So, after the award ceremony dispersed, villagers with children from various communes crowded around the commune primary school’s Principal Fang and the teachers.
"Principal Fang, my child is ten years old this year, can I send them to the commune primary school?"
"Principal, principal, my child is six years old, can they go to school?"
Principal Fang and the teachers smiled and answered each of the villagers’ questions one by one.
The principal and teachers of the town’s primary school standing nearby felt frustrated as they watched Principal Fang surrounded.
Because of Jiang Mianmian, for the first time, their town’s primary school had lost to the commune primary school, which was indeed infuriating!
Meanwhile, the Jiang family members were surrounded in the middle by the villagers, praising Jiang Mianmian from all sides.
Jiang Changhai was speaking with the old lady: "Mom and Dad, it’s almost noon, why don’t you come to my house for a meal before you go home?"
Zhang Guihua waved her hand in refusal without even thinking: "What’s there to eat? Feeding so many people will cost a fortune! We still have leftovers from yesterday at home, just need to heat them up."
Sun Lixia curled her lips, thinking to herself that the old lady was always biased towards her eldest brother.
Clearly, San Ya had won eighty dollars today, and they could easily afford a meal just by taking out a few dollars.
Jiang Mianmian also conscientiously lifted the money up: "Grandma, look, I’ve just got so much money. Don’t worry about the expense, let’s go to my house for a meal."
However, Zhang Guihua did not snatch the money away delightedly as she would have before, but instead spoke earnestly: "My granddaughter is really something, winning so much scholarship money. But this money can’t be wasted, it needs to be saved for your future education. We don’t even know how much the town’s school will charge for tuition for a year. Your dad doesn’t earn money easily, so we have to spend it sparingly, understand?"
Jiang Mianmian nodded obediently: "Mhm, I understand."
She was beginning to like her grandma because she was a good mother.
After educating her granddaughter, Zhang Guihua turned her strict gaze towards her eldest son: "Eldest, your dad’s birthday is on Thursday, remember to buy things early the day before and come back."
"Rest assured, I definitely won’t forget," he said.
The next day, Jiang Mianmian was diligently doing her homework in the cool house, while Yu Cheng, with the help of some kind passersby, successfully found his way there.
He saw that the gate of Jiang Mianmian’s house was wide open, and he walked straight in. Entering the courtyard, he spotted Jiang Mianmian in the living room, buried in her homework.
Li Lan heard footsteps, looked up, and was taken aback.
She saw a very handsome big brother striding towards the house.
Li Lan snapped out of it and quickly nudged Jiang Mianmian’s arm: "Mianmian, an unfamiliar big brother has come in."
Jiang Mianmian looked up and saw Yu Cheng, wearing a white T-shirt and blue trousers, tall and handsome, and can’t help but "wow" in her mind.
This appearance, this height, these clothes, they were so much in line with her own aesthetic, Jiang Mianmian couldn’t help but indulge in a momentary reverie.
Yu Cheng walked up to Jiang Mianmian in a few steps and playfully ruffled her hair with his large hand: "Little Lamb, I haven’t seen you for months, and you look even more like a little bookworm. Why aren’t you talking? Have you studied yourself silly?"
Jiang Mianmian felt the pink bubbles that had just risen in her heart burst at his touch.
"I’m not silly at all."
Jiang Mianmian huffed lightly, stood up, and said, "Have a seat, I’ll pour you some water."
With that, she ran to the kitchen, poured him a glass of cold boiled water, and washed a bunch of grapes for him.