1980s: I was reborn after being scumbag to death

Chapter 228 Guangzong Yaozu

In the afternoon, wait for the guests to leave.

He Jinqiu and Grandma Wu took Meng Shulan aside and talked to her about the graduation banquet and engagement ceremony.

In fact, they have been preparing for these things all the time, but they didn't say it before because they were afraid of disturbing Meng Shulan's studies. Now they can put them on the table for discussion.

This time we are combining two happy events into one. Not only relatives but also people from the village should be invited. It would be better to have a buffet and invite more people to have fun together.

It’s a buffet, that’s fine.

As for the direction of the preparations, He Jinqiu meant that she wanted to hold a graduation party for her daughter and an engagement party for the Gu family, and each family would pay half of the cost.

The two families had already agreed on this banquet and would not accept any gifts. The main purpose was to invite everyone to have a meal and have some fun, not to accept any gifts.

The expenses for a buffet with dozens or even hundreds of tables must be quite high.

Grandma Wu shook her head and said, "Our Gu family paid for this. Han Song left the money when he left."

After Grandma Wu finished speaking, she opened the cloth bag she had been holding. There was nothing inside, only banknotes wrapped in newspapers. There were twenty bundles in total, exactly two thousand yuan.

Wow, it turns out Gu Hansong had arranged everything before leaving.

The old lady was amazing. She handled the huge sum of two thousand yuan for most of the day without any panic or confusion, and you couldn't tell at all.

Everyone thought she was carrying something food or daily necessities, but after searching for a long time, they found out it was money.

He Jinqiu felt that her daughter's graduation banquet was her own family's business and should be hosted by her own family.

The two families argued about this for a while, and finally Grandma Wu said that this was a task given to her by her grandson, and she had to complete it no matter what.

The banquet was decided in this way. The money would be paid by the Gu family, and the related matters would be handled by the Meng family.

Grandma Wu is old and can't handle these things.

As the two families were discussing, someone hurried over and said, "Director, Director Meng, the people from the county are here, and the interviewers are here..."

Ah!
Those people are coming!

I thought it would be tomorrow, but here it is.

Everyone looked at each other, excited and thrilled.

By the time Meng Changli and her family went out to greet them, the people from the county, accompanied by the town leadership team, had already entered the factory gate.

As many as seven or eight people came. They drove their cars but got off when entering the town. Some of them held big red flowers in their hands, and some held gongs and drums in their hands, and they came along with great noise and fun.

Meng Shulan was stunned when she heard the banging and clanging sounds.

Is there such a treatment for the county champion? She really doesn't know.

The leader of this team was the office director of a unit in the county. He first shook hands with the Meng family and their group, and then everyone stood side by side and took a photo.

The scene was so grand that Meng Changli was a little frightened. However, she had seen a lot of the world, so she quickly reacted and invited the group into the prepared office.

Meng Changli had tea served and asked everyone if they had had lunch.

In order to avoid having lunch for free, these people had already eaten halfway and told Meng Changli not to bother them. They just came to see the county's top student and interview her about her academic performance.

With so many people here and even the gongs and drums are beating, how can I not be nervous?

Meng Changli just listened and put the fruits and snacks in as needed.

Soon, the school heard the news, and seven or eight relevant personnel such as the principal and class teachers came, accompanied by classmates who were having dinner at the restaurant.

Since such a big thing has happened, I must come over to see the excitement and share in the joy!
This time, the county newspaper arranged three people: two to interview Meng Shulan, and one to interview her family and classmates. The entire process lasted more than two hours before it slowly came to an end.

Before leaving, the leader took the lead and took some photos of everyone, some in the office and some at the factory gate.

Due to Meng Changli's intentional arrangement, the factory name appeared in several important photos.

It was already past five in the afternoon when we saw off the county and other leaders.

Everyone was very tired and sat at the table, resting and drinking water.

But no matter how tired they were, the smiles on everyone's faces never faded. They were really happy. After this incident, the news that Meng Shulan was the county's top scorer would quickly spread to the surrounding villages, bringing honor to the family.

That afternoon, Meng Shulan originally wanted to go back to the village with her father, but she was too tired and did not move. She returned to the village with He Jinqiu the next day.

At present, the Meng family's land is still being cultivated, and they have chickens, ducks and other things at home. Although the family's life has improved, some things have not changed.

At the beginning of the year, He Jinqiu told her husband that the town was busy and she would not be back often, so she would plant less land and rent out part of it to others, and then just take some of the harvest when the crops were harvested.

But Mengfud didn't want to do it. After being a farmer for most of his life, he finally had his own land. He wanted to farm and couldn't let go of this feeling.

Today, when returning to the village, Meng Shulan took her mother on a bicycle ride.

The mother and daughter received many greetings along the way. If the bicycle had not been fast, Meng Shulan felt that they would have been surrounded by the villagers along the way.

Yesterday, the county sent people to express their condolences, and many villagers who heard the news ran to the outside of the factory to watch the excitement.

The Meng family's affairs had already spread throughout the dozen or so nearby villages.

He was the top scholar in the county and ranked second in the city. Although not as impressive as the top scholar in the imperial examination in the old society, he was still the best in their county. In this era where getting into university was like leaping over the dragon gate, it was already very remarkable.

Everyone wants to see who Meng Shulan is, what she looks like, whether she is different from ordinary people, and why she is so powerful.

He Jinqiu's mouth was dry all the way.

Everyone was asking questions and greeting them, but her daughter was riding her bike and couldn't take care of them, so she had to answer them.

I'm so happy. It feels so good to be complimented and envied by others.

We were delayed on the road and it was almost noon when we returned to the village.

As soon as Meng Shulan's bicycle entered the village, the people waiting on the dam surrounded her.

Congratulations, be happy, and ask about the situation.

People from other villages are so enthusiastic, it will be even more exaggerated when I return to my village.

No one cares whether they are sincere or not, they just say nice things and they consider it a success if they can make others happy.

Before returning, He Jinqiu also made some preparations. She took out the candies from her bag and distributed them to everyone to liven things up.

At lunch, the Meng family didn't cook. An uncle from the village came over in advance and told Meng Fude not to bother and to go to his place to eat.

After returning to the village, Meng Shulan was dragged along by everyone to have fun all day long.

Fortunately, the exams are over now and she can put down her books for a while, otherwise she would feel bad about wasting time like this.

In the next few days, He Jinqiu and Meng Shulan did not plan to return to town and stayed in the village.

The date for the graduation ceremony and engagement party has been set, the 16th of this month.

Time is running out. In addition to hiring a chef to prepare the banquet, the house also needs to be cleaned up.

(End of this chapter)