Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 165 Childhood Embarrassing Photos
Those electronic monitoring bracelets weren't the kind worn by serious offenders; they were something the debtor bosses, in conjunction with the village and neighborhood committees, bought specifically for him.

The keys are kept by the bosses, and the supervision is handled by the village committee and neighborhood committee after the bosses paid them.

If he exhibits any inappropriate behavior, call the police immediately.

Li Xunli took the gift, looked at it, and found that it contained a small doll and a small speaker. She handed it directly to Shen Qingqing: "Here, you can play with it."

Shen Qingqing took the items and saw that they were both things she liked, so she accepted them. She glanced at her phone; it was only 4:30. She could cook, but so many people had already come out today—

"Mom and Dad, Uncle and Aunt, shall we go out for dinner tonight? Let's pick up Grandpa and Grandma and go to the Eighth Route Army food stall."

After a moment's thought, Shen Rongzhou agreed: "Okay, let's celebrate picking up the car today."

Li Xunjin had no objection: "Then you guys go over and order first, I'll go pick up Mom and Dad."

Once the conversation got distracted, no one remembered the sweeper who was still standing at the bottom of the steps watching them, and they all went their separate ways.

The Eighth Route Army food stall that Shen Qingqing mentioned is in Lijia Village. It takes them about 20 minutes to get there from Anlu Town. Right now, it's the time when children are being sent back to school by their parents, so they'll probably be stuck in traffic for another 20 minutes.

Therefore, it is still necessary to split up and act separately.

However, when Li Xunli ordered the dishes, she only ordered some cold dishes and vegetables. She would have to wait for Li Yuxing to arrive so that she could decide on the meat and seafood.

Shen Rongzhou loves rice, so he ordered a bowl of rice. The children love fried rice noodles, so they ordered a plate of fried rice noodles. They ate their fill with satisfaction.

Having already picked up the car, Li Xunli and her aunt Li Shuyun put the matter of registering for driver's license tests on the agenda. While they were learning at their own pace, the annual freshman party of Anlu Town Experimental School finally arrived.

September 30th happened to be a Thursday, so the school moved Thursday's classes to Saturday. Students didn't need to go to school on Thursday morning. After lunch, those who were going to perform or host went to school to prepare, while those who weren't going to perform or host went after dinner.

The party starts at 7 p.m. and is allotted three hours. The sooner it ends, the sooner we can take our bows and go home.

The auditorium used for the freshman party is the largest auditorium in the school. It is not used often and is usually locked. However, it was opened a week in advance for ventilation and cleaning in order to hold the freshman party.

Shen Qingqing thought she knew the school well enough because Wu Fangyi often took her around the school. She didn't expect there was such a large area they didn't know about.

This is normal, because the auditorium occupies a very large area and is located at the far back of the entire teaching area, meaning you have to pass through the cafeteria and dormitory buildings to reach it.

Most people wouldn't go that way.

Furthermore, because the auditorium is so large, and there were concerns that people at the back might not be able to see it, the school thoughtfully provided two large screens on either side so that students at the back could also see it.

Shen Qingqing only needed one glance to know why this auditorium was always locked.

Every time they burn, it costs all of their budget!

Fortunately, this school was built with funding from wealthy overseas Chinese who had returned from overseas; otherwise, with so much money, how could it withstand such construction every year?

The teachers were all sitting in the front. When Li Shuyun came today, she was carrying two video cameras.

After discussing with the teachers who didn't need the equipment, we moved to a better spot, set up two video cameras, and waited patiently for it to begin.

At six o'clock, students began to enter the venue one after another, starting with the kindergarten section.

After an hour of chaotic efforts to maintain order, at 6:58 PM, all the lights went out. At 7:00 PM sharp, four of the eight stage lights shone simultaneously on the same spot.

Four hosts of varying heights appeared in the light and shadow, each with a polite smile on their face to begin the event.

The students watching were seated according to the seating arrangement of classmates sitting together, stacked one after another according to grade level.

All the programs for the preschool section are shown at the front, because we're afraid the children won't stay still or remember them.

Looking at Shen Hong on stage, Wu Fangyi whispered to Shen Qingqing, "Your brother's blush is a bit too heavy. The stage lighting doesn't really cover up the makeup that much. He's the host, so he's got some embarrassing photos for life now."

When Shen Qingqing saw Shen Hong's makeup, she burst out laughing. When she heard Wu Fangyi say that, she agreed: "You don't know, not only are there unflattering photos, but there are also videos."

Wu Fangyi looked at her in shock: "Wasn't that too cruel to him?"

Shen Qingqing couldn't suppress her smile: "Because my parents couldn't come in to watch, I asked my aunt to record it so that I could show it to my family when I get back."

“My brother’s blush is already this heavy, I wonder if my two sisters will do the same. I’ve never seen them rehearse for a full makeup look.”

Wu Fangyi shook her head silently, but finally couldn't help but let out a "tsk".

Is that why you refused to participate?

Shen Qingqing looked at her with righteous indignation, "What are you saying? Am I that kind of person? I just simply don't like doing this kind of thing."

“Then your younger siblings are still at a disadvantage because they are too young and don’t understand how cruel the school’s performance makeup team is,” Wu Fangyi said with great emotion.

There was also a Children's Day celebration at Wangling Elementary School. Shen Qingqing was a skipper in this life and was basically never conscripted. In addition, she often participated in competitions, and the teachers couldn't bear to see her overworked. However, she was conscripted twice in her previous life.

However, Wu Fangyi completed six years of schooling. She was caught once in the third grade and then refused to continue.

So after they entered junior high school, they all realized that it was better to leave these kinds of things to loving people who have a desire to perform.

The opening remarks consisted of six sentences. Shen Hong received the first sentence, "Good evening, everyone," and the last sentence, "Please welcome them with applause." The first program was then brought up.

It was a children's song performance, and all the children in Chaozhou can sing "A Star in the Sky".

This was a collaborative performance by three classes: Form 5, Form 6, and Form 7. Every child was drawn like a traditional Chinese New Year doll. There were no extra movements; they simply placed a staircase on top, sat four rows of dolls, and then started singing while swaying their heads from side to side.

"A single star in the sky, a study on the ground~"

Listening to the children's uniform voices, Shen Qingqing understood why the children didn't make any extra movements; they were all focused on rehearsing the synchronized nursery rhymes.

The study door remains closed.

"Anu cries because she loves eating fried dough sticks~"

"..."

This nursery rhyme is such a classic; the author still sings it today!