Chapter 1198
Reward
Chapter 1198 Reward
Director Yin said in a low voice, "The people from the Education Bureau are here too. You got the top score in the national exam this time, so the Education Bureau will also give you a reward. The school won't be stingy either, but we're a rural middle school..."
“I understand,” Tan You thought. How could she not understand? Given the teaching environment of a rural middle school, how much reward could they possibly offer?
“Whatever the school gives is a token of their appreciation, and I shouldn’t accept it. The teachers have always taken special care of me.”
Director Yin patted Tan You on the shoulder: "Keep the honors that are rightfully yours. At most, you can give back to the school when you are successful in your career. At that time, no one will be polite to you."
Tan You raised an eyebrow: "Director, are you sure I'll be successful in my career?"
“I’m very good at judging people,” Director Yin said, even more confident than Tan You herself. “You’re already so outstanding now, you’ll definitely be exceptional in the future. Our school doesn’t have many outstanding alumni, but I’m sure you’ll be the most dazzling one.”
Tan You thought to herself, "No wonder Director Yin is not even 25 years old yet, and he's already the head of the first-year high school department. His emotional intelligence is really high. This guy is wasting his talents as a geography teacher; he should be shining in the system."
Standing next to Principal Hu, the usually kind Principal Hu smiled even more broadly, looking like an adorable panda.
To be honest, many people's first impression of a chubby middle-aged person is that they are greasy. But Principal Hu doesn't give off a greasy feeling at all; he's just kind and approachable.
Principal Hu spoke to Tan You in a very gentle tone; she was the apple of his eye, and of course he wanted to take good care of her.
"Tan You is here? Is your speech ready?"
Tan You nodded: "Ready."
“I trust you to get things done,” Principal Hu smiled. “After the speech, come to my office. The leaders from the Education Bureau are coming over.”
He lowered his voice and said, "You won the only national first prize in J province. You've really given our city's education bureau chief a lot of face. They'd feel bad if the bonus wasn't high enough."
Tan You nodded, thinking to herself that Director Yin was indeed a smooth talker. If she had gotten the information from Lao Hu, she would be incredibly grateful to him by now.
And just then, he let slip some information to me, which naturally made me feel closer to Director Yin. No wonder he's a talent who managed to take down those senior teachers at only 25!
L has nearly 1400 students in total. It's quite a sight to see so many students lined up on the playground.
"It's Friday today. Isn't the flag-raising ceremony only held on the first Monday of every month?"
"Tan You is here too!"
"Didn't you see the banner has been changed?"
"Tan You got first place in the national competition! I don't really understand it, but the teacher said that getting first place is really amazing!"
"Senior Tan You is amazing, everyone in our school knows that."
Tan You has good hearing. Listening to the hushed discussions on the playground, she can only keep her expression straight. If she makes eye contact with a student, she will just smile at them.
As for the students who blush when they see her smile, Tan You shrugs, there's nothing she can do about it.
In the past, the auditions were always conducted by Li Fugui, but Li Fugui had classes. Now, this task fell to Director Yin. After the auditions were completed, Director Yin stepped aside, and Lao Hu took the main seat.
"Today is a joyous day for our L High School! Tan You, a student from Class 3, Grade 1, has won the first prize in the 2006 National Mathematical Olympiad and has been selected for the training team. Let's give Tan You a round of applause!"
"Tan You is the only student in our province to win a national first prize and the only student selected for the national team!"
A deafening roar erupted across the playground. The students at the front looked at Tan You with adoration, their faces flushed with excitement. Right in front of the stage was Class 3 of Grade 11, and Cao Haiyan stood in the first row, clapping enthusiastically like a seal. Tan You glanced at her and felt a surge of joy.
Her only friend used to be Tan Ying, but whenever she scored more than one point higher than Tan Ying, Tan Ying would not speak to her for several days in a row and would occasionally make sarcastic remarks.
But Gu Qiuxia, Cao Haiyan, and Yin Xiu never thought that way. No matter what score they got, they were always happy for themselves. Although they might feel envious, jealousy never crossed their minds.
After the applause subsided, Principal Hu continued, "This is not only an honor for Tan You, but also an honor for our L Middle School! On behalf of all the teachers and students of L Middle School, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Tan You."
"At the same time, the school awarded Tan You a scholarship of 10,000 yuan, and hopes that Tan You will continue her efforts and achieve even greater success!"
If the previous verbal rewards were nothing special, the announcement of a 10,000 yuan reward caused a stir, and the villagers who had been watching from the school fence were also excited.
"Ten thousand yuan! That's quite a lot!"
"You can make money by reading?"
"Tan You doesn't have to pay for her studies; the school covers all her tuition."
“I heard the school wanted to give her a subsidy, but the girl refused, saying there were many students from families worse off than hers, so she didn’t want to take it.”
"This is from the school. Look, even cars from the city have come. There will definitely be more rewards."
"I heard the award she won is amazing!"
"How could she not be amazing? She's the only one in the entire province! A true swan."
"That's why people used to say that a golden phoenix comes from a remote mountain village, isn't this a perfect golden phoenix?"
Tan You accepted the large red envelope from Lao Hu and bowed to him very earnestly. The school had helped her a lot in pursuing her math competition studies. Lao Hu was always the one who picked her up and dropped her off at exams, even using his private car several times.
Old Hu smiled and patted Tan You on the shoulder: "Keep up the good work. Now it's your turn to speak."
Tan You nodded slightly and stood in front of the microphone. Before she could speak, a round of applause broke out, especially from her classmates, who were the most excited.
Tan You smiled at Class 3, then said loudly, "Hello everyone, I am Tan You from Class 3 of Grade 1. I am very honored to be able to stand here and give a speech."
"I am very happy to receive this honor, and at the same time I am especially grateful to the teachers and classmates who helped me on my way to the math competition."
Tan You smiled as she spoke: "My homeroom teacher, Mr. Li Fugui, helped me contact the competition teachers at the No. 2 Middle School in the city and tried his best to help me collect test questions. When I went out to participate in the competition, Mr. Li and Mr. Lin accompanied me the whole time, and Principal Hu personally took me to the train station to help me with the competition."
"I have received so much care and support from so many people, and now I have finally achieved a small honor. I want to say that the honor does not belong to me alone; it belongs to all of us."
"Without everyone's contributions and care, I would not be standing here to share my shallow and meager life experience with you."
Old Hu winked, thinking to himself that Tan You hadn't said anything sentimental, so why was he so emotional?
Director Yin: "Is it because your efforts are seen and remembered by the students?"