This is the first rainstorm in the summer.

The heavy rain curtain covered the land so dark and dreary that it was no longer visible in the distance, the sound of the dripping rain filled the city, and the street trees were washed by the raindrops to reveal their deep green color, and the canopies were wet and soaked with water, and the rain flowed down the trunks of the trees.

But for Hushan No. 5 Middle School, today is a memorable day, for the first time in the history of the school, this middle school won the national award, the special prize of the National Middle School Science and Technology Competition.

When Wang Daheng received a call from Geng Dongdong, the vice mayor in charge of education, he almost didn't believe his ears and confirmed again and again with suspicion: "What is the level of the special prize? It is stronger than the first prize? Is it really Hu Yiting of our school?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was calm and excited: "I specially called the province to ask the province, and after confirming it, I said that it was much stronger than the first prize! This is the first time in history that a special prize has been awarded to the national science and technology competition for middle school students since the reform and opening up! What kind of nature do you say this is? This is rather lacking than excessive! It is full of gold!" As he spoke, the tone on the other end of the phone became extremely solemn: "I heard that it alarmed the members of the academic department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences...... Hope above...... I was able to see the student...... Lao Wang...... This is an unprecedented event!"

Wang Daheng knows the concept of the faculty member, which is the lofty status of the first batch of leaders in various disciplines in the field of science and technology in the country awarded by the republic, which is rarer and more precious than the title of academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in later generations.

At this point, Wang Daheng's old voice couldn't help but tremble, and he asked a little overwhelmed: "Then what do we need our school to do next?"

The voice on the other end of the phone raised his voice and said unquestionably: "Fully cooperate! Of course, you will fully cooperate! You must fully cooperate with the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Education Bureau! In particular, the reporters and cadres of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee who will soon come down to cover the interview, as well as the leaders of the Provincial Department of Education who are coming to inspect! There are also representatives of the Provincial Science and Technology Department and the Education Examination Institute!"

The person on the other end of the phone sounded in a good mood: "Lao Wang, the next tasks that your school will be responsible for are not light, including sending the student this time...... Hu Yiting, right? Send Hu Yiting to the Northern Capital to attend the award ceremony. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent the middle schools of Hushan City and even the whole of Hui Province to learn from each other and exchange experiences in educational reform with the country's top-notch award-winning key middle schools.

Wang Daheng was surprised and delighted when he heard this, looked out the window at the non-stop rainstorm, and shouted: "Thank you Vice Mayor Geng for your trust and strong support to our No. 5 Middle School, we will definitely take this opportunity to raise the teaching level of No. 5 Middle School to a new level." ”

Geng Dongdong leaned on the back of the black leather chair with the microphone in his hand, looked at the waterfall of the rain on the office window, and smiled proudly: "Do you remember, Lao Wang, eight years ago, I proposed to expand the scale of the key middle school and raise your fifth middle school from the district focus to the city focus...... The War of Resistance is nothing more than that!hahaha......"

Wang Daheng also smiled vicissitudes: "It's a pity that the foundation of our fifth middle school is a little thinner after all, and there is still a certain gap between the admission rate and the other four key middle schools in the city." ”

Geng Dongdong pursed his mouth and said firmly: "Don't be arrogant and let the results speak! Don't compare with the attached middle school, they are the key points of the province." But in the urban area, except for the first middle school, you are the best among the five middle schools! The other three key middle schools in the city are scattered in the surrounding three counties, and the students come from all the middle schools in their respective counties, and there is no comparison with you!"

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and said in a strengthened tone: "You No. 5 Middle School is an old unit that I have single-handedly pulled up! You must have the confidence to compare with the No. 1 Middle School! I plan to make a mention at the Standing Committee of the city this time, divide the urban area into two parts, east and west, each block has a city key, primary school examination junior high school, including junior high school and high school, the western area is all under the fifth middle school, the eastern area is under the first middle school, and the attached middle school will continue to cover the whole city as a provincial key point, and the best will be admitted. ”

Wang Daheng was very surprised: "So, in the future, the best source of students in the western area, except for the attached middle school, will all belong to our fifth middle school?" Mayor Geng, you are really a big move!"

Geng Dongdong said: "This is a matter of how to fairly distribute educational resources, is a long-term direction of educational reform, I have had this idea for a long time, but the first middle school has always opposed it, and there are different voices in the leaders of the education bureau and even the municipal party committee. ”

Wang Daheng said: "We resolutely support Vice Mayor Geng in the fifth middle school, and we will fully cooperate with this publicity reception and other related work." ”

Geng Dongdong instructed: "You should hurry up next, grasp the appearance of the school, the places that should be painted, replaced, and repaired, and the work should be started overnight, and it must be completed before the inspection of the superior leaders." Don't be afraid to spend money on funds, just mention it to the city if you have difficulties. I have already said hello to the municipal finance, and I will definitely complete the allocation and reimbursement for you in the shortest possible time. In addition, the city is directly responsible for the reception work, and you don't have to worry about the reception expenses. ”

Wang Daheng put down the phone and stood in place for a long time without moving, looking out of the open window, only to see the heavy rain like a note, and the heaven and earth were connected. Finally, he finally groaned: "The wind is crimson, and the green leaves are full of branches." ”

This is a poem by Du Mu, with Wang Daheng's state of mind at the moment, one is to sigh at the twilight of the year, the second is to lament the great success of the student Hu Yiting, and the third is to express his deep surprise and surprise.

After groaning, Wang Daheng walked out of the office with his hands behind his back, smiled, and personally notified the Political and Educational Office, the School Affairs Office and other offices one by one, and stayed at school for a meeting after school at noon.

Hu Yiting only learned about the award from Xu Kejian when he went to school in the afternoon.

Grand Prize of the Nation.

Although he didn't know what the name of this award was, he also knew that in this year, once any award was stained with the word "national", the weight would be extraordinary.

Xu Kejian looked at Hu Yiting, the smile on his face couldn't be concealed at all, and his wrinkles were stretched out with pride.

"Go to the principal's office, Principal Wang has something to explain to you. Tsui Kejian said softly and kindly.

Hu Yiting listened to Xu Kejian speak to himself in such an unprecedentedly gentle tone, and goosebumps all over his body.

When he arrived at the principal's office, Wang Daheng saw Hu Yiting and happily beckoned him to sit down.

Wang Daheng said the general idea of the matter, and finally recited the verses that he felt and said: "The wind falls crimson, and the green leaves are full of branches." ”

Hu Yiting said: "Falling red is not a ruthless thing, turning into spring mud is more protective of flowers." Although you are about to retire, the CPPCC will not be able to do without an experienced educator like you in the future. ”

Although Wang Daheng had already learned Hu Yiting's precociousness, he was still taken aback by the junior high school student in front of him at this moment, and he couldn't help but be surprised by Hu Yiting's political knowledge and insight.

"Hu Yiting, you used to call me the old principal, it's really true, the old principal is really old. But now, seeing that you can bring glory to the school, I am still excited all morning. ”

Hu Yiting nodded with a smile: "Old principal, this special award...... Are there any bonuses or anything?"

Wang Daheng finally couldn't help laughing and laughed: "I haven't heard of a bonus, but even if there is, how much can I get? Three hundred and five hundred or one thousand? Can this money be compared with honor?"

Hu Yiting smiled: "I just asked, if there is one, that's it." ”

Wang Daheng taught: "Young people should take a long-term view, I have already told you before, this special prize is unprecedented, the first time it was awarded nationwide, you think about it, the province must have an expression." Not to mention anything else, the city will definitely give you a direct promotion without a test this time. As far as I know, you don't have to take the high school entrance examination this time, and the city has decided to arrange for you to go directly to the high school, free of tuition and miscellaneous fees, and there is also a scholarship, I remember that it is about 300 yuan per semester. ”

Hu Yiting smiled disappreciatively, after all, he could be admitted to the High School with his own ability, so he was not very interested in this honor.

Wang Daheng said again: "Speaking of which, I'll ring a wake-up call with you first, if a provincial leader asks you if you want to enter Luzhou No. 1 Middle School, do you know what to say?"

"Is Luzhou No. 1 Middle School the best middle school in Hui Province?" asked Hu Yiting.

Wang Daheng squinted his eyes and said: "It is the same as the attached middle school, it is a provincial key, I don't think there is any difference." However, in terms of the college entrance examination admission rate, Luzhou No. 1 Middle School ranked first in the province, and Hushan High School ranked fourth in the province. ”

Hu Yiting already understood what Wang Daheng meant, and it must have been said by the city or the attached middle school that he should keep himself in the city as much as possible, so that in the next three years, he can play a similar role as an image spokesperson and win glory for the education system of Hushan City in external publicity.

"Of course, I like to stay in Hushan, and I don't want to leave my hometown for high school unless I go to university. ”

Wang Daheng was very happy that Hu Yiting could understand it at one point, after all, this kind of thing cannot be forced, otherwise once the higher-level leaders who came down to inspect knew about it, they would be regarded as ignorant of the general situation.

"Don't worry, at noon just now, the principal of the High School Liang had already called me, and he promised me that as long as you can go to the High School, no matter what your future grades are, you will be given a place to be sent to the university. President Liang said very truthfully, he said that if you take 10,000 steps back, even if you fail in the future, he can guarantee you to go straight to Hushan Normal University to study for a bachelor's degree in education. ”

Hu Yiting smiled faintly, feeling that although these preferential treatments made him feel very honorable, they were still not attractive.

"Promising white flour steamed buns to a person who doesn't worry about eating and drinking can't cause the other party to feel hungry. Old principal, I can go to the attached middle school, I can cooperate with the school's publicity, I can talk and laugh with the leaders and reporters who will come to inspect, and I can cooperate with the Beidu to win glory for our school, our city, and our province, but I have one condition. ”

Wang Daheng's eyes opened, and after just a second, he narrowed again, showing the deep wisdom of the old man: "I know, but you have to bring it up yourself, I can't say it on your behalf." ”

Hu Yiting laughed: "Your old man really saw through me at a glance, yes, I just want the school to restore the qualification of child pastor." ”

"That's the only one requirement?"

"It's best to escort Zhang Baiqi into the attached middle school. ”

"Anything else?"

"I haven't thought of anything else just yet. ”

"Give you a minute, and don't mention it if you can't think of it. After Wang Daheng finished speaking, he raised his wrist and looked at his watch.

A minute later, Hu Yiting said bitterly: "I really can't think of anything else except to allow me to arrive late and leave early." ”

Wang Daheng said with a straight face: "I know, you go back." ”

"You agreed?!" Hu Yiting jumped up happily when he heard this.

"Go, go, go. Wang Daheng waved his hand helplessly, signaling him to get out of here.