Not to mention Luo's mother's sudden worries, but after a burst of warm applause at the meeting, the adults all stood up and patted Tang Mingyao's shoulders one after another, saying "I have seen it", "It's amazing", "It's promising" and other praises.

Tang Mingyao was humble for a while, and without a trace, he led everyone to have some discussions on management.

Well, although it feels similar to the dragon gate array, everyone is really involved and chatting energetically.

At noon, Tang Mingyao's family took the initiative to invite guests and invited everyone to a restaurant in the city to eat a table, which cost a lot of money.

Of course, the money was paid by his parents, and he, as a junior, didn't care about this.

After that, the operation of the chain store was really on the right track, and Tang Mingyao took the time to go to the other two stores.

The goods that my aunt's family bought were put aside by her for centralized sales, saying that she would never enter them again after they were sold out.

Tang Mingyao, in turn, comforted his aunt a few words, looked at the situation in the store quietly, basically met the requirements, and didn't say anything.

When I went to Luo's mother's side, I found that a young girl in her early twenties had been recruited in her store to help watch the store and the cashier, and I couldn't help but be speechless.

This Luo Ma is really ......

After managing it for a while, I don't want to take care of it, so I recruit people directly and get out by myself.

However, this store has a high turnover, and a clerk does not need much salary, but it is still very profitable.

Tang Mingyao walked around the store, pretending to be an ordinary customer and asked some questions, the young girl didn't know him, but he was still very patient and humble in answering questions, Tang Mingyao didn't find any problems, didn't buy anything, and left directly.

For the rest of the day, continue to read and study.

In school, Lin Xun, a tablemate, borrowed money from him again, and still borrowed twenty yuan.

This time, Tang Mingyao ruthlessly refused.

However, this guy has his own way, and after a night, he actually took out dozens of yuan, counted twenty and gave it to him, and said, "Store it with you, and when I have no money to eat, I will look for you to come back." ”

Tang Mingyao: "......"

He shook his head speechlessly and refused this job as a housekeeper who was not beneficial.

Lin Xun had no choice but to put the money on the bottom of his desk, and at the same time felt that Tang Mingyao was a little bit of a buddy.

Tang Mingyao didn't care what he thought of it, and insisted on being his own.

The time quickly came to the end of December, and the millennium had arrived.

Two days later, Tang Mingyao received a call from Yang Jing, not to discuss the decoration with him, but to congratulate him, saying: "I saw your name in this issue of "Sprout" magazine, have you participated in the New Concept Essay Contest? The results of the preliminary round are out, there is a Tang Mingyao on it, I looked at it and it seems to be you, ask you to confirm. ”

Tang Mingyao asked: "Is there any province that you wrote?" ”

"Yes, it's just like your province, so I think it's you."

"Oh, that's supposed to be me."

Yang Jing congratulated him repeatedly, saying that being able to write a novel is different, and participating in an essay contest is just as powerful.

Tang Mingyao humbled a few words, hung up the phone and went to the newsstand to buy magazines, and after asking, he found that the latest issue of "Sprout" had not yet arrived, and he couldn't help but feel a little resentful.

Damn, this county town is too remote.

Yang Jing bought it in the Central Plains, and she had to wait for ten more days and eight days here.

However, resentment can't change the facts, although he is anxious, he can only helplessly wait for the magazine to arrive.

As a result, the magazine did not wait, but waited for a registered letter, which was the notice of the organizing committee that he had passed the preliminary round of the "New Concept Essay Contest" and was notified by the organizing committee to participate in the semi-finals.

I checked it, and all kinds of information matched, so I was right.

A stone fell to the ground in his heart.

After all, he worked hard to write such an article, and he also wanted to see if he could get recognized by the judges.

People, social animals, the approval of others helps to recognize themselves, as well as to improve self-confidence, everyone wants to be recognized by others.

At this time, when you get the result, your heart will be steady and satisfied.

I thought back to the original essay, with the things around me, write about the feelings of the ancients, and then put the finishing touch at the end, not to mention compared with the masterpieces of famous artists, among the works of middle school students, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the best.

Moreover, the composition is also particularly in line with the original intention of the new concept and the concept they advocate - that is, to advocate that students' writing should jump out of the cage of the college entrance examination Bagu essay, and restore the beauty of language with the concept of new thinking, new expression, and true experience.

When you think about it, it's all perfect.

And after more than a year of uninterrupted training and improvement, his writing has become much more simple and sophisticated, and when he is excellent in all aspects, it is not so surprising to enter the semi-finals.

Holding the notification letter, Tang Mingyao took a closer look at the instructions about the rematch.

At the end of January, I went to the Oriental Pearl to participate in the competition and reimburse the hard-seat expenses of the round-trip train.

The schedule is after the start of the winter vacation and before the Chinese New Year, which coincides with such an important day as the final exams and the New Year.

Tang Mingyao pondered his schedule, there was nothing to do during the winter vacation, so he could buy the tickets in advance and go to the competition.

However, because the Chinese New Year is approaching, the train may be crowded, and he feels that he can go more advanced and take a plane back and forth, which he has never taken in his life.

In fact, the safety of domestic flights is still guaranteed, and I have never heard of any major accidents on domestic flights for so many years in my past and present lives.

Besides, the family has made money, and it shouldn't be a problem for his parents to help him get some air tickets.

and Luo Wenxi, I have to ask her if she wants to play with her for a few days, well, this has to be arranged, maybe she can sneak away quietly.

After evening self-study, Tang Mingyao brought up the matter with his girlfriend.

Luo Wenxi was quite moved, but when she heard that Tang Mingyao was planning to take a plane, she began to retreat again, and she was in a dilemma for a while, or said, "Otherwise, I won't go?" At that time, it was almost the Chinese New Year, and it was only a few days before you went to the competition and flew back and forth, and it wasn't like you couldn't see each other for a long time. ”

Tang Mingyao thought about it.

In this era, when the Spring Festival is approaching, the train ticket is so nervous, and the two of them are waving their student IDs and squeezing the train all the way through half of China, which is really hard, and they can't play at all, so it's better not to forget it.

So the proposal was abandoned.

After that, Tang Mingyao went home and mentioned the competition to his parents.

When he talked about the importance of the New Concept Essay Contest and said that if he won the award, he could even get some college special recruitment, even if he couldn't recruit him, there would be extra points in the college entrance examination, and his parents were immediately moved.

Hearing that he was going on a plane, he gritted his teeth and decided to buy him a ticket.

It's just that the two of them still have one more worry, that is, they are worried that he will go alone, and they are afraid that he will be lost.

Tang Mingyao immediately took out the matter of participating in the summer camp during the summer vacation, as well as taking the two of them to the provincial capital to buy goods as a basis, and told them his ability to survive in the big city with facts, and quickly persuaded the two of them to agree to go to the competition alone.

And so it was settled.

Immediately after that, the final exams of the first semester of high school began.