Chapter 149 A Gift for Teacher Wen
As all the classmates arrived, Wen Susu distributed all the student handbooks in her hand.
Looking at the final exam results, some students in the class were happy while others were sad.
Looking at the messages written by Teacher Wen, the classmates were moved and warmed. It can be seen that Teacher Wen, who is not much older than them, really treats everyone as his own younger brothers and sisters.
The hardest thing to let down is sincerity. With a teacher like this, who would have the heart to disappoint her?
The class was bustling with activity. Wen Susu saw that the time was almost up, so she clapped her hands and said:
"Don't lose your student handbook! Remember to bring it back to me when you register for next semester."
"Then in the next period of time, everyone, follow me and take the tools to clean up. Our class needs to clean the area around the flag-raising platform. After cleaning, we will come back together to do a general cleaning of the classroom."
"Now, come and work with me!"
"it is good--!"
Everyone left their seats.
There were not many cleaning tools in the classroom, so Fang Wei and Wen Susu went to the school utility room and got out hoes, shovels and other miscellaneous tools.
Walking on the campus, some classes that arrived earlier, under the leadership of their class teachers, were cleaning and weeding the campus with brooms, hoes, dustpans and other tools.
After all, the school was poor and naturally could not afford to hire any extra workers, so the students became free labor. At the end of each semester, there would be a general cleaning of the entire school.
Doing farm work at home seems somewhat boring, but working with a large group of classmates at school seems much more exciting.
They are all young boys and girls from rural areas, and they are very efficient at their work.
The second team brought tools to the land around the flag-raising platform and did different tasks according to the tools they had.
Some were sweeping the flag-raising platform, some were using shovels and hoes to clear weeds around the steps, walls, and loess school roads, some were holding dustpans to collect and dump garbage, and those who had no tools just started pulling out weeds. Even Wen Susu was not idle, sweeping up dead branches and leaves with a bamboo broom.
Everyone was working and playing at the same time, and the atmosphere was very lively.
The campus is not big and each class is responsible for cleaning only a few areas, so the cleaning was completed quickly.
After cleaning, the whole campus became much cleaner and tidier.
It's almost time for the end-of-term ceremony.
Everyone went upstairs with their tools, then carried their own chairs downstairs and sat down neatly on the playground according to their usual exercise positions.
It's just past nine in the morning, and the winter sun is warm and comfortable on my body.
Since they didn't have to lead the team in exercises, Xu Cailing asked Shang Fangwei, Liu Zhiyi and A Sheng to sit together.
Wen Susu didn't bring the chair down. She was holding a camera and taking pictures of everyone.
"Teacher Wen! Here, here!"
Hearing Cailing's voice, Wen Susu looked back and saw that the four people from Pineapple Island had already posed. Cailing and Zhiyi were smiling sweetly and making a cute scissors hand gesture beside their faces. Fangwei and Asheng also hooked their shoulders. She took a photo of them with a smile.
The end-of-term ceremony has begun.
First, everyone stood up and sang the national anthem.
Then sit down and listen to the principal's speech.
The principal likes this kind of speech the most. He wants to start with the history of the school. He first summarizes the school's work this semester, including midterm exams, school sports meets, final exams, the school's overall performance and the performance of each class.
In this final exam, Class once again led the other three classes with an average score of points, earning them the title of model class.
Among the top ten students in the grade, five are from Class 1-2, and eighteen are from the top fifty!
Compared to the midterm exam, the first and second grades are still working hard! If they keep improving at this rate, won’t they become a truly top class?
The school leaders were naturally happy to see such results and gave great affirmation to Wen Susu's teaching work.
In a place like school, it all comes down to grades. Wen Susu felt proud because her class did well in the exams. No old teacher looked down on her anymore because of her young age and lack of teaching experience. She finally understood what it felt like to be gratified and proud.
After the summary, the next step is naturally the award ceremony.
Vice Principal Wu was still in charge of presenting the awards, and the outstanding students whose names were called went up on stage to receive their awards.
"First grade."
"First place, class one and two, Fang Wei is a classmate."
"Second place, Class 1-2, Liu Zhiyi."
"Third place, Class 1-2, Wang Yushan."
"Fourth place, Class 1, Grade 7, Li Juan..."
When the top three students were first read out, some students thought that Vice Principal Wu had taken the wrong paper and got the class ranking list for Grade 1 and 2!
It was not until the fourth-place student Li Juan was called that everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they were also a little shocked - what the hell, the top three in the class are also the top three in the grade? ! When did our Baitan Middle School have such an awesome class? !
Fang Wei, Liu Zhiyi, Wang Yushan, Guo Yuanshun and Qiu Caiyun, the five of them stood up from their seats in Class 2 and walked up to the podium to receive the award.
Among the ten people receiving awards, five were from Class 2. Wen Susu raised the camera in her hand and took pictures. Her face was filled with joy, as if she was the one going on stage to receive the award.
Vice President Wu presented certificates and bonuses to Fang Wei and several others.
Fang Wei happily held the 100-yuan red envelope in his hand. That was not all! In addition to the school's reward, Wen Susu also received a reward!
After the school's end-of-term ceremony, each class carried their chairs back to the classroom.
Wen Susu was not in a hurry to distribute winter vacation homework to everyone, but instead held an award ceremony for Class 2 first!
It was not yet class time, so Wen Susu asked Fang Wei to bring over two boxes of snacks as a reward for students who had done well in the final exam. The whole class got a share, and everyone ate snacks and presented awards together, making the class meeting like an annual gathering.
Everyone gathered the tables in the middle together to form a super large square table, which was filled with various snacks such as biscuits, melon seeds, peanuts, spicy strips, etc. Each student took a disposable plastic cup and poured a glass of Coke.
The awards are the same as those for the midterm exam. The top ten receive the Outstanding Student Award, and those who improve by more than ten places in the exam receive the Academic Progress Award.
Last time the extra prizes were a pen and a notebook, this time they were a thermos cup and an exquisite pen holder.
Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi were busy purchasing goods, making others envious!
By the time everyone had finished their snacks, the award ceremony for Class 2 was over.
Without Wen Susu's instruction, the whole class started to clean up on their own initiative, and everyone worked together to clean up the classroom.
The tables and chairs were neatly arranged, the podium and blackboard were wiped clean, there was no melon shell or paper scraps on the floor, the windows were bright and clean, and there was not a single cobweb to be found even in the corners high up.
Such a high level of class cohesion and sense of honor is extremely rare no matter which class it is.
"Okay, now that we're all done with the fun, it's time to get our winter vacation homework!"
Wen Susu smiled evilly, waved her hand, and asked Fang Wei to bring two people to move the winter vacation homework from the office.
"so much?!"
"It's over. I can't finish it in one winter vacation!"
“Is this still a lot?”
Wen Susu clapped her winter vacation homework in her hands: "There are only three books in total, one for Chinese, one for English, and one for math. There are no other subjects!"
"Yes! Teacher Wen! Yes! Other subject teachers have also assigned them!"
"I don't care. Anyway, you must finish these three winter vacation homework books! Remember to hand them in when you report for school!" "┗|｀O′|┛Ah~~"
As the winter vacation homework was distributed, time unknowingly came to eleven o'clock.
Everything that should be distributed has been distributed, and everything that should be summarized has been summarized. No matter what, this semester is officially declared over.
"Okay, let me emphasize this one last time."
"Our winter vacation this time is until February 12th, which is exactly one month. Don't play too much and forget about the start of school!"
"Chinese New Year is next week, so please be careful when visiting relatives and setting off fireworks."
"The teacher wishes you all a happy new year in advance, good health, and academic progress!"
"If there's nothing else, everyone should go home and enjoy your winter break! See you next semester!"
Although they were happy about the winter vacation, the straightforward boys and girls couldn't help but miss Teacher Wen a little when they thought about not being able to see him for a month.
"Goodbye, Teacher Wen!"
"Happy New Year, Teacher Wen!"
……
Until the last student left the classroom, Wen Susu stood at the podium and looked at the empty classroom, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Looking back on this semester, whether it is the teaching achievements or the emotional ties developed here, Wen Susu feels that she has gained a lot and has given herself a relatively satisfactory answer sheet.
She walked down from the podium and pushed the chairs of the students who had left back neatly under the table one by one.
Finally, I left the classroom, locked the front and back doors of the classroom, took the keys back to the office and put them in the drawer.
She raised her slender wrist to check the time. She booked a boat ticket from Baitan Wharf back to Shanghai at noon, and the boat departed at 12:30.
I'll go back and pack my luggage and eat something to fill my stomach, and that'll be enough.
Wen Susu thought so and went downstairs.
But I didn't expect to meet Fang Wei and his four companions at the stairs.
"Teacher Wen!"
"Eh? Cailing, Fangwei, Zhiyi, Asheng? Didn't you go home?"
"No, didn't Teacher Wen return to Shanghai at noon today? We just went out to buy some food for Teacher Wen to eat on the way! Then we will send Teacher Wen to the dock to catch the boat together!"
As Xu Cailing spoke, she stuffed some snacks that the four of them had just bought from outside the school into Wen Susu's hands.
"The cafeteria wasn't open yet, and it would be too late for Teacher Wen to cook, so we bought some buns and dumplings. If there's not enough time, Teacher Wen can eat on the way!"
Wen Susu was stunned. She had only casually mentioned that she would return to Shanghai at noon today, but they were afraid that she would be hungry, so they ran outside to buy some food for her as soon as the get out of class was over.
It's impossible not to be moved. Isn't this what she wanted to do when she came here to be a teacher?
"Thank you! They are all my favorites!"
"Hey, Mr. Wen is still polite to us."
"It's already half past eleven. Teacher Wen, have you packed your luggage? Let us go and help you pack!"
"It's okay, you guys go home and eat, I can do it myself."
"Well, we're going that way anyway! Let's go together!"
Seeing that the four men insisted, Wen Susu no longer refused. She chatted and laughed with them, and went back to the dormitory to pack up their things together.
Wen Susu didn't have much luggage, so she didn't need to carry it herself. Two big boys, Fang Wei and A Sheng, took care of it.
Fang Wei and A Sheng tied Wen Susu's luggage to the bicycles, Liu Zhiyi held food for her, and Wen Susu sat sideways on Xu Cailing's bicycle, holding her waist, and followed the four boys and girls to Baitan Wharf.
As the New Year approaches, the pier is much busier than usual.
The wind with the unique scent of sea water blows across every inch of skin.
Wen Susu reached out to tuck the hair around her ears that was messed up by the wind. She got out of the back seat of Cai Ling's car and took the luggage that Fang Wei handed over to her.
The winter sun shone on her face, making her smile look a little brighter.
"I'm at the dock now. You should all go home and eat. It's almost twelve o'clock! Aren't you hungry?"
"Wait until Teacher Wen gets on the boat before you leave!"
"No, it'll take a while."
"It won't be long. Just ten minutes." Fang Wei raised his wrist to check the time.
"..."
Wen Susu rolled her eyes at him. Didn’t they say that the squad leader would be her secretary? Why are you so disobedient?
"Sister, please don't chase us away. Even if I am willing to leave, the three of them won't leave." Fang Wei said with a smile.
"By the way, Mr. Wen, this is for you!"
Xu Cailing took out a small gift from her pocket. It was a bracelet she had woven with colorful ropes and shells. It was very exquisite and beautiful.
"Wow! Cailing, did you make this yourself?"
Wen Susu took the exquisite bracelet with a look of great surprise. She knew that knitting was very popular among the girls in her class some time ago. She had also secretly tried to learn it, but she could never do it well.
"Yes! I made this myself, but I'm giving it to Teacher Wen on behalf of the four of us! Does Teacher Wen like it?"
“I love it!”
"hey-hey……"
After chatting for a while, a whistle sounded in the distance, and the ship that traveled back and forth between Shanghai and the sea also docked.
Fang Wei and the other three sat on their bicycles and watched Wen Susu get on the boat.
"Goodbye, Teacher Wen~!"
"Let's go! Happy New Year! See you next semester~!"
Wen Susu waved her hand, and the shells on the colorful string bracelet jingled...
(End of this chapter)
