Chapter 187 School Foundation Anniversary (Ch 187)

February 18th, Dingcheng No.1 Middle School’s anniversary day,

Starting from the morning of the 15th, the school became a busy construction site.

Vehicles from event companies were constantly coming in and out, setting up the stage, installing sound and lighting, debugging equipment, etc.

The volunteers, composed of high school students, led by their teachers,

Every corner of the school was cleaned, and I even wanted to lie on the ground and use a brush to sweep out the dust in the gaps between the bricks.

On the morning of the 18th, Dingcheng No. 1 Middle School officially ushered in the 50th anniversary of its founding with the familiar school song.

The large campus instantly turned into a lively ocean, with a festive atmosphere everywhere.

Even the security guard at the door stood straight today, and his uniform looked like it had been carefully ironed last night.

There wasn’t a single wrinkle on his clothes, and his leather shoes were polished to a shine. When he saw a car coming in, he saluted in a proper manner.

Starting at nine in the morning, more and more people came to the campus.

Groups of former graduates walked together on the familiar campus, occasionally pointing to the canteen or the canteen and saying a few words.

Thinking back to the past, everyone laughed heartily.

In the teaching building, the senior high school students who had returned to school early for tutoring,

Standing outside the corridor, watching the seniors returning to school, they would occasionally chat with each other.

“Guess what I just heard the principal and the head teacher say?”

“say what?”

“The principal asked the class teacher, when will Qi Jia arrive?”

“Qi Jia? Is this true? He is a big star coming back to attend our school celebration?”

“Why would I lie to you? I heard it with my own ears. Besides, Qi Jia graduated from our school and was also a student of our homeroom teacher.”

“I don’t believe it. If it’s true, why isn’t his name on the honor roll at the door?”

…

Liu Simeng was returning to the classroom with a few friends from his former class. As he passed by the corridor, he heard a conversation between them.

One of the boys looked at the others and asked Liu Simeng curiously,

“Student Councillor, are they telling the truth or not?”

Liu Simeng shook his head and said, “I don’t know. It should be true. The school did invite us, but Qi Jia said that his schedule is too tight and he may not have time to attend.”

Hearing her say this, a female classmate next to her was disappointed: “Ah, what a pity! I was thinking of taking some photos with him and posting them on WeChat Moments.”

“It’s really amazing to think about it. We haven’t even graduated from college yet, but Qi Jia has already become a big star.” A male classmate said with some emotion.

When everyone heard him say this, they all nodded in agreement. On the road to success, Qi Jia was already far ahead.

While they were still worrying about finding a job after graduation this year, Qi Jia had already taken a step ahead and reached a height that they might never be able to reach in their lifetime.

As everyone was talking, they suddenly saw the principal, Chen Miao and several other leaders.

He hurriedly passed downstairs and walked towards the school gate.

“Hey, look, isn’t that the class teacher? What are he and the principal rushing to do?”

“It looks like he’s heading towards the school gate. Could he be going to meet some important person?”

“The old class teacher has made great progress and can even stand with the principal.”

At this time, Liu Simeng, who had been silent, seemed to have thought of something and suddenly spoke,

“Do you think it’s Qi Jia who’s here? Otherwise, why would the teacher go to greet him together?”

After this was said, everyone looked at each other, and finally someone said,

“Let’s go and take a look.”

…

Qi Jia returned at three in the morning, booked a hotel online, and slept until eight in the morning.

After a simple wash, when I went downstairs, the special car driver who had been arranged in advance was already waiting downstairs.

The luggage and other things were put in the trunk first. After Qi Jia attended the school anniversary celebration, the driver would take him home.

The hotel is not far from the school, about 40 minutes away.

Since it was a holiday, there was no traffic jam on the road, so we arrived smoothly.

After getting off the car, Qi Jia took off his mask and sunglasses, looked at the familiar campus, and suddenly felt a little excited.

What was even more excited than him were the students who happened to appear at the school gate and recognized him.

At first, everyone was a little skeptical, thinking it was just a similarity.

But after taking a closer look, I found that it was actually a real person!

As a result, the school gate suddenly became lively, and countless people rushed towards him, asking for photos, autographs, etc.

Seeing this, the police and auxiliary police from the nearby police station quickly led volunteers to maintain order and separate the crazy crowd.

At this time, the principal Huang Jianbin, who had hurried over, recognized Qi Jia at a glance.

He quickly took a few steps forward and said excitedly,

“Student Qi Jia, welcome back to attend the school’s birthday party.”

Qi Jia was not impressed by this principal, but he still responded enthusiastically.

“It’s my honor. I’m just sorry that I didn’t expect to cause trouble to the school.”

After greeting the principal, he looked at the head teacher and joked,

“Teacher Chen Miao, long time no see. You are still so young. It seems that these junior students have saved you a lot of trouble.”

This was an interesting statement, and it brought everyone closer.

Liu Simeng and the others stood outside the crowd, watching Qi Jia and the principal leave, and couldn’t help but sigh,

“I feel like Qi Jia has changed so much now. I’m a little afraid to go up and say hello to him.”

“Don’t mention you. Look how polite the principal was when talking to him.”

“I was originally thinking about catching up with him, but now it seems I’d better forget it. I feel like I can’t even speak smoothly if I really stay with him.”

…

At the school celebration venue, Huang Jianbin took Qi Jia to the row of important guests and introduced them to him one by one.

The first person I want to introduce is an old man surrounded by a crowd. He is wearing an executive jacket and has a meticulously combed hairstyle.

Qi Jia knew that this person was definitely the protagonist among all the people today.

“Qi Jia, this is Director Wang Xuewang of the Provincial Department of Education, and also the former principal of our school.”

As expected, Huang Jianbin hit Qi Jia’s guess right after he opened his mouth.

He is a department head, and a department head in power. If he is not the protagonist, then no one else can be the protagonist.

“Hello, Principal. I am Qi Jia, a graduate of the 14th class.”

Facing the big boss, Qi Jia was very sensible and lowered his posture, bent down and bowed to greet him.

“Haha, good job, you are worthy of being the talent cultivated by our No. 1 Middle School, haha.”

The old principal nodded slightly, stretched out his hand and shook hands with Qi Jia, and praised him with a smile,

Faced with the compliment, Qi Jia was more humble.

After introducing the protagonist,

Huang Jianbin then introduced a middle-aged man next to him who was also wearing an executive jacket and gold-rimmed glasses.

“This is our city’s mayor, Moltke.”

This is another big shot, Qi Jia thought, and hurriedly greeted him politely.

Compared with the old principal, Mao Qi was obviously more enthusiastic. He shook Qi Jia’s hand and laughed,

“Qi Jia, come back more often when you have time. The development of our hometown cannot be separated from the help of successful people like you.”

After that, he took the initiative to exchange contact information with Qi Jia.

Looking at him, it seems like he needs my help with something?

However, since the other party didn’t say it on his own initiative, Qi Jia didn’t take it to heart. After complimenting him a few words, he went on to greet the next person.

…

At 10 am, the school anniversary officially began.

First, the principal Huang Jianbin took the stage to speak, reviewing the history of the school and then looking forward to the future, for a total of ten minutes.

After that, it was the turn of the old principal, the mayor, and the government leaders.

It was the outstanding alumni’s turn to go on stage. The moment Qi Jia walked onto the stage, the entire venue was in an uproar.

After all, the largest number of people present were students, and many of them were Qi Jia’s fans.

Seeing the real person, everyone excitedly raised their mobile phones and some even whistled.

Facing the enthusiasm of the audience, Qi Jia bowed with a smile, then walked to the microphone and cleared his throat.

Seeing the sound gradually become quieter, he stretched out his hand and pointed casually in front of him, then smiled and said,

“The students I just called out whistled very loudly.

After the event is over, everyone can come to me to get a set of three-year college entrance examination and five-year simulations.”

This is an interesting beginning, much more interesting than what the principal and his friends said just now.

For a moment, everyone present laughed out loud from the bottom of their hearts.

After everyone’s laughter subsided, Qi Jia officially began his speech.

“Hello everyone, I am Qi Jia, a graduate of the 2014 class…”