Picking apples, noon at the cafeteria

Principal Zhang and Shi Yun entered the door.

Principal Zhang: “What’s wrong, why are you laughing so happily?”

Shi Yun was concentrating on taming his hair, and for the conversation of the two, he sent his left ear to listen to the content.

Director Lin handed the phone to Principal Zhang.

Principal Zhang “whoa”ed, and laughed along.

“I’m sorry, Teacher Shi, I was too hasty and didn’t pay attention!”

“Ah?” Shi Yun was caught off guard by the apology, and quickly said: “It’s okay, it’s okay, I—”

Wei Ziyu was the first to arrive, and opened the door:

“My god, Principal, your car speed, I feel like you’re suitable for flying a plane!”

Pin Chi agreed: “It’s like light, it’s gone in a whoosh!”

After the two finished speaking, they looked at Shi Yun, who had failed to tame his hair, and were stunned for a few seconds.

In the next second, there were two more bursts of laughter in the courtyard.

Shi Yun: “…”

He shamefully covered his head and returned to the room.

A few minutes later, the guests and the children came back one after another.

Shi Yun used a comb dampened with water and ‘repaired’ his hair after half a day.

He pushed the door out with satisfaction, and as he turned, he unexpectedly met his father, mother, and younger sister!

He was surprised: “Father, Mother, why are you here?!”

His father walked over with a smile: “It’s that, what’s it called… the program team called us over!”

His mother: “We were going to keep it a secret from you, but we didn’t expect that you saw us when we came to get something.”

His younger sister opened her arms and wanted a hug.

Shi Yun bent down and hugged her.

His father scratched his head: “No surprise!”

Shi Yun seemed to know the reward the program team had prepared for the children this time.

He smiled and looked at Director Lin, who was standing in the distance.

Director Lin noticed his gaze, raised his hand and waved, and then quickly lowered his head to handle work.

Shi Yun looked at the hairpin on his younger sister’s head, which was obviously from the program team, and said gratefully:

“Director Lin is really thoughtful.”

The children gathered under the leadership of Principal Zhang and went to the canteen in an orderly manner.

But what was more strange was that the canteen door, which was usually open, was closed today.

“Eh?”

A sensitive child took the lead in discovering something was wrong, and raised a doubt.

Principal Zhang pressed his hand down, put his finger to his mouth, and told them to be patient.

He coughed twice and knocked on the door.

“Dong dong—”

The guests who were puzzled looked at each other, as if they vaguely understood what the reward was today.

Pin Chi relaxed his back and whispered: “Really, I thought I would have to dig holes in the back mountain today.”

Wei Ziyu patted his shoulder with a smile: “Me too!”

Qi Guang poked them twice: “Two drama queens!”

Qiao Yu’s smile never came down from the corner of his mouth.

The children didn’t understand Principal Zhang’s actions, and they whispered to each other, their puzzled voices rising one after another.

Until a child with a sharp nose said: “I seem to smell the smell of my mother’s cooking!”

As soon as they said this, they were filled with anticipation.

Because not long ago, the kindergarten had held a parent-child party.

They couldn’t forget the time of that day.

Principal Zhang shook his head and whispered: “These little clever eggs, but, you only guessed half right!”

The canteen door opened wide, and the children’s eyes lit up.

However, they met the strict gaze of the village chief.

The village chief was still wearing his work clothes and pants, and stood at the center of the doorway with his hands behind his back, his eyes widened, and his posture was more effective than any door god.

The children were like withered flowers, trembling, and took a step back in unison.

Principal Zhang covered his face, and said in a voice that only he and the village chief could hear: “Didn’t we agree to be more amiable?”

The village chief turned his eyes in confusion: “Am I not amiable enough?”

If he didn’t know that the village chief wasn’t one to joke, Principal Zhang almost burst out laughing.

“Say the lines, say the lines!”

After being reminded by Principal Zhang, the village chief coughed twice.

However, he was obviously not good at memorizing things, and after half a day, he gave up struggling and directly said: “I won’t say it, are you all hungry? Let’s eat!”

His “Let’s eat” was loud and powerful, which shocked Director Lin, and he almost threw his phone away.

Why is another one not following the script!

But— he was used to Shi Yun and An Huaixu’s sudden events, and he was already immune.

He held an unlit cigarette in his mouth, and his face showed a battle-hardened calmness.

With a “Let’s eat”, the people hidden on both sides of the door were also called out.

Faces full of smiles appeared, and the children cheered when they met the familiar people.

“Father, Mother!”

“Uncle, Uncle, Aunt!”

Various forms of addresses rose and fell!

The courtyard and the canteen became lively in an instant.

It turned out that this time, the program team not only invited the parents, but also the harvest troops!

There were not many people in the village, and they occupied the majority of this not-so-large room!

Shi Yun brought his mother and father, and his younger sister to the table.

An Shuqi had seen them a long time ago and waved to them enthusiastically.

So Shi Yun’s family sat next to them.

Principal Zhang didn’t know where he got a small microphone, and stood in a vacant space.

He said: “We are all family, let’s eat and drink well! You all worked hard this afternoon, and we’ll work hard again in the afternoon to finish the work in two days!”

After speaking, he handed the microphone to the village chief.

Village chief: “Everyone eat, I’ll say a few words briefly.”

He spoke with a slight accent, but fortunately his speed was slow, so outsiders could understand.

The village chief’s majesty was still there.

As soon as he spoke, the room became quiet for a few minutes, with only the scattered sounds of bowls and chopsticks.

The village chief looked at the familiar faces, and suddenly smiled.

He was actually very kind when he smiled, which made people feel good at first glance.

“Why be so formal, I’m just saying a few words, not holding any kind of meeting!

Today, I want to first thank the program team, if it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t have been able to harvest the apples on the mountainside so quickly, and also this meal…”

He paused, and continued: “Hey, actually, when you’re tired, eating this meal with your family, you feel like your whole body is filled with strength again…”

He wasn’t good at being emotional, so he spoke very sincerely.

He used himself and his son as examples, and the people at the table felt very empathetic.

“…Aren’t we doing this so that the children won’t have to walk the same old road as us in the future? So, kids, you just study hard, and we’ll take care of whatever’s going on!”

He repeated: “You only need to study hard and be healthy and happy, then we, as parents, will have hope!”

“I have always regarded you as children who need to be protected, but today, seeing you working hard on the mountain, I suddenly feel that you seem to be much bigger than I imagined.

Xiao Ze, perhaps I have been too busy these days, and haven’t looked at you properly. I feel that, you, all of a sudden, you seem to have become a big child.”

Dan Ze: “Father…”

The village chief rubbed his head, and laughed and scolded him: “Little rascal, listen to me from now on!”

His shout broke the stereotype that everyone had of the village chief.

He was the leader of the village, the mainstay of a family, and a role model for a child.

At the dinner table, the parents praised their children.

The children were full of a sense of achievement, and their smiles were more brilliant than the sunlight outside.

Dan Ze hugged the village chief.

I don’t know who started it, but all the little radish heads rushed over too.

The village chief, who used to scare away a group of little cubs with a glare, was now full of little balls.

The village chief was rarely at a loss: “Eat, go eat!”

[It’s on fire, seeing this, I sent my father a sentence of ‘I love you’, and he immediately asked a Taoist priest to exorcise the devil for me, okay, it’s comfortable.]

[My father has been gone for many years, he was also an ordinary little person, and in them, I saw the shadow of my father, I miss him so much…]

[The program team is making the whole village participate in the children’s growth process, right? The program team is really thoughtful.]

[Seeing this, my age spots have faded.]

The village chief had already deviated from the script, and Principal Zhang and Director Lin shook their heads with a smile.

Shi Yun followed the side and walked over.

“Thank you, Director Lin.”

Director Lin: “I also want to thank you for creating such a warm atmosphere for our variety show.”

He sincerely said: “I’ve filmed so many variety shows, this one— here with you, is the one I don’t want to end the most.”

Principal Zhang patted Shi Yun on the shoulder.

“Your Uncle Lin thinks that the children should participate in the village’s collective events for the first time, and need the encouragement and guidance of their closest people to build their self-confidence.”

Shi Yun nodded, and he thought the same as them.

But he still wasn’t as good as Director Lin.

He looked at Director Lin with admiration.

Principal Zhang suddenly remembered something.

“Oh yes, our apples—”

The village chief drove away the little cubs and continued: “And the thing that everyone cares about most, and also the most anticipated!

The program team just contacted me to say that a merchant wants to buy all our apples, and the price is very good!”

Not only the children, but many adults were obviously still unaware of this matter.

At first glance, they almost overturned their bowls.

“Re, really?!”

“Is there really such a good thing?!”

“Oh, I feel like I’m dreaming?”

As for why they were so surprised…

Too many words are tears.

In recent years, natural disasters have been severe, and even the fruit with the best growth in other areas has suffered a sharp drop in production.

They really didn’t dare to have any expectations, just hoping to get through a better winter.

Unexpectedly, the apple harvest was gratifying, and even the fruit merchants had already been found.

They were now, as if they could hear the sound of gold coins falling to the ground when they picked an apple.

But the more it was like this, the more they thanked the program team for their appearance.

Many people used gestures or nodded to thank Director Lin, and silently remembered their kindness in their hearts.

Village chief: “Okay, let’s eat, eat your fill, and we’ll be more energetic in the afternoon!”

Everyone: “Oh!”

After Principal Zhang waited for the village chief to finish speaking, he smiled and asked Shi Yun:

“Guess who the merchant is?”

Shi Yun was a little puzzled, he didn’t know any merchants or the like, Principal Zhang asked him like this—

Wait, could it be!

Shi Yun’s mind showed the image of Qiaoqiao’s family.

He remembered that Qiaoqiao’s father seemed to be a merchant!

Almost at the next second Shi Yun thought of the name, Principal Zhang said: “It’s Qiaoqiao’s father.”