Chapter 1808

After leaving the hotel, Jiang Minghua invited Zhou Andong to ride in his car.

Zhou Andong refused and still left in the car arranged by the organizers.

As the person with the biggest title at this ceremony, Jiang Minghua naturally had to arrive last.

Therefore, it was only a few minutes after Zhou Andong left that his car started and drove away.

As the start time of the ceremony drew closer, the number of people at the West Gate of Peking University not only didn't decrease, but instead grew larger.

Zhou Andong looked at the crowd outside the car window and said with a smile: "This Ten Outstanding Youth award ceremony has really made quite a stir."

"Get out of the car!" Jian Qiu pushed him with a smile: "Jiang Minghua will be here soon; you refused to ride in his car, but in the end, you're going in with him, so what was the point of refusing him?"

Zhou Andong put on his sunglasses, pushed open the car door and got out, then bent down to help Jian Qiu out.

However, his sunglasses were worn in vain; as soon as he looked up, he was recognized.

A girl shouted at the top of her lungs: "Zhou Andong, it's Zhou Andong."

The crowd suddenly became restless, and the police maintaining order hurriedly pulled up a cordon to block the restless crowd.

"Zhou Andong!"

"Zhou Andong!"

"Zhou Andong, look over here."

Screams and shouts rang out in unison, which made the police maintaining order a bit confused.

When those big stars arrived, it wasn't like this; as soon as Zhou Andong arrived, it was actually a bit uncontrollable.

Zhou Andong looked at the pushing crowd, hurriedly raised both hands to press down, and shouted loudly.

"Everyone, pay attention to safety, don't push, definitely don't push."

Most of the people who were so excited to see Zhou Andong were students, and girls made up the majority.

Their quality was still very high; after hearing Zhou Andong's words, they gradually quieted down.

Zhou Andong once again cupped his hands in a salute and said with a smile: "Thank you all for your affection; the ceremony is about to start, so I'll go in first, and we'll chat again when there's an opportunity."

Zhou Andong supported Jian Qiu as they walked into the gate, and just then, he heard a loud shout from a girl in the crowd.

"Zhou Andong, I love you!"

Whoosh, those who heard the shout all looked up in unison toward the direction the sound came from.

The girl who shouted "I love you," seeing so many eyes looking at her, suddenly became flustered, and her heart was filled with regret.

Zhou Andong paused his steps, then turned back, smiled and shouted: "I love you all too."

The crowd erupted in cheers and screams again; Zhou Andong had helped the girl out of her predicament.

The girl let out a long breath, looking at Zhou Andong's back, her eyes full of gratitude.

Jian Qiu said with a smile: "You're quite popular, aren't you?"

Zhou Andong sighed and said: "Can't help it, who told you your husband is so outstanding?"

The usher leading the way stumbled and almost fell.

"Whoops!" Zhou Andong was quick-witted and caught her: "Slow down, don't fall."

"Thank you, thank you."

The girl hurriedly thanked him; to be an usher on such an occasion, she must have been carefully selected by Peking University, and she must be very outstanding in all aspects.

At first, Zhou Andong hadn't paid attention, but now he saw the girl's appearance clearly.

She wasn't beautiful, but she had a special scholarly air about her; she should come from an artistic family.

It's just that he found this girl very familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember who she was.

Zhou Andong didn't speak for the rest of the way, and Jian Qiu looked at him strangely, but didn't ask.

At this time, the entire auditorium was packed, and except for the guests, they were all students.

The girl led Zhou Andong to the very front, pointing to the second and third rows.

"Mr. Zhou, your seat is in the second row, Ms. Jian, your seat is in the third row."

"Thank you!" Zhou Andong said thank you.

"Chairman Zhou!"

"Chairman Zhou!"

"Chairman Zhou!"

"..."

Whether they knew him or not, they all stood up one after another to greet Zhou Andong.

Zhou Andong responded to each one with a smile: "Hello everyone, hello everyone."

His seat was in the middle of the second row, and the organizers were also very thoughtful; Jian Qiu's seat was right behind him.

"Chairman Zhou, hello!"

Zhou Andong sat down, and a middle-aged woman on his left reached out her hand.

"Chairman Zhou, hello, my name is Liu Shijuan, and I am a rural teacher."

Zhou Andong was no stranger to the name Liu Shijuan; in his previous life, he had read many reports about this great woman.

After graduating from normal school, she was assigned to teach in the mountainous areas of Guizhou Province.

It was a remote rural area where the Miao people lived in compact communities; the mountains were high and the slopes were steep, the natural environment was harsh, and the economy and culture were backward.

Of the more than 1,400 households in the township, most still followed the slash-and-burn method of production.

The masses lived very hard lives, and some families relied entirely on relief issued by the state to get by.

Due to the harsh natural conditions and the hardship of life, the school couldn't keep teachers; they would come in batches and leave in batches.

Liu Shijuan had also hesitated, but her conscience and sense of responsibility as a teacher drove her; she couldn't watch the seedlings growing on this barren land of the Miao township wither away like this.

And so she planted her roots deeply in this impoverished village, staying for fifteen years.

Every year she was rated as an excellent class teacher by the township, and more than ten times she was rated as an excellent teacher, excellent Young Pioneer counselor, excellent Communist Party member, and top ten female employee by the county.

Last year, she was awarded the title of National Hope Project Gardener, this year she was elected as one of the Fifth China's Top Ten Outstanding Youth, and next year she would be rated as a National Advanced Worker.

Zhou Andong respected this kind of great love spirit, this kind of person who gave their youth, and even their whole life, to the children in the mountains, from the bottom of his heart, because he couldn't do it himself.

"Hello, Teacher Liu." Zhou Andong stood up to shake hands with Liu Shijuan and greet her.

Liu Shijuan didn't expect Zhou Andong to stand up, so she followed suit, her expression a bit flustered.

However, Zhou Andong being so respectful to her made her feel warm in her heart, and she was very moved, but at this moment she didn't know what to say.

Zhou Andong pulled Liu Shijuan to sit down: "Teacher Liu, I have heard of your deeds, and I admire the spirit of great love in your heart; if it were me, I definitely couldn't do it."

"I'm not as great as you think; at first, I also hesitated."

Liu Shijuan shook her head slightly: "It's just that when I looked at the lively and cute children, and they still had to wear the hat of illiteracy and continue to live the lives of their ancestors, my heart ached, so I stayed."

In such an impoverished place, staying for fifteen years, this requires not only great love but also perseverance.

Zhou Andong chatted in a low voice with Liu Shijuan, while the other few who were also among the Top Ten Outstanding Youth.

Wanted to get to know Zhou Andong but couldn't find an opportunity; one by one, they could only think that there would be a banquet after the party ended, and they would find an opportunity then.

"Clap, clap, clap..."

Zhou Andong was chatting with Liu Shijuan when enthusiastic applause suddenly erupted in the venue; he didn't need to look to know that Jiang Minghua had arrived.

He stood up along with the crowd, and Jian Qiu poked him from behind.

Zhou Andong turned his head back in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Jian Qiu leaned close to Zhou Andong's ear: "Kong Xingzhong, the third seat on the right in the first row."

Zhou Andong looked over, and unexpectedly, the other party's gaze also looked over; the two gazes collided instantly.

Zhou Andong raised his middle finger at the other party and grinned, baring his teeth in a smile.