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Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 554 - 389. Surrounded by Beauties
Monday.
What Song Dongsheng had spoken of last night about personally handling the matter proved true: during the morning break for the flag-raising ceremony, he announced the news to the entire school.
"Having just talked about campus etiquette, I now have a joyous announcement to make which is closely related to all of us!
Thanks to the excellent quality of teaching and reputation, Licheng Middle School has earned the recognition of many parents and all sectors of society. Just last night, we received a donation from Good Taste Takeout company—1 million yuan! This money will be used to improve the daily lives of some of our students."
The crowd immediately buzzed with discussion; after all, a million yuan, even if divided among the three thousand teachers and students, would mean more than three hundred per person.
"The specific arrangements are as follows: starting from next week, for the next three years, some students' meal cards will secretly be topped up with 60 yuan each week, with those in the third year of high school getting an extra ten yuan, making it 70 yuan.
To protect the students' privacy, the specific list won't be made public, but I can tell you that there are a total of 64 students on the assistance list in the first year of high school, 58 in the second year, and 71 in the third year, totaling 193 students.
The list was compiled based first on the school's existing records; any student known to come from a family qualifying as impoverished is automatically included in the subsidy; next, we considered students' meal card spending patterns, and those with abnormal usage were also included within the scope of support."
The noise rose again from below the stage, as there were families that, due to not understanding the process, had not applied even if they met the conditions of being impoverished.
Then there was another type of family, peculiar in its own way. These were families who could afford it but nevertheless made their children endure hardships, under the pretense of "that's how we got through our schooling."
Never mind that prices have soared in the twenty years since then; the very act of needlessly enduring hardship was definitely nonsensical.
"I know everyone is excited, but please calm down for a moment, and let me explain what we mean by abnormal meal card consumption."
Waiting for the hubbub to die down, Song Dongsheng continued, "For example, there are some students who only eat plain rice with a vegetable or simply plain rice with olive vegetables each meal. Even if they eat all three meals in the cafeteria, their daily expense certainly won't exceed ten yuan. We would regard these students as having abnormal consumption and include them within the subsidy scope!
The first year of high school only started two weeks ago, and we don't have enough data from the cafeteria yet. If more students with abnormal consumption patterns are identified later on, they will still be added to the subsidy list.
I believe that all our students are kind and upright children who certainly wouldn't endure hardship just to get a small advantage!"
"Hahaha!" A substantial laughter erupted from the crowd below, clearly indicating the thought had crossed everyone's minds.
However, trying to take advantage also wasn't easy: someone who was gorging on lavish meals last week suddenly turning to a frugal diet within a week would be far too suspicious.
Many people clenched their fists tightly because they knew they wouldn't have to worry about living expenses anymore; they wouldn't have to eat in the cafeteria only when it was nearly empty due to feelings of inferiority.
Of course, there were also those who were figuring out how to take advantage of the system; after all, 60 yuan a week adds up to 1200 yuan a term, no small sum.
There will always be such individuals everywhere, but if they knew the school planned to make home visit calls later, they probably wouldn't entertain such thoughts.
"Finally, I want to share with all of you an idea that came from a freshman who is still with us in his first year of high school. His words gave me a great insight, and I would like to pass them on to you.
High school isn't just a time for growing taller. The exam hall is like a battlefield, and how can one fight on an empty stomach!"
"Great!"
"Principal, you're awesome!"
"Licheng Middle School is awesome!"
Listening to the applause filling the venue, Xu Qingfan frowned in disdain; he was displeased with the old principal suddenly hitting him up. However, thinking of how he could help over a hundred students like Xie Rui, he smiled genuinely.
The six hundred thousand wasn't quite enough to subsidize the eating and drinking of so many students for three years, so Xu Qingfan later added a bit more to round it up to a full million.
After making his appearance, the principal had already left the scene, and the microphone was passed back to the teacher hosting the flag-raising ceremony.
"This afternoon, after school, the student council interviews will take place on the first floor of the administration building. Those who have already submitted their application forms, please take note. And for those who haven't submitted their forms but would still like to apply, you can also head there."
"First year of high school, orderly dismissal!"
Song Dongsheng's walking pace faltered as he realized he had been a bit carried away by the cheering of his classmates and had forgotten to mention the student council matters.
[What's my rank anyway, such trivial tasks should be delegated!]
He was already thinking about how to write the report on the scholarship funds, feeling that this time it would definitely generate significant buzz as news, and might even bring a lot of attention to Licheng Middle School.
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"Brother Fan, Brother Fan!" After the dismissal was announced, Wu Lingyu immediately started looking for Xu Qingfan in the crowd.
Fortunately, Xu Qingfan was no small potato, and with intent focus, the girl spotted him in one glance.
Xu Qingfan stood in place for a while, waiting for Yu to come over with Xie Rui and the vice class rep, before he smiled and said, "What's up, don't tell me you didn't bring money to the snack bar and want me to treat you?"
After nodding to the two people, he reached out and pinched the girl's cheek.
"No, it's not that." Wu Lingyu wanted to say she just wanted to see him, but was too embarrassed to speak up.
"Yu, Brother Fan, what are you whispering about there, I'm getting roasted!" Xiao Ruawen shaded her eyes with one hand and waved to them from not too far away.
"Heehee~ Brother Qing Fan!" After the crowd dispersed, Lin Wanning, feeling dizzy and disoriented for a while, finally found him as well.
"Why are you standing here not moving?"
"Brother!"
Soon, Wan Ningyi, Yiyi, and Xiao Xiao, along with three others, walked over to join them, accompanied by some new classmates they had befriended.
Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi brought two, Xia Xiaoxiao brought one, plus Chen Qi and Wang Xuan, who were with Xiao Ruawen, there were now a dozen girls gathered around Xu Qingfan.
The key was that beautiful girls usually only hung out with other beautiful girls, so this flock of charming young ladies by his side looked really nice among the onlooking students.
If you changed the backdrop and their clothes, you could start shooting "The Hero and His Full-time Wives" right away.
"Hello, Brother Fan."
"Hello, Brother Fan!"
Luckily, Xu Qingfan had seen large crowds before, otherwise these delicate "Hello, Brother Fans" might have exploded his health insurance card.
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"Hello, everyone, haha, it's too hot today, I'll treat everyone to ice cream at the snack bar!"
However, suddenly being surrounded by beauties, especially enjoying the envious and jealous gazes from the male classmates around him, he felt a bit elated.
"Wow~ Thank you, Brother Fan!"
More of those coquettish cheers followed, and Xu Qingfan's smile grew even broader.
Five girls, not pleased, raised their eyebrows and glared, then casually walked up beside him and pinched his waist one after another.
[Always showing off!]
[From now on, we'll punish him by making him walk home alone!]
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