Chapter 302: No way to keep a low profile (two-in-one)
The specifications of the dinner exceeded almost everyone’s expectations.
Almost all of the people whose names I often heard on Xinwen Network showed up.
Of course, Chang Haonan, who already knew this period of history, was not very surprised by this.
Due to various complex historical and practical reasons, although China in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China followed the Soviet Union in many aspects, it did not establish a complete and rigorous merit system like the latter.
Not even the military, let alone ordinary citizens.
Except for the three major medals awarded in 1955 - the August 1st Medal, the Medal of Independence and Freedom, and the Medal of Liberation, China had never officially established any medals until 2011 in the previous life. .
For a long time, the only merits awarded in an institutional and standardized manner were first, second and third class merit medals issued within the military and police systems.
Subject to the issue of jurisdiction, it is impossible for non-military and police officers to obtain even if they have great achievements.
We can only use other methods to play the edge ball.
Only then did Chang Haonan get the somewhat weird first-class "Operation Bat Hunting" commemorative medal.
According to regulations, first-class merit is an honorary title.
However, the awarding of honorary titles is also not systematic, and an exclusive title is often customized based on the recipient's deeds.
On the bright side, this can be considered an honor.
But at the operational level, it will actually cause a lot of trouble.
For example, there is no way to intuitively reflect the matter of receiving an honorary title.
You can’t just carry your certificate with you wherever you go.
For another example, if a person obtains two honorary titles, there is no provision stipulating which of them comes first and who comes last.
In principle, there is no distinction between high and low honorary titles.
However, both in terms of perception and reality, there is obviously still a gap between the "Patriotic Army Jingwu Model" and the "Volunteer Army First-Class Hero", who are both honorary titles.
As for honors outside the military and police system, it's even more confusing. Some award-winning organizations even only issue awards without keeping records, resulting in many honors that sound high-level but actually have no value at all.
This has caused a psychological gap for the winners themselves. What’s more terrible is that it has spawned many criminals who take advantage of this loophole to commit fraud.
In an era with insufficient information, leaving a province is similar to going abroad. I said in Province A that I was the winner of the xx honor in Province B, and there was no way to find out.
This situation lasted until the late 1980s, when things finally began to change.
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions has established the first medal that is systematically awarded to all citizens - the National May Day Labor Medal.
It also stipulates that among the winners, the proportion of front-line workers must not be less than one-third.
Chang Haonan and the others received the second Chinese Youth May 4th Medal.
In this special period when people's minds are changing, launching a standardized national merit system will undoubtedly be conducive to ideological and spiritual construction.
Among them, youth is particularly important.
Therefore, this first May Fourth Medal awarding ceremony must be grand and far beyond the standard.
Therefore, not only the identities of the leaders who attended were astonishing, but also the media who came with them were all well-known.
Obviously, this matter will definitely receive unprecedented publicity.
Anyway, when the entire celebration was over and Chang Haonan returned home, it was already close to midnight that day.
He looked at the certificates and medals on the table, took out his mobile phone and entered a series of phone numbers.
This is Chang Haonan's personal habit. He will not open the champagne at halftime until everything is finally settled.
Now that the ceremony has been completed, it is natural to inform the family of the good news.
But looking at the time displayed in the upper right corner of the phone screen, he hesitated and still did not press the dial button.
It’s too late, we’ll talk about it tomorrow.
As soon as I relax after several hours of excitement, the first thing that comes over me is naturally exhaustion.
In addition, he didn’t get a good rest last night because he had to prepare his acceptance speech and familiarize himself with the ceremony process, so Chang Haonan just changed his clothes and lay down on the bed to sleep.
...
At this time in 1997, China had not even popularized wired networks, and mobile networks were a thing whose concept was not very clear, so it would not be like the future, where the ceremony ends here and the media over there Publish the online version of the news immediately and make it trending.
At this time, Huaxia TV had just completed a major equipment upgrade and replacement. It was in the process of switching from recorded news to live news, and the response speed was also not that fast.
Under normal circumstances, the fastest responders to news are newspapers and radio.
So, the next morning, when Zhou Li, who was far away in Liucheng, was the first to arrive at the office, she simply cleaned her work station, poured hot water and habitually put a few servings of food on the door handle. When the newspaper was dropped on the table, everyone was stunned for a moment.
She accidentally caught a glimpse of the headline of one of the newspapers:
"The All-China Youth Federation decided to award six young people the "Chinese Youth May 4th Medal" for the first time"
Of course, if it was just like this, It's not like Zhou Li was so upset.
But there is a line of slightly smaller words below the large and conspicuous title——
Chang Haonan, Qin Wengui, Li Bin, Liu Xiaogong, and Fangrong of the Eastern Song Dynasty won the honor.
In the officially released news, the order of the names of the six people was changed.
It is no longer in the order of the strokes of the surname, but in the order of the medals received.
What Chang Haonan got was the No. 1 May Fourth Medal.
So it’s the first one.
Zhou Li put the cup on the table, took out her glasses from her bag, put them on, and checked again.
This name at the top of the list...why does it feel familiar?
Oh, it seems that my son’s name is Chang Haonan...
There is also a photo of the winner next to the news.
But because it is a black and white photo printed with ink, we can only say...
It can be seen that there are six humanoid creatures.
However, from her body shape, Zhou Li felt that the man standing in front of a twin-engine propeller plane in the first photo seemed to be her son.
Then she took another look at the text.
"Chang Haonan, male, born in 1976, from Liucheng, Liaoning Province, student at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Beijing..."
Obviously, everything is right.
The huge surprise made Zhou Li feel dizzy and sat down directly on the chair.
A few seconds later, not believing her eyes, she pulled out several more newspapers from underneath.
Guangming Daily
Same news, front page headlines.
"China Youth Daily"
The same news, one of the double headlines on the upper right side of the front page.
"Reference News"
The same news, still the front page headlines...
Obviously, it was not that she was hallucinating.
After the huge surprise, Zhou Li felt calm instead.
Even a little panicked.
Ever since she was very young, Chang Haonan has always been very competitive and is the pride of both her and Chang Yuanchao.
But this time, it was a bit too ambitious. Zhou Li still doesn’t know what level this Chinese Youth May 4th Medal is.
But it is obviously not an ordinary thing for all newspapers to report it with front page headlines.
She subconsciously wanted to contact Chang Haonan directly to confirm the matter and send congratulations, but for a moment she didn’t know how to express it...
As time passed by, the previously deserted campus gradually became lively.
Zhou Li decided to take a few classes today first.
Chang Haonan's achievements are mainly due to his own efforts. As a parent, the help he can provide after his children go to college is really limited.
She secretly warned herself that at times like this, she must not get carried away.
As the mother of a person who has been on the front pages of major newspapers..., I still have to be more reserved.
Otherwise, you will be embarrassing your son.
However, there are some things that she can’t keep low-key if she wants to...
A colleague who almost arrived at work time and was almost late came in and said to her that she was immersed in preparing lessons. Zhou Li mentioned this matter:
"Teacher Zhou, on the way to work today, I listened to the radio and said that there was a big prize given out yesterday, and there was a winner with the same name as your son... ”
As an outstanding graduate four years ago, Chang Haonan still retains some popularity in the school.
The other party's words instantly drew all the attention in the office to Zhou Li.
"Teacher Zhou's son?"
"I remember his name is Chang Haonan? He was admitted to Beijing Airlines from our school, right?"
Someone soon noticed Arriving at the pile of newspapers that almost no one is usually interested in.
“This seems to be the headline on the front page of today’s newspaper... The Chinese Youth May 4th Medal seems to be a very high-end award.”
"Let me see...it's really called Chang Haonan..."
Now that the matter was over, Zhou Li had no choice but to raise her head, take a deep breath, and then replied in the same tone as usual:
"It's indeed the same as my son's name."
"That's him."
Zhou Li's answer instantly silenced the noisy office just now.
Including the colleague who first mentioned this matter, everyone looked at her with almost synchronized expressions of astonishment.
The former was just looking for a topic to chat about. From beginning to end, he never thought that Chang Haonan in the news was really Zhou Li's son.
After all, when you listen to the radio on the way to work, you naturally don’t listen very seriously.
Not to mention the other people who were just joining in the fun.
Each office has only one copy of the newspaper ordered by the work unit, and no one will read it at all. Only the first person who comes to work will take a glance at it when he takes it off.
So for a moment, everyone even thought that Zhou Li was playing along with their joke.
However, at this moment, the office door was pushed open violently, and a lean, panting middle-aged man in a suit appeared at the door.
It’s their principal, Jiang Zhichao.
“Principal Jiang?”
Someone shouted.
Jiang Zhichao took a few breaths and walked up to Zhou Li in three steps:
"Teacher Zhou, Comrade Zhou Li, and classmate Chang Haonan received the May 4th Medal. It's such a big happy event. What do you think? I didn’t even tell my employer..."
Well, there is no need to doubt it now.
It must be true.
After all, Zhou Li’s name has been changed to you...
As a principal, Jiang Zhichao is quite satisfactory, neither good nor bad.
In the six or seven years since he took over as principal, although the school has been steadily declining, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a problem caused by the general environment and has little to do with any individual.
The only thing worth mentioning is that this person prefers to flatter others, but generally speaking, this has nothing to do with the ordinary teachers in the school.
It’s just that today’s situation is obviously unusual.
Because the person he was flirting with became Zhou Li...
Everyone's expressions instantly switched to shock.
Of course, there is also envy.
After all, those who are still working as ordinary teachers at their age, no matter how high their professional titles are, have basically come to an end. Therefore, most of their thoughts and expectations are placed on the next generation.
Although I usually don’t openly compete with my children, a little bit of comparison is inevitable.
Only this time, Zhou Li’s next generation is really a bit foul...
After a short pause, Jiang Zhichao continued:
"Well, you see, I am not qualified as a principal. It wasn't until Director Shen of the Education Bureau called my office that I found out that there was something wrong with our school. I have such an alumnus who is famous in history..."
"Uh,...Principal Jiang, I actually only found out about this matter after reading the newspaper in the morning. Xiaonan didn't inform me either. I guess he is still here. Take a break, you didn’t have time to contact us..."
Facing Jiang Zhichao with a smile on his face, Zhou Li didn’t do anything special.
She has a clear understanding of herself. Even after seeing the report that her son won the award, she has never thought that mother is more valuable than son.
But this obviously did not faze Jiang Zhichao, and he immediately changed his perspective:
“He is not arrogant or impetuous in the face of honor, and he is worthy of being a son trained by Teacher Zhou...”
In short, a After a continuous rainbow fart, Principal Jiang finally stated his intention:
"Teacher Zhou, I remember... Xiao Chang should graduate from undergraduate this year?"
Unknowingly, Even the name Chang Haonan was changed.
"That's right, but he has already passed the selection for postgraduate students who are exempt from the examination, and will continue to study for graduate school in the second half of the year."
Zhou Li's inadvertent answer stabbed the hearts of all her colleagues in the office.
Those with older children could only shake their heads helplessly, wondering why other people’s children could be so defiant.
As for those whose children are younger and have not yet taken the college entrance examination, they are already thinking about how to learn from Zhou Li.
But Jiang Zhichao’s focus is not here:
"What I mean is that the summer vacation for the graduating class should be much longer than usual. If your Xiaonan is free during the summer vacation, I wonder if you can let him go back to school and give a message to the junior students?"
Hearing this request, to be honest, Zhou Li was moved.
As a mother, when her child has achieved such a proud achievement, she naturally hopes that he can return home in fine clothes and make the whole family proud.
However, her reason still prevented her from nodding directly, but slowed down her hand:
"This... I can convey it to him for you, but Xiaonan is an adult after all, and he is outside. He’s also very busy. Even during the Chinese New Year this year, he only stayed at home for less than a week, so I couldn’t make this decision for him.”
This impeccable answer made Jiang Zhichao unable to continue to dwell on this topic, so he had to change the subject:
"That's fine. The school also respects Xiao Chang's own opinions."
"But Teacher Zhou, there is one more thing. Director Shen of the Education Bureau will come in person to deliver the good news later, so you see...can you link up the morning class with other teachers?"
This The request was reasonable, and a math teacher next to him volunteered to take over the two free classes in the morning.
……
Watching Zhou Li and Jiang Zhichao leave, a teacher of similar age to the former sighed with emotion:
“It would be great if my son could be as successful as Mr. Zhou’s son... Zhou Teacher, you teach your children well..."
"This is not what I admire most about Teacher Zhou."
Another slightly younger teacher sitting in the corner said:< br>
“If you were put in Teacher Zhou’s position today, when Principal Jiang asked to call the children back to speak, would you be able to resist nodding like she did?”
A question made the entire office fall into silence again.
After a while, someone sighed again:
"Teacher Zhou, you are good at teaching your children..."
Thanks to the book friend [He is just playing a small role. 】The leader of the alliance is rewarded by the boss, but the end of this month is really busy, so the update will be completed next month!
(End of this chapter)