Ye Yaodong was called back in front of everyone. With all those eyes turning toward him at once, he felt no embarrassment. He even shamelessly waved to the crowd with a smile and walked up to the front.
"There's a reward for me too, Secretary Chen? That's wonderful. Thank you so much, leaders."
The officials put on smiles and nodded, but said nothing, leaving everything to the Village Chief.
When Secretary Chen called him back, he had already sent a Village Committee clerk inside to bring out his rewards, along with the certificate, banner, and other things.
"A-Dong, these are the rewards from the county, along with a commendation..."
The villagers craned their necks and peered over curiously.
"Oh, there's a thermos, and a washbasin, an enamel mug..."
"And two big sacks of flour... Huh? No, one sack of rice and one sack of flour."
"That's quite a lot of rewards..."
"But no money..."
"No money?"
The corner of Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched. It was almost exactly what he had expected.
Ah, no, there was also a black notebook and a fountain pen. What a surprise!
Together, these things were worth a few dozen yuan, so they were passable enough. The main thing was that there was plenty of stuff, which would look good being carried home.
"Thank you."
"Hang this banner up properly when you get home, and keep the certificate of honor safe too."
"Got it." To show his respect in front of everyone, Ye Yaodong accepted them with both hands, then called to his friends behind him, "What are you standing there for? Come help carry this stuff!"
Seeing him turn to leave, Secretary Chen hurriedly called him back again. "Wait, what's the rush?"
"Huh? We're not done yet? What else is there?" He quickly turned back