Chapter 207 Returning from Thousands of Miles, Fewer Faces
Of course, there was no surprise in leaving seats for the parents, and Jiangyang University readily agreed.
After lunch the next day, Zhang Zhong drove his family to Jiangyang University.
When they arrived at the school, Principal Liu Hong and Executive Vice Principal Wang Xi stood downstairs in the Government Affairs Building to greet Zhang Zhong and the others.
Originally, according to Liu Hong's intention, they wanted to grandly welcome Zhang Zhong back to the school at the school gate, but Zhang Zhong directly rejected this proposal.
When he drove in just now, he saw a banner "Welcome famous alumnus Zhang Zhong to return to his alma mater" hanging above the school door.
Liu Hong is not tall. Standing next to Wang Xi, he is just over his shoulder. But standing in front of Zhang Zhong, he looks even smaller.
Smiling and shaking hands with Zhang Zhong, Liu Hong smiled and said, "Zhang Zhong, it is a great honor for us to have you return to your alma mater."
Zhang Zhong had no impression of Principal Liu.
Ordinary students rarely have the opportunity to contact the principal, and Liu Hong only transferred to Zhang Zhong when he was a senior.
"It should be my honor. Teacher Wang contacted me before and asked me to give a speech to the junior students. To be honest, I felt very scared at the time. I was just an ordinary student. I learned professional knowledge in school.
He had lost it a long time ago. He was a typical example of not doing his job properly. How could He Dehe teach them his experience? But then I thought about it. I haven’t been back for a long time. I missed everything in this school, so I came here shamelessly.
There is nothing I can give them, but it can be used as an exchange of feelings." Zhang Chong said with a smile.
"Zhang Zhong, you are so humble. Just a few words from you will be enough to benefit them for life." Liu Hong turned around again and looked at Hu Huifang and the others, "Who are these?"
"This is my father and mother, and this is my girl." Zhang Zhong introduced.
"You two are really good at educating people. Zhang Zhong's current achievements are definitely inseparable from their guidance. I think if there is an opportunity, we can also ask you to come and give lectures to the teachers in our school and talk about how to teach good results."
Such a great writer. The duty of our people’s teachers is to teach and educate people. Teaching comes second, and educating people should be the top priority.”
Being praised by Liu Hong, Zhang Xingjun's bones began to shake. He held Liu Hong's hand and said, "No, no, it's all about the children themselves."
"On the one hand, children's success is important, but the influence of their parents is also crucial. There is still some time before the speech, so a few of them came to my office to sit down."
Liu Hong stepped aside with a smile, and then took Zhang Zhong and the others to the principal's office.
After chatting in the office for a while, when the speech time was about to begin, Wang Xi took Hu Huifang and others to the reporting center first, leaving Zhang Zhong and others.
After waiting for a while, Liu Hong took Zhang Zhong to the lecture hall.
Wang Xi acted as the host and went on stage to speak for a while, mainly introducing Zhang Zhong.
"Now let us welcome the fifth-grade vegetative patient - Zhang Zhong with warm applause!"
Applause rang out, Zhang Zhong nodded to Liu Hong, and then walked up slowly.
As soon as he emerged from the background, the applause from the entire report center became louder.
There are a thousand seats in the lecture center of Jiangyang University, but Zhang Zhong glanced over and saw that the seats were all empty, and even the aisles were full of people.
It seemed that there were not only seat tickets but also standing tickets for this speech. He looked at the roof and luckily, there were no tickets.
After taking the stage, he immediately saw his parents and Peng Peng sitting in front. His mother held Peng Peng on her lap, and the little girl waved her hands excitedly.
Maybe Hu Huifang had given instructions in advance, so although she was excited, she didn't scream.
Zhang Zhong shook hands with Wang Xi first, and then took over the microphone.
"Hello everyone."
There was no one directing this time, and the applause rang out spontaneously. Zhang Zhong stood on the stage and looked at the young and excited faces below, feeling a little dazed, as if even after so many years, groups of students were coming.
I came and went again, but at a glance, I still felt the same.
He pressed it with his hand and controlled the situation a little. After the applause stopped, he continued, "When I was chatting with Principal Liu just now, he told me that those who came in to attend the class today were all undergraduate students.
, this is a bit of a pity. After all, if there are people studying for Ph.D. or master's degree, there may be faces I am familiar with. Thinking of this, I realize that I have only graduated six years ago. Six years ago, I was just like you, in
The school enjoys a wonderful time on campus.”
"If possible, I would like to chat with you and listen to what you are saying about what is going on in school now. You want to know me and I also want to know you. Unfortunately, I am here to give a speech today. Since it is a speech, after all
There should be a theme, such as 'Study hard and make progress every day' or something like that."
As soon as Zhang Zhong finished speaking, there was laughter below.
He also laughed, "It seems that you don't want to hear 'Study hard and make progress every day', so let's talk about something else. Before I officially start my speech, I want to read two sentences to you -
After returning from thousands of miles, my face is getting less and less. This is my hometown. I am afraid that some people have already remembered that these are two sentences from Su Dongpo's "Ding Feng Bo· Nanhai Returns to the King and the Waiter to Stay with the Mother". They were not originally connected together, but I separated them.
Take it out. Rounu is still able to remain calm even in the face of adversity. He is at peace with the situation in adversity and is willing to do whatever he wants. Such a broad-minded mind is certainly worth learning from."
Although it is not a storyteller, Zhang Zhong's closing poem still had an effect. The students below had been brought into the topic by him and listened to him attentively.
"You will definitely not have a smooth journey on your way to study and work in the future. In fact, life is made up of muddy sections, so I hope you know that whether the future is flat or muddy, everything should be within your expectations.
When difficulties come, you can face them calmly, or even smile: Look, I have known it for a long time. Being open-minded is not a helpless excuse after failure, nor is it a passive self-comfort, but should be
Facing the fearlessness of life..."
Zhang Zhong gave an unscripted speech and spoke eloquently. Most of the content of his speech was his own insights, as well as his heartfelt advice to his fellow students.
The twenty-minute speech came to an end. Looking at the students who were already fascinated by [Misty Rain Hongchen Novel www.yyhc.info], Zhang Zhong finally smiled and said, "May you go through thousands of sailings and come back still young. My
The speech is over, thank you all."
After he finished speaking, he took a step back and bent down.
Wang Xi, who was nearby, was also shaken. When he saw Zhang Zhong retreating, he was stunned for a moment before walking up.