Chapter 96: Awards Ceremony

Mayor Shen had already arrived at the entrance of the kindergarten in a Mercedes-Benz car. When he heard Shao An’s notice, he paced around anxiously.

“Why the sudden cancellation?”

“All the guests invited by the kindergarten are already here. It won’t be good if we cancel now…”

He tried to find a way to mediate the situation, but there was no reply. He looked down at his phone screen.

Beep beep beep—

The call lasted for only two seconds. Shao An did not even wait for his reply before hanging up.

Mayor Shen scratched his head in frustration. Just as he was thinking about how he should explain things to the guests, he looked up and saw a familiar figure.

Mr. Jin Yang?!

Mayor Shen ran over happily and bowed respectfully. “Didn’t you say you were returning to the capital? Why are you here now?”

Song Yan happened to be looking for Jin Yang near the kindergarten. He had one hand in his pocket and was about to leave when he bumped into Mayor Shen!

Song Yan raised his eyebrows and paused for a moment. He could tell that this person was here for Jin Yang.

He gave a perfunctory reply and asked in return, “You received the notice?”

Mayor Shen did not suspect this man at all. He hurriedly raised his phone and said, “Mr. Shao An told me that you want to cancel the award ceremony…”

“But Miss Qiu’s children have already gotten the news that they will receive the medal. I was worried that they would be disappointed. It’s great that you could come.”

Song Yan stuck the tip of his tongue between his teeth and smiled. He took the initiative to stride into the kindergarten. “Let’s go then.”

“Don’t let the children wait too long. The award ceremony is an important matter.”

Since it was something Jin Yang planned to do, he was interested in taking a look.

When Mayor Shen and Song Yan walked out of the auditorium, the award ceremony was already coming to an end.

Many children had already received the awards from the kindergarten teacher. Some were holding red apples high while others were holding certificates as they handed them to their mothers. The scene was very lively.

Little Jin’s mother flaunted the prizes that her child had won and looked proudly at Qiu Tong and the three children, who looked a little dejected.

“Hey, I remember someone bragging about being able to receive an award from Mayor Shen and some big shot.”

“Mayor Shen probably doesn’t even know that the kindergarten is holding an award ceremony today, right? How dare you brag!”

Qiu Xingyu was so angry that she felt like crying. “Don’t spout nonsense!”

Qiu Tong squatted down and hugged her, wiping a few tears off her face with her fingertips. She coaxed her gently, “A girl’s tears are the most valuable. You can’t just cry because of some random person…”

“The same goes for you two boys. You have to remember that science is the same throughout the world. And it cannot be proven just by winning awards. Even if those people don’t come, don’t be disappointed.”

“Mommy can buy you all these prizes when we get back!”

“As long as you work hard and do the right thing, you will definitely achieve gains. Success at the starting line is not worth celebrating…”

“The most important thing is to be able to stand on the podium after the finish line.”

Qiu Xingyu was comforted by her and ran to Qiu Xingyuan’s side. She looked up and said clearly, “Mommy is right, Elder Brother. You’re the best!”

Qiu Tong stared at Little Jin’s mother. The mother understood that Qiu Tong was saying those words for her to hear. Feeling increasingly annoyed, she deliberately put on a mocking tone.

“It’s easy to give high-sounding sermons!”

“Children who are already lagging behind at the starting line still wish to catch up with to the rest of us in the future? This is ridiculous!”

“If Mayor Shen and the big shot doesn’t come to the award ceremony today, your children are liars and so they are bad children!”

The surrounding parents sized up Qiu Tong and the children.

There were only 10 minutes left until the end of the awards ceremony.

Would Mayor Shen and the big shot really come?

At that moment, Mayor Shen was respectfully escorting Song Yan into the auditorium. They walked straight to the stage.

Mayor Shen tapped on the microphone and said in a very humble tone, “Please settle, everyone. There’s still an award to be presented.”

Everyone looked up at the stage before gazing in shock at Qiu Tong. Even Little Jin’s mother looked in disbelief at Mayor Shen and the man beside him…

“This is… the president?”

“Why would he come to the kindergarten to present an award to a child? What kind of award is it?”

“Don’t tell me it’s really for Qiu Tong’s children?”

The parents’ disdain and contempt for Qiu Ying turned to envy at this moment. They wished they could become Qiu Xingyuan’s parents and receive such an honor from that esteemed person…