Lu Hehuan turned around but couldn’t find Xu Shihua among the teachers.

Xu Shihua should have been there, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Last year, Xu Shihua, who had been recognized as an excellent teacher, attended, but this year, he refused to show up.

The spotlight was on the Lu family this year!

Especially Lin Shu, who was the most prominent figure!

Why would Xu Shihua attend and overshadow herself?

The leaders started with team-based recognition.

The Fendou Team, where the commune was located, was naturally the most important team.

It had the highest work points and was the first team in the commune.

The second team was formerly the Qianjin Team, but this year…

The secretary and team leader of the Lu Family Village stood tall, their faces glowing with pride.

This year, they were second!

In previous years, Lu Shaocai had dragged them down significantly.

One year, the work points…

The grain amounts had been mixed up, causing a laughable mistake, and the end-of-year meeting was used to call out the issue.

When Director Qin visited Lu Family Village at the beginning of the year, the village’s secretary, brigade leader, accountant, production team, and villagers all gave a warm round of applause.

So glorious!

So proud!

After the leaders praised everyone, they began recognizing advanced families.

Despite the existence of influential connections, the Lu family was undeniably the number one advanced family of the commune!

Director Qin spoke with deep emotion, listing the Lu family’s honorable achievements.

He started with the contributions made by Old Man Lu to the neighbors years ago, then moved on to the donations of houses and land, followed by Uncle Lu and Lu Shaotang’s military service, and then to Old Man Lu’s work as a barefoot doctor.

He mentioned Lin Shu and Fang Dihua being repeatedly praised by the public security bureau, as well as Lu’s daughter-in-law’s excellent performance as a tractor driver, and so on.

The Lu family’s good deeds were truly endless.

Lin Aidi, watching from below, felt a mix of admiration, excitement, a bit of sadness, and jealousy.

She turned to those around her and boasted, “That most charming young wife up there is Lu Shaotang’s wife. She’s my sister. We grew up together, and our bond is even closer than that of real sisters.”

Hearing the admiration from those around her, she felt quite pleased.

The Bald Three Brothers were also present, having successfully infiltrated Lu Family Village.

Baldy glanced at the people on the stage.

Although Lu Shaotang was still alive, they should… back off.

But considering the Lu family’s wealth…

The credit union staff mentioned that Lu Shaotang’s salary alone had saved several thousand.

What was eight hundred?

So they decided to continue their long-term infiltration, gain the trust of their targets, and then, when the time was right, seize that money.

He decided to formally marry into Widow Sun’s family!

From then on, he would be a member of Lu Family Village.

After announcing the advanced families, they moved on to the outstanding individuals in the commune.

Old Man Lu, Fang Dihua, Lin Shu, Lu Da, Lu Dage, and even the children, Panpan and Tiantian, were all recognized.

Director Qin especially praised Lin Shu and Sister Lu Da.

“Thanks to the selfless dedication of these two female comrades, who went to the tractor factory to take photos for publicity, our commune’s tractor applications will be particularly smooth next year. Originally, we could only apply for two tractors, but now we can apply for four. If we have eight sets of farm machinery, our commune’s farming situation will greatly improve, and we will no longer be worried about delaying the farming season!

“Wonderful!”

The crowd applauded enthusiastically.

Director Qin continued, “Therefore, as a reward and thanks, our commune has decided to award the Lu family a bicycle!”

“Wow, a bicycle!”

“Fantastic!”

“Wow, how wonderful!”

A bicycle—who wouldn’t want one?

Who could easily get one?

In the entire Lu Family Village, only the secretary, the team leader, the production team leader, and Lu Shaocai’s family had bicycles.

Unless someone worked in the city, it was impossible to afford one.

A bicycle cost at least 150-180 yuan and required a bicycle ticket, which was extremely hard to come by.

A family’s annual bonus was only about 180 yuan—how could they afford a bicycle?

To have the commune directly award a bicycle was truly fantastic!

Old Chang’s eyes turned red with envy and jealousy.

Ding Jiachang nodded repeatedly and said to his son, “Your father-in-law’s family is getting better and better. We should visit them more often.”

Ding Runsheng also smiled, “Yes, I feel that if my brother-in-law returns safely, their family’s ancestors must be very pleased.”

The award of the bicycle was a surprise even to Lin Shu, Fang Dihua, and Lu Da.

It was truly unexpected!

Director Qin was really a good person, understanding what they needed.

He knew that they weren’t interested in things like warm kettles, basins, or teapots anymore.

Of course, the set of warm kettle, basin, and teapot was still rewarded because there were individual awards as well!

Old Man Lu was recognized as the fastest-improving barefoot doctor in Qing County!

According to the reports from various teams, the commune, and the county hospital: Doctor Lu Baicheng from the Fendou Commune Lu Family Village saw more patients in six months than other barefoot doctors saw in a year, even surpassing some doctors’ two-year patient count.

The feedback from patients was mostly positive.

Even if the illnesses could not be completely cured, the pain was somewhat alleviated, and they received Old Lu’s psychological and emotional support.

Patients’ conditions improved significantly.

Many patients from other teams came specifically to see Lu Laotou.

The county hospital honored him as the fastest-improving and outstanding barefoot doctor, awarding him a certificate, a basin, a warm kettle, a pen, and a plastic notebook.

Next was Lin Shu.

Director Qin excitedly announced, “The People’s Liberation Army Newspaper has sent the award for the most beautiful military wife. This is the highest tribute to the selfless and dedicated military wives!”

Old Chang and the others in the audience were stunned, unable to hide their jealousy.

Lin Shu had also been praised three times by the Public Security Bureau.

She and Lu Da had appeared on a magazine cover, and there were rewards for these achievements, including fabric tickets, soap tickets, and kerosene tickets.

As the most outstanding tractor driver in the commune, Lu Da naturally received rewards too, which included…

Old Third’s family also received pens and notebooks.

Although Lu Dage had been an accountant for a relatively short time, his performance was outstanding.

He also organized training for the production team accountants and completed this year’s work points calculation in advance, which was commendable!

The Lu family was overwhelmed with the prizes they received.

Not only did Lu Xiu and the children gather their prizes, but even Tian Tian and Pan Pan each held a basin.

The two kids were so eye-catching today.

As they stood on the stage with the adults, they attracted everyone’s attention.

Because the basins were a bit heavy, Pan Pan used it as a hat, drawing even more attention.

Lu Xiu silently helped him adjust it, so he wouldn’t be toppled by the basin.

“Look at them, each one of them looks like a movie star.”

“Especially that most beautiful military wife and the most beautiful child.”

“If they could make a movie, it would definitely be a hit!”

The kids like Huzhi, Hua Hua, and Hong Hong loudly exclaimed, “Tian Tian and Pan Pan are our good friends!”

Xu Xiaoyou looked on enviously from below and said with a sigh, “Mom, my grandpa, grandma, and little aunt are amazing.”

Lu Hehuan felt proud of her family but was also worried about Xu Shihua.

Where had he gone?

She replied, “Your dad got one last year too.”

Xu Xiaoyou pouted, “He got one, but he didn’t let us participate.”

Lu Hehuan sighed.

She felt Xu Xiaoyou had been influenced by Lin Shu; whenever she mentioned Xu Shihua’s good points, this child immediately countered with his faults.

It felt like she was planting seeds, and Xu Xiaoyou was just pulling them out.

After the meeting, some people left, while others lingered nearby, savoring the experience.

However, Lin Shu and the others were invited to the commune office by Director Qin.