Chapter 65: The Show Begins!
Chapter 65: The Show Begins!
Lin Yaozong tried to refuse, but the Lin family members behind Lin Man bypassed Lin Wenwen's high school teachers and Lin Man, came up behind Lin Yaozong, and pushed him out:
"Yaozong, what are you fussing about?"
"Think about your name. Your fourth brother is named Lin Yaozu, and you are named Yaozong. You got a perfect score on the college entrance exam. In ancient times, that would mean the emperor would personally select your name."
"And she was a girl; there have been several female top scholars in history."
"Our Hongxing Village is going to have a big banquet, a three-day feast, where everyone who comes can eat and drink."
"Xiaowen is shy, so we brothers will go ahead first."
After the uncles and elders helped Lin Yaozong away, Lin Man immediately shouted into the courtyard, "Lin Xiaowen, stop dawdling and hurry up to the ancestral hall."
After shouting into the courtyard, Lin Man immediately turned around and instructed his peers, "Go to the side and light the firecrackers."
"Then, drum and gong team, start banging your gongs!"
At his command, several young peers split up to the left and right, ran to the gate, and lit the firecrackers in their hands.
As firecrackers went off, the drum and gong team behind the crowd parted to the left and right, clearing the middle of the road, and began to play.
The celebratory drumbeats, gong sounds, trumpet blasts, and firecrackers immediately attracted the attention of several neighboring households.
The families peeked out of the yard and noticed that Lin Man was leading the group. They immediately remembered what they had seen on Douyin (TikTok) in the past two days.
There were also the issues that Lin Yaozong discussed with them.
Noticing that Lin Man turned to look at them, the people quickly shrank back, like thieves caught stealing.
Looking at those who had retreated, Lin Man couldn't help but sneer inwardly. But despite his inward sneer, he still had to maintain appearances.
He ran to the house next to Lin Yaozong's, the house of Lin Yaoyun, who was from the same clan as Lin Yaozong, and banged on the door repeatedly until the people inside came out. Then he shouted:
"Uncle Yaoyun, Xiaowen got a perfect score on the college entrance exam. This is a great honor for our family. I discussed it with a few old men in the village and we decided to have a three-day feast to celebrate."
"Don't cook dinner later. The chefs for the banquet at the ancestral hall have already arrived, and we can start eating in three hours at most."
"Go there for breakfast, lunch, and dinner."
Lin Yaoyun remained silent, standing at the doorway with his lips pursed like a wooden sculpture.
He and Lin Yaozong are cousins, separated from each other by the same grandfather. They had a good relationship since childhood, but in recent years, Lin Yaozong has been working hard outside, so their relationship has become a little distant.
Lin Yaozu raised funds, and he also invested some, not much; in the past twenty years, his underwear only amounted to a little over 30.
In order to get his money back, he also got involved in Lin Yaozong's plan.
As for Lin Wenwen's perfect score on the college entrance exam, that was all said by Lin Wenwen herself. He also forwarded the posts Lin Wenwen made.
There was nothing wrong with forwarding it, but after the post was seen by a younger member of his family who followed him, the younger member explained to him what a perfect score on the college entrance exam meant.
Seeing that Lin Yaozong was happy, he didn't bother to tell Lin Yaozong. After all, if Lin Yaozong could get money, he would get a share too.
Now that he hears Lin Man preparing to promote this matter extensively, his intuition tells him that it's not a good thing.
He was in a daze, but Lin Man was not.
Judging from Lin Yaoyun's demeanor, he definitely knows something, but it doesn't matter. Lin Man didn't come here today to pry into the matter.
He's here to stir up trouble, to flatter someone to their detriment!
After stretching his neck, Lin Man reached out and grabbed Lin Yaoyun, forcefully pulling him out of the house: "Uncle Yaoyun, you're so slow! Hurry up, the chef has arrived, go and help out at the ancestral hall."
As he spoke, he didn't forget to close the door behind Lin Yaoyun.
The iron gate slammed shut with a loud clang.
Lin Yaoyun looked at the closed gate, his gaze falling on Lin Man. He opened his mouth, then turned his gaze back to the courtyard:
"Xiao Nan, call your mom and tell her to have dinner at the ancestral hall later. Try to play less games and remember to come over for dinner later."
After he finished speaking, Lin Man came up behind him and quickly pushed him toward the ancestral hall.
After pushing Lin Yaoyun away, Lin Man ran to another door and repeated the process: knocking, calling out, and pushing people.
In a short while, he called out the people from several nearby households and pushed them toward the ancestral hall.
After pushing the people away, he went to Lin Yaozong's house and waved to the camera.
"Put some effort into banging the drums and gongs, let's go invite the top scholar!"
With a shout, the drummer put all his strength into banging the gong and the suona player took a deep breath and blew with all his might.
The sound of gongs and drums resounded through the sky as Lin Man strode into the courtyard. "Xiao Wen, hurry up and come down with your acceptance letter!"
"Hurry up!"
"Are you shy? Shy..."
After calling for a while without hearing any response from Lin Wenwen, Lin Man sighed and returned to the doorway, back to the cameras with their phones, and waved: "Let's go, the top student is shy, let's go over and get the venue ready."
"Have Uncle Yaozong come over later."
"Keep the drums and gongs going! Make them louder! This is a joyous occasion, and we need to let everyone know so they can all be happy."
Led by him, a group of people walked toward the ancestral hall with gongs and drums. Lin Man walked in the crowd, took out his mobile phone, and sent a message to the people he had arranged.
They send someone to intercept the group, and then take the opportunity to talk on camera.
However, just after crossing the intersection and turning a corner, before the people he had arranged could even appear, the group was stopped by others.
Upon seeing them, the other person tilted their head, and Lin Man asked curiously, "What are you doing here?"
Upon seeing this person, Lin Man immediately smiled. She was one of the sisters-in-law from the Fifth Sect. He remembered calling her Sixth Sister-in-law. It seemed that one of Sixth Sister-in-law's family members was taking the college entrance examination with him this year.
You search high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly.
He quickly put away his phone and stepped forward: "Sixth Sister-in-law, Uncle Yaozong's son, Xiaowen, got a perfect score on the college entrance exam this year. This is a great and glorious event for the family."
"I discussed it with a few elderly people in the village and we decided to hold a three-day feast to properly publicize this joyous occasion."
As soon as he finished speaking, the face of the sixth sister-in-law opposite him immediately fell:
"A perfect score on the college entrance exam? People who get a perfect score on the college entrance exam have a huge feast. Can my son, who only scored a little over 500, go and have a meal with them?"
"You..." Lin Man hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and slapped himself: "It's my fault. I was so excited when I heard that Xiao Wen got good grades that I forgot about the other people in the village."
Lowering his hand, Lin Man looked at his sixth sister-in-law again: "Sixth sister-in-law, has your little one received his college acceptance letter yet?"
Sixth Sister tilted her head, squinted, and thought for a while before nodding: "I got it. I got it on the 21st. I got into a second-tier university."
"I told that brat to study for another year and do well on the exam next year. He said it doesn't matter whether he studies or not. Unless he gets into a top university and a top major, he'll still be unemployed after graduation. So he plans to start studying early and graduate early."
"I'm still wondering whether or not to have a graduation celebration!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Man was overjoyed. The second batch of undergraduate admissions in Guangdong Province usually starts on July 15 and ends at the end of July.
The school will admit students first, and then you will receive a text message notification. Logistics are fast now, so you can usually get the admission notice in about three to five days after receiving the message.
I've been accepted into two universities! Next up is a vocational college!
You, who got a perfect score on the college entrance exam, haven't reached that point yet!
What kind of talk is that?
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