CHAPTER 213: CHAPTER 213: A TOKEN OF HER APPRECIATION

Yesterday after school, she received the news that the provincial prize money had arrived. She initially wanted to talk to Teacher Chu about the recent events in her life, asking him to inform the school leadership not to make such a big public announcement.

But after thinking it through, she realized she couldn’t be too selfish. The school would surely want to use this opportunity to encourage all the students to study hard and, at the same time, boost the school’s reputation. So she decided to hold back her words.

Today, during the big class break, the school leadership would once again present her with the provincial mathematics competition’s first-place certificate and prize money.

Hopefully, those older women, having learned their lesson from the other day, would dare not bother her again.

She immediately saw Zhao Jianlan waving at her from the entrance of the residential compound, and she walked over with a gentle smile, "Let’s go."

Zhao Jianlan directly linked arms with Yu Xinyan, her eyes sparkling as she said, "I heard you knocked Yao Hui over?"

Yu Xinyan curiously asked, "How did you know that?"

Zhao Jianlan laughed, "Of course I heard it from others. By now, probably half of the residential compound knows."

Yu Xinyan was all smiles, "I really had no idea, nor do I know which righteous person spread it."

Zhao Jianlan curiously asked, "Don’t you know who spread the news?"

Yu Xinyan turned to look at her, "When Yao Hui blocked me, there was no one else around."

At the time, several kids from the Miao Family were hiding well, and Yu Xinyan truly didn’t notice them. She was clueless, but Yao Hui knew because those kids burst into laughter, and Yao Hui saw it clearly.

Zhao Jianlan laughed as she said, "I was wondering why you didn’t have a clue."

Then she relayed what she knew to Yu Xinyan.

Now Yu Xinyan understood because she had previously encountered Miao Family’s kids playing on the roof. Obviously, Yao Hui was unlucky and missed that point.

She chuckled softly, "Those who bring disaster upon themselves can’t live. Serves her right."

Today, the school once again hung a banner, but with the provincial title replacing the city title. Yu Xinyan received the certificate and prize money once again, and applause echoed throughout the campus once more.

Principal Feng once again passionately encouraged all students to learn from Yu Xinyan. If it weren’t for not wanting to delay classes, he might not have ended anytime soon.

The students all envied Yu Xinyan, even Song Limin, who often contradicted Yu Xinyan, had to admit that Yu Xinyan was truly remarkable in academics.

Since getting reprimanded by her mother after causing trouble last time, Min indeed changed quite a bit and no longer targeted Yu Xinyan every day.

After returning to the classroom, many classmates came up to congratulate Yu Xinyan, and she thanked them all with smiles until the teacher came in, dispersing everyone.

Originally, Yu Xinyan thought of buying some candies to share with her classmates, but doing so felt too high-profile and unfair to students in other classes. She didn’t want to stir up gossip.

After some thought, she found Teacher Chu after school and expressed her wish to donate two hundred yuan to the school, specifically for purchasing some sports equipment for the students, as a small token of her appreciation.

Teacher Chu didn’t expect Yu Xinyan to make such a decision. After confirming repeatedly, he reported the issue upwards.

Principal Feng and the others initially wanted to announce it via broadcast, but Yu Xinyan stopped them, "Principal Feng, there’s no need to publicize this, at least not until after the college entrance exam. It’s not far off, and we should let everyone focus on their exam preparations."

Principal Feng didn’t expect Yu Xinyan to say that, but he also knew she was right, "Alright then, let’s leave it until after the exams are over."

After she left, Principal Feng sighed, "With a mindset like this, she’s destined to achieve great things."

As she walked out of the school gate, she was surprised to see that Zhao Jianlan was still waiting there. Yu Xinyan walked quickly towards her, "Didn’t I tell you to head home first? Why are you still here? Are you hungry?"

Zhao Jianlan glanced at her, "Am I such a disloyal person? We’re good sisters. How can I go home first? If we’re going hungry, we do it together."

The two chatted and laughed as they walked back. This scene was caught by He Jinxuan, who came to inspect the watchtower. He happened to be at the warehouse side today and had just heard the principal’s speech. He felt genuinely happy for her from the bottom of his heart.