When Xu Jiaojiao and the others came out, Xu Minglei was still praising his sister.

Teacher Tang had gone from initial shock to feeling numb. The little guy listed his sister’s skills and the awards she had won. Teacher Tang found it a little hard to believe. Is this girl really from the countryside? Is she really that amazing?

"Second Brother, you’re still waiting for us?" Xu Tao was the first to run over, speaking excitedly. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Of course I have to wait for you. I still want to know what you talked about in your speeches. Tonight, I want to call Sis and tell her." Xu Minglei proudly raised his chin, feeling like he was a very capable older brother.

"The speeches are over, why talk about it? Can’t we just wait for the results?" Tiedan pouted, thinking he might not get selected. Last time he barely scraped through, and this time he didn’t feel his speech was that good.

"But Sis wants to know, hurry and tell me, and I’ll write it down for you." Xu Minglei had already taken out his notebook.

Despite being unwilling, Tiedan recited the content of his speech.

Xu Jiaojiao and the others also shared the content of their speeches, especially Xu Jiaojiao, who was particularly enthusiastic, eager to let their eldest sister know about her progress.

"Second Brother, when you talk to Big Sis, does she mention us?" Xu Jiaojiao looked at Xu Minglei expectantly.

"Of course, she mentioned you. Sis also sent you some study materials. In a few days, you’ll definitely receive them. Whenever you’re free, just go to the post office and check."

The children chattered away, and Teacher Tang felt quite conflicted. The kids performed well, didn’t seem stage-shy, and their speeches were impressive, not inferior to the students she had brought along.

Seeing such promising kids, Teacher Tang really wanted to recruit them to Experimental Middle School.

Unfortunately, there were only a few months left before the high school entrance examination, and transferring now wouldn’t be wise. They could only wait for them to get into high school and come to Experimental Middle School.

But by then, even if she wanted to teach them, she wouldn’t be able to. She only taught middle school and wasn’t sure if she could handle teaching high school students.

Teacher Tang chatted with teachers from the county middle school for a while, learning about the kids’ academic performances, which made her even more eager.

Xu Jiaojiao and the others had to catch the car back soon, and Xu Minglei also had to return to his school. The venue for the speech contest was not far from Experimental Middle School.

After going back in the evening, Xu Minglei immediately took the money to call his sister.

Xu Mumu was calculating that her younger siblings should have finished the competition by now, so she waited at home early on.

It didn’t take long before Xu Mumu received a call from Xu Minglei, and she eagerly picked it up.

"Minglei, you’re back so soon." Xu Mumu said with a smile.

"Yeah, Sis, were you waiting for us?" Xu Minglei’s eyes widened a little, realizing that his sister immediately answered the call. Knowing that his sister was keeping an eye on them warmed his heart immensely.

In his class, his deskmate often fought with his brother and snatched food from him. Looking at his own sister, Xu Minglei felt filled with pride. His sister was the best. She remembered him even with delicious food and taught him so many things.

"Yes, I was a bit worried. How do you feel about the competition this time?" Xu Mumu asked with a smile, a little worried since it was their first formal competition.

"Sis, I noted everything I said, and I also wrote down what Xu Jiaojiao and the others said in their speeches." Xu Minglei reported, starting from his little notebook, which was a gift from his sister. The notebook was quite thick, and he hadn’t even used half of it yet.

Xu Minglei spoke in detail, and Xu Mumu listened intently. Familiar with the children’s situation, Xu Mumu estimated that her younger brother could probably win awards, and Xu Jiaojiao and Xu Wan also had impressive speeches. Unless others had something exceptionally outstanding, they could also win awards, while Xu Tao and Tiedan appeared relatively ordinary in comparison.

However, Xu Mumu didn’t tell Xu Minglei any of this as it was merely her assumption and didn’t necessarily reflect the preferences of the judges. There’s no certainty in this, and mentioning it might give them hope, which would be crushing if they didn’t win.

Encouraging Xu Minglei for a while, they ended the call, leaving Xu Mumu still a bit anxious. Of course, she hoped that her younger siblings could win awards as it would be such an honor. Plus, she didn’t think her siblings were much worse than others.

Meanwhile, Teacher Tang also reported the events at the speech competition to the principal, especially about the siblings from Old Xu Family.

The results of the competition didn’t take long. Just three days later, the results were out. Xu Mumu even saw the video of the speech contest on the news on TV, noticing her brother giving a spirited speech on stage. She was extremely surprised, realizing her siblings had grown to such a level without her even knowing.

Without needing Xu Minglei’s call, Li Caixia took the phone excitedly, chattering about the event to Xu Mumu, who also asked them to watch TV to see their brother on screen.

Besides Xu Minglei and Xu Jiaojiao qualifying for the competition in the Imperial City, Xu Wan and the others received excellence awards, which was also quite good.

The school even put up a banner, making it very festive.

Xu Mumu found this a little funny but was still proud of her siblings.

In a while, Xu Minglei and the others would be sent to the Imperial City for the competition, and she planned to take leave to visit them.

Xu Mumu awaited the arrival of her two siblings with anticipation, just as Xu Minglei and the others were also looking forward to it. These past few days had been quite good for them since the awards not only made their family happy but the entire community knew about it too, as mentioned in Xu Jiaojiao’s letter.

They probably wouldn’t stay with her and would likely stay at a guest house, so Xu Mumu didn’t prepare a room for them, planning instead to send good food over when they arrived.

While counting the days for her siblings’ visit, another guest arrived at the courtyard to rent a room.

Xu Mumu looked at the girl, who was modestly attractive, and without asking much, she led her over to look around.

Upon arriving at the courtyard, Liao Wenqing’s family had already moved in. Liao Wenqing’s mother and wife were inside tidying the house and doing laundry. Having met with Xu Mumu a couple of times, they both greeted her with smiles.