"And ever since Mianmian started school and ranked first in her class, all the parents in our village have sent their children to school as well."
The villagers spoke as if it were the absolute truth. Listening from the side, Mianmian's face flushed with heat. If she didn't have a proper self-awareness, she might have believed them herself.
The people of Stone Bridge Village had a strong sense of collective honor. They knew that the reporter's visit would be documented in the newspaper, so of course, they wouldn't hold back at such a time.
And some of it was indeed true; initially, it was because of Jiang Mianmian alone that the entire village, even the whole commune, had adopted a culture of learning.
No matter what the parents' initial intentions were, the fact was that in these past few years, there were many more students enrolled in the commune than in previous years.
