Chen Xiufang wears a white dark floral gown, a pair of blue cloth trousers, and black cloth shoes. Sitting in the auditorium, she looks very dignified and beautiful.

Today she dressed up carefully for an interview.

But right now, Xu Qing is surrounded by more reporters than she is, and she feels a little uncomfortable.

Ten years ago, Xu Qing had already appeared in the newspaper, and she was only a seven or eight-year-old girl at that time.

She is still in elementary school, so how can she read a newspaper?

I have no memory at all of the deeds Xu Qing reported back then.

After all, even if someone read the newspaper back then, they may not be able to remember what happened ten years ago.

What's more, Chen Xiufang has never seen it at all.

But what the worker newspaper reporter said just now made her want to listen carefully.

However, the reporters around her kept asking her questions.

Chen Xiufang had no choice but to deal with the matter in front of her first, thinking secretly in her heart. After the interview was over, she would go find newspapers from ten years ago and look through them.

However, after the interview, Chen Xiufang went to the school library with great interest and searched for newspapers from ten years ago.

Then I suddenly realized that due to the large time span, it was not easy to find the newspaper that Xu Qing had been in among the piles of newspapers.

In addition, few people usually read old newspapers, so they are covered with a thick layer of dust.

These days, preservation methods are relatively simple, and effective protective measures are not taken, resulting in many newspapers being moth-eaten and lost, among other problems.

Fortunately, Chen Xiufang did not come alone. She also found a lot of helpers. Everyone was busy working for three or four hours before they finally found the 1963 workers' newspaper from among the piles of newspapers.
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But I want to put all the newspapers together for the whole year

Then, everyone sat together and read the newspapers carefully. Finally, they finally found the one that Xu Qing had published in the newspaper ten years ago.

However, it was already past six o'clock in the evening, the sky was getting dark, and it was time to have dinner.

Chen Xiufang shook off the dust from the yellowed newspaper, glanced at it twice, quickly folded it, put it in her pocket, and prepared to take it out of the library. After dinner, she would look at it carefully when she returned to her dormitory.

Then, when Chen Xiufang left the library with the six girls in her dormitory, on her way to dinner, she suddenly heard many students whispering about Xu Qing's heroic deeds ten years ago.

Suddenly a look of shock appeared on his face.

She didn't know that Silly Zhu, who often hung out with Xu Qing, was a gossip.

Although she has met Sha Zhu a few times, because she is one grade higher than both Xu Qing and Sha Zhu, she doesn’t know Sha Zhu very well.

And she didn't even know that while she was immersed in searching for newspapers in the library, Shazhu had already announced Xu Qing's deeds ten years ago, together with Ma Jiefang, under the leadership of the school's work propaganda team and military propaganda team

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Chen Xiufang was a little sulky. She had worked hard for a long time, but no one else knew about it early.

But then she thought about it, she had found Xu Qing's newspaper anyway, and she would take a closer look at it in the dormitory after dinner.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Chen Xiufang sat in the dormitory, took out the neatly folded newspaper from her body, unfolded it, and read it carefully with the sisters in the dormitory.

The newspaper published a photo of Xu Qing when he was young, which was taken when he was with his master, Lao Zhang, during his apprenticeship.

At that time, Xu Qing was dressed as a worker, wearing greasy gloves, with his head lowered, standing in front of the bench, working very seriously.

Chen Xiufang looked at the young-looking Xu Qing in the newspaper, with a faint smile on her lips, "Oh, Comrade Xu Qing was so young at that time."

The six girls next to Chen Xiufang were huddled together on the same bed as Chen Xiufang. One of them reached out and poked at a description in the newspaper and said:

"Look here, it says that Comrade Xu Qing fought bravely against gangsters at night. He drove away five or six people by himself. How brave!

Oh, and here, you see, Comrade Xu Qing’s parents passed away in 1962. He was only seventeen years old at the time, and he actually had to go to work to make money and support his three younger brothers and sisters."

Chen Xiufang looked at the contents of the two newspapers, and the heartstrings in her heart tightened.

After reading the newspaper, Chen Xiufang's emotions suddenly rose and she could not calm down for a long time. She stood up, looked at the sisters in the dormitory with red eyes, and shouted loudly:

"Comrades and sisters, Comrade Xu Qing's family background is so poor. His parents died in the line of duty. At the age of seventeen, he had to drop out of school because he had to take care of his younger siblings and support his family.

Since we read the newspaper today and know about this matter, we can’t just sit idly by and let’s go to the ‘School G Committee’ to raise donations for Comrade Xu Qing!”

Chen Xiufang's passionate remarks made the other six people agree.

In less than three minutes, seven people walked out of the dormitory. Regardless of the fact that it was already late at night, they took the newspaper and went to find the director of the 'School G Committee'.

The director of the 'School G Committee' actually heard about Xu Qing's newspaper article ten years ago, and even heard someone report to her the content of Sha Zhu and Ma Jiefang's lectures.

At this moment, people are being arranged to write big-character posters about Xu Qing’s heroic deeds.

It's just that the lectures given by Sha Zhu and Ma Jiefang in the afternoon were not very detailed. How Xu Qing acted bravely, how he fought with gangsters, and how he saved people were vague.

As a result, the worker, peasant, and soldier students who were called to write big-character posters were still unable to write.

And when everyone was frowning, Chen Xiufang and the people in her dormitory handed over the newspaper.

Everyone's thoughts suddenly came to a halt, and they copied the contents of the newspaper and wrote vigorously.

Chen Xiufang, on the other hand, said to the director of the ‘School G Committee’:

"Director, Comrade Xu Qing's parents passed away early, and he still has three younger brothers and sisters at home. As thoughtful and conscious college students, I petition that we organize a fundraiser for Comrade Xu Qing."

When the director of the ‘School G Committee’ heard this, he immediately thought it was a good idea and did not read the newspaper or think about it carefully.

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With a wave of her hand, she summoned her capable men and divided them into two groups. The boys went to the male students' dormitory, and the girls went to the female students' dormitory. They launched a donation operation in the school overnight.

As everyone knows, what the seven Chen Xiufang people were talking about was ten years ago.

This resolute director not only failed to verify, but directly used the school's radio station to deliver a speech to the entire school.

"Dear brothers and sisters, comrades-in-arms, and classmates, Comrade Xu Qing, a 73-level journalism major, has noble moral character, but his family is poor. His parents have passed away many years ago, and he shoulders the heavy responsibility of taking care of his younger brothers and sisters alone. As conscientious and promising young people, we,

On behalf of the 'school' revolutionary committee, I hereby appeal that we all work together to raise donations for Comrade Xu Qing to help him overcome the difficulties at home!"

At this moment, Xu Qing was playing chess with Shazhu in the dormitory. Ma Jiefang, Wang Yingsheng, Ye Aimin, and Chen Shenghai were gathered around, and Yan Guohao was watching attentively.

Suddenly the radio was heard, and before everyone could recover, two people from the 'School Revolutionary Committee' opened the door and came in.

He said loudly to the six people except Xu Qing:

"Everyone, you heard what was said on the radio. You and Comrade Xu Qing live in the same dormitory. You must know Comrade Xu Qing's personal situation better than others, so we won't nag you and just donate money.

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Silly Zhu and Ma Jiefang looked at each other with blank expressions on their faces, then turned to look at Xu Qing, as if asking what was going on.

They are very familiar with Xu Qing, and they know that Xu Qing's current family situation is not as tight as it was a few years ago.

Yan Guohao, Ye Aiming, Wang Yingsheng, and Chen Shenghai all frowned at the same time, looking puzzled.

They are already familiar with Xu Qing. They all live in the same dormitory and usually attend classes together. When they have nothing to do, they also talk to each other about their own things.

It can be considered that I have some understanding of the situation in Xu Qing’s family.

But he was inexplicably asked to donate money to Xu Qing, and everyone was immediately confused. What is going on?

As the person involved, Xu Qing was even more confused at this time. He stood up and said to the two people at the door:

"Comrade, are you mistaken? I did not ask the school to donate money to me."

"Comrade Xu Qing, we all know the situation in your family. There is no need to hide it."

Xu Qing frowned and said to himself: "Did I hide anything? It seems not. I was vetted before entering the university, so how could I dare to hide it?"

The man wearing a red armband on his left arm and a yellow woolen military cap on his head said: "We deeply regret what happened to your uncle and aunt, but don't worry, in addition to this fund-raising organized by our 'G Committee', we will also help you

Fight for the school to give you an additional subsidy every month in the future."

Xu Qing couldn't laugh or cry, what's going on?

But soon, he figured out that someone must have read the newspaper from ten years ago.

Otherwise, how would they know about the death of their parents?

Silhu and Ma Jiefang talked about their brave deeds in the past, but they did not mention the absence of their parents.

It's just that the newspaper was from ten years ago. Now the situation at home has become better.

My younger brother and sister all graduated from college in the first half of this year, and the state has arranged jobs for them, so all three of them have been promoted.

As for me, although I came to the university for further study, I had been promoted to the position of section chief at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill before I came here.

The monthly salary is quite high, and he and Ma Jinghong have also accumulated some savings in the past few years since their marriage.

There is no need for donations from others.

As for the family's tight situation, it has long been a chronicle.

Xu Qing wanted to explain, but the two people from the 'school G committee' who came here were not likely to listen. They just thought that Xu Qing was embarrassed to accept it, so he comforted him:

"Comrade Xu Qing, we are all brothers and sisters. Matters at home are our matters. Our 'School G Committee' will help you with this matter."

Xu Qing had no choice but to watch Shazhu, Ma Jiefang, Yan Guohao and others obediently pay for it and hand it over to each other.

As soon as the two people from the 'School G Committee' left, Xu Qing hurriedly took out his cigarette and handed it to everyone in the dormitory while saying apologetically:
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