On a makeshift stage, there were only two microphones, one held by Xu Yi and the other by Gu Xuanyi. The long cords beneath the microphones were particularly conspicuous, and could easily trip someone up.

"Friends, comrades, in order to get into our ideal universities, we have been working so hard, we have been studying so hard that we have to hang our heads from the rafters and prick our thighs with awls. It is so tiring."

Tonight, let's not think about those annoying English letters, let's not think about Newton's laws, and let's not think about the origin of humankind. Let's just sing a song and shout out all our pent-up frustrations, okay?

Xu Yi voiced his true feelings, saying that he had it so tough, getting up earlier than the birds and going to bed later than the donkeys, he was exhausted.

"Haha...Xu Yi, aren't you afraid your old man will whip you with a belt? You dare to say anything?"

Zheng Jun cheered from below, saying he had been through the same stage as him, and urged, "Rise up, young man!"

"You're so talkative. Are you trying to be the first to perform and deliberately trying to provoke the host?"

Xu Yi felt he had figured out the truth; Zheng Jun's little scheme had been exposed.

"Pfft, I'm not interested in your brother."

Zheng Jun was too lazy to deal with these brats and had no interest in them.

"Alright, enough chit-chat, let's have Xu Yi sing us 'Sweet Honey'!"

Gu Xuanyi steered the conversation back on track, saying that these two weren't doing anything productive.

Xu Yi was ready. He cleared his throat twice and began to sing.

The audience thought the kid sang well, and that it sounded quite good.

After Xu Yi finished singing, Gu Xuanyi also picked up his guitar and sang a song by himself. Everyone thought Gu Xuanyi looked cool with his guitar, but how well he sang was not a concern.

"It's so noisy. This person has amazing mental fortitude. Even though they're singing off-key, they can still be so engrossed in it."

Liu Jiu and Xuan Yu complained about Gu Xuanyi, feeling that all their training over the past few days had been for nothing.

"It's okay, don't worry about him. If he doesn't feel embarrassed, let's just pretend we don't know him."

Gu Xuanyu didn't intend to admit that the person who went crazy on stage was his younger brother. His second uncle had refrained from beating him for his wailing and howling, which showed his good temper.

"Okay, let's move back a bit."

The two of them instinctively stepped back, pretending not to know the people on stage.

Mu Nanfang, sitting to the side, could clearly see the two's subtle actions, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

"Brother Zheng Jun, what's my brother laughing at?"

Because of Zhao Man, Mu Jiaojiao was afraid that her brother would cause her trouble, so she didn't dare to get close.

"How would I know? Your brother is too cunning; how could Zheng Jun possibly guess his thoughts? But Jiaojiao, your brother doesn't like Zhao Man, so you should stay out of it in the future. Otherwise, even your parents won't be able to protect you."

Zheng Jun offered some honest advice: this young girl is too naive and no match for Zhao Man.

"I understand, and I didn't mean to interfere, but Sister Zhao Man always has a reason to convince me."

"Alright, Zhao Man will be back soon, so you should keep that in mind."

Zheng Jun didn't like Zhao Man very much either. Although she was pretty, there was just something about her that made her hard to like.

"Jiaojiao, can your little brother perform?"

Zhao Man returned and immediately steered the conversation towards Mu Nanfang, without any attempt to avoid the topic.

"I don't know, why would they tell me about my brother's affairs?"

Mu Jiaojiao can act spoiled with her parents and act cute with her eldest brother, but she doesn't dare to do that with her second brother or youngest brother; it won't work.

"Really? I thought you knew? Who's the girl next to your brother? I don't think I've seen her before."

"I don't know him either. Do you know him, Brother Zheng Jun?"

Zheng Jun didn't hear what Mu Jiaojiao and Zhao Man were saying. He was attracted by Sanqi's appearance on the stage. She was quite interesting. She had hair wax on her hair and lived a much more refined life than her sister.

"What? What did you just say? I didn't hear you!"

"I said, who is the girl in the wool skirt next to my brother? I've never seen her before?"

Mu Jiaojiao repeated it; she felt that the girl was very special.

"Ah, that's Gu Yun Chu."

"What, the dark-skinned girl from the Gu family?"

Mu Jiaojiao wasn't the only one surprised; Zhao Man was too. She had inquired about Mu Nanfang's activities after he went to university and learned that he was very close to the Gu family, including a dark-skinned girl.

"Zhao Man, judging people by their appearance is wrong. Gu Liujiu is just not that fair-skinned."

Zheng Jun and Liu Jiu have known each other for so long, and can be considered childhood friends. How could he be happy that someone said such a thing about his friend?

"I'm sorry, this was a complete surprise. I didn't mean anything by it."

Zhao Man realized she had lost her composure and quickly tried to explain.

"I hope there won't be a next time; she's my friend."

If it weren't for Brother Mu's request to take care of Mu Jiaojiao, Zheng Jun wouldn't have bothered with Zhao Man at all. He wasn't like those simple-minded guys in the Air Force compound who were infatuated with Zhao Man and lost their sense of propriety.

Zhao Man was furious inside; Zheng Jun was so tactless. However, she managed to maintain a smile on her face, appearing harmless.

One show after another took place on stage. Finally, a group of people ran up and danced wildly until they were exhausted and covered in sweat. Then they haphazardly found a place to sit down and catch their breath.

"I can't take it anymore, I'm too tired."

Xu Yi and Gu Xuanyi slumped together, they had truly let loose. The two boys had gritted their teeth and endured half a semester of high school life.

"Zijun, do you guys know about those popular ballroom dances these days? They say two people can hug each other and dance quietly without getting tired at all."

Liang Yuan looked at Ma Zijun and thought he was handsome no matter how she looked at him.

"I don't know, I've been studying all along and haven't had time to learn about those things."

Ma Zijun has been very busy for the past six months. His family hired tutors for him, and he's been learning English, math, physics, and all other subjects. He hasn't even had much time to exercise.

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