After hanging up the phone,
Zhou Chen revised and rewrote, finally producing a speech that was neither too long nor too short.
After going through it once, I'm fairly satisfied.
He glanced at the time; it wasn't late, only a little past seven. Putting down his pen, he decided to go to the night market to check on the stinky tofu business and pick up Xu Dalong while he was there.
More than a month has passed since I started selling stinky tofu at my stall. Although the stinky tofu has lost its novelty, business has not decreased sharply as a result.
To sell out all the stock, you just need to stay a little longer and close up shop later.
Looking at all the snacks in the night market, stinky tofu is still the most popular and sought-after.
"Brother Zhou, you're back."
"Brother Xiao Chen".
Upon seeing his sudden appearance, Zhang Dafu looked surprised. Xu Dalong, who was busy frying stinky tofu at his stall, was delighted to hear this and looked up to greet him.
"Brother Zhang, Da Long."
Zhou Chen responded with a smile and nodded to the nearby stall owners.
Zhang Dafu brought up the fact that he had won two first places in the competition. It turned out that Xu Dalong had told all the stall owners about his ranking in the competition.
The stall owners were all very surprised that he had won two first places.
“Brother Zhou, with your achievements and talent, you will definitely bring glory and honor to the country in the future. When you become famous, don’t forget your brother Zhang.”
"Back then, I could brag that I had set up a stall with a world champion and done business together."
Zhang Dafu joked with a smile.
“Brother Zhang, just because of what you said, I’m determined to win a world championship in the future.”
Zhou Chen smiled.
"It's a pity I didn't bring a pen and paper today, otherwise I would have asked you to sign a few more autographs for me to keep later."
"Haha... Brother Zhang, it's not too late tomorrow, I'll sign a few more for you."
"Brother Xiao Chen, I also want your autograph, can I have one?"
Xu Dalong also came to join in the fun, with a silly grin on his face.
I used to feel most relaxed when I was with my master, Xu Laoqi, and my fellow workers.
Now, I feel just as comfortable training with my school team classmates, studying in the classroom, and chatting with Zhang Dafu and others at the night market while doing business and making money.
After completely cutting ties with those three ungrateful wretches, life got better and better.
Looking back on my past life, I always thought of others and was a pushover, which ultimately made me suffer, and I ended up with nothing and nothing.
In this life, instead of being a blood bag for others to suck, he learned to live for himself, which allowed him to make more friends, find trustworthy partners, and have a bright future.
This is the kind of life we should have.
Relaxed and happy.
...
I rode my bicycle to school.
Before even entering the campus, Zhou Chen felt many students casting their gazes at him.
He knew that he was remembered because of the live broadcast of the sports competition.
"Hey there, you're amazing! Can we be friends?"
After parking and locking his bicycle, a girl approached him and said she wanted to be his friend.
"sure."
Out of politeness, Zhou Chen smiled and nodded.
Fortunately, there was only one such 'brave' girl. The other classmates, although they knew that she had won first place in the competition, were relatively reserved and would only cast their gazes at her without taking any other action.
He enjoyed the attention from classmates in other grades and classes, and once again attracted attention after entering his own class.
"Zhou Chen, congratulations on breaking the record."
"Champion, you're amazing!"
Boys and girls who had never spoken to him before all took the initiative to speak up at this moment.
Zhou Chen smiled and responded to each of them. When he arrived at his seat, Li Kaile immediately gave him two thumbs up.
"Brother Chen, you'll be my idol from now on. You're so awesome!"
Li Kaile's eyes were filled with pride and self-satisfaction.
Zhou Chen was a little confused; it seemed like Li Kaile was even happier than him.
"It's just a city-level competition, there's no need to exaggerate."
Faced with Li Kaile's exaggerated remarks, Zhou Chen casually said that he didn't think much of winning a city-level competition. It was just a city-level competition, not even a provincial or national one.
It is only in a small place like Fanjia County that things stand out so much; if you look at the whole country, they are nothing special.
If one day he wins a world championship, then he can be proud of it.
For now, it's best to maintain a calm and composed mindset.
During the morning self-study period, Wu Yingjie came to the classroom and called him out to ask about his preparations for speaking on stage. The commendation meeting would be held during the break between the second and third periods.
Zhou Chen said there was no problem, and Wu Yingjie was relieved to let him go back to class.
The break between classes arrived in the blink of an eye.
All the students gathered on the playground.
The arrival of the school leaders left the students, who were preparing for their exercises, looking puzzled and curious about what was going on.
Standing in the crowd, Zhou Na seemed somewhat absent-minded.
She has accepted the truth that she was adopted by Zhou Chen's parents. At the same time, she wants to know who her biological parents are, where they are, and why they abandoned her and her two siblings.
She hadn't had a chance to tell Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan the truth about her background.
She wanted to find the right time to confess.
suddenly,
A name came over the school's loudspeaker, instantly snapping Zhou Na back to reality.
She heard the name Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen was called to the front of the stage.
"Zhou Na, your brother has been praised. The school leaders gave him a certificate of merit."
The voice of my female classmate came from behind me.
Zhou Na then noticed that the school leaders had held an awards ceremony, and the principal himself was presenting Zhou Chen with an award certificate.
Previously, members of the school team never received this kind of treatment when they won first place.
Was this commendation specifically for Zhou Chen?
Just because he broke a high school sports record?
For a moment, Zhou Na's feelings were incredibly complicated, her gaze fixed on the figure that was attracting everyone's attention.
"Hello everyone, I'm Zhou Chen, from Class 1 of the senior year, and a member of the school team. I'm honored to have won first place, and I thank the school leaders for their recognition..."
Zhou Chen held the microphone and addressed the entire school community, beginning his speech.
His speech was short and simple; he basically thanked everyone and said a few words of encouragement before ending.
Just as he finished speaking and was about to return to the class line,
The school leaders stopped him and announced that his tuition would be waived and he would be given a reward of one thousand yuan.
Zhou Chen was stunned. Lu Guoliang had actually done it and secured these benefits for him.
Old Lu is awesome!
Zhou Chen feels very lucky to have such teachers and coaches.
Amidst applause, Zhou Chen returned to his class with his certificate and honors.
The leaders on stage were still speaking, praising the entire school team, making all the team members the stars of the day.
Of course, he was definitely the most eye-catching.
Because he was the only one who received the most praise and rewards.
He is now completely famous, a celebrity known to everyone on campus.
...
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