Xu Yanni didn't want to know who was first, she just wanted to know who was second.
That’s how promising!
"Where do you think you rank?" Wang Zhaozhao asked instead of answering.
"Just chat for a few more sentences and the host will announce it." Xu Yanni gave her a dead look, and at the same time, her heart inexplicably beat faster.
What does asking this mean?!
Wang Zhaozhao tilted his head and said, "Just wait for the announcement."
"The first place winner is Wang Zhaozhao from the Lu Province Young Whitehead Team. Her total score is..."
"Second place..."
The host spoke in a simple and down-to-earth style. Even when he read out the second place, he couldn't help but pause, trying to add a little suspense.
The other contestants were at most nervous, but Xu Yanni's heart suddenly rose to her throat.
Plop, plop, plop...
She quietly clasped her hands together, pinching the base of her left hand with her right thumb.
"The second place winner is also from Lu Province, the Shaobaitou team, Xu Yanni..."
The host's voice suddenly became high-pitched, and Xu Yanni's hands trembled, and the clasped hands loosened. Only then did she realize that there was a deep fingernail mark on the base of her left hand.
It doesn’t hurt at all, really!
"The third place winner is Zhou Lurong from the Jade Province Aotian Team..."
“…”
After the two hosts made their announcements one by one, they invited the leaders to come on stage to present the awards.
There was also a big red flower, a big red notebook, and a crystal plate that looked very much like plastic.
This crystal pendant looked worthless at first glance, but Wang Zhaozhao didn't think much about it and happily kept it.
Do you think the award ceremony ends here?
No!
"Next, there is another award." said the beautiful female host.
At the same time, the male host signaled to Wang Zhaozhao and others to retreat to the right rear side first.
"By now, I believe everyone knows that this competition is a rather special project. All contestants are selected by working groups dispatched by the provincial governments to discover, inspect and recommend talented individuals."
"So, in fact, our working group has also done a lot of work in places that no one can see."
"Then the next step is to present awards to each working group."
“…”
After hearing the host's introduction, the scene fell silent for a moment, and then broke into applause.
The leaders of 30 working groups came on stage and received big red flowers, red books, and a crystal plaque.
Of course, the teams they recommended to participate in the competition were also ranked according to their performance.
Finally, Director Guan was invited to say a few words.
At this point, the Chinese language proficiency competition for junior high school students in six provinces has officially ended.
But for contestants like Wang Zhaozhao, it is far from over.
After leaving the venue, the project team staff came up to us and said that there were reporters from the newspaper and their Liancheng TV station who wanted to do a simple interview.
TV interview!
"We will appear on TV..." On the way there, Xu Yanni excitedly grabbed Wang Zhaozhao's arm.
"We don't have a TV at home."
“…”
Xu Yanni chuckled and said, "How about I accompany you to the mall this afternoon and buy a TV directly from here?"
Wang Zhaozhao: “……!”
Is it really that easy to buy a TV?
"The right side of your hair is disheveled."
"oops."
Xu Yanni quickly let go of her and went to fix her hair. Wang Zhaozhao secretly curled up the corners of her lips, but quickly recovered.
If those things were so easy to buy, then their family would need to buy them—an electric fan, a TV, a refrigerator, and even a telephone...
The prize money for this competition should be considerable, maybe enough to buy those things, but how to buy them is a problem.
She still had to go back and discuss it with her fourth uncle.
It was said to be a simple interview, and it was really simple, just a formality. The main target was still the person in charge of the project and the working group.
After the meeting, we were taken to the cafeteria where we had lunch these days. It looked like it had been decorated, like a celebratory banquet.
But there is nothing fancy, the food is just very rich and delicious.
The competition was over, and we all ate and drank together. The atmosphere was good and we had friendly exchanges.
As for someone secretly harboring jealousy, Wang Zhaozhao and the others didn't care. As long as they didn't come to provoke her, she was just angry and couldn't eat.
"The organizers have prepared Liancheng's specialties for all the contestants, as well as a box of honeydew melons for each person. They have been delivered to the guesthouse. Please remember to pick them up." The staff told the contestants when the banquet was over.
Wow, that’s so thoughtful.
Director Guan took them back to the guesthouse. Principal Chen, who was waiting on the first floor, was very happy and praised them highly.
He was also very restrained and did not keep talking to them. He considerately let them go back to their rooms to rest.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, there was a knock on Wang Zhaozhao and her friends' door. Zhou Donglai led Xu Jiaying upstairs, while Xu Renjie and the others were downstairs.
"Do you want to go out for a walk?" Xu Jiaying came to invite them to go shopping.
Wang Zhaozhao and the others asked Zhou Donglai to talk to Principal Chen and the others and say that they wanted to go out shopping.
Of course you can, but you must bring Zhou Donglai with you.
…
Happy times are indeed short. The afternoon passed quickly and it was time to part.
Seeing Xu Jiaying looking reluctant and sad as if she was about to cry, Chu Jian couldn't help but complain.
"I say, isn't there a National Middle School Mathematics Competition coming up in the second half of the year? You all know each other from math training, so you'll all be participating in this competition, right?"
That's about it.
There's really no need to be so reluctant to leave.
“……!”
At the same time, several eyes rolled at him, and Chu Jian silently raised his hand to push up his glasses.
However, his words were very effective, successfully transforming Xu Jiaying's strong sense of homesickness into anger.
After watching Xu Jiaying and the others leave, Wang Zhaozhao and the others were about to return to their room, but were asked to leave by the staff sent by Director Guan.
Wang Zhaozhao and the others suddenly remembered, "Oh, yes! There is still one thing that has not been resolved."
"We've already investigated what happened last night. It was indeed a few students who wanted to play a prank."
The leader of the guesthouse didn't beat around the bush.
"Luckily you were cautious enough not to open the door. They scooped up water from the toilet and tried to splash it on you when you opened the door."
What the hell?
Not only Wang Zhaozhao, but Principal Chen and Director Guan also had grim expressions.
"You call this a prank?" Principal Chen sneered.
She didn't want to be aggressive, but she was really angry. "Although feudal superstition is unacceptable, but there has been such a saying since ancient times, right? What's the point of throwing filthy things on people?
Either it is to get rid of evil spirits, or it brings bad luck to people!
This is a prank? These students’ thoughts… If I weren’t in this position, I would definitely say they have malicious intentions.”
She took a deep breath. "I'm proud of my status. It's not too much to say that they're crooked and lack education, right?"
“…”
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