Chapter 131 Joining the Track and Field Team
Should I join the track and field team?
Shi Qiu Shui herself was also very conflicted. She actually wanted to give it a try, but she also felt that it would be embarrassing if she couldn't endure the hardship and was rejected.
Although the girl is young, she cares a lot about her reputation.
For several days, the little girl was troubled by this problem.
As Shi Qiu Shui's closest friends, the other five people in the study group naturally noticed that something was wrong with her. They whispered to each other in private for a while, and finally agreed that, just like last time, Xiao Taozi would go to Shi Qiu Shui to inquire about the situation.
The next day during recess, Xiao Taozi seized the opportunity and asked bluntly, "Xiao Qiu, what's wrong with you these past few days? I see you seem to be in a bad mood these days."
Shi Qiushui held his chin and said, "I'm thinking about a question."
Xiao Taozi: "What's the problem?"
Shi Qiushui: "Should I sign up for the track and field team?"
Xiao Taozi: "Track and field team?!"
Shi Qiushui: "Well, Teacher Cai said that the city track and field team is recruiting. I can go and sign up and give it a try. I should be able to get selected."
"Then what are you hesitating about? Of course we have to sign up!" Little Taozi said excitedly, "That's the track and field team!"
Her face was flushed with excitement, as if it was she, not Shi Qiu Shui, who was going to join the city track and field team.
Shi Qiushui: "But Teacher Cai and my dad both said that being on the track and field team would be very tough. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle the hardship and get cut. That would be so embarrassing."
The little girl was very frank in front of her friends and honestly expressed her thoughts.
Hearing this, Xiao Taozi glanced at Shi Qiu Shui.
She said, "But I think it's amazing that you made the track and field team."
Shi Qiushui: "If I get eliminated, won't you think I'm not that great?"
Xiao Taozi: "Of course not. The fact that you can make the track and field team means you are so much better than me. How can I think you are not good?"
Xiao Taozi scratched her face and felt that Shi Qiu Shui was just carrying too many burdens. In fact, Shi Qiu Shui was not like this before. Ever since Shi Qiu Shui became the class monitor, the burden of being an idol has become heavier and heavier. She felt that this was not good.
Although she couldn't tell what was wrong specifically based on her experience of being more than six years old but less than seven, she just felt that Shi Qiu Shui's mentality was not good.
She thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Qiu, you seem to be more and more concerned about what others think recently. You obviously didn't care so much before."
"Hmm? Is there?" Shi Qiushui paused after speaking, pursed his lips and said, "It seems like there is a little bit."
Xiao Taozi: "Yes, it is."
She looked at Shi Qiushui and said, "Xiaoqiu, didn't you tell Cao Juan before not to care too much about Chen Xin's opinion? I think you shouldn't care too much about other people's opinions either. If you want to join the track and field team, then go ahead and sign up. Whether you get rejected later, and whether it's embarrassing or not, that's something you'll have to deal with after you join."
Xiao Taozi looked at Shi Qiushui and said, "Besides, Xiaoqiu, I don't think you will be eliminated so easily. I believe in your ability!"
Shi Qiushui: "Hmm..."
Xiao Taozi: "Hey, Xiaoqiu, what are you hesitating about? Just sign up! You want to go too, don't you?"
Shi Qiushui: "Then I'll go find Teacher Cai to sign up!"
Xiong Jie: "Yeah, boss, go ahead!"
When Shi Qiu Shui heard the sound, he turned around and found that not only Xiong Jie, but also Xiaopang, Zhao Ran, and Cao Juan were there. He didn't know when they hid behind him.
She widened her eyes and complained, "Hey, hey, why are you guys eavesdropping on me and Xiao Taozi talking?"
Xiong Jie scratched his head and said, "Well, Boss, we, we are concerned about you and want to know what's going on with you lately."
Shi Qiushui's big round eyes darted back and forth between Xiao Taozi and Xiong Jie's faces. She finally realized what was going on and pointed at them, saying, "Okay, so you guys had this planned, right?!"
Xiao Taozi looked away guiltily and said, "Xiao Qiu, please don't be angry. We are worried about you, so..."
Shi Qiushui puffed up her cheeks and said, "No, I'm very angry now, very angry, the kind of angry that can't be appeased with less than two lollipops!"
"Xiao Qiu, I'm sorry, we...eh?" Xiao Taozi had just said half of his apology when he realized what Qiu Shui had said.
Shi Qiushui still had puffed cheeks, but her tone clearly showed no anger. She said, "I told you, I'm very angry now. It will take two lollipops to appease me!"
Xiao Taozi: "Two lollipops, right? Okay, Xiaoqiu, I'll buy them for you!"
Shi Qiushui: "Then I want strawberry flavor!"
Xiao Taozi: "Okay!"
Shi Qiu Shui blinked her smiling eyes. She knew that Xiao Taozi and Xiong Jie did this because they cared about her, so she was not angry at all.
Before eating the sweet strawberry lollipop, Shi Qiu Shui went to the office first and told Teacher Cai that she wanted to sign up for the track and field team. Teacher Cai nodded and took her to see the physical education teacher.
After all, the registration is still the responsibility of the physical education teacher. It would be easier to let the physical education teacher communicate with Shi Qiu Shui directly.
Teacher Cai: "Well, Teacher Li, didn't you tell me before that Shi Qiushui could try to sign up for the city's youth track and field team? And asked me to talk to her and her parents and ask what they think?"
She paused and said, "Now Shi Qiushui has thought it through and is willing to sign up."
"Oh, okay, okay. I'll call the city track and field team right now."
When Mr. Li, the physical education teacher, heard that Shi Qiu Shui was willing to sign up, he was in a good mood, because he was still very optimistic about Shi Qiu Shui. He felt that Shi Qiu Shui had good talent and if someone could guide him, he might really be able to continue on this path.
Shi Qiu Shui didn't know that Teacher Li had more confidence in her than she did in herself.
She stood aside obediently, waiting for Teacher Li to call the city track and field team.
Teacher Li picked up the phone and dialed a number on the keys.
"Hello, is this the city track and field team? I'm looking for your person in charge, Lao Tian. Oh, you are Lao Tian. Oh, Lao Tian, it's been so long since we last met. Your voice sounds unfamiliar to me."
He didn't know what was said on the other end of the phone. Shi Qiu Shui only heard Teacher Li's unbridled laughter.
Teacher Li exchanged pleasantries with the person on the other end of the line before getting down to business. "Well, Old Tian, I'm calling you today about something serious. Registration for that youth track and field team over there hasn't closed yet, right? I've spotted a promising youngster and I'd like to bring her along for a tryout. Shouldn't that be a problem on your end?"
"It's a little girl, not very old, seven years old."
Teacher Li paused, then turned to ask Shi Qiushui, "Oh, by the way, Shi Qiushui, when is your birthday?"
Shi Qiushui: "December 13th."
The original owner and she both had birthdays on this day, so she remembered it very clearly.
Teacher Li: "Oh, your birthday is in December, so your birthday is quite young."
He casually sighed, and then suddenly thought of a question, and then asked: "Have you celebrated your seventh birthday yet?"
Shi Qiushui shook his head: "No."
Teacher Li: “Oh, I see.”
He said into the microphone: "Well, not yet seven years old."
I don't know what was said on the other end of the phone again. This time it lasted for a long time. About two minutes passed before Teacher Li spoke again: "Okay, okay, then it's a deal. I'll bring her over to you this Friday. Okay, that's it. See you on Friday."
Teacher Li hung up the phone and said to Shi Qiushui, "I've already made an appointment with the city track and field team. You'll come with me this Friday to try out."
Shi Qiushui: "Friday?"
She glanced at Teacher Cai and said, "Teacher, don't we have classes on Friday?"
Teacher Li: "Please take two classes off. The selection time cannot be changed."
Teacher Cai: "Teacher Li, when will you take Shi Qiushui to the audition? I'll see which two classes to give her leave."
Teacher Li: "The selection starts at 10 o'clock and ends at 11 o'clock. Including the time spent going back and forth, it's almost the second and third classes."
Teacher Cai: "Okay, then I'll write a note for Shi Qiushui to take a leave of absence."
Teacher Li and Teacher Cai didn't give Shi Qiu Shui any room to speak and arranged everything for him clearly.
Shi Qiu Shui had no choice but to accept their arrangements.
Time passed quickly and it was Friday. As soon as the bell rang for the end of the first class, Shi Qiu Shui started packing his schoolbag because he had to go outside the school to participate in the selection.
Xiao Taozi and a few others had already heard from Shi Qiu Shui that she was going to participate in the selection today. When they saw her start to pack up, they knew she was about to leave, so they all came over to cheer her up.
"Come on, Xiaoqiu! Don't be nervous when the time comes. Just run normally and perform normally. I believe you will definitely pass the selection!"
"Yes, Boss, you can do it. Come on, we are waiting for your good news at school!"
"Well, Xiaoqiu, we are waiting for your good news!"
Shi Qiushui clenched his fist and put it on his chest, making a cheering gesture and said, "Alright, I've received all the encouragement you guys gave me. Don't worry, I'll do my best in the competition!"
After saying that, she put on her backpack and prepared to go out, but as soon as she moved, she heard Zhao Ran call her, "Xiao Qiu!"
Shi Qiushui turned around in confusion: "Huh? What's wrong with Zhao Ran?"
Zhao Ran smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, I just want to say cheer up to you."
Shi Qiushui also smiled and replied: "Okay, I received your encouragement, bye."
This time, no one called her and she strode out of the classroom.
As soon as Shi Qiu Shui left the classroom, Xiong Jie looked at Shi Yue with contempt.
"Zhao Ran, you're so scheming! You didn't say anything when we told the boss to cheer her up. Then when the boss was about to leave, you called her back and cheered her on!"
Xiong Jie originally thought that Zhao Ran was a weird person. He stuck to the boss all day long. No matter what the boss did, he would be with the boss. He would stick to the boss without saying a word, and once he opened his mouth, he would definitely divert the boss's attention away.
Just like when they were preparing for the sports meet, the eldest brother was watching him and Xiaopang practicing the baton attentively, but when Zhao Ran came over, he called the eldest brother away.
Although Xiong Jie felt that Zhao Ran's behavior was strange at that time, he didn't think it was a big deal. After all, even if the boss was not there, he and Xiaopang could practice on their own.
But today, when seeing Zhao Ran deliberately stopping Shi Qiu Shui who was about to leave, Xiong Jie suddenly got it. He understood that no matter before or this time, Zhao Ran was deliberately attracting the boss's attention!
He is vying for favor!
Xiong Jie was furious. He had respected Zhao Ran as his second brother for some time. It could be said that he already regarded Zhao Ran as the second most important person after Shi Qiu Shui in his heart.
But who would have thought that he actually discovered that Zhao Ran was competing with him for favor and the position of the boss's most loyal younger brother!
Xiong Jie was extremely furious. Zhao Ran could do anything to him, but he could not take away his position as his boss's most loyal younger brother!
He looked at Zhao Ran angrily and said, "You're really too scheming! But just give up! The boss's most loyal little brother is definitely me. No matter how much you try to attract the boss's attention, this won't change!"
No matter how angry Xiong Jie was, Zhao Ran always had an expressionless face.
Xiong Jie: "Heh, why are you still silent? Are you ashamed of being exposed by me?"
Zhao Ran: “…”
He glanced at Xiong Jie, shook his head, and turned back to his seat.
After seeing his actions, Xiong Jie became even angrier. He walked to Zhao Ran's desk, slammed it and said, "No, Zhao Ran, what do you mean, you..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Taozi and Xiao Pang dragged him away, one on the left and one on the right.
Xiao Taozi: "Just shut up, don't you see that Zhao Ran doesn't want to pay attention to you?"
Xiaopang: "Exactly. You said such an extreme thing. Zhao Ran didn't say anything, but you still wanted to make trouble. Are you trying to destroy the harmonious atmosphere of our study group?!"
Xiong Jie: "No, why are you all talking about me? Why don't you talk about Zhao Ran? He..."
Xiao Taozi: "Why should we talk about Zhao Ran? He didn't do anything."
Xiaopang: "Exactly. You started the conversation first. You kept talking about Zhao Ran for a long time, but Zhao Ran didn't say a word. Why should we talk about him?"
Xiong Jie felt extremely wronged: "But it was Zhao Ran who deliberately competed with me for favor in front of Xiao Qiu and snatched my position as the number one little brother!"
Xiao Taozi frowned, "I was just about to say this, Xiong Jie, are you thinking too much? Zhao Ran just said "Keep it up" to Xiao Qiu, why are you thinking so much?"
Xiaopang: "Yeah, and Zhao Ran and Xiao Qiu have always had a good relationship. Your relationship with Xiao Qiu can't be compared with Zhao Ran's at all."
Xiong Jie: "You, you, how can you say that? I, I have always been the boss's most loyal little brother. How could my relationship with the boss be worse than the one between the boss and Zhao Ran!"
Xiao Taozi: "That's because Xiaoqiu only has you as his little brother."
"I, I..." Xiong Jie was successfully speechless.
Xiao Taozi patted Xiong Jie on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I know, you are jealous of Zhao Ran and Xiao Qiu's relationship, right?"
Xiong Jie: "I'm not! I'm not jealous!"
But no matter how Xiong Jie denied it, Xiao Taozi always looked at him with an expression that said, "I know, stop making trouble."
Xiong Jie was depressed after watching this.
He pouted, crossed his arms, and silently returned to his seat to sulk.
Seeing him return to his seat instead of continuing to make trouble with Zhao Ran, Xiao Taozi and Xiaopang both breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he was quiet, it was fine.
After all, Xiaoqiu is not around, and the two of them can't control Xiong Jie and Zhao Ran.
Just at this time, the bell for class rang, and Xiao Taozi and Xiaopang returned to their seats.
Cao Juan also sat back in her seat, which was next to Xiong Jie.
As soon as she sat down, Xiong Jie turned his head.
Cao Juan was stunned for a moment and said, "Do you have something to tell me?"
Xiong Jie: “Yes!”
Cao Juan: "Then tell me."
Xiong Jie: "Do you also think that I was being unreasonable just now?"
Hearing this, Cao Juan was silent for two seconds, then nodded according to her heart.
Xiong Jie: ...
He was almost vomiting blood. He looked at Cao Juan with resentment and said, "You just nodded and admitted it without thinking? You don't even try to be more tactful?"
Cao Juan: "Uh, then ask me again, and be more tactful this time?"
Xiong Jie: “…Forget it.”
He turned his head back hurt, thinking angrily in his heart.
It was obvious that Zhao Ran, the scheming man, had done it, so why didn't anyone notice it?
Humph, it must be because they are all too stupid!
Xiong Jie planned to wait for Shi Qiu Shui to come back and secretly complain to Shi Qiu Shui.
Xiong Jie: Boss is so smart and intelligent, he will definitely be able to see through Zhao Ran’s disguise!
Xiong Jie waited and waited, waited until the second class, and then the third class, and finally the get out of class was over. Since the bell rang, he stared at the door, ready to wait for Shi Qiu Shui to come back and drag her to complain, but Shi Qiu Shui still hadn't come back until the fourth class started.
Shi Qiu Shui didn't come back until the end of the fourth class.
Xiong Jie was already holding his small lunch tray and preparing to find the teacher to queue up for food. When he saw Shi Qiu Shui, he rushed over in a flash.
"Boss, Boss, you're back!"
He put his hands on his hips and was about to complain, but before he could say anything, Teacher Cai spoke first: "How was it, Xiaoqiu? Did the selection go well?"
Shi Qiushui's cheeks were flushed, her eyes curved, and the corners of her mouth curved up. She exuded pride as she said, "Good luck! Teacher, I passed the selection with first place!"
Teacher Cai was pleasantly surprised: "Great, Xiaoqiu, you're amazing! You got first place!"
Shi Qiushui: "Hehehe."
Teacher Cai: "So you are a member of the city track and field team now?"
Shi Qiushui nodded: "Yeah, that's right!"
Teacher Cai: "Did the track and field team tell you how you'll be training? Will you be with the team or at our school? If you're with the team, when will the training be? Will it take up class time?"
Teacher Cai is a teacher after all, and he is more concerned about Shi Qiu Shui's learning problems.
Shi Qiushui: "Ah, the track and field team said I don't need to go there for training for the time being. I'll stay at school first and let Teacher Li guide me through basic exercises. I'll go there after the winter break."
Teacher Cai: "Well, that's good. It won't take up class time."
She glanced at Shi Qiushui and said, "Alright, there's nothing else for the teacher to do. Hurry up and put down your schoolbag and grab your plate to eat."
"good!"
When it came to eating, Shi Qiu Shui agreed very readily.
She walked away with big strides, leaving Xiong Jie, who had just rushed over and wanted to complain to her, lying there.
Xiong Jie chased after him without giving up: "No, Boss, I..."
He followed Shi Qiu Shui back to his seat. At this time, a group of children were already surrounding Shi Qiu Shui.
The first to bear the brunt of the excitement was Xiao Taozi. She giggled and said, "Xiao Qiu, I knew you could do it!"
Fatty also huddled up next to Shi Qiushui: "Xiaoqiu, you're amazing! You got first place! Can you tell me how many people participated in the selection with you?"
The other students also came up curiously: "Yes, class monitor, can you tell us what the selection process was like?"
Shi Qiushui: "Ah, actually, there's nothing special about the selection. It's just a running competition, and a teacher keeps track of us. The only special thing is that we ran a lot."
She emphasized: "I really ran a lot! And the lengths were different. First I ran 50 meters, then 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters. I ran so hard that I was exhausted by the end!"
"Ah, there are so many events to run..."
"There are so many! I thought I was only running one..."
"The track and field team is really strict..."
Xiaopang: "Xiaoqiu, you haven't told me yet. How many people are participating in the selection?"
Shi Qiushui: "Probably more than twenty."
Xiaopang: "Are they all kids the same age as you?"
Shi Qiushui: "Yes, they are all the same age as me. This time, only people of our age are selected. But there are many older kids than us in our track and field team."
"Oh, yes, squad leader, are you going to train with the track and field team in the future? Then can you help me get Zhang An Xiaohong's autograph? You know her, she's really good. She won the Asian Championships two years ago..."
"Squad leader, can you get an autograph for us? I want Sun Haiping's, is that okay, squad leader?"
"Squad leader, there's me, and there's me..."
Shi Qiushui: “…”
She pursed her lips and said, "I can't get an autograph. I'm in the youth group, and they're not in the same group as me. I can't even meet them."
"Ah... then who can you meet, squad leader?"
"Class monitor, can you meet the coach? I like him very much too..."
Shi Qiu Shui, who was surrounded by her classmates, frowned and felt a little distressed. Her classmates were too enthusiastic and she could hardly cope with it!
Fortunately, Teacher Cai noticed Shi Qiushui's situation at this time. She came over and said, "Okay, students, don't ask any more questions. It's lunch time now. Everyone go back to your seats and eat!"
Teacher Cai spoke in a very gentle tone, but no one dared to disobey him.
Everyone returned to their seats, and Shi Qiu Shui also took his tray to get his meal. Only Xiong Jie, who had originally wanted to complain, was left standing there.
Xiong Jie: Why is it so difficult to file a complaint?
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