Chapter 377 Don’t Slander Rural People
The National Games qualifiers were essentially a more rigorous internal test. The champion of the women's 10-meter platform diving at the last Olympics had to switch to the 3-meter springboard. The 10-meter platform competition was mostly dominated by newcomers like Gu Sanjing, with the exception of Jiao Qingyi.
In this qualifying competition, Jiao Qingyi was third on the 10-meter diving platform, and Gu Sanjing was fifth. Jiao Qingyi felt that her luck wasn't very good today, and she wanted to jump after Gu Sanjing because that way she could see how difficult her jump was, and her score, so she could determine her own difficulty level.
But the order of the competition was drawn by lot, and she couldn't blame others for the lot she drew.
Soon it was Jiao Qingyi's turn. She stepped onto the diving platform, glanced at Gu Sanjing below, took a deep breath, and followed her usual training movements, performing the most challenging jump. But the moment she hit the water, she knew she had made a mistake, a huge one.
She punched the water hard with both fists and walked out of the pool dejectedly. As soon as she came out, the coach called her aside and said sternly:
"Jiao Qingyi, what's wrong with you? It's just a qualifying competition. Your goal is to make the National Games roster. Why are you taking the risk of jumping with such a high difficulty coefficient? To show that you are excellent? But are you excellent?"
The coach was also quite angry. Originally, Jiao Qingyi's jump was quite standard. Even if she couldn't take first place, she would have no problem getting on the National Games roster. But now, the situation was a bit uncertain.
Jiao Qingyi was also angry with herself, and at the same time, she hated Xiao Zhigang. If Xiao Zhigang hadn't deceived her into dating, she wouldn't have missed training, wouldn't have been overtaken by the new team members, and wouldn't have been so anxious.
But it's too late to say anything now.
"I was too eager for quick success," Jiao Qingyi said to her coach with tears in her eyes. Seeing her like this, the coach's heart softened and he said softly, "Be steady, be steady, be steady. How many times have I told you? Be careful next time."
"I understand." Jiao Qingyi said.
At this moment, the score of the team member who danced behind her was announced, and it was higher than hers. Jiao Qingyi sat on a chair to the side, her hands clasped tightly together. Gu Sanjing was next in line, and she hoped she would make the same mistake as her, so that she would feel better.
But she was disappointed. Gu Sanjing's jump was of medium difficulty, her movements were perfect, and her score was very high, leaving her far behind. Her heart ached.
At this time, she saw Xiao Zhigang standing at the door of the training hall for their female team members, staring at Gu Sanjing and smiling at her gently.
Jiao Qingyi felt even more upset, and his heart couldn't help but become evil.
Gu Sanjing undoubtedly took first place again in this competition. However, the surprising thing was Zuo Mingyan's ranking; she had no chance of making the National Games roster in the previous qualifying round.
But Jiang Wenyan and Wu Haizhen were expelled, Ai Xiangshan could not participate due to a foot injury, Jiao Qingyi performed poorly due to his eagerness for quick success, and Zuo Mingyan performed exceptionally well. Then she easily made it into the National Games roster and ranked quite high.
She was shocked herself, and said to Gu Siqing with her eyes wide open: "Pinch me and see if it's true."
Gu Sanjing was not polite at all. He raised his hand and pinched her arm. Zuo Mingyan groaned and said with a smile, "It's true. I... am I the one who got the better of me?"
"I can tell you for sure that you have indeed benefited from it." Gu Sanjing was also happy for her.
Zuo Mingyan smiled with her lips pursed. She couldn't show too much happiness. If she was selected, someone else would definitely be eliminated. If she showed too much happiness, people would hold a grudge against her.
The coach announced the competition rankings and the list of players participating in the National Games, and then let everyone go back to rest.
Gu Sanjing and Zuo Mingyan returned to the dormitory together and ran into Jiao Qingyi on the way. She smiled and said, "Sanjing, congratulations, you're first again."
Gu Sanjing smiled at her and said, "Thank you."
People grow up slowly. Gu Sanjing is straightforward but not stupid. As she meets more people and experiences more things, she can also distinguish who is good and who is bad.
Jiao Qingyi deliberately told her about Xiao Zhigang, and later Xiao Zhigang was so enthusiastic towards her. It was obvious that the two of them had no good intentions towards her.
However, she had no evidence, so they could pretend if they wanted to. It wasn't her who was putting so much thought into it anyway.
Jiao Qingyi walked to the dormitory with Gu Sanjing and Zuo Mingyan, smiling and chatting with them all the way. As they arrived at the dormitory, Gu Sanjing and Zuo Mingyan entered their dormitory together.
As soon as they entered, they saw Wu Haizhen packing her things. When she saw the two of them coming, she paused for a moment, then lowered her head and continued. Gu Sanjing and Zuo Mingyan looked at each other, then quietly got on their beds and lay down to rest.
It wasn't lunchtime yet, so they could take a short break. As for blaming Wu Haizhen, they shouldn't. She had already been punished, so there was no point in blaming her again.
But Wu Haizhen thought they would say something, but they said nothing, which made her feel that Gu Sanjing and Zuo Mingyan looked down on her.
She threw the clothes in her hands on the bed and said, "I knew it. You have always looked down on me because I am from the countryside and my family is not as well off as yours."
After hearing her words, Gu Sanjing and Zuo Mingyan both sat up. Zuo Mingyan was a strong-willed person, and she immediately said, "Who looks down on you? It's you who's sensitive and you have low self-esteem."
"You're the one who brought shame to the rural people," Gu Sanjing said, looking at Wu Haizhen with some disgust. "I'm from the countryside too. Not all rural people are like you. Don't smear rural people."
Wu Haizhen: ""
How do you look like a country person?
"Everyone wants to be a kind person. Do you think I want to do something harmful? I was forced into this. Everyone in our county knows I've made the national diving team, and they're all waiting for me to win the championship. But, in the last qualifying round, I just missed the roster by a tiny bit. If it were you, would you be willing to accept this?"
Wu Haizhen burst into tears, her tears piercing her heart. "I've been fired. How am I going to go home? How am I going to face my fellow villagers?"
Gu Sanjing only now realized that bad people also have their own theories when doing bad things. This kind of person, you can't reason with her, and she doesn't want to argue with Wu Haizhen too much, it's not enough to waste time.
She got out of bed, looked at Zuo Mingyan and asked, "I'll treat you to dinner outside, let's go."
Zuo Mingyan didn't want to bother with Wu Haizhen either, so she got out of bed and followed Gu Sanjing out the door. But just as they were leaving, Wu Haizhen rushed towards the dormitory across the street like crazy. She pushed open the door and saw Jiang Wenyan packing her things. Without saying a word, she raised her hand and slapped her hard.
Jiang Wenyan was stunned by the beating, but after she came to her senses, she raised her hand and grabbed Wu Haizhen's hair. The two started fighting. In an instant, many people gathered in the dormitory, but no one came to stop the fight.
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