Chapter09
It is said that the most dazzling teenagers in youth are divided into two categories: one is those who are full of vigor and vitality on the court, and the other is those who shine brightly on the podium. He Jin happens to be both types.
Jiang Xu automatically blocked out other sounds in the auditorium. His eyes never left the podium, staring at the people on the stage without blinking. If there were special effects now, the hall would be filled with pink bubbles.
"Finally, I believe that hard work will give you the best answer, and the results will not let down all your efforts. Thank you."
After he finished speaking, there was another wave of applause. The principal and the dean nodded with satisfaction, very satisfied with the effect of the speech.
The final stage was the awarding of scholarships. He Jin held up the sign for the 8,000 yuan scholarship with a blank expression. Jiang Xu, second in grade, stood beside him confidently, tugging at the corner of his shirt. "He Jin, are you happy?"
Everyone on the stage was busy taking their positions, and there was exciting background music playing. He Jin said something, but Jiang Xu didn't hear it clearly. She looked up at him and asked, "What?"
He Jin tilted his head, meeting her clear yet somewhat puzzled gaze, and said with a faint curl of his lips: "I said, if Miss Jiang is happy, then I am happy too."
Jiang Xu blinked, then realized what was happening belatedly. It felt like thousands of little deer were beating in his heart.
"Click" the picture froze at this moment. This was their first photo together.
There are some feelings that cannot be undone from the very beginning.
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After the monthly exam, there was a sports meet. Class 3 was mostly composed of girls, and all the boys were fully registered. However, there were still some events that were not fully registered. There were still people willing to sign up for the throwing and jumping events, but no one was willing to take care of the long-distance running. The class monitor was so worried about this that he lost a lot of hair, and even had the idea of letting the boys dress up as girls to compete.
On the last day to submit the report, thanks to the personal persuasion of the homeroom teacher, Wang Yuguang, a girl finally agreed to sign up for 1,500 meters. There was still no sign up for 3,000 meters. Jiang Xu had just woken up and was looking at the podium in a daze. Coincidentally, Wang Yuguang caught Jiang Xu's gaze and smiled. "Since Jiang Xu is so eager to try, the 3,000-meter event will be handed over to you!"
Jiang Xu: ...?
Jiang Xu thought about it and originally wanted to take advantage of the loose school supervision during the sports meeting to play outside for two and a half days, but in order not to disappoint Lao Wang's enthusiasm, she nodded in response to Wang Yuguang's eager gaze.
Wang Yuguang clapped his hands, "Good!! Jiang Xu, you are very courageous and deserve praise!!" Then he filled out the form and left with a smile.
"Fuck Jiang Xu, you really ran 3,000 kilometers?!" Wu Yunyun turned around, her jaw dropping in shock. Then she patted Jiang Xu's shoulder solemnly, "The three of us will definitely wait for you at the finish line!"
Seeing her tragic expression, Jiang Xu smiled and said, "Don't be like that. I'm on a runway, not a battlefield."
"During the last sports meet, Qiu Tian was tricked into running the 3,000 meters. Then, our class, except for those who were afraid to run due to some problems, asked them to be cheerleaders. They were very motivated. Qiu Tian said she didn't want to disappoint them, but she ended up fainting halfway through the run.
"Seven and a half laps! This is no joke! Being able to walk and run at the same time is a prize! The top five are all athletes. For those of us who have to gasp for air even after a morning run, it's more important to stay alive." Wu Yunyun said, while Qiu Tian nodded with deep emotion.
Jiang Xu didn't feel anything. She had paid great attention to exercise since she was a child, and she even signed up for Sanda as an interest class. Her physical fitness was not bad, so it shouldn't be a big problem for her to practice before the competition.
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In the evening, Jiang Xu had just finished the competition tutoring book. Seeing that it was not too late, he opened WeChat and poked He Jin's avatar.
A sentence appeared on the chat interface: "I patted 'The Gaoling Flower That I Haven't Picked Yet', called out 'Dad' and left." Jiang Xu looked at the line of small gray words and laughed out loud. He didn't expect that Gaoling Flower was so trendy and knew to set this.
However, this was when the "Tap Tap" function first came out. Song Li thought it was fun and quietly set it up for He Jin. He Jin didn't often chat with others, and he and Song Li and the others basically hung out together every day. There was no need to use WeChat, and they usually just called directly when there was something.
He Jin heard the notification tone and opened his phone. Looking at the reminder, he was stunned for a moment and didn't react. Later, he realized what it meant. He was speechless about the behavior of Song Li and the others and replied with a question mark.
A few seconds later, Jiang Xu asked: [What event did you sign up for in the sports meet?]
The other side replied: [4×100]
Jiang Xu: [Is that the end?]
【Um. 】
In fact, Song Li forced him to report this one.
Jiang Xu: ...Okay, there is no chance to deliver water anymore, but there is still a chance to be delivered water.
A minute later, Jiang Xu said: [I quoted 3000]
Almost without a pause, the other party replied: [Hmm.]
Jiang Xu looked at the cold words, sighed, and rolled around on the bed for a few rounds. It seemed that being brought water was quite a difficult thing.
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It was a cloudy day on the day of the sports meet. After the opening ceremony in the morning, the official competition started in the afternoon. The 4×100 relay and 3,000m were both events at the end. The sports meet at No. 3 Middle School was not strictly managed. Even the senior high school students did not have a rule that they had to study in class when there were no events. The basketball and football fields were basically full of people, and there was constant noise and cheers.
Jiang Xu held her chin and looked at someone in the audience with worry. No one told her that He Jin would be a student referee. He held his hat down and looked unwilling to pay attention to others, but there were still so many people sticking to him. He really deserved to be the most beautiful girl in No. 3 Middle School.
Unfortunately, there were no games and he couldn't go to the stadium, so Jiang Xu could only watch from the stands.
"Jiang Xiaoxu, stop looking and look at what this is." Xu Zhixin suddenly came over.
Jiang Xu showed no interest at all. He slowly turned his head and looked over. Seeing the red sleeves fluttering in front of him, his eyes suddenly brightened several times. "How did you get them?"
"Hey, this is not a small matter. I knew you were worried about it. Let's go and play cards with Brother Jin." Song Li handed one to Jiang Xu and took it with him.
As the three of them walked across the runway, they saw a girl standing in front of He Jin. She was wearing only a few clothes, revealing only a little bit. Her voice was very delicate, "Classmate, how do I get to the registration office?"
He Jin leaned back on the chair with his long legs spread out, squinting at the book in his hand, and pointed: "Over there."
The girl didn't give up and moved closer, "Can you take me there, classmate?"
Jiang Xu was used to it and walked over quickly. "It's right behind you, classmate. I can take you there."
The girl turned around, her face full of expression that said "mind your own business". Jiang Xu pulled the stool next to He Jin and sat down with a hint of provocation. The girl could only leave in disappointment.
He Jin caught a glimpse of the girl's expression as if she owned him. He raised his eyebrows slightly, closed the book, and looked at her with an inquiring look.
Jiang Xu had sent away a love rival and was in a good mood. Seeing He Jin's eyes, she raised her head slightly, without any guilt: "How is it?" It was more like she was saying, did I do well?
He Jin snorted and chuckled, tacitly agreeing with her implication, his eyes full of indulgence.
Song Li simply couldn't bear to watch. This exchange of eyes seemed to be as if everyone here was air, right? He interrupted directly: "Hey, come on, let's play cards, Landlord."
Xu Zhixin said: "How do we play with four people?"
He Jin opened the book again, flipped a page, then held it up to block out the sunlight and said lazily, "You guys fight."
"OK."
…
"Hey! I'm going to explode!!"
"Damn it, Song Li, are you going to leave anyone a chance to live? How did you shuffle the cards? You've already blown up several of them." Xu Zhixin was blown away again. He could no longer bear it and roared.
"Master, I'm lucky."
"Keep your voice down." Jiang Xu kicked Xu Zhixin.
There were notes stuck on the faces of the three people. Boss He was very sleepy at the moment. He leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed. It was unknown whether he was asleep or not.
In the second round, the three of them drew their cards. Song Li glanced at the cards in his hand and said with great confidence, "Call the landlord!"
"Seize the landlord!" Xu Zhixin was also very confident.
"Do you want to grab it or not?" Jiang Xu shuffled the cards, touched his chin, and was hesitating when suddenly a voice sounded in his ears. He subconsciously looked at the cards again and said, "No... grab it."
Jiang Xu realized what the sound was halfway through her words. She turned her head slowly and saw the headmaster looking at her with a wrinkled face and a smile, which was very creepy.
"You don't want to grab it? Then I'll grab it. Give me the card. This is really outrageous. You should exercise well during the sports meeting. You usually complain that there are not enough physical education classes. Now that you can exercise, you bring the card to school. Come with me to the teaching office!" The dean of teaching snorted coldly, his face suddenly became gloomy.
Song Li handed over the cards with a bitter look on his face, and the three of them followed him covered in dust.
"Teacher, let's forget about it today. Just write a self-criticism. After all, it's a sports meet, and it's no big deal to relax a little." He Jin woke up at some point, and his voice was still a little nasal.
The Dean turned around and saw He Jin. He paused for a moment, then, considering that he was a role model for a good student, agreed. "Okay, then you supervise them to write a self-criticism and hand it in to me."
He Jin replied: "Thank you for your understanding, teacher."
The dean nodded, glanced at them, and walked away with his hands behind his back.
Jiang Xu was stunned by this action. Wasn’t this the most difficult person to deal with?
Song Li saw Jiang Xu's confusion and said with a smile, "Hey, our brother Jin is a model student. He has won many awards in various competitions for our school. Even the principal has to support him. What's more, our brother Jin leads..."
Before he could finish his words, He Jin hit him in the face with a notebook that appeared out of nowhere. "Write a self-criticism."
Song Li's face was filled with disbelief: "No way, Brother Jin, really write it, aren't you going to kill me?"
He Jin raised his chin towards the notebook in his hand and handed him a pen, "Write here."
Jiang Xu sat cross-legged on the ground with her head drooping, writing stroke by stroke. Halfway through, she suddenly slammed her pen on the stool in front of her with a light sound. "Ah, how annoying!" She hadn't written a self-criticism in eight hundred years.
Hearing the noise, He Jin lowered his eyes to look at her. Jiang Xu met his gaze, a hint of cunning flashing in her beautiful almond-shaped eyes. She pretended to be aggrieved and handed over the paper and pen, "Brother Jin, I don't want to write anymore."
"Ugh!" Xu Zhixin seemed to be suddenly stimulated by something. Did this guy become stupid while writing the self-criticism?
Song Li: ………
He Jin was stunned for a moment, then said "hmm" without any expression, took the paper and pen, and started writing.
Two people on the side: …
Song Li pinched his throat and said, "Brother Jin, I can't write anymore."
"Ugh," Xu Zhixin said that he was hit hard again, but it's okay, a shameless person is invincible.
When the self-review was handed in, the dean fell into deep thought as he looked at the self-review that had two fonts on one line, an unusual order, and half of it torn off.
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