No one expected Zeng Fang to be so naive. She just bowed 90 degrees, which made everyone laugh.

Zeng Fang mistakenly thought that Shao Lin and Mrs. Shao were waiting for her, so she bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, uncle and grandma, I'm late. I was afraid of being late, so I took a taxi here, but I got stuck in traffic. If I had known, I would have ridden my bike here."

Shao Lin smiled and consoled him, "It's okay. Traffic in Beijing is like this. It's especially busy during rush hour. We were stuck at the intersection and had to get off the bus and walk here."

At this moment, several school and department leaders came out of the gymnasium, and they all shook hands and greeted Shao Lin and Mrs. Shao enthusiastically, and expressed their welcome.

Knowing that Shao Mo didn't like to show off, after a brief introduction, Shao Lin and Mrs. Shao followed the school leaders into the gymnasium first, while Shao Mo and Lingchuan Zeng Fang walked slowly behind.

The stadium was packed with people, the noise was endless, and dozens of high-powered lights illuminated the entire stadium.

Zeng Fang took Shao Mo's arm and walked towards the seat, talking loudly, "Momo, why didn't you tell me in advance that your father and your grandmother were coming too? If I had known, I would have come earlier. If I were late for the first meeting, they would definitely think I'm unreliable."

"I didn't know they were coming."

Shao Mo replied just as loudly, because it was too noisy in the hall and she couldn't hear clearly unless she spoke loudly.

After answering, Shao Mo turned around to see if Ling Chuan was following her.

Seeing her turn around, Ling Chuan smiled at her.

Shao Mo simply stretched out her hand, and Ling Chuan took it with understanding.

Just like that, Shao Mo held Zeng Fang's arm with her left hand and Ling Chuan's arm with her right hand as they walked towards the seat of the Biological Science major.

As distinguished guests, Shao Lin and Mrs. Shao had already been invited by the school leaders to the best viewing position on the second floor, where they could see the entire situation at a glance.

When he saw his daughter and son-in-law walking hand in hand in the aisle, Shao Lin pointed them out to Mrs. Shao.

When Mrs. Shao looked over, a smile appeared on her face.

The classmates in the class didn't react much to Shao Mo's bringing Ling Chuan with her. After all, they had seen him when they climbed the Great Wall last time. Some male classmates even greeted Ling Chuan like an old acquaintance.

But people from other majors saw Ling Chuan’s true face for the first time and looked over here curiously.

As soon as the three of them sat down, the lights in the venue dimmed, while the lights on the stage became brighter.

Amidst the shining stars, six hosts dressed elegantly and gorgeously walked onto the stage and began to deliver their speeches with passion while holding microphones.

"Momo, the male host in the dark grey suit is quite handsome."

Glancing at Zeng Fang's excited face, Shao Mo deliberately teased, "He's the most handsome boy in the journalism department. I heard he doesn't have a girlfriend yet. Do you want me to help you find him a girlfriend?"

Zeng Fang curled her lips and said, "Farewell, how could your Peking University's department hunk possibly like me."

"Why not? You're not bad, you're cute and lively. There should be a lot of boys chasing after you in your school, right?"

Zeng Fang blushed and became embarrassed. "There are only one or two, but I'm not interested in them."

"Who are they? Do I know them? Tell me and I'll give you some advice."

"The people you don't know are from other departments. I don't even know them. They came to ask me out for dinner out of nowhere. One of them sent me flowers. It's fine if he sent me flowers, but he only sent one. Am I only worthy of one flower? You're so stingy and you still want to chase girls? Dream on."

So, these aren't the guys who wear woody perfume.

The programs followed one after another, and soon it was time for Shao Mo's piano solo. Shao Mo stood up and went backstage. Zeng Fang accompanied her so that she could help her get her coat and take the opportunity to admire the handsome host up close.

As a result, when we arrived at the backstage door, we were stopped because the backstage space was limited and no one except the performers was allowed to enter.

There was no choice, Zeng Fang could only stand at the door holding Shao Mo's windbreaker and wait.

But God helps those who work hard. After she stood there for less than two minutes, the handsome host of the Journalism Department hurried past her. It seemed that he was going to the toilet. After a while, he hurried back, giving her a feast for the eyes.

In a blink of an eye, it was Shao Mo's turn to play.

All the lights on the stage dimmed, and a beam of white light shone obliquely to the left side of the stage, where a circular platform with a diameter of about four meters had been built in advance, and an upright piano was placed on the platform.

Shao Mo walked up to the round stage, sat down at the piano and started playing.

The soothing and pleasant piano music pours out from the black and white keys like a mountain spring.

The silent gymnasium seemed to have turned into an empty valley, and the sound of the piano was like the gentle flow of a mountain stream, nourishing every flower, grass and tree in the valley.

When the song ended, there was thunderous applause in the stadium.

Shao Mo stood up from the piano, bowed slightly to the audience, and then walked down the stage gracefully.

Shao Lin clapped his hands vigorously while whispering to Mrs. Shao beside him, "Mom, how is our Momo playing?"

"Well enough."

Mrs. Shao responded subtly, but she couldn't stop smiling.

Shao Lin turned around and talked to several school leaders on the other side. Hearing everyone praising and affirming his daughter's piano solo, Shao Lin waved his hand and donated ten pianos to the school, which made the school leaders so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

At the edge of the outfield, seeing Shao Mo finish her performance, Shao Ya said to Xiao Ke beside her, "Let's go," and then she and Xiao Ke stood up and left the stadium.

When they got outside the museum, Shao Ya smiled slightly when she saw Xiao Ke remained silent.

"How did you feel after listening to my eldest sister playing the piano?"

"Not so good!"

"Keke, if a person doesn't know how to acknowledge the excellence of others, he will only become more and more narrow-minded and short-sighted in the end."

Xiao Ke was very unconvinced, "I don't deny her excellence, I just don't like her. Besides, I don't think you are worse than her at all."

Shao Ya looked at the endless night sky with a distant gaze, "She has my uncle's blood flowing in her veins. Just based on this, she is much better than me. In fact, I was unwilling and unconvinced at the beginning. I worked hard to plant trees for 18 years, but the fruits were picked by another person overnight.

But later, after hearing about her experience, I suddenly felt very fortunate that it was her and not me who was wandering outside. If I were in her position and experienced those hardships, I can't imagine what I would be like now.

Everyone has different experiences. Some people have bitter experiences first and sweet experiences later, while others have sweet experiences first and bitter experiences later. My elder sister is the former, but I don’t want to be the former or the latter. I just want to keep working towards my goal. I am not as good as my elder sister now, but I may not be as good as her in the future. ”

These heartfelt words helped Xiao Ke relieve a lot of his depression.

(End of this chapter)