Tian Li hugged her distressedly, "Okay, just treat it as a fart."
Although my younger sister was joking, there was no smile in her eyes.
"Ask my brother-in-law to treat us tonight. I want to have a big meal." Zhou Xiang deliberately changed the subject.
"Okay, let your brother-in-law come in."
Zhu Tuo brought out the list of candidates entering the semi-finals, and four people from Zhucheng made it in, namely Zhou Xiang, Jiang Keshi, Xia Zhihai and Wang Linghua.
None of the city’s four darlings made it to the semi-finals.
Hearing the sobbing sound from the next room, Zhou Xiang felt helpless. She was so pampered that she didn't even make it into the top three in the city competition. Isn't it normal for her to fail in the provincial competition?
Zhao Yujie wanted to scold Zhou Xiang, but when she thought of Liu Xuewen and Zhu Tuo's seriousness and their defense of Zhou Xiang, she held back. "Hmph! Let's see how long you can be so arrogant. As long as you are eliminated, will Liu Xuewen and Zhu Tuo still have the nerve to protect you?"
Liu Xuewen treated everyone to dinner at Huaishang Hotel. There were still four of us and we ordered six dishes.
This time no one disturbed him, and Zhou Xiang ate with his mouth full of oil, and ordered all his favorite dishes.
Yang Yang glanced at Zhou Xiang secretly, wondering how he, being so thin and small, could eat such a big bowl of rice and drink such a big bowl of soup.
The next day, Zhou Xiang went to the park to practice Tai Chi as if nothing had happened.
Mr. Ran was very happy to see that she could still come. After finishing a set of exercises, he came to her side and gave her guidance.
Well, although it's still clumsy, there has been a little progress, just a little bit. The hand gestures are correct, but the footwork is not.
After the practice, Zhou Xiang ran away without giving the old man a chance to speak.
There were only 100 people in the rematch, and the tables were farther apart. Zhou Xiang still answered the questions the fastest. Although the difficulty increased a lot, it made no difference to her.
It takes more than half an hour to hand in the paper for each subject.
Ran Qiming never appeared in front of Zhou Xiang again, but he secretly paid attention to every one of her exams.
With full marks in four subjects again, Ran Qiming fell silent because this rematch added knowledge from the first year of junior high school.
On the 9th, during the break, Zhou wanted to drag Tian Li and Liu Xuewen to do another big purchase.
This time, with Liu Xuewen accompanying her, Tian Li didn't worry about no one to carry the things. Also, encouraged by Zhou Xiang, she had bought a whole woven bag without realizing it.
Faced with two large woven bags, Liu Xuewen couldn't carry them back.
Still looking for that pedal tricycle to take us back to the guesthouse.
Only Zhou Xiang and Jiang Keshi made it to the finals. Zhu Tuo was a little worried when he saw this. Zhou Xiang was not doing his job properly.
Knowing that Liu Xuewen and Zhou Xiang were quite familiar with each other, Zhu Tuo talked to him about his concerns.
Liu Xuewen told him not to worry, Zhou Xiang would definitely win the Grand Slam.
Zhu Tuo didn't know what to say. He was just in charge of logistics. Liu Xuewen didn't care about it, so he had no right to do so.
There are only 50 people in the finals, and only the top three will be selected. The rest will not even get a consolation prize.
50 people, the conference room is even more spacious.
The difficulty of the test paper is already at the level of the second grade of junior high school, and like the preliminaries, there are a lot of questions.
These increased difficulty levels had nothing to do with Zhou Xiang, and he still actively handed in his papers. Ran Qiming saw full marks in four subjects again. When he returned home in the evening, he told his grandfather about Zhou Xiang's results.
Old Master Ran sighed, "She's been exercising in the mornings these past few days. I tried to correct her, and she followed suit. Then she ran away immediately after finishing, not even giving me a chance to speak. Look at you, you've offended a talented young talent. I was even planning to introduce her to Professor Chu."
"After this competition, I plan to step down and work as a substitute teacher at Huai County No. 1 Middle School for a few years. I believe she will be admitted to No. 1 Middle School. Once I've established a good relationship with her, you can tell her about this. By then, she'll be eleven or twelve years old. It's a bit young to introduce her to Professor Chu now. The youngest child he has is fifteen."
Old Master Ran looked at him in surprise, "Are you willing to go down and train?"
"Hmm! I've been thinking a lot these past two days, especially after seeing Zhou Xiang's achievements. If she were in a family like mine, she definitely wouldn't be treated that way. And as the director, I probably wouldn't want Zhou Xiang to be the one to settle the matter peacefully.
This is the most frustrating thing for Zhou Xiang. She is treated as a soft persimmon by many people. Even though her grades are very good, she is still bullied because she comes from a small place.
That day, she forgave the deputy director so casually, and I was deceived. I think back to the last two sentences she shouted, which were filled with hatred. She hated the deputy director, Wu Man, and me, but because she was weak, she forgave me!
If I don't restore our relationship, I'm afraid that when she becomes successful, even if she doesn't speak out, someone will repay her for the bullying she's suffered today. Since you, Dad, want to introduce her to Professor Chu, I should strengthen our relationship to avoid making things difficult for you."
"It's good that you can figure it out, but don't be too deliberate. She's very perceptive. Put training first, and building a good relationship with her second."
"good!"
The award ceremony on the 11th will still be held in the large conference room and will officially begin at 8:30.
Zhu Tuo was very excited because he already knew that Zhou Xiang would also get full marks in the final, a Grand Slam!
Have everyone sit down and wait for the award ceremony to begin.
The awards ceremony was very quick. There were only three places, and the director just said a few simple words before starting the awards ceremony.
The third place is a fifth-grade boy from Qing City.
The second place is a fifth-grade boy from Ling City.
The skinny and petite girl who was first on the stage was full of confidence, as if the first place was easy and natural.
Her calm and composed look made everyone ignore the height of the boys on both sides, and only saw her unique charm.
Another tacky, golden trophy and another certificate.
Huh? There are prizes?
The first prize is an iridium fountain pen, the second prize is an ordinary fountain pen, and the third prize is a photo album.
Yes! Not bad, not bad. An iridium fountain pen costs dozens of dollars! A luxury item these days.
There was a lot of envy in the audience. That was nearly three months’ salary!
Then the three cities went up to receive their certificates of award, and Liu Xuewen received the certificate with a smile on his face.
Zhao Yujie looked at the pen in Zhou Xiang's hand with hatred. Is this a pen suitable for a country bumpkin?
Tian Li took Zhou Xiang's pen and admired it for a while, then handed it back to Zhou Xiang. Unexpectedly, a girl next to her suddenly stood up and accidentally touched her hand.
Zhao Yujie apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
A smile flashed in his eyes.
Then, there was astonishment, because Zhou Xiang grabbed the pen case at the last moment.
Tian Li saw Zhou Xiang quickly grab the pen case and patted her chest, frightened to death. She turned and looked at Zhao Yujie with cold eyes. Who would believe her if she said she didn't mean it?
He turned around and said to Zhou Xiang, "Put it away! Don't show it to anyone else. Who knows if something unintentional might happen again."
Zhou Xiang nodded. Although it was not a very valuable thing to him, it had different meanings and values.
Put it in your pocket and transfer it into space, the safest place.
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