Chapter 12 Sports Day Under the Osmanthus Tree
on Monday.
The first day of the sports meet.
The wind blew last night, and the ground was covered with scorched yellow sycamore leaves.
The weather is a little cool.
Early in the morning, Yan Ning entered the school with his schoolbag at the same time as usual, but the number of students he met on the way was obviously more than usual.
Walk all the way to the first-year high school teaching building.
There was a crowd of people gathered at the notice board.
Yan Ning was a little curious, so he stopped and didn't move forward. He just stood outside the crowd and looked up.
Only then did I realize——
Surprisingly, it was the monthly exam honor roll.
The speed of grading papers at No. 1 Middle School is truly amazing. In just one weekend, not only were all the papers graded, but even the honor roll of total scores was posted.
The only thing that is out of date is probably the photo above, which is still the headshot used for the high school entrance exam registration, so everyone's school uniforms are different.
Yan Ning saw a familiar person at first sight——
Lu Chen.
In other words, it was hard not to notice him.
Not just the first row and the first person.
Moreover, perhaps because No. 12 Middle School doesn't care much about student attire, against the backdrop of all the red, white, and blue uniforms, he was wearing just a plain black T-shirt, his eyes indifferent, without any emotion, staring directly into the camera...
Uniquely and particularly outstanding.
"Damn, Lu Shen is number one again!"
"Not only is he first, but didn't you see the report card sent last night? He crushed everyone in every subject, and his overall score was a landslide. This guy is simply a demon king who will kill anyone who stands in his way!!!"
"This is just the beginning."
Another person came over and said, "You didn't see Lu Shen on the court the day before yesterday? His ball control and those three-pointers were absolutely amazing! He was so handsome! He was basically the Great Devil, Ultimate Form!"
"Wow, when is the game? I really want to play a game with Lu Shen's team..."
There was a loud whisper coming from the side, and the voices of several boys were full of genuine admiration.
Yan Ning shifted his gaze away from the ultimate form of the Great Demon King, turned his head to the right, and looked through the ten photos in the first row one by one horizontally.
Some are familiar faces, some are unfamiliar.
But, not herself.
The string in my heart seems to be getting tighter and tighter.
Yan Ning pursed his lips and stood on tiptoe, trying to see if he could see the bottom of the notice board.
Coincidentally, the boys who were talking left together, and the view ahead was briefly cleared.
So, Yan Ning saw it at a glance——
The girl in the first seat in the third row, with short hair, a red and white school uniform, and a look of confusion in her eyes.
It was exactly half a year ago, herself.
Ranked 21st in the grade.
Although it was a slight improvement over my admission ranking, it was still a grade I would only receive the comment "keep working hard" when I took it home...
But no matter what.
She was still a little relieved.
The crowd of onlookers quickly filled the gap, and Yan Ning's gaze moved upwards, looking at the young man with black hair and a black T-shirt just above him.
Then, she calmly withdrew her gaze, turned around, and walked towards the teaching building.
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Because of the sports meeting, there is no need to attend morning self-study.
However, when Yan Ning entered the classroom, most of the students in the class had already arrived.
It was rare for Xin Jing to come so early. As soon as she saw Yan Ning, she couldn't wait to unzip her schoolbag and happily showed Yan Ning a bag full of snacks. It was obvious that she planned to treat today as an outing.
However, amidst Xin Jing's happiness, there was also a bit of uncontrollable anticipation and worry.
Xin's parents understood that it was not easy for their daughter to study in high school, so they relaxed the conditions and said that as long as Xin Jing maintained her admission grades, she could go to the concert.
Therefore, when the results are announced, it will be revealed whether Xin Jing’s concert tickets are in her hands or gone.
When Xin Jing couldn't help but look towards the door for the eighth time, Jiang Caijun finally arrived.
After briefly explaining a few things about the sports meet, Jiang Caijun took out a few sheets of A4 paper from a folder and shook them without saying a word.
There was a boy in the front row who liked to interrupt and he shouted:
"Teacher, this isn't a report card, is it? No! Talking about grades now will ruin my mood for fun!"
Jiang Caijun smiled:
"Well, Huang Yuanjie, don't look at your own results. Everyone will look at his later. Remember not to tell him. Let him have fun today."
The class burst into laughter.
The transcript should be in triplicate.
Jiang Caijun called the class monitor over, posted one copy on each of the front and back walls, and placed another copy on the podium table.
After briefly discussing the exam results, Jiang Caijun finally said something serious and encouraging:
"One grade doesn't mean anything. Your high school life has just begun, so don't put too much pressure on yourself."
That being said.
As soon as Jiang Caijun walked out of the door, the students in the class swarmed over, each running for their latest report cards.
Xin Jing ran particularly fast, and with the advantage of her seat, she was the first to get the report card on the podium.
Yan Ning followed her footsteps tacitly and went to the front of the classroom where the report cards were posted.
A few seconds later.
The two of them turned their heads excitedly at the same time, their eyes meeting across the crowd.
"Ningning! I'm 98!"
"Great! You can go to the concert!!"
“Hmmmmmm!!!”
…
The sports meet officially starts at nine in the morning.
First, each class entered the venue in formation. This was the part where everyone showed off their talents. Some classes prepared mascots, and some rehearsed small plays.
The second class is ingenious——
We prepared white sweatshirt class uniforms with cartoon characters of each class member printed on them.
The cartoon characters were mainly completed by several students in the class who had a solid foundation in painting.
The person who helped Yan Ning and Xin Jing with the design was a girl named Chen Jingjing. She was a little plump and a bit introverted, and always spoke in a low voice.
On the day they were asked to be models, as soon as the painting was finished, Xin Jing took a look and gave a thumbs-up:
"Jingjing, you're really good at drawing!"
Yan Ning also went to see it and gave a thumbs up after watching it:
"That's great! Jingjing, thank you for your hard work!"
Chen Jingjing blushed and was speechless due to shyness.
Chen Jingjing's paintings are also very vivid. With just a few strokes, she captured the characteristics and expressions of Yan Ning and Xin Jing, and she also made them look super cute.
The actual final class uniform is also very good, with a bunch of little people gathered around a campfire under the blue starry sky, which is quite design-conscious.
After entering the venue, the official competition begins.
The sports meet will last for two days. In order to make all students feel involved, there are many events, so everyone must sign up for at least one event.
The registration for Class 2 was held at a previous class meeting, where everyone was asked to write down their intended projects on a piece of paper.
Fang Bo is the sports committee member. He is responsible for counting registrations and coordinating between events.
Although Yan Ning was only average in sports, she didn't feel that she couldn't participate in any of the events in the sports meet.
So, I wrote on the note, "It's all fine, I'll accept the adjustment."
The next day, get out of class was over.
Xin Jing went to the water room to get hot water.
Fang Bo came over, put his hands on Yan Ning's bookend, and asked with a smile:
"I saw you wrote 'all', is that true? You're not afraid of 800 meters? Little Ningning, are you really that amazing?"
Yan Ning was pondering a difficult problem at that time. He didn't want to waste time arguing with Fang Bo, so he just looked up and said:
"Really, I can do either."
Then, he lowered his head and continued to carefully write down the steps for solving the problem on the draft paper.
Fang Bai felt bored and left after a while.
Because of this, when the events were announced, Yan Ning originally thought she would be assigned to run the 800 meters, but in the end, there was only one long jump.
After thinking about it, she felt that it might have something to do with her height.
Long jump is an event that is held earlier in the competition.
Taking advantage of the still mild sunshine in the morning, Yan Ning arrived at the registration office next to the sand pit. On the track next door, the men's 200-meter race was being held.
After several jumps, Yan Ning finally got the 7th place and missed the finals.
Because he was still wearing the long-sleeved class uniform underneath and felt a little hot, Yan Ning took off his school uniform jacket and placed it on the table at the registration office.
After the competition, she just took her coat and turned around -
Just once again.
Met Lu Chen.
More precisely, it is seeing—
On the track, Lu Chen, wearing a blue and white school uniform T-shirt, was almost a body length faster than the person behind him. He was the first to cross the finish line and won the men's 200-meter final championship so easily.
A group of men and women excitedly gathered around him, many of them holding water in their hands and trying to pass it to him.
Because he had just been running, Lu Chen's short black hair was a little messy, and the smile between his eyebrows was too faint. He walked forward slowly. Although the people around him were still following him, no one dared to block his way.
Lu Chen casually pushed back the loose hair on his forehead and didn't even take the bottle of water that was handed to him.
Then, his gaze shifted.
As luck would have it, he was looking in the direction of Yan Ning.
Their sights seemed to meet for a moment in the air.
Lu Chen paused, then turned around and walked towards this side.
Yan Ning lowered his head, feeling inexplicably nervous.
She tightened her fingertips, then relaxed them, stroking the slightly wrinkled lines on the cuffs of her school uniform jacket.
As the temperature slowly began to rise near noon, the playground was dotted with sunshade tents. After exercise, the number of people under the tents gradually increased.
Yan Ning was standing right under the parasol at the registration desk.
He should... come to rest under the tent.
Led by Lu Chen.
I saw a group of people coming towards the parasol.
Several girls who were still competing in the long jump were whispering to each other, but they were also excited and couldn't express it, saying, "Look, Lu Shen!" "Ahhh Lu Shen is so handsome!"
It seems that the temperature here is about to rise by several degrees.
To this.
Yan Ning is of course——
Turn around, head in the other direction, hurry up and walk.
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Xin Jing's competition event is javelin.
When Yan Ning came over, Xin Jing was waiting for the next game on the sidelines.
Yan Ning saw the bottle of mineral water next to her that had been opened and only half drunk, so she asked, "Want something to drink? I'll go buy it."
Although Xin Jing brought enough food in her big bag, she forgot to bring any drinks. She didn't have a single bottle and was tired of drinking plain water.
"My Ningning still understands me best!"
Xin Jing originally wanted to hug Yan Ning as usual, but when she thought about her dirty hands, she had to stop and rubbed her head against Yan Ning's shoulder.
"Anything with ice is fine, Ningning is the best!"
There is a large supermarket not far from the playground.
Yan Ning went in and took a look around. There were quite a few people coming and going inside.
Although it wasn't sold out, the drinks in the freezer were obviously just put in. Not only were there no ice cubes, they weren't even very cold.
Coming out of the supermarket empty-handed, Yan Ning walked towards the other side of the school.
Over there, there is a small supermarket downstairs of the multimedia building. Due to its remote location, not many people usually go there. Now it is located diagonally across from the playground, so probably not many people will go there.
Yan Ning walked for a while and arrived at a small supermarket.
Sure enough, she was the only customer inside besides the clerk.
After successfully getting two bottles of iced drinks, Yan Ning was not happy for long. When he was paying the bill, he discovered another sad fact -
The only thing left in her pocket was Xin Jing's school card, her own, which she didn't know where it had gone.
Yan Ning thought carefully and realized that the last time she saw her school ID card was when she entered the school this morning...
Not only the school card, but also the day pass is placed in the same card holder, so it would be a bit troublesome if you lose it.
But there were too many possible places where it could have been lost, so Yan Ning simply gave up looking for it one by one. He just wanted to wait and look along the way he came. If it wasn't there, he would go to the lost and found office and try his luck.
Coming out of the small supermarket, there were almost no people on the street.
Yan Ning lowered his head and searched all the way, but there was no trace of the school card. He was almost determined to apply for a new one.
Walk to the small garden.
Although Yan Ning had passed by this place on her way here, she hadn't stopped to take a closer look. Now, since she wasn't in a hurry, she decided to walk slowly and admire the flowers and plants for a while.
In the center of the small garden, there are several osmanthus trees in full bloom. The yellow, white and orange-red small flowers are blooming all over the trees, which is very beautiful.
Yan Ning was unconsciously attracted and walked under the tree step by step.
She leaned forward and looked up.
I took a deep sniff and the fragrance of osmanthus was refreshing. The eyes were filled with the colors of the flowers, and my mood improved a lot.
Yan Ning was just about to go to the side and take another look at the red tree.
Before she could move, she suddenly heard the sound of footsteps not far ahead.
Yan Ning didn't care much at first, but after a few sentences...
"Wait a moment!"
"Stop!"
"Lu, Chen!!!"
It was a girl's voice, loud and even a little angry.
Yan Ning was startled by her last loud shout.
Yan Ning paused, his sight flickering. Through the gaps between the osmanthus branches, he vaguely saw something not far ahead.
A girl in a pleated skirt caught up with the boy.
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