Chapter 80: The Storm of the Concert (Seeking Pink Tickets)

  Hu Jianmin won everyone's support with his actions, and Zhao Juan's emotional journey also became smoother. The two people started to go out together.

  At first, the family members were not very supportive of the two being too close, but after Wu Meili's incident, everyone felt that it was better to have a place to settle down quickly, so they tacitly approved Zhao Juan and Hu Jianmin's relationship.

  Hu Jianmin is usually very good to Song Jie, often buying her food and toys, trying to win her favor, but Song Jie is not so easily bought off. She's still holding onto Qiao.

  Zhao Juan didn't say a word, letting the big and small ones make a fuss, every weekend at home was extremely lively. Zhao Juan had formally met Hu Jianmin's mother long ago, and the old lady was very satisfied with her, treating her like her own daughter.

  Although Wu Meili's thing is still a lump in Song Jie's heart, it does not affect her longing for a peaceful life.

  The younger uncle's business is getting bigger and bigger, with more varieties, and even opened branches. He is busy every day. Yu Qian still has contact with him, the two secretly date each other, working hard for a bright future together.

  The little hero Tang Yan, who was brave and righteous, became a frequent visitor to the house and would often come over for a chat. Song Jie observed his words and deeds and felt that his family background was not ordinary.

  Another year has passed, and Song Jie has grown another year older. She is now nine years old, a half-grown little girl. Her pointed chin still had baby fat, her big apricot eyes, tender skin, and when she smiled, there were two dimples on her cheeks. Her lovely appearance won everyone's favor, except for Zhang Yao.

  Song Jie didn't know why, but Zhang Yao always looked at her with disapproval. Every day when they went to school, she would pick on Song Jie, and Zhang Yao sat next to Song Jie's desk, separated by Zhou Muya. Whenever Song Jie was distracted during class, Zhang Yao would report it to the teacher.

  It's really annoying, and Song Jie doesn't even know how she offended her. They are at odds with each other everywhere.

  This is getting out of hand again.

  The new semester's spring performance has begun, each class is required to submit two programs for screening, and Class Teacher Wang requires every student to perform one program, whoever performs well will go on stage.

  Song Jie Hei Xian, what talent can a first-grader have? In the end, it's probably just a big chorus or something. But unexpectedly, she guessed wrong.

  There were many programs, with many good voices performing songs and so on. Among them, Zhang Yao was the most enthusiastic, she performed a peacock dance. Although the movements were not very familiar, it was also quite difficult.

  Zhang Yao deliberately stared at Song Jie for a moment after stepping down from the podium, leaving Song Jie bewildered.

  Actually, to say where Zhang Yao's hostility towards Song Jie comes from is simple. Song Jie looks prettier than her, doesn't listen in class but scores full marks every time. Every teacher likes her, and the clothes she wears are more stylish (Song Jie: It's not my fault, they were all brought back by my little uncle from the south). How can a young girl with strong jealousy not hold a grudge?

  The grudge between them was formed imperceptibly. Song Jie is so big now, how can she still understand a little girl's strange thoughts?

  Song Jie performed a calligraphy. She has been learning calligraphy from her grandfather since she was young, and doesn't know how many model books of characters in space she has read, the words she writes are like gods but not like mortals. Grandfather praised that there is a possibility for her to become a master in the future

  Teacher Wang couldn't help but nod from the first word written by Song Jie, and the admiration on her face couldn't be concealed. After she finished writing, she even passed it around for the whole class to see, earning a burst of applause.

  Zhang Yao's eyes glared fiercely at Song Jie, and Song Jie became even more helpless.

  The last two programs. Teacher Wang decided to have a mixed program. One must be a large chorus, and the other is a song and dance mix. Zhang Yao led the lead dance in the song and dance mix. Another classmate led the singing, while Song Jie wrote on the side.

  Every day's rehearsal is very tiring, but fortunately Song Jie doesn't have to dance, just writing two words is fine, it's not that hard.

  Who says kids don't have a strong competitive spirit? Just look at how hard everyone trains every day, no one wants to lose and everyone wants to get a good ranking.

  The large chorus had a huge number of people, even classmates from another program had to participate, going back and forth, making the little ones under ten years old suffer.

  It is said that the selected programs can also be performed in the city, and everyone's enthusiasm has risen even higher.

  The art show began, and all the teachers and students moved their stools to the playground in the afternoon and sat down. The principal gave a passionate speech, followed by the director's talk, and the program officially started.

  This program was originally supposed to be arranged from low grade to high grade, but in order to take care of the emotions of the lower-grade students, let the higher-grade students come first.

  Due to changes in history, a 12-year education system did not emerge, and elementary school continued until sixth grade.

  The performances of the sixth graders were much more mature than those of the first graders, their choruses and everything else were very neat, winning applause from the whole audience.

  By the time we were in second grade, Teacher Wang had us prepare for a performance. We all wore uniforms: white shirts and green pants with red scarves around our necks.

  In Song Jie's opinion, it was a very rustic outfit, but at that time, it was the most beautiful symbol.

  It's finally the turn of the first grade. Except for a few dance performances that require changing into specific costumes, everyone else went on stage to perform, singing "Returning from Target Practice".

  The cultural committee on the stage started clapping, and the crowd on the stage began to sing according to her gestures: "The sunset is red, the warriors return to their camp..." The high-pitched singing voice drifted very far away.

  The applause of the whole audience lasted for a long time after the music ended.

  The next program follows closely, with only a little preparation time when the host reports.

  Song Jie was just about to find her own pen, ink and paper when she discovered that they were gone. She had clearly placed them on the desk in the back, but after turning around in a circle, she couldn't find them anywhere, and she started to get anxious.

  Zhou Muya saw her and hastily asked: "Song Jie, what's wrong? Can't find something?"

  "Alas, all the things I wrote are gone, they were clearly placed on the table."

  "What's going on? We're about to go on stage. Should I go tell the teacher or something? Your segment doesn't have to be performed anyway." Zhou Muya said anxiously.

  Song Jie looked around and saw Zhang Yao, who had changed into new clothes, admiring herself with a self-satisfied expression. She furrowed her brow, already having some suspicions: "No need, I have another set, come here, I have something to tell you." She pulled Zhou Muya over and whispered a few words in her ear, while Zhou Muya kept nodding, even glancing at Zhang Yao with her eyes, making Zhang Yao feel uneasy.

  Luckily there were many things in Song Jie's space, otherwise this time she would have really been calculated and unable to get on stage. Although she didn't take this show seriously, it wasn't like others could just not let her go on if they wanted to.

  Song Jie found a deserted place and took out a set of stationery, just as the host said: "Please ask first-grade students to perform on stage."

  Song Jie followed at the end of the team, walked onto the stage and stood firm in the designated place. When the familiar melody "Let's Row" started playing, she began to write.

  Zhang Yao, however, saw that Song Jie had actually gone on stage, and the unease in her heart grew even bigger. Because she had been hiding secrets in her heart, she accidentally missed a few dance steps, and hastily corrected herself to catch up with everyone's rhythm.

  Under the table, however, was a mess. Zhou Muya followed Song Jie's instructions and reported the loss to Teacher Wang. Teacher Wang immediately instructed everyone to stay in their seats and had a few people check the backpacks of students who had brought them. Of course, this search naturally led to the discovery of the item in Zhang Yao's backpack.

  Due to Mr. Wang's subtle movements, he didn't attract the attention of his students and leaders watching the program from below the stage at all.

  The program ended with thunderous applause, especially when Song Jie's calligraphy was brought up, the applause became even louder.

  Everyone rushed back to their seats, the principal announced that the assembly was over, and everyone took their small stools back to the classroom. Originally, there were no classes in the afternoon, and some classes had already been dismissed.

  The atmosphere in Class 1, Grade 1 was very heavy at this time. Many classmates saw that the things Song Jie needed to use when she went on stage were taken out of Zhang Yao's school bag. Everyone wasn't stupid and naturally knew what was going on.

  At this time, the podium was whispering, Zhang Yao had already known that she had been discovered. Listening to her classmates' discussions, she felt that everyone was laughing at her, and silently shed tears.

  "Alright, class. Settle down." Teacher Wang glanced at Zhang Yao, who was still crying, and rapped his desk with his ruler, stirring up a cloud of dust.

  The students below immediately quieted down. "Let me say something, today's performance of all the classmates was excellent, and the show was great. Our time for today is up to here, and the rankings will be announced soon. Classmates can go home early. Zhang Yao and Song Jie stay behind, and the rest can go home." said Teacher Wang.

  It's said that school is over, the mischievous little monkeys don't care about others' business anymore, they pack up their bags and swarm to the classroom door.

  When everyone had dispersed, Teacher Wang instructed: "Pack up your bags and follow me to the office."

  When they arrived at the office, all the teachers had left, leaving only the three of them.

  "Tell me, why did you hide Song Jie's things? Zhang Yao."

  Zhang Yao bit her lip and couldn't say a word, she just cried hard, tears streaming down like they were free.

  Song Jie didn't care, it was just that Zhang Yao was too annoying, and her methods were clumsy, easily seen through by others. She also hoped to use this incident as a warning to Zhang Yao, telling her not to bother herself again.

  Zhang Yao was found, scared to death, and could only wipe away tears frantically. She acted as if she were the victim. No matter how Teacher Wang asked her questions, she just hung her head and sobbed, not saying a word.

  Finally, Wang teacher lost his patience and threw out a sentence: "Alright, I won't ask anymore. Zhang Yao, have your parents come over tomorrow afternoon, I'll talk to them."

  Zhang Yao cried even harder and didn't say whether she agreed or disagreed.

  Mr. Wang was shocked and waved his hand, saying: "You two go back first, don't be late for school tomorrow." He drove them away like driving flies.