Chapter 22 happiness caught off guard

When Yu Zhouzhou returned to the backstage, there were only four contestants left on the sofa. The children who had finished telling the story, no matter whether they were proud or frustrated, returned to the audience, staying beside their parents and waiting for the final result. No. 42 walked onto the stage, and the remaining three were all junior contestants, a few years older than Yu Zhouzhou, and looked like teenagers already.One of the young ladies smiled at Yu Zhouzhou and said, "We heard your story. Although it's overtime, it's very interesting." Yu Zhouzhou blushed a little. Just now, she was like a cow that could not be pulled back on the stage, leaving the host aside and indulging in her own story. Only now did she realize what she had done. She said in an inaudible voice Say, "...Thank you....Sister, come on."

There were no relatives of Yu Zhouzhou in the audience, so she had nowhere to go, so she just sat on the sofa and waited for the game to end.The applause from the audience just now made her very excited, but now, it has cooled down a little bit, and she is a little nervous.She didn't know what the result of the overtime would be, but it must have had a great impact on the grades.The audience may remember this little girl with a very individual personality, but when the competition is over and the dark crowd in the audience disperses, she is nothing. origin. You can't let her explain to the brigade counselor that she is actually doing well, right?

But - still very happy.worth it. Her body sank into the sofa. After the game, no matter what the result was, the feeling of physical and mental relaxation was very good, so good that she felt a little sleepy, and her upper and lower eyelids were fighting.I vaguely heard the host say that there will be a 10-minute intermission, and the final result will be announced after calculating the score.The auditorium gradually became full of voices, but she slowly fell into a daze. "weekly?" She opened her eyes and saw Chen An standing in front of her. "You're doing really well."

Yu Zhouzhou hurriedly stood up, wanting to say a few words of modesty, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was unnecessary, so he nodded, "Thank you." Chen Yu looked out from the gap in the curtain, "Are your parents here?" "No. She...they have something to do." "Oh, it's a pity not to be able to see such a wonderful performance from you." Chen An is still like that, saying such stereotyped polite words makes people feel that he is extremely sincere. Yu Zhouzhou suddenly realized that they were not ordinary acquaintances, they met because Chen Yu's grandma was her mother's customer.Thinking of this, she suddenly lowered her head and said, "Mom changed her job, she...she went to work in a trading company."

I vaguely remember that the trading company seems to be a very good company, and everything seems to become high-end when the word "trading" is added. She couldn't explain why she said this suddenly.For her own vanity, or for her mother's face, or just a child's unconscious showing off?However, as soon as the thoughtless words came out of her mouth, she regretted it. Because this can only expand her low self-esteem, which was not very obvious at first. She shook her head and smiled awkwardly, not daring to look up at Chen An.Suddenly feeling a warm hand covering her head, her heart slowly settled down.

"Well, that's great, my aunt is also a trade porter, and she's very busy with work," Chen Yu squatted down and smiled at her, "So Zhou Zhou must listen to her mother and don't let her worry about it." Yu Zhouzhou looked up gratefully, and he resolved her embarrassment in this way, although it was the way he treated an ignorant child—of course, compared to him, she was indeed an ignorant child. "I see, I will be obedient," added at the end, "Thank you." "Well, Zhou Zhou's story is so well told and he is so polite, it will definitely not make my mother work too hard, I know."

He stood up, stood behind her and put his hands on her shoulders, "Your parents didn't come, so how did you go home after the game?" "I told my uncle that the game will end at about 12:30, and he will pick me up at the main gate of the Children's Palace when he comes back." "That's good. Don't stay in the background by yourself, follow me to the auditorium. I forgot to say just now that my aunt's little cousin just told me that she knows you." "Oh?" "Her name is Shan Jiejie." "Oh, yes, she's your sister? I know her."

"Well, my aunt's family is all under the stage, let's go together, how about it?" Yu Zhouzhou was a little apprehensive, she didn't know that the overflowing feeling in her heart was actually called happiness, another kind of hidden happiness. "it is good." As soon as she finished speaking, she saw two hosts walking through the empty backstage with the list to the microphone. "Every audience, please return to your seats. We will announce the score and final result of the game soon." Yu Zhouzhou subconsciously grabbed Chen An's hand.Her little hands were cold, as if she had cooled down instantly when she heard the words "final result".Chen An's hands were quite big, and the palms were warm and dry. Yu Zhouzhou's hands froze him, and he shook slightly, then he opened his hands to wrap hers around hers, squatted down again, and said beside her, "Don't Nervous, I have a hunch it will turn out well."

"Will it? I'm timed out..." What a silly question.She even cried a little. "A good story deserves more time." Chen An said seriously. Yu Zhouzhou turned her head to look at the young man with an inconspicuous dimple on his left cheek, his eyes were like the warm sea after the rain, although she had only seen the sunny coast on TV. So please give me more time, Yu Zhouzhou thought, I will tell a better story, for sure. The first announcement is the 25 Excellence Awards-the awards that all unsuccessful players will receive, which are basically meaningless. However, they heard the name of Shan Jiejie from Yuxin Primary School.

Yu Zhouzhou and Chen An looked at each other without saying anything. The host pronounced the name very slowly, as if a knife was lingering.10 third prizes, 5 second prizes, and 3 first prizes. Yu Zhouzhou has not waited for her name. She glanced at Chen An in panic, as if calling for help.Chen An laughed, very happily. He held Yu Zhouzhou's hand tightly, held her half in his arms from behind, and whispered in her ear, "Am I right? Wait, magic The hour has come." Magic hour? "The last thing we want to announce is the grand prize!" The host said with a smile on his face.

Yu Zhouzhou seemed to see the second and minute hands of the magic hour lightly joining together. "Juvenile group, Haicheng Primary School sixth grade, Yu Lei." "Children's group, Primary School Affiliated to Normal University, Yu Zhouzhou." Yu Zhouzhou stood there in a daze. There was only a bright light on the stage in front of her. Happiness came too quickly and without warning. She forgot to raise the corner of her skirt to greet her gracefully. She could only stand there and watch the happiness that came lightly , Stuttering, you, why are you here, you, are you really looking for me? Are you really my happiness? The warm applause from the audience woke her up, and Yu Zhouzhou, who was hiding in the background, told herself over and over again that the applause outside the curtain was for her, but it was still so unbelievable. Chen An suddenly picked her up, and Yu Zhouzhou exclaimed, and was held in his arms for a long circle in the air, and she remembered to smile only when she landed. Like a dream, he laughed in two crooked arcs, just smirking, as if half of his tongue had been taken away by a cat, and he couldn't speak a word. When Chen An put her down, he breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand to support his waist, and stuck out his tongue, "Little girl, you look very thin, why are you so heavy..." Finally, there was a youthful naughtiness on his face that matched his age. October 23, 1994, a bland combination of numbers. But Yu Zhouzhou tasted the unprecedented sweetness in his life. When she looks back many years later, she always laughs and sheds tears.That kind of sweetness is addictive, and she can't stop it ever since.She can be born in the dust, and she can also bloom the most beautiful flowers from the dust, but she can no longer live in that small land safely.No matter what kind of difficulties and bitterness she encounters later, she will steal a bit of sweetness from her memories to support herself and struggle to overcome the difficulties. This sweetness is like an inexhaustible treasure of strength. Without it, she cannot survive . She is very happy. But I never thought that if I hadn't tasted such sweetness, many things would not seem so bitter afterward. "The awards will be presented soon. The host just said that all contestants should gather backstage. I have to go back to the auditorium. I have to comfort my little cousin." Yu Zhouzhou was a little sad, thinking of Shan Jiejie, she didn't know what to say.The consolation of the victor is more unbearable than the sarcasm of the bystanders. Although she didn't think too much about it, she remembered how hurt she was by Yu Tingting and Xu Yanyan's complacent eyes, so she knew that it was best not to appear in Shan Jiejie's eyes now. around. "I...help me tell her...me," Yu Zhouzhou stammered for a long time, blushing and didn't say anything, Chen An messed up her hair again, and said softly, "I understand, don't worry Bar." He understands, that's great. "Chen Yu!" When he turned to leave, she suddenly called him loudly.The boy turned around, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, not knowing what he was laughing at. She stared at her toes, thought for a while, and then raised her head, "Chen An, you are... can you play the violin?" He first raised his eyebrows, and then realized, "By the way, you saw me carrying a violin outside, right? Well, I played the violin since elementary school, and now I'm a member of the Children's Palace Student Orchestra." "Do you come to the Children's Palace to rehearse every Sunday?" "Yeah, why?" "It's nothing." Yu Zhouzhou shook his head.Chen An didn't move. They stood stupidly for a while before she suddenly smiled and said, "Goodbye." "Goodbye, girl." Chen Yu smiled, and quickly ran out of the backstage passageway. Yu Zhouzhou stood in place and waited for a while. Contestants came in one after another in the backstage. Everyone began to line up and group under the command of the staff, waiting to go on stage to receive the award.Through the curtain, Yu Zhouzhou saw that many parents had already crowded under the stage with cameras, ready to take pictures of the most memorable moments for their babies at any time. She suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice behind her. "My ancestor, I thought you were lost after not coming back for so long. Didn't you find Zhou Zhou? Why are you still standing here?" Yu Zhouzhou ran out of the crowd, and the first thing he saw was Lin Yang's mother, who was slightly arched, with a worried expression on her face.Walking a few steps forward, looking out, I saw Lin Yang hiding in the shadow of a large pile of spotlights, chairs, and boxes. His hands were behind his back, and the expression on his face was far less vivid than usual. "Lin Yang?" Lin Yang's mother turned around with a smile, "It's Zhou Zhou, I found you. Congratulations, you did a great job, we are so happy for you!" Yu Zhouzhou nodded politely and said, "Auntie helped me write the draft of the story. Thank you so much, Auntie." Lin Yang still lowered his head and did not speak or look at her. Lin Yang's mother was unaware of her son's awkwardness. She squatted down and smiled at Zhou Zhou, "My little ancestor has been making a fuss since the day before yesterday and asked us to bring him to the Children's Palace to watch the game. He said you told him that he has acquaintances. You are nervous, so even your parents will not come to the game, so he dare not tell you that we brought him here secretly. Before the list was announced just now, he said that he would come to the backstage to find you, and said that if you lose He pretended he hadn’t been here and secretly followed us home. If you won the prize, he would be the first to congratulate you. Hehe, but this stupid boy didn’t go back for a long time. I thought he was lost, so come here quickly Look for it, and find that he didn't find you at all." Lin Yang's mother's big call made Yu Zhouzhou stunned for a few seconds, and then quickly felt moved in his heart. It turned out that there were people in the audience who cared about her, to the point where they pretended not to exist because they were afraid that she would be nervous. "Thank you, Lin Yang." Yu Zhouzhou smiled and reached out to pull his arm. But when he raised his head with his hands behind his back, there was a hint of sadness on his face. "What's wrong with you?" she asked softly. Lin Yang's mother patted her son's head, "Where did you take your father out to buy things during the intermission? Why don't you take them out soon? Why are you so stupid today? You were quite active in the audience just now." Only then did Lin Yang pull out the arm behind his back. It turned out to be a hydrogen balloon, a round, bright red hydrogen balloon. Lin Yang forced a smile, "Sorry, only the red ones are left."