Chapter 40 Chapter 39 The Better Him (No.216 - No.219)

The "December 9th" chorus competition has passed without a hitch. Class 1 and Class 2 were really in a state of slamming each other.The first group chose their own repertoire, and all the drums and electric guitars came on stage, shocking the audience; the second group really brought up a piano, accompanied by Lin Yang, and even changed formation after singing the first "Yellow River Cantata" , the collective took off the first set of performance costumes, revealing the bright yellow T-shirts inside, and sang a song by the Little Tigers in sign language. They didn't even know what their last name was.

For example, student X Yanliang. Our class finished the song without any big mistakes - in fact, all the other classes didn't make any big mistakes, but after class 1 and class 2 made such a fuss, the rest of the competition can only be described as mediocre up. In the end, Class 2 won the first prize, and Class 1 and Class 16 won the second prize. Perhaps the outstanding feature of Class 16 is that they sent three students dressed as female Red Army soldiers to run all over the auditorium holding red flags. All other classes are tied for the third prize. Everyone was a little frustrated, but there was nothing to complain about.Although we put a lot of thought into our clothing, it was not the most thoughtful thing. Compared with the cannibalism of certain classes, our revolutionary awareness was obviously not high.

After returning to work, Wen Xiaoxiao cried. Even though my feelings towards Wen Xiaoxiao have always been complicated, I still feel sorry for her at this moment.She put in the most hard work on this matter. The frail girl helped everyone arrange costumes, organize rehearsals, and carried an electronic piano all the way to accompany the competition, but she only got such a result. Zhang Ping wanted to write Zhang Ji's "Night Mooring at Fengqiao" on the blackboard again, but we booed him as soon as he wrote two words.That's the only way he comforts people, it's not much better than my dad.

"This kind of competition, the important thing is the process of everyone working hard for it. When I grow up, I think of it, everyone wears the Republic of China student uniforms, rehearses together, and struggles together. How beautiful it is. What's the use of that broken certificate? You can't get extra points in the college entrance examination!" No matter what Zhang Ping said, the sluggish state of the class could not be changed for a while.Wen Xiaoxiao stood up and went out, Zhang Ping hurriedly motioned Xu Yanliang to chase after her to comfort her.Xu Yanliang said that Wen Xiaoxiao probably went to the women's room to cry, and it seemed inappropriate for him to go to the women's room at this time as a big boy.

Zhang Ping didn't know which muscle was wrong, so he caught a glimpse of me: "Hey, Geng Geng, you can help everyone to comfort Wen Xiaoxiao, I heard from Xu Yanliang, aren't you writing our class diary? Show her all the photos you took, and think about beautiful things, ah, life is so beautiful, why are you crying?" Under the eager gaze of the whole class, I had no choice but to stand up bravely and go out with my camera to find Wen Xiaoxiao. After walking a few steps, he turned around and took out a box of removable facial tissues from Yu Huai's desk. In the whole class, I'm probably the only one who knows in my heart that the person Wen Xiaoxiao doesn't want to see is me.

I heard sobbing near a cubicle in the women's toilet, so I knocked on the door: "Wen Xiaoxiao?" "Who?" "It's me, Geng Geng. You...don't cry." I'm really not good at comforting people.Don't cry, don't be sad, don't be unhappy... As long as the other party yells at me, "Why stop me from being sad!" - I will immediately be at a loss for words. Wen Xiaoxiao ignored me and continued to sob and flirt.There are no outsiders here, so she doesn't need to give me face. I stretched a facial tissue through the gap above the door: "Then do you want to wipe your nose?"

After a few seconds, she reached for it, and I quickly pulled the paper away. "Open the door if you want to wipe your nose," I said. There is no response inside. "The women's bathroom smells so bad. I know a place where you can cry hard and no one cares. I'll take you there. Open the door." These words were still very convincing, and the door bolt was pulled open with a swish. Wen Xiaoxiao, whose eyes were swollen into peaches, lowered her head and didn't look at me. She held the temple of her glasses in one hand, and asked in a nasal voice, "Where are you?"

In fact, where else can I take people, except the top floor of the administrative area. It would take three minutes at the fastest to go from our classroom. During our silent rush, Wen Xiaoxiao stopped crying after blowing her nose a few times, so in the end I don’t know why the two of us went to the top floor. "If you stop crying, we'll..." "Shut up and go your way." ... Damn, is this person still Wen Xiaoxiao?She told me to shut up!She is so fierce!Hey, come and see!She always pretends!She is a big liar! I never thought that I would sit here with Wen Xiaoxiao and "talk".

At first, no one spoke, until she finally couldn't hold back and asked softly, "Is this the place where Yu Huai came to self-study after escaping rehearsal?" "How do you know?" I was surprised. "When I went downstairs to move the clothes that day, I asked him, and he said that he just found a secluded place in the school. Is it here?" I suddenly asked: "You care so much about him, could it be..." Without the barrier of high-degree glasses, Wen Xiaoxiao's eyes are now bigger than longan. What are you pretending to be like, now you look like a little quail, where did the energy to attack me just now go?

I smirked: "...Could it be because I'm jealous of his study?" Hmph, I won't ask you if you like him, how about it? Wen Xiaoxiao's expression returned to normal: "No, I can't compare to him. I'm far behind him. There's nothing to be jealous about." So we fell silent again.But Wen Xiaoxiao couldn't bear it anymore. "You have a good relationship?" She asked sniffling, deliberately not looking at me when she spoke. "Yes." I said loudly. Wen Xiaoxiao stopped talking again, and after a while she said to herself: "That's nothing surprising, you are at the same table."

"Then why don't you have such a good relationship with your tablemate." I was merciless. "Can I compare with Yu Huai at the same table?!" The fierce Wen Xiaoxiao just now appeared again. Seeing my stunned look, Wen Xiaoxiao quickly blushed, quickly lowered her head, wiped her glasses with the hem of her T-shirt, and put them on. "I said, Wen Xiaoxiao, do you have any supernatural powers? Just like Superman, if you wear a suit, you are an office worker, but if you take off the suit and reveal the tights, you are Superman? If you don't believe me, take off your glasses and try again?" Wen Xiaoxiao nodded coyly: "It's true that once I take off my glasses and I can't see clearly, I have a bad temper." I couldn't bear it anymore, and burst out laughing in the empty stairwell, Wen Xiaoxiao's face was flushed from holding back, and she also laughed after a while. "How nice of you to be at the same table with Yu Huai. If you have any questions, you can ask him directly. How reassuring." Wen Xiaoxiao sat with her legs crossed, her chin resting on her knees, and she shrunk into a ball. "Yes. He is very enthusiastic. He is very... kind." I nodded emphatically. "When I first started school, I couldn't stand the speed of Zhang Feng's lectures. I couldn't keep up with the math class. I was thin-skinned and embarrassed to raise my hand to ask questions..." "Take off your glasses quickly!" I teased her. "You're so annoying!" She slapped me on the back with a smile, and continued, "At that time, Yu Huai raised his hand and said he didn't understand, which really saved my life. How could he not understand? , he knows everything, and he is considerate, and he helps me a lot every time the class organizes activities..." "Xu Yanliang also helped you a lot, you can't be so biased as a human being." "Shut up!" Wen Xiaoxiao was about to die of anger at me. She still didn't tell me that she liked Yu Huai. I didn't say either. I think Yu Huai is worthy of everyone's love.I didn't tell her that Yu Huai asked Zhang Feng questions in class because of me, nor did I say that he didn't just give me questions when I asked for help.They already know that he is good, and I want to keep the better Yu Huai to myself. Or I am so humble because I am not sure in my heart whether he is so good because he is so kind and generous, or because of me. I showed her the photos I took. There were several pictures of Wen Xiaoxiao, with a nice profile, and a funny look with her mouth open and her voice soaring.Wen Xiaoxiao pointed to the ugly one and asked me if I did it on purpose, but I pretended not to understand what it meant. "It's great that you can take pictures." She looked envious. "It's even better if you can play the piano. I'm not good at it. Who can't take pictures, but not everyone can play the piano." "When I was young, I was beaten a lot because I didn't practice piano well. I don't like practicing piano at all, but a lesson costs two hundred yuan. I don't dare to waste money. It's not easy for my parents." "But you've made it through, how good your temperament is now." "I think it's better to do what you like." Wen Xiaoxiao shook her head. We just sat there and chatted for a class, until the bell rang for the end of get out of class.Wen Xiaoxiao began to worry that she would be scolded by Zhang Ping for skipping class like this. I told her that I was here to comfort her. "You paid so much for this competition, and the final result is very frustrating. We all understand that we are not up to date. But everyone still keeps your hard work in mind! You see, I am the whole class of five A dove of peace sent by a classmate. I borrowed the facial tissue from Yu Huai for blowing your nose." Wen Xiaoxiao lowered her head, smiling shyly but brilliantly. Unprepared, I captured this moment. "What are you doing, I just finished crying, it's so ugly!" "It's not ugly at all, really, look!" The windows in the stairwell of the administration building faced west, and the setting sun slanted in at this time, making Wen Xiaoxiao's face full of peach blossoms.The girl in the photo does not know why, she smiles so beautifully, so beautifully.