The sophomore year of high school passed quickly in the heavy study life.

After school that day, Su Luoluo was walking on her way home. Suddenly, there was a WeChat prompt on the phone.

Domineering teacher: "Next Friday, it will be the selection of the school's English poetry recitation competition, how are you prepared?" ”

That's right! Time flies so fast, Su Luoluo sighed with emotion, and replied quickly with her fingers: "I have seen the "Dreams" of Sidden Xiuji that you proposed last time. It's really well written, but I don't always find it resonant. I'd like to see something else. ”

"What are you looking for?"

"Teacher, I don't know. My purpose is very simple, I want to find something that resonates with me and feels something. I'll take a look at it in the next few days, so rest assured, I'll be ready for the fight. ”

"Okay, feel free to come to me if you need it."

"Okay, thank you, teacher." Su Luoluo closed her mobile phone and looked at the time It was still early, and she felt that she was going to the city library.

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On the modern poetry floor of the S City Library, I walked around one lap after another. Su Luoluo flipped through one poetry book after another, but never found anything that particularly touched her.

There are more books in the library than in Haohai, and it is not easy to find a suitable book among them. A notice announcement of the night's closure sounded in the library, and Su Luoluo sighed, packed her things and prepared to leave.

Passing through the lobby on the first floor, I accidentally saw the library's public television broadcasting a review of recent events: "An English Poetry Reading with an Affectionate Confession"

Su Luoluo was instantly deeply attracted. After listening to it, I found that I was moved to tears. She wiped away her tears, knowing she had found the right poem.

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In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the English poetry recitation competition of S City Experimental Middle School.

The competition will be held in the school's auditorium. The first and second year of high school students all entered the stadium to watch the game, and the scene was full.

In addition to President Guo, a professor of English from Yunshan University, a well-known university in S City, the director of the English level of the third year of high school, and two teachers responsible for teaching high school English such as Lu Lingchen were also invited to serve as judges.

A total of 8 people participated in this competition, and after the draw, Su Luoluo was ranked last. At this moment, she sat on the edge of the backstage, silently reciting the poem to be recited. Thinking that Lu Lingchen was listening to the audience, her mood was inexplicably a little nervous.

Simply closed the notebook and hid behind the wide curtain, Su Luoluo secretly looked at the situation in the audience under the stage. In the crowd, she saw Lu Lingchen at a glance.

With a height of 188, even if he sits, he is much taller than the person next to him, which is particularly prominent.

I saw him sitting in the first row of judges' seats, his waist straight, his face cold and serious, and from time to time he used a pen to record something on the paper on the desktop.

Almost every student who gave a speech recited with a loud voice and full of emotion.

After the speech, I could basically get a round of applause from the audience. The judging panel will also exchange their opinions with each other.

The university English professor whispered to the judge next to him: "Most of the students who gave speeches on the stage in front of them chose topics such as dreams and life. All of them are quite good, but they are more common, and there are no particularly outstanding ones. ”

The teacher next to him nodded in agreement.

The host came to the stage to report: "The next one is Su Luoluo, who is in the first class of the second year of high school, and the topic of the speech is "When You Are Old"

Hearing this question, Lu Lingchen was a little surprised, and even a little nervous. I couldn't help but lean forward slightly, and the hand holding the pen was unconsciously forced.

Su Luoluo came to the stage with a calm expression, took the host's microphone, and glanced at the audience. Speak slowly:

“When you are old and grey and full of sleep,

And nodding by the fire,

take down this book,

And slowly read,

and dream of the soft look,

Your eyes had once,

and of their shadows deep……”

Su Luoluo did not use a loud and confident voice, but recited in a clear and soft voice. Like an affectionate poet, more like a bystander of this poignant love, slowly pouring out.

There were no particularly obscure words in this English poem, so most of the students understood it.

With Su Luoluo's confession, everyone was unconsciously immersed in that period of time.

It was as if you could see an old man sitting in a rocking chair with the fireplace burning next to him.

A young girl stood beside him, caressing his eyebrows and eyes, whispering softly and affectionately, reminiscing about their past.

After reciting, Su Luoluo looked at Lu Lingchen fixedly, and then bowed to the audience and left.

The audience woke up like a dream, and thunderous applause broke out on the field, which lasted for a long time.

Molly clapped her palms vigorously with excitement, and said to Ouyang Qianying next to her: "It's so touching! I'm almost crying! What kind of poem is this? ”

"Hmmm! Me too! This one seems to have been written by Yeats, "When You Are Old", right? It's a bit out of the way, I'm not sure. ”

Hearing the discussion between the two of them, Zhang Zhiheng, the squad leader sitting next to him, leaned over,

"Hey, you two don't know, this poem is about Maud Gonne, an Irish revolutionary who met a girl during the independence movement and fell in love with her, but proposed to her several times and was rejected. But he loved her all his life and wrote many poems for her expressing his sincere love, "When You Are Old" is one of them. ”

"Class Leader, I didn't expect you to have something in your stomach~"

"Hey, what are you talking about! This son is very talented, are you usually blind?"

Not only were the students talking to each other, but even the teachers on the jury couldn't sit still.

The university professor smiled and rubbed his hands, and took the lead in expressing his opinion: "President Guo, teachers, I didn't expect that there would be such a talent in your school, dare to recite such a love poem~"

What does this mean? Taunts?

The director of the English level secretly glanced at Principal Guo next to the professor, only to see that his face was red and white, staring at the stage silently.

The director looked at the university professor a little embarrassed, hesitating about how to make a round.

"It's wonderful! I think that the girl at the end deserves to be the first, and the courage and courage of a middle school student should not be underestimated," the university professor laughed, looking not like mockery.

The director breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly responded. turned around and looked at Teacher Lu Lingchen beside him, he was Su Luoluo's teacher.

"Teacher Lu, do you know that Su Luoluo is going to give a speech?"

Lu Lingchen didn't hear it, and looked at the stage in front of him in a daze, as if he was still intoxicated by the speech just now.

"Ahem, Teacher Lu~, Teacher Lu!" The senior director increased his voice.

Lu Lingchen seemed to suddenly come to his senses, raised his eyes to look at the junior director, and said lightly: "I don't know." ”

His heart was still in shock, and he couldn't calm down for a long time, and the corners of his eyes were moist.

He couldn't have imagined that Su Luoluo would choose this poem. She has such a delicate mind!

He could feel that she was speaking to him of the poem. From her mouth, it seems to be the story of the two of them.

Especially the last look, those big transparent eyes were full of affection, as if there were countless words to confide in him.

Principal Guo finally spoke at this time: "The last little girl, the recitation is good. But this kind of theme, after all, we as a place to teach and educate people cannot advocate it. I don't think she should be ranked. ”

The university professor shrugged his shoulders and was noncommittal. After all, he is an invited guest, and it doesn't matter if others accept him or not.

At this time, the students in the venue saw that the results had not been announced for a long time, and they were a little commotional, and everyone began to talk about it.

The director was a little embarrassed, and then consulted Lu Lingchen and another English teacher, one said that he should win the first place, and the other said that he should not win the award.

The host quietly walked over and asked if the results of the competition could be announced? The announcement of this ranking cannot be delayed for too long.

The senior director quietly pulled President Guo over: "President, you see, after all, the university professor is a guest from afar, so let's not offend him too much." Why don't you arrange for Su Luoluo to win the second place, do you think it's okay? ”

Principal Guo groaned slightly, knowing that what the grade director said was right, so he took advantage of the situation to find a step down: "Well, the third place, it can't be higher." The impact is not good. ”

The director nodded busily, "Okay, okay, just do what you instruct." After that, I went back to the host.

Subsequently, the host invited all the contestants to the stage, announced the results of the competition, and announced that Yuan Wenwen, the first student, would represent the school to participate in the competition in the city.

The students in the audience exploded one after another.

"It's not fair! Got the insider? ”

"It's expected, you have to have the eyesight to see it, there is our Principal Guo in the jury~"

"Harm, what you said, there is no way to refute it......"

Su Luoluo heard that she had won the third place, and she smiled on her face, and she didn't seem surprised at all.

In fact, she thought to herself: "With Principal Guo's old stubbornness, he can actually let himself enter the top three?" It's rare, it's rare......" But as soon as he heard it, she was already satisfied.

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Teacher Lu Lingchen, who was disturbed by the little girl's inner peace today, couldn't fall asleep as if nothing happened......

Lying on the bed, opening the WeChat on the mobile phone, I always want to say something to her, but I don't know how to speak.

For the first time in my life, I wrote, deleted and deleted in WeChat. Finally, send it over: You did well today!

Su Luoluo heard the sound of WeChat and saw the praise of the "domineering teacher" for herself.

Laughing with crooked eyebrows, he really noticed. After thinking about it, she replied, "Thank you, Mr. Lu." Do you like it? ”

Domineering teacher: "I like it very much." ”

Domineering teacher: "It's a pity that you only took the third, will you be disappointed?" ”

Su Luoluo thought about it for a while, and directly sent a voice message over: "I don't care about the ranking or something." As long as I want to say it, I can say it. After a pause, he sent another one: "When I first heard this poem, I thought it was very amazing and touching. Teacher, what do you think? ”

Lu Lingchen's WeChat came in immediately: "Well, it's touching. ”

Then he also sent a voice message to WeChat: "In my heart, you are the first." Good night, good dreams~"

That night, Su Luoluo fell asleep with a smile.

In her dream, she saw Lu Lingchen turned into a handsome old man sitting on the sofa drinking tea, still a gentleman and elegant, taking small sips. And she turned into an old grandmother, sitting next to her, watching TV dramas, and chatting with him about gossip and anecdotes she heard from her neighbors.

Sunlight shines through floor-to-ceiling windows. Time and you, indifferent and beautiful.