Chapter 62: Ballroom Dance
At the beginning of the second semester of the second year of high school, a banner was hung on the playground "Exercise for one hour a day, work healthily for 50 years, and live happily for a lifetime". One of the most important initiatives is the promotion of ballroom dancing in schools.
"Ballroom dancing? What a bad idea. He Xiaoyu complained, "I'm too lazy to jump as a big man!" ”
"Dancing is very simple, it's the same as doing radio drills." I wasn't disgusted by the initiative, but rather excited. It was as if I was able to go back to my kindergarten days, and I had the opportunity to show my standard and beautiful dancing posture in front of my classmates, which impressed everyone.
The school probably had a similar idea to me, so they decided to replace the radio drill with ballroom dancing, and the time I used to do the radio drill was now changed to ballroom dancing. In order to familiarize the students with dance moves as soon as possible, the school spent nearly a month turning the physical education class into a dance class, and even the physical activity class was requisitioned.
This caused strong dissatisfaction among students who love sports activities, and the feeling of not being able to play for a month is painful. Even though I like to dance, as a football player and die-hard fan, the feeling of not being able to play football for a month is no less than not seeing Lin Ximeng for a month. Especially for a dance "master" like me, why does it cost so much to learn ballroom dancing?
Although ballroom dancing and radio gymnastics are the same, there is still a difference between ballroom dancing and radio gymnastics, which is an activity of one person, while ballroom dancing is an activity of two people. The team for the radio drill is just lined up in two columns, one column is boys and the other column is girls, and the classmates in the same row are naturally each other's dance partners.
Strange to say, on the one hand, the elders prevent students from falling in love and desperately widen the distance between male and female students, but on the other hand, they promote such a ballroom dance, allowing male and female students to hold hands and have a ten-minute encounter every day. It's like smoking when you know that smoking is bad for your health.
But in this way, the students can be confused. When everyone officially danced, I really didn't know what attitude to use.
The girls are shy, how can their jade hands be pulled by the boys casually, and they are still classmates who are not very familiar with the class; The boys are also shy, if the other party is a beauty, it is earned, but they are also afraid that their souls will be drawn into it with such a hand, if the other party is ugly, it will be disgusting to think about it, and they are afraid that the other party's soul will be brought by themselves, it will be like a ghost.
Of course, there are even worse situations than the above, after all, the number of boys and girls in the class is usually different, and there are always more boys or more girls. For the sake of the balance of the team, the last few rows of orders are directly paired in pairs. If it is two girls, it is still possible to be good girlfriends to play games hand in hand; If it's two boys, they have to stare at each other with big eyes, how can they be interested in dancing?
As for me, I consider myself very lucky that my dance partner is none other than Qiao Qiao.
On the day of the first ballroom dance, Qiao Qiao and I stood facing each other. I was a little excited and a little embarrassed to look at Qiao Qiao, and Qiao Qiao also looked at me shyly. Maybe it was because my expression looked silly, maybe I couldn't hold back the excitement in my heart, her bulging mouth didn't cover the joy in her heart, and she sneered.
She leaned forward and leaned back with a smile, and happened to be wearing the dark green trench coat that I admired the most, just like the grass swaying in the spring breeze, full of heart-warming infinite vitality. I couldn't contain the joy and excitement in my heart, and I laughed.
When the music started, I smiled and stretched out my right hand like a gentleman.
Qiao Qiao winked playfully, and slowly raised her right hand to put it on mine.
"Your hands are so warm." Qiao Qiao said.
"Why are your hands so cold?"
"It's a very windy day, and it's blowing so cold, it's normal for your hands to be cold."
"Haha, too." I laughed.
I noticed this back in elementary school, and my palms were always warm, no matter how cold it was. Maybe this is the function of the meat pad in the cat's paw, although the meat pad is not visible when it is in human form, its role is still there. At that time, many of my classmates, including Zhang Hong, looked at me in amazement, and while they were more comfortable with their hands in their pockets, I naturally put their hands in the air at will.
I've always been proud of that. Now that I have been praised by Qiao Qiao again, I am even more proud, and the smile on the corner of my mouth is full of happiness.
After many years, my dancing talent has not diminished at all, and I do every movement carefully, feeling as elegant as a swan prince.
Qiao Qiao was much more clumsy. When she stared nervously at the movements of her hands, her feet were always messed up, and I was pulled staggered; When she focused on her feet, her hands often forgot what to do. It should have been on my shoulder, but after a spin, if I hadn't dragged her in time, she would have flown out like a meteor.
"You're a good dancer, have you ever skipped before?" Qiao Qiao asked, leaning his back on my arm.
"yes, very early. I've also participated in competitions, but I'm the lead dancer of our team. ”
"It's amazing, it's not like me, I can't do anything."
"I'll teach you."
I really felt like I was back in kindergarten, and I didn't expect that after many years, I would have the opportunity to teach a girl to dance, to teach a girl to dance, to teach a girl to dance.
Under my earnest guidance, Qiao Qiao gradually mastered the rhythm of the dance and was finally able to keep up with my pace in harmony. We've also become the best dancers in the class, which is a rare achievement.
However, at the same time, I gradually noticed that many of the boys in my class looked at me differently, a look of envy and jealousy. I understand this kind of look, just like the look I had when I saw that boy approaching Qiao Qiao. Presumably, there are many boys in the class who like Qiao Qiao, and they all covet Qiao Qiao in private, but I got the moon first near the water.
I am proud to be able to dance with a goddess that everyone loves. Seriously, I also like Qiao Qiao. If the appearance of Yan Jinfeng made me understand what beauty is, and the appearance of Lin Ximeng made me understand what kindness is, then Qiao Qiao's appearance made me understand that the two can actually have both.
From the moment I first came into contact, there were ripples in my heart. From appearance to temperament, it is almost perfect, especially when she is wearing a dark green trench coat, she is as beautiful and cute as a fairy in the forest. And her petite and light body always evokes the pity of others, tugging at my heartstrings in the dance every day.
I felt as if I really liked Qiao Qiao, every conversation I had with her, every round of dancing with her, every day I was able to see her.
However, during the ballroom dance time every day, I still can't help but look at Class 7 and look in the direction where that person is, and I don't know if it's a habit or a heart's desire.
There, a strange boy held Lin Ximeng's hand and danced. The dance was not coordinated at all, but it inexplicably made me jealous.
I looked in that direction as always, and at every moment I could see Lin Ximeng, I continued the whole dance.
"Are you still watching Lin Ximeng?" Qiao Qiao should have noticed.
"Hmm. It's rare to see, so be sure to take a few looks. ”
"You're really infatuated."
When Qiao Qiao faced that direction, she also glanced at it: "Is it the one wearing red?" ”
I was taken aback and looked at her with straight eyes: "How did you guess?" ”
"Hahahaha......" Qiao Qiao smiled happily, as if he had won the jackpot.
I smiled weakly, but there was a lingering sourness in my heart. Although I am holding Qiao Qiao in my hand, I really hope that I can also dance with Lin Ximeng, I really hope that the person who is dancing with Lin Ximeng will be myself, I really hope that Lin Ximeng is holding in my arms now.
Why is that? The Qiao Qiao in front of me is so perfect, so my heart is so excited, but why, I still can't take my eyes off Lin Ximeng? Why, at this moment, the pain caused by seeing others holding Lin Ximeng's hand was greater than the joy of dancing with Qiao Qiao?
With the music, Qiao Qiao and I weave an elegant trajectory under our feet, but the person who has always filled my mind is still Lin Ximeng.
Since sending out that meaty note, Lin Ximeng who met on campus has become more sensitive than ever.
On campus, I often met Lin Ximeng by chance, on the way back to the classroom from the playground after physical activity class, and when I walked in the corridor during the period when I was commuting to and from the commissary...... When they met on campus, Lin Ximeng was often accompanied by her tablemates.
Once, when I greeted her with a smile, she would look embarrassed in front of the table, her face instantly flushed, and she silently lowered her head.
However, since she received the meaty note, sometimes we were still far away, but as soon as our eyes touched, Lin Ximeng had already blushed, and then buried her head, pretending not to see it, and often looked for a place a little farther away from me to bypass me.
Such a move seems familiar, Yan Jinfeng also pretended not to see me like this, and then pulled his girlfriend around him to pass quickly like a mouse crossing the street.
He Xiaoyu once told me that this shows that the girl realizes that I have an unusual attitude towards her, she minds, she can't accept it, and she hopes to escape the oppression I bring her.
But I think there's another interpretation. I've had similar behaviors, liking her, but I'm ashamed to reveal it, and I will look away at the moment of eye contact, or pretend not to see it, and just don't let my eyes have a chance to touch.
So, in fact, both scenarios are possible! Do you mind me, or do you care more about me? It's elusive!
Either way, I felt a little chill.
Lin Xi Meng, Lin Xi Meng, the "childlike heart" is proposed by you, respected and praised by you, and what you want me to have. Now I'm willing to treat you with a "childlike heart", but you can't look at me with a "childlike heart"? Why is that? Can't you see the changes I've made for you? Am I still the one who annoys you and is trivial in your eyes?
Or is it that the moment the white paper is stained with ink, it is already destined to be no longer pure?