Chapter 11: Array Dance (1)
Bai Xinrui's smug expression couldn't hide it no matter what, she said: "Of course, it's like a fake!" Then, she asked, "Have you heard of Shanghai's Splendid Home, Weijia International, and Peninsula Yujing?" ”
Chen Yiting nodded and said, "Who doesn't know this?" Don't look at my brother, I've been to a big city like Shanghai once, and I also know that you Shanghai is rich, may I ask, Miss Bai, do you live in such a mansion? ”
Bai Xinrui smiled disdainfully and said, "Live? Look down on me! Those real estate projects are my dad's. ”
Chenchen asked tentatively, "You...... The surname is Bai, your father...... Could it be Bai Jiawei? ”
Bai Xinrui said disapprehantly: "Yes, otherwise? Could it be that he has a second daughter? ”
Chen Chen gasped and said, "The legendary rich second generation ......" Yi Ting added: "...... Jiaxing 2nd generation. ”
Yi Ting shook Bai Xinrui's hand and said, "Tuhao, let's be friends." ”
Bai Xinrui smiled like a flower branch, pretended to be reserved and shook off Yiting's hand, and said half-jokingly: "Who wants to be friends with you." ”
Wen Jin drew a cross on his chest and said, "Being rich is not a bad thing, and poverty should not feel inferior." Both rich and poor are equal in God's eyes and are God's children. The amount of money is not the criterion for judging us, and everyone will be blessed by God. ”
When everyone heard Wen Jin say this, they couldn't help but be stunned, and Yi Ting hurriedly nodded and agreed: "Well, yes, that's right." ”
Chen Chen asked, "Wen Jin, you believe in Christianity, don't you?" ”
Wen Jin nodded.
I have long heard that there are not many top students in school A, and Chen Chen decided to lead the topic from background and wealth to study, so he asked: "When you first applied to our school, how many points did you score?" ”
Everyone looked at each other and didn't speak, and Chenchen said very confidently: "I'll throw bricks and lead the way, TOEFL 113, SSAT 95%." ”
He was surprised to find that after he said this, no one present showed a surprised look, you know, this is an absolute high score, in the words of the admissions officer during the campus interview, it is enough to be admitted to Harvard.
Wen Jin pinned her short hair behind her ears and said calmly, "We are about the same, I have a TOEFL of 118 and an SSAT of 99%. ”
Chenchen's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he was about to be blinded by something invisible, and exclaimed: "Such a cow! Xueba! What school did you come from? ”
Wen Jin pushed her glasses a little embarrassed and said, "I didn't go to school...... I've always been home schooling. ”
Several students present once again felt incredulous, and invariably let out a "wow", and couldn't help but be in awe of this thin, thin, plainly dressed girl.
Yu You still said lightly, "I haven't taken the TOEFL and SSAT, SAT2230." ”
(Note: The SSAT is a high school admission test, and the SAT is a college entrance exam.) )
Wen Jin and Chen Chen turned their heads at the same time, as if they had seen a prehistoric creature, I am afraid that this is really not afraid of Harvard's achievements.
Yi Ting scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "I can't compare with you, I only scored 59 points in TOEFL." ”
As he spoke, he turned around and asked Bai Xinrui beside him, "Old girl, what about you?" ”
This was a careless poke at Bai Xinrui's weakness, she pretended not to hear, turned her head quietly, and asked Yu You beside her: "Take the liberty of asking, are you mixed-race?" ”
Luo Yuyu said lightly: "Well, my father is American and my mother is Chinese, but I grew up in France. ”
Chen Chen exclaimed: "So, English, French, and Chinese are your native languages?" ”
Yu Yu nodded.
"I was so lucky to have experienced the cultures of three different countries since I was a child!" Chenchen sighed.
Yu Yu lowered his eyes and drank the lemonade in his cup elegantly, as if he didn't hear Chenchen's sigh.
After a while, the steak came up, everyone was still chatting while eating, but Bai Xinrui was no longer as arrogant as when she first came, she finally believed the words of Senior Sister Amanda, those who can be admitted to school A are all gods with unique skills, how can she become a legend in the history of school A in this group of gods?
The next morning, the "Placeholding", a traditional event that is indispensable for the entrance ceremony for new students of School A, was held in the chapel.
In the afternoon, according to the instructions on the timetable, Bai Xinrui rushed to the gymnasium, and a group of freshmen went to the tennis center under the leadership of Elizabeth and William of Year 12 and Lauren of Year 10 to participate in the dance party where the freshmen met.
School A's gymnasium has 6 indoor tennis courts, 3 indoor basketball courts, 2 volleyball courts, an indoor rugby field, 5 squash courts, a fencing training center and a cheerleading training center, as well as a professional swimming pool and an ice hockey rink.
There is a whole wall of glass windows in the long corridor of the gymnasium, which neatly displays the trophies, medals and medals won by the various teams of School A over the years, as well as the uniforms, shoes, bats and other items used by the star players. Looking at the glittering shop windows along the way, the majesty of the students of School A on the sports field for 200 years seems to be right in front of you.
Bai Xinrui tried her best to walk to the front of the line in order to get closer to the male god William in her heart, however, she soon found that walking beside the two senior sisters was very stressful. Elizabeth has vampire-like pale skin and looks like an eighteenth-century aristocratic girl from a famous painting, and Lauren is 1.80 tall, which is simply shockingly beautiful.
The venue for the new students to meet the ball is the tennis hall, where the nets have long been packed up, and the six professional venues are integrated, which is larger than the dance training center and much smaller than Harry Potter Hall, which can accommodate nearly 200 new and old students to dance together.
The tennis hall has a ceiling that is two stories high from the ground, and the solid wood keel and white beams are intertwined to make it both beautiful and sturdy, and the school flag of the Ivy League School in the East flutters on it, and the warm white lights with old-fashioned lampshades on the roof illuminate the gymnasium like a sunny outdoors.
In the corner of the tennis hall, the band members are already waiting there, this is not a five-member small band, but the whole class is fully equipped, with small lifts, cellos, trombones, saxophones, and bass and brass drums...... At the moment, they were already playing upbeat country music.
Elizabeth stood in the middle of the room and explained to the new students: "The dance we are going to learn today is called the 'Ranks' or 'Array Dance', which originated in the English countryside in the 17th century, combined with the characteristics of Scottish dance, and was later accepted by the French court as a Baroque court dance. In the early years, the dance was particularly popular at gatherings in North America, especially in New England. ”