Chapter 99: Rite of Passage (3)
The coming-of-age ceremony is held at the playground of Changhe.
Wang Jiong had already instructed the students to set up the scene a day in advance. Each class has its own area, and the grass in the playground is orderly pasted with red stickers, and the stools are arranged according to these markers, which is very spectacular from a distance.
After breakfast, the students went to the playground early to rehearse, and the students who were only wearing thin school uniforms shivered from the cold. During the intermission, everyone sat in their chairs and chatted. I don't know who first noticed the big guys who were pushed in at the entrance of the playground, and everyone's eyes were instantly attracted to it.
"Wow!" The crowd exclaimed in unison.
Eighteen salutes were tied with red ribbons, and they were pushed under the rostrum by the teachers, looking very powerful.
"I'll go, this time Changhe is really bloody, and there is actually a salute! And so much more! Everyone was stunned.
Song Yao walked over and said mysteriously, "Don't worry, we have prepared a surprise." ”
"What surprise?"
The students' eyes opened wider and wider, and Song Yao smiled slightly, shaking her head silently.
"Keep it a secret for now, and you'll find out later."
aroused everyone's curiosity instantly.
Bai Luofan's position was not far from Zhou Luo, and when everyone was paying attention to the salute, he quietly moved the stool to Zhou Luo's side.
When Zhou Luo saw him coming, he remembered his miserable gesture dance: "It's going to be performed today, don't make a mistake with your gesture dance." ”
"Don't worry, Teacher Zhou is so dedicated, how can I embarrass you?" He patted his chest and said.
Zhou Luo patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Classmate Bai, Teacher Zhou is optimistic about you." ”
The two of them exchanged business for a while, and Bai Luofan asked, "Who are your parents today?" ”
Zhou Luo: "Originally, my mother said she was going to come that day, but last night she suddenly called me and said that my father had to come. ”
In fact, she was still a little worried, after all, the letter was a bit sensational, she thought it would be Ye Hui who saw the letter first, and suddenly changed it to Zhou Moshan...... It's a little embarrassing.
The clouds are running, the sun is gradually rising, the temperature is rising, and it is not so cold.
At nine o'clock, parents entered the venue one after another. Zhou Luo saw Zhou Moshan in formal clothes and Ye Hui beside him in the crowd at a glance, and she quietly waved to them.
The Zhou couple looked at her with a smile and waved their hands.
Only one parent can be present with each student, and the rest will need to be in the audience. As the parents entered the venue, the school leaders on the rostrum also sat down. Wang Jiong was the host of the coming-of-age ceremony, and he stood on the rostrum and read the opening remarks.
"Dear leaders, teachers, parents and friends, dear students, good morning! Thank you parents for taking the time to attend this coming-of-age ceremony, our school is very honored. ”
"The opening ceremony of the 7th coming-of-age ceremony of Changhe Middle School starts now, please prepare for the lighting of the salute."
As soon as his words fell, the people in the audience made an OK gesture, and the salute was lit one after another.
Eighteen salutes exploded one after another in the clear blue sky, one after another, as if striking people's hearts. In the end, only a wisp of white smoke remained, which stood out against the clear blue sky.
There was a white dove flying in the air, and the vibrating wings made a fluttering sound in the air, and everyone looked up and saw that the pigeon had flown away.
At that time, they didn't understand, in fact, youth is like this, fleeting, but it is the most important time in life, and when they turn their heads and want to cherish it, they find that youth has gone away, leaving a trace of light and shadow.
"Eighteen is an important turning point in life, eighteen salutes have been fired, dear children, welcome to the ranks of adults. I announce that the 7th Coming-of-Age Ceremony of Changhe Middle School is now officially begins! ”
Wang Jiong's voice was sonorous and powerful, and through the May wind, it reached everyone's ears.
"In the first activity, the gesture dance performance, parents are invited to stand up and stand face to face with the students."
The students on the playground stood straight without squinting. Parents got up from the chairs next to their children and moved to the front of the children.
There was silence for a moment, only the buzz of the machine from the drone hovering overhead.
Familiar music echoed in the playground, and after practicing gesture dancing for half a month, everyone was extremely familiar with this song. But everyone standing on the grass of this playground heard the song again and saw the parents opposite, and there was a wonderful feeling in their hearts.
The prelude ends and the gesture dance performance begins. Teenage boys and girls have different postures and thoughts.
Zhou Luo stared at his father in front of him, a little embarrassed, his eyes wandering around.
Lin Jingjing and her mother held back their laughter and held back very hard.
Meng Xiangting's eyes never dared to meet her mother's eyes, she only dared to sneak a look, and found that her expression was serious, so she secretly withdrew her gaze, uncomfortable.
Bai Luofan and his father were very serious, doing their movements step by step.
In this group of young people, only Yasuki always looked at his mother standing opposite with a smile on his face, and every movement was full of emotion.
As the music ended, the students finished their last movement and resumed their upright stance.
Wang Jiong's voice once again spread throughout the playground: "Take a closer look at the parents who have given birth to gray hair in front of you." ”
"I'll do the math for you, before you go to high school, most of you go to school on day and see your parents almost every day."
"When you go to high school, you go home once a month, for two days at a time, three years, six semesters, a semester is about five months, except for the winter and summer vacations, you can only go home twenty-four times, that is, forty-eight days, less than two months. How much time can you spend with your parents in these 48 days? ”
Wang Jiong paused for a few seconds, glanced at the students in the audience, and saw that everyone's expressions were very serious, so he picked up what he just said in a serious tone: "When you go to college, if you are not in the local area, then you can only go home during the winter and summer vacations, twice a year." After you graduate from college and work, you may not be able to go home once a year. ”
"Students, have you thought about this question? How much time do you have left in your life to spend with your parents? ”
Wang Jiong's voice echoed through the loudspeaker on the playground, lingering in everyone's ears.
Zhou Luo listened to these words in silence, and his throat was dry.
In fact, it is far more than that, she has been boarding since junior high school, and she has not stayed with her parents much when she was a child. I spend a lot less time with my parents than others.
Perhaps in this life, from the moment of birth, people are destined to drift away from their parents. From leaving the mother to going to school, the distance goes from zero to thousands of meters. From school to work, the distance can become tens of thousands of meters. Until the parents left, the distance was empty.
"While there's still time, hug your parents in front of you."
Zhou Luo raised his head, and Zhou Moshan was looking at her with a smile against the light.
I don't know when it started, when I was a child, I thought my father was so tall, and now she only needs to raise her head slightly to look at him.
The sun shone on her face, flickering on and off. She opened her arms and threw herself into Zhou Moshan's arms.
Zhou Moshan was stunned for a moment.
Probably standing in the sun for a long time, her hair was a little hot, and he stroked it gently one by one, and her vicissitudes of life were filled with tears.
This is his daughter, as if yesterday she was still the little dough that was picked up by the nurse from the delivery room, but she has grown up in the blink of an eye.
He's missed so much over the years......
Wang Jiong's speech continued, but she didn't hear anything clearly, she nestled in Zhou Moshan's arms, tears streaming down her face.
She suddenly remembered that the day the kindergarten opened was the same, she said that she didn't want to play with the children at all, and grabbed the corner of Zhou Moshan's clothes and didn't let go. When the teacher came to pull her, she timidly threw herself into his arms, burying her whole little face in his arms.
She was four years old and is seventeen now.
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