The second semester of the second grade began, and grandma Shen Xinlan suddenly decided to teach her daughter to play the guzheng herself, watching her grandmother play the guzheng and looking good, Lu Xian'er cheered around her mother, her husband Lu Yingcheng saw his wife playing the guzheng, listened carefully, wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he didn't say anything, just looked at his wife silently and warmly, in front of loyal listeners, Lu Xian'er's musical talent was very good, and she soon learned to play the guzheng and memorized a lot of guzheng tunes, Lu Xian'er practiced the guzheng seriously, Because she feels that her aunt is beautiful and elegant, she often reveals a faint sadness when she plays the guzheng, and it is this sadness that prompts her to want to practice the guzheng well, so that her grandma can be really happy in her heart, she doesn't dare to ask more about her grandma, everyone has their own little secret, not to mention that there is a big secret in their hearts that they dare not mention to others. After practicing the guzheng, Lu Shijun came to his sister Xian'er with a water cup, asked his sister to drink water, wiped his sister's sweat with a towel, and asked his sister to sit down and rest, saying that he could do it himself. Grandfather Lu Yunsheng saw his grandchildren so friendly, and he was very comforted and happy. Grandfather Lu Yunsheng taught Xian'er and Shijun the plum blossom acupuncture method, and asked the two of them to practice more, and the two of them did not dare to slack off at all. In the second half of the second grade, Lu Xian'er lived very relaxed, there was no pressure on learning, and she easily won the first place in the whole grade in the final exam, and the teachers praised her even more, Lu Xian'er was more prestigious among her classmates, and she liked her classmates even more, and she liked her classmates like little sisters even more.

Lu Xian'er is in the third grade, the third grade has added an English main course, only two weeks after the start of school, the provincial Department of Education launched a provincial primary school hope cup English competition, the Department of Education called on all primary schools in the province to participate, students under the age of 13 can participate, each school gave at least four places, and the larger primary schools gave more places. Zhuhua Primary School also has four student quotas, Principal Qin is worried that he doesn't know who to choose to participate in this competition, because this time it is the whole province and city, the first pass is the direct elimination system, the competition is very fierce, although it can't be compared with those key primary schools in the province and city, but it can't be too embarrassing. The director of teaching came up with the idea that since the election is undecided, then the whole elementary school will run, and the top four selected will participate in the competition, Principal Qin's eyes lit up and said that this method is good. Therefore, let the grades above the third grade, each class select five students with good English for the grade election, and each grade selects ten students to mix together for the total election, and the top four with the highest scores represent Zhuhua Primary School to participate in the provincial Hope Cup English competition. The students of Zhuhua Primary School were boiling and actively signed up for the competition, and heard that the provincial competition had a particularly high reward. The third-grade English competition kicked off, and as soon as the results of the competition came out, Lu Xian'er was undoubtedly the first place in the third-grade competition. Then in the mixed competition of all grades, Lu Xian'er won the first place again. As soon as this result was announced, the teachers and students of the entire Zhuhua Elementary School were fried, "Really? Why is it that the third-grade students took the first place in the exam, and the third-grade English class was only set up, and the students have not learned how to learn English", all the teachers and students are talking about it, and they feel incredible, and the third-grade class teacher Tian Hua heard the news, his eyes lit up happily, and he walked energetically with his own wind. The third-graders were even more happy, with excited little breasts erected and heads held high. None of the fourth, fifth and sixth grade students have ever tested our third-grade students, can we not be excited? The third-grade English teachers all felt that their faces were bright, and although they didn't make much effort, it was the third-grade students who took the lead.

Zhuhua Primary School selected four students according to the results of the competition, namely Lu Xian'er in the third grade, Chen Liang in the fifth grade, and Tian Yuyan and Xu Hanjiang in the sixth grade. Principal Sun immediately reported the list of the four students to the Education Commission. In this way, Lu Xian'er and three other students represented Zhuhua Primary School to participate in the provincial primary school hope cup English competition. The students of Zhuhua Primary School all exuded envious eyes, after all, it was so glorious to go to the provincial capital and big city, the third-grade students felt that Lu Xian'er had won glory for them, and they bought delicious and fun things to give to Lu Xian'er, Lu Xian'er said that she didn't want anything, saying that she had everything, but she couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the third-grade students, Lu Xian'er was sweating in a hurry, how could she not resist the enthusiasm of her classmates, I don't know what to do? Some teachers watched this scene from the sidelines, as if looking at the Western scenery, and some teachers said with a smile that this Lu Xian'er was still quite prestigious, and Principal Qin came over and couldn't help but be happy when he saw this scene. This scene is very gratifying like meeting a little star, and in the end, Principal Qin came forward to settle it, telling everyone that Lu Xian'er can't eat so many things alone, it's a pity to spoil it, and at the same time it disappoints the students' hearts, why don't I help Lu Xian'er take things away and make a unified distribution, everyone will share some, just accompany Lu Xian'er to eat together, Lu Xian'er heard what the principal said, her eyes were shining, and she nodded and said Okay, the students also felt that it made sense, so they gave everything to the principal, The principal asked Lu Xian'er to distribute things to the students, and the students who got the things were eating happily, even the teachers who were watching the excitement on the side also got it, and the teachers were surprised that they could also get it, and they were a little embarrassed, Lu Xian'er blinked her watery eyes and said that those who saw it had a share, looking at the pink and cute little fairy, the teachers laughed.

Lu Xian'er was young and had to go out so far, the Lu family was not at ease, and they were vying to accompany Lu Xian'er to the provincial capital, and finally Xian'er's mother Shen Xinlan was honored to win, so Shen Xinlan personally accompanied her daughter Lu Xian'er to the provincial capital to compete, the day she went to the provincial capital, the sky was blue like rain, the air was exceptionally fresh, several students in Zhuhua Primary School were led by two teachers, one male and one female teacher, it can be seen that the school is still thoughtful, Shen Xinlan greeted the teachers, and carried a big suitcase to accompany her daughter Xian'er, All the participating students waved goodbye to the principal, led the teachers and students to sit on the bus to the provincial capital and galloped away, watching the students go away, the principal and the director of education did not leave for a long time, the director of education said with emotion, "I don't know what I can do this time, I just hope that our school will not be at the bottom", Principal Qin sighed and joked leisurely, "Maybe our school's iron tree can get the first place in the flowering", the director of teaching was instantly snatched by saliva, and said in a slow voice" Lao Qin, you are very good at doing beautiful things of dreams", both of them laughed as they spoke, and a faint bitterness was seen in each other's eyes. Due to the direct gathering in the provincial capital, for a time the major hotels in the provincial capital were full, many parents accompanied the children to the provincial capital, lively and extraordinary, because the hotel was booked in advance, the teachers and students of Zhuhua Primary School successfully checked into the hotel, Shen Xinlan and her daughter were alone, a female teacher and a female classmate, a male teacher and a male classmate, but Shen Xinlan and her daughter's house was paid for by themselves, and the teachers and students had nothing to say, everyone rested and waited for the arrival of the game.

The competition venue is located in the ladder hall of the provincial university, the hall is very spacious and bright, the students who come to the competition are the top English students of various primary schools, there are many parents who accompany them, and there are many lovers who like English gathered here, and some of the pictures are lively to watch, for this competition, the Provincial Education Bureau specially invited many well-known people to watch, especially the English expert Dr. Li Hongyu in Beijing was specially invited to be a special guest, and many people have heard that Dr. Li, an English expert in Beijing, will come as a guest. In order to do a good job in the publicity of this English competition, the provincial TV station provided a lot of convenient conditions for English perspective publicity. On the day of the competition, the university's staircase hall was brightly lit and full of people, the contestants were seated in specific seats, and the judges were already in place. The announcer announced the start of the competition loudly with great excitement, the venue resounded with warm applause, and then the curtain that was covered slowly opened, the participating students were all exposed in front of everyone, these students were also sitting in a stepped manner, there were many participants, looking up at it was quite spectacular, crowded, there was an excited expression on and off the stage, but no one was noisy Everyone knows the rules of the venue. The announcer smiled and announced the rules of the game, "Since this competition is a preliminary round, the number of people is also relatively large, so the direct elimination system is selected, the competition is divided into four parts, closed-book answers, answering questions, closed-book in English to describe my XX, and then write their own composition in oral form for three minutes, ranked in the three hundred other players are all eliminated, the rest of the semi-finals, the opportunity needs to be fought for by the students, I hope the students will work hard, come on." As soon as the announcer finished talking about the rules, there was a sound of inhalation on the field, and more than 1,000 students were about to brush off more than half of the preliminary round, which shows that the competition is very cruel, and there is no way This is the rule of survival of the fittest, it depends on who can win.

The competition officially began, the game was divided into four parts, the lights on the field shone on each student, the reporters kept taking pictures from various perspectives, and the audience looked at the candidates silently, which was not only a competition, but also a test of the students' psychological quality. The students are dressed up in a variety of ways, and the clothes are also worn with different characteristics, and parents want to dress their children up well and make people look high. Because it was the preliminary round, Dr. Li was not present, and the guests were all well-known people in the province, so the lineup was very strong, and the guests' eyes looked at these primary school students in front of them, remembering the situation in their childhood, and couldn't help but sigh that time has passed in a hurry, and decades have passed. Lu Xian'er wore a pink-purple gauze skirt, a pair of pink-purple shoes on her feet, her hair was combed in a ponytail, and a pink-purple bow was pinned to her head, which was very beautiful and eye-catching, many people quickly noticed that this little girl looked so beautiful and cute, and her big black jewel-like eyes made people like it very much, and the students were doing the test papers seriously, but some students were still affected, their faces gradually turned a little pale in the eyes of everyone, and their hands and feet trembled, Lu Xian'er didn't care about the expressions of the people around her, Just lowered my head and did the test paper seriously, the first part was completed, the second part answered the relevant questions, and then buried my head in writing the third part of the English composition, Lu Xian'er wrote my mother in English, and sat silently in place after writing, the competition then carried out the fourth part of the speech project, the competition was conducted in English according to the seating order, when it was Lu Xian'er's turn to speak, Lu Xian'er bowed to the guests, and then bowed to the audience, and then there was a standard English spoken word to clearly describe my mother, the speech was affectionate, Full of gratitude and love for his mother, it infects every audience and guest. Everyone looked at this beautiful little girl deeply and was deeply attracted to her. Lu Xian'er's mother Shen Xinlan wore a long skirt with broken flowers, elegant and noble, and sat quietly in the audience, and there were eyes looking at her from time to time, but she was elegant and demure She just looked at her daughter Xian'er in her eyes, when she heard Xian'er's speech My mother, she said herself so well, and couldn't help but recall all kinds of things when Xian'er was a child, and couldn't help but sigh that time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the children were so old, and they were such beautiful directors, so happy and proud, and there were discussions around. Whose child is this cultivated is so good, and so beautiful and good-looking, this little girl is so cute, I really like it", Shen Xinlan heard a slight smile on her face when she heard it, and the corners of her mouth showed a smile and she was in a very happy mood, and after Lu Xian'er's speech, thunderous applause rang out in the hall. Then the competition continued, and in the end, according to the sum of the total scores of each person's four events, the rankings were quickly ranked, and all the students outside the top 300 were eliminated, and all the students within the top 300 entered the semi-finals.

The preliminary round has come to an end, the elimination system is very ruthless, someone on the field suddenly cried, it is indeed a little unbearable, every student is a top student in their own school, and now they have not even passed the preliminary round, and the psychological gap is not ordinarily large. However, it is normal for some people to rejoice and some to cry on the field, and the students who announced that they have entered the semi-finals are greatly relieved, feeling that they are lucky not to be eliminated. Zhuhua Primary School only Lu Xian'er was selected to enter the semi-finals, the students who came with them were very ashamed, felt that they did not win glory for the school, the leading teacher comforted them and said, "You are already very good", everyone was happy for Lu Xian'er, praised her for winning glory for Zhuhua Primary School, said that she would accompany Lu Xian'er until the end, I hope Lu Xian'er will make persistent efforts, the leading teacher is even more overjoyed, and thought that their school is not very good to be wiped out, but I didn't expect to keep a game fire, think about it is happy, At the same time, he also reported the good news to Principal Qin, who received a call from the leading teacher, and was naturally very happy to hear the news, and praised all the participating students and leading teachers, hoping that they would work hard and not be pressured. Principal Qin put down the phone and told the teachers the good news that Lu Xian'er had entered the semi-finals, and the teachers were very happy, and then the students in the whole school knew that Lu Xian'er had entered the semi-finals, and the teachers and students of the entire primary school felt very honored. Looking at each other, I felt that these students really dared to think about how fierce the competition among students in various schools was, but they didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of the students, and having a dream was a good thing, these words reached the ears of Principal Qin, and Principal Qin really hoped that Lu Xian'er could enter the finals, so that he would be glorified as a principal, and he felt very much looking forward to it.