Chapter 31: Selected as a Finalist
The students who entered the semi-finals began to prepare silently, recuperating and waiting for the start of the semi-finals, and the students who participated in the semi-finals were all riveting their efforts to achieve a good ranking and enter the finals.
The semi-finals soon kicked off, the students still participated in the competition at the university's stepped venue, after the semi-finals began, the announcer announced that the rules of the game were still eliminated, the semi-finals finally only took the top 80 students to enter the finals, the field was full of inhalation, so that the competition was more intense, the students of the competition quickly entered the state of the game quietly, the invited guests looked at this scene and nodded secretly, the students' spirit was good, the atmosphere of the venue was also very good, Shen Xinlan and the teachers and students of Zhuhua Primary School sat quietly in the audience together, Shen Xinlan wore a water-blue silk skirt, a pearl necklace on her white smooth neck, and white leather shoes on her feet, looking noble and elegant, many women around her kept looking at her, some admired and jealous, and some people disagreed, but this did not affect Shen Xinlan's mood, her eyes looked at her daughter intently, and she silently cheered for her daughter in her heart, although she didn't want her daughter to achieve any good results, but since her daughter came to participate in the competition, I am still willing to encourage and support my daughter.
Lu Xian'er also quickly entered the state, seriously preparing for the competition, Lu Xian'er wore a water-blue ripple gauze skirt today, and her mother Shen Xinlan's skirt was the same color, wearing white leather shoes with bows on her feet, her hair was combed and braided, and she was shining with a pearl hairpin. All the audience and guests began to pay attention to this little classmate Lu Xian'er, everyone's gaze at Lu Xian'er was too strong, Lu Xian'er had already felt it, Lu Xian'er raised her head and looked around and then returned to her calm state, the competition judges and guests at the venue saw her state, smiled and whispered that this primary school student's psychological quality is very good, and the other guests also smiled and nodded, which shows that everyone is very optimistic about this beautiful little classmate.
The semi-final is divided into four items, the first item is a test paper, the second item is a closed-book answer question, the third item is given the same word in each test paper, which is used to write an English composition, and the fourth item is that students make a speech according to the English composition they have done, requiring accurate pronunciation and clear pronunciation.
The students finished the competition one by one, and the last one of the students gave speeches one after another according to the essays they wrote, many students' essays were not written vividly, and the speeches were not in place, some students performed well, Lu Xian'er wrote a good composition, standing on the stage during the speech, Lu Xian'er was calm and not nervous at all, the black jewel-like eyes flashed with wisdom, the small and clever nose was beautiful, the ruddy and well-behaved small mouth, from time to time made a crisp English sound, like the sound of the oriole birdsong, Reverberating in the corners of the entire hall, washing people's hearts, cool and comfortable makes people fascinated, Lu Xian'er has a gentle smile on her face, like a spring flower that is about to bloom, so colorful, beautiful, cute, smart and intelligent, fascinated the judges and the audience, and made everyone smile kindly.
Lu Xian'er classmates in the composition, compare themselves to Yu Cheng is the little red riding hood, and the big bad wolf wits and courage, and finally successfully defeated the big bad wolf, the story described is witty, interesting and fascinating, Lu Xian'er gestures and expressions match each other when speaking, the big watery eyes are like black grapes blinking, smart and playful and cute hit everyone's heart, as if the little fairy who landed in the world is as lovely, Lu Xian'er made the English composition speech vivid and interesting, and there was a warm applause on and off the stage, The judges couldn't help laughing, and also clapped their hands with the audience to show encouragement, and Shen Xinlan, Lu Xian'er's mother in the audience, had a constant smile on her face, full of pride and happiness, looking at her such a wonderful daughter, she really wanted to go forward and hug her daughter and kiss her, and there were people around from time to time
"This little girl is so beautiful and cute, it's really good to bring Little Red Riding Hood's speech to life"
"This little girl is so young, and she has been trained to speak English so well", Tian Yuyan, a student on the side, excitedly told the person who spoke,
"This Lu Xian'er is a student of our school, it's good to study, this beautiful aunt is the mother of Lu Xian'er's classmate", everyone's eyes looked at Shen Xinlan, and found that it was the woman with an elegant appearance and noble temperament, and couldn't help but congratulate Shen Xinlan on having such an outstanding daughter, Shen Xinlan's beautiful face thanked everyone very politely with a smile, Shen Xinlan didn't seem to have too much expression on the surface, but when she listened to the congratulatory voices of the people around her, Shen Xinlan couldn't help but laugh out loud with pride.
After Lu Xian'er's speech, the audience burst into warm applause, applause lasted for a long time, and then the next student gave a speech, the speech continued, time passed little by little, and the English semi-final also entered the end, and finally the newspaper clerk announced the names of the top 80 students with the sum of the results, and announced that the 80 students were selected for the finals, and the top 80 students and parents were excited to cheer and boil.
Lu Xian'er entered the finals with a good score of third place, and some of the eliminated students couldn't help crying, and some students had tears in their eyes.
The crowd in the audience cheered, the leading teachers and students of Zhuhua Primary School hugged each other excitedly, and Lu Xian'er's mother Shen Xinlan was even more happy, with a sunny and proud smile on her face.
Lu Xian'er walked out of the hall, and the leading teachers and students of Zhuhua Primary School were already waiting there, and they all stepped forward to congratulate Lu Xian'er on her good results, and won the glory for the school to enter the finals
"My daughter's speech was awesome, I was fascinated by it," said the teacher next to me
"Lu Xian'er is really good, we are all proud of you", Lu Xian'er showed a happy smile on her face, her beautiful smiling face was pink like a blooming peach blossom, and she kissed her aunt on the face,
"Grandma is also awesome and hard, teacher, you have worked hard", there are some teachers, students and parents from other schools around, and the parents looked at the beautiful and lovely Lu Xian'er and said
"Isn't this the little girl who gave a speech to Little Red Riding Hood"
"The speech is so good, I was fascinated by it, the little girl is so beautiful", everyone praised Lu Xian'er, and someone said to Shen Xinlan
"This eldest sister, you gave birth to a good daughter, Bing Xue is smart and polite, which makes people love it", Shen Xinlan nodded and said
"This daughter of mine is indeed a director, she is very considerate to her family, respects her elders, and is the pistachio of our family", this scene outside the hall was taken by the reporter with interest.
Lu Xian'er's mother Shen Xinlan happily invited the leading teacher and the students to have a big meal, and returned to the hotel together after eating, and the leading teacher reported the good news of the game to Principal Qin, Principal Qin was very surprised when he heard such good news, saying that this Lu Xian'er classmate really won great glory for our school, and our school should reward her well.
Principal Qin happily put down the phone and immediately told the good news to the teaching director and teachers, the teachers were very happy and excited, and the students of the whole school also learned the news that Lu Xian'er was selected for the finals, boiling like a fried pot, all of them were talking about the good news, the first class of the third grade was in class, and when they heard the head teacher Tian Hua say that Lu Xian'er had entered the finals, everyone immediately clapped their hands excitedly, and the head teacher Tian Hua's eyes were a little moist when he saw this scene, and he was really happy and excited. For so many years, there have been few competitions in the city of Zhuhua Primary School, not to mention that the provincial competition is even bald, this time Lu Xian'er really showed his face to the school, the city education committee received the news that Lu Xian'er was selected for the finals, and called Principal Qin's office, and praised Principal Qin for their achievements, hoping that Zhuhua Primary School would make persistent efforts to cultivate excellent students.
The Lu family also received the news, but it didn't cause much turmoil, it is inevitable that their children can enter the finals, the Lu family on the phone is concerned about letting Shen Xinlan take Xian'er to eat delicious food, Buick deducted himself, don't starve and lose weight Little granddaughter, family is family, the focus of concern is always the health of the family, Shen Xinlan and Lu Xian'er repeatedly said that they would eat well, so they hung up the phone with confidence.
Almost all of the students who entered the finals this time were about 11 years old, only Lu Xian'er was only seven years old, and she was very beautiful and cute, and many unsuccessful students who lived in the same hotel bought a lot of plush toys to give to Lu Xian'er's classmates, Lu Xian'er didn't want their things, and the girls who were unsuccessful saw that Lu Xian'er didn't want their things, and they were anxious to cry, which made Lu Xian'er cry and laugh, and she couldn't accept one person's things, and other people's didn't accept it, and she really couldn't stand the aggrieved eyes of these little girls, As if he was angry with them, he was speechless, the accompanying parents were reluctant to let their children cry, and helped persuade Lu Xian'er to accept the gift, Lu Xian'er resolutely didn't, the unsuccessful student was very sad and tears fell, it was unbearable to see, the scene was very embarrassing, the teacher who led the team in Zhuhua Primary School and the students who came with him were not easy to assert themselves, at this time Lu Xian'er's mother Shen Xinlan gave Lu Xian'er an idea, Lu Xian'er smiled and listened to her mother's suggestion, and accepted these gifts, But when it was proposed to invite the students to eat KFC, the unsuccessful students were suddenly full of smiles, happy and unwanted, and the accompanying parents were also happy to thank Lu Xian'er, and finally led the teachers and students to eat KFC with them, and they were a little embarrassed.
The bed in Lu Xian'er's room in the hotel was full of all kinds of toys and snacks, Shen Xinlan and Lu Xian'er were worried about what to do with these toys, and the teachers and classmates who led the team came over and saw a large pile of toys under the bed on the bed, and they were also very worried and touched their heads and didn't know what to do.
Students Tian Yuyan and Chen Liang and Xu Hanjiang all came up with ideas, saying that they should simply take them to the street and sell them, and the leading teacher thought about it and said
"Why don't you find the manager of the hotel to see if there is any good way", Shen Xinlan thought about it and said
"Okay", so she and the teacher who led the team found Manager Zhang and told him about it, Manager Zhang is a man in his thirties, he looks very energetic and steady, has the shrewdness to do business and is very good at doing things, and the owner of the hotel is a relative, and the boss is also relieved to hand over the big and small things to him to deal with.
When Manager Zhang heard about this, he came to Lu Xian'er's house, and when he saw so many toys, he felt that he really had to dispose of them, as for how to deal with it, Manager Zhang thought for a while and said
"Why don't you store your toys in our hotel and sell them, and then give you the money after they are sold, all the people are silent, their eyes are looking at Lu Xian'er, Manager Zhang's eyes are also looking at this beautiful little girl, Lu Xian'er heard that this is a good way, nodded and agreed, and at the same time relieved in his heart, there is no need to put so many toys in the house, Manager Zhang looked at Lu Xian'er with sparkling eyes, this little girl is beautiful and cute, as soon as she checked into the hotel, she got his attention, The little girl's English is very good and has entered the provincial finals, which is why she is willing to help, if the little girl gets a good ranking, the hotel can still take advantage of the little girl's reputation to publicize it, now do a little favor maybe you can get a good fate, doing business is originally a favor, Manager Zhang thinks that he sees people very accurately, this little girl is not a thing in the pool, and there will be something to do in the future. The finals are scheduled to be held in two days, and there is nothing to do the next day, the leading teacher and other students are ready to go shopping after breakfast, Lu Xian'er heard that they are interested in going to the crazy street, and they also want to go shopping, the leading teacher said that we should go shopping together, Lu Xian'er politely refused to say that she wanted to go shopping with her grandmother, so everyone went to play according to their own ideas. Shen Xinlan was wearing a white gauze suit, wearing a white hat with a bow, very refreshing and elegant, her daughter Lu Xian'er was wearing a powder blue gauze skirt, with two long ponytails on her head, one on one side was very cute and playful, wearing white leather shoes with bows on her feet, the mother and daughter went to a large shopping mall together, along the way, many people looked back at the mother and daughter, who looked excellent and dressed very well, which naturally attracted everyone's attention, the mother and daughter have long been accustomed to people's eyes, and went to the children's clothing store in the shopping mall. Shen Xinlan specially bought a few sets of brand clothes and skirts for Xian'er, Lu Xian'er saw that her mother didn't buy anything for herself, and she didn't want to follow her mother's wishes, so she pulled her mother to the high-end clothing area and asked her mother Shen Xinlan to try on a few sets of high-end clothes and skirts, Shen Xinlan smiled and tried on the clothes according to her daughter's thoughts, Lu Xian'er only needs to say that all the good-looking ones are called the purchase order, the shopping guide looked at the little girl and blinked, a little can't believe that such a small girl can make such a big payment, but the shopping guide is still immediately quiet in her heart, Naturally, he stepped forward and packed the clothes and skirts that the girl liked, only to see the little girl take out a bank card and swipe tens of thousands of yuan, and the shopping guide looked at the little girl's skillful movements with a little surprise, which shows that this little girl is not the first time to swipe the card.