Chapter 42: Carefree Piano Competition

  There were already quite a few people sitting in the multimedia classroom, but they were all in twos and threes, with several people leaning against each other.

  It doesn't look crowded either.

  Gu Xiang and they didn't have to work hard to find Teacher Li.

  Teacher Li and three girls from Class 2 sat in the front row, while Li Hui and Chen Yue sat in the back row.

  They went and sat down next to Li Wei.

  Mr. Li and other classmates came to the multimedia classroom after dinner.

  Actually, Gu Xiang thought there were still two or three hours in between, and it wouldn't be bad for everyone to go back to the hotel to take a nap.

  And there's a recitation competition tomorrow, so Chai Zi, Yu Ning and Peng don't have to stay here either.

  But Teacher Li didn't say anything, so she didn't mention it either.

  Gu Xiang handed out mineral water to everyone.

  Ms. Li wanted to pay her back, but Gu Xiang refused, saying it was bought with the class fees of Class 1. She will get reimbursed when she gets back to Teacher Jiang.

  The three girls from Class 2 were sent over, and the leader was okay, but that big-eyed girl gave Gu Xiang a cold hum twice.

  With Gao Bin in front of her, Gu Xiang felt that her ability to tolerate the bear child was getting stronger and stronger.

  Gu Xiang and Tang Lulu leaned against each other talking, she still didn't know what song Tang Lulu was going to play.

  Tang Lulu didn't get angry because of Gu Xiang's indifference, she herself wasn't very concerned. After passing the 8th level piano exam, she stopped taking exams, her dad said learning this was too time-consuming, just letting her treat it as a hobby.

  "I'm going to play 'Flight of the Bumblebee'."

  Gu Xiang subconsciously added: "Lang Lang ah."

  "Huh?"

  Gu Xiang shook her head, she just thought of a certain Spring Festival Gala, Lang Lang was talking about this song. Because the name is very interesting, so she remembered it very clearly.

  "Isn't this song particularly difficult?"

  "It's not difficult, it's just around level 5 difficulty, but if I want to get Maxim's hand speed, that's impossible for me. I'm just randomly pressing keys."

  Gu Xiang was quite curious about what song 2 classes were playing. In her heart, she must have hoped that Tang Lulu would win.

  She asked Li Wei.

  Li Wei also said she didn't know.

  After 1:30, there were more and more people in the multimedia classroom, and they could no longer sit scattered as before.

  Teacher Li then led them forward several rows.

  Later, teachers came to organize a draw and required each school to send one representative.

  Teacher Li called Gu Xiang over.

  As a result, she had an unexpectedly good draw and got No. 1 sign.

  There were more than ten schools participating in the city, with two or three people from each school.

  The order of appearance is crucial.

  Gu Xiang almost jumped up when he drew the sign.

  She returned to her seat, and Teacher Li praised her for having a good handwriting.

  Gu Xiang nudged Tang Lulu, and the two of them exchanged a knowing glance.

  After all participating teams have drawn lots, the teacher asked the first five teams to gather in order next to the multimedia.

  Tang Lulu wasn't sad about this. But Teacher Li and other classmates were still concerned.

  Teacher Li repeatedly reminded them not to be nervous, not to make low-level mistakes, pay attention to the rhythm, and also told them that if they need to go to the toilet, they should go now.

  She seems to be the most nervous one.

  The leader of Class 2 and those two girls went up together, so Gu Xiang thought about following Tang Lulu.

  Tang Luolu held her down and said: "The first one is our turn, I'll be right back."

  Gu Xiang saw Teacher Li following her, so she didn't go up either, it would be superfluous anyway.

  The stadium had fallen silent before the match began.

  The first row of seats in the classroom were all teachers, and each person had a table in front of them.

  The match also has a host reporting live.

  Gu Xiang feels that this competition is really formal, she has never participated in it before, and now she finally has a feeling of being serious about the competition!

  But Tangerine is reliable and she's not too worried about it.

  "Next, the first group of contestants 'Hua Lu Middle School' will have three students perform in sequence!" After the host announced, the whole scene went dark, with only a spotlight left on the piano.

  Gu Xiang's eyes stared unwaveringly at him.

  The first one on stage was surprisingly not Tang Lulu, but a big-eyed girl from Class 2.

  Gu Xiang furrowed his brow.

  The other students in Class 1 all thought it was unfair.

  Chen Yue immediately let out a cold snort.

  Because Teacher Li and the people from Class 2 were all in front of them, they didn't need to pretend anymore, and several people's faces looked unpleasant.

  After Da Yan's turn, surprisingly, it wasn't Tang Lulu again, but that petite girl from Class 2 who was with Da Yan.

  After Xiao Ge finished, it was Tang Lulu's turn.

  Gu Xiang and several others below were furious, but Tang Lulu on stage didn't show much emotion.

  She walked quietly to the piano chair and sat down, placing her hands on the keyboard for a brief moment before starting to play in an orderly manner...

  From sitting down, to raising his head in contemplation before starting to play, to bowing and thanking the audience after finishing playing, everything was done very beautifully.

  Moreover, Gu Xiang felt that Tang Lulu's previous words were definitely humble, although "Wild Bee Dance" was indeed very demanding on hand speed, she could completely control it.

  Although Gu Xiang and the others didn't understand music, they could all see her hands flying across the black and white keys, and they could all hear the melody flowing smoothly, with a rhythm that was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, very clear.

  But also because of her obvious behavior, the classmates in Class 1 were particularly angry!

  That big-eyed one was clearly nervous when he first went up, after finishing the song, his butt was empty and he ran down directly.

  Where is Tang Lulu's calm and unhurried demeanor?

  It's clearly a waste of opportunity!

  After they all came down, Teacher Li was still telling them: "You all performed very well! You must have a calm mind, this is just a small competition."

  Tang Luoluo came down and felt that the atmosphere was not right, and asked Gu Xiang in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

  Gu Xiang didn't answer, and asked her: "The two of them play better than you, right?"

  Tang Luolu didn't even need to hold back in front of her, nodded slightly and quietly pointed at the girl with big eyes, "She missed a small section directly." Then she pointed at the petite girl, "She also made mistakes in several places."

  Gu Xiang also nodded along with her, and before she could say anything, Teacher Wang smiled and leaned over to ask: "What are you two whispering about?"

  Gu Xiang saw that Teacher Li was in a good mood, and she probably thought Tang Lulu's performance was not bad either. She smiled and said: "I just asked her why wasn't she the first one from our class 1 to go on stage."

  The tone was just like chatting as usual, but every student in Class 1 perked up their ears waiting for Teacher Li's answer.

  Mr. Li didn't think much and said: "Wang Xue said they were not afraid of the stage, so let's go on stage first, especially good ahaha."

  Wang Xue should be the name of Big Eyes, Gu Xiang thought, and followed with a nod: "Right, they really have big guts!"

  Chen Yue followed with a "heh" and said: "What's the use of being bold, you got so many places wrong, it's simply a waste of an opportunity."

  Wang Xue listened and suddenly raised her voice: "What are you talking about? You're so capable, why don't you go up there yourself!"

  At this time, the second team was already playing on stage, and before that, they were speaking in hushed tones.

  Wang Xue's shout made several rows of people in front turn their heads back.

  Teacher Li said two sentences to Wang Xue.

  Wang Xue suddenly stood up and ran out directly.

  Ms. Li was also shocked and because they couldn't speak loudly here, she had no choice but to follow Wang Xue out.

  Chen Yue felt a sense of relief, but also a little scared: "So precious? Can't even say if the performance is poor."

  The little girl and the leader didn't say anything else.

  Tang Lu saw that Gu Xiang was not very happy either, otherwise she would have thought of a way to smooth things over according to her usual personality. So she said: "That Wang Xue said the draw was our 1st class representative, so 2nd class went on stage first. I think it's no big deal, and Teacher Li didn't seem to be able to handle it either, so I agreed. Actually, if I had to go on stage first, I would have been nervous too!"

  Gu Xiang was actually not really angry, just feeling annoyed.

  This guy has been looking at people with disdain since he got on the bus, it's really annoying.

  Now Wang Xue was said to have run out of breath, and her dissatisfaction had almost disappeared.

  Teacher Li and Wang Xue went out for about twenty minutes, and the two of them came back together.

  Seeing Wang Xue's reaction was so big, everyone didn't say much anymore.

  The piano competition was also two days long, and after signing up, I was scheduled for tomorrow.

  It was after four o'clock when Teacher Li took them to listen to several teams' matches and then took them out for dinner.

  Because of the discord between Class 1 and Class 2, Gu Xiang directly took away all the people from Class 1 this time.

  The sky was getting dark soon, and Gu Xiang didn't dare to linger like at noon. She chose the nearest small eatery that served covered rice bowls and noodles.

  The snack shop wasn't crowded either, so they found a big table and sat down.

  Everyone nodded and then fell into silence.

  Gu Xiang messed with Tang Lulu again.

  Tang Lulu repeated what she had previously said to Gu Xiang with a nod.

  Everyone's face improved after hearing her say that, and they were willing to talk again.

  Chen Yue's attitude goes without saying, even Li Wei said: "We have always been ahead of Class 1."

  However, since it was about a girl, Chai Zi Yu and Ning Peng both looked emotional but didn't say much.

  Gu Xiang couldn't help but feel an increase in her good impression of these two people.

  A man scolding a woman is never elegant, no matter how you put it.

  Gu Xiang also helped Tang Lulu persuade, saying: "Everyone comes out to compete as a team, and we must unite. There is still competition tomorrow, so let's think about it tonight. The piano competition will be told to Jiang teacher when we go back, and listen to what Jiang teacher has to say."

  Whenever people mention Teacher Jiang, they subconsciously think that Teacher Jiang will definitely help them get justice back, so they don't get angry anymore.

  Gu Xiang actually didn't think so, Jiang teacher and Qian teacher have a good relationship, this matter is not that big of a deal, it's just students having conflicts with each other. Can Jiang teacher really bother to argue with a girl? Moreover, this girl is from Qian teacher's class.

  She said so just because everyone still has to stay together for a day and can't let this negative emotion grow.

  The author has something to say: It's all made up by me, I didn't attend...

  Because when the teacher chose a running partner that time, I wanted to sleep in at home and lied to the teacher saying my mom didn't allow it.

  Later on, I thought about it and felt extremely regretful...