A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1427 Tell Me If It's Positive Energy or Not! (Please Subscribe!)

Only after asking Wu Shanshan carefully did I learn that her uncle Zhuang Chaoying and aunt Huang Ling were also involved.

It turns out that today, her father, Wu Jianguo, and stepmother, Zhang Amei, specifically sought out the two of them to discuss Wu Shanshan and Zhang Min's college application process.

Wu Jianguo is a veteran employee of the cotton mill. He has a job opening quota. As long as his children attend the cotton mill's technical school after graduating from junior high school, they can become formal workers in the factory after graduation.

Zhang Amei meant that the spot was for her biological daughter, Zhang Min.

She invited Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling over because she wanted to ask Zhuang Chaoying, a teacher, about the rules for applying to technical schools and what to pay attention to. She also wanted to ask Huang Ling, an outstanding female worker, to take good care of her daughter Zhang Min after she became a textile worker.

Huang Ling was an honest person, and she asked right away, "What about Shan Shan?"

The meaning is quite clear. Old Wu didn't reserve his spot for his own daughter and son, and you're asking for Zhang Min's spot? Besides, Shan Shan graduated from junior high school with Zhang Min in the same year. It's just not fair to do this unless you have a better arrangement for his own daughter.

Zhang Amei's expression immediately became unnatural, and she forced a smile:
"Shanshan is a good student, she can go to a vocational school, and it will be easy for her to find a job after graduation!"

Zhuang Chaoying immediately said:
"Both vocational school and key high school are her first choices. If she chooses vocational school, she won't be able to continue studying at No. 1 High School, and she'll lose the opportunity to go to university. I heard that Shanshan wants to go to university!"

Old Wu kept his head down and remained silent the whole time, but Zhang Amei said:

"It's too hard to get into university. Even if I continue to study at No. 1 High School, I might not be able to get into university. If I don't get in, it's a waste of money and time. It's better to go to a vocational school and start working earlier. I think that's a good idea!"

Her meaning was simple: she didn't want her family to continue supporting Wu Shanshan's schooling, and she wanted to take away the Wu family's job quota.

Hearing Zhang Amei say this, Wu Jianguo, Shanshan's biological father, remained silent, and Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling did not dare to persuade him any further.

But Wu Shanshan overheard these words, and after Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling left, she had a big argument with Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei, and then ran out crying.

Hua Shier felt that Wu Jianguo was also short-sighted.

Based on Shanshan's current grades, Hua Shier is first in the top class of the third year of junior high school, and Wu Shanshan is second. If she can maintain this, she can easily get into a top university.

When Wu Jianguo gets old, will he be more reliable as a textile worker's stepdaughter or his biological daughter who graduated from a top university?
Is it foolish to ruin your own daughter's future for a divorced woman? Isn't that just plain stupid?

Of course, the most despicable person is Zhang Amei. She is too calculating and too impatient. There is still more than a month before the college application deadline, and she pulls this stunt. And Wu Shanshan just happened to hear it. If the girl's mentality is affected, how will she study and take the high school entrance exam?

That's why Hua Shier took full responsibility and told Wu Shanshan, "I'll make the decisions for you!" This was to reassure the girl.

Upon hearing his words, Wu Shanshan's previously misty eyes instantly brightened. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at Hua Twelve with wide, sparkling eyes:
"Pengfei, you're so good to me, I want to hug you!"

Although Wu Shanshan didn't quite believe that Hua Shier could solve her predicament, she was always touched by his comforting presence whenever she was sad.

Hua Shier disgustedly reached out and pressed her hand against her face: "Stop it, you've cried so much you're snot bubbles, don't rub it on me. Besides, I'm not even eighteen yet, you're trying to take advantage of me, that's illegal, you know!"

"Hate!"

Wu Shanshan was amused and burst into laughter through her tears, then with a "pfft," she actually blew out a snot bubble.

Hua Shier quickly got up and moved away, exclaiming, "Ugh, that's disgusting!"

Wu Shanshan really wanted to flick her snot away. This person was so annoying. She had just been touched, and he pulled this stunt.

Fortunately, Hua Shier stopped in time and took a brand new handkerchief from his pocket and handed it over:

"Hey, wipe it clean. Don't worry about the college application. Next weekend, invite Lao Wu out, and I'll talk to him!"

After Hua Shier waited until Wu Shanshan had recovered somewhat, he took her for a stroll in the old town, where they ate popsicles and bought sugar figurines, which cheered her up again.

Hua Shier originally planned to blow up the toilet again that night for Zhang Amei.

But this has already happened once before. If Zhang Amei suffers the same fate as Wu Shanshan this time, then it would be too obvious that this is a blatant attempt to escalate the situation.

Hua Shier thought about it and decided to wait until he met Lao Wu next week before making a decision.

Of course, saying "again" doesn't mean letting it go; it just means that retaliating against "off-peak travel" is something that must be done.

As the saying goes, every cause has its effect. My dear sister, your retribution is me!

When Wu Shanshan returned home, she pretended that nothing had happened. Seeing how sensible his daughter was, Old Wu felt even more guilty and sighed. But when he met his wife's eyes, he lowered his head again. He only added a boiled egg to each of the three children's dinner that evening.

Schools in the 1980s were a time for all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetics. Although learning was important, it was not like the later era where learning was paramount and everything else had to give way to learning.

In May, the school sports meet of No. 1 Middle School arrived as scheduled. Even the junior high school and senior high school students who were facing the college entrance examination were required to participate, in order to help the students relax and reduce their pressure.

Zhuang Tunan is now about the same height as Hua Shier, with long arms and legs. He signed up for the individual 100-meter race and a team event, tug-of-war.

Hua Shier was in the junior high group and didn't want to stand out. He was a spectator throughout the sports meet, sitting next to Wu Shanshan and eating snacks. Unfortunately, his reputation as "Brother Pengfei" in Fangzhi Third Lane was just as famous as that of Brother Haonan in the movie "Young and Dangerous" after he hooked up with his second sister-in-law.

Everyone knows that at such a young age, he was a jack-of-all-trades—no, he was an all-rounder. He could run 100 meters in a sprint, play chess, and had never lost.

So the homeroom teacher took it upon himself to register him for every competition that could be scheduled, and even asked Hua Shier if he had any objections.

Seeing the teacher's mischievous look, Hua Twelve pondered and said:

"Teacher, you're going back on your word! You said you'd report all the races with staggered times, but why didn't you report the women's 100 meters? I was sure I'd get first place!"

The homeroom teacher was speechless. "I could still get first place! If I could participate, I wouldn't need you," she said with a laugh and a scolding tone.
"Get out of here!"

On the day of the sports meet, as Aunt Baiyun described it, it was truly a scene of deafening drums and gongs, firecrackers, waving red flags, and a sea of ​​people.

Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting also came over to join in the fun and cheer for Hua Shier and Zhuang Tunan.

First, there was the junior high school 100-meter race. Zhuang Tunan, along with Zhuang Xiaoting, Lin Dongzhe, Wu Shanshan, and other classmates, cheered for Huashi No. 12.

Hua Shier thought it was completely unnecessary; he was just there to bully children. Why bother cheering him on? It would be so embarrassing if word got out.

所以他干脆稍微用了点力气，就跑出了9秒56的好成绩，在1983这一天，打破了二十多年后，尤塞恩·博尔特在2009年8月16日在柏林田径世锦赛创造的9秒58的世界纪录。

The PE teacher, who was keeping track of the time, shook his head as he looked at the stopwatch. He felt like he was hallucinating. How could anyone in the world run so fast that the second-place runner couldn't even see the taillights of the car?

Some people say this description is too exaggerated. It's only a hundred meters. Even if you're a few seconds faster than the other students, you can't say you can't see the taillights. Well, let's put it this way: the second-place student is nearsighted by over 1,000 degrees and wasn't wearing glasses. It's a miracle he could even see the track and didn't run off the field. To expect him to see Tsinghua University's 12th-grade students is just ridiculous.

When the PE teacher announced the results, the school leaders on the podium were shocked. What? A junior high student broke the world record?
The current 100-meter record is 9.95 seconds, set last year by American athlete Calvin Smith. However, this record will be broken by him in July of this year with a time of 9.93 seconds.

Now there's no need for Calvin anymore; Hua Twelve helped him break through ahead of time, and once he broke through, he elevated it to a level that Calvin could never hope to reach in his lifetime.

Of course, the results of Huashi No. 12's school sports meet are not recognized by the IAAF, and all that remains of his legacy is legend.

Even if it wasn't an official result, Huashi's record was still impressive enough. The principal and all the leaders came over to inquire about the situation, confirm the result, and even asked if the stopwatch was broken.

It's not that the principal doesn't trust Huashi 12, but this result is too outrageous. Let alone 9.56 seconds, there isn't a single person in China who can break ten seconds right now.

The PE teacher was also at a loss for words: "It shouldn't be broken, this stopwatch is a new one the school bought this year. But even if the stopwatch is faulty, it's a certainty that this kid ran under ten seconds. It's just too fast. I've never seen anyone run that fast!"

Next, in the 200-meter race, the principal personally watched from the sidelines. The former lived up to expectations and once again surpassed Bolt many years ahead of schedule.

Bolt: I feel like I've always been following in Pengfei's footsteps!

The principal felt his blood pressure was a bit high. What is Huashi No. 12? This is a political achievement! Our No. 1 High School can not only cultivate students for Tsinghua and Peking Universities, but also world champions!

He took Hua Shier's hand and said kindly, "Classmate, do you want to become an athlete?"

Hua Shier refused outright: "No, I want to sell cut cakes, they earn more!"

Principal: Whose brat is this?!

The principal did not mind the resistance from Huashi No. 12 students. Teachers are those who impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts. The job of a teacher is to guide students onto the right path.

The principal felt that the child had this talent and that he could guide Hua Shier onto the right path. Well, the only difference between his understanding of the child and that of the child was the price of a cake vendor.

The principal patted Hua Shier on the shoulder, telling him to study hard and do well in the competition, and that other things could be discussed later.

At this moment, Lin Dongzhe came over and told Hua Shier that the high school competition had already started, and the next event was the Zhuang Tunan group tug-of-war.

Someone else ran over to cheer Zhuang Tunan on.

When the whistle blew, Zhuang Tunan's class and another senior class were evenly matched, both exerting their utmost strength, but still unable to gain a clear advantage. The red ribbon tied in the middle of the rope swayed left and right, its stance unclear, just like a weather vane.

Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting both shouted, "Go, Tu Nan! Go, Tu Nan!"

Wu Shanshan also shouted, but seeing Hua Shier leisurely standing aside without cheering, she said irritably, "Why don't you cheer for Brother Tu Nan too!"

Hua Shier shrugged: "I don't know how, you guys shout, I won't shout!"

"No, we have to shout!"

Wu Shanshan made a face that said, "If you don't cheer for your own people, I'll get angry."

Hua Shier sighed helplessly, "Fine, then what should we shout?"

"Just call it that kind of 'positive energy' stuff you mentioned! Something that can boost morale!"

Wu Shanshan applied what she learned, using vocabulary that Hua Shier brought from later generations.

Hua Shier thought for a moment and said, "Alright, it's just positive energy!"

He patted Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting, who were shouting at the top of their lungs, and then shouted to his own people who were cheering him on:
"Stop shouting nonsense! Let's all shout together to cheer on Tu Nan's class! Everyone, shout along with me, I'll shout once, then you shout once!"

Hua Shier just broke several world records and is already famous at school. Well, actually he was already famous a long time ago, but he just made an even bigger splash.

When others saw it was him, they knew that he and Zhuang Tunan were brothers, and they all nodded in agreement.

Hua Shier raised his fist: "Get ready, I'm about to shout!"

Everyone nodded again.

Hua Twelve raised his right hand and shouted loudly, "Overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming! Overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming!"

He shouted so loudly that the noise of the sports meet couldn't drown out his voice.

In an instant, the entire playground fell silent. A shot putter in the distance lost his grip and almost hit himself.

Zhuang Tunan's opponent's class was immediately caught off guard. Zhuang Tunan was used to being pranked by Hua Shier, so even in an unexpected situation, he could control his emotions well. He seized the opportunity instantly, shouted loudly, and pulled hard, passing the red ribbon across the line, thus securing victory.

Then he turned back to Hua Twelve and laughed heartily, giving a thumbs up.

Hua Twelve is now the center of attention because everyone has heard him shout "Overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming!"
Wu Shanshan, standing beside him and also under the gaze of everyone, blushed deeply and complained in a low voice, "What are you yelling about!"

Hua Shier: "Just tell me if it's positive energy or not! Does it boost morale or not!"

Wu Shanshan grabbed him and ran!
After the sports meet, school leaders and teachers talked to him. First, they asked him if he had any intention of developing in the field of sports. Second, they wanted to tell him not to shout that nonsense at the sports meet.

Hua Shier was very firm in his stance: he wanted to go to university and would not pursue a career in sports. As for the slogan, he said it was just something he was saying for fun.

In the end, the school had no choice but to let the matter drop. However, the principal said that his good results had already spread, and he thought that the sports school would definitely come to talk to him and encourage him to think it over. Pursuing sports and winning glory for the country is also a very good way out.

On the weekend, at a teahouse on Guanqian Street, Wu Shanshan pulled Wu Jianguo upstairs.

Wu Jianguo looked reluctant:

"Shanshan, there's still a lot of work to do at home. Why did you drag me here? This isn't a place we should be. Let me tell you, the pastries here are expensive. If you want some, Dad will go buy them for you somewhere else!"

Hua Shier stood up by the window and called out, "Uncle Wu, Shanshan, over here!"

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