Chapter 40 Performance

  Through the ages, accompanied by the mist of history, the Communist Youth League of China has gone through an 80-year journey of wind and rain. From the May Fourth Movement to the present, generations of outstanding young people have made outstanding contributions to the rejuvenation of the nation; following in the footsteps of the Red Army, through the arduous journey, generations of outstanding young people have closely followed the Communist Party, always standing at the forefront of the times, youth never stopping, "forever following the party"!

  "You are the sea of flowers in May, embracing the era with youth. You are the rising sun, igniting the future with life. The torch of 'May Fourth' has awakened the nation. A magnificent cause inspires us to carry on..."

  The principal took the stage with a high-pitched and passionate speech to kick off the performance, a pair of men and women walked onto the stage...

  "Look, look, it's Xiao Lan, Xiao Lan is also..." Li Lin's excited voice almost drowned out the entire scene.

  "Sit down for me!" Feeling countless eyes staring over, Xiao Ji hastily pulled down the excited Li Lin who had stood up.

  "Aren't you ashamed?" Old Tai patted Li Lin's occipital bone from behind.

  "It was Xiao Lan all along!" Li Lin said with a hint of grievance.

  "Who doesn't know her! You think you're the only one who knows she's Xiao Lan? If I hadn't pulled you back in time, you'd definitely be killed by her gaze!" Little Chicken glared at Li Lin with annoyance.

  "Don't believe me? Look around and see if there's killing intent coming at you from all directions."

  "What's going on? It seems like many people are looking at me with ill intentions." Li Lin weakly shrugged her shoulders.

  "...Serves you right! Who told your 'performance' to be so embarrassing..." Lao Biao said calmly.

  Looking at these few treasures, Cheng A couldn't help but smile, you have happiness! Cheng A is sure that with them, the next three years of high school will definitely be happy!

  She took a glance at the podium, and indeed they were a great pair. In her heart, she couldn't help but secretly admire them. At least from their appearance, the two of them seemed like a match made in heaven. The boy was wearing a black tuxedo, with a height of around 1.8 meters, paired with a well-tailored black tailcoat, looking handsome and dazzling. With his good-looking face, he lived up to his reputation as the school's most popular guy, Chen Lang.

  When his eyes moved to Xiao Lan's side, a stunning feeling arose. How could a high school student have such a pure and charming face? Perhaps it was because of the makeup, but originally big eyes paired with carefully curled eyelashes instantly emitted a dazzling light. A sky blue backless evening dress, like a blue gemstone on the beach emitting dazzling light... No wonder Li Lin lost his composure.

  Fairy, fairy... now it's so fascinating, in a few more years won't it bring disaster to the country and its people?

  My fault! My fault! Hurry up and calm down, let yourself be as composed as possible so you won't lose your composure like Li Lin did.

  "Some people say that youth is a song, echoing with happy and beautiful melodies; some people say that youth is a painting, engraved with magnificent and romantic colors. 75 years ago, in order to drive away darkness and strive for light, for the independence and prosperity of the motherland, a group of young people with high spirits wrote a magnificent youth song with their hot blood and life, and painted a grand youth picture."

  Today, the "May Fourth" Movement has been written into the annals of the Chinese nation as a brilliant page. However, the "May Fourth" is not just a historical event, it is a spirit that reflects the youth's ardent love for our nation, their concern for the country's future and destiny, and embodies the responsibility and mission of young people.

  "Today, we young people of this generation are fortunate to live in the great era of reform and opening up, standing at the intersection of the century and millennium. We are the lucky ones. Facing the new century, our responsibility is heavy. We recall and carry forward the spirit of 'May Fourth', thinking deeply about what kind of youth and life we should have. I remember that my first impression of 'May Fourth' was from social studies class in primary school. At that time, the teacher told us about the 'May Fourth' Movement, telling us about the various humiliations inflicted on China by imperialist powers, and the heroic deeds of young people who sacrificed themselves for their country. Although we couldn't fully understand the profound reasoning behind it at the time, a glimmer of light illuminated our young minds, sowing the seeds of patriotism in our hearts. As we grew up, we became vigorous and ambitious young people, and we came to understand more deeply the traditions and spirit of 'May Fourth'. Think about those young people who were about our age during the 'May Fourth' Movement! Their shoulders, still tender, had already taken on the heavy responsibility of saving the nation from subjugation. Today, the task of building our country will inevitably fall on our generation's shoulders - should we not dedicate everything to making our motherland more prosperous and glorious?"

  Xiao Lan's voice was like a yellow oriole singing in the valley, fresh and elegant, making people feel as if they were bathing in spring breeze. At this moment, Cheng A thought that many people were enchanted by her beautiful voice, regardless of whether they were men or women. Even Chen Lang beside her seemed to have become a supporting actor, anyone could see that Chen Lang was captivated by Xiao Lan's charm.

  Alas, another Xiang Wang has a dream, and the goddess is heartless. The poor man! Cheng A mourns for him in her heart.

  "Youth is the happiest theme in campus, and happiness is also an unexpected surprise brought to us by campus. Next, Xiao Lan from Class 2 of Grade 3 will bring us a song 'Joy of Campus', taking us into happiness."

  "Xiao Lan? There's another Xiao Lan in our school?"

  "No way! I haven't heard of it!"

  "Can't be her herself?"

  "Who has the host coming out first?"

  As Xiao Lan's voice came to an end, a wave of puzzled murmurs erupted from the audience below. Perhaps sensing the **, Xiao Lan's eyes flashed with cunning... and then he slightly opened his mouth...

  "Oh! I forgot, it seems like I was calling myself."

  "Haha!" A warm and friendly laughter echoed from below the stage.

  "A blade of grass like a shade, a wave of fragrant flowers. The cool breeze blows over, taking a stroll in the campus. A page of reading sounds, a burst of laughter. Forming a melody, floating in the campus. Look at classmates loving each other... Two tigers, two tigers running fast, one without eyes and one without ears, how strange! Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?"

  A song by Zhuo Yiting's "Joy of Campus" was sung to the end and became a large chorus, with many teachers joining in. It was a wise move to arrange Xiao Lan as the first program, and a simple campus song like a children's rhyme pushed the entire cultural performance to **. Of course, Xiao Lan's personal charm also played a part, and the title of school flower was not in vain. Yang Yi and others were still a bit childish compared to her, but maybe three years later Yang Yi would surpass her.

  "Oh my god!" Old Tai still had more to say and even smacked his lips a couple of times after finishing speaking.

  "Wow!" It's so captivating, even the little chick is infatuated.

  "...At this time, Li Lin was the calmest. It's unknown whether he was worried about the murderous gaze from earlier or if he was almost immune to this charm, but among them, Li Lin was now the most sober. Hearing Xiao Ji and Lao Biao's conversation, Li Lin rolled his eyes."

  "Just said I'm embarrassing..."

  "What did you say?" Lao Biao always had a way of calming the situation, but upon hearing Li Lin's muttering, he shot him a hateful glare.

  "It's so cold!"

  "...". A looked up at the sun in the sky, although it was just past 9 o'clock, but the May weather had already started to get sweltering, it seemed that Lao Tiao's majesty had already penetrated deep into people's hearts.

  The morning was spent in a heated debate between Xiaojiji and Lao Biao over who was the most beautiful and whose jokes were the funniest, with everyone getting bored. In the afternoon, under the scorching sun, everyone had become drowsy, but with a sudden shout, even Cheng A, who was about to fall asleep, was startled awake...

  Boom! Seeing the figure on stage clearly, A's mind went blank and he was momentarily stunned.

  In the land of the north, there is a beauty, alone and unmatched. One glance can topple a city, another can overthrow a state. Alas, do you not know that toppling cities and states are nothing? For such a beauty is hard to come by again!

  That's right! The one standing on the stage is indeed such a delicate beauty who seems to be unwilling to associate with ordinary people. She doesn't have the dazzling beauty of Xiaolan, nor does she have the charming and lovely appearance of a school flower. At first glance, she looks plain but has an air of being untouched by worldly desires, like a fairy who accidentally fell into the mortal world or an angel with broken wings. She is Liu Yue, the senior who once helped Cheng A cheat and even let Cheng A take advantage of her a little bit.

  Watching her at this moment, with light makeup, coiling up three thousand black hairs, hands as soft as a willow branch, skin as smooth as jade... Red lips lightly opened "That day when I knew you were leaving, we didn't say a word. When the midnight bell tolled, painfully striking the heart's door of parting, yet unable to open my deep silence... I know you have thousands of words and tens of thousands of phrases but refuse to speak them out loud. You know I'm worried, I'm sad, but dare not speak it out loud... When you stepped onto the platform and walked away alone from then on, I could only deeply wish you well, deeply wish my dearest friend well, wishing you a smooth journey!" A female version of "Wishing You a Smooth Journey" sang with a tone that evoked feelings of parting sorrow in everyone's heart. The song ended, Liu Yue floated away, and for a long time, the entire venue was silent except for the background noise coming from the speakers.

  The whole scene was silent, and the third-year students who were about to take the college entrance exam soon were completely subdued by this farewell. For three years, no matter what happened between us, whether we still held grudges or not, but soon we will be going our separate ways. Please forget the violence on the basketball court, and also please forget the scene of tattling in front of the teacher. Let's set off with blessings and forgiveness, this farewell may mean that our lives will no longer intersect...

  A moment of silence was shattered by a burst of applause. Cheng A, without regard for the astonished gazes around him, stood up and clapped frantically, facing the third-grade section, the podium, and the place where that fairy had disappeared...

  "Boom!" The whole field erupted in applause, cheers and whistles that echoed throughout the campus...

  If Xiao Lan's "Joy of Campus" pushed the performance to **, then Liu Yue's "Wishing You a Smooth Journey" is truly **, like a stroke of genius, flashing by and disappearing. But a girl named Liu Yue will be remembered by the thousands of people present, and her "Wishing You a Smooth Journey" will also be sung as a battle song to send off the third-year seniors to the ivory tower of their dreams in university.