Chapter 19 Canvassing

 

A total of ten candidates were selected as the campus ambassadors finally.

Their profiles with photos were listed on the official site of Huali No. 3 Middle School. Zhou Sisi’s serial number was seventh, and the profile she submitted was very brief.

Ying Ting grunted at the photo she posted on the site because it wasn’t good enough. 

“The Photo doesn’t fully reflect your beauty”

“You take a new picture seriously and contact the teacher in charge to change it.”

Zhou Sisi wiped her long hair, which was washed just now. “No need…”

“Don’t say ‘go with the flow’! again.” Yi Ting on the other end of the phone exclaimed as she continued, “Look at the other candidates, which one isn’t picking their best photos?”

“Take this Gong Yao, she even put on eyeliner, lipstick, the background lighting is also very good, and she picked the best angle, the seemingly casual look makes her legs look longer.”

“Yuan Xuchao, a big boy, knows how to adjust filters. Without a doubt, he painted his eyebrows as well as used shadows and highlights. He didn’t have such deep facial features.”

Yi Ting was heartbroken and said bitterly, “Sisi, look at your photo, a half-body ID photo! Even if you are pretty, you can’t put a plain ID photo! Are you taking this audition seriously or not?”

“…” Zhou Sisi said in her heart. No.

“You don’t bother to retweet for the votes, and you just casually picked the photo you were able to find. Alas, are you going to miss out on the chance to get elected?” Yi Ting was furious.

Zhou Sisi told the truth: “It’s fine, it’s good not to be an ambassador.”

Yi Ting: “No, since you’ve signed up, you have to fight for it! Show some fighting spirit! I’ll help you to retweet for a wave!”

Zhou Sisi: “…”

As expected, Zhou Sisi saw Yi Ting’s passionate re-posting in her circle of friends.

She was a little embarrassed to look directly at her retweet, so she slid down.

After three movements, there was another re-post about the campus ambassador voting.

“Vote No. 7. Send your vote, please have a drink”

- from Lu Xi.

 

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South Lake Park, Huali City, football field.

“Tired…let’s take a break.” Panda slumped on the outer edge of the court.

“Very bad, Panda,” Huang Zhou said as he proceeded to ask “it’s only been a few minutes and you’re already panting like a dog?”

Pan De replied in a feeble manner. “Damn it, you’re the one who can’t.”

Lu Xi propped his hands behind him and freely stretched his long legs in the open space under the steps, he didn’t bother to care about the two idiots who were driving invisible cars.

Summer stars showered the blue and black sky, the evening breeze was cool and comfortable with steam on the lake.

“Brother Xi, I heard that you know Freestyle? Can you show me?” A fellow player with a No. 4 jersey came over.

Lu Xi took a sip of lemon tea lazily. “If you want to see, search online, there are lots of people who show off their skills.”

“What’s so interesting about strangers?” The No. 4 jersey said as he pleaded. “Brother Xi, let me see the live version.”

The one with the No. 10 jersey also joined. “Me too! I want to see it too!”

“It depends on Axi’s mood if he wants to show you fancy soccer.” Huang Zhou winked. “Axi, why don’t you show them and skip their drinks?”

“Yes, you can do it!”

“Brother Xi, I’m willing!”

“Let’s have a look at it!”

Lu Xi lifted his chin and said, “Ball.” It wasn’t that he really used the ball to pay off drinks.

He was not so bad that he couldn’t afford to spend the money on drinks. Those who had voted should still do so.

The No. 4 jersey came over with a football, wiped it off with the hem of his shirt, and offered it with both hands.

Throwing the football up, Lu Xi lifted his ankle slightly.

With the foot deflected, he caught the ball on his inside, the other leg went around the ball, and the inside of the foot was skillfully topped.

The black and white soccer ball spun and climbed up Lu’s evenly muscled calves.

Those watching, held their breath and waited with good eyes for the most difficult part.

The football spun into his knees obediently, and Lu Xi lifted his legs with ease and circled around the football.

He bent his knees to subvert the soccer twice and finally let it slide back down to his feet to hold it in place.

“Wow!” “Through! It’s harder than what I’ve read on the forum before!” “Brother Xi is awesome!!”

From beginning to end, Lu Xi didn’t move an inch from his sitting position, with a little “playing casually” on his face.

“This wave is stable and dazzling!” Huang Zhou clenched his fist and slammed into the palm. “This Huang Zongze wants to learn.”

“Do you think you can learn if you just want to learn?” Pan De adjusted his glasses.

Huang Zhou said: “This can not be difficult for me? Wait, I’ll go back to retreat and practice, and I will show you next time.”

“His main intention is to act in front of girls, right?” Pan De said.

Huang Zhou flicked his tongue. “No. It doesn’t matter to other girls, I have Xiaosha.”

“Did she say yes to being your girlfriend?” Lu Xi tutted.

“Pretty sharp.” Pan De teased. “Beware of being someone’s spare tire and being played with emotions.”

Huang Zhou started. “Xiao Sha is innocent and cute, she won’t do this kind of thing. Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t understand.” He was a little angry.

Pan De and Lu Xi stopped this topic and no longer made fools of themselves in front of Huang Zhou, who was deeply in teenage love.

“Have you had enough rest? Let’s play football?” Lu Xi stood up and moved his shoulders.

The surrounding lights illuminated the football field.

The teenagers played soccer soundly for nearly an hour.

“It’s after eight …… hoo …….” Pen De said, bending over.

“Are you out of energy?” Lu Xi’s dribbling speed slowed down. “Anyone? Who still wants to play?”

Most of the team members said they were tired.

“Okay, that’s it for today.” Lu Xi stopped the ball with one foot and said. “Let’s have bbq?”

“Let’s go!” “Shoot it!” “Yes!” Everyone responded enthusiastically.

The first person to leave the stadium was Huang Zhou, who was looking down at his cell phone: “I’m sorry, brothers, I won’t go with you. Xiaosha is coming to me.”

“She’s here?” someone asked. 

“She said she’s almost there.” Huang Zhou looked around. “You guys go first, I’ll wait for her here.”

“Ask her to have a BBQ together.”

“It doesn’t work. Xiaosha is so simple. . . .”

“Damn, he’s a dog who wants to be alone with a girl.”

“Shit, shut up, no dirty talk from now on…”

Huang Zhou suddenly saw a figure over the side of the banyan tree and cried out: “Xiao Sha! Here! Xiao Sha!”

“The one with curly hair down to the waist?” asked the No. 10 jersey.

Huang Zhou’s whole heart was on Xiao Sha. “Why haven’t you guys left yet? Aren’t you going to eat bbq? Hurry up and go!

The girl named “Xiaosha” walked towards the football field. She had long, wavy, brownish-yellow hair with normal facial features, the only thing eye-catching was her shiny red lips.

A few curious guys were disappointed upon seeing the face.

Huang Zhou wanted to pose handsomely but recalled that Xiaoxia’s timid voice as she said she was more afraid of strangers and didn’t like being around other boys, he did not hold back any longer and raised his feet to meet Xiaosha.

“You’re just leaving like this?”

“I’m sure you’re a living example, who’s more interested in a woman than friends.”

“Mr. Huang, don’t be in a hurry.”

A couple of friends joked in the background.

“Okay, that’s enough.” Lu Xi packed up his equipment. “Let’s go.”

Pen De was the first to follow. “We’ll have to order a dozen cold beers later.”

The other end.

“The day before yesterday, you posted on your Moments that you wanted to watch,  I’m also very interested, hehe. Let’s go tonight, shall we take a taxi or take the subway?”

Huang Zhou talked continuously but got no response, “…Xiaosha?”

“Uh,” Xiaosha retracted her gaze and repeated absent-mindedly, “by taxi or subway?”

Huang Zhou smiled a little silly. “Which one do you choose?”

“Are those your friends at the soccer field? Aren’t we going to play with them?” Xiaosha bit her carefully painted red lips. Just now, she caught a glimpse of a particularly handsome guy among the group of boys.

 

If only she could hook up with him and make him her boyfriend.

“Don’t you hate hanging out with too many strangers?

“I……”

“Let’s take a taxi now, and we’ll be able to catch the 21:20 show.” Huang Zhou was full of expectations and immediately placed an order on the online car-hailing platform.

Xiaosha: “… um.”

 

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“Boss, another eight skewers of lamb kidney!”

“All right, eight skewers of lamb’s kidney!”

“Order this stuff?” The person with the No. 10 jersey bumped Pan De’s shoulder. 

“Replenishing the kidneys?”

Taking a sip of the cold beer Pan De asked: “Is there a problem? Don’t you know that the kidneys are very important to men?”

“Six, at this age, you’ve entered the path of health care.” Several brothers cast admiring glances.

Almost as soon as the roasted lamb kidney was served, five or six hands reached out for it.

“Are you all hungry wolves?” Pen De hugged the plate tightly and couldn’t stop the hungry wolves from grabbing food.

“What are you grabbing for?” Lu Xi took a bite of the beef unhurriedly. “If it’s not enough, order 50 skewers again? You can order what you want.”

“Brother Xi is very generous!” “Too much! A dozen skewers will be enough.”

Pan De shouted: “Boss, add another 20 skewers of lamb kidneys on this table!”

The person with No. 4 jersey: “Add a plate of roasted eggplant!

Another one with No. 11 jersey: “Four oysters!

“After eating this meal, don’t forget to vote for A’xi when you go back.” Pan De reminded his friends at the table.

“I’ll vote when I get home.”

“I voted as soon as I saw my friends’ circle this afternoon. It’s not the first time that we’ve been invited to the event.

“Don’t worry, I voted early!”

“Brother Xi, I have a question to ask,” The one with the No. 4 jersey asked what many people wanted to ask. “You and Senior Sister Zhou Sisi…why are you helping her canvassing votes?”

Lu Xi raised his eyes lazily. “There’s no reason, it’s boring.” He rubbed the end of the bamboo stick in his hand.

“…As long as Brother Xi is happy.” The person with No. 4 jersey smiled dryly.

The teenagers ate and drank and talked about topics among their peers.

The sound of laughter and conversation surrounds the small square table, making it a lively place.

~I wonder how many votes she has now?

He picked up a tissue, wiped his hands, and then opened WeChat.

The number of the address book icon in the lower row has been piled up to “6”, when Lu Xi clicked on it, a new friend. 

A lost [rabbit]

Remarks: Hello little brother [blushing] expand a column [blush].

Who is this? Lu Xi crossed it straight out without hesitation.

Anyway a few others who sent requests to be friends were either didn’t know each other or weren’t familiar with their names on the memo. He also ignored all of them.

Clicking into the circle of friends, Lu Xi found the news he posted four hours ago, just clicked the link to check the real-time data, and suddenly found that something was wrong.

Why was the icon of the two people side by side missing from the left side of this moment “delete”?

Hold? Did I forget to block Zhou Sisi?!

He was canvassing for Zhou Sisi, and it was going to be seen by her!

He didn’t want her to find out!

… Lu Xi was so embarrassed that his naturally curly hair almost straightened.