Chapter 149: I Have a Small Wish ③
Huang Yan had never argued with boys before, and she felt a little wronged, but for the sake of her pride, she couldn’t help but want to shout. However, before she could shout, the tears welling up in her eyes fell first.
Nie Qiu and Peng Yu Yang stood up at the same time. Because they were moving desks, the classroom was a bit messy. Nie Qiu went up to the lectern and pulled Huang Yan.
“Alright, let’s not talk about it. I’m not going back. It’s my fault. This program selection should have been decided by everyone together.” Nie Qiu held Huang Yan, glanced at Li Kai, and said to Huang Yan, “It doesn’t matter if you’re the Art Committee Member or not. Let’s go down first! Don’t cry, others will laugh at you if you cry.”
Huang Yan saw that quite a few classmates in the class were looking at her. Although they weren’t mocking or laughing, she still felt a bit uncomfortable. Perhaps Nie Qiu was right; it didn’t matter if she was the Art Committee Member or not. Huang Yan didn’t look at Li Kai, wiped away her tears, and walked down from the lectern with Nie Qiu and Peng Yu Yang. They moved desks together, and the desks were arranged in a circle, with the three of them sitting together.
She wanted to be the Art Committee Member, simply because she wanted to be a class cadre once, to experience the superior feeling of managing others, and then go home to tell her parents that she had been a class cadre. When she was a child, her parents would always talk about other people’s children who had become class cadres in front of her. In fact, it was to encourage her to work harder, to try harder, and to become a source of pride they could boast about. But back then, she didn’t understand why her parents always praised other people’s children. Back then, how she hated other people’s children.
Another reason was for the art festival. Before the art festival, she wanted to show herself, to let Peng Yu Yang know that she also had strengths that Nie Qiu didn’t.
But… what was the point of being a class cadre? With Li Kai, she had no room to maneuver! Nie Qiu wasn’t a class cadre either! The classmates liked her because she could lead them to progress. Although she liked Peng Yu Yang now, she didn’t hate or resent Nie Qiu because of it. To her, Nie Qiu was her best friend!
It’s over! Li Kai saw Nie Qiu glance at him and felt his future was bleak. He… how could he have shouted at her best friend in front of Nie Qiu?!
Li Kai always felt that Nie Qiu disliked him again. He had shouted at Huang Yan just now; would that remind Nie Qiu of when he had shouted at her before?
Li Kai came to his senses. The classmates in the classroom had already taken their preferred seats. He glanced at Nie Qiu, then cleared his throat and said, “Now, let’s nominate programs. Nominating others is fine, and self-nomination is also fine.”
Ma Xin smiled and stood up, saying, “At the last farewell party, didn’t Zhang Haiyang do a Michael Jackson dance? How about we have Zhang Haiyang imitate Michael?”
Zhang Haiyang glanced at Huang Yan, then walked out from his seat and stood in the cleared space in the middle of the classroom. He took out his mobile phone from his purse, played Michael’s music, and started dancing.
Michael Jackson’s 《BeatIt》 can be said to be one of Michael’s most classic songs. Zhang Haiyang was relatively short compared to boys his age, but like many boys, he was thin. Although he wasn’t as tall as Michael, he had the feeling when he danced.
Many boys really liked this kind of dance, especially the classic hip-thrusting move. This move itself was nothing, perhaps boys in adolescence have some vulgar thoughts. Every time Zhang Haiyang performed this move, they would scream.
After Zhang Haiyang finished dancing, the emotions of the classmates in the class were very high. To be honest, Zhang Haiyang danced very well, even Nie Qiu couldn’t deny it. Michael was indeed an immortal legend. At least, no matter the era, such a dance would never lack a sense of the times.
Continuously, quite a few classmates recommended programs, and some also self-nominated. However, in the end, only Li Kai’s self-accompanied singing and Zhang Haiyang’s dance were finalized. The evening self-study session was at seven o’clock. Everyone had to go home to eat dinner, so at six o’clock, even though not all programs were selected, they had to end.
The classmates in the class returned the desks and stools in the classroom to their original positions. Li Kai walked towards Huang Yan, “Because we can’t waste the time of the classmates, you can decide the remaining programs. After all, you are also the Art Committee Member, and this matter…”
“I’m not going to be the Art Committee Member anymore. This matter will be entirely handled by the Class Monitor.” Huang Yan said while packing her books into her schoolbag, “The programs recommended by the classmates are all good. You can choose which ones are suitable.”
“Huang Yan, do you mean you don’t want to take responsibility?” Li Kai was a little annoyed. “Who wanted to be the Art Committee Member? Who vowed to help the class select good programs and win awards for the class? It was you, wasn’t it? Do you think being an Art Committee Member is something you can just decide to be or not to be? Understand, being a class cadre is not a child’s play, nor is it playing house. It concerns the honor of the entire class.”
“We will carefully screen and prepare the remaining last program.” Nie Qiu had just finished packing her schoolbag and was looking for Huang Yan to go home together when she heard Li Kai accusing Huang Yan of being irresponsible regarding program selection. She was a little annoyed. After saying this, she, along with Peng Yu Yang, walked towards Huang Yan and Li Kai. Nie Qiu took Huang Yan’s hand, Peng Yu Yang picked up Huang Yan’s schoolbag, and the three of them left the classroom together.
Li Kai stood frozen, kicking the corner of a desk fiercely. Why did things always backfire? Of course, he could see Huang Yan smiling on stage when she was running for Art Committee Member, and he knew Huang Yan wanted to show herself. He had clearly wanted Huang Yan to have a chance to perform, but he hadn’t expected…
“A Kai, let’s go!” Luo Xu packed his schoolbag and said to Li Kai.
“Oh, wait for me a moment, I’ll pack my schoolbag.” Li Kai took a deep breath and replied.
Zhang Haiyang, whose seat was close to Li Kai’s, had already packed Li Kai’s schoolbag. He tossed the schoolbag towards Li Kai and said, “Let’s go, let’s go. If we don’t go home for dinner soon, the evening self-study session will start.”
