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Chapter 40: Webpage News Report!

At this time, it was Shuangqiao Central Primary School in Quzhou.

Wu Jin's father, Wu Lisheng, looked at the missed calls and text messages on his phone and immediately called his wife.

He had just finished teaching a physical education class to the children.

"Old Wu, did you ask?"

As soon as the call connected, Xu Wanqin asked impatiently.

"I just finished class, I don't have time. Didn't you get through? Why don't you call Coach Zhu? She should know, right?"

The two of them were naturally concerned about their son's performance in the swimming competition finals.

At noon, Wu Jin called them to tell them about advancing to the semifinals; Xu Wanqin was quite happy to hear this, so she didn't bother them any further.

But looking at the time now, the competition should be over, but she doesn't dare to call Xu Guoyi, afraid that her son didn't even make it to the finals, and she feels a little embarrassed to call.

I feel very anxious and uncertain.

So, I had no choice but to call my husband.

But the other person was in class.

"I always felt it wasn't a good idea to call the coach, what if..."

Xu Wanqin has this kind of personality, and Wu Lisheng doesn't really dare to do that. They are just ordinary people, while the Zhejiang Provincial Team and Chen Jinglun have trained champions.

I'm really worried that my son didn't perform well, and that calling him might cause him trouble or something.

"It's unbelievable that these kinds of events aren't being broadcast on TV. If there were TVs, why would we need telephones?"

Wu Lisheng grumbled and cursed, while Xu Wanqin retorted irritably, "Do you need to tell me? I definitely watched the game if it was on TV!"

"Why don't you call the coach and ask?"

Xu Wanqin encouraged her husband.

Wu Lisheng thought for a moment and said, "Don't be anxious. Whose phone was it that Yu Yu used to call you?"

"Professor Yang's son is named Sun Yang. He shares a room with Yu Yu. They were both Coach Zhu's students before!"

Did you make that call?

"I called, but no one answered!"

"Then let's wait for our son to call back. Think about it, if we hadn't made it to the finals, he would have called us already!"

"The finals will be over by 3:30, so I'm sure I'll make it to the finals!"

Old Wu can be quite intelligent sometimes.

Xu Wanqin knew this, but she just wanted to know the results as soon as possible.

If she had known, she should have bought a ticket to Tianjin and watched it live.

There's no need to argue with Wu Lisheng here.

"Hey, that's not right!"

Xu Wanqin suddenly remembered something her son had mentioned on the phone a few days ago: "Yu Yu said that this championship match seems to have been reported!"

"What report?"

"News!"

Before Wu Lisheng could react, Xu Wanqin remembered: "Online, there will be reports online!"

"YuYu said that online news reports are the fastest; the news came out as soon as the competition ended, and there were reports about the competition in the days before!"

"I'll find a computer right away; there's one in the computer lab at my school!"

"wait for me!"

Without uttering a single word, Wu Lisheng hung up the phone and rushed to his office.

Computers are now common in many schools, especially in the Yangtze River Delta region.

In the 90s, elementary schools had computer classes that taught students how to type using the Wubi input method, and there were even Wubi typing competitions.

After the new millennium, computer courses were added after the third grade of elementary school, but the name was still the old microcomputer.

"Teacher Li, can I use the computer in the computer lab?"

Wu Lisheng walked into the office and spoke to a young teacher.

That teacher teaches computer science; he's even less busy than him. "Looking up sports data?"

Li Linqi looked up at Wu Lisheng and asked casually.

But his hand picked up the key to the computer room on the table.

"I went online and saw that my son's competition was being reported online!"

The whole grade knows that Wu Lisheng's son made it into the provincial team. It's something to brag about. These days, without cyberbullying or anything like that, no parent would pass up such a super opportunity to show off.

Whose son got into a certain university, whose daughter won a certain award—that's all there is to it in government agencies, schools, and public institutions.

Upon hearing this, Li Linqi, who was about to get up, immediately opened a bag next to him and said, "I'll help you check. I have a computer!"

"Haha, that's wonderful!"

"I'll treat you to a meal another day, Teacher Li!"

"Thank you so much!"

Wu Lisheng quickly grabbed a chair from the side, and a few teachers nearby chuckled, "Old Wu, what are you doing? What good news do you need to check online?"

"Teacher Wu's son made it to the finals of a swimming competition; it seems to be a national event!"

Li Linqi was talking as he turned on his laptop.

He's a young guy who's more interested in office gossip, while the older teacher just wants to know the results and doesn't care much about the process.

"Ouch!"

As soon as Li Linqi said this, the office became lively.

Wu Lisheng, on the contrary, was a little nervous.

He only wanted to sneak in and check the news, what if there was no report? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?
Not all eight contestants signed up for the finals, and given his son's age and usual performance, it was clear he wouldn't make it to the finals. As a physical education teacher, he was well aware of this outcome.

"Not necessarily, not necessarily. I don't even know if this kid can make it to the finals!"

"He made it to the semifinals, I spoke with his mom on the phone at noon!"

Wu Lisheng was speaking the truth, but to the teachers present, it was clearly a humble statement.

"What grade is Ms. Wu's child in?"

"12 years old, in sixth grade!"

"Joining the provincial team at age 12 and participating in national competitions—just participating is already a victory!"

"that is!"

"Old Wu, don't be modest. It's okay if you didn't make it; it would be even better if you did!"

The teachers chimed in, and Wu Lisheng immediately nodded: "Yes, yes, that's exactly the point, but we still want to know the result. It's okay if we can't find out. Let's encourage this kid to keep trying!"

"There are still many top experts in the country!"

Wu Lisheng was afraid that there would be no news later, so he spoke up now.

He didn't mention that his opponent was an Asian champion or a world champion, to avoid making a big fuss only to end up being a joke.

"Teacher Wu, which website?"

Li Linqi was connected to the office network; there was only a port next to his desk, and the school had specially provided broadband for teaching purposes.

"I don't know, which website has more news, Sina or Sohu?"

"Sina, Sina has a sports section, I check it every day!"

Li Linqi chuckled. He was a basketball fan who stayed up late every night to watch Italian Serie A and NBA games. He became even more enthusiastic about basketball last year when Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets as the first foreign player to be drafted first overall in NBA history.

He bought this IBM specifically so he could sneak away from school in the mornings while watching NBA games.

As he spoke, he skillfully opened the Sina Sports website.

The homepage even has a dedicated link to it.

The internet speed was a bit slow, and it took a few seconds for the webpage to load. Wu Lisheng had already moved closer.

The first thing that catches the eye on the entire webpage is the large, red headline at the very top.

The title instantly caught the attention of both of them.

A 12-year-old swimming prodigy from Zhejiang Province breaks the Asian youth record and wins the gold medal in the men's 50-meter freestyle at the National Swimming Championships!

(End of this chapter)