Mountain boy picks stars

1

Construction site of the building.

The construction team sent someone to bring a small cart of mung bean soup to cool down the workers.

"The mung bean soup is here! Everyone, come and have some mung bean soup before you get back to work."

Huang Xiaoxing's father, Huang Dahe, and the migrant workers all came to the mung bean soup cart to drink mung bean soup.

Huang Dahe took a few sips of mung bean soup and suddenly had a spark of inspiration for his literary creation.

He immediately put down the bowl of mung bean soup, took out a pen and a crumpled notebook from his pocket,

I quickly jotted down my thoughts on it.

2

Evening, Huang Xiaoxing's rented room.

Huang Xiaoxing happily unlocked the door and entered the house after school, carrying her schoolbag: "Dad, I'm home!"

There was no answer from inside; it turned out his father wasn't home.

Huang Xiaoxing threw his schoolbag onto the sofa.

I went into the kitchen to wash my hands, wash the vegetables, peel the onions, and prepare to cook dinner.

He seemed to remember something again, and carried the vegetable washing basin with a few scallions on it into the simple living room.

Sitting on a broken chair, peeling onions...

He pressed the remote control to turn on the old-fashioned television.

However, Zhou Sixuan appeared on the television screen.

At this moment, she is holding a microphone and wearing a beautiful performance dress.

Like a movie star, she passionately sang the song "Young Friends, Let's Meet Again" in the TV studio.

On the back wall of the studio, there are several beautifully designed large characters that read "Experimental Cup Youth Singer Grand Prix".

On the brightly lit stage of the experimental school, teacher Zhou Sixuan held the microphone and sang an exciting song with great emotion, "Young Friends, Let's Meet Again," a song that inspires a generation of teenagers.

Huang Xiaoxing stared wide-eyed in surprise as she watched her teacher sing on television.

They couldn't help but exclaim, "Ah! Our Teacher Zhou is on TV!"

Zhou Sixuan's singing voice drifted from the television, filling the entire room—

Young friends,

We met today.

Row the little boat,

A warm breeze is blowing gently.

The flowers are fragrant and the birds are singing.

Springtime is intoxicating...

3

"Experimental Cup" Youth Singer Grand Prix. On stage.

On the brightly lit stage of the experimental facility, teacher Zhou Sixuan, microphone in hand, sang with great emotion the inspiring song, "Young Friends, Let's Meet Again," a song that motivates a generation of young people.

Young friends,

We met today.

Row the little boat,

A warm breeze is blowing gently.

The flowers are fragrant and the birds are singing.

The spring scenery is intoxicating.

Laughter and cheerful songs floated around the colorful clouds.

Ah! My dear friends,

To whom does this beautiful spring scenery belong?

It belongs to me, and it belongs to you.

Belonging to our new generation of the 1980s,

We will meet again in thirty years.

How beautiful our great motherland must be!

The sky is new, the earth is new, and the spring light is even brighter.

The city and the countryside are shining brightly.

Ah! My dear friends,

Who will be responsible for creating miracles?

It depends on me, it depends on you.

We need to rely on the new generation of the 1980s.

I hope we can meet again then.

Raise a glass to the heroes,

To whom does the glory belong?

For the motherland, for the Four Modernizations

How much sweat has been shed?

Looking back on the past, do you feel any shame?

Ah! My dear friends,

May we proudly raise our glasses.

Stand tall, smile, and raise your eyebrows.

Glory belongs to the new generation of the 1980s.

Ah! My dear friends,

May we proudly raise our glasses.

Stand tall, smile, and raise your eyebrows.

Glory belongs to the new generation of the 1980s!

4

The TV studio was brightly lit at night.

The results of the "Experimental Cup" Youth Singer Grand Prix are being announced.

The winners of the third and second prizes are now taking their places on stage.

Finally, the beautiful female host announced:

The winner of the first prize in this year's Experimental Cup Youth Singer Grand Prix is—

Contestant number sixteen, Zhou Sixuan.

Zhou Sixuan, wearing a beautiful long performance dress and number sixteen waist tag, emerged from the back of the hall with a victorious smile.

He waved to the audience and walked gracefully to the front of the award winners.

Thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

5

Inside Class 5-3 of Yellow River Experimental School.

Zhou Sixuan walked into the classroom with her lesson plan in her arms.

Students like Yuan Liuxing, Lu Jiahan, and Mao Zhiling excitedly surrounded her, grabbing her hands and clothes, shouting, jumping, and laughing:

"Teacher Zhou, you were on TV! You won first prize! That's amazing!"

"Teacher Zhou has become a celebrity! That's amazing!"

"I never imagined we were idolizing someone! It turns out Teacher Zhou is a real star!"

"........."

Zhou Sixuan affectionately stroked the heads of Yuan Liuxing, Lu Jiahan, Mao Zhiling, and others.

They walked into the classroom, embracing each other.

Zhou Sixuan: "Yes! In life, we are all actually fans of celebrities, just different ones! As long as we identify our direction and work hard, each of us can become a star!"

Yuan Liuxing: "How is that possible?"

Zhou Sixuan: "Now, let me tell you about my own experience as a fan. Do you know the origin of my name, Zhou Sixuan?"

The students all shook their heads.

Zhou Sixuan: "I'll tell you now, my original name wasn't like this. Around your age, I was so obsessed with the golden-voiced singer Zhou Xuan that I made her my idol and dreamed of becoming a singer like her someday, so I changed my name to Zhou Sixuan."

"Huh?" the students exclaimed in surprise.

Zhou Sixuan: "But society doesn't need too many people to become singers. It needs more skilled workers and builders in all walks of life. Society doesn't need me to be a singer; it needs me to be a primary school teacher. I'll be a good teacher, teach every lesson well, and educate every student in my class, while treating singing as a hobby. Tell me, is my approach to idolizing celebrities reasonable?"

Huang Xiaoxing was the first to stand up and excitedly said:

"Teacher Zhou, what you said is so good. I will never blindly follow celebrities again. I will also pursue my own star of labor and star of success, just like in the nine-star celebrity-following plan you mentioned, so that I can make greater contributions to society in the future."

Yuan Liuxing looked up, gazing affectionately at Zhou Sixuan.

As if enlightened, she said, "Teacher Zhou, I understand. The stars we elementary school students should idolize are not the singers and movie stars in movies and TV shows, but the nine stars in our class's comprehensive quality education star-chasing experiment."

Lu Jiahan: "That's right! We all idolize celebrities, and we can all succeed."

Mao Zhiling then added, "Chasing our own nine stars is so much fun!"

Zhou Sixuan smiled knowingly: "Good! You're all right. I went to the TV competition just to prove my abilities. Look—even a primary school teacher like me, who's with you all every day, can win an award in a provincial TV competition. Do you, who's with me every day, have the confidence to succeed in our class's 'Nine Stars Chasing Experiment'?"

"I have confidence! I have confidence!"

"We can do it!"

"Teacher Zhou, don't worry, we'll definitely succeed in getting our own star out of the nine stars in our class!"

"........."

The students answered excitedly and crowded around Zhou Sixuan as she entered the classroom.

6

It's snowing outside the Yellow River Experimental School.

Huang Xiaoxing hurried to school, carrying her schoolbag and trudging through the snow.

He seemed to sense that someone was chasing him from behind.

Looking back, I saw that it was Shi Xuankai, my classmate, who was hurriedly catching up with me.

He asked curiously, "Shi Xuankai, with such heavy snow, why doesn't your dad drive you to school?"

Shi Xuankai didn't answer, but just smiled slyly.

He quickly caught up with Huang Xiaoxing and sped past him, rushing forward.

Huang Xiaoxing called out from behind, "Shi Xuankai, wait a minute, let's walk together and keep each other company!"

Shi Xuankai threw a comment from ahead: "Don't you know I'm chasing after the Fitness Star? How stupid!"

Huang Xiaoxing scratched the back of his head, seemingly understanding something. He then continued his journey through the snow.

At this moment, Cheng Hongdou, a classmate, put on a set of self-made wooden skis.

Using his ski poles for support, he quickly caught up from behind.

Huang Xiaoxing asked, "Cheng Hongdou, where did you buy your skis? They're so pretty!"

Cheng Hongdou sped past Huang Xiaoxing on his skis.

He said with no small amount of pride, "This is a super dual-wheeled ski that I invented and made myself! What do you think? If you want one, give me the money, and I'll make you a set!"

Cheng Hongdou quickly pedaled away on his skis.

Huang Xiaoxing stood there in a daze on the snow for a long while.

He then slapped his head hard and muttered to himself:

"Oh dear! How could I be so stupid? Turns out Cheng Hongdou was chasing after a tech star!"

7

The snow has stopped; a corner of the campus.

Huang Xiaoxing was laboriously sweeping snow in a corner of the campus, wielding a large broom.

Sometimes they would use an iron spade to clear the ice.

Exhausted and panting, breathing heavily, he still didn't stop.

After Yuan Liuxing, Lu Jiahan, and Mao Zhiling finished sweeping the snow in the classroom's designated cleaning area, they carried brooms past Huang Xiaoxing.

Mao Zhiling asked curiously, "Huang Xiaoxing, this isn't our class's designated cleaning area. Aren't you just wasting your time?"

Huang Xiaoxing just chuckled at them.

Huang Xiaoxing: "I'm only happy when I do more work! Who cares if it's our class's cleaning area or not?"

Yuan Liuxing pulled Lu Jiahan and Mao Zhiling aside and whispered in her ear:

"Huang Xiaoxing is chasing after the Labor Star, didn't you notice?"

Mao Zhiling suddenly realized: "Oh my god! You've all started your own fangirling campaigns, and I'm the only one who's fallen behind. No way, no way, I'm not going to be a laggard."

Lu Jiahan then grabbed Yuan Liuxing's hand and pleaded:

"Squad Leader Yuan, we're best friends! Could I play the lead role in the play 'The Nightingale's Song,' which Teacher Zhou asked you to organize? You know I'm a fan of the 'Star of the Arts' competition!"

Yuan Liuxing helplessly shrugged: "The main character in the drama is a boy, but unfortunately you're a girl!"

Lu Jiahan said discontentedly, "Then your 'Organization Star' title must be too easy. Humph, being the class monitor definitely has more power!"

Yuan Liuxing forced himself to remain calm and comforted Lu Jiahan:

"Xuefei, what are you talking about? The lead dancer and piano accompanist in the play should definitely be you, the rising star of the arts!"

Lu Jiahan finally stopped crying and smiled, then punched Yuan Liuxing lightly.

"That's more like it."