160: Chapter 160: Fleeing in Panic 160: Chapter 160: Fleeing in Panic A painting titled “Old Man and Suona” shocked everyone; unexpectedly, the gold award winner was Lin Fei.
No one could have anticipated this, and Lin Fei, who was not favored at all, beca the biggest winner.
It wasn’t Yuan Yuxi or Wang Yixin, who were the previous favorites for the gold award.
It certainly wasn’t Gu Yiming either.
Speaking of Gu Yiming, everyone saw him as a joke; he didn’t win the gold award but acted so high-profile as if he had, only to find that the cooked duck flew away in the end.
Not only did he not win the gold award, becoming a laughingstock, but he also had to give a 888-yuan red envelope to each student in Class 1, losing both money and face.
“Now, let’s invite the three students who have won the gold, silver, and bronze awards in this art exhibition—Lin Fei, Wang Yixin, and Yuan Yuxi—to co on stage to receive their awards,” Elder Kong looked at the crowd with a smile and said.
Although there were more than a thousand students in the hall, everyone’s eyes were on Lin Fei, Wang Yixin, and Yuan Yuxi; Elder Kong almost instantly spotted the trio.
Lin Fei, Wang Yixin, and Yuan Yuxi then went up on stage to receive their awards.
Mayor Luo took a golden trophy from Elder Kong’s hand, approached Lin Fei, and said, “Lin Fei, your painting ‘Old Man and Suona’ is truly excellent.
In another month, our Huannan Province Art Exhibition will also begin.
I hope your work can be on display there!”
Upon hearing this, Principal Zhu and the other art professors showed expressions of disbelief.
The annual Huannan Province Art Exhibition is the highest-level event in the art community of Huannan Province.
Works exhibited there are often of exceptional quality.
This exhibition gathers renowned artists, and the works displayed are all by famous artists in Huannan Province.
For an ordinary university student’s work to be exhibited at such a prestigious exhibition is simply unimaginable.
So, it was no surprise that Principal Zhu and so art professors were shocked when they heard Mayor Luo invite Lin Fei’s work to the exhibition.
However, Elder Kong’s expression remained calm; he had long anticipated that Lin Fei’s work would draw attention once it was unveiled.
Even if Mayor Luo hadn’t invited Lin Fei’s work today, Elder Kong would have used his status in the Huannan art scene to vigorously promote this art prodigy, Lin Fei.
Below the stage, all the art students expressed deep envy upon hearing Mayor Luo invite Lin Fei’s work to the Huannan Province Art Exhibition.
As art students, hardly any of them didn’t dream of having their work exhibited at the Huannan Province Art Exhibition one day.
In the hearts of the art students across the major academies in Huannan, the Huannan Province Art Exhibition is an imnsely revered event.
Having one’s work displayed there signifies recognition from the art community in Huannan and truly entering the ranks of the illustrious.
Gu Yiming, below the stage, was so envious his eyes turned red.
He still couldn’t believe he hadn’t won the gold award, nor could he accept Lin Fei’s victory and the invitation from Mayor Luo to participate in the Huannan Province Art Exhibition.
Chen Qi and Wang Bao, who previously flattered Gu Yiming, noticed his unpleasant expression and whispered to him, “Gu Yiming, I really feel it’s unfair for you.
The gold award should have been yours.”
Gu Yiming did not win the gold award and had beco everyone’s joke; this made Chen Qi and Wang Bao inadvertently change how they called Gu Yiming, from the previous Squad Leader Gu to rely Gu Yiming.
“Soday, I will surpass this Lin Fei; my work will also be displayed at the Huannan Province Art Exhibition.” Gu Yiming’s gaze was sharp, with fists tightly clenched.
“Yes, I believe you can surpass Lin Fei,” Chen Qi said firmly, looking at Gu Yiming.
He then changed his expression to a smile and sowhat awkwardly asked Gu Yiming, “Squad Leader Gu, you said if Lin Fei won the gold award, you would give everyone in our WeChat class group an 888-yuan red envelope.
When are you planning to give out the red envelope?”
“Yeah, Squad Leader Gu, when are you giving out the red envelope?” Wang Bao imdiately chid in.
Gu Yiming looked at the grinning Chen Qi and Wang Bao, feeling as if his heart had been pierced by a few knives, realizing that they had said so much just to ask him for the WeChat red envelope.
His eyes were ablaze with anger, wanting to turn these two into ashes, pointing at them, and said, “You…
you are bastards!”
On hearing Gu Yiming call them bastards, the smiles on Chen Qi and Wang Bao’s faces disappeared.
“Gu Yiming, why are you insulting people?
You said it yourself, that if Lin Fei won the gold award, you’d give everyone in Class 1 an 888-yuan red envelope.
Are you backing out now?” Chen Qi’s face also turned unpleasant as he looked at Gu Yiming and said.
“Exactly, trying to skip out on it and still insulting people?
It was Lin Fei who won the award.
Still, you’re claiming Professor Kong took the wrong painting?
What’s wrong with you?” Wang Bao said with a look of disdain.
The two of them turned face quicker than flipping pages.
They were no longer keeping their voices down while speaking, allowing many students around to hear them.
Many students around glanced at Gu Yiming with peculiar looks and discussed: “Tsk, tsk, who knew he acted like he didn’t care on the surface, but actually cared so much about the gold award?”
“Lin Fei won the gold award, and he’s saying Professor Kong took the wrong painting.
How big is the shadow in his heart?”
“Now that Lin Fei won the gold award, he still wants to dodge responsibility and refuse to give the 888-yuan red envelope to his classmates.
After all his previous talk!”
Upon hearing Wang Bao and Chen Qi expose his embarrassnt in public and the surrounding students’ sneers and ridicule, Gu Yiming felt like he was going crazy.
All he could hear was the constant buzz of mockery in his ears, and all he saw were the mocking smiles on everyone’s faces.
Then, as if collapsing, Gu Yiming felt too ashad to stay in the hall any longer, hurriedly squeezed through the crowd, and fled in panic.
However, when Gu Yiming couldn’t bear the ridicule and escaped, Mayor Luo had already presented the trophy and the envelope containing the prize money to Lin Fei, Wang Yixin, and Yuan Yuxi.
Official photographers who accompanied Mayor Luo took pictures of him with the three award-winning students to commorate the mont.
After taking the photos, Mayor Luo shook Lin Fei’s hand and said, “Lin Fei, that night when I heard you play ‘Ten Farewells to the Red Army’ on the suona, it was unforgettable.
There’s a concert during today’s school anniversary.
Would you be willing to play ‘Ten Farewells to the Red Army’ once more?”
At this point, all the students were stunned—Mayor Luo had heard Lin Fei play the suona?
Lin Fei could play the suona?
Lin Fei played the suona for Old Mrs.
Liang that day because she wanted to hear “Ten Farewells to the Red Army” one last ti.
He hadn’t expected Mayor Luo to have also heard his performance that night.
Initially, he hadn’t planned to attend today’s music competition, but upon seeing Mayor Luo’s expectant gaze and Principal Zhu’s continuous winks at him, he couldn’t help but think: Mayor Luo went out of his way to visit Old Mrs.
Liang at night, despite being busy all day; he must be a good mayor.
Playing a suona piece for him seems appropriate.
“Alright, Mayor, at today’s concert, I’ll play ‘Ten Farewells to the Red Army’ for you on the suona,” Lin Fei said.
Mayor Luo smiled and said, “Lin Fei, thank you.”
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