Chapter 77 - A Competition of Fathers Begins (1/2)

According to the appointed time, Qin Haodong went to the entrance of the South of the Yangtze River Gallery with the little fellow, but did not see the teacher, w.a.n.g Jiani.

After waiting for a while, the father and the daughter saw w.a.n.g Jiani arriving in a hurry.

“Ms w.a.n.g, we are here, here!” The little fellow waved her hand and kept yelling.

Qin Haodong saw that w.a.n.g Jiani’s face was drawn and there were tear marks on her face, as if she had just cried.

He asked, “Ms w.a.n.g, what happened?”

“No…nothing, l got up a bit late, sorry.”

w.a.n.g Jiani said and managed to show a weak, yet forced smile.

“Come in, Tang Tang is the only one in our cla.s.s to partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tion.”

Qin Haodong nodded and was just about to walk into the gallery with the little fellow, when he saw a group of people pa.s.sing by.

Among the group of people there was a middle-aged couple, one of who was holding a boy about 4 or 5 year old. Besides them, an obsequious young woman was keeping them company. After them, seven or eight guards dressed in black suits were following.

This young woman was also a teacher of the Gold Branch and Jade Leaf Kindergarten. w.a.n.g Jiani took charge of Cla.s.s 1 of the middle cla.s.s in the kindergarten, while she took charge of Cla.s.s 2.

The little boy, called w.a.n.g Guan, was a child of Zhao Yanyan’s cla.s.s, who also came to partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tion.

These people took this little boy, w.a.n.g Guan as the center, surrounding him to the front of the door. When they came across the door, w.a.n.g Guan saw the little fellow in Qin Haodong’s arms and shouted, “Tang Tang, go back home. The champions.h.i.+p is mine.”

They were children from the same kindergarten, often playing together, so they knew each other very well.

The little fellow was not convinced, “w.a.n.g Guan, you are telling a lie again. Why should you be the champion?”

“I am the champion. I am the champion. Not only can I take the first place in the compet.i.tion today, but I will also be the champion in the finals. If you don’t believe it, you can ask Ms Zhao!” w.a.n.g Guan said very firmly.

Zhao Yaoyao beside said flatteringly, “You’re right. You sing so excellently that the first prize must belong to you today.”

The little fellow was not happy and said, “Ms. Zhao. You’re wrong. w.a.n.g Guan is a terrible singer, like a duck. Quack! Quack!”

w.a.n.g Jiani spoke to Zhao Yaoyao, “Ms Zhao, we are just the officials of the kindergarten. Bringing children to take part in the compet.i.tion, we have no right to say who should be the first place.”

Zhao Yanyan looked at w.a.n.g Jiani and again glanced at Qin Haodong beside him, full of dismissal in her eyes.

“Such a rare chance to take part in the compet.i.tion that it should be used to a.s.sociate with some rich parents, but this young man beside w.a.n.g Jiani seems not a rich man at all.”

Although w.a.n.g Guan was indeed a terrible singer, his father was w.a.n.g Hongbing, a famous major property developer of the south of the Yangtze River, who had agreed to sell her an apartment with a 50% discount.

“Ms w.a.n.g, you don’t have to say anything. Today the first place must be w.a.n.g Guan’s. Believe it or not, Wait and see.”

“It’s impossible. The compet.i.tion has not yet begun, how could you be sure who gets first place? Moreover, our cla.s.smate, Tang Tang sings definitely well.”

“I have told you that the first place must be for our w.a.n.g Guan. Why do you still bother saying anything useless?”

The middle-aged woman who spoke was w.a.n.g Guan’s mother, Ma Hong. Her gaze swept around w.a.n.g Jiani and Qin Haodong, then she said arrogantly, “What we have is money and my father is the vice director of the Culture Bureau. If the first prize today is not our w.a.n.g Guan’s, is it possible that it is yours?”

w.a.n.g Jiani said, “Lady, we come here for a singing compet.i.tion, not to compete on whose family is richer. The first place belongs to the one who sings well. Moreover, it doesn’t depend on your words, but the judges’ final results.”

Ma Hong smiled and said scornfully, “Judges? They will say what we ask them to say. They are all controlled by my father.”

w.a.n.g Hongbing said, “Well, Let’s come in.”

After having said that, tens of them entered into the hall arrogantly. w.a.n.g Guan didn’t forget to provoke the little fellow, saying, “I am the champion! I am the champion!”

The little fellow was definitely unhappy. He felt hurt and said to Qin Haodong, “Papa, is what they said true? Tang Tang can’t get the first prize?”

Qin Haodong said, “That is not true. As long as Tang Tang sings well, the first place today must belong to you.”

“Great, I must sing well, I must be the first!” The little fellow was excited again.

“Ms w.a.n.g, let’s go inside!” Qin Haodong said and brought the little fellow into the hall, w.a.n.g Jiani following.

“I really don’t know what these people think. Why do they educate their children in this way,” w.a.n.g Jiani shook her head as she walked. “It is good for the children’s development to take part in compet.i.tions, but if they spoil their children this way; it could only be counterproductive.”

Qin Haodong said, “Don’t mind it. As long as the little fellow performs well, it is enough.”

w.a.n.g Jiani said, “Mr. Qin, you should prepare mentally, because w.a.n.g Guan’s parents definetly have a great power. Moverover, no one knows what will happen at this moment.

“Tang Tang is partic.i.p.ating here for experiencing the compet.i.tion. As for the result, it is not too important for her. Moreover, today is a tryout, the top ten contestants can take part in the semi-finals tomorrow night.”

Qin Haodong smiled slightly and knew that w.a.n.g Jiani was giving him a warning. It seemed that she lost the confidence for Tang Tang to get the first place.

“Don’t worry, Ms w.a.n.g. I believe that the judges are fair. As long as the little fellow sings well, she will be able to win first place.”

w.a.n.g Jiani opened her mouth but did not speak. However, she obviously didn’t agree with Qin Haodong’s statement.

Qin Haodong did not continue, but turned to say to the little guy, “Tang Tang, which song are you going to sing today?”

The little fellow said very mysteriously, “Secret. Wait and you will know it, Papa.”

“So mysterious… you don’t want Papa to know it in advance?”

“Yes. This is the only secret for you!” The little fellow said with a smile.

At 9 o’clock in the morning, the compet.i.tion started on time. The little fellow was on the 6th, and the 5th in front of her was w.a.n.g Guan.