519 Jingle Bells (1/2)

Chapter 519: Jingle Bells

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Standing on the third floor of an old and deserted school building with his arms resting on the windowsill, Zhang Zian watched the entrance of the assembly hall from a distance.

When the night time came and the 50th anniversary of the school founding was over, the students and their family members rushed out the assembly hall in a flood. Little Celery and her classmates were still in the spotlight and were surrounded by people who were curious about their performance. They had been looking around for someone since they left the hall, but couldn't find the person because the area was too crowded.

Wang Qian, Li Kun, and Lu Yiyun were talking to several parents by the entrance of the abandoned school building.

Their display had actually brought in a huge profit—when Wang Qian and Li Kun went to retrieve the puppies and kittens from the students and their parents, most of the parents had to convince their kids to give the pets back to their owners. Some children refused to give up the puppy or kitten that they were holding. Since it was Christmas, their wealthy parents generously decided to simply buy the puppies or kittens as a New Year gift for their children.

By this point, Wang Qian, Li Kun, and Lu Yiyun were accepting money transfers from the parents and writing down their mailing addresses. As for the other requirements, such as invoices and the pet sale agreement, they would just mail these documents to them later.

Zhang Zian let them handle these transactions and climbed to the third floor of the building by himself.

The classroom behind him was the one he had when he was in sixth grade.

Famous was squatting next to him, watching Little Celery and her classmates by the entrance of the assembly hall. Famous knew why Zhang Zian had decided to leave early. For today, Little Celery and her classmates were the stars, and he didn't want to steal their spotlight.

The kids would always remember that day, and the feeling the had when the stage lights shined on them. They would remember the feeling of being a star. This experience would definitely have a positive impact on their future, for decades to come.

Several bright stars were shining in the sky. Famous looked up and saw that the amount of visible stars here were much less than the stars it could see from Hollywood or on the top of that unnamed mountain. However, the stars' locations hadn't changed in over 100 years.

As the cold air chilled its body, Famous opened its mouth and exhaled a cloud of white air. It said both to itself and to Zhang Zian, ”I've played countless roles in movies and I've received numerous awards...”

Zhang Zian looked ahead while quietly listening to Famous. He didn't think that Famous was trying to brag about itself, it was only telling the truth.

”But the performance I gave today was my best one.” Famous finished the second half of its sentence.

Before pulling the sleigh away from the stage, Famous glanced back and looked at the audience. He saw countless pairs of shining eyes as bright as the stars in the sky staring back at him, and the innocent smiles of children. This scene would be engraved in its head forever.

Famous suddenly realized what Old Time Tea meant by telling it about the beginner's mind. As a performer, the beginner's mind should not be focused on earning fame or fortune, but on bringing happiness and joy to people, especially children. There was nothing more precious than making children happy.

”I think so too,” said Zhang Zian. ”This time, you acted as yourself in the show. Of course it would be your best performance.”

Famous once again looked up at the night sky. There was no longer any regret left in its heart.

Has Audrey Hepburn, the angelic and kind woman from the corrupt world of Hollywood, become a star in the night sky? Had she watched everything Famous had done?

Famous once hoped that it was actually her dog, her own Mr. Famous. It now knew that it was never her dog. But it didn't matter, because Famous's performance skills were not below hers, and it would be able to fulfill her last wish, which was to become an angel and bring happiness and joy to more children.

As the sky became darker, the crowd in front of the assembly hall slowly dispersed. Parents and their kids left the school one after another, and before long the janitors would come and close the campus for the evening.

Zhang Zian left the window and went into the classroom behind him.

He'd heard some parents say that this abandoned building might get demolished during the winter break, so this would be his last chance to see his old childhood classroom.

On the blackboard, there were big and bold letters written in chalk, that read Congratulations on graduating!

There were signatures and messages left by many different children in the blank spaces around the message. They'd promised each other to return for a class reunion after graduating.

The desks and chairs were still neatly arranged, as if just tomorrow there would be a new group of students sitting there, ready for class.

Sitting on the podium, Fina was curiously spinning an old globe with its paw. After spinning in circles, it finally stopped and landed on the vast continent of Africa.

Snowy Lionet was also on the podium, flipping through a damaged book without a cover.

Galaxy was shuffling through the desks, as if it was playing hide and seek with another invisible player.

Zhang Zian went to a seat in the last row near the window. He wiped off the dust from the chair before sitting down and tilted his head to stare in the direction of the podium. He was familiar with this place. He had been there many times before and had spent his lengthy yet impermanent childhood in this school.

The invisible Old Time Tea jumped on the desk and smiled. ”Zian, I wish I could see what you were like in primary school.”

”I was probably like Yi Le, naughty and mischievous,” Zhang Zian smiled. He'd forgotten most of the things that had happened in primary school.

Although the classroom was run down, Richard could at least take a break from the wind. It stretched its head from Zhang Zian's hood and yelled, ”Quack! Do you want me to give you a physical hygiene class?

”If you're willing to give a lecture, you can stay here on your own.We're leaving now. It's still Christmas today, so there should be a lot of beautiful women walking around.” Zhang Zian stood up.

”Unfortunately, they all have boyfriends already,” Richard timely responded.

Zhang Zian said, ”Can you please just shut up for a moment?”

Richard regrettably said, ”No, I can't. I'll die if can't speak my mind.”

”Are we leaving?” Fina looked away from the globe and glanced at him. ”I've been thinking about something that I wanted to ask you.”