Chapter 22
Soon, the time for class to start arrived. The homeroom teacher entered the class and began to distribute the registration form for the sports meeting for the parents and students to confirm it once more.
The form was very simple. It contained various sports events. Those who wanted to participate in something, they could check it.
But at the sight of the form in her hand filled with ticks and there were no blanks at all, Gu Qi fell silent.
She looked at Mu Yuan and asked tentatively: "Did you fill out this form?"
Mu Yuan shook his head. The next second his expression was no better than Gu Qi's when he saw the dense number of ticks on the form.
The homeroom teacher praised them on the podium: "I hope everyone can learn from Mu Yuan's family. They are participating in the most events! Let's applaud them together!"
The whole class and parents gave face and applauded like thunder.
There was only one culprit, Gu Qi and Mu Yuan turned to Jiang Lechuan at the same time.
Jiang Lechuan didn't realize there was anything wrong. The corners of his mouth were still grinning ear to ear. He cheerfully asked, "Why are you two looking at me with such glum expressions?"
Gu Qi couldn't comprehend it at all: "Why did you sign up for so many events?"
Jiang Lechuan confidently shared his thoughts: "The final grand prize is ranked from high to low by the group’s total points. Only the top few in each competition get points. The rest are doing it in vain. The more competitions we participate in, the greater the possibility of getting points."
So when Mu Yuan's homeroom teacher sent this form to Jiang Lechuan, he chose to sign up for all of them except for a few long-distance running that were too physically demanding.
Participation was the key! The more one sign up, the more opportunities one has! The more opportunities, the more points one get!
Gu Qi: "..."
That was true, but normal people would only choose the activities they excelled at and sign up for almost all the activities, okay?
How scary. Simply terrifying!
On the field. Gu Qi took out the mosquito repellent bracelet and knee pads she had prepared from her bag and handed them to Jiang Lechuan. Knowing his competitive spirit, she reminded him: "It's still a little hot today. Safety first, competition second."
"I know." Jiang Lechuan agreed, but his face showed ‘I want to win.’
Mu Yuan sat on the nearby steps, looking down at the ants marching on the ground.
The mosquito repellent bracelet and knee pads were handed to Mu Yuan at this moment. Gu Qi's instructions were slightly changed: "Safety first, tell me if you feel unwell."
Mu Yuan stared at the items in front of him in a daze. As if he didn't expect Gu Qi to have prepared these for him as well, there was a pause for a few seconds before he reached out to accept them.
Up until now, he still thought that these things and care were only for Jiang Lechuan.
So he didn't dare to look up, just pretending that he couldn't see, hear, or care.
He put on the bracelet and silently sat closer to Gu Qi.
Look at the sea of people in the field.
Gu Qi took a deep breath, forced a smile, and comforted herself in her heart that this day would pass quickly.
It was rare to ‘celebrate’ the school sports activities with younger brothers. Just endure it a bit. She would definitely be able to hold on.
Following this, it was as Gu Qi expected. While other students and parents were taking pictures leisurely and enjoying the family atmosphere, they could only run around the stadium following the broadcast and participate in one competition after another.
When the third year students first saw Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan, they were very surprised and delighted and all wanted to meet them. If it weren't for the security guards and the principal's obstruction, the scene might have turned into a fan meeting for Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan.
After all, the opportunity to meet big stars in real life wasn't common. If they don't see them now, they won't be able to see them so easily in the future!
Later, they discovered that they could see Jiang Lechuan and Gu Qi rushing in front of them in all activities, which was followed by Mu Yuan with an indifferent face. They all fell into silence.
Oh, want to see Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan?
It couldn’t be any easier. Just stand anywhere in the field and they would definitely pass by you. Or just go wherever the horn blared out with announcements. Anyway, they would participate in all competitions.
In the time between the end of the 200-meter relay and the start of the long jump competition, they didn’t even have time to go to the coach to check the results before rushing to the next ‘battlefield’.
One classmate stood in the middle of the field and took a photo of Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan running past him for the fifth time in half an hour with Mu Yuan. He edited it into a collection with his mobile phone and uploaded it to Weibo.
#A family who loves sports [video]
In order to increase the number of views, this classmate brought up Jiang Lechuan and Gu Qi.
Soon, this video was shared by countless marketing accounts. Other students also revealed that their group participated in countless projects.
[They came - they left -]
[To be more precise, they ran here - they ran there -]
[I heard from a fellow student in No. 1 School that they were in almost every activities. If they ran a little slower, they wouldn't be able to make it for the next competition! ]
[This vigorous vitality of Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan... I saw their mountain climbing battle back then]
[It's only been an hour... I've seen them participate in six competitions. Do they have some strange family genes? ]
[Not necessarily. Mu Yuan's expression seems pained. He obviously doesn't have this gene hahaha]
...
It was all various strength and speed competitions. Gu Qi felt that her physical strength had almost reached the limit.
She glanced at Jiang Lechuan again. It was obvious that he wasn't faring much better, gritting his teeth and persisting on.
The sports were tiring. After all, Jiang Lechuan still had some brains despite being simple-minded. He didn't sign up for the long-distance race.
It was just that the field was too big! Their physical strength was wasted in transferring between the venues.
Still, compared with most of the other families who came with their middle-aged parents, they relied on their absolute advantages in age and physical strength to get rankings and points in numerous competitions.
After the last sport activities in the morning, the school's big screen released the total score table. It was just as Jiang Lechuan anticipated. They got first place and were ahead of the second place...
Hmm? Thirty points? ? ?
The moment the screen lit up, the whole field exclaimed.
Countless classmates looked in their direction. Many of them snapped pictures with their mobile phones.
Gu Qi leaned on the steps, expressionless.
Whatever. She couldn't smile anymore. Let her rest for a while.
Jiang Lechuan tried to raise one hand to welcome his honor, but put it down in exhaustion in the end.
Tired. Talk about it later.
Mu Yuan’s condition was even worse. His face was almost pale, while his mouth opened as if he wanted something, but he retched.
This clip was uploaded to Weibo and was labeled as ‘Famous Pic’.
Netizens gave their comments one after another.
[#Energetic Elder Brother and Fragile Younger Brother]
[Mu Yuan...you've it hard]
[So the score sheet just now is real? No, how come they have such a big gap?]
[It's too easy, everyone wants to experience a few events together as a family, picking a few that they are interested in. While they participated all and want to win first place (slight smile)]
[Compared with a group of middle-aged parents, Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan can easily beat everyone. Still, they gave it their best]
[Indeed, someone recorded the 400-meter relay race! Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan showed an absolute advantage, and Mu Yuan took the last baton and walked to get first place]
[Mu Yuan: As long as my elder siblings work hard enough, I can play badly on my own]
[Mu Yuan: I am mainly tired mentally]
[This is just a school sports day! You guys turned it into a variety show, right? ! ! ! ]
…
Mu Yuan's retching scared Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan.
The two of them didn't even bother to rest. One handed water and the other handed a towel, and asked with concern: "How are you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Mu Yuan waved his hand to express that he was fine.
He wasn't that weak. It was just that his throat was too dry and he suddenly felt a little nauseous when he wanted to talk. He would be fine after drinking some water.
Jiang Lechuan showed an incomprehensible expression: "Last time when we were riding a bike, I remember your stamina was great. What happened recently? Too busy studying to exercise? Do you remember the gym I told you about last time..."
Mu Yuan: "..."
So noisy.
Couldn't stand it anymore, Mu Yuan tilted his head to look in the direction of Gu Qi.
The four eyes met.
Gu Qi pointed to her ears, asking Mu Yuan with his mouth: is it noisy?
Mu Yuan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Gu Qi to ask him this question, but he still nodded honestly.
Gu Qi stood up and interrupted Jiang Lechuan's endless ‘health management plan’ for Mu Yuan: "Let's go, let's go to the cafeteria to have lunch first."
Mu Yuan naturally stood up at once and closely followed Gu Qi.
Although Jiang Lechuan chattered non-stop, his legs were tired. He couldn't understand: "Ah? Go now? Are you that hungry? Don't you want to rest for a while?" Lying on the ground and wanting to rest for a while, Jiang Lechuan noticed that the two people ignored him for real?
Looking at the backs of the two people walking farther and farther, Jiang Lechuan could only make a dissatisfied sound while honestly getting up and chasing after them, shouting: "You actually abandoned me! Simply too much!!!"
Gu Qi turned her head around, winked at Mu Yuan, and deliberately hinted him to walk faster.
Mu Yuan lowered his eyelashes.
The heart that was always a little anxious and irritable seemed to be comforted at this moment.
It was like sharing a secret with Elder Sister.
Jiang Lechuan was hollering in dissatisfaction behind him and he wasn't the one who was excluded.
Some despicable thoughts made Mu Yuan want to stop and look back to see Jiang Lechuan's expression, but a hand was suddenly placed on his shoulder.
Jiang Lechuan had already caught up. Although his voice filled with dissatisfaction, his eyes were already curved and the corners of his lips were slightly raised.
Just like last time.
His emotions came too quickly and went too quickly. This complaint seemed to be just casually said and didn't truly feel angry. Instead, he thought it was just a quibble between siblings.
So after Gu Qi agreed to buy him the most famous chicken drumstick in the cafeteria of No. 1 School, Jiang Lechuan regained his cheerful self and began to plan how to maintain his absolute advantage in the afternoon competition.
Jiang Lechuan's hand was still on his shoulder, with no intention of moving it away.
Mu Yuan frowned slightly and wanted to avoid it, but Jiang Lechuan didn't realize it at all. Instead, he hugged him even harder.
In Jiang Lechuan's view, this slightly intimate behavior was normal.
After all, every time he and his teammates were found to have a midnight snack and punished by Xu Yanyue, they would support each other to return to the dormitory after running dozens of laps around the field as a whole team .
However, Mu Yuan found it very awkward.
He wasn't used to having such contact with anyone, but Jiang Lechuan was too strong. It was only three minutes' walk from here to the cafeteria.
Forget it...
Just bear with it.
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