To be honest, Qin Xue's erhu level is just average, probably learned for only a year. The melody she played was quite familiar but not smooth enough and had some ear-piercing feeling.

  Even so, after a song came down the audience still responded with warm applause. Anyway, it's today's rare musical instrument program, and before that, there were songs and dances everywhere, but now such a program appears, which makes people feel fresh.

  Qin Xue's footsteps were a bit light and airy as she stepped down from the stage, with a spring breeze-like smile on her face. She looked at Zhou Xiaoyun who was going up to the stage with some disdain, thinking that this country girl could not perform any good programs.

  Zhou Xiaoyun stood on the stage, looking at the three or four hundred spectators below, feeling a little dizzy. In her previous life, she had never been in the spotlight like this before? Today, she also fulfilled one of her wishes. She calmed herself down and raised the harmonica in her hand to play "Let's Row Together", which she had practiced countless times over the past few months.

  When the melodious harmonica sound floated through the microphone in the auditorium, the auditorium suddenly became quiet.

  Who can't sing this familiar campus song and who doesn't love to listen? Looking at the little girl on stage wearing a light blue and white flower skirt, elegant as a wildflower, her sparkling eyes shining brightly, everyone in the audience is enchanted.

  As soon as the song ended, applause thundered, even the judges were excited and applauded.

  Zhou Xiaoyun felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction at that moment, and as she walked off the stage, Fang Wenchao rushed over to greet her. He was so excited that he could hardly speak coherently: "It's great, it's wonderful."

  Fang Wenchao's praise made Zhou Xiaoyun extremely happy, a smile appeared on his face, it seems that winning the award is not a problem.

  When she returned to her seat, Qin Xue's barely concealed surprise and jealousy made Zhou Xiaoyun feel even better.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, after all the performances were finished, the judges calculated the scores and announced the first, second and third prizes.

  The host first announced the third prize program, a total of eight, and the teachers who went up to receive the award certificates were all smiling.

  However, Zhou Xiaoyun was not among them. Could it be that this time he would get the second prize? Fang Wenchao thought with glee.

  There were four second prizes, including Qin Xue's program.

  Finally, after the last name was read out and she still hadn't heard her own name, Zhou Xiaoyun felt disappointed. There were only two first prizes, which usually went to students from city schools, so she didn't stand a chance. Had she been wrong to think that she wouldn't win an award?

  Fang Wenchao was also nervous, and the program that he and his teacher had been anxiously waiting for finally came out with a first prize.

  "This time the first prize winners are Experimental Primary School's dance 'Spring' and Xingwang Primary School's harmonica 'Let's Row Our Oars', let's welcome them on stage to receive their awards."

  Until Fang Wenchao walked off the stage in a daze after receiving his award, he couldn't quite believe it was real. Zhou Xiaoyun also couldn't believe it. Had he really won first prize? It felt like a dream come true.

  At noon, Fang Wenchao excitedly took Zhou Xiaoyun to a home restaurant and ordered two good dishes with his own money for lunch.

  A plate of braised fish and a dish of stir-fried meat strips, the teacher and student duo ate to their heart's content. After finishing their meal, Fang Wenchao thought about Principal Qiao still waiting anxiously at school for him to bring back good news, so he abandoned his plan to return home and instead took Zhou Xiaoyun on a ride back to school.

  Fang Wenchao and Zhou Xiaoyun, who returned triumphantly, were warmly welcomed by Principal Qiao and all the teachers.

  The news came out and was passed on to each school through phone calls. The unexpectedly good news made Principal Qiao so happy that the corners of his mouth were sore from smiling. Originally, he had been expecting to get a third prize at most, and in fact, even if they hadn't won any prizes, he wouldn't have been overly disappointed - after all, they were used to it. But this first prize that came out of nowhere was like winning the jackpot of five million for Principal Qiao.

  Principal Qiao immediately told the news to all the teachers in the school, and everyone was as happy as Rong Yu. They all followed Principal Qiao to stand at the school gate to welcome the two back!

  Excessive praise from all sides made it difficult for Zhou Xiaoyun to parry, and at this time, she painfully discovered the troubles of being a high-profile person.

  Zhou Xiaoyun really can't bear to listen to others' continuous praise of herself, it seems that being low-key is still the best.

  When she arrived at the classroom, Wang Jingjing was the first to come and congratulate Zhou Xiaoyun. She didn't quite understand what this competition was about, but anyway, it was a first prize in the county's school, which seemed like a very good thing.

  Zhou Zhihai and Feng Tiezhu made a fuss about asking her to treat them to sugar, Zhou Xiaoyun smiled and agreed.

  Zhou Xiaoyun initially smiled and accepted everyone's congratulations, but after being bombarded by Huang Tuan, Zhou Qianqian, and Xiao Buzi Sun Min one after another, her smile had become somewhat stiff.

  Zhou Xiaoyun, who never thought of skipping school, began to consider the possibility of skipping school. She thought about it and decided that she wasn't the type to be rebellious anyway, so forget it!

  After school, Wu Mei excitedly ran to find her: "Da Ya, I heard you got a first prize in the county! That's amazing, I was thrilled for a long time when I heard this news."

  No way! Zhou Xiaoyun rubbed her head and felt a bit of pain. It was finally over after she managed to get rid of this little girl.

  After returning home, Zhou Guoqiang and Zhao Yujuan were also very happy when they learned the news.

  Zhou Guoqiang publicly praised Zhou Xiaoyun in front of the children, while Zhao Yuzhen thought that the 28 yuan spent on clothes was worth it.

  Dabao was over the moon with joy, even more than when he scored 80 points himself. For several days afterwards, whenever he met his friends while playing, he would show off his sister, until someone teased him "It's not like you won the prize yourself, your sister won it and you're gloating about it" before he stopped.

  The Education Bureau symbolically awarded five yuan, and Principal Qiao generously took out ten yuan from the office expenses to reward Zhou Xiaoyun. Zhou Xiaoyun handed over the fifteen yuan to her mother, Zhao Yujuan, who felt that this was what her daughter had won and refused to accept it, letting Zhou Xiaoyun keep it to buy something she liked.

  Zhou Xiaoyun thought to herself that she would save up money to buy an accordion in the future, and with a clear conscience, she put the money away.