The auditorium was almost full.
Austin’s elementary school is a bilingual school, and the most important event of the year, besides Christmas, is the summer recital, which is a talent showcase for almost the entire school.
After taking her seat, Lucy Chambers fished out a handful of melons from inside her pocket and handed them to Bohdi Olson, “Want some?”
Bohdi Olson awkwardly circled Chambers, “That’s not good, is it?”
“I brought garbage bags.”
“It’s not the garbage bags,” Bohdi Olson said as she looked around at the dress of the people around her.
They are all dressed very formally and the image of the parents is very important to their children’s life at school at the school level gala, and Lucy Chambers is here getting high?
Looking at Bohdi Olson sitting upright, Lucy Chambers shook her head, “It’s your first time at a parent-teacher conference, you’ll know when you attend more of these school events, parents are just here for decoration, you’ll die of boredom if you don’t get high.”
“No way?” Bohdi Olson was a little puzzled, “It would be boring?”
“Of course you will, the whole three hours of the gala, from beginning to end there is nothing for you to do, just watch the program, and can not leave the stage, you are not bored?”
The performance is not really interesting, at least for Lucy Chambers, who has been watching it for so many years, it’s really aesthetic fatigue.
She was just as excited as Bohdi Olson was when she attended her first parent-teacher conference.
Bohdi Olson was skeptical, “But my brother told me that I could leave as soon as I received the award.”
“Receiving what award?” Lucy Chambers froze.
“I’m not really sure, in any case, there are several awards.”
Lucy Chambers will be skeptical and high on melon.
Gellar Jaxton Olson’s eldest son, Gellar Sai Chau, just started his first year of elementary school, was born calm and measured, simply and Gellar Jaxton Olson is a mold carved out of the same, playing a small child with a little old man as old and serious.
What kind of awards can a young child in the first grade get? Third best student?
Austin An An has been in school since now, not to mention the third best student, even a class of a large part of the people can get the excellent progress award are not on the edge.
The gala is divided into five parts according to the grade level, the first is the first grade reporting performance, the performance is over, the host will come out to make a speech, read the list of outstanding students in each class this year, Gellar West Island is listed.
“You see, I said there is no award, I have come to participate for several years, every time a group of children’s names are reported and that’s it, you still have to continue to watch the show and get high afterwards.”
Lucy Chambers shoved a handful of melons into Bohdi Olson’s hand, “Calm down, don’t be so nervous.”
The words have just fallen, not waiting for Bohdi Olson to speak, the stage and the host of the broadcast cadence, “In addition to just read the names of these children, our first grade this year there is a more important thing to announce, about the first grade three class Gellar West Chau students.”
Lucy Chambers froze and looked up toward the stage.
“First of all, Gellar Xizhou students in this semester to participate in the national elementary school students Olympiad, over the five hurdles into the national competition, and finally got the first prize, in addition to the city elementary school students in the Games got the first place in the sprint, calligraphy competition first prize in regular script, piano … ”
Listening to the host announce the contents of the various awards, there was an uproar of awe on stage.
What kind of family must this be to raise such an all-around talented child?
Finally, the moderator said, “After considering the above, the school has determined that Gellar Nishimasu has the ability to perform at a higher grade level and has therefore decided to change Gellar Nishimasu’s grade level from first to fourth and to present him with the school’s Outstanding Student Award. parents to receive the award.”
The stage was filled with applause and the parents were envious.
Lucy Chambers watched dumbfounded as Bohdi Olson straightened his suit and bow tie and went on stage.
There’s really an award, huh?
Looking at Bohdi Olson’s smug appearance on stage receiving the award, Lucy Chambers’ heart was sour and she leaned on Farren Austin, “Honey, this is someone else’s kid, right?”
Farren Austin patted the back of her hand, “Other people’s children look good, but they’re not as good as your own. I prefer my daughter to be free and happy.”
“I see that people Gellar West Island also have a good time.”
“But don’t you think that Ann’s own happy colleagues can also bring happiness to others as well.”
Lucy Chambers froze for a moment.
That’s true.
The eldest daughter, An An, grew up with little special talent, unlike the youngest daughter, Yubing, who was extremely talented in music, witty, and also unlike Gellar Xi Zhou, who loved to study, and even more helplessly, she could only barely float on the passing line in every subject.
Lucy Chambers didn’t expect her daughter to be an academic, but she still wanted her children to do well, after all, she and Farren Austin are not bad brains, but in this area of study, Austin Ann always seems to be lacking.
When Lucy Chambers was gloomy, Austin, who is always shy about words, suddenly pointed to the stage and said, “It’s my sister…”
Following Austin’s finger towards the stage, the awards had just ended, followed closely by an all-school play for the entire six elementary grades, and a children’s play that happens every year.
The opening is a three-minute mini-theater that introduces the theme of the play.
The little girl on stage wrapped in a black cloak, playing the bad stepmother of Princess Snow White, is fiddling with a poisoned apple held in her hand in front of the magic mirror, deliberately pinching her voice and asking, “Magic mirror magic mirror, quickly tell me, who is the most beautiful woman in the world ah?”
The ‘magic mirror’ said, “Ah, my beautiful queen, the most beautiful person is you.”
The ‘witch’ immediately covered her mouth and laughed with glee, “Ahahahahahahaha …”
“But in the room next to yours, there is a more beautiful …”
“Shut up!”
‘Witch’ suddenly interrupted the magic mirror to speak, straightened the tip of the hair, a flip of the black robe, very confident, “the latter words do not need to say, I am the most beautiful woman in the world, do not accept any rebuttal … ”
“But …”
“No buts.”
“Princess Snow White …”
“Say one more word and I’ll break you.”
The ‘magic mirror’ was silent.
The parents in the auditorium had long been confused by this completely ‘spoofed’ version of Princess Snow White.
And what’s even better is that after sealing the magic mirror’s mouth, the ‘witch’ hummed happily inside the room, “The magic mirror has been talking too much nonsense lately, it’s time to change one.”
With that, she casually picked up the poisoned apple and took a bite
“Uh …”
The ‘witch’ spun around the stage in several exaggerated circles before collapsing to the ground.
The little handsome man in front of the stage announcer walked quickly by holding up a sign that said the theme of the play – if the magic mirror is missing in Princess Snow White
A nonsensical drama performance began.
Halfway through the show, the audience in the auditorium were laughing and tears came out, where there is no image to speak of, one after another, clapping and shouting.
Lucy Chambers rings Chambers around and looks at the electronic screen showing her daughter Austin Ann as one of the main writers on the side of the stage, finally admitting from the bottom of her heart that her children’s path has its own way of going, and parents need not worry much.
Maybe her language ice will really become a very powerful cellist in the future, or maybe just as an ordinary music teacher.
Maybe her Ann will become a very powerful screenwriter in the future, or maybe just be an ordinary girl.
But what’s wrong with being ordinary?