Section 2

"I have never seen anyone listen to music during a competition; it greatly affects speed." Lu Shiyi reprimanded her a couple of times and then questioned her warm-up posture with a professional eye, "You should move your ankle and hip joints more. Are you practicing dancing by just stretching your legs here?"

Ah, listen, I can't return that bar of soap to you right now. Xia Xiaoju decided to buy another one on the way home and switch it out.

Yes, keep running!

Indeed, in order to save time, the last group of men ran out for more than half a lap before the first group of women set off. Xia Xiaoju had no choice but to hold onto her portable cassette player, listening to Li Keqin's "Red Sun" all the way, "Even if fate is tumultuous and wandering, even if fate is twisted and strange," and naturally ran beyond the top eight.

Xia Xiaoju clicked her tongue, bending down with her palms barely touching the ground. "You are truly impressive"

"Isn't it, your beautiful braided hair?" Xia Xiaoju sang, bouncing up and down on the steps. The two of them chatted and laughed for a while, ate the dried fruit bread brought by Lin You, and then squatted down together to watch the ants carry the crumbs back to their home

Xia Xiaoju hurriedly rushed down, grabbing Lin You and sitting in a place far from Huang Jun, feeling fortunate that he had a limp in one foot and would not come over to ask questions. Otherwise, it would truly be a disservice to Le Tao

An unremarkable first meeting, a seed unintentionally cast aside. Before it branches out and blooms into a flourishing flower, you cannot see how it germinates and takes root. You think that nothing will happen.

Thus, the square little box, still carrying the warm breath from the chest, was handed from Xiaojun's pocket to Lin You's hand. Lin You smiled and shook it, thanking Cheng Lang.

Only long-legged beauties are of high quality

Then let's change it for a day, and switch it back tomorrow

It's nothing. How about you teach me how to do my hair? Look at me after running, I look like a madman

You really went to get a bar of soap, didn't you? Lin You smiled, "You are too adorable"

"Can I exchange this?" Cheng Lang looked at the portable cassette player in her hand and said with a smile, "Sure."

Xia Xiaoju is quite self-aware and would not argue about technical issues with Lu Shiyi, who has already reached the national second-level athlete standard. Instead, she silently called out "Da Tu, Da Tu, A Tuzi" a couple of times in her heart. She glanced at the audience and needed to go around the fence: "It’s too late to send it back now. How about you come over to help me after you finish running?"

As the day was coming to an end, Xia Xiaoju untied her neatly arranged hair. The two braids, which had been twisted all day, curled and flicked like a young antelope that had just grown its horns.

Xia Xiaoju patted her shoulder and said, "I am truly sorry about what happened just now. If I could have finished third, I would have given the prize to you"

Yes, the prize is a bar of Lux soap

Aren't you going to send someone off?" Cheng Lang said

Lu Shiyi and Cheng Lang returned to the team in front of her, both placing third, each holding a bar of soap. "Can I trade something for your soap?" Xia Xiaoju asked Cheng Lang, "I accidentally spilled vegetable soup on someone just now."

I started dancing in elementary school, while running was purely a case of the physical education teacher pushing me into it, unlike you who are so professional

Happy memories, only half belong to me

They couldn't see the face clearly. Jue Tao leaned forward and let out a sneer

She is a beauty. Xia Xiaoju glanced at Le Tao and swallowed this sentence back down. She bent her legs, pretending to watch the match, with a square soap box pressed against her heart and between her knees. At this moment, he was not far behind her, resting on his backpack, listening to which song? "The Setting Sun is Drunk," "What More Can One Ask for in Life," or "Strolling Through Life's Path"? The tapes Cheng Lang had listened to became Xia Xiaoju's favorite albums; the headphones he had used, one side of which no longer produced sound, were still treasured in her drawer.

I am primarily focused on the aspect of participation itself. By the way, my name is Xia Xiaoju, with 'ju' referring to the orange.

There is no soap left for you," she said to Lin You

Lin You, the You of pomelo

"I recall a song," Lin You said

Lin You tilted her head and looked at her: "Third?"

The 800-meter and high jump competitions for the high school group are both scheduled for the afternoon. At the registration area, Xia Xiaoju encounters the lead dancer, a girl whom she had splashed with oil. She has changed into a sports sweatshirt and knee-length running shorts, and is also standing in the 800-meter lineup. Upon hearing "Group 1, Lane 3, Number 7405, Lin You," she raises her hand and responds crisply.

Indeed. Otherwise, by the time you reach the end, your legs won't feel like your own. Without listening to music, you certainly won't be able to take a step forward

We are still of the same category

Until someone gently tugged at the end of Xia Xiaoju's braid: "Old Guo has left, I will also take my leave, I will return the Walkman to you, can I borrow the tape for a couple more days?"

"It really doesn't matter," Lin You said with a smile, waving her hand. "I had no intention of wearing such an ugly uniform again." As she spoke, she began to warm up, bending down and lightly pressing her cheek against her knee.

Huang Jun, also known as Wolf Eye, shouted, "Beauty!" before Xia Xiaoju had noticed Lin You waving at her from the stands

"Why do I love you so much!" Lu Shiyi glanced at her and walked towards the starting point, "We'll talk about it later."

Lin You was called away by a teammate from the same school, while Xia Xiaoju continued to stretch her legs. When she lowered her head, her portable cassette player fell out of her pocket. Lu Shiyi saw this and walked over to ask: "Are you planning to run with this?"

Huang Jun asked: "Whom did you spill the vegetable soup on? You seem to be quite concerned; is he a handsome guy?"

You too

Where are you sitting? I will go back to have a drink of water first, and then I will come to find you later

"Wow, the new Panasonic model. It's quite heavy, it seems I need to take good care of it." Cheng Lang took the portable music player, pretending it was heavy in his hand, "I'm going to the back to listen to music and sleep, remember to call me when you leave." He threw the soap to Xia Xiaoju, "This is for you."

The two girls exchanged a glance and burst into laughter together

Sure, sure, wait for me to go back and get a comb. After being styled all day, it must be all tangled. Once I let it down, it will look like a lion.

Xia Xiaoju turned around and pointed, saying: "Under that blue flag."