The whole street seemed to be clogged with blood clots. Once the traffic flow gathered together, it could not disperse. Even after half an hour, they could not drive a few meters further.
In a taxi, Li Jiaming kept complaining to his mother: "I told you to come out early. There are already traffic jams here on weekends. You will definitely be late if you rush there now."
Mother Li raised her wrist and looked at her watch: "If you're late, just be late. This is just the semi-finals. It doesn't matter whether you go or not."
"Why doesn't it matter? The semi-finals are also very important. With us cheering her up in the audience, my little sister will definitely perform better. If my little sister becomes the beauty pageant champion, our whole family will be prosperous." Li Jiaming shouted.
Mother Li said: "It's useless to go there. The auditorium is dark and so far away from the stage. My little sister can't even see us on the stage."
The taxi moved half a space ahead. The driver yawned in boredom, turned around and asked, "Is there anyone in your family attending Dongjie?"
Li Jiaming said ostentatiously: "Yes, No. 8 Li Jiaxin is my sister."
"So you are Li Jiaxin's sister, no wonder you are so beautiful." The driver said with a smile.
Among the three mothers and daughters of the Li family, Li Jiaming's appearance is the most mediocre. Now she is 20 years old and can barely score 80 points. However, the shelf life is too short. In ten years, her face shape will have changed, and she will have a horse face.
70 points is not enough.
On the contrary, Li Jiaxin's mother is still very charming in her early 40s. When she was young, she was invited by a Shaw Brothers talent scout to make a movie, but she refused to take care of her family.
As time passed, Li Jiaming became more and more irritable, and eventually the driver didn't bother to chat with her. Li's mother, however, was not angry at all. She looked at the street scene leisurely, and occasionally chatted with the taxi driver.
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Mother Li came to Hong Kong with her family after the war. She was forced to make a living by marrying a Portuguese ghost who was much older than her. Later she settled in Macau and gave birth to two sisters, Li Jiaxin. At first, her married life was very happy, and her husband
Although he was older, he was handsome and strong, and he treated her quite well. However, the good times did not last long. The Portuguese ghost soon found another woman, and eventually abandoned the mother and daughter and ran away. He did not come back until last year to officially divorce her.
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Mother Li raised her two daughters by herself, lived in shantytowns, picked up rotten vegetable leaves, and suffered all kinds of hardships. How could she care about such a small traffic jam?
When the mother and daughter arrived at the Taiping Theater, the semi-finals had already started for more than 40 minutes. Their seats were on the second floor of the auditorium, and they were so far away that they could hardly see the faces on the stage.
The competition has entered the question-and-answer session. The questions raised by the judges are usually provided by the Dongjie Beauty Pageant Organizing Committee, and then the judges can choose and raise them at will. Of course, if the judges are interested, they can also ask individual additional questions to the contestants themselves.
question.
The 10 judges were lined up under the stage. Ni Zhen, who was sitting in the middle and on the right, was particularly eye-catching because he was so young. Coupled with the halo of his father Ni Kuang and aunt Yi Shu, he himself was handsome and handsome.
, it’s hard even if you don’t want to attract people.
After Li Jiaxin finished answering the question in a satisfactory manner, Ni Zhen suddenly picked up the microphone and said: "Ms. Li, I want to ask one more question."
Li Jiaxin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Mr. Ni, please speak."
Ni Zhen said with a smile: "Before I became a judge, I read the detailed information of each young lady in the preparatory competition. Your grades in school seem to be very good. You often get 3 A's and 4 A's in exams. Such results are achieved every year in Hong Kong.
There are only three to four hundred exams. Based on your academic performance, there is no problem in getting into college. If you become the beauty pageant champion, will you continue to study?"
"Oh..." When this question was asked, the audience suddenly erupted in cheers. There were only two reasons why everyone was cheering. One was that a beauty like Li Jiaxin got 4 A's in the exam, and the other was that Ni Zhen's question was too
It's too obvious. You didn't ask any questions from the previous contestants, but when it was Li Jiaxin's turn, you asked extra questions. Moreover, you knew so much about their academic performance. Even a fool knew that he was interested in Li Jiaxin.
Li Jiaxin shook her head decisively and said: "No, no matter where I get in the beauty pageant, I will not continue to enter college."
"Why?" Another judge asked curiously before Ni Kuang, "If you were eliminated tonight, wouldn't you go to college? It would be a pity for you."
Li Jiaxin was very shrewd and instantly realized that this was a good opportunity to promote herself. She hid the smile on her face and said sadly: "Because I grew up in a single-parent family. When I was a few years old, my father abandoned me and my mother.
, sister. I remember when I was very young, I moved from an apartment to a tin house. In summer, the sun shone on the tin, and the whole house was like a steamer. In winter, the cold wind poured into the house from the gaps, and I had to shrink my whole body into the quilt before sleeping.
Got it. The saddest thing was encountering a typhoon. I couldn't sleep at all in the middle of the night. The three of us, mother and daughter, had to guard the basin to collect rainwater all night. The roof might be blown away by the wind at any time. This kind of hard life taught me to be strong.
I know it’s not easy for my mother. If I choose to go to college, my mother will have to work hard for a few more years. So I don’t want her to work anymore. I have grown up and can find a job to make money to support my family.”
"Bah bang bang bang..." Ni Zhen took the lead and clapped his hands vigorously. He just wanted to attract Li Jiaxin's attention and favor through special questions, but he didn't expect that he actually elicited Li Jiaxin's words. He couldn't help but praise loudly, "Say
Well done, you are such a filial girl!"
The audience and judges were all moved by Li Jiaxin's words. In the seats, Li's mother suddenly felt the urge to cry after hearing her youngest daughter's words.
Li Jiaxin originally said those words deliberately to arouse the sympathy of the audience, but as she spoke, she remembered the suffering she had suffered since she was a child. She could only envy her classmates when she saw their toys and new clothes. All kinds of grievances made her make false come true.
, as he spoke, he actually started to shed tears.
"It turns out that Miss Li still has this kind of experience. It's really disappointing." Female emcee Lin Jianming walked up to Li Jiaxin and patted her shoulder to express comfort.
Lin Jianming is an old man from the LiTV era. He became famous for participating in Miss Beach held by LiTV more than ten years ago. He is very senior in the TV station, so he is called "Big Sister Ming" by many people. However, Lin Jianming once changed jobs and went to TVB.
She returned to Phoenix TV only after a bad performance, otherwise she would have hosted the finals due to her senior qualifications, instead of co-hosting the semi-finals with Chen Baixiang.
Chen Baixiang also walked to Li Jiaxin and said with a smile: "Every difficulty will pass. Look at how many people are applauding for you."
After Li Jiaxin learned that Chen Baixiang and Lin Jianming were hosting the semi-finals, she asked people about them. She also knew that Chen Baixiang once had a net worth of tens of millions and went bankrupt. After turning around, he lost everything in the stock market crash last year. She wiped away her tears and squeezed
He put on a forced smile and said, "Actually, my experiences are nothing compared to Brother La. You are my idol."
Lin Jianming teased: "Ah Le, you actually have a big beauty admirer."
Chen Baixiang made a proud look: "I can't help it, there are always many girls who like him if he is handsome."
"Are you handsome? The real handsome boy seems to be down there." Lin Jianming said and pointed in Ni Zhen's direction.
"Okay, we have the next contestant..." Chen Baixiang deliberately did not look at Ni Zhen, and his funny way of changing the subject made the audience burst into laughter.
It has to be said that Ni Zhen's selfish questions and Li Jiaxin's witty recounting of her tragic experience made her the most dazzling star tonight.
As soon as the semi-finals ended, Ni Zhen used his status as a judge to come backstage with a bouquet of flowers and said to Li Jiaxin: "Miss Li, congratulations on advancing to the finals."
There were at least one or two hundred flowers in that bouquet. Li Jiaxin happily took it and said with a smile: "Thank you."
Ni Zhen took the opportunity and said, "Miss Li, are you free tomorrow? Let's have dinner together."
"Sorry, I'm not free tomorrow." Li Jiaxin had a very good impression of Ni Zhen and couldn't bear to refuse him, so she added, "How about another day."
When Ni Zhen, a master of love, heard that there was something going on, he immediately took out a business card with a smile on his face and said, "This is my business card. If you need anything, please call me."
When Li Jiaxin took the business card, Ni Zhen asked her for her phone number again.
In another time and space, Li Jiaxin was very successful in clearing the house, playing with all kinds of men. But now she lacks experience, because Li Jiaxin has not been in love yet, and Ni Zhen is her first love. Later, after marrying into a wealthy family,
Li Jiaxin's student ID card and other personal belongings were still left with Ni Zhen and were not taken back. Later, Ni Zhen threatened to make these things public, which attracted Li Jiaxin to curse her from a distance.
If Li Jiaxin was experienced, she would have whetted Ni Zhen's appetite and made Ni Zhen feel itchy when he wanted to refuse. But she obviously didn't have that skill. When Ni Zhen asked for his phone number, Li Jiaxin didn't think much about it and gave it to her at home.
The landline phone number was written to Ni Zhen.
After Ni Zhen got the phone number, he didn't leave. He waited until Li Jiaxin had taken off her makeup and changed clothes, and then said, "Miss Li, let me take you back."
"No, my mother and sister are still waiting for me outside." Li Jiaxin declined politely.
Ni Zhen said familiarly: "That's great. It's hard to take a taxi now. I'll take my aunt and eldest sister back with me."
At Ni Zhen's insistence, Li Jiaxin had no choice but to agree.
The two walked out and met Li's mother and Li Jiaming. Before they could introduce each other, Liming suddenly came over with a gift box: "Miss Li, congratulations."
"Thank you!" Li Jiaxin accepted the gift politely. Ni Zhen and Liming bumped into each other, which made her a little embarrassed, although the two men still had nothing to do with her.
The drama of two men chasing one woman frustrated Ni Zhen's wish to send the beauty home. Li Jiaxin, mother and daughter finally took a taxi back.
"Open it and see what it is?" As soon as he got into the taxi, Li Jiaming encouraged his sister to open Liming's gift.
Li Jiaxin was also very curious, and when she took it apart, she was immediately disappointed.
Li Jiaming said disdainfully: "Tsk, I thought it was a watch or necklace, but I actually got a box of chocolates as a gift."
Compared with Mr. Ni, King Li Tian's methods of picking up girls are really lacking in skill, and he doesn't even know how to give gifts appropriately.
My sister Li Jiaming was still standing by and said, "Little sister, I think Mr. Ni is pretty good. His father has a lot of money, his job is very respectable, and he is so handsome. He is perfect."
Li Jiaxin also felt that Ni Zhen was better, but suddenly she heard their mother say: "Men are unreliable. You must be careful at all times. Women still have to rely on themselves in the end."
The two sisters looked at each other, each sticking out their tongues and not daring to speak any more.rs
