A car accident, our family of three crossed

As the referees looked further, the disappointment on their faces became more and more obvious. Some of them even shook their heads and sighed after just picking it up and taking a look.

What is this? What is this pair of?

They thought that they would not be able to come up with a satisfactory second line today. Just when they thought that the day would end in disappointment, they suddenly heard someone exclaim.

"Absolutely, absolutely."

When the others heard the sound, they looked and saw a man standing up excitedly, holding a scroll in his hand, staring at it intently, as if he was afraid of missing a word.

"It's amazing, it's really amazing." He was so excited that he couldn't even use words, he could only praise it directly, and then he read it out loud, "Yingyue Lake, Yingyue's shadow, Yingyue Lake reflects the shadow of the moon, the moon lake is ten thousand years, the moon shadow is ten thousand years."

When the others heard this, they immediately rushed over. Some of them quickly snatched the scroll from the referee's hand to take a look. "Let me see, let me see."

Those who were slow and failed to grab it could only gather together to look at the contents of the scroll, and then exclaimed in admiration at the same time!

"Wonderful, really wonderful!"

"A quatrain, this is a quatrain!"

One person wanted to meet the person who came up with this couplet immediately, and shouted to the guy who just collected the manuscripts: "Hey, come here, tell me, who is this last participant?"

Upon hearing this, the others also looked at the waiter eagerly.

But the guy was obviously a man who had seen the world. Facing the literary masters, he was not panicked at all and said neither servilely nor arrogantly: "I'm sorry, everyone, we can't break the rules. Before you come to a conclusion, we can't reveal the identity of the participants."

"You, man, really don't know how to adapt." Everyone pointed at the waiter and complained a few words, but didn't make things difficult for him anymore.

An older man with gray hair stroked his beard and expressed his opinion: "I think this couplet should win the first prize tonight. What do you think?"

The others echoed, "Mr. Shen is right, this couplet is well deserved!"

Even though Dean Cao had been unhappy since just now, he couldn't say anything against his will at this moment.

Although he didn't want to admit that his daughter's second line was not even a little bit worse than his, but even if he didn't want to admit it, this was an indisputable fact and he couldn't refute it.

Therefore, the participant with the last number passed the vote unanimously without any suspense and won the first place tonight.

In the lobby downstairs, almost all the participants who handed in their answer sheets were nervous and looked up to the second floor from time to time, waiting for the best answer to be revealed.

Only Hang Shuheng looked like a bystander, seemingly unconcerned, standing there with his posture upright, in a style all his own.

Finally, after a short yet long wait, there was a result.

The door to the private room on the second floor opened, and a group of people walked out one after another. They were the referees for tonight.

A group of people stood on the railing of the corridor and looked down at the scene in the hall downstairs. They looked around sharply, trying to find the person who they thought had written the quatrain.

No matter where Cao Qianyu went, Mei Yaosheng was always around her, flattering her, making her even more determined to win the jackpot tonight.

The reason why she is full of mysterious self-confidence is definitely due in large part to Mei Yaosheng's constant flattery.

For example, at this moment, when Mei Yaosheng saw all the referees come out, he turned around and flattered Cao Qianyu without thinking, "Ms. Cao, don't worry, I have confidence in you. Tonight's prize will definitely belong to you."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Hang Shuheng provocatively and said sarcastically, "Unlike some people who overestimate their own abilities and still want to take the lead, you should have some self-knowledge as a person."

It’s a pity that Hang Shuheng wasn’t even looking at them, and turned a deaf ear to what he said.

Mei Yaosheng just felt like he had punched a cotton ball, which was a thankless task.

The judges upstairs couldn't help but frown when they heard this. The older man even asked unhappily, "Which academy is that person from? How dare he speak so arrogantly here?"

The waiter glanced at Dean Cao, who had an unpleasant expression on his face, and stepped forward and said, "In response to Mr. Shen, that was a student of Dean Cao from Hongyuan Academy, and the woman next to him was Dean Cao's daughter."

Mr. Shen is the president of Pingyang County Academy. He is a highly respected figure in the literary circle.

The old man has been teaching and educating people all his life. He can tell what kind of person a person is just by looking at his face, words and deeds. He has seen many people who have no self-awareness and are self-righteous.

"President Cao is really a good teacher!" Old Mr. Shen said to President Cao with a sullen face, then flicked his wide sleeves and walked down the stairs first.

The looks the others gave President Cao were also meaningful.

Dean Cao wanted to strangle Mei Yaosheng to death at this moment. He shouldn't have kept this scourge that ruined the academy's reputation just for a little bit of profit. He had only been quiet for a few days, and now he was embarrassing the academy again in public, and even embarrassing himself as the dean.

Downstairs, Cao Qianyu was immersed in the confidence given by Mei Yaosheng, and even she herself thought she had a sure win tonight.

However, when she raised her head and looked towards the second floor, wanting to make eye contact with Dean Cao, she suddenly noticed Dean Cao's extremely ugly expression, and her heart sank.

Could it be that she didn't win? How could that be possible? She couldn't accept such a guess. How could she lose to someone else?

Cao Qianyu's mind was in a state of confusion, and she didn't even hear what Mei Yaosheng was saying beside her. It was not until the waiter on the stage struck the gong again that she suddenly came to her senses.

"I'm sure you are all looking forward to the announcement of the final winner. Now, the answer is in my hands."

The guy shouted, holding a scroll high in his hand.

Everyone immediately held their breath, staring at the scroll, silently repeating in their hearts that it must be theirs.

Even if some people initially participate for the sake of joining in the fun and trying their luck, they will still hold on to a glimmer of hope when the answer is about to be revealed.

What if the referees collectively make the wrong judgment? So, we still have to have dreams.

The guy held up the scroll but didn't rush to announce the name, which made some people watching the show in the audience unable to wait.

"Hey, little buddy, just tell me! Who won the first prize?"

"Hey! Don't worry, I'll reveal it to you right away."

The guy said he would reveal the answer, but his hands moved very slowly, which made the people watching the show in the audience want to rush up to help him.