Chapter 106 Sports Meeting (Part )
After returning home, Li Shengli first looked through the mountain products he had saved. He couldn't go out for an outing without bringing anything.

I rummaged through the bag and found some peanuts left, as well as a large bag of wild chestnuts that I had exchanged with fellow villagers.

Got it. I'll fry some chestnuts and take them with me that day.

April 30th soon arrived. Early in the morning, Lee Seung-ri wore his work clothes and a pair of Liberation shoes. That was almost the whole outfit. He didn't dare wear sportswear. Sportswear at that time was not as loose as those in later generations. Most of them were tight-fitting. If this got out, Lee Seung-ri would feel very embarrassed, after all, there was such a big bulge.

When he arrived at the factory, Li Shengli first prepared breakfast with everyone in the kitchen.

After breakfast, while waiting for the sports meeting to begin, Wang Tiezhu came over.

"Victory, how are the preparations going?" Wang Tiezhu said as he picked up a piece of carrot from the chopping board and started eating it.

"It's okay, that's all." Li Shengli said indifferently. The most important thing was to participate, and he didn't think about winning any awards. "Squad leader, how are you preparing?"

"I guess it will be afternoon." Wang Tiezhu said while chewing the radish in his mouth.

At nine o'clock, following the announcement on the radio, everyone except those on duty in the security department and the kitchen gathered on the large playground in the factory.

"Good morning, leaders, guests, and employees! With the spring breeze, we are full of joy and spirit to welcome the second staff sports meeting of our factory. This sports meeting of our factory is a major measure to actively respond to the Ministry of Education and the State Sports Commission's advocacy of national fitness activities, aiming to promote the Olympic spirit of "higher, faster, stronger"..."

As the voice on the radio sounded, the sports meeting officially began.

As the broadcast introduced the leaders one by one, they sat on the podium. The broadcast then notified the athletes to enter the venue. The May wind was still a little cold, and everyone was wearing work clothes.

As the athletes from each workshop entered the venue, the national flag was raised and the national anthem was played. With a shout of "Stand up", the leaders sitting on the stage all stood up.

After the national flag was raised, the radio began to introduce the leaders present. In addition to Director Yang, there were also leaders from the Ministry of Metallurgy. Unfortunately, Li Shengli was busy at the moment and did not see them. I don’t know if he was the big leader who took care of Sha Zhu in the play.

Then it was the leader's speech. Li Shengli was still feeling lucky that he had work to do and didn't have to go out to listen to the leader's speech. I think the most excited person at this moment should be Second Uncle Liu Haizhong, after all, he dreams of becoming a leader.

As the process went through, the judges and athletes were introduced. Most of the members of the judges were prestigious senior employees of the factory.

Next came the opening performance. The workers in the workshop formed a large square formation. As the music of the radio gymnastics sounded, people on the playground began to do the radio gymnastics.

The competition officially began after the opening ceremony. The long-distance running event, which took a long time, was put in the afternoon, while the morning events were filled with shorter competition times.

"Shengli, hurry up and go, the event you are going to participate in will start soon." Wang Tiezhu came back and said to Li Shengli after taking a walk outside.

"Okay, I'll go then." Li Shengli nodded and greeted the others in the kitchen.

"Master Li, come on." The person on duty in the kitchen cheered Li Shengli.

Li Shengli thanked them and walked out of the kitchen to the playground. The playground was crowded with people, most of whom were family members of the steel mill workers. You can see the second aunt and Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu in the corner, and Lou Xiaoe and other neighbors at the rope skipping competition venue.

A shot put competition was being held in the center of the playground. The men's competition had already ended and now it was the women's turn. A bunch of grown men gathered around to join in the fun. There was a table and chairs set up behind the circle, and the referee was sitting on a bench recording the athletes' scores.

The female athlete who was participating in the competition grabbed the shot put with her right hand and placed it next to her shoulder. She took two steps forward and threw the shot put out using the strength of her waist and abdomen. After the shot put hit the ground, two members of the referee team immediately measured the distance with a ruler.

The sprint group was also competing over there. A group of people wearing work clothes with number tags pinned to their bodies were exercising while waiting for the referee to start.

As the referee blew the whistle, the sprinters put their hands on the ground, leaned forward, and moved their feet one after the other to prepare for the start.

"Ready." With the whistle of the referee, the athletes ran out in a flash. There was a referee watching them at the finish line. Because there were so many participants, there were preliminaries, semi-finals and finals.

"Xu Damao, you actually participated in the rope skipping competition." Li Shengli passed by the rope skipping competition venue and actually saw Xu Damao participating in the competition. He couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"Well, there's nothing I can do. There are only a few people in the Propaganda Department." Xu Damao looked helpless. It's not shameful to go running when he doesn't have the physical strength. Besides, he has practiced skipping rope before.

"Okay, then you wait for the competition. I'll go over first." Li Shengli didn't want to disturb Xu Damao, and he didn't know whether Xu Damao came to participate in the rope skipping competition because there were many people participating.

"Li Shengli, what are you participating in?" Xu Damao shouted hurriedly when he saw Li Shengli was about to leave.

"I participated in the long jump," said Li Shengli.

"Then do you know what Sha Zhu participated in?" Xu Damao thought to himself that he would go and see if Sha Zhu would embarrass himself. If he did, he would have to laugh at him.

"It seems to be a 200-meter sprint." Li Shengli said after thinking for a while.

"I'll go and take a look later. I don't believe he can outrun others." Xu Damao said gritting his teeth.

Li Shengli shrugged and said nothing. How could Sha Zhu not know how to run? Just based on the fact that he got rid of wounded soldiers when he was a child, his running results would not be bad.

Coming to the corner of the playground, there must be a sand pit for long jump, so the long jump event was placed in the corner. When Li Shengli arrived here, there was already a large group of people gathered in front, surrounding both sides of the sand pit. On the outside was an older master who served as the referee. These masters could not run or jump now, and could only shine in the referee position.

Li Shengli took out a number tag from his pocket and pinned it on his chest with a pin. After pinning the tag on, he went to the referee to sign in, and then walked to the athlete waiting area to wait.

"Master Li, you're here." It was someone Li Shengli knew, Zhang Yongliang, the kitchen helper in the second canteen. He was also here to participate in the long jump.

"How is it? Are there any strong enemies?" Li Shengli asked Zhang Yongliang for information.

(End of this chapter)