Hearing Wendy’s description about Winnie, Jonny lost his interest to Wendy, sat on the bed and then
said.
“Winnie had a strong background, her husband was capable, she did not seem to be easy to deal with.”
Jonny began to think this problem seriously.
“But she has money. She is rich and rich, sure she is not easy to deal with. If you take her seriously,
you will make it.”
Seeing that Jonny was serious, Wendy continued to entice him, as long as she could get rid of Jonny.
She did not know if Winnie had money or not, but Brian has money, so she would have money. Expect
for women from her country, Jonny liked money, and Winnie had both.
Jonny did not continue to speak but raised the corner of his mouth and sat there thinking about it.
Luke was the first to get up in the morning, because of his father’s promise, he had a sound sleep, and
now he had high spirit.
“Luke, are you nervous?”
They had been ready, Winnie asked Luke before they set off. She wanted to comforted Luke but she
found she was the one needed to be comforted.
“A bit, but not really.”
“Don’t worry, Mom. As long as I put myself into the competition, I will not be nervous, I was so in the
previous competitions.”
Luke comforted his mother.
“I know you are the best and will not be panic in the important occasion.”
Brian encouraged Luke with a smile.
Seeing Winnie and Luke’s expression, he was not sure who would attend the competition.
“Let’s go and arrive the scene in advance, so that Luke could get familiar with the environment.”
Oscar came and urged.
Then they left.
Seeing people from different countries it the scene, Luke was curious and not nervous anymore.
He looked at the competitors carefully and wanted to see how confident they were.
In his eyes, if they were skillful, they were be confident and if they were not skillful, they would be
nervous and worried. And it was detectable.
It was his tragedy, he wanted to see who was good.
After looking at around, he was sure several of them were confident.
But he had to pick among these people.
“Mom. Do you think confidence is good and if they are confident, they will be confident?”
Sitting next to Winnie, Luke asked her.
“Not necessary, some confidence are swanking, while some are low-profile. I think low-profile will be
better and more capable. The swanking kids would neglect something and once he is not careful, it will
have effect on the result of the competition. But the cautious kids are potential.”
Winnie analyzed to Luke. When Luke asked her, she knew that Luke looked around was to explore the
situation.
“Ok, then I will know who is more capable among those confident people.”
Luke felt what his mother said was reasonable. The confident people were capable but the swanking
one would be easy to neglect something and the people who were confident and cautious was the best
competitors.
Luke classified the competitors and knew what his position was in.
“Luke, try to restrain your ability in the competition, so that you can make a breakthrough in the final.”
Winnie told Luke what should be paid attention. It was an intellectual competition, but strategy was also
important.
“I know, Mom.”
Luke answered calmly.
Hearing their conversation, Oscar could not help but laughing.
“It is a competition, are you talking about art of war?”
“I appreciated Winnie about this, she takes the competition as was. Like her, Luke was serious too.”
“Yes, Winwin is serious, or she would not be good in study and would not have made her career
successful. A woman grows up rapidly under pressure is related to her attitude.”
Oscar knew Winnie well. And he knew her past better than Brian.
“So I think she is tired. When I finish my work, we should have a vacation so that we can relax.”
Brian had long had this thought. As Oscar mentioned it, he had stronger desire.
A woman could not be always nervous. She could lie in bed lazily and spend her weekend without
washing face and brushing teeth, and dress casually and go shopping without a make-up.
That was a woman should enjoy, and it was a kind of lazy beauty, which showed that she was loved.
Winnie was tough and had to finish many things alone, in this way, she would be more and more tired.
“She should relax, or she will be break down.”
From Brian’s words, Oscar knew that Brian cared about Winnie. But since so, why he went to meet
Wendy without telling Winnie?
Oscar did not get it.
The competition was soon on. Luke walked into the scene, Brian and Winnie sat in the audience.
It was the preliminary competition, there were many people, so it was a little messy. Luke could not
hear the noisy and see the mess, he was focused on the competition.
In the audience.
“Oscar, how do you think Luke’s performance?”
Brian asked Oscar in a low voice.
“Luke can deal with it. As long as he doesn’t make a mistake, he can go to the next round.”
Oscar was sure with that, because he had taken Luke to do similar topic. As long as he made a slight
change, it would be perfect, but it was just piece of cake of Luke.
“Ok, I will be relieved.”
Brian saw hope. He knew this field but he was not good at it. He wanted to know the result, so he
asked Oscar.
“You are nervous.”
Oscar teased Brian. He and Winnie was confident about Luke, only Brian was worried.
“Yes, I am quite nervous, I told him the result is not important, but I hope that he can get prize.”
This was the real thought of Brian. It was normal, every parent had such thought.
“Luke can have a prize, but I am not sure which prize he will get.”
Oscar was confident, because he knew well of Luke’s ability.
Others tried every effort to learn soft, but Luke was a talent, plus Luke worked hard and was low-profile
confident. Oscar thought Luke had his advantage in the international competition.
The competition came to an end. Luke got into the next round raking 40th.
Brian was satisfied about this result, so Winnie and Oscar. Luke felt relaxed.
When the had lunch in the hotel, they talked about the competition.
“Mom, the competitors I thought good ranked front of me. only a few who were overconfident made a
mistake ranked behind me, but they were ranked first 80th, they did not get sifted out.”
“I will go to the scene ahead of time to observe the state of the 80 people.”
Luke was not nervous and said his plan out relaxedly.
“Ok, do what you want.”
Winnie agreed with Luke’s strategy, but she had to remind Luke.
“Luke, there are 100 people in the competition, and 20 people have been sifted out in the first round,
take 80 of them as competitors because they had their respective advantage and disadvantage."
“I know, Mom, don’t worry.”
“Uncle Oscar, what shortcoming do you think I have in the competition? Please correct it for me, so that
I can play better in the afternoon.”
At this moment, Luke was an individual with his own thought. He was not like a child, what he thought
was more careful than an adult.
“Nothing, but you are too conservative.”
“But the 40th is good, don’t make yourself too many enemies in the first round.”
Oscar meat Luke only used a bit of his efforts and did not use many of his skills.
Oscar then continued.
“In the next round, you just need to promote 5-10 ranks, the five competitors…”
Oscar analyzed the ability of the competitors in the first round for Luke.
Hearing that, Brian could not understand, but he knew that Oscar had strategy.
“Megan, eat more, so that you have energy to watch brother’s competition.”
Brian shifted his attention to Megan. With Winnie and Oscar, he had nothing to worry about.
The competition continued in the afternoon, as expected, Luke advanced eight places.
In this way, Luke could keep his position and will not cause others’ attention.
When they were back to the hotel in the evening, Luke talked about the competition excitedly, Megan
did not understand it, but she still listened to her brother happily.
It was morning at home.
After breakfast, Rufus went to the old house.
He made a call in face of his father.
“How is Luke’s competition?”
He called Brian.
“Good, he did a good job. He ranks 32nd today…”
Brian told the result to Rufus excitedly and proudly.
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