Chapter 1 — The Soul of Shoes

Since childhood I have been able to hear the voice of ballet shoes. At the age of five, before her mother went on stage, she kept looking at her shoes over and over again. She said she felt like there was something wrong with her shoes, but it was almost time for the performance and she didn't have time to change shoes. At that moment, I heard a voice: "Someone glued transparent plastic to the tip of the shoe. When the owner goes on stage, he will slip and fall!" Hearing that, I immediately stepped up and sure enough found two pieces of plastic. Later, thanks to this ability, I became a ballet shoe processor, able to make ballet shoes that perfectly fit each person's feet. They said wearing the shoes I processed was as if the shoes had a soul, perfectly coordinating with them. Until that day, the new transfer student looked at me with disdain: "You process a pair of shoes for 500, repair a pair of shoes for 200? You haven't lost anything, there are so many people like us, how much money do you make?!" Then she looked at everyone and said: "Why don't you just let me handle your shoes? I only need 50 yuan to fix your shoes, 20 yuan to fix your shoes!" looked at me, pouted and said: "That's right, these shoes are assigned to different people." "I've long wanted to say that she charges too much." Hearing that, I looked at the dancing shoes groaning under the girl's feet: "Don't! She hurts me too much! Next week's competition, I will go on strike!" The classmates who were surrounding me waiting for me to fix their shoes all raised their heads to look at her. Lam Thu broke his fingers and calculated for them: "Treating a pair of shoes costs 500 yuan, repairing shoes costs 200 yuan. But a pair of pointy shoes is only four or five hundred yuan, expensive ones are only seven or eight hundred yuan. The cost of shoe treatment is enough to buy a new pair of shoes! Absolutely not worth it!" She pointed at me and said: "Tham Tri Y, you are a liar!" As soon as these words were spoken, everyone took a deep breath. slightly, all looking towards me. I looked at her coldly: "So what do you want?" She laughed coldly and said: "I want to expose your disguise!" "I heard that you were originally a member of this class. Later, something happened to your family, so you relied on this little bit of your ability to stay here and do odd jobs to make a living, right?" "You really have no conscience. They took care of you, yet you repay gratitude with resentment!" She looked at everyone righteously and said: "What's wrong with your shoes?" You just leave it to me to handle it. I only charge 50 yuan, repairing the shoes only costs 20 yuan!" A look of joy appeared on everyone's faces, but then they hesitated: "Everyone knows how to handle shoes. But Tri Y's skills are the best, he can make the shoes completely fit our feet. Moreover, the shoes he repairs can be worn a few more times, it's actually quite worth it..." Lam Thu patted his chest and said confidently: "You guys, just leave it alone. Give me your heart! My parents are both ballerinas, since I was a child, I've known how to handle and repair shoes. I'm sure I can fix them better than her! And it's cheaper!" Seeing Lam Thu so confident, there was a slight wavering on everyone's faces. "There's a difference of ten times the money." "She should have handled our shoes for free, why did she charge so much?" Seeing her classmates say that, Lam Thu immediately said: "That's right, she's basically treating you guys like fat goats!" Hearing that, my classmates looked towards me. A few people directly reached out to take the shoes back, then more and more people reached out. Lam Thu proudly tilted his head and said: "Tri Y, I'm just doing it for everyone's benefit. You do these things for free, you shouldn't charge so much!" I didn't pay attention to her, but looked at To Li, the class president and main dancer of the first grade. "You think so too.

Why?" To Li's eyes flashed and said: "Tri Y, you shouldn't have charged a fee. At first you did it for free. Later, when you collected the money, we just didn't say anything because we felt pitiful. "Hearing that, I gently clenched my fist. Initially, when I was still in class, they knew my abilities and begged me to help them clean their shoes for free. Later on, something happened to my family and my leg was injured. I should have quit school, but they couldn't bear to give up my skills and wanted me to continue helping them. At that time, I also lost my source of living expenses, and moreover, I had to pay. paid the hospital fees for my parents, so I set a reasonable price. Because of this, they still showed attitude towards me for several days, and then after winning the award, they were able to smile a little. Furthermore, I relied on the reputation of each pair of shoes to process and repair the shoes, which could prolong their life for a few months, helping them save a lot of money. They relied on my bravery and were able to excel every time. Now that they have become a famous class, they criticize me again Expensive fee? I took a deep breath and said: "Okay, I'll pay you back this time." You guys go find her to fix your shoes." As soon as these words were uttered, I heard the groans of the dancing shoes: "Don't! Other people don't understand us at all!" I sighed and said nothing. But at this moment, Lam Thu reached out to stop me. She looked at me mockingly and said: "If I don't need you to handle the shoes now, then it's useless for you to stay here. You get out of school!" As soon as these words came out, I was completely stunned. I looked at the others. Their eyes avoided, but still mumbled: "We are a famous class, actually having such a burden is not good." "I have wanted to say it for a long time, every time I feel like she is a stain on our class." Their voices were neither loud nor soft, just falling into my ears. I knew, this was their usual trick, not enough. tough, but enough to make people disgusted. I clenched my fists, looked at the groaning dancing shoes, gritted my teeth and said: "Okay. If that's the case, then good luck in next week's competition!" 2 I simply wanted to go back to the dormitory to pack my things, but Lam Thu directly threw me a plastic bag, saying: "This is your luggage, no need to thank me." I took a deep breath, feeling a bit sorry for myself. Just as I was thinking about where to go to work part-time next, someone from the second class called me back. "Tri Y, come to our class to fix your shoes." The person who said this was familiar to me. is Tong Kieu Duong, the second-ranked dancer in the whole school. As soon as these words were uttered, the face of the first grader immediately changed: "She's from our class, how do you guys in the second grade steal?" Tong Kieu Duong smiled and replied: "You guys threw away everyone's luggage, you still don't allow us to dig them up?" "You!" They were so angry that their faces turned pale, they glared at me, and didn't let me go. I smiled: "Okay, it's just my price A bit expensive." Tong Kieu Duong laughed: "We have been planning for a long time, no loss. It's just that in the past, To Li and the others kept taking over you." Looking at the black expression as the bottom of the pot of To Li and the others, Lam Thu stood up and said: "Tieu Li, ignore where she goes. Waste is still waste, she's gone, isn't there still me to help you? Is it possible that you all won the second grade thanks to her?" This sentence made everyone's faces change continuously. The two classes were in a competitive relationship, with equal strength, but every time the first grade beat the second grade with a very small advantage. No one wanted to admit that they relied on others to win. After a long while, To Li laughed coldly, gritted his teeth and said: "We all rely on our own skills! What does it have to do with her?!” She looked at Tong Kieu Duong and said: “Your class

"It's just worth picking up trash that we don't need!" Having said that, she angrily slammed the door. Tong Kieu Duong loudly said: "People with eyes without eyes are trash!" Hearing the sound of kicking things inside the first classroom, everyone burst out laughing. Tong Kieu Duong and other classmates enthusiastically pulled me away: "Tri Y, don't pay attention to them, you are part of our class now." Hearing that, I smiled and nodded. Seeing that I agreed, the others saw me agree. They all became happier: "Our class's strength is not much worse than theirs, but their shoes really fit our feet too well. Walking in is like not walking at all, as if you're standing on your toes." "With Tri Will, maybe next time we'll be the best? I've had enough of being second-rate!" Tong Kieu Duong said: "Go away, don't put pressure on Tri Y anymore." She smiled at me and said: "Tri Y, you fix our shoes first!" We will transfer the money to you in advance." There are twelve people in a ballet class, two hundred each, a total of two thousand four hundred yuan. I sat in the corner, starting to repair shoes based on the sound of each pair of shoes. Song Kieu Duong's dance shoes said: "If the insole is one millimeter shorter, the shoe surface is a little narrower by two degrees, it would be good, so the owner can dance more comfortably..." Hearing that, I immediately took a ruler and pulled it out, carefully working. After repairing a pair, I started again. Start repairing the next pair. "When will the owner finally know that there is sand stuck in the lining? I'm so uncomfortable, the shoes are about to fall apart..." "Finally, it's my turn, the surface of my shoes is too narrow..." Having finished repairing several pairs in a row, Tong Kieu Duong and the others couldn't wait to put on the shoes I repaired. She couldn't help but try a dance on the spot. She looked at me happily: "Tri Y, this is really so magical! I feel like I and the shoes are almost one!" She rushed to hug me. I smiled shyly. I rely on the sound of each pair of shoes so I can know how to make the shoes and feet fit perfectly. Anyway, for ballet dancers, in addition to being strong in their own ability, the most important thing is a good and comfortable pair of ballet shoes. One person even burst into tears: "The ballet shoes I bought are the cheapest, I didn't expect to spend two Hundreds of yuan, but I feel like these are the best dancing shoes in the world!” At this time, a first grader passed by our class, looking at us mockingly. “Tong Kieu Duong, do you think that by stealing a trash from our class, you can win against us? What a beautiful dream! Lam Thu from our class is much better than her!" Lam Thu looked at me and said: "Tri Y, your ability to deceive people is really smart." 3 She boastfully took out a pair of dancing shoes and said: "I only get twenty one pair to repair shoes, the repairs are still as good as usual! Second graders can also come to me to fix their shoes, how about thirty yuan a pair?" But I heard the shoes in her hand weakly say: "It's so uncomfortable, the support has been lowered, I'm about to collapse, I can't jump anymore..." Tong Kieu Duong said again: "No need, cheap goods don't have good goods!" Lam Thu's expression immediately fell: "It's true, please be resentful!" Lam Thu looked at me and said: "Tham Tri Y, return the things to them." I." I looked at her suspiciously: "What is that thing?" Lam Thu was so angry that she blushed: "Pull that! Your other scissors are sharp and fast, you brought them from our class! You must definitely return it! There are a few more scraps of silk, quickly return them to us! That way I can serve everyone better!" Hearing that, I burst out laughing. The other people in the class looked away, but said nothing. I said frankly: "I bought these things myself, so why should I give them to you?" Lam Thu widened her eyes in horror: