If she had known that the piece would be awarded, she would have put in more effort to improve it. Else, she wouldn't have gotten just second place.
Grandma Tang said that the reason why she wasn't awarded the top prize wasn't that the piece wasn't great. It was because the piece wasn't suitable for the piano.
It was because Qiao Nian had only just learned the piano back then. Even with her capabilities, that was the reason why it could only win the second prize.
When Qiao Chen thought about it, she became annoyed. However, since she couldn't do anything about it anymore, she was happy at getting second place.
"Her dad is a professor from Qing University and her cousin is a celebrity. A lot of people might be attending her party." Even though she tried to seem genuine, everyone could tell that she didn't mean it.
However, her classmates couldn't tell. They tried to defend her and spoke their minds.