After a simple rebirth

After the preliminary round, everyone went to the restaurant to eat. As there were many people, it was still a buffet. In the breakfast restaurant, the crowd was surging and the noise was deafening.

According to Fu Ying's personality, she would rather not eat than squeeze into the crowd, but the teachers and schoolmates also followed the crowd.

Some schools probably knew they had no hope of making the finals, so they came down early to eat, and when they were about to finish eating, they packed up and went back.

The junior sister was too depressed because she couldn't make it to the finals. When she arrived at the restaurant, she quickly sat down at an empty table. Fu Ying and Teacher Li went over and sat down.

A high-ranking official like the director went to the box, probably to prepare to build relationships with the leaders and strive for arrangements that would be beneficial to the future of Gumang Middle School.

Fu Ying took a plate and followed the crowd to get food. She didn't take a lot, but she took a little of almost everything she wanted to eat. If she could eat her fill in one go, she wouldn't come back a second time.

The three of them ate quickly and then returned to their room.

The final in the afternoon signed in at 1:30 and started at 2:00. Fu Ying wanted to sleep so that she would be in better condition to deal with the tense question-and-answer session in the afternoon after waking up.

At one o'clock, Teacher Li's alarm clock rang and Fu Ying woke up.

Fu Ying didn't bring any cosmetics because she didn't have any, but luckily Teacher Li thought she might need them, so she brought them.

Teacher Li offered to help Fu Ying with her makeup. Fu Ying was flattered, but she accepted it. She was bringing honor to the school and the teacher was also contributing to the school, so it was nice to ask the teacher for a favor.

And her own methods will only be worse, so she should just trust others.

Teacher Li was not very quick and finished her makeup at almost 1:30. Originally, Teacher Li wanted to wear heavy makeup, but Fu Ying persuaded her not to.

Fu Ying explained that although it was a stage show, it was not a performance after all, so she didn't need to wear too much makeup to be photogenic. She put on makeup to show her importance to the competition, and out of etiquette and politeness, she just needed to look pretty and energetic, and she didn't want to lose her identity as a high school student.

Finally, Fu Ying thickened her eyebrows, faded her lipstick, and braided her hair into two side fishbone braids.

She has a baby-like face, and this kind of braid can tuck in the loose hair at her temples, which makes her look cuter and increases the appeal of her smile.

Fu Ying knows very well that this hairstyle is her sword when she has short hair. Whenever she wears this hairstyle to attend friends' weddings, she is always praised for being cute and beautiful.

After everything was ready, Fu Ying followed Teacher Li to the sign-in area, registered her name and waited for arrangements.

Fu Ying looked around. The competition became more solemn in the afternoon. Banners were hung, and the content of the competition was written on the display screen at the back. There were even photographers and videographers.

At this moment she was still wearing the clothes she wore this morning. She would change into the cheongsam before going on stage to lower the enemy's vigilance.

The other finalists had also signed in. Some had already put on makeup and changed into formal wear, while others, like Fu Ying, were still wearing their morning clothes. They were startled by the students' grand attire, and most were caught off guard.

The tense atmosphere has quietly spread.

There were also a group of people sitting in the audience. Many schools stayed to watch the finals. Maybe those from the urban areas were not in a hurry to go back.

The judges had not arrived yet, so the host asked the 20 finalists to come on stage and draw lots. Fu Ying drew the middle lot, number 11, which was neither good nor bad.

The rules in the afternoon are different from those in the morning. Instead of one person presenting before another, one session finishes and then moves on to the next.

In the first round, candidates will introduce themselves one by one and then start the second round. The second round is to present the speech again and answer the judges' questions.

In fact, Fu Ying felt that she could have completed all three stages at once, and it would have been refreshing to finish them in one go. But perhaps the judges wanted to make it too difficult, and the two rounds of torture highlighted the excitement of the competition.

In this case, Fu Ying has to wear her cheongsam. In the first round of self-introductions, each person will have one minute, and it will soon be her turn.

Fu Ying went to the bathroom to change her clothes and came out. The competition had officially started.

None of them, who were in the finals, sat down anymore and were all waiting in the waiting area.

When the students on the sidelines saw Fu Ying suddenly change into a cheongsam, their expressions varied. Some regretted not preparing clothes, some thought she was pretending to be stupid by not changing at first, and some even felt vaguely hostile towards her.

Fu Ying didn't know them and pretended not to see them.

Fu Ying lined up in order, and soon it was her turn for the first round.

The blue cheongsam swayed with her small steps. Fu Ying walked to the microphone with a dignified smile, placed her hands lightly in front of her lower abdomen, stood in a T-step, and began to introduce herself.

Her self-introduction used all the advanced sentence structures, and she slowly looked at the judges and the audience behind her.

The words are still pronounced slowly but clearly, with pauses prolonged but not giving the impression that the words are forgotten.

Her advantage was that her clothes and her performance complemented each other, showing the intellectual beauty of a woman. Her point that improved her scores was her calmness and sincere smile that infected the audience.

Fu Ying saw surprise and praise from the judges' eyes and nods, and she slowly left the stage with a smile in her eyes.

Everyone was much more stable in the final presentation, and almost no one had any lags. After all, they had made it through the preliminary rounds, and they must have practiced their self-introductions a hundred times in advance.

In the second round, Fu Ying did not recite her manuscript over and over again nervously like many other students. Instead, she asked her junior schoolmate for a notebook and prepared to record the contents of the manuscripts of each student in front of her, extracting the key points and her own opinions.

Throughout the final, when everyone performed correctly, the difference in scores must have come during the final question-and-answer session. The rules only said that the judges would ask questions, but did not specify what questions the questions would be.

Fu Ying guessed that either the students would ask questions about her own speech, specifically about a few points in it, or they would ask questions about other students' speeches.

There are quite a few finalists, so they probably won't ask about a specific contestant's manuscript, but they might ask whose content they're interested in, or what their opinions are. These are broad questions to answer.

Fu Ying looked at the stage carefully. The question from number one was very simple. He asked her what career she wanted to do in the future. She answered in a very conventional way that she wanted to be a teacher and educate people.

After that, everyone's questions were different. Several people hesitated, either unable to answer or unable to make complete sentences or with grammatical errors.

Fu Ying knew that it was not because they were not good at English and could not answer, but they were suddenly asked questions in English by serious judges and had to answer in English, so their heads were blank and they could not think of the answers.

Finally, it was Fu Ying's turn to perform. Fu Ying took a deep breath, and her smile was already ready before she went on stage.

Fu Ying finished her speech calmly and waited for questions from the judges with a smile.

Maybe because they thought Fu Ying was more capable, the questions asked by that judge were obviously more difficult than those asked by the previous student.

He asked, whose speech did you think impressed you the most among the previous speakers, and why.

It is easy to answer in Chinese, but when it comes to English, Fu Ying needs to organize the content in her mind.

She first thanked the judges for their questions, then said that she was most impressed by the content of No. 1, No. 5, and No. 6. She admired No. 1 for devoting himself to education, and No. 5 and No. 6 for acting as a bridge for communication with foreign countries. Then she said that she also wanted to become a teacher and wanted to devote herself to improving the English listening and speaking skills of Chinese people. Finally, she finished her answer. Thank you.

For the Chinese-style exam, list three answers and give detailed reasons, and you will definitely go right.

The standard thank you question and indication that the answer is completed showed that the interview skills were used very skillfully.

Fu Ying maintained her final smile as she walked off the stage, and only relaxed when she returned to Teacher Li.

Teacher Li and her junior schoolmate gave her a thumbs up. Fu Ying smiled and thanked them, then watched the performance of the students above carefully.

Maybe other students didn’t pay as much attention to details as she did, but as far as high school is concerned, many students actually performed really well, and their speeches were full of sincerity and passion for the future.

Finally, the competition was over and the host invited all the contestants to return to the stage. Fu Ying stood to the side and did not move. She did not want to grab the C position.

The city leaders were invited to give speeches and comment on the contestants. Fu Ying received a lot of praise and nodded to the leaders with an expression of gratitude but not being surprised by the praise or criticism.

The leader spoke for more than ten minutes and the results of the competition came out.

Fu Ying's heart was also beating fast.

If the competition was fair enough and she was recognized as good enough, she should be first. If social relationships and the reputation of the city's key high school were taken into consideration, she should be third.

Just like the director of a singer's program drinking water, the city's leaders also like to take a deep breath when announcing the results. They first announced the 10-20 excellent awards, then the 5 third prizes, and then the 3 second prizes.

Fu Ying counted the number of people and had an idea in her mind: two first prizes, tied for first place!

Fu Ying listened attentively and heard the leader announce that the second place was Li Mengyao from the No. 1 Middle School in the city, and the first place in this competition was Fu Ying from Gumang Middle School. Both the first and second place winners were first prizes.

Fu Ying looked at the leader who read out the names in surprise. To be honest, she really didn't expect that she would be ranked first.

For Gu Mang, who was just starting out, winning the award was a great pleasure for the school. The school certainly didn’t expect to get first place.

For several key high schools in the city, they were far ahead in terms of student sources and teaching staff. However, they were defeated by the small Gumang High School in the municipal competition, which was very embarrassing for the school.

To a certain extent, Fu Ying’s achievement is thanks to the fairness of the judges and the city, the platform provided by the school, and of course, her serious study in her previous life.

She thought a lot, but it didn't affect her happiness.

Applause broke out from the audience at the right time. Fu Ying walked forward with a bright smile, took the certificate, and thanked the leader.

She took photos with the judges and the contestants, and then Teacher Li and the director, who had been waiting for a long time, also came over happily to take photos with her. They were determined to stand on the school's honor roll together.

When school leaders were present, Fu Ying just smiled and served as a foil. When a leader asked her why she had such thoughts, she gave a simple answer.

Fu Ying then received waves of school leaders and teachers who came to congratulate and inquire about her.

There was even a teacher at her school who jokingly asked her if she wanted to transfer to another school, saying that their school could provide better resources. Fu Ying was surprised that someone would poach her, especially in front of the director of her school, but she still firmly refused.

She is doing well in Gumang. Maybe she can improve a little if she goes to another school, but it is too far from home and she doesn't want to spend time integrating with the people in the dormitory. Mainly, she is confident that she can do well in the exam if she continues to work hard.

It took half an hour just to say goodbye, and when it finally ended, Fu Ying went back to her room and changed into her clothes.