From abandoned baby to CEO

When Li Yan said this, she was careless and arrogant.

"Thank you for your concern. I am determined to participate in this competition!"

Sun Xue picked up her schoolbag, walked past Li Yan with her head held high, and strode out of the classroom.

Looking at Sun Xue's leaving figure, Li Yan curled her lips: "I'm just a country bumpkin, I'll wait for you to be embarrassed when the time comes!

The game was scheduled for Friday afternoon. After lunch, Li Yan called all the participants together to make final arrangements before the game.

Sun Xue specially put on the red sweater that Grandma Han knitted for her, as well as the clothes that Boss Huang bought for her last time. She had been putting this set of clothes away and was reluctant to wear them. But today was a special day, and she wanted to dress herself up beautifully, and hoped that the new clothes would bring her good luck.

Sun Xue's clothes today are really eye-catching.

Although Sun Xue is not as good at dressing up as Li Yan, her appearance is no worse than Li Yan. Sun Xue found that Sun Pengfei was a little distracted today. He looked at him whenever he had something to do, with burning eyes.

Even the way Li Yan looked at her was different from usual.

After explaining to everyone, Li Yan took out a bag from the desk, which was full of snacks. She started to distribute snacks to the people participating in the competition. When she walked to Sun Xue, she glanced at Sun Xue and said, "You have no share."

"Why doesn't she? She is also one of us!"

Sun Pengfei on the side said angrily.

"No reason, it's just not there. It's a waste if she eats it, and it won't bring glory to our class."

Li Yan said dismissively.

"Sun Xue, just wait!"

Sun Pengfei quickly ran to his desk and took out a big bag from the desk drawer, which was full of snacks.

"Sun Xue, this bag is all for you. It's what Li Yan usually rewards me with. I didn't eat it, so I kept it all for you!"

As Sun Pengfei spoke, he stuffed a large bag of snacks directly into Sun Xue's arms.

"Sun Pengfei! You!..."

Li Yan's face turned blue with anger.

Sun Xue opened the bag and plucked the snacks in the bag with her hands. I have to say that Li Yan is really rich. Sun Xue likes to eat these snacks but is reluctant to buy them.

The English speech contest was held on the school playground.

All the students in the school sat neatly on the playground with their own benches. The podium was filled with more than a dozen teachers, including the principal.

Because this is the first time such a competition has been held, the school attaches great importance to it and the students are also very curious. This kind of competition is very rare for rural schools where English is not a strong point. This is the first time students have heard of giving a speech in English. They have only seen it on TV before.

A total of 60 students from twelve classes in the school participated in this competition.

The contestants began to draw lots, and then gave a 3 to 5-minute speech in the order of the draw. The articles are chosen by oneself, and the competition allows contestants to bring written speeches.

Li Yan drew number 20, but Sun Xue was not very lucky and drew number 50.

The game begins. The students held their breath, widened their eyes, and stretched their long necks in anticipation.

I have to say that the English level in rural schools is indeed very average, especially spoken English.

The few students who first came on stage, perhaps because they were too nervous, had their legs shaking before they finished speaking. A few of them still managed to stutter out their words after looking at the manuscript. To be precise, they finished reading the manuscript.

The pronunciation is all rural English, which sounds weird and a bit nondescript. It's like a country person returning to his hometown after staying in the city for a few years. When he speaks, his Mandarin is mixed with his hometown dialect, neither rustic nor foreign.

However, everyone usually speaks English this way, so there is no need to make a fuss about it.

Of course, the spoken language was particularly funny, and the students below also burst out laughing.

The average score given by the judges is basically between 6 and 7.5, with no score exceeding 8. It seems that the students’ speaking level is indeed not very good.

It was Li Yan's turn to take the stage, and applause suddenly broke out from below. Li Yan has the highest voice for winning this competition.

Li Yan put on light makeup today. Wearing a white bottoming shirt, a goose-yellow coat, and sky blue jeans, he is full of youthful vitality.

Once on stage, the judges on the podium made a 90-degree bow to the students in the audience. There is always a slight smile on his face, generous and charming.

Li Yan's elegant and generous expression, her natural sense of superiority and confident expression immediately attracted the attention of her classmates and teachers.

It has to be said that she just stood on the stage, and other contestants looked bleak compared to her.

As soon as Li Yan opened her mouth, the students applauded enthusiastically. Li Yan's English pronunciation is indeed relatively standard, at least it doesn't have strong local characteristics like other students.

Immediately, the students below began to talk about it.

“No wonder I’m from the city and my English is standard.”

"I think she is definitely 100% sure of the first place this time!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! It's really awesome, and it's well-deserved!"

……

The teachers were also very satisfied with Li Yan's performance, with appreciation and praise on their faces.

More importantly, Li Yan's body language was also very appropriate throughout the speech and she looked very professional. Unlike other players, they dare not move while standing on the stage, as stiff as a tree stump standing on the ground.

After Li Yan's speech ended, she bowed 90 degrees again, and then walked off the stage confidently.

The students escorted Li Yan off the stage with warm applause.

Everyone is anxiously looking forward to Li Yan's final results.

As the host said: "Li Yan, the final score was 8.5 points."

The playground burst into warm applause again, and the students all looked towards Li Yan.

Li Yan waved symbolically to her classmates.

There is no doubt that Li Yan crushed all the players with a big score and is currently ranked first. The students predicted that this result would be the highest result in the competition.

The speech that followed was like a pool of stagnant water, the same as before, without any surprise at all. Perhaps due to the pressure brought by Li Yan, the students who came later seemed more nervous and panicked. Some people were so nervous that they held the manuscript upside down, and another classmate was so nervous that he couldn't speak a complete sentence.

A few hours have passed, and the students are getting a little impatient, and they are all whispering below. The judges and teachers on the stage seemed a little tired, and some teachers even yawned.

…………

"Now I invite classmate Sun Xue to come on!"

Following the host's words, Sun Xue stood up and walked to the stage. The moment Sun Xue stood up, a sneer appeared on Li Yan's lips.

Sun Xue stood on the stage confidently. The title of Sun Xue's speech is "I Have a Dream". This is a very classic speech, which comes from the speech delivered by the African American leader Martin Luther King.

“Ladies and Gentlemen!………”

As soon as Sun Xue opened her mouth, the students who were still whispering in the playground suddenly fell silent.

Sun Xue's voice is loud, her pronunciation is authentic, and her passion is high...

The students just thought that this voice seemed to have been heard from somewhere before? Yes, it comes from the mouths of foreigners with yellow hair, high noses and blue eyes on TV. The students could hardly understand the words that came out of Sun Xue's mouth, but they felt that they sounded so good and pleasant to the ear, and they just had that taste.

The judges, who were still a little tired just now, were also stunned by Sun Xue's pure and fluent English. Everyone couldn't believe their ears. The principal even asked the teacher next to him anxiously: "Which class are these students from?"

In this speech, Sun Xue chose the most exciting paragraph, which is also the most passionate paragraph in the speech. She has simulated it countless times on the way to school, and every time she shouts it loudly using the Sanzhi method, she feels passionate.

Sun Xue was completely immersed in the speech. She felt the passion and dreams of the protagonist during his speech. In just five minutes, Sun Xue's selfless devotion made her eyes wet for a while...

After it was over, Sun Xue bowed deeply to the audience and the rostrum.

The playground immediately erupted with endless applause and cheers, as well as whistles blown by bold classmates...

The judges and teachers on the stage all stood up and applauded...