Xia Ruofei hesitated for a moment. After all, this pot of Mo Lan was not his. It was definitely inappropriate to use someone else's item as a wager.
Seeing this, Chen Song sneered and said, "This junior has agreed. What else do you have to think about? Could it be that you are bluffing and you don't dare to bet at all? "
Xia Ruofei was not even interested in responding to this kind of low-level provocation.
He just glanced at Chen Song faintly, then turned to Lu You and said with a smile, "What if I accidentally lose? I can't find an identical Mo Lan to compensate you … "
Lu You curled her lips and said, "If you lose, you lose. You don't have to compensate me with an orchid."
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "How can I accept that?"
"If you feel embarrassed, then …" Lu You glanced at Xia Ruofei and said, "If you lose, you will compensate Yue Yue with yourself as her boyfriend!"
"Youyou …" Jiang Yue was so shy that her face turned red. She bit her teeth and beat Lu You shyly.
You Jun, who was standing to the side, heard this and his eyes were about to burst into flames. He was Jiang Yue's admirer and had been pursuing her for a long time. Moreover, through these few contacts, even a fool could see Jiang Yue's feelings for Xia Ruofei. Naturally, You Jun had felt it long ago.
Xia Ruofei was even more stunned. He thought that Miss Lu really dared to say anything! In front of so many people, she actually …
Lu You curled her lips and said, "Okay! I'm just kidding! If you want to bet, then bet. Anyway, if you lose, it's on me. If you win, it's yours! "
"No additional conditions?" Xia Ruofei asked carefully.
Lu You glared at him and said, "If you keep talking, I'll regret it …"
"I'll bet!" Xia Ruofei said firmly.
Then he looked at Chen Song and asked lightly, "Say it! How do you want to bet? "
Chen Song's eyes revealed a hint of joy, but he quickly calmed himself down and said proudly, "It's very simple, this jade lion of yours …"
Chen Song looked at the flower pot in Xia Ruofei's hand, which was covered by a large black plastic bag, and said cautiously, "Oh right, there's a condition. The flower pot in your hand must be the Mo Lan from three days ago. If you change it to another flower, then the bet is off!"
Xia Ruofei sneered, "Don't worry! It was the same pot of Mo Lan from three days ago! If I do, then don't forget about the bet. I'll just consider it my loss! "
Chen Song nodded in relief and continued, "Then there's no problem. The rules are very simple. That is, your Jade Lion and our school's Yang's Lotus, whoever wins the gold medal will be the winner. "
Xia Ruofei raised his eyebrows and said, "What if they don't get the gold medal? I heard that there are three silver prizes this time. What if two pots of flowers win the silver prizes? "
"That's impossible!" Chen Song said without hesitation, "If our Yang's Lotus can't win the gold medal, then no pot of flowers in this exhibition is qualified to win the gold medal!"
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but laugh and said, "According to what you said, there's no need for this bet! You've already decided on the gold medal, so we'll just give you our Mo Lan … "
The students of the Tri-Mountain University Horticultural Club couldn't help but laugh.
Although Xia Cheng and the others were completely unsure, this matter now involved the reputation of the Tri-Mountain University Horticultural Club and the Agricultural and Forestry University Horticultural Club. It could even be said that it had risen to the level of a battle between the two universities. Naturally, everyone was united against a common enemy.
Chen Song's face became very ugly, but in terms of eloquence, he was far inferior to Xia Ruofei. Just now, Xia Ruofei's sentence of "the whole world is your mother" had choked him for a long time.
Xia Ruofei shrugged and said, "I still say the same thing. Since you want to bet, you have to make the rules clear first. This is called being a villain before being a gentleman. Otherwise, it will be meaningless for everyone to argue in the end. "
Chen Song snorted and said, "Then as you wish. This time, the level of the award will be higher than that of the two pots of flowers. If the same level of award is obtained, please ask the judges of the exhibition to decide which of the two pots of flowers is better!"
Xia Ruofei snapped his fingers and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier? I'll bet! Take good care of that strange stone of yours. Don't lose when the time comes and you can't take out the stake! "
Chen Song sneered and said, "Save those words for yourself! Take care of this jade lion for me! "
After that, Chen Song flicked his sleeves and left.
"Brother Xia, this person is really arrogant!" Jiang Yue looked at Chen Song's back and said unhappily, "It's as if they're sure to win …"
However, Xia Cheng looked worried and said, "Mr. Xia, I heard that the Yang's Su Lotus exhibited by the Agricultural and Forestry University is a rare treasure. Our jade lion …"
Xia Ruofei smiled very easily and said, "It's okay. Anyway, this pot of flowers is Lu You's. I won't lose anything if I lose …"
Xia Cheng and the others were sweating … Lu You couldn't help but roll her eyes and squint at Xia Ruofei without hesitation.
The group of people began to walk towards the campus of the University of Agriculture and Forestry.
The Flower Exhibition of the Southeast Province University was held every two years. It had been held five times, and this year was the sixth.
The universities of the Southeast Province took turns to host this exhibition, and the University of Agriculture and Forestry happened to be the host this time.
At the beginning, the Flower Exhibition was just an exchange activity between the horticultural clubs and other student clubs of the universities. As the number of times it was held increased, its influence grew day by day. Every time it opened, many news reporters would come to interview it, and the universities paid more and more attention to it.
The exhibition was held in the gymnasium of the University of Agriculture and Forestry.
The new campuses of these universities covered a large area, and the construction standards were very high. The gymnasium of the University of Agriculture and Forestry had a basketball stadium, a volleyball stadium, a badminton stadium, and so on. For the Flower Exhibition this time, some temporary stands had been removed, and the exhibition area had reached more than 6,000 square meters.
The exhibition area of Sanshan University was in the largest basketball stadium.
Yesterday, Xia Cheng had brought the students of the horticultural club to set up the stand. In fact, according to the rules, all the flowers for the exhibition should have been there yesterday, but Xia Ruofei had delayed it until today in order to let the Mo Lan absorb as much Spiritual Qi as possible.
This was originally an exchange between the university clubs, and the pot of Mo Lan had been reported in advance, so it was not a big problem to bring it on the opening day.
Soon, Xia Ruofei, Lu You, and the others came to the Sanshan University's stand.
The University of Agriculture and Forestry was the host of the exhibition, so their stand was naturally in the best position, in the most eye-catching position of the entire basketball stadium.
The stands of the top universities in the province, such as Heron Island University, Sanshan University, and Southeast Normal University, were also concentrated in the main exhibition hall, but their positions were slightly more remote than that of the University of Agriculture and Forestry, forming a situation of stars surrounding the moon.
This was something that couldn't be helped. After all, the home field advantage was still important in the competition!
Xia Cheng looked at the splendidly decorated University of Agriculture and Forestry's stand not far away, and there was unconcealable worry between his eyebrows.
The flowers at the University of Agriculture and Forestry's stand were all in place, and several news reporters were interviewing them. There were also photographers taking pictures of the flowers on the stand.
Xia Cheng recognized that the person being interviewed was Meng Zhou, the president of the Horticultural Club of the University of Agriculture and Forestry. Two years ago, the last Flower Exhibition was held in Southeast Normal University, and Xia Cheng was still the vice president of the Horticultural Club at that time. The pot of daffodils he sent was defeated by a pot of lotus sent by Meng Zhou, and he only won the bronze medal in the end.
The gold medal of that year was taken by the host, Southeast Normal University.
Compared with two years ago, Meng Zhou, the president of the Horticultural Club of the University of Agriculture and Forestry, was more mature. In the face of the reporters' cameras, he was not afraid at all. With a confident smile on his face, he spoke frankly with assurance.
"We came to this Flower Exhibition with the attitude of learning. The flowers exhibited by the other universities are very good, and there are many things that we can learn," Meng Zhou said to the reporter.
"Then what are your expectations for the pots of flowers exhibited by the Horticultural Club of the University of Agriculture and Forestry?" asked the young female reporter.
"Of course we hope to win the gold medal. Although growing flowers is for cultivating sentiment, getting a good ranking is also a kind of affirmation for us!" Meng Zhou said, "In order to participate in this Flower Exhibition, we have done a lot of preparation work in advance. I believe that God rewards the diligent, and we will definitely get a good result!"
Hearing this, Xia Cheng was not in the mood to listen anymore.
Xia Cheng and Meng Zhou were relatively familiar with each other, and he knew that Meng Zhou was actually very low-key. In fact, Meng Zhou's words in front of the reporters reflected that they were really confident this time.
On the other side, Xia Ruofei had put the pot of Ink Orchid on the exhibition stand.
The background of Sanshan University's exhibition stand was a very distinctive logo with the word "Fu", which was also the symbol of Sanshan University.
The whole exhibition stand was simple and elegant, and seven or eight pots of flowers were placed on it in a picturesque disorder. Under the illumination of several spotlights, there was a sense of grace and grace.
The most eye-catching exhibition stand in the middle was naturally reserved for the pot of Ink Orchid.
It was unknown whether Xia Ruofei did it intentionally, but the pot of Ink Orchid was still half covered in a black bag, and its true appearance was not revealed.
Xia Cheng's eyes could not help but fall on the exhibition stand of the University of Agriculture and Forestry not far away.
Similarly, the most eye-catching position of the pot of flowers was also covered. There was no doubt that it should be the pot of Yang's Su Lotus.
On this point, Xia Ruofei and the other party had some coincidences.
Their purpose was nothing more than to maintain a sense of mystery. In addition, the exhibition hadn't officially started yet. The exhibition area was filled with students from various universities and horticulture clubs who had come to set up the exhibition area in advance. They probably did this because they didn't want others to spy on them.
After all, they could still change the flowers before the exhibition started.
Xia Ruofei relaxed and moved a chair to sit next to the exhibition stand. The students from the horticulture club all went to the exhibition area in advance. Lu You and Jiang Yue wanted to see the true appearance of the Ink Orchid, but Xia Ruofei did not want to reveal the secret so early, so the two resentfully went to the exhibition area with their classmates.
Soon, the opening ceremony of the flower exhibition was about to begin.
Xia Cheng and the others were all called to the entrance hall of the stadium to participate in the opening ceremony. Xia Ruofei was not from Sanshan University, so he simply volunteered to stay and watch the exhibition stand.
The opening ceremony was nothing more than a speech by various leaders, and the news reporters would take photos. Then, they would go to the signing office to receive the draft and transportation fees. They would go back and slightly edit it before publishing it on various media outlets.
Xia Ruofei was not interested in this kind of occasion at all.
The students were all asked to participate in the opening ceremony, so the exhibition area suddenly became much quieter.
However, there were basically people guarding every exhibition stand. Xia Ruofei looked at the opposite exhibition stand of Agricultural and Forestry University and found that it was Chen Song who stayed.
Chen Song happened to be looking over as well. Their gazes met, and Chen Song sneered. He snorted and looked away arrogantly.
Xia Ruofei had a faint smile on his face and ignored Chen Song's hostility.
Compared to fighting with this kind of brat, Xia Ruofei was more concerned about Chen Song's strange stone that could make the Spiritual Map Scroll tremble on its own.
The Flower Expo, which Xia Ruofei thought was meaningless at first, finally gave him a bit of fun.
Xia Ruofei sat for a while in boredom. Then, he heard messy footsteps coming from the entrance of the basketball stadium.
The opening ceremony was over, and the students returned to their respective exhibition stands.
According to the schedule of the exhibition, before the exhibition started, the judging panel would evaluate all the flowers in the exhibition and decide on the first, second, and third prizes, which were the gold, silver, and bronze prizes that Chen Song mentioned.
As for the mass voting, there was no arrangement at all. The judging panel had the final say.
Xia Ruofei was very happy with this arrangement.
After all, this was Agricultural and Forestry University's home ground. The students who came to the exhibition hall would definitely be Agricultural University's students. If the students who came to the exhibition had one vote per person, then the other schools would not even need to compete. Agricultural University would probably take all the gold, silver, and bronze prizes.
Although the judging panel could not be completely fair, and Agricultural University would definitely have the advantage of being on their home ground, comparatively speaking, the current rules were as fair as possible.
The members of the judging panel were also quite complicated. There were teachers from various universities, industry insiders, and experts. It was said that the head of the judging panel was Chen Dongbai, the president of the Flower Association of Southeastern Province. The lineup was quite grand.
The judging panel would evaluate all the flowers in the exhibition and choose 30 of them. Then, these 30 of them would be sent to the judging panel. Everyone would have a meeting to discuss and decide on one gold, three silver, and five bronze prizes. The remaining 21 would naturally be the shortlisted prizes.
All the judging work would be completed in half a day. Then, the pictures of the winning flowers, the names of the universities that sent them to the exhibition, the location of the exhibition stand, and other information would be shown on the large LED screen at the entrance of the exhibition area.
Also, the golden award flowers would have special privileges. The information of the other winning flowers would be shown on a rolling basis. The golden award flowers would be placed at the top and would not participate in the rolling rotation.
In other words, when the exhibition was officially opened, all the visitors would be able to see the information of the golden award flowers.
It was no wonder that Xia Cheng, Chen Song, and the schools that they represented valued the golden award so much.
Xia Cheng and the others quickly returned to the exhibition stand.
Jiang Yue said nervously, "Brother Xia, the experts of the judging panel have begun to evaluate the flowers in the exhibition."
Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "Jiang Yue, relax. The first round is just to choose the shortlisted flowers. If our Jade Lion can't even be shortlisted, how can it compete with others?"
Xia Cheng and the others had different expressions. They knew that it might not be difficult to be shortlisted, but it would be very difficult to defeat Agricultural University's Yang's Suhe in the second round of judging and win the golden award.
However, at this point, they could only hope that Xia Ruofei would take good care of this pot of Ink Orchid. In just three days, this pot of Ink Orchid would undergo a complete transformation.
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