Chapter 186
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The English teacher was a very young female teacher who was not even 30 years old. She graduated from Tsinghua University's Foreign Languages Faculty and was proficient in grammar. She was the highest rated English in the entire No.1 Middle School.
She looked at Huo Yao with her usual sharp and stern demeanor. "Huo Yao, don't be nervous. I asked you to come to my office because I have something to tell you."
Huo Yao blinked and defended herself in a serious manner. "I'm not nervous."
The English teacher was amused by her words. She coughed and said, "It's like this. The Department of Education has organized an English oral competition. Each middle school will recommend five students. In our class, your English results are the best, so you should …"
Huo Yao instinctively turned bald at the mention of a competition. Before the English teacher could finish her sentence, she interrupted her. "Although my English is the best, my spoken English is terrible."
She was not done with the National Quiz Contest because of the Principal. Now, there was an English oral competition. She was not interested in a competition without any prize money.
When the English teacher heard this, he was very surprised and said, "Really? I think your spoken English is pretty good. Otherwise, during the meeting this morning, the principal wouldn't have asked me to report your name directly. But after thinking about it, I think I should ask for your opinion on this matter first. "
Huo Yao's lips twitched violently. Did the Principal almost set her up again?!
Huo Yao inhaled deeply. She pursed her lips and smiled. "The Principal might have a misunderstanding about spoken English. Good English doesn't necessarily mean good spoken English. You are a college graduate, so you should know that the two are not the same."
The English teacher nodded in agreement. "That's true."
"So I should give this opportunity to the other students. I'm afraid that the Principal will expel me if I embarrass the No.1 Middle School," said Huo Yao solemnly.
The Principal, who was about to enter the office, went speechless. "..."
This was too much. Was he the kind of person who could not differentiate between right and wrong?
The English teacher glanced at the Principal at the door. Her expression became much more respectful. "Hello, Principal."
Huo Yao's back was facing the door. She straightened her back and turned around. She nodded and said in a neutral tone, "Hello, Principal!"
She did not seem embarrassed about being caught making a joke out of him.
The Principal looked deeply at Huo Yao before he walked in. "Why don't you want to take part in the competition?"
He did not hear the first half of their conversation.
Huo Yao scratched her head and replied with a straight face. "My English is terrible."
"You don't want a stipend of 100,000 yuan?" The principal raised his eyebrows.
"..."
This was a fatal temptation.
Huo Yao cleared her throat and turned to look at the English teacher. "Actually, I think my spoken English is pretty good. Why don't... I sign up?"
The English teacher: "…"
That's not what you just said.
"Then it's decided." The Principal did not look at the dumbfounded English teacher. Instead, he said to Huo Yao, "Come with me to my office."
With that, he walked out.
Huo Yao nodded at the English teacher before following the Principal.
After a long time, the English teacher came back to his senses. He suddenly exhaled heavily.
She had never seen such an amiable principal, and she had never seen a student who could remain so calm in the face of the principal's authority.
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