Chapter 377: Chapter 378: Foreign Language Competition

Liu Suqin looked at her cousin’s sorry state, anger making her heart ache.

Qu Huimin took over the microphone, believing herself to be the center of attention, and then began her impassioned speech.

As her speech ended, a round of applause followed.

Several judges looked at Qu Huimin with satisfied smiles.

Sun Youdi sat on the side, looking at the other students resting their cheeks in their hands, and said casually, “How do you feel like Qu Huimin seems to have known the test material in advance?

Her essay doesn’t look like an on-the-spot performance; rather, it seems like she had memorized it well in advance.”

Speaking unintentionally but listening intentionally, many students heard what Sun Youdi had said and began to harbor doubts.

Only Bai Yushui gave Sun Youdi a significant look and sneered, lowering her voice, “I underestimated you.”

Sun Youdi looked innocent, “Yu Shui, I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

Bai Yushui couldn’t be bothered to argue with her and said, “Sun Youdi, your grudge with Qu Huimin has nothing to do with me.

As long as you don’t mention that matter, I won’t target you either.”

Just as Sun Youdi had mentioned, when the next group of students began writing their essays, they were mostly stammering for a long time before saying a few words.

When it was Zhang Wu’s turn, he stuttered as well, but was clearly much better than the rest.

Then came the foreign language department’s top students, whose essays were also very good.

Qu Huimin watched Xu Ying not beginning yet and deliberately mocked, “Xu Ying, do you understand foreign languages, why not start your speech?

Or do you not know foreign languages at all and are just messing around here?”

At her words, many people looked at Qu Huimin with strange eyes.

Xu Ying lifted a smile, looking at Qu Huimin with an air of Versailles, “Don’t you know, the protagonist always makes a grand entrance at the end; it’s only the big villain who loves to show off first and dies.

By the way, villains die from talking too much, and that’s you.”

“Xu Ying, you…”

Qu Huimin, enraged, opened her mouth wide to curse.

Xu Ying indicated with her eyes, “This is a competition, everyone’s watching; don’t be like a shrew screaming at the slightest thing. Look at Sun Youdi.

She’s gentle and considerate, unlike you, who’s like a duck, always quacking away.”

Reminded by Xu Ying, Qu Huimin remembered her place and turned to look down.

Liu Suqin was staring at her fiercely.

Qu Huimin panicked, wondering if everyone had heard her cursing.

She was finished.

Qu Huimin hung her head like wilted lettuce leaves.

Accompanied by Xu Ying’s standard pronunciation, fluent foreign language filled the air, instantly exciting everyone present.

Qu Huimin widened her eyes unbelievably and then turned to look at Zhang Wu, only to see him gazing at Xu Ying with an infatuated look. This unsettled Qu Huimin even more.

How could it be that Xu Ying, a country bumpkin from the countryside, knew foreign languages?

Wasn’t it said that rural areas lacked knowledgeable teachers, let alone good foreign language ones?

Why was Xu Ying’s foreign language better than her cousin’s, without even a hint of dozing?

Not only was Qu Huimin shocked, but Bai Yushui was also surprised: How did Xu Ying know foreign languages and was so fluent? Wasn’t she from the countryside?

Sun Youdi looked at Xu Ying with full eyes of envy and self-mockery; why was Xu Ying the darling of the family, while she was the one the family despised?

“If only she were like Xu Ying.”

Zhang Shulan sat in her chair, looking at Xu Ying, who exclaimed excitedly to the person next to her, “Look, everyone, this girl is my best sister, awesome right? She’s definitely going to be first in the foreign language competition.

With her here, in this competition among universities under the Foreign Ministry, my sister is sure to be the first as well.”

Yang Hongxia watched Zhang Shulan with her mouth agape, covering her face awkwardly, not wanting to speak, and discreetly tugged at Zhang Shulan, asking, “Did you drink?”

Zhang Shulan looked puzzled, “No, why would you say that?”

“What were you doing just now?” Yang Hongxia wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. When had her sister become such a big shot?

Zhang Shulan finally reacted to the aftermath and covered her face in a panic, “I, I was just too excited.

Mommy, this is so embarrassing!”

After speaking, she dashed out like a fleeing bird.

Yang Hongxia followed closely behind, not even caring to watch Xu Ying receive her award as the two of them sneaked out.

In the end, Xu Ying placed first in the competition, Qu Huimin second, and Zhang Wu third.

Liu Suqin sighed a breath of relief upon seeing the results of the competition.

Qu Huimin, with a dark face, stepped down from the stage, and Liu Suqin started to scold her upon seeing her, “Was it you who let Xu Ying sign up? This is our Foreign Language Department’s event.

Why did you bring her into this, you’re really going to be the death of me.”

“Do you know Xu Ying?” Qu Huimin snapped back, if she had known earlier, she wouldn’t have ended up so humiliated.

“You don’t even know her? I asked you to learn about the affairs of the Foreign Ministry, did you learn anything at all? She’s that Xiao Xu from the Foreign Ministry,” Liu Suqin hollered, annoyed.

This attracted strange looks from the people around them, “Isn’t that the teacher from the foreign language competition? I heard she planned this event, and that student’s essay sounded like it was memorized long ago.”

“Yeah, those two seem to have an unusual relationship, could they be relatives? Maybe the teacher leaked the answers to her.”

Liu Suqin, listening to other people’s gossip, glared at Qu Huimin and left in a huff.

Qu Huimin turned to look at a few female students, a flash of panic in her eyes, and then she said in embarrassment and anger, “What nonsense are you talking about? I just needed to communicate something with the teacher.”

The girls recognized Qu Huimin and were startled–wasn’t she the one who fought at the school gate?

Quite fierce and without any boys to protect them, they didn’t want to end up being hit, so they fled in disarray.

Qu Huimin stood rooted in place, lost in thought.

Sun Youdi posed no threat to her, so ugly, so short, with a poor family background, and just average studies, Zhang Wu would never fancy a woman like that, probably just out of pity for Sun Youdi.

But Xu Ying was different, beautiful, fit, knowledgeable, and even her job seemed quite good. Now, even her foreign language skills were so impressive.

Even though it was her second marriage, her looks alone were too much of a catch, and that’s what men are drawn to.

Qu Huimin, fuming, ran to find Huo Chen after school.

Once she got to the shop, Qu Huimin found Huo Chen and started to mock him coldly, “Can’t you control your wife better? Keep her from seducing people everywhere. She’s married with a child, yet can’t stay put.”

Huo Chen’s face darkened, and he frowned tightly, “Fellow student, please mind your behavior and be responsible for your words.

How has my wife seduced anyone? If you can’t present any actual evidence, I might just go to the police and accuse you of trying to sabotage the relationship between me and my wife.”

Qu Huimin looked at Huo Chen in shock. Shouldn’t a normal man go through the roof upon hearing his wife is cheating and seducing others?

Why was this man more concerned about the veracity of the claim? Was he out of his mind? “Aren’t you worried about your wife being snatched away?”

“My wife and I trust each other. I believe in her character,” Huo Chen spoke coldly. “As for you, a stranger, to come here and badmouth my wife, I really dislike you.”