"Beep!"
"Quest issued: Host is required to participate in the National College English Speech Competition. Rewards: 10,000 for participation, 100,000 for winning, and a Qiong Yao Jade Nose plus 500,000 cash for first prize."
Upon seeing the quest, Qiu Xi was taken aback. She had no idea such a competition was being held recently. wΑp.kanshu伍.net
After much thought, she couldn't figure it out, but then she was captivated by the rewards.
The implication was quite clear: they wanted her to aim for the first prize.
After reading, Qiu Xi decided to pay more attention to news about the speech competition in the next couple of days. Since the system had issued it this way, it must exist.
She then moved on, preparing to start her training session for the day.
Before starting, she remembered that the previous martial arts training session had concluded, and she hadn't learned anything new. It was perfect timing to learn something about speech training to prepare for the competition.
After making arrangements with Xiao Hua, Qiu Xi began her day's studies.
The next afternoon, as Qiu Xi was chatting with her mother at home, she received a message from Teacher Yan.
The message was about the National College English Speech Competition, and Teacher Yan wanted Qiu Xi to sign up, offering to be her mentor.
Glancing at the message, Qiu Xi considered it for a moment and agreed.
Then, the teacher asked Qiu Xi to find her to finalize the details after the holiday break.
Shortly after their conversation, Qiu Xi saw a message in the class monitor group and immediately forwarded it to the class group.
Time flew by so quickly. After staying home for another two days, Qiu Xi prepared to pack her bags and return to school.
"Sis, can I come in?" As Qiu Xi was packing, she suddenly heard her younger brother Qiu Ge's voice from the doorway.
"Come in."
"What's up? Coming to find me at this hour?" Qiu Xi asked while packing.
"I... I don't really have anything."
Qiu Ge stammered a bit as he spoke, unsure what he wanted.
Qiu Xi felt like laughing, "Why are you stuttering? Just say it."
"There's really nothing, well, it's your birthday in a few days, so this is for you!" He scratched his head, Qiu Ge finally finished speaking, and then reached out to hand over the item.
"Ha! It seems so, October 12th." Qiu Xi only realized she was about to officially come of age in a few days now that she was in university.
Qiu Ge felt a bit worried for his sister, wondering how she could be so oblivious to not care about this.
"Alright, no wonder you've been acting so secretive these past few days, so this is what you were up to." kΑnshu伍.ξà
"Then I'll accept it without being polite!"
Qiu Xi playfully hit her brother and took the beautifully wrapped gift box.
"I'll go back to my room then, you continue with your work." Qiu Ge, relieved that his sister had accepted the gift, prepared to leave.
Qiu Xi smiled, "Go ahead, I'll open it after I finish packing."
After packing, Qiu Xi looked at the gift box in her hands with a touch of emotion.
She remembered the coming-of-age ceremony held at her high school.
Her whole family had attended, and her parents had also prepared gifts for her.
Looking at old photos during the ceremony, she had received the coming-of-age gift from her parents and had been moved to tears.
After the school's coming-of-age ceremony, she felt that she had already become an adult.
It was only today, with the gift from her brother, that she truly realized.
However, it was a pity that she couldn't spend this year's birthday at home with everyone.
But the optimistic Qiu Xi quickly adjusted, considering the previous one as having celebrated it early.
Thinking that way, her emotions subsided.
She should focus on the competition after returning to school.