Chapter 227: Why Say No To Money?

The Principal laughed and said, “I happen to be going on Friday too.”

Min Yu looked at him. “Why don’t I get Zhuo Yun to pick you up, so we can head back together?”

The Principal waved his hand. “It’s okay. There’s no need to go through the trouble. I’m taking some students along with me.”

Min Yu raised his brow. “For the National Quiz Contest?”

“Uh huh. But how did you know?” The Principal was rather surprised.

Min Yu smiled. “Someone mentioned it to me a couple of days ago.”

The Principal nodded his head and went on to chat about other things.

**

Huo Yao went straight to class after leaving the Principal’s office. She did not bother to guess why Min Yu was here to see the Principal.

“Why did the Principal ask to see you in his office?” enquired Meng Ying as soon as she settled back into her seat.

Huo Yao retrieved a book written entirely in English from her desk. “It’s the nationals next week, so he told me to study hard.”

Meng Ying leaned her chin against her hand. “That’s it? Nothing else?”

“That’s all,” replied Huo Yao without lifting her head from the book.

Meng Ying frowned when her eyes landed on the English book. She tried her best to read a line but instantly felt giddy. Although her English was pretty decent, why could she not understand even a word of it?

She rubbed her eyes, and inexplicably felt defeated.

Not bothering about it any longer, Meng Ying said, “Didn’t he tell you to study hard for the contest? Why are you reading an English book then?”

Huo Yao flipped a page and replied in an indifferent tone. “Oh! I am taking part in an English oral competition.”

Meng Ying touched her nose. “English oral competition? Why did you sign up for the competition?”

She naturally knew about this competition since the English teacher mentioned it a few days ago in class. At that time, no one had raised their hand to sign up for it.

English oral skills were hard to train for and could not be accomplished by rote. In order to take part in the competition, the spoken English had to be grammatically accurate and smooth. The person would not be allowed to bring any notes on stage. It was as good as giving a presentation without any preparation.

No, it was ha