Chapter 287: Enemies never get together
The time for the debate was set at nine o'clock the next morning. Since the organizer was from the University of Washington, the location was also arranged on the other side's campus.
Su Chengyi originally planned to pack up and go out at early eight o'clock. Anyway, the two schools are next to each other and the distance is very close.
However, at seven o'clock in the morning, he was forced to wake up by Deng Yizhou's fatal serial calls.
He turned on the vibration mode before going to bed last night. When he opened his eyes, he felt that his head was hit hard with a mallet, and it was faintly numb.
"Are you up? Come to the cafeteria to have breakfast first, and then take the car there together.
By the way, wear formal clothes. As I reminded you last night, you can wear a down jacket or something outside first.
Do you have one in your dormitory? If not, I will bring you a set of mine now."
The president kept talking on the receiver, worried about the mother.
Su Chengyi closed his eyes for a while and then replied slowly:
"I have it."
"What is it? Formal wear?"
"Yeah."
Yangliu gave him a set for his birthday, but he hasn't tried it on yet. , but the size shouldn’t be a big problem.
“Be smart, you are the face of our team.”
Deng Yizhou sounded relieved, but he quickly emphasized.
Su Chengyi opened his eyes and sat up.
“You seemed to have told Ye Ju the same thing last night.”
“Both men and women need appearance.”
Deng Yizhou coughed and changed the subject:
"Okay, come over as soon as you finish packing. I'll order the xiaolongbao for you first, what about you?"
"Yeah."
Before he finished speaking , Su Chengyi hung up the phone.
There will be no end to the explanation, so let’s talk face to face when we get there.
He rolled out of bed and prepared to wash up.
It was only seven o'clock, and Li Tao was no longer in bed, probably going for a morning run.
Shang Guanyu has woken up and is lying on his back playing with his mobile phone.
Only Matthew was still snoring quietly.
"Did I wake you up? Sorry."
Su Chengyi lowered his voice and whispered.
"No, no, it's my own alarm clock."
Shangguanyu waved his hands quickly, looking a little panicked.
We have been together for several months, and he is still so cautious, maybe he is born like this.
Su Chengyi didn't want to change anyone's mind, so he just nodded.
“Are you going to the debate competition? Come on!”
Shangguan Yu scratched his head and said with a smile.
"Okay."
Su Chengyi smiled back and walked into the bathroom carrying toiletries.
By the way, I tried on the suit given by Yangliu.
The classic black and white color, and the hot stamping pattern on the cuffs are very stylish, making the overall suit high-end and luxurious.
Su Chengyi straightened his cuffs and tied his tie.
Fortunately, he is already a returned social animal, otherwise he probably wouldn’t know how to tie a tie at this time.
The person in the mirror still looks a little green, but he is fully capable of wearing a suit, and it does not give people the funny feeling of a child wearing his parents' clothes.
Su Chengyi turned around and walked out, and received an exclamation from Shangguan Yu.
“Oh! You look so handsome in this outfit.”
Su Chengyi smiled, took a black woolen coat from the hanger, and replied truthfully:
"Mom bought it."
"No wonder, it suits you very well."
Shangguanyu's eyes were a little envious, but he quickly calmed down.
Of course Su Chengyi didn't notice this. He went back to get his mobile phone and the materials he prepared last night and went out.
Otherwise, if we wait a little longer, Deng Yizhou will call again.
This time happened to be the peak traffic period in the early morning. Su Chengyi was walking in the crowd in formal clothes, looking a little out of place.
Still a little uncomfortable.
He had no choice but to lower his head to avoid the cross gazes and quicken his pace.
Sometimes Su Chengyi feels that his social anxiety has not been cured, but has only temporarily entered an incubation period.
It always happens again at some unknown time, like now.
But he must not have an attack today, he still has a mission.
If you suddenly can't say a word in the debate, that's really the end of the world.
With this slightly stressful mood, Su Chengyi looked at the mottled stone bricks under his feet and sighed softly.
“Classmates, please stay~”
At this time, a clear and charming voice sounded next to him.
Su Chengyi paused in his steps and raised his head.
Chu Qingmian appeared out of nowhere. When she met Su Chengyi's confused eyes, she bent her eyes and smiled.
As if oxygen was suddenly injected into him, Su Chengyi felt that his depressed heart became relaxed again.
“What’s the matter, aren’t you awake?”
Chu Qingmian raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
"Yeah."
Su Chengyi knew that she could tell that something was wrong with him, so he simply followed her words.
“Hmph, I told you to go to bed early last night.”
Chu Qingmian stood on tiptoes and pinched his earlobe.
"Are you cold? How can you pretend to be cool by wearing such a little thing! Everyone is wearing down jackets."
Su Chengyi shook his head, the weather was very good today, the sun was shining brightly, and he didn't feel cold while walking all the way.
"Have you met our president and the others?"
"Yes! They are in the cafeteria. Our debating club will also go to the competition today."
"Huh?"
Su Chengyi frowned slightly.
"What! Are you not satisfied?"
Chu Qingmian glared at him.
“That’s not true.”
Su Chengyi quickly changed his tune.
The two of them walked side by side to a cafeteria.
Chu Qingmian seemed to be in a good mood. She jumped up and down a few steps, then turned around and took out the bottle that she had kept in her down jacket pocket.
"Here, here you go."
"What?"
Su Chengyi took it, the glass bottle was still warm.
She should have carried it like this all the way, keeping warm with her body.
Chu Qingmian pursed her lips and smiled.
"Latte, I made it myself this morning."
"Added sugar?"
".What's wrong!"
"It's nothing."
In order to prove that he didn't dislike it, Su Chengyi had no choice but to unscrew the bottle cap and take a sip.
The entrance is smooth and fragrant, and the whole person feels refreshed. The raw material must be high-quality coffee beans.
It tastes much better than the instant one, but unfortunately it is a little sweeter.
Su Chengyi put the bottle into his coat pocket and pinched Chu Qingmian's face.
"Thank you."
Chu Qingmian became arrogant as soon as he was praised, looking quite proud.
"You're welcome! I think I'm very talented at hand-grinding coffee. This is the eleventh time I've done it."
Su Chengyi heard it funny and said He was about to laugh at her, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a figure jumping up and down like a monkey in the cafeteria.
It's Deng Yizhou. He has obviously been waiting here for a long time.
"Come on, the buns are getting cold!"
Su Chengyi nodded distantly and looked at Chu Qingmian next to him.
“Have you had breakfast?”
“Yes~ I ate half of roasted corn, a piece of toast, and a bottle of yogurt.”
“Are you there? Lose weight? ”
Su Chengyi raised his eyebrows slightly. For Miss Chu, this ordinary amount of food seemed a bit abnormal.
“What do you mean!”
Chu Qingmian punched him.
"Isn't it okay if I'm not hungry today?"
"Then eat some more with me."
".Okay then."
The heating in the canteen is turned on at full speed. There are many people in this place, and the aroma of all kinds of food is blowing towards our face.
Deng Yizhou pointed to the table, which was full of food. There were all kinds of food, and it looked like a buffet.
"Sit down and eat quickly. We will take the shuttle bus there in about twenty minutes." Su Chengyi nodded and sat down in front of the steamed buns.
"Eat slowly and don't rush, the milk is there.
Have you brought the information? Bring it over and I will check it again."
Deng Yizhou took the information handed over by Su Chengyi and picked it up while reading it. Cell phone dialing.
"Yes, everyone here is here. You can come over later, what? The third debate is not here yet? You call his mobile phone number, and I read you to write, 187"
Su Chengyi looked at his hurried appearance and shook his head secretly.
I became more and more determined that I would never participate in any election for the leader of a society.
Su Chengyi lowered his head and took a bite of the Xiao Long Bao in front of him. The soup was rich and the crab roe was fragrant. Surprisingly, it was a very authentic Jiangnan flavor.
He picked up a bowl of hot dry noodles and put it into Chu Qingmian's bowl next to him.
"You have organized this information very well, but during the closing argument, be careful not to just read the manuscript. The key point is to summarize the entire argument."
Deng Yizhou finished the phone call and sat down Come to the other side and give your final instructions.
Su Chengyi nodded and continued to eat the buns seriously.
Chu Qingmian said "huh?" in surprise, then turned her head and asked:
"Su Chengyi, are you the fourth debater?"
"Hmm. ”
“I didn’t expect that. ”
Chu Qingmian blinked, a little surprised.
She originally guessed that Su Chengyi must be arguing.
Because the task of the first debate is to formulate the team’s opening argument and explain its side’s content during the questioning session, generally speaking, it is more suitable for Su Chengyi’s usual personality.
In the fourth debate, you need to be responsible for summarizing your submission, that is, summarizing your own views and sublimating and developing them.
When the previous discussions are tense and it is difficult to determine the winner, the concluding remarks of the four debates will become the final judging criterion, and its importance is self-evident.
The fourth debate needs to have the momentum of "the final word".
Needless to say the second and third debates.
The second debate is responsible for refutation and inference. It requires challenging and questioning the opponent, and looking for conflicts and fallacies in the opponent's views to attack them.
The task of the third debate is to set up conceptual and logical traps and lead the other party into misunderstandings through the art of language. Simply put, it is to "dig holes and lay mines."
Both of these are not things that Su Chengyi can do.
"Originally, I was planning to let him argue."
Deng Yizhou scratched his head and explained:
"But you know, since ancient times, beauty has been identified through debate."
As soon as these words came out, Su Chengyi almost choked to death on the bun in his mouth.
Chu Qingmian held back a smile and handed the strawberry milk in her hand to his mouth.
She has heard this statement before.
Because in their courtyard, she was also a debater.
So this is the reason why he and Ye Ju changed places? ?
In the original plan, he was in the first debate, and Ye Ju originally wanted to be in the third debate. She herself felt that the task of "digging holes and laying mines" was very suitable for her.
Especially compared to making an opening statement seriously.
But Deng Yizhou had learned about the lineup of the opposite BGI through various gossips.
Yibian is a little beauty, and Sibian is a dazzling newcomer with very good skills in the legend.
Deng Yizhou's countermeasure was to use the same configuration to crush his opponents when troops came to cover up the water and earth.
After all, he has absolute trust in the two newcomers he brought.
"Have you finished eating? Let's go after eating."
Deng Yizhou stood up and looked at his watch.
Su Chengyi drank the strawberry milk handed over by Chu Qingmian.
"Then I'll go over, our club is in another car."
Chu Qingmian pointed to another door and quietly scratched the palm of his hand under the table.
“Okay.”
Su Chengyi nodded.
“Come on, see you later.”
Chu Qingmian blinked.
“I will support you from the audience.”
She made a dangling heart with her hands.
"This audience please do not interfere with our debaters."
Su Chengyi stood up solemnly.
"See you later."
Getting on the shuttle bus, Su Chengyi discovered that Deng Yizhou must have informed everyone to dress formally.
The people in the car were all wearing suits, as if they were being taken to a big company for an interview.
Only Ye Ju's style of painting is still different. She is wearing a Japanese girls' high school uniform and a red plaid bow tie.
I can’t say it’s informal, it’s just too youthful.
“It doesn’t matter, as long as it looks good.”
Deng Yizhou didn’t express any opinion on this. He seemed to only care about the definition of “facade”.
“President, I suddenly thought of another point.”
"President, President, I have a case material, why can't I find it?"
"Look at the group, the vice president sent a link."
It's just a ten-minute drive. , Deng Yizhou was still confused.
Only the two people sitting in the front row were quiet.
Su Chengyi looked out the window in a daze, while Ye Ju on the other side had already tilted his head and fell asleep.
Her head shook more and more, always just shy of hitting the car window.
Su Chengyi observed the reflection for a long time, and finally couldn't help
making a sound to wake her up.
Of course he can't do anything warm-hearted like using his hands to cushion her.
“Are you here?”
Ye Ju was sleepy.
“Not yet.”
“Then why are you calling me?!”
Ye Ju stared.
Su Chengyi was silent for a while and found a reason.
"The president wants to see you for something."
Thirty-six strategies - diverting trouble to the east.
“What’s wrong, President?”
Ye Ju turned his head in doubt.
Deng Yizhou was stunned and began to think: Did I call her? Do I have anything to do with her? If she didn't shout, why would she ask?
Well, that must have been the shout.
He cleared his throat and said seriously:
"When I give my opening statement later, firstly, pay attention to the speed of speech, and secondly, pay attention to the time."
Ye Ju's face was full of emotions She listened speechlessly. From last night to this morning, she had heard this sentence at least twenty times.
Su Chengyi sat upright in the front row, secretly laughing.
Fortunately, we reached our destination before even saying a few words.
Su Chengyi opened the car door and jumped out of the car. The unfamiliar teaching building was already the territory of BGI next door.
There are event volunteers at the door directing the audience to enter.
The scene was orderly, no one even spoke, it was very quiet.
This is a completely different style from my own school.
Soon, staff members came to pick them up and ushered the Beijing University debate team into the building through the side door.
“It’s not time to face the entrance yet, please wait here for a moment.”
It was Deng Yizhou’s business to negotiate with the staff, and several newcomers stood aside doing nothing. .
Su Chengyi took out Miss Chu's love coffee from his pocket, raised his head and took a sip.
Ye Ju looked through the crack in the backstage door and then came back.
"Don't say it yet, the place looks very formal."
"That's how the University of Washington is, just get used to it."
Deng Yizhou didn't know when he had finished talking, folding his arms said.
“President, where is the person across from you?”
“You should be waiting here too.”
Deng Yizhou was also a little strange. He stretched his neck and looked around, and successfully found the target.
"Well, look over there."
Hearing the sound, Su Chengyi followed his guidance and looked over.
As expected, there were also a group of people in suits and ties like them, talking to the staff just now.
The other side quickly noticed their concentrated gaze, so they all looked back.
After a brief pause, Su Chengyi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
That handsome boy wearing a light blue striped suit, who is he if he’s not Zou Lian?
It is really a coincidence
to meet an acquaintance at such a time.
It’s just that the other person didn’t seem to be in such a good mood as he was. He couldn’t laugh at all, and his fair face was vaguely green.
The air around them seemed to freeze as the two looked at each other from afar.
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