Saturday, Office Building Conference Room
"Today, our two teams will have a simple friendly debate match."
"Since it's just a friendly match, I'll be the moderator later. You all draw lots first. Once you're done, prepare for 5 minutes, and then we'll begin."
Yan Baitao stood in front of the conference table and briefly explained the rules to the two teams, then asked them to send representatives up to draw lots.
"Qiu Xi, you go?"
"Me?" Being called out suddenly, Qiu Xi pointed a finger at herself.
"Mm." The three nodded in unison.
"Alright..."
Seeing as everyone else had spoken, she couldn't refuse. It was just drawing lots, so she'd go.
Then she got up from her seat and walked up.
"Who wants to go first, you two?"
"Um... how about rock-paper-scissors?" Qiu Xi didn't want to stare at this representative, so she voiced her idea.
"Okay."
"So, affirmative or negative? Which side?"
Seeing Qiu Xi come down, Zhang Shu eagerly asked.
"Here, negative..."
Handing over the paper slip, Qiu Xi was already a little embarrassed because this stance was rather difficult to argue.
"Yes! Just as I hoped, it's challenging."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Shu didn't frown. Instead, she held the drawing slip with a look of eagerness.
Looking at Ning Tianyu and Li Du, their eyes were sparkling, and it was unclear what they were thinking.
It seemed she had overthought it; her teammates weren't ordinary teammates; they all enjoyed challenging topics.
However, this was exactly what she wanted. This first match was a good opportunity to test the knowledge and skills she had learned from the system.
"Alright, time's up. Hurry and take your seats."
As soon as the 5 minutes were up, the teacher began urging everyone to sit down.
"Alright, I won't go over the rules again; you should all know them. We'll get straight to the main topic."
"Come, the first speaker for the affirmative starts their opening statement..."
...
Listening to the opponent's fluent delivery, Qiu Xi once again sighed in relief that she had gone for further studies, otherwise, this would have been quite tough.
What a good opponent, Qiu Xi wrote while listening and gave the opponent a mental compliment.
...
"Really, it's fortunate we found a good entry point; otherwise, we wouldn't have won."
The friendly match ended with her team winning by a narrow margin. They were now debriefing.
"It's also thanks to Qiu Xi's sudden inspiration..."
"Right, Qiu Xi, did you happen to look through a lot of materials beforehand?" Li Du, who gave the first argument, recalled the rebuttal just now. If she hadn't seen relevant materials, it would have been difficult to find the flaw.
"Hahaha~ I did indeed check." Since she wasn't sure of the stance, she had looked at both sides, preparing for either possibility.
"If you were solely a debater, you'd be very dedicated..."
"And a tough opponent!"
"You're saying that about me, but aren't you all the same? Everyone, especially Zhang Shu and Ning Feiyu, they cornered one point and engaged in a fierce verbal battle..."
This was the first time she had witnessed the combativeness of these two teammates. Their fluent speaking skills combined with their logical reasoning ability could only be described as formidable.
"Hahahaha~ So we're all the same!"
As they talked, they began to tease each other.
"Alright, you all are still praising each other here."
While they were laughing happily, Teacher Yan joined the conversation.
"Hehe~ It's just that everyone is indeed quite capable."
Having been around Old Yan for a while, Qiu Xi was familiar with his temperament and felt no pressure chatting with him, treating Old Yan as a kind and amiable elder.
"Your performance truly impressed me. I'm starting to look forward to you participating in competitions."
"However, you still need to work hard, and your training cannot be neglected."
Yan Baitao was somewhat surprised by the students' performance, especially Qiu Xi. He had initially thought she and the other three had excellent spoken English, but he hadn't expected her knowledge reserve and logical thinking ability to be so outstanding.
Looking at the four smiling faces, he felt he had truly struck gold.