Half an hour passed quickly, and soon the team leaders from each school followed the host into the venue and took their seats in the first row. Zhao Hanyun saw Yuan Jingyi making a cheering gesture towards them.
"Thank you all for your patience. Now we'll announce the six teams that have advanced to the finals." The host took out a list and slowly read it under everyone's expectant gaze. "The finalists are the No. 1 Affiliated Primary School team, the Chengnan Primary School team, the Hongqi Primary School team, the Yangliu Primary School team, the Yongping Primary School team, and the T County Primary School team. Let's give them a warm round of applause."
"What?! Why are we the last one?" Zhong Lijuan was very dissatisfied that her school was ranked last, but this was the decision of the leader and there was nothing she could do!
"They're the number one primary school in the city, so of course they have to be at the front," Cao Lei explained. "As long as we work hard, we'll be at the top of the list later!"
"Now, please invite each team to come on stage and take their seats according to the order just now. We will soon enter the final round." The host's words made several people stop discussing and quickly pack up and go backstage.
Yuan Jingyi was waiting for them backstage: "Come on! Time is a bit tight today, are you guys okay?" Originally thought it would be a one-day activity, but now it has been changed to half a day. The time is tight, and I don’t know if the children can still persist.
"No problem, teacher, wait for us to give you the trophy!" Cao Lei glanced at his teammates and said to Yuan Jingyi confidently.
"Then I'll wait downstairs!" It seems that the ranking of their school has annoyed these children! Yuan Jingyi pulled Zhao Hanyun and Zou Li aside and whispered, "You two should pay attention to their condition. This has been going on for too long, I'm afraid they can't handle it."
Zhao Hanyun nodded and made an OK gesture to Yuan Jingyi, indicating that everything was fine.
"Go in!" After instructing a few people to keep a good attitude, Yuan Jingyi sent them to the stairs backstage, gave them a gesture of encouragement, and left.
"Let's go!" Cao Lei took a deep breath and led his team onto the stage.
On the stage, the bright lights made Zhao Hanyun and the others a little dazzled. They calmed themselves down and found their seats. The seats were distributed in a fan shape. Coincidentally, Yan Lihua's team was right across from them.
"I like this position!" Zhong Lijuan looked at Yan Lihua opposite happily and gave her a smiling face as a protest.
"Very good, all the teams are here. Now we'd like to invite the judges to take their seats." After Zhao Hanyun and the others found their seats, the host quickly moved on to the next part: "Now, please welcome Director Xie from the Education Bureau, Principal Yan from the No. 1 Middle School, and our Mayor Zou. A round of applause."
Zou? Zhao Hanyun looked at Zou Li suspiciously when he heard this familiar surname.
"No." Zou Li shook his head calmly, indicating that he didn't know him.
By the time everyone was seated, half an hour had passed. Zhao Hanyun saw that Cao Lei and the others' interest was gradually waning, so he pulled Zou Li and forced a stream of spiritual energy towards the back of their heads.
His head suddenly felt cold, and an indescribable feeling of comfort spread throughout his body. Shan Hongwei touched his head and saw that Zhong Lijuan and the others had the same expression as his. He looked up in surprise, but it was nothing!
"Okay, now we're entering the long-awaited competition. First, the compulsory questions. Attention everyone! Correct answers earn you ten points, and incorrect answers don't deduct any points!" The host mysteriously pulled out a piece of paper and, accompanied by a computer operator's screen, began the question-and-answer session: "Representative No. 1 of the First Affiliated Primary School, please listen. What is the longest river in the world, and how long is it? 30 seconds, please answer!"
Across from Zhao Hanyun, the captain stood up and confidently replied, "The longest river in the world is the Nile, with a total length of 6,671 meters."
"Correct answer! Bonus points!" The host continued, "Representative number one from the Chengnan Primary School team, please listen. Is the platypus the oldest mammal? 30 seconds, please answer!"
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"Are you nervous?" Zhao Hanyun asked secretly, seeing Cao Lei's face was a little stiff.
"It's okay, these questions seem very simple! It's just that this is my first time participating in such a large event, so I have mixed feelings!" Cao Lei said with some embarrassment. He couldn't tell whether he was nervous or not, he just knew that he was definitely excited inside.
"Captain, we believe in you!" Zhong Lijuan gave Cao Lei an encouraging pat from below.
"It's our turn soon, be quiet!" Shan Hongwei reminded from the side.
"Now, please, please, Representative No. 1 from the T County Elementary School team. In the Chinese lunar calendar, a year is divided into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each season is further divided into three parts. What are these three parts? Please answer in 30 seconds."
"Is it so difficult?" Shan Hongwei muttered secretly below. Cao Lei frowned slightly and began to think slowly.
"Fifteen seconds left...ten seconds..." the host began the countdown.
"Meng, Zhong, Ji!" Cao Lei said it out suddenly. Fortunately, it was within the time!
"The answer...is correct! Extra ten points!" Along with the host's words, there was warm applause, applause of encouragement.
"Captain is awesome!" Zhao Hanyun gave Cao Lei a thumbs up and praised him very much.
With such a good start, Zhao Hanyun and the others were more motivated. In the following question-answering session, Zhong Lijuan and Shan Hongwei answered very smoothly. Now it was Zhao Hanyun's turn, and soon it would be Zou Li's turn.
"The world's highest plateau on the ocean is Antarctica!" Zhao Hanyun threw out this answer without thinking. Her head was filled with nearly a library of knowledge. If she didn't understand it, she would be so sorry for her good teacher!!!
"Correct answer! Bonus points!" The host continued to press the timer. Today's task was tight, so let's speed up! "Now is the last round of compulsory questions. Please, Group 1, please listen to the questions. Please..."
"Zou Li, come on! Sister is rooting for you!" While everyone's attention was on the opposite side, Zhong Lijuan encouraged Zou Li.
"Thank you!" It was rare that Zou Li did not ignore him directly, but replied thank you very politely. Of course, this was the biggest improvement compared to his previous habit of ignoring him!
"You kid!" Zhong Lijuan and others who were originally worried about Zou Li were also helpless when they saw Zou Li's reaction. Having such a cold-blooded teammate is really worrying!
"Zou Li will do his best!" Zhao Hanyun smiled and answered directly for Zou Li. This guy is really becoming more and more fond of pretending to be cool. He is obviously very sharp-tongued when talking to her!
"Never mind, just play as you please!" Zhong Lijuan looked at Zou Li's face, which made her want to touch it, and turned away with some regret. She should just watch the game carefully!
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