Senior Sister, Shut Up!

Chapter 27: Senior Sister Still Gives Him Special Treatment

While Jiang Miao and Xun Liang were fooling around and Wang Xin was watching the show from the side, a tall girl approached them from the Department of Finance building not far away.

“A’Liang, it’s time for dinner.” The tall girl stopped in front of the three of them and grabbed Xun Liang’s ear unceremoniously.

This was the first time Jiang Miao saw Xun Liang’s girlfriend.

Rumor had it that they had met in the first-year group chat of the School of Business during the summer vacation. After she posted a photo, Xun Liang had relentlessly pursued her. No one knew how he had managed to win her over, but by the time school started, they were already dating, and it had taken him less than three days to make it official.

In short, it was a world that Jiang Miao couldn’t understand.

“I know, Honey. Please let go.” Xun Liang smoothly touched the back of his girlfriend’s hand and called her honey. The girl’s cheeks immediately turned red.

The originally aloof and cold expression on her face softened, becoming more lively.

After briefly getting to know this cool, elder-sister-type girl, Jiang Miao and Wang Xin bade farewell to this lovey-dovey couple and went to the cafeteria for dinner.

After they finished eating, it was almost six o’clock in the evening.

At this moment, the association recruitment event had already begun, and the various academic buildings were packed with people. Everywhere you looked, it was a sea of heads.

Since this week’s recruitment event was for each department, with the university-wide associations holding their events after the military training ended, each department limited its recruitment to its respective building.

After arriving at their department’s building, Jiang Miao and Wang Xin didn’t stop at the other association booths. They went straight to Room 215 on the second floor, found a seat by the window, and sat down to wait.

On the blackboard in the room was a large line of words: Should we give monetary rewards to those who do good deeds? Do you support it?

This should be the debate topic for tonight’s exhibition match.

Unlike other recruitments, the debate team’s recruitment wasn’t today.

The students coming to sign up tonight were actually registering for the Department of Accounting’s first-year debate competition.

To become a member of the debate team of the Department of Accounting, they would have to undergo another interview after the competition to have a chance to join the team officially.

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: Has the exhibition match started?

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: Senior Sister, you also know about the exhibition match?

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: Your Senior Sister Qi has been preparing the debate topics recently, so of course I know.

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: It should start soon. They said it starts at six.

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: How’s the debate topic?

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: It’s pretty interesting. It looks like a topic to make people think.

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: I’ll let you in on a secret. The debate topic is today’s interview question.

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: … Senior Sister, it’s not good for you to do this.

I said I wouldn’t go through the back door, but isn’t Senior Sister practically forcing me to?

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: It doesn’t matter if you know in advance. The interview requirements aren’t high anyway.

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: Most of the key points will be covered during the exhibition match. First-years only need to remember one or two of them to pass.

But I don’t want to pass! The corners of Jiang Miao’s mouth twitched slightly, and he regretted talking about this with Senior Sister.

With such a clear hint, if he still couldn’t pass the interview, wouldn’t that make him look like he had a problem with his intelligence?

But it wasn’t like there was no other way. He could just pretend to be too nervous to speak, then later excuse himself by saying he was too anxious and not suitable for debate. There would be nothing wrong with that.

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: Senior Sister, aren’t you busy now? Isn’t the Youth Association also recruiting?

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: If a deputy secretary has to get involved personally, then it’s too much of a failure.

As they continued to chat, six o’clock arrived.

The moderator took the stage and briefly explained the rules of the exhibition match before announcing the participants to go on stage.

The next moment, both sides, dressed sharply in formal attire, entered through the back door one by one and took their seats on opposite sides of the podium.

There were a total of eight people, seven of whom were senior sisters and a gentle and lazy-looking boy as the fourth speaker on the affirmative side.

On the opposition side, the fourth speaker was Senior Sister Qi Lianyue.

Just as Senior Sister had said, the debate team was flourishing with yin and declining with yang.

In that case, is the boy the captain of the debate team that Senior Sister mentioned?

Just as Jiang Miao was thinking this, the exhibition match began. The first speaker on the affirmative side had three minutes to state their case and presented their arguments.

Honestly, for people who didn’t enjoy logical reasoning and rational discussion, debates were very boring.

At the beginning, the classroom was at least 70% full with first-years. But by the time both sides finished their opening statements, only about half of the audience remained.

At a glance, there were probably only fifty to sixty people left in the room.

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: Senior Sister, how many people will the first-year debate competition recruit?

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: It depends on the situation. If there aren’t many people, there will be six teams, with twenty-four people minimum. If there are more people, there will be eight teams, with at least thirty-two.

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: Of course, it’s best if there are more people. Otherwise, with just four people per team, it’s easy to be short-handed if someone can’t make it.

After getting this answer, Jiang Miao breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness.

Judging by the number of people in the classroom, there should be enough to form the teams.

With his concern out of the way, Jiang Miao became slightly more forced and listened to the verbal confrontation between the seniors on stage.

Sitting beside him, Wang Xin was much more serious. Not only did he listen attentively from start to finish, but he even took out his phone to record both sides’ arguments, displaying a meticulous appearance that was almost terrifying.

About half an hour later, the confrontation on stage became more and more heated, and the debate progressed to the most intense phase—the free debate segment.

At this point, all four debaters from each side could take turns to stand up and speak. There was no restriction on who could speak or for how long, though the two teams had a total of five minutes each.

But as the debate continued, it gradually became a direct confrontation between the two fourth speakers.

Qi Lianyue stood up and asked, “May I ask, when giving out monetary rewards for doing good deeds, how should we distinguish good deeds and implement this?”

Zhao Lu stood up with a smile. “The details of the relevant regulations can be discussed later. So, is the other debater acknowledging that this policy is beneficial?”

Qi Lianyue shook her head solemnly. “No. Once this policy is implemented, without the corresponding enforceable regulations, it’s easy to be exploited by people with ulterior motives, turning it into a profitable racket and, ultimately, a cancer on society.”

Zhao Lu replied lazily, “It’s not our duty to provide specific policies and regulations. In addition, making a profit from doing good deeds isn’t inherently bad. Or are you suggesting that doing good deeds should be a strenuous and unrewarding task?”

Qi Lianyue frowned and pressed further, “Good deeds can be rewarded, but they shouldn’t become government-mandated. Otherwise, it’s equivalent to tying moral behavior to the law, with monetary rewards attached, which would only increase the unnecessary financial burdens.”

Zhao Lu replied casually, “Therefore, you still believe that good deeds should be placed on a pedestal and praised by all, but they can’t be tainted by money? As for the financial burden, it’s a question of government budget allocation. As long as it is necessary, the burden shouldn’t be a reason to reject good policies.”

“Time’s up!” the moderator announced, finally bringing an end to the heated confrontation between the two.

While these two were engaged in their verbal duel, the other six participants had been drinking water and watching the show, quietly enjoying this pair of enemies arguing.

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: Senior Sister Qi is so imposing! She looks more solemn than usual.

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: Hahaha~ Actually, She’s fine under normal circumstances, but the other debater today is Zhao Lu. It’s that guy who looks cheerful and easy-going.

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: Whenever he’s around, your Senior Sister Qi turns into a powder keg. Don’t be frightened.

Frightened? Not really. I just didn’t expect to find material by watching a debate.

With this thought in mind, Jiang Miao had already added Zhao Lu and Qi Lianyue to his character profiles library.