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were being made by other people at meetings. I hated

all political meetings. They were endless. So when I

was called to speak at meetings, I would blush and

didn’t know what to say. I would stammer and make

people laugh. But I decided to try, in order to win

Big Wang’s heart. One day at a meeting, I raised my

hand, asking for a chance to make a speech. All the

people were surprised. They all turned to look at me.

The school master was very happy. He immediately

gave me the chance. I stood up and my face went red.

I forgot all the things I wanted to say. I was wet with

sweat and stammered terribly. It took me quite some

time to finish what I wanted to say. My colleagues

laughed themselves to tears. Some of them

commented, “Soapy is a fool! Not worthy of the

name of a university student at all!”

However I made the first speech at the meeting.

Big Wang quickly learned it. She invited me to meet

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