The Lin family's little boy returns to being eight years old, taking his family to new heights.

Lin Dayuan had already requested leave, telling his boss that he needed to accompany his daughter to the TV station for a competition.

The boss initially thought he was bragging, but seeing how convincing Lin Dayuan's story sounded, he granted him leave and even asked when it would air, wanting to see if it was true.

The two elderly people inadvertently revealed the news.

"You mean Xiaoxi? Her final is on Thursday, and we were even invited to watch the match live."

"Oh dear, I can't go with you tomorrow. I'm going to the TV station to watch my granddaughter's competition. Yes, I mean, I'm going to the TV station."

"Da Hu, please cover for me tomorrow. Thank you for your hard work. I need to go to the TV station to watch my daughter's competition."

"You're talking about time? Come on, let me tell you, it's noon on the children's channel, don't be late!"

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Through the family's unintentional promotion, all the villagers in Lotus Town knew that the Lin family was going to be on television.

The next day, when the time came, they all stopped talking and turned on the TV to broadcast the children's channel.

The director was unaware that a large number of villagers had boosted his viewership ratings.

At school, Ms. Yang had already made arrangements with Su Youcheng; she would be taking Lin Xi's family to the TV station for the competition on Thursday.

It means you stay home and watch the house, we're going out to play together.

Su Youcheng would have loved to go see it live if it weren't for the upcoming final exams. Xiao Xi had even invited him, but out of a sense of responsibility as a teacher, he gritted his teeth and refused.

On Thursday morning, Teacher Yang drove his big red Jeep and arrived at Lin Xi's house with ease.

The Lin family was already waiting at the door, all dressed smartly. Lin Guiying even brought out all the clothes she usually kept hidden away.

"Oh, Aning, you've worked so hard."

Looking at the old woman's kind and warm face, Yang Qingning immediately became lively and cheerful. "Grandma, why are you being so polite? I haven't thanked you yet. The pickled vegetables and sausages you brought me last time were really delicious. My appetite has even increased." As she spoke, she opened the car door.

Lin Xi sat in the passenger seat, while Lin Dayuan and the other two sat in the back. Fortunately, the space was quite large, so they didn't feel cramped and arrived at the TV station comfortably.

The staff led the group into the waiting room, where several contestants and their relatives and friends were already present, among whom a blond, blue-eyed boy stood out.

After sitting down, Lin Guiying asked quietly, "These foreigners are participating in an English competition? Aren't they speaking English?"

Teacher Yang explained the reason.

Lin Guojun, standing to the side, grumbled indignantly, "Isn't this bullying?"

Lin Dayuan didn't react much, and even comforted Lin Xi, saying that if they defeated him, it would be more worthy of pride than defeating the Chinese.

Yang Qingning was surprised that Lin Dayuan would have this awareness, and looked at him with admiration.

At this moment, the little boy walked straight towards Lin Xi with an arrogant expression and said in English: "You must be Lin Xi. I've watched your competition. Although you came in first place, it was because your opponents were too weak."

In a moment, I'll show you with my skills that you don't deserve to be number one.

Apart from Teacher Yang, the others all looked puzzled, wondering what this person was babbling about.

Lin Xi replied directly in Chinese: "I'm sorry, but outside of competitions, I prefer to speak my mother tongue. If you're so confident, you don't need to come here and talk tough to me."

When the Lin family heard this, they knew that the little boy opposite them hadn't said anything nice, and they all looked at him with unfriendly expressions.

The boy was surprised by Lin Xi's words and returned to his seat with a slightly flushed face. The middle-aged man next to him, who was probably his teacher, told the boy not to take it to heart and that no one could beat him in the English competition.

Upon hearing this, Lin Guiying rolled her eyes, snorted, and said "Tch!" This made the usually serious Teacher Yang burst out laughing.

The boy behind Lin Xi was the runner-up in the semi-finals, who patted Lin Xi on the shoulder and said, "Little sister, you must beat that foreigner. Look how arrogant he is."

The other contestants also came over to encourage Lin Xi. Everyone was united against the foreigner; no matter who won, they couldn't let the foreigner win.

Everything in the studio was ready, and everyone began to enter one after another. Teacher Yang led the Lin family to their seats and thoughtfully prepared water for them.

Having learned from her previous experience, Lin Xi wasn't nervous at all this time. She even waved to her family members in the audience when she went on stage.

Her family is her greatest source of strength.

The electronic version was gone from the table; instead, there was a microphone and a red button.

After the host finished his opening remarks, he specially introduced the special guest, Li Jieke from Cityview Middle School, and emphasized that he is now a Chinese citizen.

Seeing that no one reacted, I started explaining the rules.

There is only one final round. Contestants will compete to answer questions displayed on the big screen. A correct answer earns 1 point, an incorrect answer deducts 1 point, and no answer earns 0 points.

The question format is also very simple: English to Chinese or Chinese to English.

However, this kind of time-sensitive answering format best reflects the contestants' level; only those who can answer fluently truly have mastered the skills.

"Now, the competition officially begins." As the host's voice faded, the first word appeared on the big screen.

The Lin family members watched Lin Xi on the stage with tension.

*Snap*, several contestants pressed the button almost simultaneously, and everyone got a point for this question.

Starting from the second question, the difficulty increases dramatically, which is naturally due to the director's manipulation behind the scenes.

The first question is a little surprise to calm you down; the second question is where the real challenge begins.

As the questions changed, the contestants went back and forth, evenly matched.

Lin Guiying and Lin Guojun counted the points on their fingers, while Lin Dayuan silently counted them in his mind.

In the intense atmosphere, even the director got excited and kept switching between shots.

He would also occasionally switch to the tense audience members below the stage.

Five minutes later, some contestants had already fallen behind.

Ten minutes later, some contestants had already given up, having left ten questions unanswered.

The voices of the contestants on the field gradually dwindled until only the voices of Lin Xi, Li Jieke, and the second male contestant could be heard in turn.

Twenty minutes later, only Lin Xi and Li Jieke remained.

The two of them always press the button at the same time and answer at the same time, and so far they have not lost a single point.

Lin Xi was getting anxious as things continued this way. The director behind her was even more anxious, staring intently at the screen, secretly hoping that Lin Xi would win.

At this moment, the villagers of Lotus Town were also watching the television nervously, their fists clenched.

They didn't know the other contestants on stage, nor did they know the foreigner. All they knew was that the little girl in white was from Lotus Town, and that was enough for them to cheer for her.

Lin Xi discovered that even though she pressed the button quickly, out of habit, she would always think about the answer in her mind before pressing it, which would waste a second.

So she simply controlled her instincts, and the moment the question appeared on the screen, she would take a picture, then immediately give the answer.

The process seemed lengthy, but the audience and director saw the girl give the answer the moment the question appeared, always one step ahead of Li Jieke.

The Lin family members and other contestants clapped excitedly.

Li Jieke didn't understand why he was always one second behind.

As time went by, the questions became more and more difficult. There were some words he didn't even recognize, and he even doubted whether such words existed.

But the girl opposite her still gave the answer the moment the question appeared.

Li Jieke lowered his proud head, looking dejected.

The outcome is already clear.