Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

After a quick microphone adjustment, Ouyang Yan looked around the venue and spoke confidently.

"Distinguished guests, welcome to my daughter Ouyang Lizhi's 18th birthday party. As a father, I have many feelings at this moment."

"But a thousand words are not as good as having my daughter come up on stage and say a few words to everyone. Haha, if I talk too much, it will feel like a meeting. Today we won't talk about business or anything, it's just a simple birthday party, and everyone can relax a bit!"

With that, Ouyang Yan concluded his very brief speech.

Before everyone could react, he had finished speaking, and the applause came a little late.

This head of the Ouyang family rarely speaks so briefly.

In today's situation, everyone has keenly noticed a signal.

—I won't tell you, I'll let my daughter tell you.

In other words, the Ouyang family will gradually be taken over by a new, younger generation.

And this young generation is none other than the mysterious only daughter of the Ouyang family, whom everyone has been speculating about for a long time.

51. Unexpected

"Little Lychee, now it's your turn to perform."

After listening to Ouyang Yan's brief speech, Yu Zhe followed up on what he said and reminded Xiao Lizhi next to him.

In fact, Yu Zhe felt that even though he had given her a lot of psychological counseling, as long as she was human, it was impossible for her not to be nervous and not have any problems if she suddenly had to speak in such a big setting.

Just as Yu Zhe was thinking of listening to Xiao Lizhi complain a few more times...

"Hmm... I'll do my best."

"Ok?"

That's all.

She said only this one sentence, without any other words, and then slightly lifted the hem of her dress on both sides, and with an elegant gait befitting her title of a rich young lady, she walked down the red carpet in the middle of the banquet hall and onto the stage under the expectant gaze of everyone.

Ah, Yu Zhe feels so gratified!

She didn't fall down the whole way!

You've already succeeded more than halfway!

Even Yun'er, whose two eyes were of different colors, was now shining with the same light.

"Wow... Brother Yuzhe, I never noticed before, so Little Lychee can be so sparkly? Her golden hair, combined with the lighting now, really gives me the feeling of a traditional medieval noble lady walking the red carpet."

"Ha, that's not surprising. After all, her mother is from Northern Europe, and it seems that her family was a noble family several generations ago. Zixiao, is that right?"

“That’s right.” Zixiao grabbed Yuzhe’s sleeve and looked at Xiaolizhi, who was adjusting the microphone on stage. “She does have true aristocratic blood, but she’s always been a bit silly. I don’t know if she can finish her speech today.”

Yu Zhe could feel that Zi Xiao was gripping his sleeve tightly, which meant that she was also very nervous and was really worried for Xiao Lizhi.

"No problem."

Yu Zhe said this.

He didn't know if there was a problem.

But once she stood on that stage, Xiao Lizhi had already broken through her own limitations.

As for the rest, let fate decide.

Seeing his daughter standing in front of the podium, Ouyang Yan nodded in satisfaction, stepped off the stage, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Elisa.

The couple's plan for today was to not care if they made a fool of themselves.

Li Zhi is already this age, and she is far behind other children of the same age and from the same family background. If we continue to spoil her and prevent her from seeing the world, she will suffer a big setback sooner or later.

Living in a large family... isn't so easy.

Even if she stumbles over her words and is ridiculed today, it is still a valuable experience for her and is well worth it.

But what happened next left Ouyang Yan and Elisa speechless.

Little Lychee took the microphone off the microphone stand, and very naturally left the podium with it, walking to the center of the stage.

After she stopped, she subtly lifted the hem of her skirt with her fingertips and, with an extremely elegant posture, turned 360 degrees on the spot. Then, she crossed her feet, one in front of the other and one to the left and one to the right, accompanied by a slight bow and nod.

Thus, a near-perfect aristocratic greeting was completed.

Upon seeing this, the staff in charge of lighting on site quickly adapted and shone a golden spotlight on the small lychee.

Elegant, noble, and sacred, it was as if this not-so-luxurious stage had truly transported one to a Western Gothic cathedral from hundreds of years ago.

Before he could even utter a single word, a wave of loud and rhythmic applause erupted from the audience.

Of course, this does not include Yu Zhe.

Yu Zhe was stunned; he had no idea that Xiao Lizhi had such a skill.

You usually don't

Don't they know any manners?

Perhaps no one knows that this one move is all that Xiao Lizhi has learned in her life.

This is also thanks to her two personal maids, Xiao Qing and Xiao Lan...

These two maids, who were like older sisters to her, always said that Xiao Lizhi was as cute as a little princess when she was little, and they would always let her play the princess in role-playing games.

so...

Even if you've never eaten pork, haven't you at least seen a pig run?

Over the years, Little Lychee has learned nothing else but eating, and this is the only action she can perform quite smoothly.

Thank you so much, Xiao Qing and Xiao Lan!

Of course... if she wanted to play it safe, Xiao Lizhi wouldn't have needed to do this, but she turned around like that... just to take a deep breath when her back was to the audience!

Actually, what Xiao Lizhi was doing in front of the podium just now wasn't adjusting the microphone.

The microphone had already been set up by Ouyang Yan; she was just... stalling for time.

She leaned closer to the microphone and realized she was so nervous she couldn't speak!

Phew... Now it's much easier to spin around.

Moreover, and more importantly... this place is very close to Brother Yu Zhe.

Xiao Lizhi's gaze was gentle as she turned her eyes away. At this moment, almost all of her attention was focused on Yu Zhe, who was a few meters away from the stage.

Hmm... As long as she can see him, Little Lychee feels like there's nothing she can't do.

So she stood up straight, held the microphone in front of her with both hands, and began the speech that she herself had thought was impossible just a few hours earlier.

"Distinguished guests, seniors, friends, good evening. I am Ouyang Lizhi, the eldest daughter of the Ouyang family. Thank you all so much for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my birthday banquet. I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words..."

A speech began fluently without any pauses.

This speech was prepared for her by her parents at the last minute. Speaking of which, Xiao Lizhi may not be good at anything else, but she is really good at memorizing things. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to be the top student in Chinese in her second year of high school and the top student in her overall grades, who was once tied for first place with Zixiao.

Even so, Yu Zhe was amazed that she could speak so fluently.

For example, a student, no matter how well he or she has memorized the text, when the teacher calls on him to go to the podium and recite it to the whole class, he or she will always forget his or her words because of nervousness. He or she will suddenly remember them after he or she goes down from the podium and feel annoyed about it.

Moreover, the pressure now is much greater than that of a lecture hall.

Others may not know, but Little Lychee does.

Her entire attention is now focused on Yu Zhe.

Just imagining how Yu Zhe would praise her if the speech went well... Hehehe, just thinking about it makes me happy and satisfied.

Perhaps this is what is meant by motivation outweighing pressure.

Brother Yuzhe is watching! That's why I must work hard to succeed!

It's that simple.

But... it's impossible to remember every single detail of such a long speech.

Near the end of the speech, a small incident occurred.

"...I also want the Ouyang family to be more integrated into the Fenghai market in the future. Now that I've talked about the company, since today is my birthday, I'd like to talk about myself. This is my first time meeting everyone, so I'd like to briefly talk about my interests. I'm usually busy learning various business skills and taking extracurricular courses, and I'm also studying at school, so I don't have much free time and not many interests."

Who is this speech about?! Well, it's definitely not you.

After all, your hobbies, besides Yu Zhe, are probably limited to various desserts.

What happened next made Yu Zhe and the others jump to their throats.

"Even if there aren't many, there are still some... my interests, let me give you an example... like..."

Finish!

She forgot her lines!

There's no need to keep things a secret in a place like this; it's obvious they forgot to say something.

Yu Zhe frantically gestured to her, meaning, "Just think of anything, play chess, paint, or even grow flowers!"

Little Lychee's eyes lit up as she watched Yu Zhe's actions.

I don't know where my understanding went.

She smiled and spoke with ease words that weren't in the prepared speech.

Moreover, it would be completely contrary to the image she had just established.

"My interests are...like eating, tasting all kinds of food, especially desserts, which are my favorite!"

I didn't ask you to tell the truth!

Yu Zhe felt dizzy and his blood pressure rose after hearing what she just said.

Fortunately, Yu Che was there to support him from behind.

Never mind... Little Lychee, you've already done a great job to get to where you are now.

Just as Yu Zhe had expected, as soon as Xiao Lizhi finished speaking, the audience immediately began to discuss among themselves.

But contrary to his expectations, applause rose and fell once again from below.

The applause was even more enthusiastic than when Xiao Lizhi first took the stage.

52. This gift is really valuable.