After everyone had finished performing one after another, their attention turned to the students from China.
"Hey, everyone, why don't you get up there and show us something too? We've always been curious about Chinese culture and eager to experience it." Franklin walked over with a glass of wine and called out to the Chinese student groups.
"Well... perhaps not? We've only just arrived and have no idea what to perform. Better not embarrass ourselves up there!" Several students smiled and waved their hands.
Performing onstage, especially abroad, was all well and good if it went well. But if it went badly, they would be embarrassing themselves in another country. Following the principle of avoiding unnecessary trouble, no one wanted to volunteer.
But to the foreign students, this looked like a snub. They had all gone up and performed, so why should the Chinese students get to sit it out?
"I've long heard that Chinese people are modest. It seems that's quite true. But we're all fellow students here, so there's no need to be so humble, is there?" Franklin said, wearing the insincere smile of a Western aristocrat.
"That's right! They say China is a vast land rich in resources. We're very curious about what its top students can do!"
"Exactly! Now that you're here in our Federation, you should at least observe our etiquette. There's no need to be so modest, is there?"
As soon as Franklin finished speaking, quite a few students began egging them on. Clearly, this had been planned.
Seeing this, the Chinese instructors could hardly speak up. This was a matter between students, after all. Still, their expressions soured as they watched their students being provoked.
Xiao Ran looked up and saw Principal Eve still chatting with Professor Zhong in the distance, a faint