After his 18th birthday, Wang Lei will be an adult. From then on, he has the right to vote as stipulated by law, hold government offices and other rights, and becomes a person with full capacity to act. He can make decisions on all his actions and assume corresponding responsibilities.

Before this day, he was still a minor and had to be under custody of his parents.

Rome cannot be built in one day, and minors cannot mature in one day. The dividing line of the eighteenth birthday is more of a legal meaning, and does not represent the ability and mind of the eighteen years old, just like those of the twenty or thirty years old.

In the eyes of others, the 18-year-old Wang Lei is still an immature child, including the guests who came today. They affirmed some of Wang Lei's views, his sincerity and hard work, helped them solve problems, and even his performance was excellent, but they were not sure that Wang Lei could be competent for the mayor of the town.

As for leading Braddock out of the predicament, it was a myth, and Clinton would not be able to come.

Wang Lei also knew that to change everyone's views and to change their "discrimination" towards age, it is not possible to just say it with your mouth, and it must be proved by actions.

However, "speaking" will not be useless. Speeches are the most magical and can be bewitching people's hearts. In history, those famous speeches have been passed down for a hundred years and are talked about by everyone. Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg inspired the spirit of the Americans and directly declared the demise of his opponent.

Wang Lei was able to recite every sentence of Lincoln's speech, "Eighty-seven years ago, our ancestors founded a new country on this continent, which was nurtured in freedom and pursued the principle that all people were born equal." "We must make the greatest determination here to prevent these dead from sacrificing in vain; we must make the country live freely under the blessing of God, and make this government that people have, govern, and enjoy forever." ...

And Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream", "I dream that one day this country will stand up and truly realize the true meaning of its creed: 'We think these truths are self-evident: everyone is born equal'.

For today's fundraising dinner, Wang Lei made full preparations. He even reluctantly used a politician badge that had just been lit. It was obtained after he argued with Hawke in the medical center. He changed his junior "speaking halo".

After the "Speech Halo" is turned on, his speech effect can be increased, and he can be used in total three times.

There were a few people coming tonight, and the scope of influence of speeches was destined to be very limited, but Wang Lei decided to use the "speaking halo".

"Speech Halo" can increase the effect of the speech, but it cannot immediately improve his speech level. As well as his on-the-spot performance, Wang Lei suddenly felt a little nervous when he looked at everyone's earnest gaze.

Wang Lei likes to give speeches, no matter what form or occasion, but he has never encountered such a situation at present.

Pressure, disappointment, nervousness... These negative emotions made him look cramped and he changed his standing posture a little uneasy.

"Everyone, please believe me, I won't mess things up..." He kept telling himself not to be nervous, there is nothing to be nervous about. He has given a speech at school. When facing hundreds of people, he is just a small scene and a piece of cake. However, today's meaning is indeed different. This is his coming-of-age ceremony. It is his first formal election speech. He will embark on the road of politics, so he must perform better and strive for perfection!

"I won't mess it up, definitely won't..." Wang Lei made a statement about his speech tonight, but he forgot the words. What's next? He raised his hand and put it down, but he still couldn't remember it.

"Rex..." Emily crossed her hands and held her smooth chin. She sensitively noticed that Wang Lei's performance was a little wrong. He was too nervous. The pressure on the adult stage was indeed different from that in school.

This is really bad! Emily was very anxious. She knew that Wang Lei valued today's speech very much, so she seemed nervous. If he messed up, he would definitely be very disappointed, even lose confidence, and become depressed.

Emily was also nervous. She had to find a way to relax Wang Lei and not think so much, but at this time, she couldn't do anything. Yes, she couldn't do anything. She hated herself a little. She couldn't help normally, so she couldn't do it at this critical moment.

Go out! Emily suddenly stomped her feet, raised her arms high, and waved her head twice: "Rex, we believe in you! You are smarter than those politicians. You want to go to Harvard. You like to eat chili the most, which can make you energetic and strengthen your aphrodisiac..."

Emily shouted, but she didn't know what she was calling.

"Oh, yes, I'm smarter than those politicians..." Wang Lei suddenly wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in. Oh my God, Emily really dared to say anything, but he quickly understood that Emily wanted to help him.

Wang Lei seemed to have caught something, and a ugly smile appeared on his face: "Yes, don't the newspapers often say that officials are as stupid as pigs? I'm very sure that my IQ is definitely a little better than pigs..."

"Hahaha..." Laibin and Luca burst into laughter. Fortunately, they didn't eat at this time, otherwise they would have to spray it off.

Only Brady and Donna's faces looked a little ugly, while Hu Shuying and Wang Jiaming's expressions were also relatively awkward.

Emily, who reacted, covered her face with her hands and was about to squat down to find the cracks. She squatted until the middle of the way. She suddenly stood up again, took her hands away, blushed, and forced herself to raise her head, looking at Wang Lei in front of her.

Emily! Wang Lei suddenly felt very sad. It was his stupidity that embarrassed Emily. He could no longer disappoint the girl.

Wang Lei took a long breath, then nodded to Emily, with a reluctant but obvious smile on his face: "Of course, I... also know very well that just being a little better than a pig is not enough to make Braddock better. I need to be smarter, and..."

Wang Lei tried to resolve the embarrassment just now by comparing pigs with politicians. Such self-deprecation would obviously not damage his image, but instead would make people discover his humorousness.

The law in the United States is trivial and strict, and it is very likely that others will be sued for being sued for court because of suspected slander. However, this article does not apply to politicians. Anyone who is an official can scold you, including the US president.

If you want to select the person who has been scolded the most in the United States, it must be the current President, His Excellency Clinton, and then his very active first lady, Hillary Clinton.

Everyone laughed with kindness, and Wang Lei gradually found a little feeling. He stretched out his hand to everyone and continued: "And with everyone's strength, I am sure that building Braddock will not be my own business. Everyone will help me, and I will also rely on everyone. As long as we unite, we will definitely make Braddock's tomorrow better, and we will definitely!"

"So, if I can be elected mayor of Braddock, the first of my policy program is to revive Braddock's community life and let everyone participate in Braddock's construction..." Wang Lei began to elaborate on his policy program.

This was the first time he gave a complete explanation. He thought about this part of the content many times, and every detail was deeply engraved in his mind, and his speech gradually became more and more smooth.

"Oh, it's great, we all support you!" Eric screamed in his big mouth and clapped his palms hard.

Like most of the people here, he was attracted by Wang Lei's "community theory". They did not think that Wang Lei could be competent for Braddock's mayor. He could not defeat the wealthy and experienced Hawk.

The speech just now proves that Wang Lei is talented, thoughtful, passionate and motivated, but it is obvious that he has never experienced such a scene and lacks experience, which is very fatal.

They only hope that Wang Lei's vitality can bring new things to the town, and hope that the volunteer organizations, community clubs, etc. he advocates can be successfully realized and help everyone.

"Yes, as Braddocks, we have no choice!" Brady and others nodded in agreement, and the applause finally rang out. Wang Lei's face showed a relaxed smile for the first time, feeling relieved.

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