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Chapter 113 This is the adult world
Brother Chen left, waving his sleeves, without taking any clouds with him, but leaving behind his graduation thesis.

In fact, Qiao Yu originally wanted to pull Brother Chen aside to discuss his troubles, such as Director Tian's lack of ethics in insisting that he, an undergraduate student, do the project, but he gave up in the end.

The main reason is that I always feel that Brother Chen’s mood is a little off.

It is well known that when a friend is in a moody mood, it is best to share only the happiness, not the troubles.

Now that he has shared his happiness, don't bother him with your troubles.

However, there is one thing, regarding this paper, Qiao Yu still intends to seriously ask his senior teacher for help.

After seeing his senior brother off, Qiao Yu no longer felt sleepy, so he simply logged into the Yanbei University Supercomputing Center in front of his computer and began to study the usage mechanism of the supercomputing center.

Then he downloaded xShell and remotely logged into the account given to him by Director Tian.

As expected, the account provided by Director Tian had privileges. It did not have many restrictions as stated in the user guide, and he did not need to worry about the remaining machine time.

The supercomputer account shows that many tasks are running simultaneously.

Qiao Yu took a quick look and found that they were all his papers. In order to shorten the time, the operator performed Task Decomposition, breaking down the verification task into dozens of small tasks to achieve parallel acceleration and make full use of the multi-core and multi-node resources of the supercomputer.

In fact, Qiao Yu felt that there was no need to rush like that, but considering that his master had also arranged for someone to verify it, could this be to prove that Yanbei University's supercomputing center was faster than Huaqing's supercomputing center?
Qiao Yu thought this was possible. After all, sometimes men's desire to win was so inexplicable.

Really, when he was in elementary school, he had two male classmates who would compete in the toilet during break time to see who could poop more...

It just so happened that he had diarrhea that day, and heard it... Qiao Yu thought about it for several days, but he still couldn't figure out why he was proud of winning. But he could figure it out in any competition of who could pee farther.

Although Director Tian and Master are old, a man is a young man until he dies. But who can say whether a man should win or lose?

It was like today was such a great opportunity to break the ice, but he was too embarrassed to tell others outside what Director Tian talked about with Mr. Yuan... Well, all we can say is that the journey to break the ice is still long.

However, helping Brother Chen to seek advice from Senior Master on his thesis might help ease the relationship between the two sides.

At this moment, Qiao Yu even felt like a parent who was worried about everyone around him. However, not only did the people around him not understand him, they also tried desperately to add burdens to him. Oh... why does the teacher make things difficult for the students?
With a sigh, Qiao Yu, who was too lazy to study supercomputers anymore, returned to bed, took off his shoes, leaned against the headboard, and opened the book beside the bed.

I feel a little sleepy, so I read a foreign advanced mathematics textbook to refresh myself.

……

At around eight o'clock the next evening, Qiao Yu, who was reading a book, received a call from Director Tian, ​​which confirmed some of his guesses.

Because after the call was connected, Director Tian's first question was: "Has Mr. Yuan issued the verification results?"

Qiao Yu answered truthfully: "Master hasn't replied to my message yet, right?"

"Oh, then I have good news for you. We have basically completed the curves in the LMFDB database, and the accuracy rate is 100% so far."

Qiao Yu let out a long sigh and asked, "Does this mean that my paper can be published directly?"

“Yes! I would have expected some error, and that the mismatch might require further investigation to determine whether it is due to specific boundary conditions, calculation errors, or limitations of the formula itself.

In this case, the paper may need to discuss these extreme cases, special cases, or potential possibilities and correct these errors, but it seems that this is not necessary now. Qiao Yu, you did a great job! "

Qiao Yu could hear that Director Tian's tone was a little more excited than yesterday.

I think I understand now. It seems that when the tutor checked the paper yesterday, he didn't have much confidence that his paper could pass the supercomputer test perfectly...

Otherwise, I wouldn't be so excited today.

"Thank you, Director Tian. It's mainly because of your good guidance." Qiao Yu casually gave him a free rainbow hat.

"Don't say that again. This is your work. I didn't give you any guidance. By the way, do you know how to use the submission system of Ann. of Math?"

Qiao Yu immediately replied, "Ah? I haven't used it before. It was also Teacher Xue who helped me submit the manuscript last time. How about you help me submit it this time?"

"Well, I'll help you submit the paper later. But you still need to learn these. I'll ask a senior to teach you later. Are you sure you want to put your mother's name on the second author list? Scientific research is a very serious matter. My suggestion is to only put your own name on it. But this is a paper you completed independently, and I will respect your opinion."

Qiao Yu thought for a moment and asked, "Well, Director Tian, ​​my mother did enlighten me when I was lost. In this case, writing her name is not considered academic misconduct, right?"

"Well, not really. But strictly speaking, her contribution to the paper is very limited, and usually the author would list her as an acknowledgement in this case. And when submitting a paper, you should also clearly indicate the specific contribution of each author, especially your paper."

Soon Qiao Yu asked a second question: "These are all small things. Director Tian, ​​my mother used to have good grades. Because she was pregnant with me, she didn't take the college entrance examination, and she has always regretted it. So she plans to review for two or three years, and then take the college entrance examination as a social worker. If she has this paper, will her chances of passing the exam be higher?"

"I am not familiar with the admissions process and am not sure whether social candidates are included in the scope of independent enrollment of colleges and universities. If possible, it would certainly be helpful to have a second author on such a paper. It is very likely that I will be admitted as an exception, but only for mathematics majors."

Qiao Yu immediately said, "That must be added. To be honest, my mother used to be very good at math. She was either first or second in the school. And now she is proficient in English, Japanese, and Korean."

"Okay, then I can only mark it as an independent researcher. However, given the requirements of the Ann. of Math and the seriousness of academic papers, I will explain in detail when submitting the manuscript that the second author's contribution is not significant. According to what you said, at most he provided an idea."

Qiao Yu replied: "No problem, Director Tian, ​​it doesn't matter."

"Okay, I'll hang up now. I'll let you know if there's any news."

"Okay, Director Tian."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yu glanced at the paper left by Senior Brother Chen lying on the desk and felt very good.

The result is out. I will go to Huaqing tomorrow. Master should be in a good mood, right? If I ask him like this, the chances of success will be higher.

Senior Brother Chen is so lucky...

Qiao Yu thought to himself.

……

The next day, Qiao Yu made an appointment with his master for the afternoon. There was no other way. Normally, the big guys were busy in the morning, and only Qiao Yu could spare time at any time, so he had to sacrifice his own time to save other people's time.

At the appointed time, Qiao Yu casually put Brother Chen's paper into his bag and went out. He was now very familiar with the route from Yanbei University to Huaqing Qiuzhai. He even timed it just right. If nothing unexpected happened, he could reach Qiuzhai, the old man's office, in 25 minutes at a normal pace. He could control the time just right.

We set off at 1:35 in the afternoon and knocked on the door of my master's office at 2 o'clock on time.

"Grandpa, I'm here!"

"come in."

He walked into Yuan Zhengxin's office, went to his own small desk, put his schoolbag on it, and said excitedly: "Grandpa, I have good news for you. My supervisor called me yesterday and said that the verification results of the paper have come out, 100%! The paper can be published directly!"

"Oh? Have you finished the verification?" The old man frowned slightly at first, but then he relaxed his brows quickly and asked excitedly, "Are you sure it's 100%?"

"Yes, Professor Tian called me at about 8 o'clock last night and told me that he would directly submit my manuscript to Ann. of Math. Master, maybe one of my papers can be published in a top mathematics journal."

Obviously, Qiao Yu's happy mood was very contagious, and a smile appeared on the old man's serious face.

But soon, Yuan Zhengxin, who was rigorous by nature, picked up the phone and said, "Wait a minute, I'll ask about the verification here first."

Well, it turned out that there was no trust between them. However, Qiao Yu did not say anything, but waited quietly by the side.

"Hey, have the verification results of the paper from the day before yesterday come out? ... Not yet? Why? ... I know there are millions of data in the database, but Yanbei University has already completed the verification... Forget it, what are the results now? ... Then I'll check it right away... Okay..."

A few minutes later, Yuan Zhengxin hung up the phone, looked at Qiao Yu and said kindly: "We have only verified 67% of the data for now, but the accuracy rate is indeed 100%. Not bad, really good!"

Qiao Yu smiled and replied, "I saw it the day before yesterday. When the instructor verified the results, he directly broke it down into more than 20 tasks to verify simultaneously. That's why they were faster over there. It definitely has little to do with the performance of the supercomputing center."

Well, Yuan Lao, who was originally quite excited and happy, frowned subconsciously after hearing this, but immediately frowned again and said with a smile: "Well, so you have to put your heart into everything to do it well. The same goes for you!"

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I will definitely do my best!"

After saying that, Qiao Yu took out Brother Chen's thesis from his bag without losing any time and handed it to the old man in front of him: "Well, Grandpa, one of my brothers has actually been working very hard, but his thesis has never been passed. He has no other options, so he would like to ask you to help him."

Yuan Zhengxin subconsciously took the paper, glanced at Qiao Yu, and said, "Your senior brother?"

"Yes, my senior brother, you help me a lot. You don't know, there was no water heater before I lived in that building, and it was my senior brother who helped me install one. Now I can use hot water when I wash my face in the morning!" Qiao Yu said seriously.

Yuan Zhengxin shook his head and said, "I was planning to discuss the details of your paper with you today, but you gave me a task? Now I have to help your tutor revise the paper?"

Qiao Yu stood beside the old man and said, "Please help me, Grandpa. You don't know that my senior brother is really going crazy. Besides, after my paper is published, there will be many opportunities for discussion! By then, you will have to organize a special academic conference for me at Huaqing, right?

I will invite you to give a one-hour report, and you can sit by and listen to it, so that you can feel fresh. Now that we have finished talking, it will be boring for you to sit by and listen to it! Don’t you agree? "

Yuan Zhengxin smiled, stretched out a finger and pointed at the little guy in front of him, and said, "Okay! Let's make it like this. When your paper is published, Grandpa will hold a grand academic seminar for you at Huaqing."

Qiao Yu immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "Thank you, Grandpa. I'll take a look at the paper here today. Alas, you don't know that my supervisor is not fair and has started to assign me research tasks."

"Oh, what topic?" the old man asked.

Qiao Yu said aloud: "I originally wanted to choose the Riemann hypothesis, but my instructor rejected it. He asked me to study the random prime number generation model first and explore the effectiveness of the model in predicting the distribution of prime numbers. Alas..."

Sure enough, one sentence made the old man angry.

"You are kidding! Riemann hypothesis? It's not that you are not qualified to try this proposition, but how dare you think of the Riemann hypothesis? Is the Riemann hypothesis something you want to do alone? Analytic number theory, algebraic number theory, complex analysis, Fourier analysis, function analysis, probability theory, random processes, spectral geometry...

When you have mastered all the basic knowledge of mathematics, no, it is not enough to master it, you will be qualified to think about it! Not to mention, do you really think that such a big topic can be solved by personal ability alone? Don't be naive!
Let me tell you, now the research on problems like the Riemann hypothesis and the NS equation has begun to turn to the way of large-scale teamwork! As far as I know, there are currently three large research teams in the world trying to solve this problem.

Mathematics today is different from what it was decades ago. The latest research on the Riemann hypothesis has even begun to involve mathematical physics, by studying the connection between quantum systems and classical chaotic systems to re-examine and understand the zeros of the Riemann zeta function.

Not to mention the development of computational mathematics. You need to rely on numerical analysis and computing tools to verify your achievements, right? Just like your paper this time! Studying the Riemann hypothesis also requires high-precision calculations to confirm that the prime numbers are on the critical line!

Your advisor did the right thing! He didn't let you be willful and waste your time! You must listen to him! Start small. If you are really interested in prime numbers, the topic he chose for you is not bad. Once you find the entry point and grow up, you can lead a team to work on this topic.

Be pragmatic, you must be pragmatic! Don't think you can be successful just because you have achieved a little success! Compared with the great mathematicians in the world, you are still far behind. Your only advantage is that you are young. Do you understand?"

After being scolded by the old man, Qiao Yu was not annoyed at all, and it was even something he expected.

If you want to be a savior, you have to endure a little bit of grievance.

In particular, Qiao Yu felt that his words had a very good effect.

Didn't you hear the old man just now directly affirm that Director Tian was right? In the past, this probably wouldn't even be something you would dare to think about, right?

If you want to change some deeply rooted ideas and concepts, don't you have to rely on the perseverance of perseverance, grinding them out bit by bit, right?
So Qiao Yu immediately admitted his mistake and answered honestly: "Oh, you are right, I will change it. I will study the random prime number model carefully first."

The old man softened his tone and said, "Don't think this question is easy. It is a very challenging open math question, and its difficulty depends on the specific goals you set for yourself, the depth of your skills, and whether you can get the results that meet your expectations.

Moreover, this subject combines number theory, probability theory, stochastic processes, statistics and computers. Tian Yanzhen’s choice of topic is very clever. It allows you to conduct targeted learning and finally test the quality of your learning through your results.

When building a similar model, you need to consider many things, such as time complexity, randomness and quality. In this process, you will be exposed to many methodologies used by predecessors to study the Riemann hypothesis, the Bierardoss sieve method, Pei Shuheng equation, random matrix theory, etc.

If you can produce valuable results, not only will they have extremely high application value in cryptography and quantum computing, but in the process, your relevant basic knowledge will inevitably have a qualitative leap, laying the foundation for you to really solve the Riemann hypothesis in the future."

Qiao Yu said seriously: "I understand. Don't worry, Grandpa. I will treat this topic as a very important one! As I said before, I will never let you and Director Tian down!"

"Okay, you read the paper first, and I'll take a look at your senior's paper first."

"Thanks, grandpa!"

……

The picture is very harmonious. The old and young grandparents are sitting at two tables, one big and one small, respectively, reading a paper each.

It was just that the younger one was obviously more serious. The older one looked at the paper, frowned, and then looked at the younger one, not looking serious at all. Sometimes he even lost his patience, quickly flipped through a few pages, and then turned his head to look at the younger one.

It seemed as if he was afraid that the little guy next to him would catch him not reading the paper carefully, so he finished reading Brother Chen's thick paper of dozens of pages in less than two hours. He shook his head slightly, glanced at Qiao Yu who was still reading the paper carefully, and simply put the paper aside, took the documents on the other side of the desk and began to review them.

It was not until Qiao Yu had almost finished reading a paper and turned to look at the old man that Yuan Zhengxin put down his pen, sighed and said, "Have you finished reading the paper?"

"Yes, I have finished reading it. Have you read my senior's paper?"

"I've seen it. Your senior brother has solid basic skills. Does he have any ideas?"

"Brother Chen just wants to graduate."

“Haha…” The old man smiled and said, “You… If he just wanted to graduate, he could graduate without showing me this paper.”

"What do you mean, Grandpa? Anyway, my senior brother just told me that he wanted to graduate."

Yuan Zhengxin pondered for a moment and said with disdain: "I have never met your Senior Brother Chen, but from the perspective of a mentor, with so many doctoral graduates every year, who can guarantee that their papers will contain anything new? Nowadays, many professors write papers that are not nutritious, not to mention students.

It was obvious that he was not talented enough to come up with anything new, but the thesis itself was acceptable. He could just find a few familiar professors and arrange a defense, and he would pass. Tian Yanzhen would not block the students from graduating.

So either he wanted his supervisor to write him a recommendation letter, but Tian Yan really refused. Or he wanted his supervisor to help him when he graduated. After all, he had finally become an academician, and it was a big loss if he didn't get the benefits. "

"Oh... is that so?" Qiao Yu suddenly realized...

No wonder. He couldn't find any problems with Brother Chen's paper, but he just felt it was boring.

Thinking about it carefully, he seemed to know Brother Chen's goal...

"Well, when I was chatting with Senior Brother Chen before, I heard him say that he didn't want to do research in the future, and just wanted to teach at a university."

Yuan Zhengxin nodded and said, "See, that's it. Tian Yanzhen's position has become more and more stable over the years. If he is willing to recommend it, Yanbei is definitely out of the question, but there are still plenty of schools in China that he can get into.

I'm afraid he had talked to Tian Yanzhen before, but your supervisor didn't want to recommend him, so he simply made some unrealistic requirements for the student's doctoral thesis to make him give up. By the way, did you, as a senior brother, take the initiative to take on some miscellaneous work in the research center?"

Qiao Yu nodded and said in surprise: "Yes, Brother Chen is currently in charge of the layout of the research center's conference venue. You can guess this?"

Yuan Zhengxin smiled and said, "No need to guess, you will know when you become a mentor in the future. You will see all kinds of students. Relatively speaking, your Senior Brother Chen is the type who works hard and never complains. It's not that he doesn't want to achieve results, but he is not that smart and is too stubborn.

Well, to be honest, such students are already pretty good. At least they don't scheme against their instructors. In fact, if a student is talented, who would be willing to do these chores? Most of them want to use their teacher's connections to join the research group, produce results, and get projects."

Qiao Yu smacked his lips and had nothing to say.

No wonder Brother Chen was so excited when he casually said that day that he was going to be a teacher at a key university.

After all this time, the current situation is that Director Tian actually wants Senior Brother Chen to graduate quickly and make a living on his own. But Senior Brother Chen is hoping that the instructor can help him...

So I simply asked, "I also read Brother Chen's thesis, it's pretty good. After all, he will have a doctorate degree after graduation. Can't he get into a university and become a lecturer?"

Yuan Zhengxin glanced at Qiao Yu and patiently replied, "Yes, but it also depends on what school you go to. Nowadays, better universities require professors to have achievements. In inferior universities, the mathematics department is just for show.

Just looking at your senior's doctoral dissertation, you can tell that he certainly didn't have much to show for his doctoral work. If you want to teach, you have to be willing to go to a place with poor resources, such as some second-rate schools in the west, or some schools that are seeking to upgrade and happen to lack doctoral resources.

But you have finally become a student of an academician, and your fellow students all have bright futures in various good universities. Are you willing to spend your whole life in obscurity in a school that no one has even heard of?

Or he could try to go to some Internet or technology giants to do applied research, but what he has learned so far has nothing to do with applications, and he doesn’t have the ability to do basic research. What should he do? "

Qiao Yu suddenly realized.

Sure enough, what Qiao Xi said was right. Those who can enter Huaqing and Yanbei are all smart people, and there is not a single stupid one!
Senior Brother Chen, who usually looks thick-browed and big-eyed, turns out to be quite honest. It turns out that he has so many little thoughts. It turns out that you need experience to hang out in any circle, otherwise you will have to help the other party count the money even if you are sold out...

"Is that so! I always thought Brother Chen was so anxious about graduation that his hair turned bald. I feel so stupid!" Qiao Yu said sullenly.

Yuan Zhengxin smiled and said, "You are smart, but you are only a teenager after all. You have not been exposed to many things, so it is normal that you can't consider some things. If you can even analyze these, then I have to doubt your origins.

And these have nothing to do with intelligence or cleverness, they are just life experiences. When you have experienced them, you may be able to see them more clearly than I do. But now the question is in front of you, do you still want to help Brother Chen with what you promised?"

Qiao Yu thought for a moment and said sincerely, "Well, Grandpa, if you have a way, please help me. Although Senior Brother Chen has kept some things from me, I always feel that I should be able to fulfill my promise to others.

But I have learned my lesson this time. In the future, I will never make promises to anyone except my closest relatives, my mentor and you, Grandpa. And you also said that Senior Brother Chen is the kind of person who works hard and never complains, and he is a good person. "

Yuan Zhengxin nodded, picked up Chen Zhuoyang's paper, handed it to Qiao Yu, and said, "Okay, you take this paper back to him. Tell him to apply for the defense directly. Then let him talk to his supervisor himself. If Tian Yan is really unwilling to recommend him, I will recommend him a place.

But Qiao Yu, you have to know that this matter has nothing to do with this Senior Brother Chen, and even less to do with your mentor. I am simply asking you for help. I am not saying this to ask for anything from you, but to tell you that favors are the most difficult thing to repay in this world.

Grandpa is old, it doesn't matter. But you must remember in the future not to owe favors to others for these meaningless things. Especially when you have a higher status in the future, this will be even more true. You can use this as a means to maintain relationships, but you must use it where it is worthwhile. "

Qiao Yu nodded and said, "I understand, Grandpa."

……

No matter what, Qiao Yu felt that he had completed the task entrusted by Senior Brother Chen. He quietly accompanied the old man for dinner in Huaqing before returning to Yanbei.

On the way back, Qiao Yu thought carefully about how Mr. Yuan handled the situation and found it quite funny.

Let Senior Brother Chen tell Director Tian that he has graduated, and then ask Director Tian if he can recommend him. If not, he will help...

To be honest, this operation is a test of courage.

Qiao Yu even put himself in the shoes of Senior Brother Chen and thought about how to deal with this situation.

There is also the simplest way, such as simply not telling Director Tian, ​​and directly asking Mr. Yuan to recommend a place for him after graduation. This is of course possible, but the problem is that the truth will come out. Before the future relationship between the two sides is clear, this matter will be spread out, and then Director Tian will know about it. What will Director Tian think?
Not to mention that there is his junior fellow apprentice in the middle, who can communicate information between the two sides, so anyone with a little emotional intelligence would not choose this option.

In the end, I probably have no choice but to go find Director Tian, ​​or ask him to help talk to Director Tian about this.

If he had said it, this matter would definitely be much simpler.

But Senior Brother Chen owes him a favor again...

Wait, Qiao Yu suddenly felt that this was Mr. Yuan using his status as a guarantee to push favors on him. Because Qiao Yu felt that if he took the initiative to talk to Director Tian about this matter, Director Tian would most likely agree directly.

To put it bluntly, after going around in circles, this mess was still pushed onto him. If you were to follow what my master said, he owed someone a favor for no reason.

Originally, if he had gone directly to Director Tian, ​​he would only have owed him a favor.

Of course, it could also be that his master wanted to help him vent his anger: Brother Chen, don’t you want to use my grandson? Okay, let me see if you are brave enough...

After all, if Senior Brother Chen really went to talk to Director Tian about this matter himself, it would seem a bit threatening.

Although the instructor might blame him, the thing is, he is not afraid at all!

When Qiao Yu returned to his room, he was already in awe of his master. He was even amazed! He was indeed a master of mathematics. His heart was really... well, really kind!
Qiao Yu now couldn't bear to imagine how dirty the hearts of those famous Western mathematicians who were recorded in history could be... He even suspected that the official stories he had heard since he was a child were all the best and most perfect side of these mathematicians presented by later generations.

What kind of final conclusion is this? It's just that the winners are kings and the losers are bandits! Most of what really happened back then can be found in those unofficial histories...

Compared to the big guys, this little Karami is really as pure as a blank sheet of paper. As for Senior Brother Chen, although he has begun to change, he is still too naive...

While Qiao Yu was still thinking about all kinds of unbearable thoughts, Senior Brother Chen was already knocking on the door outside.

Without opening the door, Qiao Yu knew that it must be Senior Brother Chen who was outside the door just by the knock at this time. Qiao Yu could imagine that Senior Brother Chen must have been in the office upstairs this afternoon, keeping an eye on when he would come back.

However, Qiao Yu could also understand that if it were something directly related to his future destiny, he would probably do the same.

Stand up and open the door, no surprise at all.

"Brother Chen, please come in, would you like something to drink?"

"Okay, Junior Brother, you're welcome. I just came to ask, what did Elder Yuan say?"

Qiao Yu did not answer directly. After letting Brother Chen into the room, he took out Brother Chen's paper from his bag and handed it to him silently. Qiao Yu could see that the moment Chen Zhuoyang saw his paper, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

"Well, there's good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first, brother?" Qiao Yu asked, blinking.

"Bad... Never mind, let's hear the good news first."

"The good news is that my senior said that he thinks you don't need to revise your thesis at all. Just apply and he will guarantee that you can graduate. Congratulations, Brother Chen." Qiao Yu said sincerely.

"Ah?" Chen Zhuoyang was stunned. As expected, he did not show any joy at all. After a long silence, he said, "This... there is even worse news!"

"Yes, but there is another good news and another bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Qiao Yu asked again.

Chen Zhuoyang was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Little Junior Brother, stop teasing me. If you have any good news, just tell me directly."

"I think this is really good news, because my master also said that when you graduate, he will recommend a good place for you and guarantee that you will be satisfied." Qiao Yu said seriously.

Chen Zhuoyang took a deep breath and asked, "Really? Did Mr. Yuan really say that?"

Qiao Yu nodded seriously and said, "No, Brother Chen, other things are fine, but do you think I would lie to you about this kind of thing?"

“This…this…this…” Chen Zhuoyang didn’t know what to say for a moment. It was obvious that his mind was in a mess, probably filled with surprise, confusion, and some other messy emotions mixed together.

"No, Senior Brother Chen, there is more bad news!" Qiao Yu reminded.

Qiao Yu's words calmed Chen Zhuoyang down again: "Junior brother, don't bother me anymore. Just tell me what's going on. Anyway, you'll get hurt if you stick your head out."

"Grandmaster said that you should take the initiative to talk to Director Tian first and ask Director Tian if he can help you find a good job after you graduate. If Director Tian disagrees, Grandmaster will take action and guarantee that you will get what you want."

After Qiao Yu finished speaking, the room fell completely silent. The four of them looked at each other, staring at each other.

After a while, Chen Zhuoyang said bitterly, "Did Mr. Yuan really say that to you?"

"I guarantee that these are exactly what my master said. Congratulations again, Brother!" Qiao Yu looked at Brother Chen with clear eyes and said congratulations sincerely. He almost had the words "innocent" and "sincere" written on his face.

Sixteen is an age of innocence and it is normal for children to not understand the calculations between adults.

If this kid hadn't defined this proposal as bad news, Chen Zhuoyang might have really believed that his dear junior brother actually knew nothing.

So Chen Zhuoyang showed a flattering smile on his face, and said carefully: "Well, little junior brother, how about you help me? I really don't have the courage to say such things to the boss. You are different. You are much easier to talk to the boss."

"No way, Brother Chen, you still want me to tell you about this kind of thing? Do you think I'm not afraid of Director Tian? There are many things you don't know, and I don't want to tell you. For example, this time, after I handed in my paper, do you know what Director Tian asked me to do?" Qiao Yu complained vividly.

Chen Zhuoyang was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you want me to do?"

Qiao Yu complained: "The teacher asked me to start working on the project right now, and asked me to work on a prime number random distribution model! Hey, I'm still in high school, and the instructor has assigned me a project. If I go to tell the instructor about this, will the instructor think that I'm too idle and add more burdens to me?"

Really, after the master gave him an in-depth analysis of the little thoughts of Senior Brother Chen, Qiao Yu was really not afraid at all that this Senior Brother would suddenly break down.

When it comes to major matters that affect your future, you must show your attitude when asking for help from others.

Chen Zhuoyang took a deep breath and said, "Junior brother, can I call you brother? Really, you helped me this time. If you have any problems in the future, just tell me. As long as I can help, I will definitely help. We have known each other for so long, you should know that I am not the kind of person who is ungrateful."

"Are you serious? In the future, if you need my help with anything, you will be clear about it? It's not just when you are in school. If I really go to work in another school in the future, if you need my help, I will definitely help you." Qiao Yu asked seriously.

Chen Zhuoyang said sternly, "Qiao Yu, it's meaningless for you to say that. Even if we are not from the same sect, just because you helped me with such a big thing, you must always respond to my requests in the future, otherwise, am I still a human being?"

"Oh." Qiao Yu thought about it, then nodded and said, "Well... okay. Next time Director Tian asks me to go, I'll talk to Director Tian for you."

"Thank you, Junior Brother! Really... Thank you so much!"

"It's okay, brother, you should go back and rest early."

"Well, okay, I won't keep you busy then."

Chen Zhuoyang left with the paper, and the room became quiet again. Qiao Yu was alone for a moment, sighed, then took out his cell phone and dialed Qiao Xi's number.

I have a lot of emotions, and it seems I can only share them with my family.

"Hey, what's the matter?"

"No way? What kind of problem is this? Can't I call you if nothing happens?"

"Heh... Don't I know you? You're too lazy to call me when nothing's wrong."

"Okay, I admit it, Mom, I missed you!"

The person on the other end of the phone probably didn't expect Qiao Yu to suddenly say this, and remained silent for a long time.

"Hey, I'm telling the truth, what do you mean by not saying anything?"

"Well, I'm trying to judge the sincerity of your words. Maybe you're trying to lie to me and say that I miss you too, son?"

"I really don't want to argue with you this time. Actually, I just want to tell you that you are right. There is no stupid person in Yanbei and Huaqing. I may never meet such lovely classmates in Class 13 again."

"But this seems to be normal, right? The high school entrance exam is a round of screening, and the college entrance exam is another round of screening. If the students around you are still no different from the students in the poor class, then it means that there is a big problem with the screening conditions."

"That's right."

"Nonsense, I'm your mother, of course I'm right! By the way, I also have something to tell you."

"What's the matter? Do you have a boyfriend? Let me guess, no, you can't..."

"Qiao Yu!"

"Okay, what's up!"

“I’m fat!”

"Ok?"

"Really? I weighed myself the other day. I've gained 106 pounds since you left! I weigh pounds now. What should I do?"

"What do you mean? No, Comrade Qiao Xi, you are 1 meters tall and weigh 69 kilograms. Isn't that a normal weight? What does it have to do with whether I walk or not? Is it possible that your stomach has improved simply because you quit drinking?"

"Is that so? Then mommy...misses you too!"

(End of this chapter)