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Chapter 175 Normal People's Love

Chapter 175 Normal People's Love
"Mom, are these two functions similar?"

In the afternoon, Xia Keke, who was puzzled, did not go to class with Qiao Yu. Instead, she took Qiao Yu's manuscript and showed it to Qiao Xi.

Qiao Xi turned his head to take a look, then nodded and said, "The structure is quite similar."

"Oh, I really can't see how they look alike." Xia Keke said with a frown.

Qiao Xi smiled: "You haven't learned these things yet. The one above is Qiao Yu's modal integral function. You need to have a certain foundation in algebraic geometry to understand it. There is no need to be unhappy.

Just make learning a happy thing. Don't feel pressured. You know what? Mr. Yuan thinks I started learning advanced mathematics too late. It may be difficult for me to achieve great success.

I don't feel unhappy at all. My final exam results were actually pretty bad. I only got Bs in all three major courses, but I still enjoyed it.

You are still so young, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Why rush? Besides, we agreed to complement each other. Why don't you just choose another major in college and avoid mathematics?

Qiao Yu is good at math, but he is not so good in other aspects. When the time comes, you can overtake him and impress him in other aspects. It's the same thing."

"Yeah!" Xia Keke nodded vigorously.

In fact, during the summer vacation, after being tested by Mr. Yuan, Xia Keke knew that she might not have much talent for mathematics, although the old man did not say it explicitly.

Of course she could feel it too.

Xia Keke had never seen Qiao Yu working hard on practice questions, but he could easily get full marks in the Mathematical Olympiad.

Her math grades were pretty good, but they were all earned through studying hard for each test. This comparison clearly showed the difference.

So Xia Keke felt that what Qiao Xi said was right. She definitely didn't need to work so hard on math.

As long as you can get 140 points in the college entrance examination, it will be enough to get into Yanbei or Huaqing. Then you can choose a major.

"By the way, stepmother, have you finished all the things related to starting the company before the New Year?" Xia Keke asked.

"Yes, I'm done. I gave all the documents to Mr. Yuan, and he asked someone to get it done. I don't know what Qiao Yu is doing, he suddenly wants to start a company."

"Qiao Yu told me that his company will definitely make a lot of money in the future. Why don't I study accounting? That way I can help Qiao Yu with his accounts in the future." Xia Keke said.

Qiao Xi glanced at Xia Keke, shook her head and said, "Silly girl, what you do in the future should be based on your own interests. Don't always think about helping someone.

Listen to your stepmother. It's too early to think about these things now! People should live for themselves first. After living a good life, they can think about what they can do for others.

It took me many years to understand this truth. If you really like Qiao Yu, you must first be confident. Don't think about messy things, you still have a long way to go in the future."

"Oh!" Xia Keke nodded, but she didn't know whether she heard it or not...

Qiao Xi looked at Xia Keke and suddenly thought of himself when he was young. He suddenly wanted to find a reason to beat Qiao Yu up.

Look at this guy causing harm to Mr. Xia’s daughter... If I had known, I shouldn’t have let the two little guys play together every day when they were young.

Qiao Yu has always liked to show off since he was a child...

……

No matter how much Qiao Yu thought about it, he couldn't understand why Qiao Xi found an excuse to twist his ears after he went home happily after class.

He has been very well behaved recently, so why did he offend his mother again? Could it be that he has reached menopause so soon?

Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it. In the evening, I took Xia Keke to the mall for a walk.

Qiao Yu actually likes taking Xia Keke to the mall, as it helps her regain the feeling of her childhood.

When Xia Keke was a child, she was very greedy. Every time the two of them passed by a street shop together, she would drool at the spicy strips inside.

It’s not that there is no money at home, but the adults don’t want them to eat those messy things, so pocket money is always given very cautiously.

Then the older Qiao Yu would always try to get some money to satisfy the appetite of a few-year-old child.

Of course, there is no need to be so troublesome now. After all, I have money in my pocket, so my mentality is naturally more inflated.

"Look, does this watch fit your dad?"

"Are you crazy? How much is this watch worth?"

"Nonsense, Lao Xia spent tens of thousands to raise you. Buy him a nice watch this time to make him happy first, so that when I marry you in the future, I won't have to give you a betrothal gift. In the end, we still make a profit."

Qiao Yu said seriously.

Xia Keke's face instantly turned red, and then she said softly, "My dad said that he doesn't want a dowry when I get married. If my in-laws insist on giving it, he plans to give us a little more."

Qiao Yu's face straightened when he heard this, and he said, "My father-in-law is generous! We should give him some sweet things to taste first. You don't understand, men love to brag the most!

When you give him this watch, remember to remind him what you said before and strengthen his memory so that he won’t regret it later.”

The word "father-in-law" made Xia Keke unable to express any objection anymore.

They just wanted to pull Qiao Yu away quickly. The smile on the face of the salesgirl across the counter who was introducing the watch to them had begun to become less professional.

"Two watches. Please wrap them for me. Thank you."

"Okay, payment here, please."

"No, why buy two?"

"You want to buy one too?"

"No, please give it to the good guy for me when you go back. The good guy is pretty good. When I was broke, he helped me find many ways to make money. Now that I have money, I have to give him some sweet things to taste."

"Oh……"

……

"This set of skin care products is very good. I bought it for my mother-in-law. When you give it to me, please praise me a lot and tell me that I have searched all over the capital and carefully selected this good stuff. What? Do you think your mother doesn't deserve to use this kind of skin care products?"

"no!"

"That's right!"

"Beauty, please pack two sets of this."

“Why buy two sets?”

"Why don't you go back and give one to my mom?"

"Then I should buy it?"

"Nonsense, how can you make money when you are still studying? You have no idea how easy it is for me to make money now. You will know when you come to college. You can get bonuses for just writing an essay! If you go to the laboratory, they will definitely put money in your pocket. Do you dare to believe it?"

"what?!"

"This down jacket is nice, try it on..."

"I have enough clothes."

"Try it first. You can't buy gifts for your father-in-law and mother-in-law but not for you. What will they think? Besides, what is the purpose of making money? Isn't it to spend it?

You don't know, I'm almost dying in school! I have no place to spend the money I earn! It's so painful! By the way, your figure is similar to Qiao Xi's, help her pick two pieces too."

"Oh, okay!"

"Hey, there's an Hermès store over there."

"I don't like it. I don't want it! Have you ever seen a high school student wearing Hermes?"

Xia Keke's outburst this time directly dragged away Qiao Yu, who had swelled to the point of floating.

……

After a trip to the mall, Qiao Yu's personal property lost about 300,000 yuan, which was replaced by a lot of things in the hands of the two people.

Xia Keke also spent 80% of the 10,000 yuan Liu Lu gave her when she came to Beijing, and changed into the down jacket that Qiao Yu was already wearing. Well, it does feel quite warm...

Qiao Yu felt pretty good...

Although he was never stingy, he used to be a little picky about food due to the thickness of his wallet.

Now that I have more money, I can look at and buy anything that is not on sale in big shopping malls. My grandfather is right when he says that money is a man's courage.

He even dared to take Xia Keke to have a look around those famous luxury brands.

He remembered seeing advertisements for those luxury brands on TV when he was a child and asking his grandfather about them.

For something that expensive, rich people would definitely know about it, so why would we need to advertise it?
Grandpa told him that those advertisements were not for the rich, but for ordinary people. Otherwise, how could ordinary people tell that the clothes worn by the rich were so expensive?
Qiao Yu deeply agreed with this.

So he really intended to arm Xia Keke from head to toe.

Although he could not return home in glory, but when Xia Keke went back wearing such an outfit, everyone would naturally know that he had done a good job in the capital.

Yes, Qiao Yu still has this petty-bourgeois mentality in his bones. Of course, these are not for the old Xia family to see.

Instead, he wanted to let those neighbors who had secretly laughed at Qiao Xi see it.

Qiao Yu knew very well that when those people said in an admiring and congratulatory tone, "Oh, Qiao Yu is now successful, and Qiao Xi has finally made it through, and can finally enjoy a peaceful life."

There must be all kinds of resentment accumulating in my heart.

In this way, those friends who scolded him and fought with him when they were young might be criticized when they go home. They might even be scolded for no reason. Just thinking about it makes him happy.

It was a pity that Xia Keke refused to cooperate. But it didn't matter, he bought a lot of good things for Liu Lu and Lao Xia.

Given Lao Xia and Liu Lu's personalities, they would definitely show off to their neighbors during their break.

"Hey, this is the watch Qiao Yu bought for me in Beijing. It's a Longines watch. It's not expensive. It's only over 80,000 yuan!"

Well, the effect should be similar.

So the next day, when Qiao Yu and Qiao Xi sent Xia Keke to the station, there were a lot of extra things.

Qiao Xi naturally had no objection to this.

When she and Qiao Yu were relying on each other, the Xia family actually helped them a lot.

He even hinted to her several times that if she had any difficulties in life or was short of money, she should tell them.

The view of good and evil of ordinary people is always so simple. Qiao Xi always remembers the kindness others have shown him.

In fact, the same is true for Xia Keke.

When Qiao Yu was transferred to Class 13, Xia Keke would come down whenever she had time and think of various ways to motivate Qiao Yu.

It can only be said that Qiao Yu acted too decadent at that time. Apart from her, no one thought he would have much success.

So there is nothing wrong in giving back a little when you are able to. Both mother and son like money, but they both take it lightly.

This is not a contradiction. I like money because I don’t have it. If I have money, I will spend it. It’s enough to live on anyway.

Of course, Qiao Xi didn’t know about Qiao Yu’s little tricks. If she knew, she would probably twist his ears into pieces…

We have been neighbors for so many years, how can we avoid people gossiping about us behind our backs? Isn't it tiring to keep in mind all the time?
……

Because it was agreed that Xia Keke would be sent over in advance, after contacting each other on WeChat, Liu Lu took time out to go out of the station to pick up Xia Keke.

Although railway family members cannot ride the high-speed rail for free, there are still benefits for internal employees who can find ways to buy a ticket.

We can't rest during the New Year and have to follow the bus. We can't even buy tickets for our own daughters. It's really too inhumane.

After bidding farewell to Xia Keke, on the way back to school, Qiao Yu always felt that he seemed to have forgotten something, and it was quite important.

It was not until they got off the car, returned home, and sat on the sofa that Qiao Yu suddenly slapped his thigh and remembered it. He blamed himself: "Oh, how could I forget such an important thing?"

After saying that, he immediately took out his cell phone. Qiao Xi next to him looked at Qiao Yu in confusion: "What did you forget?"

"I forgot to ask Zhang Xiao what he thinks of Brother Chen and whether there is hope. If Zhang Xiao doesn't have any feelings for Brother Chen, I have to quickly suggest that Brother Chen change his target."

Qiao Yu explained casually.

Qiao Xi frowned and said, "No, is it your business if Senior Brother Chen likes Zhang Xiao?"

"Now Senior Brother Chen and Zhang Xiaoke are my right-hand men. If Senior Brother Chen suffers from a broken heart before their mission is completed, it would be bad if it affects his mentality for scientific research."

Qiao Xi shook his head and didn't bother to pay attention to Qiao Yu. This guy's train of thought was always so strange, you'll get used to it.

Qiao Yu didn't care what Qiao Xi thought. In his opinion, his mother was very lazy and had no idea about the hardships of scientific research.

Well, the main reason is that he can't order Qiao Xi around. At present, the only person he can order around and the one he trusts the most is Chen Zhuoyang.

Not to mention that Brother Chen is a hardworking and kind person.

Qiao Yu opened the dialog box of Zhang Xiao on WeChat, thought for a moment, and then went straight to the point.

"Let me ask you something, Zhang Xiao. Do you think the humorous Professor Chen is your ideal life partner?"

The other party replied quickly, but it was just one word and one punctuation mark: "Ah?"

When Qiao Yu was about to tell Zhang Xiao simply and directly that Chen Zhuoyang liked her, the other party replied again.

"Little teacher, is the Professor Chen you are talking about Chen Zhuoyang?"

Qiao Yu quickly deleted the line he had just edited and replied, "Yes, do you know any other Professor Chen?"

"You scared me to death. There is a Professor Chen next to my boss' office. He is in his fifties and happens to be quite humorous..."

Qiao Yu actually found the math professor humorous. He felt that this senior Zhang Xiao must have a very low sense of humor.

"So, Chen Zhuoyang told me that he thinks you're pretty good, so I wanted to ask you what you think for him."

"Is that so? No wonder he's been talking so strangely on WeChat lately. But are you sure this is what Senior Brother Chen meant?"

"Very sure!"

"Oh, then, teacher, don't you think that if we become romantically involved it will affect your project?"

"Why would it affect the subject? I'm also in a relationship, it doesn't affect anything!"

"Then I think we can give it a try! Senior Brother Chen is quite humorous and gentlemanly. As for whether he is an ideal life partner, I can't answer now. I think we need to wait until we get to know each other more."

To be honest, Qiao Yu was very surprised to see Zhang Xiao’s answer. Senior Brother Chen actually has a chance?

So Qiao Yu couldn't help but be mean for once.

"Um... let me ask you something, do you mind Senior Brother Chen's Mediterranean hairstyle? I think it's too ugly!"

"I do mind his hairstyle. I think he should shave it all off. That way he will look more imposing, handsome, and easier to take care of.

Actually, I think Brother Chen's appearance is not bad, at least 5 or 6 points, about the same as me. Hey, I can't expect to find a boyfriend with a 5-point appearance to be 8 or 9 points, right?

Besides, Senior Brother Chen is already an associate professor. To be honest, I think if Senior Brother Chen really wants to be single, he shouldn’t be short of a girlfriend, right?”

Well, what a unique aesthetic. As expected of a girl who studies mathematics, she is very rational.

However, Qiao Yu thought about it and felt that it would be okay if Senior Brother Chen just removed all his hair or wore a wig.

"That's what I told Senior Brother Chen for you!"

"No, little teacher! That won't do. If you tell him all this, then is he the one pursuing me or am I pursuing him? This can't be messed up! If he really likes me, he should tell me himself.

This is a very serious question! Otherwise, I will never be able to win an argument with him in the future! This is how it is in my family, because my mom pursued my dad, and I always suffer in an argument. "

This sentence made Qiao Yu stand in awe...

Zhang Xiao's father is quite good. He can even let his wife suffer in a quarrel. This reminds him of Lao Xia. Not to mention quarreling, he doesn't even dare to smoke a cigarette at home. He is so cowardly.

"Oh, then I'll tell Senior Brother Chen that if he wants to pursue a girl, he should confess his feelings right away and stop hesitating, or else I'll kick him out of the research group. Is that okay?"

"That's a good idea, thank you, little teacher."

……

Soon the WeChat chat interface turned to Chen Zhuoyang, and Qiao Yu was no longer so patient with Senior Brother Chen.

"Brother Chen, the New Year is almost over. Have you confessed your feelings to Zhang Xiao?"

"No, Junior Brother, you don't understand because you've never chased a girl before. You have to take your time when chasing a girl. What if you confess your feelings rashly and scare her?"

Qiao Yu sneered, it turned out that cowards had many excuses.

Take your time, it's been so long, and Zhang Xiao doesn't even feel like he's being chased...

This reminded Qiao Yu of the scene that his former classmate Zhou Shuang had told him about - a boy in Class 1 confessed his love to Xia Keke in front of a crowd of people at the school gate.

Although it's a bit silly, it's really courageous!

"Do you know how Xia Keke pursued me?! Before I was ready, she knelt in front of me and begged me to be her boyfriend! Why are you so cowardly?
Forget it, just one sentence. If you don't confess your feelings today and give a result, I will kick you out of the research group! Don't blame me, Brother Chen, it's mainly because I met a fortune teller when I went shopping with Xia Keke yesterday.

The fortune teller said that our scientific research project is about to enter an important stage. If there is a coward in the team who doesn't even dare to confess his love to a woman, the project is doomed to fail.

So pick one! If you confess, there is at least a 50% chance of rejection or acceptance. If you don’t confess, you will be kicked out of the research group and you can do whatever you want in the future! "

Qiao Yu typed out a long message with great domineering attitude and sent it out.

"Ah? No, Junior Brother, there are fortune tellers in the capital? What are you talking about? I'm in Jinzhou, how can I confess my feelings to you? How about waiting until tomorrow?"

"Nonsense, can't we use WeChat or phone? Anyway, I don't care. There must be a result today. If there is no result, you will be kicked out of the research group tomorrow. We can't let you ruin the feng shui of our research group!
I'm telling you, I'm serious! The email is full of people who want to join our research group! You'd better think it over! And don't try to fool me, I will ask Zhang Xiao!"

Qiao Xi looked at Qiao Yu next to him and laughed like a fool after chatting on WeChat, and subconsciously reached out and twisted this guy's ear.

The thing she couldn't stand the most about Qiao Yu was probably his weird and bad taste. A more appropriate way of saying it was that he particularly liked to gloat over other people's misfortunes.

I don't know who he follows, but he is happier seeing others make a fool of themselves than making money himself.

"Oh my... stop pulling my hair out. This is a good thing. It really is a good thing. That Zhang Xiao actually fell in love with Senior Brother Chen!"

"They're in love, why are you so happy?"

"Brother Chen didn't dare to confess, so I gave him endless courage!"

"Then I'll thank you on behalf of your Senior Brother Chen. Now go and get some work done. You're so young and have so little time every day, but you just order others around and make them so busy. Do you feel ashamed?"

Qiao Yu stood up obediently. He didn't know what to be embarrassed about. After all, he helped Senior Brother Chen a lot.

But he knew it was best not to argue with his mother who was about to lose her temper, as he would not get any good results anyway.

……

Of course Chen Zhuoyang is not stupid.

In fact, anyone who can get a PhD in mathematics from a top-notch university must have an IQ that is much higher than the normal human average.

Even if he felt depressed, it was in the very special environment of the Yanbei International Mathematical Research Center.

In fact, after coming to Jinzhou University, he has regained a lot of confidence. It's not just because of Qiao Yu's paper, but also because when he attends other professors' courses and communicates with each other in the teaching and research groups, he can feel that these people he usually contacts are really nothing...

Many people's research and papers are not as good as his.

So he really felt something different from Qiao Yu's urging.

So after Qiao Yu stopped paying attention to him on WeChat, Chen Zhuoyang quickly figured out something.

Then he took out his cell phone and booked a high-speed rail ticket to Beijing.

Although it was the Spring Festival travel season, Jinzhou was so close to Beijing that he could always buy a ticket. Of course, if he couldn't buy one, he would take a taxi to Beijing.

Fortunately, I was lucky enough to grab a ticket with a suitable time. Then I took a shower, went out, and headed straight to the capital.

On the way there, Chen Zhuoyang had thought it through. Even if it wasn't what he guessed, there was nothing to be embarrassed about.

Qiao Yu had already found the reason for him, he had to confess his feelings! Otherwise, he would be kicked out of the project team and he would be in tears.

It was already past two in the afternoon when he arrived at Yanbei University. Chen Zhuoyang went straight to the downstairs of the dormitory where he had sent Zhang Xiao last time, then took out his phone and opened WeChat...

After thinking about it, it seemed a bit late to send a WeChat message at this time, so I just made a voice call.

"Hey."

Hearing the clear voice from the other side, Chen Zhuoyang was excited, then took a deep breath, calmed himself, and said: "Um... Junior Sister, I'm at Yanbei University, just outside your dormitory, can you come out now? I have something I want to tell you in person."

The other side simply answered: "No!"

Chen Zhuoyang was stunned...

It seems to be completely different from what he guessed...

So Chen Zhuoyang subconsciously asked: "Why?"

"Because I'm not in the dormitory right now! If you really have something important to tell me, please come to Zhihua Building for a moment, brother! I'll go down and wait for you later. See you at the door."

"Oh, I'll be right there then. See you later."

Chen Zhuoyang responded, then hung up the phone, swiped a shared yellow car at the dormitory door, and hurried to Zhihua Building. Sure enough, he saw Zhang Xiao already waiting for him downstairs.

"What's the matter, Senior Brother Chen? Why are you so anxious?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"Um……"

Chen Zhuoyang covered up his nervousness with seriousness and said seriously: "One very important thing, that... I found that I like you. Can we get to know each other better?"

Zhang Xiao looked at Chen Zhuoyang's stern face speechlessly, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Chen, is this considered a confession?"

Chen Zhuoyang was stunned for a moment, and said, "This... should be counted, right?"

Zhang Xiao couldn't help laughing: "Pfft...hahaha...sorry, I didn't mean to laugh, it's just your look...Brother Chen, you're really humorous."

"Forehead……"

"You came here from Jinzhou?"

"Yes!"

"have you eaten?"

"I haven't had time to eat yet."

"Then let's go. I'll treat you to a meal first to celebrate your successful confession today!"

"Ah... um... did I hear it right? Did it really work?"

"Well...how about adding a probation period?"

"No, no, I was just kidding. Let's go and have dinner first. I'll treat you..."