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Chapter 265 This is life
The wonderful National Day holiday finally came to an end, and the campus of Yanbei University also returned to its normal rhythm.

Of course, none of this mattered to Qiao Yu. He was destined to never have a normal school life.

Not to mention that he has been very busy these past two days, almost sitting in front of the computer without moving his butt.

After last week's heated debate with a group of experts at a meeting on the space-based laser defense program, there is more to prepare.

But now Qiao Yu is not fighting alone. Many things can be handed over directly to the professors in the project team.

We also have Professor Zhang and Senior Brother Liu Hao, material science experts who have their own laboratories, to help us, so it’s actually not that difficult to cope with.

The main reason why I push myself so hard is to free up time during the days when Yanbei University holds the Golden Autumn Camp activities.

Zheng Xiwen was naturally aware of Qiao Yu's little thoughts, so he did not suggest him to go out for a walk as usual.

After two busy days, it was Friday, October 9th.

For Qiao Yu, this is probably the most important day of the month. The Golden Autumn Camp officially starts on the 10th and lasts until the 13th.

Most of the high school students participating in this event will report to Yanbei University today, and Xia Keke is no exception.

So Qiao Yu used facial cleanser when washing her face early this morning. After lunch, she rushed to the high-speed rail station early.

Qiao Yu and Xia Keke had a video chat for a full hour before going to bed last night, so today's schedule had already been arranged.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Qiao Yu met his girlfriend at the high-speed rail station on time.

Really, when I only regarded Xia Keke as a little follower before, I didn’t realize how pretty this girl was.

Ever since they made their relationship clear, every time he saw Xia Keke, Qiao Yu felt that this girl became more and more charming and lovely with every frown and smile.

Just like at this moment, Xia Keke was carrying her luggage and giggling in front of Qiao Yu, making people want to peck her fair little face.

Even though he knew that his brain was trying hard to deceive him again, there was nothing he could do. He could never tolerate this kind of thing once it started.

Young people are always carefree.

Even though Zheng Xiwen was still driving in the front, he could clearly see everything happening in the back seat through the shiny mirror.

"Stop it."

After finally calming down, Xia Keke whispered something in Qiao Yu's ear, and then gently pushed Qiao Yu away.

It’s not that he was unwilling, but Zheng Xiwen, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, suddenly felt an itchy throat and couldn’t help coughing.

There was nothing she could do about it. Girls of this age were more shy than boys. Not to mention that Xia Keke and Zheng Xiwen were not that familiar with each other, so she couldn't be as reckless as Qiao Yu.

"Oh..." Qiao Yu glared at Zheng Xiwen who was sitting in the driver's seat. He felt that this old man probably couldn't stand the little happiness of young people.

"By the way, has your Changjun team leader agreed to let you have free time these days?" Qiao Yu sat up straight and asked seriously.

"I agreed! My mom signed a consent form. But she signed it after talking to Aunt Qiao, so they agreed that I will live with Aunt Qiao for the next few days."

Qiao Yu was very surprised and asked, "Huh? Why didn't you tell me about this yesterday?"

Xia Keke answered honestly: "Because Aunt Qiao said that I have to wait until I come to Beijing before I can tell you."

This honest child...

Qiao Yu suddenly realized that he had educated Keke too obediently. But he had never realized that Xia Keke listened to adults so much before!
No, Qiao Yu realized it quickly.

Keke indeed doesn't listen to her parents very much, but she has been brainwashed by Qiao Xi since she was a child and has always listened to Qiao Xi.

This is so abominable!

When he had no plans to fall in love, his mother kept telling him that Coco was a good girl and he should find a way to win her back to be his wife.

Once he took action, we started thinking of ways to create obstacles for him.

"This one……"

Just as Qiao Yu was pondering how to fool this little girl and how to fight against Qiao Xi, Xia Keke added another sentence.

"By the way, Aunt Qiao said yesterday that she had already made an agreement with Uncle Zheng that you would send me directly to Huaqing after you pick me up in the afternoon. She will be waiting for us at home."

Qiao Yu looked at Zheng Xiwen who was sitting in the driver's seat. This was something he had never expected. It turned out that the people around him were really treacherous.

"Ahem, well... it can't be said to be a deal. Ms. Qiao just informed me."

Zheng Xiwen explained immediately.

"You just do what she tells you to do?" Qiao Yu asked in surprise.

"Dr. Qiao, Ms. Qiao is your guardian in both legal and practical sense. At least before you turn 18, you do not have full civil capacity. Well, that's what the law stipulates. So..."

Qiao Yu nodded, and then said to himself: "Yes, yes, I said it, we Chinese are the most reasonable! Anyway, when I need to do things, it seems that no one ever reminds me that I am not an adult yet, and no one reminds me when I work overtime."

Zheng Xiwen drove silently, as if he didn't hear it.

Unfortunately, Qiao Yu obviously had no intention of letting Zheng Xiwen go, and asked again: "Are you right, Uncle Zheng?"

Zheng Xiwen couldn't hide anymore, so he said, "Then...how about I don't listen to Ms. Qiao and take you back to Yanbei directly?"

Qiao Yu stopped talking.

Of course there is no problem going back to Yanbei directly, but looking at Zheng Xiwen's expression, he will definitely not help him with the problem.

He didn't want Qiao Xi to rush to Yanbei University and twist his ears in public. Hua Xia's old mother always liked to do this, relying on blood ties to suppress her, and never gave her children any face at all.

He turned his head to look at Xia Keke next to him. The girl was lowering her head, blushing, and laughing. This made Qiao Yu experience the feeling of impotent rage.

"Forget it, let's go to Huaqing! Maybe my mother hasn't seen Keke for a long time. She went to the market to buy some delicious food and planned to cook a meal herself."

Qiao Yu said sullenly.

"Well...Ms. Qiao booked a private room in your name at Hotel A today. I think she was preparing to welcome Miss Xia." Zheng Xiwen added.

It’s not that Zheng Xiwen is being mean.

Anyone who sees a young guy who always seems to be meticulous every day would probably want to see what he looks like when he gets humiliated.

After all, Qiao Yu acted like a normal person at this time.

The only person who can suppress Qiao Yu now is probably Qiao Xi. However, Qiao Xi usually doesn't care about Qiao Yu's affairs at all.

This was something I hadn't come across easily.

"Uncle Zheng, I still like your serious expression when we are not familiar with each other. I never realized you are so talkative before. It seems that I must give you more opportunities to express your opinions in the future."

"Hehe..." Zheng Xiwen laughed dryly twice and decided to shut up.

After all, if Qiao Yu really wanted to find something for him to do, he could keep him busy every day.

To use Qiao's metaphor, "You can't have it all. One of the bench and the blood of the person must be cold."

As for the current situation, Zheng Xiwen still hopes to have some free time and let the bench warm up first.

……

"Aunt Qiao, I'm here!"

"Keke, come and let auntie see you, you've become prettier again!"

"No, Aunt Qiao!"

"This brat Qiao Yu is really lucky. How is school going recently? It must be hard to be in high school. He has lost a lot of weight." "Well, in fact, he has gained two pounds more than last year."

"That must be because I've grown taller. I'll take a good rest in the capital these two days and try to grow back..."

"Hey... Is this the recently popular drama "Secretly Falling in Love with You"? "

"Yeah, it's pretty nice..."

"I heard from my classmates that Zhang Lu..."

……

After experiencing what it meant to be arrogant, Qiao Yu followed the two women into the living room listlessly.

As usual, the television was on in the room, and soon the sound of a domestic soap opera about love drowned out the whispers of the two women.

Qiao Yu didn't know why Qiao Xi liked to watch these boring things.

This woman is too lazy to have a relationship herself, but she likes to watch others fall in love on TV every day.

By the way, I still have some math problems I’m working on, and I actually have time to read all this nonsense!
As for Xia Keke, it was even more outrageous...

Isn't it nice to be in love yourself? Why go and discuss the love stories on TV with your mom?

Didn't you learn this in political science class? Practice is the only criterion for testing truth!

Just when Qiao Yu's mind was racing with dissatisfaction, Qiao Xi finally remembered that she had a son sitting next to her.

"Qiao Yu, why are you sitting here? Go get Coco a glass of water!"

"Why do you want me to pour it? Let me tell you, when I was at Yanbei University, it was others who poured water for me." Qiao Yu, who was already unhappy, yelled.

"No need, Aunt Qiao, I can just pour it myself when I'm thirsty." Xia Keke said quickly.

"Don't worry about it, Qiao Yu, I'll count to three! Don't think you're powerful just because you've reached your rebellious stage!"

"You count, I'm not scared!"

Qiao Yu said this proudly, and without waiting for Qiao Xi to really say it, he stood up and went to the kitchen to find a cup.

He muttered, "I'm not afraid of you. I just sat in the car for too long and my legs felt sore. I wanted to move around a little. Coco, do you want some honey?"

"Ah, good!"

"Oh!"

……

The date that had been planned several times before was completely ruined. Before going to dinner, Qiao Yu finally found a chance to complain to Qiao Xi in private.

"Comrade Qiao Xi, didn't you let me be with Ke Ke? Now that we're together, you're causing trouble again, right?"

"How is it causing trouble? Did I forbid you from dating? I just don't want you to stop secreting hormones!"

Qiao Xi said confidently.

"Then if you let Coco live with you, how can we date? How can we date under our mother's nose? Do you still want me to be a mama's boy?"

"Heh... Am I going to let you two live together? And then repeat the same mistake I made before? I don't forbid you from dating, but besides dating, don't even think about anything else."

"no……"

"It's nothing! No one will disturb you in public activities during the day. Coco will come and stay with me at night. If you want to come and chat with her for a while, you can."

Qiao Xi said decisively.

Qiao Yu felt that he was being looked down upon, and that this was a sign of someone being on guard against him...

"No, you are treating me like that man, aren't you? Am I that kind of person?"

"Okay, I've been there when I was your age. You two were alone together, and it was really exciting. It's not surprising that you just decided to stop being a human for a while. Why else would you be so angry now?"

Qiao Xi glanced at Qiao Yu and said with disdain.

Qiao Yu felt that he knew how to debate, but he was not very good at debating with Qiao Xi. Fortunately, he was controlled by this woman, so it was not embarrassing.

The dinner was lively. In fact, every time we had dinner at Jiazuo, it was lively. This was mainly because Qiao Xi invited Mr. Yuan.

Mr. Yuan knew that Qiao Yu's girlfriend was coming, so in order to make Qiao Yu more respectable, he called several professors from the research center to have dinner to welcome Xia Keke.

It can only be said that when it comes to pampering Qiao Yu, Mr. Yuan is much more radical than Qiao Xi and Tian Yan.

Of course, for these professors, this is not a hard job. Even ordinary people are not qualified to attend this dinner.

After all, there are not many Fields Medal winners still alive in this world, only about half a hundred at most.

I can meet two of them during this meal.

Not to mention that one of them is currently a young and popular Fields Medal winner in the international academic community.

The atmosphere of the dinner was naturally harmonious, and both the host and the guests were very happy. When mathematicians gather together, Qiao Yu naturally becomes the absolute center of attention. It can even be said that it is a special event for boasting.

However, the happiest person was obviously not Qiao Yu, but the two most important women around him.

Especially Xia Keke.

The young girl had not yet learned to hide her emotions. When she heard someone praising Qiao Yu, she smiled as brightly as a blooming flower. Although Qiao Xi must have been very happy too, at least she smiled in a reserved manner.

Perhaps only Qiao Yu felt bored.

After all, according to his original plan, he should be having dinner with Coco in a separate private room at this time. That atmosphere would be more comfortable than the current hustle and bustle.

Although the professors praised him in various ways... Qiao Yu felt that he was better than these professors at bragging.

Not to mention that based on his experience, Xia Keke is very easy to coax.

This kind of environment with only two people can provide the highest emotional value.

After being praised dryly by these professors, his train of thought was disrupted and he didn't know how to brag anymore.

After everyone had finally eaten and drunk their fill, Qiao Yu couldn't wait to suggest that the party end.

"Mom, I'm taking Xia Keke for a walk around the campus."

"Okay, but you have to be home before 10pm."

"Don't worry! We won't get lost!"

……

When they were alone, Xia Keke let go of her reserve and started talking non-stop.

"Qiao Yu, you are so amazing. Let me tell you, when you were live streaming on DouLe that day, we didn't have class, and the teacher played your live streaming in class.

At the flag-raising ceremony on Monday, the principal praised you in various ways for a full half hour. At least 90% of our entire grade are your fans!
By the way, before I came here this time, our Principal Zhou and our Principal He from Xingcheng School came to me and asked me to invite you to come back to Xingcheng School when you are free..."

Just listening to Qiao Yu makes me feel elated...

Sure enough, Xia Keke never let him down. She was very good at providing him with emotional value.

(End of this chapter)