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Chapter 65: The past is unbearable, the loss of power and the humiliation of the school (asking for the first order, asking for monthly tickets)

After exchanging a few words of greeting, Xia Keke's family said goodbye and left.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the principal definitely didn't come all the way here just to congratulate Qiao Yu on getting such a mediocre score.

Besides, the scores have been checked, and there are important guests coming to their house. It would seem ignorant of the situation if I continue to stay at someone else's place.

Xia Keke actually wanted to stay and hear with her own ears what the principal wanted to talk to Qiao Yu about, but in the end, she was afraid of delaying Qiao Yu's work, so she chose to say goodbye and leave obediently.

But after returning home, my daughter’s excitement about being able to attend the Big Four was much less.

Even Old Xia felt a little bored.

Even though 669 is obviously greater than 635, the principal's performance shows that the opposite is true. Even though this may be related to the fact that Xia Keke will definitely not continue to study at Tieyi Middle School.

But Old Xia, who was standing nearby, saw clearly that Principal Zhang's eyes just glanced at his own daughter and then moved to Qiao Yu. There was a light in his eyes, a light of admiration.

"Qiao Yu is a kid who usually doesn't show his true colors, but he suddenly explodes at the critical moment." After entering the room, the three of them sat on the sofa, and Coco's mother sighed.

"What do you mean by not showing off? Brother Qiao Yu didn't care about the exam at all before. He just wanted to make money to support his family as soon as possible. It was Teacher Lan who discovered that he had a talent for math and planned a way for him to make money and go to school. Brother Qiao Yu decided to take the exam seriously."

Xia Keke, who was sitting in the middle, corrected loudly.

If she had said this in the past, the adults in her family would definitely not have believed it, so she was too lazy to argue with her parents.

After all, once adults show an attitude that they are too lazy to argue with you, it is really infuriating, and as a daughter, you have no way to refute it.

Now that she had factual evidence, she could finally speak the truth freely, and she felt great.

Sure enough, this time neither Dad nor Mom objected.

After a long silence, Keke's mother suddenly realized, "Actually, think about it, it's true. Old Qiao has been gone for four years, right? In fact, the pension is not much, at most only a hundred thousand. Qiao Xi hasn't worked for so many years, and he lives a good life. I'm afraid that Qiao Yu really made the money."

Old Xia couldn't help but retort: ​​"What are you talking about? How much money can a little brat like him make?"

"Tsk, what do you know? Brother Qiao Yu started making money when we were in elementary school. Whenever the teacher assigned a handicraft, many students in the grade would go directly to Qiao Yu for help. Each of them could earn ten yuan! I told you at the time, but you were just perfunctory."

Xia Keke picked up a pillow from the sofa, buried herself in the sofa, and said proudly.

"Okay, okay, you are right! But how much can you earn just by doing handicrafts? Do you know how much it costs a year to maintain a life like theirs?" Old Xia said unhappily, without directly pointing out that the children nowadays don't know how expensive food, oil and salt are.

This time, Xia Keke hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Brother Qiao Yu once told me that his ways of making money cannot be told to outsiders."

"We are outsiders too?" Old Xia almost got angry when he heard that.

He could understand that girls were extroverted, but this was too much.

"Well, actually Qiao Yu also takes on ghostwriting and signing for others. And I tell you, the teachers can't tell the difference between Qiao Yu's ghostwriting and the others'. He said that the people who ask him to write their homework have terrible handwriting, and they just write whatever they want. The easiest way to make money is to help students imitate their parents' signatures, but it's risky because teachers sometimes chat with parents on WeChat.

However, some parents don’t usually pay attention to the teacher’s WeChat account, so they can get away with it. Those students are his regular customers. He can earn twenty yuan for signing once! But the most profitable thing is to help students get full marks in every exam. That’s the highest price. Because many students have cash rewards from their families as long as they get high scores. ”

After hearing this, the two adults were stunned.

Really, they never thought that Qiao Yu could develop so many "businesses" among a bunch of primary school students. Are the primary school students nowadays so rich?

"Wait, has Qiao Yu never been caught helping those students cheat in exams? And how can he guarantee that the students will get full marks? Does he just give the papers to others to copy? Didn't your invigilator find out?" Old Xia asked.

"No need! When Brother Qiao Yu took the exam, he would just imitate other people's handwriting, that is, write other people's names on the test paper. Then he would just answer all the questions correctly. The students who paid him would just write his name on the test paper and answer a few random multiple-choice questions. Anyway, he didn't care how many points he got.

Qiao Yu's brother said that selling the answers directly was very risky, and writing a note would easily get caught by the teacher. But writing the test paper directly like this was almost risk-free. Even if the teacher knew that the student who took the test for him cheated, it would be difficult to find evidence as long as the two did not admit it.

The teacher also thought that Qiao Yu's grades in all subjects were very poor, and he never thought that he would do it for him. In addition, Qiao Yu's brother was very careful. He would not help one person get high scores in the three subjects of Chinese, mathematics and English, but divided them into three students. In this way, the overall score would not be too outstanding, and the teacher would only think that those poor students might have worked hard in this subject recently.

Oh, by the way, Brother Qiao Yu can make money playing table tennis. Although he didn't tell me how he made money, he treated me to Haagen-Dazs in the summer of my elementary school graduation, saying that he made a fortune playing table tennis.

Oh, you have no idea how popular Qiao Yu was in elementary school. Do you remember Zhang Xiaojie? He was the boy who loved to fight the most in the class. His mother would often quarrel with other parents in the WeChat group. He dared to bully everyone except Qiao Yu.

Don't be fooled by his tall and strong figure, but if he dares to touch Qiao Yu, it will not be a matter of our class. As long as Qiao Yu says a word, a group of boys from the whole grade will come and beat him up. By the way, didn't you always ask me where all the snacks came from?
Haha, actually they were all given by Brother Qiao Yu. But not all of them were bought by him. Every day after school, other students have to line up if they want to treat Brother Qiao Yu to snacks. Really, I am not exaggerating at all! "

Old Xia and Liu Lu looked at each other, both of them had confusion in their eyes.

So this is the truth behind Qiao Yu’s sharp decline in academic performance since fifth grade?

Hiding yourself and then profiting from it? That's fucking awesome!

Really, at that time they all thought that the boy suddenly started to dislike studying because Qiao Yu's grandfather passed away that year, which was a huge blow to the child, so he gave up on himself. At that time, they secretly sighed, after all, many people in the community knew that Qiao Yu had a very good relationship with his grandfather.

Now it seems that everything was just an illusion.

Studying is probably the easiest thing for that kid, and he has always been good at it. And then he uses his advantage of studying to make a lot of money?
"It doesn't matter if I tell you now, because that happened in elementary school. I had to hide it from you because Brother Qiao Yu said that if what he did was exposed, a bunch of classmates would be beaten up and unable to take care of themselves when they go home. It's not that he felt sorry for those classmates, but mainly because he wouldn't get any business if that happened.

But after junior high school, Brother Qiao Yu found another way to make money, and basically stopped doing these things. Only occasionally, his former elementary school classmates would come to him, and he would take the job as long as it was not too troublesome, such as writing homework for others, signing for others, etc., to earn some pocket money. "

Xia Keke said confidently.

"Wait, so when he took the biology and geography exams in the second year of junior high school, he didn't take them for others, did he?" Liu Lu suddenly asked.

Xia Keke rolled her eyes at her mother and said, "I've already told you that after entering junior high school, Brother Qiao Yu won't do exam substitutions anymore, because in junior high school, there are surveillance cameras in the classrooms, and it's easy to be discovered! Not to mention the high school entrance exam. Brother Qiao Yu said that making money is important, but safety is also important."

This is what it means to be proud of yourself.

Really, on the day when the high school entrance examination results were announced, Xia Keke felt really good after letting out the secret that she had been holding in her heart for many years and looking at her father and mother's faces full of disbelief.

It's so funny. The adults all thought that her brother Qiao Yu had poor grades and looked down on others.

Now you know, if Qiao Yu wants to get full marks, it will be like a piece of cake!
"Keke, you know this so clearly. Could it be that Qiao Yu also helped you sign when you were in elementary school?" Old Xia suddenly asked.

Xia Keke immediately stopped talking and looked up at the ceiling.

"Okay, the kid has scored 699 and can go to one of the four famous universities. Why are you still talking about elementary school? Are you bored?" Liu Lu rolled her eyes at Lao Xia and said something retorted.

After hearing what her mother said, Xia Keke became arrogant again.

"That's right, don't disbelieve me, Brother Qiao Yu will definitely be able to go to Peking University or Tsinghua University in the future! If you don't believe me, we can make a bet!"

"What are you betting on? Do you still want to go to Peking University and Tsinghua University with Qiao Yu? If you do, don't relax too much this summer. Didn't I buy you a new supplementary textbook for the first year of high school? Hurry up and prepare! Your brother Qiao Yu can go to Peking University and Tsinghua University without taking the college entrance examination. Are you confident that you can go there without taking the college entrance examination?"

Liu Lu frowned and lectured him again.

Well, being a mother means a lot of worries. She has to discipline both her husband and daughter to maintain a good balance in the family.

What she didn't expect was that today's words were really effective. Her little girl didn't refute it, but just pouted her lips, said "oh", and went back to her room consciously.

Are you so motivated? Is your daughter's goal really to get into Peking University or Tsinghua University?

For a moment, the couple didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

Old Xia was silent for a long while, then said gloomily, "Keke is such a strong kid. It would be fine if Qiao Yu wasn't a genius, but if she really was, and she still wanted to chase after him, she would be in big trouble in the future. I just want her to get into a key university, but if her goal is to get into Peking University or Tsinghua University, well..."

As Old Xia was talking, he unconsciously took out a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket.

It makes me annoyed just thinking about it, this thing is the best way to relieve stress.

"You are outrageous, aren't you? You dare to smoke at home? Who are you letting breathe your secondhand smoke? If you want to smoke, go to the balcony and smoke, and close the door! Oh, by the way, pick up the garbage at home and throw it away! Your daughter wants to get into Peking University or Tsinghua University, and you are not happy? I have never seen a father like you! You are a loser and you want your daughter to be as loser as you?!"

Liu Lu scolded angrily.

Day after day, she was troubled by all the problems, big and small. At this moment, she even couldn't help but envy Qiao Xi who lived downstairs.

I used to think this woman was very pitiful. She didn't know how to judge people and ruined her life.

But now think about it, what the hell is so pitiful about this?

When she was young, she had her parents to love her. When she grew up, although she didn't have a husband to rely on, she still had her son to love her. She didn't have to go to work, and she didn't have to work day and night. She was only five years older than Qiao Xi, but she looked like she was in her twenties, and she even had white hair...

But the daughter she raised with great effort really seemed like she was being raised by someone else.

sad!
……

Downstairs, at Qiao Yu's house, the three of them sat on the sofa.

Principal Zhang sat next to Qiao Yu, and Lan Jie sat on Principal Zhang's side. After Qiao Xi poured a glass of water for each of the two guests, she sat sideways on the chaise longue on the sofa near Qiao Yu's side, slightly bent over, with one hand supporting her chin, listening to Principal Zhang talking big.

"Qiao Yu, although our Tieyi Middle School's overall strength is not as good as the so-called five primary schools and a few private schools, I don't think you need them, right? Many schools nowadays are just eager for quick success, unlike our Tieyi Middle School, which has been really making steady progress over the years.

You have also been in the junior high school for three years, and you should have felt that our teachers are very responsible. Well, let me be frank. With your grades, many schools will definitely contact you these days and offer various conditions, but they..."

"Um...Principal Zhang, could you please listen to me first?" Qiao Yu interrupted Zhang Tiejun directly. It was not because he was being impolite. It was mainly because he found that Principal Zhang had started to follow some routines and talk nonsense. If he didn't correct it, it would waste a lot of time.

The principal has time to waste, but he doesn't have time to waste.

After all, the principal's salary is paid directly by the school on a monthly basis. Whether he works or not, the money will be automatically deposited into his card on time every month.

However, he needs to acquire knowledge every minute to get his bonus.

"It's okay, you speak first." Zhang Tiejun showed no impatience and kept a low profile.

The principal remains the same, but the students are transient. In front of a rare genius student, it is no big deal to lower your profile.

As long as there is hope in this world, who doesn’t want to make progress?
"Well, actually, I think, as you just said, Tieyi Middle School is different from other fancy schools. It has always been steady and solid, which shows that our school focuses on cultivating internal strength.

That is to say, since we already have the first-mover advantage, as long as our school works hard to do well, no matter how hard others try, it will be in vain, right?"

Qiao Yu said seriously.

Zhang Tiejun nodded subconsciously, then turned his head unconsciously to look at Qiao Xi who was concentrating on supporting his head and listening to their conversation.

When the lucky mother realized that the principal was looking at her, she probably misunderstood what he meant and took the initiative to explain: "I think what Qiao Yu meant is that you are the principal, and you must know what conditions they can set.

So as long as you offer similar conditions, there is no need for our Qiao Yu to contact other schools. Well, that should be what you mean, right? Qiao Yu. "

Qiao Xi retracted his gaze to look at his son and asked naturally.

Qiao Yu nodded calmly.

Lan Jie, who was sitting next to Principal Zhang, couldn't help but curl his lips upwards, then quickly realized that he couldn't lose his composure at this moment, so he resolutely pinched himself hard with the hand on his thigh...

That’s good, I held it in.

And his actions were so timely, because Qiao Yu brought him out with the next sentence: "Yes, but mainly I want to make progress with Teacher Lan. If it weren't for Teacher Lan showing me the way, I wouldn't know there is such a broad world."

After hearing what Qiao Yu said, Principal Zhang turned his head and looked at Lan Jie. That serious expression on his face was indeed a plus.

"Yes, yes, yes. The agreement we signed earlier does have many preferential policies that are not yet written in. For example, all kinds of tuition and accommodation fees will definitely be waived. In addition, the school will also give a cafeteria subsidy of 1,000 yuan per month, which will be directly deposited into your meal card."

Zhang Tiejun didn't even mention giving money directly.

Firstly, the higher-ups are really cracking down on this kind of illegal enrollment behavior. Secondly, if it really comes down to a competition of money, public middle schools will definitely not be able to beat those so-called aristocratic private schools.

Moreover, private schools are more motivated to spend money on high-quality students. After all, higher admission rates to Peking University and Tsinghua University can really give them the confidence to raise tuition fees.

"not bad!"

Qiao Yu nodded, but asked seriously: "If I can really join the national training team and get admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University, will the school give me any other rewards? I saw in the news that many schools have one-time rewards for students from Peking University or Tsinghua University."

Zhang Tiejun pondered for a few seconds and said, "This is actually not allowed in principle now, but since you mentioned it, I'll make the decision. If you are admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University, the school will give you an additional 50,000 yuan reward, but we won't write this into the agreement, and we can't publicize it."

Qiao Yu smiled shyly and replied, "Okay, that's about it. But I still have a question. My tuition and various subsidies are exempted for three years, right?"

Zhang Tiejun nodded quickly and said, "That's for sure, three years!"

"Then if I participate in the Olympic Games in my freshman year and can get into the top 60 in the national competition or even participate in the IMO, it means that after the summer vacation of my freshman year, I can choose to go directly to Peking University or Tsinghua University to study. In other words, the tuition and subsidies for my sophomore and junior years of high school have not been used. Can this part of the money be cashed? That... is it reasonable?"

Zhang Tiejun was stunned.

He really didn't expect this.

Changtie No.1400 High School is currently a provincial model general high school. The tuition is not expensive, only yuan a year. But there are also tuition and miscellaneous fees, book fees, accommodation fees, the canteen subsidy that was just promised, etc.

All in all, it would cost at least 10,000 yuan a year.

If you really want to cash it out one by one, it will be at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

But thinking that the bulk of the money had already been given, Zhang Tiejun gritted his teeth and simply became generous.

"It makes sense. Very much so. If you go directly to Peking University or Tsinghua University before registering for your second year of high school, you can get a discount of 30,000 yuan in these two years."

Qiao Yu nodded. Lao Zhang was very generous, so he couldn't be too greedy. He had long wanted to give Lan Jie some face, so he promised seriously, "That's it. I'll leave the application to Teacher Lan, and I won't be in charge of it."

"Well, okay! Then we have a deal." Zhang Tiejun let out a long breath and said with a smile.

"Yes, it's settled. Don't worry, Principal Zhang. I will stay at home during this period, and will not add unfamiliar WeChat messages or answer unfamiliar phone calls until I finish filling out my application. In fact, you don't have to worry too much. I am counting on Teacher Lan to accompany me to Xiaozhou to participate in the competition in two days."

Qiao Yu promised.

……

The goal was achieved, and after a few more pleasantries, Principal Zhang said goodbye and prepared to leave.

Sometimes, even though people don’t show any intention of leaving you, and may even continue chatting with you with a smile, they just make you feel that the job is done and it’s time for you to leave.

Qiao Yu undoubtedly has this ability.

When the boy began to ask in a curious tone about the principal's daily life, whether he was usually very busy, and whether he needed to deal with various emergencies in the school at night, Zhang Tiejun realized that the young guy didn't want to see his old face again tonight.

So I stood up and said goodbye decisively. I can't be so old and still not know how to look at others.

Qiao Xi said, "Qiao Yu, please see Principal Zhang and Teacher Lan off for me."

Qiao Yu simply agreed: "Okay."

Zhang Tiejun quickly declined: "No, no."

Qiao Yu had already walked to the door and started to change his shoes, saying, "It's okay, you're just in a hurry to leave. In fact, I have something to ask Principal Zhang and Teacher Lan."

Zhang Tiejun didn't know what to say after hearing this.

He even began to doubt whether he had misunderstood Qiao Yu's meaning.

However, when they were walking in the corridor and Qiao Yu asked the questions in his mind, he realized that he had not misunderstood. In fact, people just thought he should leave.

"Is there anything else you don't understand?"

"It's nothing, actually. I just don't know which school, Huaqing or Yanbei, offers more scholarships?"

Zhang Tiejun turned his head to look at Lanjie who was following behind him. The math teacher looked straight at him, remained silent, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This is a good question, but you're asking the wrong person.

After all, neither of them had studied at Huaqing or Yanbei.

In fact, there is no teacher in the entire Tieyi Middle School who has a bachelor's degree from these two schools.

But Zhang Tiejun still said, "Qiao Yu, I don't think there is a need to rush this matter. In college, if you really want to make money, there are many ways. Especially for famous universities like Huaqing and Yanbei, there are scientific research training programs for undergraduates. With your ability, you will know when you participate in them that scholarships are just the most basic."

Well, actually, he had no idea what twists and turns were involved in the scientific research training program, and many things were just hearsay. However, he believed that Qiao Yu didn't want to get any serious answers from him.

It's nothing more than a face-saving deal for both parties.

"Thank you, Principal Zhang. You are in a higher position and have a higher vision."

"Ha ha……"

……

Finally, they walked out of the building, said goodbye to Qiao Yu, and reached the corner of the community. Zhang Tiejun slowed down and walked shoulder to shoulder with Lan Jie.

"Lan Jie, you have to keep a close eye on Qiao Yu during this period of time."

"Ah."

"I don't know if you've noticed, but Qiao Yu is actually very indifferent to the world. Maybe, except for the few people he cares about, no one can disturb his emotions. I suspect that even if he saw someone die in front of him, as long as there was no interest involved, he wouldn't even frown."

"Not really, is it? I think this kid is quite enthusiastic most of the time."

"It's all fake. The more enthusiastic he appears, the more cold he is in his heart. He's only fifteen years old, but he's learned to say the right words to the right people. Although he's still a little immature, how many junior high school kids can do what he does?

He can directly piss someone off to death, and he can also flatter someone without leaving any trace. I dare not imagine what he will become when he really grows up. In the past, we all called such people "human spirits", and Qiao Yu is the most human spirit among human spirits. "

Principal Zhang's words made Lan Jie stunned, and he silently thought about the scenes of his interactions with Qiao Yu.

Zhang Tiejun next to him continued to express his feelings.

"Think about it, I wanted to talk to him about junior high school at first to stimulate his feelings for his alma mater. How did he handle it? He knew what I was going to say, interrupted me directly, and led the topic directly to interests.

Speaking of benefits, has he ever mentioned even one teacher who taught him for three years, besides you? Not only did he not mention it, he didn't even give me a chance to mention it. Maybe it's because of family reasons, he has closed himself off very well. "

From this perspective, Langjie suddenly felt that what Zhang Tiejun said made sense.

No wonder he could become the principal. He had been watching from the sidelines and never thought about it. Now that he thought about it, the expressions that Principal Zhang made in front of Qiao Yu were probably just acting with that kid, right?
For a moment, Ranger felt that he was quite childish.

An old man and a child, they set up the stage to perform, but he didn't even notice it. I don't know if Qiao Xi, who was also watching the whole thing, noticed it. But as a mother, I think she should understand her son better, right?

"So, you don't have to worry too much about his studies while you're with him. You should pay more attention to his mental health. It's a good thing that we've cultivated a genius, but if this guy goes astray in the future, with his current learning ability, he might even poke a hole in the sky."

Lan Jie nodded sincerely and replied, "It's a good thing you reminded me, otherwise I really wouldn't have thought about it. Sometimes I just think this kid has a bit of evil energy. Now thinking back to his attitude towards the head teacher in front of me, it really seems like he was acting."

"Haha, why do we say that education is about teaching and educating people? Teaching is easy, but educating people is more difficult. Parents hand their children over to us. Results are one thing, but we can't teach them badly. Being a teacher is like this, with a long way to go! Especially for a young and capable teacher like you."

As he spoke, Zhang Tiejun raised his hand, patted Langjie on the shoulder, and said meaningfully.

　Thanks to Youshou&Langzi, _Wanlaitianyuxue, and scorpion1113 for their rewards and encouragement!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)