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Chapter 70 Different Ways to Express Pride (Please subscribe and give me a monthly ticket!)

The train stopped at the high-speed railway east station.

After Qiao Yu finished explaining the question, three hours was enough time for Lan Jie to get himself together. He took Qiao Yu off the bus and, following the instructions of the person he had contacted on WeChat, walked out of Exit 1 North. From a distance, he saw a young man outside the platform holding a sign with Qiao Yu's name on it.

Ranger took Qiao Yu over. Because Qiao Yu was too busy before, it was Ranger who contacted the person in charge of reception at Xiaolibaba.

So the nice guy walked over and said hello: "Hello, you are Xiao Guo, right?"

Qiao Yu almost couldn't help laughing...

Does the old good man's way of greeting sound like calling someone a little Guoba? Sure enough, there is a reason why homophonic puns have been popular for so long...

"Oh, yes, hello, I am Xiao Guo, Guo Songyuan, you must be Teacher Lan, and this must be student Qiao Yu, hello, hello."

The young man put away the piece of paper with his name on it and greeted the two people enthusiastically.

"Hello." Qiao Yu responded generously.

"Come with me. The school has entrusted me to take you directly to Xiaohu University. I'm sorry, because most people came yesterday, so I'm the only one here to pick up the car today." Guo Songyuan said with a smile.

Not to mention that Lang Jie and Qiao Yu don’t care about these things. Even if they care, they probably won’t be angry after seeing that warm smile.

"It's okay. It's mainly because I had some things to do at school yesterday. If anyone should apologize, it should be me." Ranjie replied.

Qiao Yu followed behind the two men, silently listening to the two adults exchanging pleasantries. He just felt that the good old man was still too modest.

They were invited, and this guy didn't pay them.

However, Qiao Yu felt that he had to praise Guo Songyuan for one thing: he drove really fast and steadily, better than the online taxi drivers in Xingcheng.

……

"I'm sorry, Teacher Lan, Qiao Yu. All the reception work was done yesterday, and the welcoming dinner was also held yesterday, so there are no plans for today. You can stay in the guesthouse first and feel free to go around.

However, the finals tomorrow will start at nine o'clock and will last for eight hours. In order for Qiao Yu to get good grades, I suggest you get a good rest tonight. Dinner will be brought up by a robot later. If you plan to go out for dinner, just let me know. "

Guo Songyuan accompanied the two to the room, and after everything was settled, he explained.

"It's okay, this arrangement is good. We don't plan to go out today. If you want to go shopping, you can wait until after the finals." Lang Jie helped Qiao Yu make a decision directly.

Of course, Qiao Yu had no objection. He was not particularly interested in traveling.

Not to mention it’s already past five o’clock…

He had done some research before coming to Xiaozhou. The people here are very self-disciplined. Basically, after eight o'clock in the evening, there are no people on the street, and there are few cars. Unlike Xingcheng, at eight o'clock in the evening, the streets are still crowded with people and cars.

Especially in the hot spots in the city center, not only is there traffic jam on the ground late at night, but there are also a lot of people underground, cramming the subway like a can of sardines.

It feels like the people in Xingcheng don’t have to go to work the next day.

"Okay, okay. Oh, by the way, after dinner, there is a special leisure and entertainment room on the third floor. If you feel bored staying in the room, you can go to the third floor, where there is a gym and other facilities. Of course, you can also walk around the guesthouse.

We will have breakfast at 8am tomorrow morning in the cafeteria on the first floor. After breakfast, you can go back to your room to get ready. At 8:30am, a dedicated staff will take all the players coming to the headquarters to the prepared competition venue."

"Thank you, Xiao Guo."

"Teacher Lan, you are too polite. I will leave first."

"See you."

……

Not long after the young man in charge of reception left, the phone in the room rang. Qiao Yu rushed out the door and saw a robot on wheels standing at the door.

Just as Qiao Yu followed the instructions to get his lunch box, another robot appeared in the corridor and stopped in the room next to him.

After a while, a chubby little boy about his age opened the door and walked out.

Qiao Yu glanced at his neighbor next to him. The robot had already opened the cover automatically. He was about to take the meal back to the room when the fat boy over there took the initiative to greet him: "Hey, are you the Qiao Yu who came here today?"

Qiao Yu stopped and nodded at the familiar guy: "Yes."

The fat guy gave him a thumbs up and said, "You're awesome, boss! By the way, boss, which track are you going to choose for the final?"

So direct.

This was the first time someone directly called him "big brother".

Qiao Yu thought about it and felt that there was nothing to keep secret, so he answered frankly: "Algebra and number theory?"

"Ah? Number theory, great, boss. Let me tell you, there's a really cocky one this time..."

The little fat man was talking excitedly when a voice from inside the room interrupted him: "Yu Yongjun, who are you chatting with just for a meal?"

"Teacher Qu, Qiao Yu from the Star City next door is here. I want to chat with him." The little fat boy turned his head and responded, then blinked at Qiao Yu and said, "Wait a minute, eat first, and I'll come over to chat with you after dinner."

Then he quickly took out the lunch box from the robot and went back to the room without even closing the door...

Qiao Yu shook his head, ignored the mentally retarded robot outside who was talking nonsense, and walked into the room with the meal.

"Did you make friends right after arriving?" asked Ranger, who also heard the conversation outside.

"Friend?" Qiao Yu glanced at Lan Jie and felt that this good old man was only suitable for school. The society was too dangerous and not suitable for people with a strong academic atmosphere.

"Huh?" Ranger was a little confused.

"We just chatted for a few minutes, how can we be considered friends? But the little fat boy is quite cheerful. By the way, the teacher next door also accompanied him, and I heard him call him Teacher Qu." Qiao Yu answered casually.

"Teacher Qu? Oh, then they are probably from Shuangqing. Shuangqing is strong in mathematics, basic education, and the schools are strict. I remember once I went to Shuangqing for an exchange, and almost all public schools required everyone to attend evening self-study from the first grade, and classes were arranged on Sunday nights."

Langjie thought about it and said.

"Yes, I remember that name, Yu Yongjun, ranked 600th, from Shuangqing Bashan Middle School. Wait, you said they have extra classes every Sunday afternoon?" Qiao Yu took a breath, and was glad that he was not born in Shuangqing. This is too crazy. It's not just the students who are unlucky, the teachers are also unlucky!
They have to go to school on Sunday night, and these people don’t even resist?

"Yes, schools that only have classes on Sunday nights are considered not competitive. Really competitive schools even start scheduling classes every Sunday afternoon."

"Are people in Shuangqing so greedy? Don't they have a higher-level supervisory department, or don't they know how to call or go online to complain?" Qiao Yu sighed.

Lang Jie glanced at Qiao Yu and asked, "You know everything about this? Why? Have you complained?"

Qiao Yu smiled, took a bite of food, and then answered: "I haven't complained. What does tutoring have to do with me? I can take a leave anyway. But I encouraged my classmates to complain, and the effect was quite good."

This sentence made Lang Jie laugh. He rolled his eyes at the guy and said, "What if this was originally arranged by the higher authorities? The teaching guidance department of the school in Shuangqing directly connects with the higher authorities, and the class schedule is directly guided by the competent authorities. Do you understand?"

After saying that, seeing that Qiao Yu didn't understand, he simply added another sentence.

"Even if there are complaints, it can be said that the school received some parents' requests first and opened the classrooms for students to study during the holidays. So whether students go to study or not is voluntary. The students who go still actively apply, and the school still has to review it! At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of students, the school also specially arranges teachers to be on duty. Is this reasonable?"

Qiao Yu suddenly felt a little pity for the fat boy next door.

He must have worked very hard to participate in the finals. Thinking about this guy who had to rush to school to study under the guidance of the teacher on weekends, and still gained so much weight, he must have a very good mentality. Qiao Yu suddenly understood why this guy was so outgoing.

Moreover, hearing such an interesting story from Langjie, Qiao Yu's appetite improved a little after seeing that there were people of the same age in China living such a miserable life.

But then again, the boxed lunches provided by the guesthouse to the contestants tasted surprisingly good.

The internet said that Xiaozhou was a food desert, so Qiao Yu had already planned to just eat enough here, but this lunch box actually gave him a taste of his hometown. Especially the stir-fried pork with beans and braised chicken legs, which were very appetizing.

After the two finished their dinner and packed up their lunch boxes, there was a knock on the door.

Langjie glanced at Qiao Yu and said nothing.

Qiao Yu obediently opened the door, and sure enough, the fat guy from next door was standing outside: "Boss, I'm here."

"Come in." Qiao Yu walked towards the room on his own. The other person was very familiar, so he didn't bother to be polite.

"Hello, teacher." When he walked into the room and saw Ranger leaning on the bed and looking at him, the little fat boy immediately greeted him.

"Hello, please sit anywhere." Langjie nodded slightly, then raised his hand and pointed to the two chairs for guests in the room.

The teacher next door didn't come, so he didn't have to get up to greet him.

"How do you know it belongs to the teacher?" Qiao Yu asked.

"Hey, you two don't look alike at all." The fat boy answered casually.

Qiao Yu curled his lips and sat next to the fat man.

"What were you going to say just now?" Qiao Yu asked again.

"Oh, there was a contestant from some middle school in Linhai yesterday. He wore glasses, was tall, and was from the same family as me. His name was Yu Wei. You really don't know how arrogant he is." Yu Yongjun said carelessly.

Qiao Yu turned his head and rolled his eyes. Sure enough, people who talk too much often fail to grasp the main point. Just like Zhou Shuang...

But I still asked casually: "Oh? Did he offend you?"

"You didn't offend me! It's like this. When we visited Xiaolibaba yesterday and had a break in the afternoon, a few of us were chatting together and we talked about you, Boss. After all, you are the highest ranked contestant we invited this time."

After saying that, the little fat boy looked at Qiao Yu eagerly.

Qiao Yu could only politely say: "It's just luck."

This sentence made the little fat boy smile.

"That's right, big brother, that's called modesty. That hammer is different! When we were chatting, he sat far away. When we talked about your ranking, he suddenly interrupted and said that he didn't do well in the preliminaries because the preliminaries questions were too scattered! He also said that he hoped you would also choose number theory or something like that.

I don't remember exactly what he said, but it sounded like he was going to beat you if you chose number theory! Anyway, he was so awesome... I'm not trying to sow discord, everyone heard it yesterday, if you don't believe me you can go ask, there must be someone in the entertainment room on the third floor at this time."

Qiao Yu smiled and didn't comment.

Such words could not arouse his competitive spirit at all.

Although this is a math competition and does involve competition, he is competing for prize money, not honor?

But then again, it is said that people in Linhai are very rich.

If the guy named Yu Wei is also very rich, he can give in. For example, if he is given 200,000 yuan, he can let Yu Wei take the gold medal and he can take the silver medal if the opponent is really strong.

In this way, the original gold medal prize of more than 200,000 yuan can be turned into a gold medal prize of nearly 200,000 yuan plus a silver medal prize of more than 100,000 yuan.

The expected wealth value instantly increased by 50%, which is much more profitable than any financial product!
The important thing is that the two hundred thousand collected privately does not have to be taxed.

The difficulty was that he didn't know Yu Wei yet, and he didn't know his true level, or whether he could win a gold medal. If he turned out to be a fake who couldn't even win a silver medal, and was only good at bragging, then there would be no point.

At this moment, Yu Yongjun would never have imagined that, while he was just recounting yesterday's experience, Qiao Yu on the opposite side had already thought of a plan on how to use the proud character of a peer who might be very rich to increase the value of his upcoming wealth.

If this idea were to be spoken out, it would definitely make him explode more than Yu Wei's speech yesterday...

After all, what Yu Wei meant was probably just that he was definitely better than Qiao Yu, who was the same age as him.

But Qiao Yu had already accepted both the gold medal and the prize money. The two sides had different levels of consideration.

After all, this competition involves not only these young people who were invited to participate in the competition on the Xiaohu University campus, but also more than 700 graduate students and even teachers scattered around the world...

Both of them are proud, but the levels of pride are different.

Ranjie, who was listening to the conversation between the two, could only sigh secretly...

He suddenly felt that bringing Qiao Yu to participate in the finals was a bit too cruel and bullying these inexperienced children!

It's simply a dimensionality reduction attack!

(End of this chapter)