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Chapter 75 Final Ranking
August in Star City is hot.

In fact, in any city that is particularly lively at night, the temperature in summer is usually extremely hot.

For example, Xingcheng, Jiangcheng, Shuangqing and Xilin are mostly like this.

What makes Star City particularly uncomfortable in summer is the humid and hot feeling.

After leaving the air-conditioned room for a few minutes, you will immediately feel as if your whole body is covered with a layer of sticky stuff, and your whole body is not clean. This is also the case when you go out for a stroll in the evening after the sun sets.

Therefore, Qiao Yu has always believed that the best way to deal with the summer in Star City is to stay in an air-conditioned room and not go anywhere.

Unfortunately, not only did he have to undergo military training, but his mother would also drive him out every day.

This is mainly because women tend to be more prone to anxiety than men.

Qiao Yu also didn't understand why Qiao Xi always saw those so-called certified doctors' special reminders in various software in the summer: Never stay in an air-conditioned room for a long time, and to avoid air-conditioning disease, start by going out for exercise.

Then he would be forcibly dragged out of the house by the two women, Qiao Xi and Xia Keke.

It would be fine if they were just taking a walk around the neighborhood, but the two women always have new ideas.

A street in a certain place has been transformed into a night market. It is said to be very lively. I should go and have a look. A certain milk tea shop has released a new product. I should go and try it. A certain brand is having a big sale. It would be a shame if I didn’t check to see if there is a suitable one…

I can only say that the big data era is really amazing. Qiao Yu has never seen this kind of news, but these two women are extremely well-informed in this regard.

They wish there was a women's clothing store opened in some corner of Star City so that they could receive push notifications.

Especially after Xia Keke's cram school ended in mid-August, Qiao Yu felt that going out every evening had become a task he had to complete. He had to undergo military training during the day and go out in the evening, which was too much of a hassle.

The only thing that could make him happy was the unintentional action he did on a whim when he returned to Xingcheng from Xiaozhou - he brought Yu Yongjun and Yu Wei together to form a group.

In the first few days, the group remained absolutely silent, and no one spoke at all.

Until one day, Yu Yongjun sent a screenshot of a question to the group and asked, "Do you know how to solve this problem?"

I also @ed the two of them.

Qiao Yu came out and took a look, then replied directly: "No."

Yu Wei simply sent an ellipsis.

Yu Yongjun simply ignored Qiao Yu's words and said in the group: "If you are new, practice more!"

Apparently Yu Wei couldn't stand the provocation and immediately asked back: "@dayu who are you calling bad?"

"Haha, why are you so sensitive? Maybe I'm talking about a certain gold medalist in the group? That gold medalist, isn't he talking about you?"

Qiao Yu happily watched the two people quarreling and was about to continue watching the show, but unfortunately Yu Wei did not respond directly and the quarrel ended.

Very annoying...

It’s no longer exciting.

However, what he didn't expect was that half an hour later, Chan Buzhixue sent three pictures in a row. Qiao Yu clicked on them and took a look. It was indeed the solution process of the problem that Dayu had sent before.

It's very detailed and impeccable to write.

But the story is not over yet. Chan Buzhixue also posted a question, @ed the two people, and then left a sentence: "Does the one who thinks he is not bad dare to come and practice?"

Qiao Yu clicked on the question again and looked at it, then replied just as quickly as before: "No!"

Yu Yongjun impulsively responded, "Wow, this question is so difficult, it scares me to death!"

Yu Wei didn't reply, just gave a contemptuous expression.

The group fell silent again, but five minutes later Qiao Yu received a message from dayu on WeChat: "Big brother, help me. Look, this question is really difficult! Please help me. I can't let that guy look down on me! That would be too embarrassing!"

Qiao Yu was familiar with this matter and immediately replied: "The consultation fee is one hundred yuan! In ten minutes, I can make you the most handsome guy in the group."

Yu Yongjun responded with a horrified expression, followed by: "No, boss, are you serious?"

Qiao Yu replied confidently, "Nonsense! Do you think I'm the kind of person who jokes about money? Come to our Xingcheng Tieyi Middle School and ask around. From students to teachers, everyone knows that I, Qiao Yu, value money the most."

"Shit, don't charge me, can you just call me daddy instead?"

"The former is not possible, but the latter is possible."

The other party calmed down for a minute, made a wronged expression, and followed up with a message: "Dad, can you make it cheaper? I don't have much pocket money!"

Qiao Yu was frightened by this lack of moral integrity. After thinking for a while, he replied, "Forget it. V me 50 right now and I'll give you a % off VIP consultation experience card for the summer."

Soon, dayu sent a red envelope of fifty yuan.

Qiao Yu opened the group chat, re-read the questions sent by Yu Wei, then took out a pen and paper and quickly started solving the questions. It took about ten minutes, and then he took a photo and sent it to Yu Yongjun.

"Thank you, Dad. You've worked hard!"

Ignoring such shameless words, Qiao Yu returned to the group chat again. He thought Yu Yongjun would post the photos to the group soon, but he didn't expect that he had to wait for another seven or eight minutes before the photos started to appear in the group.

It was not the picture he sent before. The handwriting was completely different. There was also the lettering of Shuangqing Bashan Middle School where Xiaopang studied on the manuscript paper. It was obvious that Xiaopang had taken the time to copy it again.

Sure enough, as long as they are good at math, most of them are extremely meticulous people, and they will not leave any flaws even if they are in a hurry to show off.

After posting the answer, dayu naturally @沾不知雪 again.

"Wow, this question is really difficult! It took me a full 35 minutes! Oops, sorry, I forgot that you took minutes to post the answer just now. I wasted your time! How about I help you make up for it next time?"

Yu Wei didn't jump out immediately, probably because he went to check the answer. A few minutes later he replied in the group: "Then come again?"

As a result, Dayu just said: "Sorry, I have to go to class. Although it is summer vacation, I am still very busy!"

Then there was no news.

Qiao Yu, who was watching the whole process, was very emotional. He was even planning to wait for the two to start arguing, and then say a few fair words in the group to stimulate both parties.

Unfortunately, the little fat boy was still scared and actually escaped from class. Qiao Yu felt a little regretful at that time.

However, since the ice was broken that day, the group has become more and more lively, with messages flooding the screen every now and then.

Although there were only three people in total including him, when Qiao Yu finished watching videos for a morning and opened WeChat to take a look, he would find that the two of them had dozens of chat records.

However, Yu Yongjun still talked more, while Yu Wei talked less. But Qiao Yu could see that the rich second generation was often teased by the fat boy and was on the verge of breaking down.

Sometimes he would just happen to run into a battlefield in the group chat.

However, every time he typed, "Why don't I say something fair..." he was directly ignored by the two of them.

Of course, for Qiao Yu, the lively group chat was not just for him to watch the fun. After a month, in addition to the first fifty yuan, Xiaopang classmate paid another 280 yuan in consulting fees.

The main reason why the number cannot be divided evenly by fifty is that Xiaopang is too shameless.

I negotiated the price of the VIP consulting service experience card down by ten yuan from fifty.

Of course, not all the questions Yu Wei posted in the group were answered by Qiao Yu. Qiao Yu could clearly feel that the little fat boy's ability had improved qualitatively this summer.

The most obvious manifestation is that in the past week, some people thought that based on the fat boy's previous level, he would definitely come to them for help with their questions, but he actually solved them by himself.

From this point of view, Qiao Yu felt that the person who benefited the most from creating this group was probably the fat boy from Shuangqing.

Yu Yongjun's gains were totally disproportionate to the insignificant 330 yuan he paid. All in all, this business was a bit of a loss.

If Qiao Yu hadn't felt that the existence of this group embellished his rather boring summer life, he would have disbanded the group long ago.

As for the other side, even though Yu Yongjun was about to break his defense, Yu Wei never chatted with him privately.

Obviously this rich second generation has his own persistence.

Qiao Yu had thought about coming up with some tricky questions and sending them to the fat boy, and then letting the fat boy use his sharp tongue to provoke Yu Wei.

But in the end, no action was taken.

The main reason is that Qiao Yu feels that he should have a bottom line as a person and cannot make money in any way. As we all know, once the bottom line of a person's principles can be lowered, it means that the lower limit no longer exists.

So Qiao Yu was quite content to be a supporting role in this group. It was also nice to watch the two of them bickering every day. Occasionally, he would take on an order from the fat guy, which was better than nothing, and it could be considered a little change in his boring summer life.

It also shows that he has not slacked off and is still looking for ways to make money.

However, on the night of August 24, he still became the protagonist of the group.

Originally, Qiao Yu went out with Qiao Xi and Xia Keke in the evening as usual. He didn't come back until 8:30, then rushed into the bathroom to take a shower, returned to his room, and turned on the cool air conditioner. He picked up his phone and opened WeChat, and found that the gold medal group was particularly lively today.

About half an hour ago, dayu had @ him several times.

“@喻数临风大佬, you are a real boss! You really won the gold medal in algebra and number theory!”

"Boss, please speak quickly, otherwise I feel like I'm excited for nothing!"

"By the way, did you scroll down when you looked at your scores? Go check out the scores for the Applied Math track!"

……

Then the two of them started arguing as usual.

The trigger was Yu Wei who also jumped out and, as usual, sent a single word: "Heh..."

The battle begins...

However, Qiao Yu did not bother to read the content of the quarrel between the two. Instead, he put down his mobile phone and logged into the official website of the Xiaolibaba Global Mathematics Competition on his computer, and indeed saw the list of results.

The Algebra and Number Theory group ranked first, and his name was indeed in the gold medal position, followed by Xingcheng Railway No. 1 Middle School.

That's not a big deal, but the school column on the list of winners in the Algebra and Number Theory group is actually very interesting.

Gold Medal winner Qiao Yu, school: Xingcheng Railway No. 1 Middle School.

Silver Award: Alvin Cullum, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Silver Award: Huiying Lu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Bronze Medal: Huang Bozhi, Johns Hopkins University.

Bronze Award: Zheng Zhiwei, Huaqing University
……

When he first saw the list published by Xiaohu University, Qiao Yu felt that his name seemed ordinary, but the names of the schools following it looked really eye-catching.

Xingcheng Railway No. 2 Middle School is at the front, followed by MIT X, then Johns Hopkins University, and finally Huaqing University?
Ok……

With just one glance, Qiao Yu realized that this ranking had the potential to become a huge hit.

The main reason is that the silver and bronze award-winning schools and Xingtie appear too conspicuous when placed next to No. 1 Middle School.

After making a comment in his mind, Qiao Yu continued to flip through the pages and saw Yu Wei's name in the second to last place of the Excellence Award. However, there were quite a lot of Excellence Awards in the Algebra and Number Theory group, more than a dozen.

Then Qiao Yu started to flip through the pages again, and he actually found Yu Yongjun's name in the Applied Mathematics and Computational Mathematics group, the last one to win the Excellence Award.

I thought this guy was just there to slack off, but unexpectedly he won a prize unexpectedly.

Qiao Yu certainly remembered correctly that the prize money for the Excellence Award was also two thousand US dollars, which was equivalent to 1.4 RMB.

This made him suddenly feel that he had lost a lot of money by spending 40 yuan to help this guy solve a problem!
It turns out that one should not be soft-hearted and falling in love will cost money.

Back on WeChat, Qiao Yu quickly found dayu and sent him a private message: "Congratulations on winning the award, quickly V me 70! You know what I mean."

The private chat flashed instantly: “Boss, I don’t understand!”

Qiao Yu replied righteously, "You asked me for the answers to seven questions later, and I calculated them as forty! I feel I've lost money, and I must make it up, quickly! Excellence Award Boss!"

"!!!"

This time it was very straightforward. After three exclamation marks, the other party directly sent a red envelope.

Qiao Yu clicked on it and saw that there were actually a hundred of them.

As expected, when people encounter happy events, they will be particularly generous.

Qiao Yu accepted the red envelope with a clear conscience, then took a look at the group and casually sent a message: "Congratulations to the two bosses for winning the Excellence Award!"

dayu immediately responded with a smug expression, while Chan Buzhixue responded as usual, "Hehe..."

So the fight in the group started again, but Qiao Yu no longer paid any attention to these two people.

Because the phone rang directly, and it was Principal Zhang calling, so it was difficult not to answer it.

"Congratulations, Qiao Yu!" The principal's excited voice came into my ears.

The principal is indeed well-informed.

Qiao Yu glanced at the time on his computer. Although the group had been arguing for a long time, it had only been half an hour since the official website announced the news.

"Thank you, Principal Zhang. Are you still paying attention to this?"

"Ha, I didn't pay much attention to it, but the reporter from Xingnan Morning News called me to interview you. How could I not know about it? Haha..."

The laughter was hearty, and Qiao Yu could feel that Principal Zhang was really happy and couldn't hide it at this moment.

However, thinking about the list he had just seen, he could probably understand Principal Zhang's happiness at this moment.

Originally, it was not a very famous school in Xingnan Province, but suddenly it was ranked together with the legendary Ivy League schools on the other side of the ocean, and it was even ranked higher than the other schools. It probably became a little famous in the whole of China.

"A newspaper reporter wants to interview me? Is it an online interview or a face-to-face interview?" Qiao Yu asked.

"Of course the reporter hopes to interview you face to face, or to take two photos of you. Don't underestimate the newspaper. You may not know that the Morning Post was directly merged into the Xingnan Daily a few years ago. In addition, there is no daily newspaper in Xingcheng, so the Morning Post also assumes the function of Xingcheng's official newspaper.

Well, you don’t quite understand what I’m saying. Anyway, the content of the morning paper is what the school’s superiors pay attention to every day.”

Principal Zhang said earnestly.

"Oh, okay." Qiao Yu thought about it and agreed.

After all, the school was actually pretty good to him.

Especially when I agreed to a bunch of his conditions, Xiao Libaba’s final hadn’t even started yet.

Of course, the most important thing is to save face for the good guy.

"Okay, let's make an appointment for 9:30 tomorrow morning. You don't have to attend military training tomorrow, so it's okay for you to come to school at 9 am, right?"

"Well, where is the school?"

"Just come, I'll pick you up at the school gate and take you to my office."

"Ok."

After hanging up the phone and returning to the WeChat interface, Qiao Yu found that the good guy had also sent him a message and a file.

"Congratulations, Qiao Yu. It's a pity that I knew about it in advance, so now I don't feel surprised at all."

"Also, the file I sent you is a paper. You can upload it to your computer. If you can't open it, you can download a PDF reader and read it. I believe this paper will be helpful to you. By the way, you can also learn how to write a paper from this paper."

"Got it, thank you Teacher Lan." Qiao Yu replied, and then uploaded the paper to the computer as Lan Jie said.

The good guy was right, the news had been confirmed a long time ago, so there was really not much of a surprise at this point.

At most, I was a little excited when I saw the list just now, but not because I won the gold medal, but mainly because the prize money of more than 200,000 yuan was secured.

According to Professor Xue, after the results are announced, Xiaolibaba will gradually transfer the prize money to the contestants' cards. There will also be an award ceremony afterwards, but not all winners are required to be present.

After all, it is a global mathematics competition. If you can't arrange your time, you can choose not to go.

For Qiao Yu, a one-time income of two hundred thousand yuan could really solve many problems.

For example, the refrigerator at home that makes a loud noise every day can be replaced in a grand manner.

The foam of the sofa no longer had much elasticity. And Qiao Xi's mattress, which he had been using for as long as he could remember, was probably older than he was...

Just as he was thinking about how to distribute the huge sum of 200,000 yuan, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Xia Keke rushed in like a woman as quick as the wind, scaring Qiao Yu.

"Hey, can't you just..."

"Wow, brother, you're awesome! I just saw you on D Music. You won the gold medal in the Xiaolibaba competition. It is said that you are the only one in the algebra track to get a full score. You even surpassed MIT." Xia Keke said while holding up her cell phone.

Qiao Yu was a little surprised.

Are all self-media working so hard now?

How long has it been since the results came out, and you’ve already been given a D?

"No, didn't I tell you long ago..." Qiao Yu curled his lips and was about to brag a few words when he saw Qiao Xi also standing at the door, just staring at him, which made him feel a little uneasy.

"Ahem, it's just a gold medal. You should watch less short videos. Look at me. I play D music for no more than ten minutes a day. Show me what I said and wrote..."

As he spoke, Qiao Yu stretched out his hand, snatched the phone from Xia Keke's hand, and clicked it.

In fact, the upper part is a screenshot of the results announced on the official website of the competition, and the lower part is a photo of the gate of Xingtie No. 1 Middle School. It then scrolls continuously, accompanied by exciting background music, and looks really simple.

However, at this time, this kind of media account can probably only get this much information, and it is really impossible to be more demanding.

After all, he is not a celebrity. It is already very dedicated of him to find a picture of the school gate on the Internet.

What surprised Qiao Yu was that there were already 2632 comments in the comment section with the bubble icon next to it.

Nowadays, people are lazy. Not many people like to comment on these short videos. They just glance at them and then scroll past. Those who can give a thumbs up are considered conscientious. In half an hour, there are more than 2600 comments. This definitely has the potential to become a hit.

So Qiao Yu casually clicked on the comment section, and the first comment he saw was the one with the most likes.

"Although I am not a native of Xingcheng, I have been working and living in Xingcheng for five years. I have never heard of Xingcheng Railway No. 1 Middle School before. At first I thought it was Xilin Railway No. 1 Middle School in my hometown. Am I too ignorant?"

The first reply follows below.

"Don't underestimate yourself. I grew up in Star City and I've never heard of it."

"You're not alone. You're not a local in HX District of Star City. You haven't heard of it either."

This made Qiao Yu a little unconvinced. Although Xingtie No. 1 Middle School was not that well-known, it was still a provincial model school after all. It shouldn't be so unknown, right?
This was followed by the second most liked comment.

"I was really shocked when I suddenly saw the name of my alma mater. Objectively speaking, Xingtie No. 1 High School is indeed quite rigorous in its academics, and has very strict requirements for school spirit and discipline, but it is only a Class B high school after all. I can only say that this junior named Qiao Yu has brought our alma mater to a height that does not even belong to it."

Well, Qiao Yu felt that the word "carry" used by this alumnus who had graduated for who knows how many years was a bit exaggerated.

However, since it was a compliment to him, Qiao Yu accepted it reluctantly.

Without reading the comments, Qiao Yu was attracted by the hot search keywords "Xingtie No. 1 Middle School Qiao Yu" given above the comment section. He clicked on it out of curiosity, and after flipping through a few pages, he became angry.

Surprisingly, several people have changed their ID to Xingcheng Qiao Yu.

He can understand that the whole world is Yan Zu, and he doesn’t know how Uncle Yan Zu views this matter, but it is indeed very unpleasant that before he has a chance to become famous, a bunch of people have started to impersonate him.

Before his good mood completely disappeared, Qiao Yu returned the phone to Xia Keke.

"Brother, what do you feel at this moment?" Xia Keke asked Qiao Yu as if she was on a pilgrimage.

Although Qiao Yu told her that she would definitely win the gold medal after he came back, winning the gold medal and beating college students from MIT, Huaqing University, and Johns Hopkins University to win the gold medal are two completely different concepts.

There is no harm without comparison.

Similarly, without comparison, it would be impossible to show how valuable this gold award is.

　Thanks to Sanhuohuosan for the reward and encouragement

　　
　
(End of this chapter)