They're already in university, and the primary school system is only just starting out?

Chen Lin discreetly glanced at President Peng. He looked to be under forty years old, and judging from his confident and sophisticated demeanor, he had a pretty good idea of ​​who he was.

This Mr. Peng is most likely a junior colleague of a senior executive in the parent company of the design institute. Now that his secondment is over and he's had his training complete, he's ready to go to the core investment company of the group to truly begin to make his mark.

Of course, he only thought about this in his mind; he would never be foolish enough to ask it out loud.

Pulling back his random thoughts, Chen Lin began to seriously consider the suggestion given by General Manager Peng.

Channels, brand, higher revenue...

This suggestion is indeed feasible!

However, starting a company is a big deal, and he couldn't just agree on a whim. Especially since it would definitely involve a lot of legal and financial issues, such as how to divide shares, how to register the company, and how to handle taxes... He knew nothing about any of these.

Looks like I need to ask someone knowledgeable.

I wonder if the law school offers free legal consultation services for students?

Having made up his mind, Chen Lin raised his head and said to President Peng, "President Peng, thank you very much for your suggestion, and thank you for valuing me so much. However, this is a big matter after all, and I would like to consider it carefully again."

"Of course." General Manager Peng expressed his complete understanding, nodding with a smile. "There's no rush, take your time to think it over. You can contact me anytime you decide. I can find someone to handle the company registration and other procedures, so you just need to focus on the technology."

As the two were talking, there was a double knock on the office door.

Engineer Pan leaned in halfway, a hint of apology on his face: "Excuse me, Mr. Peng, Mr. Chen. There's a small detail we've discussed, but we're still a bit unsure and would like to ask Mr. Chen for advice again."

"Okay, then you go ahead and get busy." President Peng made a "please" gesture, indicating that Chen Lin didn't need to worry about him.

Chen Lin agreed, put down his teacup, and followed Engineer Pan back to the main conference room.

The problem wasn't serious; it was simply a matter of determining the boundary values ​​of one of the parameters under specific conditions. Chen Lin spent less than two minutes writing down a few lines of derivation on a draft paper, explaining the underlying principle in the process.

In the conference room, the engineers looked at his calm and composed demeanor with nothing but admiration and respect in their eyes.

After he finished resolving the issue, General Manager Peng glanced at the watch on Chen Lin's wrist—a watch whose brand he didn't recognize—and realized it was indeed getting late. So, he didn't keep him any longer, grabbed his car keys, and personally drove Chen Lin to the Shanghai High-Speed ​​Railway Station.

……

The high-speed train on the return journey traveled smoothly on the tracks, with the city lights and the night view of the fields flashing by outside the window.

Chen Lin was wearing Bluetooth headphones, leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, when his phone suddenly vibrated.

He picked it up and saw it was a WeChat message from Yao Yao's mother, Sister Liu.

Sister Liu: [Teacher Chen! I have great news for you! Yao Yao got third place in the class in the final exam! She got 96 points in math! [Celebrating][Celebrating]]

Ms. Liu: [Thank you so much! This child used to dread math, but now he's becoming more and more interested!]

Chen Lin smiled and began to tap lightly on the screen.

Chen Lin: [Sister Liu, you're too kind. It's mainly because Yao Yao is smart, hardworking, and willing to put in the effort, plus you've been very responsible in supervising her at home.]

He still had to say the polite words, even though Chen Lin knew in his heart that with Yao Yao's intelligence, as long as he cultivated her learning methods and interests, her grades would inevitably improve.

A little while later, Sister Liu sent another short video.

Chen Lin clicked on it; the image was shaky, clearly taken with a mobile phone.

In the video, Yao Yao, with two little braids, is sitting at her desk with a bright smile on her face.

Holding up a math test paper with a bright red "96" written on it, she first gave a big "V" sign to the camera, then asked in a sweet, expectant voice, "Brother Chen Lin, when are you coming back?"

Looking at the little girl's innocent and cheerful smile in the video, Chen Lin felt a warmth in his heart.

He thought for a moment and sent a message to Sister Liu: "I might have to go back to school early this summer, and I estimate I can resume tutoring around mid-August."

Putting down his phone, Chen Lin's thoughts drifted back to the beginning of his freshman year.

At that time, he was a freshman who had just arrived in the city, and all he could think about was how to earn more living expenses in his spare time. He posted a tutoring link on Xianyu (a Chinese online marketplace), but no one paid any attention to it for a long time.

It wasn't until Sister Liu found him and, after a brief chat, gave him the opportunity, just to give it a try.

He and Yao Yao got along well from the beginning, and he continued to do this tutoring job.

Three hundred yuan an hour might not seem like much to him now. But back then, it was a considerable income.

More importantly, he himself is an only child, and after spending more than a year together, he genuinely regarded the smart and adorable Yao Yao as his little sister.

only......

Chen Lin sighed softly.

If the company is really established as Mr. Peng suggested, I'll become increasingly busy. At that point, I probably won't have time to tutor Yao Yao anymore.

I wonder how heartbroken this little girl will be when she finds out?

Chen Lin himself also felt a little reluctant to part with it.

……

July 9th, Wednesday, just after 7 PM.

Yannan University, top floor of the administration building, president's office.

Principal Chang Kai leaned back in his large boss's chair, resting with his eyes closed.

Summer afternoons are always a time when people feel sleepy. The air conditioning in the office is on full blast, and it's so quiet that you can only hear the faint sound of the airflow.

"Knock knock".

There was a gentle knock on the office door.

"Please come in." Chang Kai opened his eyes, his voice tinged with a hint of languor.

The door was pushed open, and a young-looking man with a refined and scholarly demeanor walked in, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a light blue shirt.

It was Gu Ming, the deputy director of the Department of Mathematics at Yannan University.

"Principal, you wanted to see me?" Gu Ming walked to the desk and asked politely.

"Little Gu, you've come at the right time, please have a seat." When Chang Kai saw him, the laziness on his face vanished, replaced by a warm smile. He waved to Gu Ming, gesturing for him to sit in the chair opposite the desk.

After Gu Ming sat down, Chang Kai personally poured him a cup of tea before slowly saying, "It's like this, next Monday, the 14th, isn't that the offline award ceremony and exchange meeting for the National Undergraduate Mathematical Modeling Contest? I wanted to discuss it with you."

Gu Ming picked up his teacup, but a strange feeling arose in his heart.

In previous years, wasn't this kind of thing always handled entirely by the mathematics department's advisors? This busy principal had never been this attentive in the past two years.

However, Gu Ming also knew that his mentor, the principal, always had a specific purpose in mind. His question must have a deeper meaning.

So, following Chang Kai's lead, he asked, "Principal, do you have any specific ideas?"

"It's like this," Chang Kai leaned forward slightly, lowering his voice as if sharing a secret, "I originally wanted to invite Professor Liang Tianshi as a special guest of Yannan University a while ago, so our team could learn from him and receive his guidance. But guess what happened?"

Gu Ming's heart skipped a beat.

Chang Kai continued, "It turns out that Mr. Liang had already been invited by the organizing committee and was one of the judges for this offline selection! Isn't that a coincidence?"

Upon hearing the name "Liang Tianshi," Gu Ming instantly understood Chang Kai's intention.

He put down his teacup and said knowingly, "I understand, Principal. You're worried about Shen Yan. Don't worry about that. Their team's regional presentation was the day before yesterday afternoon. After it was over, their advisor told me about it immediately, saying that the presentation went very smoothly and they performed almost perfectly. So I think that even if Shen Yan goes on stage on the 14th to give a presentation to the judging panel headed by Academician Liang Tianshi, there won't be any problems."

To everyone's surprise, Chang Kai shook his head after listening, a mysterious smile appearing on his face.

He looked at his capable assistant, who was academically accomplished but still somewhat inexperienced in interpersonal relationships, and said meaningfully:

"Xiao Gu, you need to think more about it."