Free Web NovelChapter 98: Chapter 93: Professor Liu is Coming (Please Subscribe)
Classes were divided right after the self-study session ended.
The top fifty in the school were assigned to Elite Class A, and those ranked fifty-first to one hundred were placed in Elite Class B. Both Class A and Class B experienced many student changes.
Some came and some left.
Zhao Yi was relieved that the students around him remained unchanged, with Hu Tianyan and Wang Jian both ranking in the forties and barely staying in Class A.
After the divisions were completed, the senior year of high school, including students and teachers, was still discussing the results, with Zhao Yi being the focus of attention.
The senior year teachers kept talking about Zhao Yi.
Teacher Sun couldn’t help but smile, "I originally thought having a Lin Xiaoqing and He Ronghua was quite good, but I didn’t expect to have a Zhao Yi too."
"If these three students perform well, they all have the chance to apply for Capital University and Shuimu University."
Although Teacher Sun mentioned He Ronghua along with the grades, anyone could tell that she was referring to Lin Xiaoqing and Zhao Yi.
Both of them were students in Class 3.
How well He Ronghua’s grades were had nothing to do with her.
The other teachers also talked about the three of them.
Niu Lianhua confidently stated, "There’s definitely no problem with Zhao Yi. His grades have been steadily improving, who knows if they will be even higher next time, and he has a computer specialty, which can help him lower the entrance requirements for independent recruitment."
"This time, our Thirteen High School will also produce students who can enter Shuimu University and Capital University!"
The other teachers nodded in agreement.
In the previous College Entrance Examination, thirteen students from Zhengyang entered Shuimu University and Capital University, which was the worst in history. Normally, there should be more than fifteen or twenty, and those who made it to the top ten in Zhengyang City would have enough scores to enter Shuimu University and Capital University. In other words, Lin Xiaoqing also had a good chance.
"Lin Xiaoqing performed exceptionally well this time, her Chinese and integrated science subjects were pretty good, and she got all the points she could. But with a little more effort, she could still have a chance."
"He Ronghua’s grades are still normal, ranking thirty-fifth in the city..."
At the same time.
Lin Xiaoqing was studying hard in the classroom, not wasting even the ten-minute break between classes. The frustration in her heart was written all over her face.
Just one point short!
If the difference were greater, she would have felt slightly better. Being overtaken by Zhao Yi by just one point was simply too frustrating.
Although it was just one exam, it seemed insignificant, but she had a strong sense of crisis.
Looking at Zhao Yi’s progress, would she have a chance next time? freeweɓnøvel.com
In the three years of high school, her grades had never surpassed He Rong, but she finally surpassed her once, only to be one point short of Zhao Yi. Perhaps this was the only chance to be ranked first in the school.
Now, it’s gone!
Lin Xiaoqing thought about her "eternal runner-up" performance and couldn’t help but feel the urge to have a good cry.
"I’m sorry!"
Zhao Yi poked Lin Xiaoqing’s back, his face full of regret, "I forgot to find Teacher Sun earlier, otherwise, she could have helped change the score, and you would have been first."
Lin Xiaoqing gritted her teeth with a grinding sound.
"Don’t mind it," Zhao Yi whispered, "Qingqing, who cares who’s first between us, isn’t it the same?"
Lin Xiaoqing’s face turned slightly red, and she angrily exclaimed, "Disgusting! Stop calling me Qingqing... Just leave me alone!"
[Flirting, Target: Lin Xiaoqing, Study Coin +1.]
Does this work too?
Just calling her "Qingqing" earned a Study Coin?
"It seems so!"
Zhao Yi thought carefully, "Her parents call her ’Qingqing,’ maybe it’s her nickname? It sounds affectionate?"
...
First place in the school.
Tenth place in the city.
This result was quite remarkable.
Zhao Yi didn’t take it to heart, as it was quite normal for him to have good results. He had always been studying hard, and with the help of the system, it would have been strange if he had not done well.
After returning home that evening, he talked with Professor Liu again.
This was something he did every day.
During the process of writing the thesis, he encountered many problems, and Professor Liu patiently answered them all.
Professor Liu was also very interested in his algorithm.
But this time was different.
Zhao Yi asked a critical question about the advanced algorithm derivation, and after a few guiding words from Professor Liu, he suddenly fell silent.
It was a real silence.
The two were on a voice call, and Professor Liu suddenly stopped speaking.
Zhao Yi waited.
After about three minutes, Professor Liu suddenly asked, "Zhao Yi, you’re in Zhengyang, right?"
"Uh? Yes."
"Great, I’ll be giving a lecture at Jiangzhou University next month, and I’ll take the opportunity to visit Zhengyang. Can you give me a detailed explanation of your screening method at that time?"
"Professor Liu, you’re coming?" Zhao Yi was very surprised.
"Yes."
Professor Liu said, "I find your screening method very useful for my research, but it’s quite complicated; even if you publish a paper, it’s still not easy to fully understand. By the end of this month, you should have finished writing the paper, right?"
"It shouldn’t be a problem."
Zhao Yi replied.
"That’s good. If you don’t mind, explain it to me when I come to Zhengyang. Let’s have a face-to-face, serious exchange about the computer algorithm."
"Professor Liu, you’re too kind!"
Zhao Yi understood Professor Liu’s intention. He first asked if the paper had been written to avoid any misunderstandings. It wasn’t uncommon for concurrent theoretical research in academia to lead to disputes about who knew or published first.
That’s just a matter of character.
Zhao Yi felt a bit embarrassed and quickly promised, "I’ll be more than happy to have you. Your help to me has been tremendous. Whatever you need, just let me know, and I’ll do my best."
"Thank you in advance, then."
Zhao Yi politely ended the voice call, thinking about how Professor Liu from the Science Academy would come all the way to Zhengyang just for him. He couldn’t help but feel nervous.
He looked around and suddenly felt awkward.
Since Professor Liu was coming for him, he couldn’t invite him to his house, right? His tiny bedroom would be too cramped even if they both just stood there.
Zhao Yi sighed.
He walked out of his room for a sip of water and saw his father, Zhao Zhenxi, looking a bit tense by the door. "Dad? What’s up?"
Zhao Zhenxi shuddered and nervously looked back. "Don’t scare me like that!"
It didn’t take Zhao Yi long to figure out what his dad was up to.
Hiding money!
He had seen this countless times, and even his mom sometimes knew but pretended not to care.
Zhao Yi walked over, opened the briefcase, found two hundred-yuan bills in a compartment, and casually put them in his pocket. "Give it to me; I just ran out of cash."
Zhao Zhenxi stared blankly.
Zhao Yi took out his bank card and handed it directly to his father. "This is my card. If you need money, just take some from it. But don’t take too much; no more than a thousand yuan!"
Zhao Zhenxi didn’t take the card at first, mumbling, "Your money is your money. It doesn’t seem right for a father to spend his son’s money, does it?"
"I have something in mind." Zhao Yi said, "I’m busy with school every day, and you have some free time. Take a look at some houses for me. Preferably one in the city center; get as big of one as you can."
"That would cost millions, right?"
Zhao Zhenxi smirked but then laughed, "But you do have money now. It’s only proper to buy a house first, for when you get married in the future."
That’s thinking a bit too far ahead.
Zhao Yi felt annoyed, "Anyway, just help me take a look. It’d be best if it’s already well decorated, as I have a purpose."
"Houses are always useful; I’ll take the card!"
Zhao Zhenxi cheerfully took the bank card and went into the bedroom. He couldn’t help but share the news with his wife, Liu Jing. Suddenly, a shout came, "What! Xiao Yi decided to buy a house? And a large one in the city center?"
"Is there enough money on this card?"
"No way!"
"I don’t trust you with it. It’s safer with me!"
The card was confiscated.
Zhao Zhenxi turned off the light, lay in bed, and couldn’t help but slap himself hard. After all that... he lost 200 yuan?
