CHAPTER 281: CHAPTER 117: THE SILENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MENTORS_5

"Hold on a sec... Okay, from April 5th to April 8th, that’ll cover the weekend."

"Alright. I’ll be in touch as soon as I get any updates from my side."

"Okay."

"Elder Yuan, I’ll hang up now."

*beep beep beep...*

Tian Yan Zhen laughed at himself, the old man’s decisiveness is as sharp as ever, he hung up so swiftly.

But it doesn’t matter, at least now everyone’s aiming for the same goal.

After hanging up, Tian Yan Zhen opened WeChat, intending to message Qiao Yu back, but on second thought, decided against it.

Better wait until everything regarding the meeting is prepared.

Besides, there’s also Qiao Yu’s old master on the other side... Since it’s decided to host it at Huaqing, might as well let them take the credit, no point in fighting over it. With Qiao Yu’s smarts, he surely understands the situation.

...

After a six-hour high-speed train ride, classmate Qiao Yu, who clearly understood the situation, finally returned home.

He only needed to report for training on the second day, so he came back with the team leader early just to spend a day at home.

Zhou Liang couldn’t disagree with such a small request, and for safety’s sake, even arranged for someone to escort Qiao Yu right to his neighborhood gate before leaving. Though Qiao Yu thought it was completely unnecessary...

After all, Star City was his turf. Since childhood, he had roamed every inch of it with his grandpa, definitely more familiar than Professor Zhou, the out-of-towner, even taxis couldn’t scam him here.

"Open up, the community care has arrived!" Standing at the door, Qiao Yu knocked and called out hoarsely.

Soon, he heard footsteps inside, but before the door opened, a woman’s voice came, "You’re back, huh? What’s all this community care talk? Even in college, you’re acting so childish, never grown up a bit."

As her words ended, the door fully opened, and as their eyes met, Qiao Yu felt a deep sense of frustration, asking with displeasure, "How did you know I was back?"

"Ha... Teacher Lan called me early saying you’d be back today, and then the newly appointed Principal He called again to check if you’d arrived. How could I not know you were back?"

Alright, case solved.

But the coordination on both sides was impeccable, he had just departed from Beijing this morning, and his high school alma mater already got the news, like they were afraid he’d run off the train?

Originally, he wanted to surprise Qiao Xi, but she already knew since morning.

"Wait... when did it become Principal He? Where did Old Zhang go?"

"What Old Zhang, Xiao Zhang nonsense? Principal Zhang has been transferred to the District Education Bureau as Director. Hungry? Want me to make you some noodles? But I’d suggest you don’t eat now, Principal He said that Director Zhang will be inviting us for dinner tonight, no way to decline that."

Hmm, saying no way to decline means Qiao Xi had already meticulously tried to turn it down countless times, but couldn’t match Principal He’s persuasive talent.

Qiao Yu nodded. It had only been two or three months since they last met, and Principal Zhang had been promoted, which really surprised him. Besides, it’s indeed necessary to attend this dinner, not just to congratulate Principal Zhang, but also because he’s thinking of asking for Qiao Xi’s favor in borrowing the school’s lab.

In case of choosing Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, the college entrance exam required biology, chemistry, and physics experiments.

Not only because these three subjects cover the most majors, but also because Qiao Yu knew Qiao Xi’s strengths. Independent candidates should use the harder subjects, physics, and chemistry, to distinguish their scores; a pure science choice is more competitive.

But the college entrance exam also tests experiments, and it’s included in the total score.

"Might as well eat, but mom, I really missed you this time at Yanbei, you better work hard and aim to get into a university in Beijing." Qiao Yu said earnestly, then stepped forward and gently hugged Qiao Xi.

"Isn’t it possible that the reason you miss me is that you’re just sixteen? If you get to twenty, you might wish to stay far away from me." Qiao Xi habitually said, but still lifted her hand and rubbed Qiao Yu’s head.

"Of course that’s not possible, we promised to stick together for life. I’m telling you, this trip to Beijing was so interesting, let me tell you all about my mentor, Old Xue, and the old master’s stories."

"Alright, then I won’t do practice papers today, thanks for giving me half a day off!"

"No need to be so polite. As long as you agree after your college entrance exam, I’ll go teach at whichever school you get into, how about that?"

"Qiao Yu, are you just trying to get Yanbei University to recruit me?"

"Haha, you admit I’m a treasure, Yanbei University certainly won’t let me go easily, right? I’ve always said, I’m a piece of gold, and you said ’meh’ to me back then!"

"Hehe..."

...

In the living room, Qiao Yu chattered on and on with Qiao Xi about his trip to Beijing, like how he got in touch with old man Yuan Zhengxin and how much the old man cherished him, how a simple student card to Huaqing could allow him to live comfortably for four years, nearly making him lose the motivation to earn money.

Of course, he vividly described to Qiao Xi how beautiful the campuses of Yanbei University and Huaqing University were, and how lovely his classmates were.

He proudly told Qiao Xi that he could even casually help a senior solve a big problem...

He talked a lot, mainly about two things, introducing how pleasant and wonderful university life was, and how valued he was now. As for that man’s affairs, neither of them mentioned it.