CHAPTER 282: CHAPTER 117: THE SILENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MENTORS_6

Just as Qiao Xi said, at this time, regardless of his goals, there’s no need to mention that man to spoil the mood, altering this warm moment.

The mother and son reuniting happily is enough.

It’s just that most of the time Qiao Yu was talking incessantly while Qiao Xi listened quietly.

After all, her life at home was very simple, there wasn’t much to say, just doing some exercises daily, and when tired, watching TV. Even when Qiao Yu left, she couldn’t be bothered to cook, and would just order takeout when hungry, or have instant noodles.

Life was plain and simple.

Just when Qiao Yu felt he’d exhausted all topics, unable to think of anything else to say, Director Zhang, Principal He, and Lan Jie came calling. When the knock on the door was heard, Qiao Yu instinctively glanced at the old clock on the wall; five thirty, just about dinner time.

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After a few pleasantries, it was time for dinner, and on the way to the restaurant, Lan Jie walked beside Qiao Yu, asking about recent developments.

To this Teacher Lan, who guided him onto the right path, Qiao Yu answered every question.

Then they had a meal together.

During the meal, Zhang Tiejun specifically mentioned to Principal He the contracts previously signed with Qiao Yu, and Principal He assured over and over that they would be fulfilled. Qiao Yu also casually mentioned Qiao Xi borrowing the school’s laboratory.

Principal He readily agreed, patting his chest.

He even invited Qiao Xi to attend classes with the first-year students, which Qiao Xi tactfully declined.

Going to university was indeed interesting, but attending classes with high school students, honestly, even Qiao Yu felt it was too cruel for an adult.

The meal ended with everyone satisfied. Along the way, it was decided when Qiao Yu would give a lecture at Xingtie First Middle School, scheduled for the afternoon of the last exam.

The main reason being, after the training ends, Qiao Yu would have to return to Beijing with Leader Zhou the next day, leaving no time to stay longer in Star City. So he decided to take half a day off during the training, which was already agreed upon with Professor Zhou.

Although everything that needed to be discussed was covered during the dinner, Zhang Tiejun still pulled Qiao Yu aside for another chat before letting him go home.

Regardless, returning to Star City made Qiao Yu feel the warmth of his alma mater, and that was nice.

Moreover, from Zhang Tiejun, Qiao Yu also heard a lot of good news about Xingtie First Middle School.

For instance, Old Zhang is finding ways to promote Xingtie First Middle School as a top high school in the city, colloquially speaking, if successful, the framework in Star City would change from the Four Big and Five Small to Four Big and Six Small.

And this idea has received quite some support, after all, the district where Xingtie First Middle School is located is recognized as an education weak zone. From middle school to high school, there are no particularly good schools, especially high schools.

To put it this way, there are six districts in Star City now, and besides the one that was just upgraded from a county in recent years, only Rongcheng District, where Railway First Middle School is, has no key high schools. Yes, the legendary Four Big and Five Small are all not in Rongcheng District.

It’s directly mocked as an education resource valley.

The reason Zhang Tiejun was able to rise to his position this time is actually somewhat related. The city leaders hope Zhang Tiejun can establish a key high school in Rongcheng District, and Railway First Middle School just hit this opportunity.

If handled properly, with some policy support, it truly has the potential to rise.

Of course, Qiao Yu was just listening, as he couldn’t make a significant contribution to his alma mater at the moment. However, a remark by Zhang Tiejun before leaving was very pertinent, saying that as long as Qiao Yu continues to study hard, the higher he goes, the better Railway First Middle School will naturally become.

History has many instances of a celebrity changing a school’s status locally.

Qiao Yu naturally agreed readily to this.

Having many debts isn’t worrisome.

He had already promised Qiao Xi he would become a man standing on the peak of the mountains, so studying hard is something he intended to do regardless, it requires nothing extra, and would incidentally allow those who helped him to also fulfill their wishes, who wouldn’t welcome that?

That night, he had a beautiful sleep in his own room, chatting with Qiao Xi until ten in the morning the next day before taking a car to the headquarters of Shida Middle School, which hosted the second training session this year.

There wasn’t much to say about the second training session, Qiao Yu’s feeling was not much different from the first, only with fewer people studying together and more practice problems. But for him, the problems were just something to practice on occasionally when resting his mind, he was still immersed in pondering over the paper on the Geometric Langlands Conjecture.

Director Tian and his academic mentor surprisingly ignored him...

Tian Yanzhen probably didn’t expect that Yuan Zhengxin would surely message Qiao Yu, but Yuan Zhengxin thought the same. After all, Tian Yanzhen had approved the conference hosted in Huaqing, which was considered a concession.

Qiao Yu felt a bit sad, as neither his mentor nor his academic grandfather cared about his hair.

But then again, he actually didn’t lose much hair... it was just slightly exaggerated to draw attention from his mentor and academic grandfather.

But it was a pity...

As for the exams, there was nothing worth mentioning.

During self-study, he had to face the cumbersome papers on the Geometric Langlands Conjecture, but for exams, as long as he finished the simple questions, he could let his mind rest.

Really, ever since he started getting involved with those abstract mathematical concepts and comprehending them, these so-called Olympic Competition questions suddenly seemed simple, basically solvable without much thought.

He didn’t even know how to explain this situation because, according to many mathematics professors’ understanding, conducting mathematical research is quite different from solving high school math problems. So the only attraction of this training session for Qiao Yu was probably the closing ceremony.

Because it would directly confirm who would be his teammates this year, joining to compete in the 66th IMO.

But to be honest, there weren’t many surprises, since his group of four friends were all present, the most astonishing being Yu Yongjun, this chubby guy, who always stumbled along but managed to pass the hurdles.

The other two were from Xiao Zhou and Jiang City, the provincial capital of Xingbei Province, making this year’s IMO team members’ distribution quite even, coming from Beijing, Linhai, Shuangqing, Star City, Jiang City, and Xiao Zhou, six people, six cities.

Very much in line with Qiao Yu’s taste.