Math professor returns to routine

"Auntie," Lu You greeted politely.

"Mm." Min Jie nodded in response, a gentle smile on her slightly weathered face. "Are you here alone for the flag-raising ceremony? Where's your girlfriend?"

"Today is the school anniversary, and the student council has a lot to do," Lu You replied truthfully.

"She's a student council member?"

"Correct."

"you are not?"

Lu You smiled and said, "I'm too bad at this, the student council wouldn't even look at me."

"You're really joking!"

Min Jie had learned about Lu You's achievements: perfect scores and gold medals in both the CMO and IMO. If that's considered bad, then no high school student in the world is good.

Min Jie guessed that Lu You's refusal to join the student council was most likely due to her own lack of desire.

"By the way, are you busy at noon?"

"not busy."

Today is a long holiday combining May Day and the school anniversary. With his girlfriend busy and him not joining any teams or organizations, Lu You is quite free.

“Perfect timing, let’s have lunch together. Your uncle wants to introduce you to someone.”

Lu You truly understood the saying, "It's good to rest in the shade of a big tree."

Although Lu You didn't really need this network of connections, there was no need to refuse the elder's good intentions.

"Okay, where should we eat?"

"I'll send you the address later, then you can come over yourself."

Finally, Min Jie asked one more question.

You should have a car, right?

"Yes, there are." For short distances, there are small electric vehicles; for medium to long distances, there are BMWs. Lu You can go anywhere.

"That's good. I won't bother you anymore, you go ahead with your work, see you at noon."

Min Jie turned and left, and Lu You suddenly thought of a question and quickly spoke up.

"Auntie, wait!"

"What's wrong?" Min Jie stopped and turned around after taking only a few steps.

"Um... I don't know much about gifts and stuff, could you tell me about them?"

It's funny, but Lu You, who has lived two lives, doesn't know the etiquette of building connections.

The professors I met in my past life were either through project collaborations or academic conferences. They were all dedicated to scientific research, did not pursue political careers, had relatively simple minds, and were direct in their actions.

If you can chat well, you'll be close; if you can't, you'll ignore each other—no unnecessary scheming.

Upon hearing this, Min Jie chuckled and said, "It's a friend of your uncle's, and we see each other quite often. There's no need for all this formalities. Just come in person."

"Okay, please thank your uncle for me."

"As a family, how can I say thank you?"

After saying goodbye to her aunt, Lu You headed straight for her dormitory.

Halfway there, Lu You took out her phone, and the screen showed several unread messages, all from Tang Wan.

Lu You clicked to view, and the first item was Tang Wan's top-down selfie.

Her long black hair was tied into a ponytail, with thin strands covering her temples. She wore a red work jacket, tilted her head to one side, and made a peace sign at the camera, looking both charming and capable.

Lu You zoomed in on the photo and savored it carefully.

When I can't see the person, looking at photos can at least satisfy my cravings and ease my longing.

Long press the screen to save the photo, and Lu You continues to scroll down.

[My beloved concubine: Ahhhhhh!!!]

[My beloved concubine: Baby, I miss you so much!]

[My dear consort: You have no idea how busy the student council was today!]

[My beloved: I'll come see you as soon as I'm done with work tonight.]

[My dear consort: You'll have to eat lunch and dinner by yourself.]

[My beloved concubine: Eat something good, don't deprive yourself.]

At the end of the message, an unopened WeChat red envelope lay quietly.

Lu You clicked to accept, and her WeChat notification showed that 100 yuan had been deposited into her wallet.

It's not much, but enough for one person to eat to their heart's content at the school cafeteria.

Lu You held her phone in both hands, pondered for a while, and then sent a reply to Tang Wan.

[Husband: I ran into my aunt.]

[Husband: She asked me to go out to eat.]

The message was sent, and before long, Tang Wan replied with a question mark.

[My beloved concubine: ?]

[My beloved concubine: What do you mean?]

[My beloved concubine: You're going on a fancy dinner without me?]

Looking at the series of questions on the screen, Lu You automatically pictured Tang Wan with her lips pursed, hands on her hips, glaring at him angrily.

Not only did it have no deterrent effect, but I actually wanted to hug it and kiss it.

Lu You pursed her lips, suppressing the smile that rose in her heart.

If you suddenly burst out laughing in public, you'll probably be seen as an idiot.

Husband: Aren't you busy?

[My beloved concubine: I'll sneak a peek at the fish.]

[Husband: I was asking about lunch.]

[Husband: If you can free up two hours at noon, I'll pick you up.]

【My beloved concubine: ┭┮﹏┭┮】

[My beloved concubine: Can I pack a little of each dish for a late-night snack?]

Clearly, Tang Wan's time was far less than Da Lei's; she couldn't squeeze any out of it.

[Husband: Forget about this as a late-night snack, I'll buy you something else.]

[Husband: If you really want to eat it, I'll take you another time.]

[My beloved concubine: Sigh~]

[My beloved concubine: The Gou Shi Student Council is a place no human can enter!]

[My beloved concubine: Oh no! The minister is here to arrest someone!]

[My beloved concubine: Temporary retreat!]

The conversation was abruptly ended.

Lu You put away her phone, quickened her pace, and arrived at the dormitory door in just five minutes.

Unlock the door and push it open to take a look.

Everyone had changed into their college uniforms and gathered around Bi Yangde's desk.

Bi Yangde sat in the middle, with Gong Qing and Zhang Zhichuang on his left and right as protectors.

"Lock up! Lightning strike! Grab it now!"

"Old Bi, don't listen to Hemorrhoids' nonsense. Trust me, get Vulnerable. Your Vayne has Hammer of Harmony and Hamstring, then add Statikk Shiv and Infinity Edge, activate your ultimate, go invisible, roll over, and one auto-attack is enough to kill someone."

You can tell from the sound that this is a battle of spirits.

Lu You walked behind the three people and immediately saw Bi Yangde being leaped up by the Body Tempering Moonlight Weapon and beaten to death with clubs in less than a second, almost causing him to fall to his death.

There are no towering trees in the world of fighting spirits; there is only one thing that can subdue another.

Lu You watched one more match of Bi Yangde dominating a squishy opponent, then turned away, went to the wardrobe, took out his uniform, and quickly changed into it.

The college uniform consists of a typical sporty T-shirt, loose-fitting trousers, and a long-sleeved jacket, with the school emblem and college name printed on the left chest, similar to a high school uniform.

The fabric is smooth and elastic, feels great to wear, and can be used as pajamas.

After changing clothes, the game next to us ended with a chicken's butt.

The four of them went out together and headed to the auditorium.

Along the way, Gong Qing and Zhang Zhichuang kept bickering and reviewing the previous game.

"If you had listened to me earlier and chosen the toll fee and lightning strike build, going for attack speed and on-hit effects, we would have won much sooner."

"You're a god for using attack speed on a weapon master."

"Your set of vulnerable, ligament-severing, and electrocution techniques didn't win! You were still like a maggot, jumping around a couple of times before getting kicked to death."

"Even maggots have different grades. At least my set can still jump around. If I change the attack speed effect, I'll be dead as soon as I see them, and they won't even be able to jump around."

Lu You didn't get involved in their fight, but stood by and watched, treating it as entertainment.

Bi Yangde, as the operator, would occasionally chime in with a few words.

The three eventually reached an agreement.

This is Heaven's will to destroy me, not a fault of war.

The weapon is too weak and counters Vayne; even a god-tier character couldn't beat it.

Before long, the group arrived at the auditorium and followed the crowd into the venue.

The venue was decorated in a simple and solemn style, with a spacious interior and three tiers of seating.

Even so, it would be absolutely impossible to accommodate all 50,000+ teachers and students of the entire school.

Therefore, the school anniversary ceremony also adopts a representative system, with a fixed number of places allocated to each class, and registration is open to all on a first-come, first-served basis.

Lu You has never liked participating in activities that take up time and have no real benefits, so she never even considered signing up.

Anyway, someone will sign up, so we don't need him.

Unfortunately, the other students in the class shared the same thoughts as Lu You.

No one had signed up until the day before the list was to be submitted.

In order to complete the task, the class monitor had no choice but to launch a lottery in the class group. The dormitory leader who won the lottery would have to represent the whole class at the school anniversary ceremony.

Before the lottery, Zhang Zhichuang assured Lu You and the other two that it was impossible for them to win.

As a result, they all appeared at the venue dressed in their academic uniforms.

Following the road signs, the group successfully located the School of Mathematical Sciences.

The central seat on the first floor, directly opposite the podium, is considered an auspicious location, second only to the special guest seats in the inner area.

The school did not assign specific seats, so the four of them found seats at random and waited for the ceremony to begin.

The other three continued discussing the Soul Arena, shifting their focus from Vayne's rune and item choices to which hero and what conditions needed to be met to defeat the Forged Moonblossom Weapon.

"Kled with armor penetration should be able to do it. His ultimate deals percentage-based damage. I saw in a video that a dump truck can one-shot a full-health tank."

"Zhang Zhichuang, if I say you're a 'cloud dog,' then you're a 'cloud dog.' Kled's ultimate has long been changed to magic damage, so what's the use of armor penetration?"

"Old Gong, what do you think of Body Tempering Parker? Pick the Joker Academy, he'll sneak up and stab you at the start, making you bleed to death with the Evilfire Axe."

Lu You didn't plan to join the three of them in their cyber cricket fighting. He scanned the room, looking for any familiar faces.

After several rounds of scanning, I actually spotted a few.

Su Xinghe from the Physics Department next door, Wang Linghua from the Law School on the second floor, Shen Pingkuo, the uncle of the person in the inner room, Professor Xiao Liang, and others.

Could Tang Wan be here too?

With a sudden inspiration, Lu You intensified his efforts and scanned his surroundings further.

Just then, Lu You felt a weight on her shoulder. Turning her head, she saw a bright and cheerful smiling face.

"Hey, junior, what a coincidence!"

"Senior Zhao?"

Zhao Bin sat down next to Lu You and said, "I didn't expect to see you at the school anniversary ceremony."

Having known Lu You for some time, Zhao Bin had some understanding of his personality.

Lu You smiled and said, "I didn't want to come either, but I was dragged into it by someone. What about you, senior, did you come voluntarily?"

"you guess?"

"I guess it was passive and voluntary."

"Haha, junior, you understand!"

The three people who were playing with crickets in the cybernetic arc also noticed Zhao Bin's arrival and greeted him warmly, to which Zhao Bin responded in kind.

The group quickly started chatting.

At first, they talked about their studies and life. During the conversation, Zhang Zhichuang asked if the senior usually played games, and if so, what types.

Zhao Bin replied that he plays occasionally, mainly FPS games.

The topic immediately shifted after those words were spoken.

Who talks about studying when they can talk about games? We're not in a classroom.

The group chatted more and more enthusiastically, showing a tendency to swear an oath of brotherhood and become sworn brothers.

Just then, two sharp sounds of microphones being slapped came from the speakers and echoed throughout the venue.

The previously noisy venue suddenly fell silent.

Lu You looked ahead, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Two people were standing on the stage: a slightly overweight middle-aged man with a receding hairline and a beautiful young girl with a ponytail.

Huh? I actually saw my baby?
Tang Wan fiddled with the microphone a couple of times and said a few words to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man nodded and replied with a few words.

Then, Tang Wan ran down the stage in quick steps and blended in with the group of student council members next to her.

Lu You took out her phone, intending to send a message to Tang Wan to let her know that she had seen her.

I picked up the phone and turned on the screen.

Good heavens, it's like a 2G network signal from ancient times.

What's the point of posting this? I'm going to wash up and go to bed.

"Master," Bi Yangde nudged Lu You in the waist twice, "Was that Tang Wan just now?"

"It's her." Lu You nodded in acknowledgment.

"So that explains why you stayed out all day during the May Day holiday."

Zhao Bin was sitting next to Lu You and overheard their conversation, which aroused his curiosity.

"Junior, have you rented a place outside?"

"No, for no reason at all. Why would I need to rent a place?"

"Didn't you stay off-campus for a day during the May Day holiday and book a hotel?"

I own my own house.

Holy crap? You own a house in the capital?
Zhao Bin's eyes widened.

"Junior, aren't you from Yue Province?"

"Can people from Yue Province not buy houses in the capital?"

Zhao Bin gasped for breath, his right hand unconsciously gripping a tuft of hair, his face filled with astonishment and disbelief.

My junior classmate is not only academically brilliant, but also incredibly wealthy.

"Junior, look at my appearance, am I good enough to be your son?"

Lu You patted Zhao Bin on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Senior, don't try to take shortcuts. Being down-to-earth and working hard is the right way."

"Junior, I really don't want to work hard anymore."

"My suggestion is to consider the reincarnation service offered by Yama, the King of Hell." (End of Chapter)