A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 118 Visit
"The cake is here with you; someone will come to pick it up later."

At the school gate, Wang Xiaohu chatted with Li Tianhua for a few more minutes, then handed over the cake, saying with a touch of melancholy.

"Do not worry!"

Li Tianhua patted his chest. He understood the sigh in his old colleague's tone and found it somewhat amusing. He never imagined that he, a food deliveryman, would one day end up doing the profession that was his nemesis.

It's not his fault. Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School really doesn't have many opportunities to order takeout, so even after working as a security guard for several months, this was the first time he had encountered a takeout delivery person, and he even ran into his old colleague.

Just as Wang Xiaohu was about to leave, he suddenly saw two middle-aged men walking towards the school gate, chatting and laughing. Judging from their clothes, they seemed to be leaders of the school.

"This way."

Zhao Defeng went straight to Li Tianhua's side and said to Wang Qiming, "This is Chen Hui's uncle, Li Tianhua."

Then he introduced him to Li Tianhua, saying, "Old Li, this is Chen Hui, the dean of the School of Mathematics at Jiangcheng University. He signed a contract with Jiangcheng University and came here specifically to visit you."

"This... Hello, hello!"

Li Tianhua, carrying the cake, was momentarily at a loss. He quickly put the cake in the guardhouse next to him before coming out. He reached out to shake hands with Wang Qiming, but then thought for a moment and withdrew his hand.

Wang Qiming grasped Li Tianhua's outstretched hand, revealing a warm, sunny smile, and said, "Hello, hello,"

"Chen Hui signed a contract with our Jiangcheng University a couple of days ago."

Seeing Li Tianhua's confusion, Wang Qiming took the initiative to explain, "Our Jiangcheng University is also a top 985 university, especially our School of Mathematics, which has an academician in charge, as well as an extremely outstanding young professor, Yuan Xinyi. Professor Yuan is only thirty-six years old this year and has already published two papers in the top four journals. He is currently tackling a problem related to the Langlands Program and has made breakthrough progress. This is an achievement that can win the Fields Medal!"

Once he started talking, Wang Qiming became quite talkative, and even Wang Xiaohu, who was standing outside the school gate, could tell from his boastful tone.

"Oh, the Fields Medal is on par with the Nobel Prize in the field of mathematics, and is even more prestigious. The Nobel Prize is awarded once a year, while the Fields Medal is awarded only once every four years. Moreover, no one in China has ever won the Fields Medal."

"When Chen Hui came to our School of Mathematics, his teacher was Professor Yuan!"

"With a Philharmonic Award winner as his teacher, Chen Hui's future is limitless!"

"It's lunchtime now, why don't we find a time to eat, I'll treat you to a meal, and we can chat over dinner."

Wang Qiming talked for a while before suddenly realizing that the school gate didn't seem like a good place to talk. There was a food deliveryman staring intently at them from outside, and a security guard was also watching from the guardhouse next door.

"Brother Zhao, you should come too!"

Before Li Tianhua could refuse, Wang Qiming said to Zhao Defeng, who was standing next to him, "Li Tianhua is, after all, a security guard at the school. It's still working hours, so it's not appropriate for him to leave without permission. But if a leader gives permission, it's not impossible to make an exception."

"In that case, why don't we invite Chen Hui's aunt over as well? We can talk about Chen Hui's schooling."

Zhao Defeng did not refuse; instead, he gave him a push. He could feel Wang Qiming's enthusiasm and thought that sending Chen Hui to Jiangcheng University might be a good choice.

"it is good!"

"Brother Li, please don't refuse. It's just a casual meal and a chat, it won't take up much time. As parents, you should also know about Chen Hui's situation at Jiangcheng University."

Wang Qiming was overjoyed. All the effort he had spent chatting with Zhao Defeng had not been in vain, and it further proved that his tactic of subtly encouraging others was successful.

With the leaders having agreed, Li Tianhua naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Dayong, could you cover for Lao Li's shift later? If you have any questions, just contact me."

When Li Tianhua called Fan Rong, Zhao Defeng also spoke to Zhao Dayong, who was watching the commotion from behind.

"Don't worry, Principal Zhao, with me keeping an eye on things, there won't be any problems!"

Zhao Dayong quickly stepped forward and patted his chest in assurance.

He glanced at Li Tianhua without making it obvious, his eyes filled with deep envy. When Li Tianhua joined the company, the vice president personally helped him with the process, and now the vice president of Jiangcheng University is treating him to dinner.

"Why don't I have such an amazing nephew?"

Zhao Dayong sighed and returned to his post.

Not long after, Fan Rong also came over from the dormitory area. After another round of introductions and greetings, the four of them walked out of the school and headed towards Taolin Chinese Restaurant next to the school.

It wasn't until the group had walked away that Wang Xiaohu came to his senses.

He subconsciously rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had been working too long and was causing a physical problem that was making him hallucinate.

Dean of the School of Mathematics at Jiangcheng University?
Zhao Defeng, Vice Principal of Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School!

These two were actually being incredibly polite to Li Tianhua!
Who are they?

One is the principal of a middle school, and the other is the dean of the famous 985 university's mathematics department. That's Jiangcheng University, a school that even someone like him who hasn't read many books has heard of!
It's not hard to tell from their conversation that their attitude towards Li Tianhua is related to Li Tianhua's genius nephew.

But he still couldn't understand it. Even if someone was a genius, why did it have to be like this?
Filled with doubt, Wang Xiaohu walked to his electric scooter. When he got on and faced the gate of Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School, he noticed the banner hanging on the gate: "Congratulations to our student Chen Hui for winning the gold medal in the Barbary Mathematics Competition."

Riding his beloved electric scooter through the less crowded streets, Wang Xiaohu was still somewhat dazed, picking up and delivering meals like a zombie... until the peak hours ended, when he finally bought a meal and returned to the station to eat and rest.

"I haven't seen Lao Li for many days. I wonder how he is doing now. He's been ruined by his nephew."

As soon as he returned to the station, Wang Xiaohu heard people discussing Li Tianhua.

"Come on, haven't you heard that his nephew recently won the gold medal in the Barbary Mathematics Competition?"

"What's the use of winning an award? Li Tianhua still lost his job, didn't he?"

"Are you stupid? Please go and Google it. The prize money for the Barbary Mathematics Competition gold medal is $30,000!"

"You know what a US dollar is, right? One US dollar is equal to more than seven Chinese yuan, that's 220,000 Chinese yuan! If I had that much money all at once, I could deliver this lousy takeout to whoever wants to!"

"Really? You can get this much bonus just from taking an exam?"

Wang Xiaohu didn't participate in the discussion. He carried his bibimbap to a table and sat down to eat in silence. He was still a little dazed and had no interest in gossiping.

"Old Wang, you're closest to Old Li, you must know him, right? How's he doing lately? Has he found a job yet? Did his nephew really get the 220,000 yuan bonus?"

When those people saw Wang Xiaohu return, they immediately surrounded him and asked him questions curiously.

"found it."

"He now works as a security guard at Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School."

Since someone asked, Wang Xiaohu didn't intend to hide it; there was nothing to hide anyway.

"security guard?"

Some people scoffed.

Of these food delivery workers, ten out of ten have had conflicts with security guards, either in this neighborhood or that neighborhood. Moreover, the security guards' salaries are much lower than theirs, so they look down on the security guards from the bottom of their hearts.

"If he becomes a security guard, can he afford the family's expenses?"

Li Tianhua has worked at this station for seven or eight years, and many people are familiar with his situation.

"Wait, let me double-check, is he a security guard at Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School?"

At this moment, a deliveryman asked with a serious expression.

"Yes, I had an order to deliver to Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School this morning, and I happened to run into Lao Li."

Wang Xiaohu didn't know what was so strange about this.

"A blessing in disguise! Old Li has turned misfortune into a blessing!" The person who asked the question was both excited and regretful, with two conflicting emotions appearing on his face at the same time. "My aunt's son's wife's brother's father-in-law works as a security guard at Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School!"

Do you know how much it costs per month?

Before anyone could answer, he blurted out the answer himself, "Four thousand seven!"

"Meals are included, plus five social insurances and one housing fund, totaling 4,700 yuan!"

"Four thousand seven?"

"Can a security guard earn four thousand seven hundred a month?"

Some people have moved to Bengbu. They've been working hard for so long, so of course they understand the value of a 4,700 yuan salary that includes meals, social insurance, and housing fund.

Their meals cost at least a thousand yuan a month, and even if they only pay the minimum amount for social insurance and housing fund, it's still at least a thousand yuan a month. All of that adds up to more than what they earn delivering food for more than ten hours a day.

Most importantly, being a security guard is not only easy and stable, but also protects you from the elements.

If security guards were paid such high wages, why would they bother delivering food? They could all just become security guards.

"What do you know? Are school security guards the same as security guards in other places?"

"I personally checked that relative's pay slip; how could it be fake?"

The person who asked the question first said with mixed feelings, "At the time, I wanted to ask that cousin to introduce me to a job as a security guard, but the salary is high and the requirements are also very high. How could an ordinary person like me get in?"

"I wonder what kind of way Old Li got in."

After hearing this, everyone finally understood the meaning behind his expression; he hated that the person wasn't himself!
Wang Xiaohu finally understood the true value of Li Tianhua's "not bad." This was not just "not bad," it was "absolutely amazing!"
"Not only Lao Li, but Lao Li's wife also works at Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School now!"

Knowing that saying something shocking is never an option, Wang Xiaohu, recalling the conversation he had just overheard, deliberately revealed more information: "When I went to deliver the cake, I saw the vice-principal and a dean from Jiangcheng University treating Lao Li to dinner."

Old Li's wife also works at the No. 2 Middle School?

With the security guards' salaries as a comparison, everyone's expectations for working at the Second Middle School had already been raised to an extreme level. Upon hearing this news, they were filled with envy.

But, the vice-principal and the dean of a well-known university invited me to dinner?
"Hey Lao Wang, isn't your story a bit far-fetched?"

"It's barely understandable that Lao Li could get into Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School with his connections, but if Lao Li had that kind of ability, would he have needed to deliver food for more than ten years to be invited to dinner by the vice principal?"

Wang Xiaohu looked up and glanced at him disdainfully, then chuckled, "Didn't you just say that Old Li's nephew won the gold medal in the Barbary Mathematics Competition?"

"Don't you understand yet?"

"If you had a nephew like that, you could all work as security guards at Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School!"

That's it!

After he finished speaking, the entire food delivery station fell silent.

Everyone lost interest in the discussion and dispersed back to their familiar seats, sitting or lying down, as if nothing had happened.

But Wang Xiaohu knew that they had something on their minds.

The familiar laughter and strange background music from Douyin short videos were absent today.

……

7:15 AM

Yanbei University, by the Weiming Lake
Li Zehan looked at Chen Hui with a bright smile, "Boss, did you really only take seventeen minutes to hand in the paper yesterday?"

Chen Hui studied in the study room until 3 a.m. last night before returning to the dormitory, so Li Zehan didn't have a chance to ask questions. As soon as he woke up this morning, he couldn't wait to ask.

"I didn't check the time."

Li Zehan paused, his gaze vacant.

So handsome!
As expected of the boss!

Real men never look back to see explosions!

I didn't check the time!
The moment that sentence was uttered, the level of sophistication instantly increased.

"He truly lives up to his idol's reputation!"

Li Zehan's gaze toward Chen Hui grew even brighter.

"Boss, what was the answer to the first question yesterday?"

"6, 36!"

"What about the second question?"

"7."

"Ness!"

"Then I'm completely right!"

Li Zehan was so happy his tail practically wagged. "I'll try to get them all today and get a perfect score!"

Yesterday's third question was a proof question. As long as you understand the logic, you can get full marks by proving it. Li Zehan is confident in this.

"Oh, congratulations! Once you get a perfect score, you'll be able to catch up with your boss."

Wang Xiao spoke sarcastically from the side. He already disliked Li Zehan, and seeing Li Zehan's fawning appearance only made him more disgusted.

Li Zehan immediately stopped smiling. Although he wasn't from Rongcheng, his skill in changing his expression was unparalleled. He glanced at Wang Xiao and said contemptuously, "You don't know anything. A perfect score is the upper limit for a CMO, not my boss's."

"What, you don't accept it?"

Seeing that Wang Xiao was about to say something, Li Zehan's contempt deepened. "If you're not convinced, go solve the Langlands Program problem. If you're not convinced, go publish a paper!"

"..."

Wang Xiao shut up.

Li Zehan became increasingly smug. He realized that ever since he met the boss, he seemed to have never lost a verbal battle with Wang Xiao.

My boss is truly my lucky star!

The four of them arrived at Zhihua Building, with Li Zehan chattering incessantly the whole way, displaying the vigorous energy unique to young people.

The second day of the exam was no different from the first day, except that the seats were rotated again to prevent people from colluding after the first day's exam. This time, Chen Hui and his three friends were assigned to the same exam room.

The tension immediately escalated as the four entered the examination room.

Li Zehan looked at Deng Leyan and Wang Xiao with a provocative look in his eyes. Unlike the other three, who were distracted by studying advanced mathematics, he devoted all his energy to high school competitions. Hard work pays off, and the extra time spent in ordinary times will eventually become the time saved in the exam.

Of course, it can't compare to a prodigy.

But he couldn't beat the eldest brother; he was still very confident about the remaining two.

Deng Leyan and Wang Xiao, however, looked at Chen Hui with high spirits!

(End of this chapter)