Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 249 - 111: So This Is the Adult World, Huh_5

But Qiao Yu, you need to understand that this matter has nothing to do with Senior Brother Chen, nor does it have anything to do with your mentor. I’m simply giving you a hand because you asked me. I’m not expecting anything from you, but I want to tell you that favors are the hardest things to repay in this world.

Grandpa is already old, it doesn’t matter. But in the future, you must remember not to casually owe favors over trivial matters. Especially as your status increases, it’s even more so. You can consider this as a way to maintain relationships, but make sure it’s used in the right places."

Qiao Yu nodded, saying, "Understood, Grandpa."

...

No matter what, Qiao Yu felt he had fulfilled Senior Brother Chen’s request. After quietly having dinner with the elderly at Huaqing, he returned to Yanbei.

On the way back, Qiao Yu carefully thought through Elder Yuan’s handling of the situation, finding it quite amusing.

Let Senior Brother Chen approach Director Tian about graduation, and then ask if Director Tian would help with recommendations. If not, he would assist...

Honestly, this operation really tested one’s courage.

Qiao Yu even put himself in Senior Brother Chen’s shoes to think about how to handle this situation.

The simplest way is also there, like just not telling Director Tian and graduating directly, letting Elder Yuan introduce a place for him. Of course, that’s an option too, but it’s sure to be an open secret. When the relationships between the two sides are not clarified in the future and this matter gets out, how would Director Tian feel when he finds out?

Not to mention, there’s him, the junior brother, in the middle, able to communicate both sides, so anyone slightly emotionally intelligent would not choose this option.

In the end, he might just have to bite the bullet and approach Director Tian himself, or ask him to help talk to Director Tian about it.

If he goes to talk, it would undoubtedly be much easier.

However, Senior Brother Chen would owe him another favor...

Wait, Qiao Yu suddenly realized that this might be Elder Yuan using his position as a guarantee, pushing the favor onto him. Because Qiao Yu felt that if he went to talk to Director Tian about this matter, there’s a high chance Director Tian would agree immediately.

In short, after all this trouble, it still falls onto him. According to Grandpa’s words, he would inexplicably owe one more favor.

Originally, if he directly approached Director Tian, he would only owe one favor.

Of course, it might also be his grandpa wanting to vent his frustration for him: You, Senior Brother Chen, want to use my grandson? Fine, I’ll test your courage...

After all, if Senior Brother Chen really goes to talk to Director Tian about this, there might be a hint of threat.

Although the mentor might blame him, but the thing is, he isn’t afraid at all!

When Qiao Yu returned to his little room, he was full of admiration for his grandpa, with an overwhelming sense of awe! As expected of a master-level mathematician, that mind is truly... hmm, truly benevolent!

Qiao Yu now couldn’t even imagine how ’dirty’ those Western hall-of-fame mathematicians enshrined in textbooks could be... He even suspected that those official stories he heard from a young age were just the best, most perfect sides of these mathematicians presented by later generations.

What ’the verdict is in’, it’s just the winners write history! The real events back then probably still need those off-the-beaten-path unofficial histories...

Compared to the big shots, he, Little Kalami, really is as pure as a blank sheet of paper. As for Senior Brother Chen, although he’s started to be ’inked’, he’s still too naive...

While Qiao Yu was reflecting on various unsavory thoughts, Senior Brother Chen was already knocking on the door outside.

Without having to open the door, just hearing the knock at this exact time, Qiao Yu knew it must be Senior Brother Chen. Qiao Yu could guess that Senior Brother Chen must have been waiting in the office upstairs all afternoon, keeping an eye out for when he’d return.

But Qiao Yu could also understand, as this directly affected his future destiny, he might have done the same.

Standing up, opening the door, without a trace of surprise.

"Senior Brother Chen, please come in. Would you like something to drink?"

"Sure, Junior Brother, don’t be polite. I’m just here to ask, what did Elder Yuan say?"

Qiao Yu didn’t directly answer, but after inviting Senior Brother Chen into the room, he took out Senior Brother Chen’s paper from his bag and quietly handed it over. Qiao Yu could see the moment Chen Zhuoyang saw his paper, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

"Umm, one good news, one bad news, which do you want to hear first, Senior Brother?" Qiao Yu blinked and asked.

"Bad... never mind, let’s hear the good news first."

"The good news is Grandpa said that he thinks your paper doesn’t need any changes at all, and you can directly apply, he guarantees you can graduate. Congratulations, Senior Brother Chen." Qiao Yu said with a sincere face.

"Ah?" Chen Zhuoyang was taken aback and indeed showed no joy whatsoever, only speaking after a moment of silence: "This... there’s even worse news!"

"Yes, but there’s another good news and a bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Qiao Yu asked again.

Chen Zhuoyang was taken aback, then smiled bitterly: "Junior Brother, stop teasing me, just tell me any more good news."

"I think this news is really good, because Grandpa also said that after you graduate, he’ll help recommend a good place for you, guaranteeing your satisfaction." Qiao Yu said with a serious tone.

Chen Zhuoyang took a deep breath and asked, "Really? Elder Yuan really said that?"

Qiao Yu seriously nodded and said, "No, Senior Brother Chen, aside from other matters, do you think I would lie to you about something like this?"

"This... this... this..." Chen Zhuoyang didn’t know what to say for a moment, clearly feeling mentally cluttered, with a mix of surprise, confusion, and all sorts of emotions tangled together.