Chapter 37: Yanjing's Alarming Discovery

The whole class fell silent.

Teacher Liao's gaze fell on Su Qiao as he announced, "Su Qiao from our class has been accepted early by Shuimu University. This is the first time in five years that Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School has had a student admitted early to Shuimu University. Let's show our appreciation to Su Qiao and congratulate him!"

The class erupted in amazement! Applause followed shortly after.

Shen Wei looked at Su Qiao in disbelief. She couldn't believe that just two weeks after the special recruitment of Yanjing University, Su Qiao had already been accepted early by Shuimu University.

Proudly raising his chin, Su Qiao looked at Teacher Liao, enjoying the thrill of this moment.

So what if Chen Xiao improved in English or got the top spot in the class? The real winner was still him!

Four days ago, Su Qiao took two days off to go to Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School with his parents and intermediaries to participate in the interview for Shuimu University. With his excellent results (mainly due to applied invention bonus points), he obtained the pre-admission qualification for Shuimu University.

Su Qiao smiled, feeling quite pleased with himself.

The pressure of the third year of high school had been suffocating for Su Qiao. If he were to take the college entrance examination, he might not perform as well as usual.

Now that he had been accepted early by Shuimu University, Su Qiao felt completely relaxed.

In the latter part of the third year of high school, while Shen Wei and Chen Xiao were busy with their reviews every day, Su Qiao could relax and enjoy his time. He could watch TV and take it easy for half a year. It was truly a carefree moment.

Su Qiao thought it was so cool and had never felt so carefree before.

Chen Xiao, on the other hand, looked at Teacher Liao in surprise.

Teacher Liao still had some principles!

Usually, this kind of news, regardless of whether Su Qiao was accepted by Shuimu University or not, would be kept as low-key as possible. But Teacher Liao had chosen to announce the news and even mentioned the reason for Su Qiao's early admission.

Seeing Teacher Liao's appearance, Chen Xiao smiled.

Others might think that Teacher Liao was asking everyone to congratulate Su Qiao, but Chen Xiao knew better.

There were always some people who silently adhered to their principles and couldn't be swayed, even if they didn't want to go against their conscience.

Teacher Liao was a good comrade.

Seeing that Shen Wei seemed a little unconvinced, Chen Xiao wrote a small note to her.

"Wei, in life, like ink blue and white, don't be afraid of the challenges of youth."

When Shen Wei saw Chen Xiao's slightly messy and playful handwriting, and then read the content of the note, her face flushed.

Chen Xiao had returned her the words she wrote to him during the New Year.

The reason for Shen Wei's blush was that she didn't know if Chen Xiao understood the meaning behind those words.

In the afternoon, as usual, Chen Xiao had to spend an hour in the classroom tutoring poor students.

Many people were grumbling about it.

"Xiaozi, the last time you went for an interview at Yanjing University, your performance was excellent, yet you were not accepted. What kind of tricks did Su Qiao pull off to get early admission to Shuimu University?" Deng Chao complained unhappily.

In high school classes, there was always a natural divide between the top students and the poor students, and the two groups were not particularly fond of each other.

However, the poor students had great respect for Chen Xiao. After all, there were very few outstanding students who were willing to put their own interests aside to guide them like Chen Xiao did.

Jiang Wei would be delighted if Chen Xiao had been accepted early by Yanjing University or Shuimu University. But if it was Su Qiao, he couldn't be happy about it.

"You all tell me, did Su Qiao get this achievement thanks to his father's connections!"

As everyone was voicing their opinions, Chen Xiao smiled and joked, "Jiang Wei, your father is wealthy too, why don't you ask him to buy you an admission to Shuimu University?"

Jiang Wei awkwardly touched his nose and said, "My father doesn't have that kind of influence."

In truth, everyone knew in their hearts that even if Su Qiao had some connections, his own abilities were also crucial.

Connections could only help to a certain extent. If one's ability wasn't up to par, no amount of connections could secure admission.

Chen Xiao reminded them, "Next week is the final exam. The time after the Spring Festival will pass by quickly. If you have time to worry about others, you might as well do a few more practice questions."

Chen Xiao glanced at Shen Wei beside him and teased, "Shen and I have done our best. If you don't improve in the final exam, then you're really not trying!"

The poor students now paid full attention to Chen Xiao's explanations.

Surprisingly, Chen Xiao's way of teaching was quite different from that of the regular teacher.

The teacher's lessons usually targeted the whole class and focused on going through answers and organizing ideas.

On the other hand, Chen Xiao, while assisting poor students with their weak foundations, addressed each question by explaining the most fundamental principles.

Though time-consuming, this method allowed poor students to grasp each question one by one.

At this moment, in Yanjing, at the State Intellectual Property Office responsible for handling intellectual property matters, an officer came across a patent in the newspaper and became quite excited.

A CNC machine's motherboard!

The localization of CNC machine tools had been repeatedly emphasized by leaders at the work meeting at the beginning of the year. CNC machine tools were critical for the country's industrialization and modernization.

To this end, the Intellectual Property Office had conducted market research and found that the most challenging aspects of CNC machine tools were the motherboards, chips, and blades.

If any of these components could be localized, it would be a significant achievement.

Chief Luo couldn't believe his eyes. The motherboard had actually surfaced!

Chief Luo carefully studied the description of the invention patent and couldn't help but marvel at it!

If this invention could be implemented in the market, it would greatly reduce industrial costs.

Chief Luo immediately checked the information to find out who had applied for this groundbreaking invention patent!