Top Student at Their Peak
Chapter 347 - 129: Truth Is More Important Than Feelings

Chapter 347: Chapter 129: Truth Is More Important Than Feelings

When someone else tries to brag like this, Tian Yanzhen would probably just think of them as rebellious, but when Qiao Yu says it so righteously, it fills Tian Yanzhen with comfort.

Because he believes that his former teacher can actually do something like this.

Not even considering the academic status issues.

If it were considered, it would probably just lead to another argument.

The old man is always like that, can’t tolerate the slightest dishonesty, and once he’s fond of someone, there’s no reasoning with him about it.

Specifically when it comes to Qiao Yu...

Calling right away with "my grandson is studying at Yanbei," it’s clearly not about reasoning.

Everyone knows that most grandfathers’ emotional investment in their grandchildren is unreasonable, and parents all over the world have no good solutions to this cross-generational affection issue...

For Tian Yanzhen, it’s evidently no different.

At least Qiao Yu’s stance is more important to the old man than his attitude.

No, it’s much more important, because his thoughts don’t matter at all.

"You did very well. Elder Yuan just called me, he feels your living environment is a bit poor, which is indeed my oversight. However, this issue will take about a month to resolve, likely after you return from France."

"Uh...actually, I feel it’s okay?"

"Hmm, that’s what you feel. You don’t need to worry about these, just focus on studying. If there are any issues in life or study, call me right away or come to the office to find me."

"Don’t worry, Director Tian, how could I possibly be formal with you?"

"Hmm, it’s good you’re not formal. Keep working hard."

After speaking, Tian Yanzhen hung up the phone, then suddenly felt a headache.

Although Qiao Yu is indeed very obedient, having that old man watching closely is indeed quite an awkward thing.

This kid...is indeed very good at placating people, one must admit, being able to have others willingly seek benefits for him is indeed a skill.

...

For Qiao Yu, today was a pleasant surprise.

Studying, after all, enriches oneself. In high school terms, studying is a responsibility to oneself; with forty or fifty students per class, a teacher can’t equally distribute their energy to every student.

Doing well or poorly isn’t much related to the teacher.

But at Yanbei University, this perspective clearly doesn’t hold.

Like today, Qiao Yu felt like he wasn’t studying for himself.

Clearly, he profits from reading himself, but directly makes Director Tian and the elder over there eager to send him benefits. It’s likely they’re afraid he feels the positive feedback from studying isn’t enough, so they keep increasing the benefits?

Qiao Yu feels he ought to hang "Studying for the Rise of Huaxia’s Mathematics" in his private study room after changing his accommodation.

This way, whether Director Tian or Elder Yuan comes, they will likely be full of emotional value.

Qiao Yu doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with this. In fact, creating emotional value for people who treat you well is indeed a very beautiful thing. Call it repaying kindness.

This is just like how in Huaxia, after retiring, many elderly choose to help with their grandchildren without seeking material gains, in exchange for emotional value.

After all, aside from emotional value, Qiao Yu currently has nothing else to offer his two mentors.

Neither Tian Yanzhen nor Elder Yuan probably lacks money, much less status.

...

Putting these aside, Qiao Yu attended a video conference for the joint project group in the evening.

This was the most valued meeting since he joined the project group.

Professor Ronald, who hadn’t been too amicable with him before, not only praised him but also rather bluntly reprimanded the two students present at the meeting but without speaking rights, telling them they should learn from Qiao Yu—to use their brains for thinking, not just dawdle.

To this, Qiao Yu didn’t know what to say.

But he thought if he stayed in this project group for long, he might become the public enemy among the students of the professors present.

Qiao Yu even felt that after this meeting, they would definitely create a small group to criticize him.

After all, if his mentor praised someone else’s student like that and belittled him, he would definitely vent in the same way. Even if it’s useless, at least it makes the heart feel better.

Weaklings only have the courage to gripe about the strong when they’re banded together...

If there really were such a group, Qiao Yu would quite like to join and see the complaints aimed at him.

After all, as an ordinary person, he could derive pleasure from it.

In reality, in a serious comparison, aside from perfect love, almost all positive emotional gains in human social relationships come from comparison, which is also the source of Qiao Yu’s joy.

Just like how Qiao Yu dreams of Yu Wei sneeringly telling him, "Aren’t you just someone with a little money?"

If that day ever comes, it would mean his dream came true, he wouldn’t be angry, instead would loudly agree: "Yes, I just have a little more money than you, and about this, I’m very happy."

See, the happiness of ordinary people is just that simple.

After the meeting, Professor Li specifically chatted with him privately for over half an hour. The core message was to tell him about the importance of communication in mathematics research. He encouraged Qiao Yu to make full use of email functions and to feel free to email or call whenever he had ideas to discuss.