Top Student at Their Peak
Chapter 88 - 71 That Guy is Really Sick! _2

Chapter 88: Chapter 71 That Guy is Really Sick! _2

Fortunately, Professor Xue probably has similar issues, so he likely won’t overthink it.

So, Qiao Yu immediately displayed a shy smile and began to find any missing points.

"Professor Xue Song, hello. I saw your name on the Little Alibaba Competition’s official website, and I specifically looked up your resume online. It’s simply amazing."

As expected, Xue Song, who was originally somewhat puzzled, was immediately hooked by Qiao Yu’s words and asked with a smile, "Oh? You know about me?"

"Yes, being able to join Yujiang University’s Hundred Talents Program at such a young age already says it all. I checked it out; being selected for Yujiang University’s Hundred Talents Program is extremely difficult!"

That’s right, this sentence doesn’t really have any useful information; it’s pure flattery.

On the one hand, Qiao Yu didn’t mind at all making a potential expert who might grade his paper happy; on the other hand, Qiao Yu wasn’t clear about Xue Song’s resume, although he knew that praising the research achievements of the other party might be highly effective, he only had a vague understanding.

He couldn’t just come out and say that his understanding of the Diophantine equation was incredibly deep; that would clearly be an awkward compliment.

If this Professor Xue got interested and really wanted to chat with him longer, it would be too easy to get caught up.

So why not use the advantage of age to flat out flatter?

As a fifteen-year-old junior high school math whiz who liked number theory, admiring a young mathematics professor seemed perfectly reasonable.

If Xue Song still had doubts, Qiao Yu thought the professor probably had serious self-confidence issues.

Of course, that’s obviously impossible.

A person who is not confident in themselves wouldn’t say something like, "I guarantee with my future life in mathematics that this problem definitely has an integer solution," even in a forum. In fact, Qiao Yu thought such words couldn’t be spoken without a bit of pride.

Clearly, Qiao Yu’s analysis was spot on.

How could Xue Song guess that a mere fifteen and a half-year-old kid could be this cunning? Although the flattery was a bit awkward, even if one of his students said this, he wouldn’t have a good face.

But Qiao Yu is young. As we all know, how many fifteen-year-old junior high students are this socially adept?

Not to mention, he’s already a young prodigy recognized by him.

He couldn’t stop smiling.

"Haha, Teacher Lan, the kids from Star City sure know how to talk. Qiao Yu, come on, let’s go to the room upstairs and have a chat."

"Okay, Mr. Xue." Qiao Yu responded obediently.

Lan Jie couldn’t help rolling his eyes.

When Principal Zhang commented that Qiao Yu could effortlessly win someone over and was a great actor, Lan Jie only had a vague impression. But now, seeing this scene unfold before him, he realized just how astute Qiao Yu is.

When they were on the train, this little guy didn’t even take that Professor Xue seriously.

When he said he wanted to suppress these big shots, the eagerness in Qiao Yu’s eyes was palpable.

Yet now, meeting the real person, not only was he not flustered, but he also managed to flatter him...

The staff member who brought Qiao Yu saw Lan Jie’s eye roll, but apparently misinterpreted it, simply smiled subtly, and then turned and walked towards the exam room.

Speaking of which, it’s not easy being a high school teacher...

Although Yujiang University is great, the award money from Qingbei is definitely higher than Yujiang University.

...

No matter what the people around might think, Xue Song had already started chatting with Qiao Yu.

"Qiao Yu, after finishing the finals, how did you find the difficulty level?"

"Professor Xue, the overall difficulty was moderate, but the questions were quite cleverly designed. It was just that I was in good shape today; otherwise, I almost fell into several traps. For example, on the sixth question, I nearly overlooked the potential triviality of L’s role regarding M.

If I had ignored L’s nature, the subsequent derivation of modular isomorphism would definitely have had issues, especially with the unique conditions of the details, all subsequent reasoning could have been wrong."

Qiao Yu answered politely, showcasing the demeanor of a good student.

"Not bad, not bad, being able to notice these minor details already puts you ahead of many. By the way, I heard from Teacher Lan that most of your knowledge in algebra is self-taught?"

"Well, I wouldn’t say it’s completely self-taught. Teacher Lan helped me a lot too. And now with the internet so developed, many are my teachers, just whom I’ve never met. Those video tutorials on video sites have helped me immensely."

"To reach this level relying on online resources is already commendable..."

Lan Jie was right next to them, listening to the fluent exchange between the elder and the young, suddenly feeling quite redundant.

But he couldn’t just turn and leave, could he?

...

This followed for three hours.

Yes, a professor from a famous university in Huaxia chatted with a junior high school student for a full three hours, and Lan Jie listened for the entire duration.

Throughout all the discussions, Qiao Yu never faltered, everything was perfectly appropriate.

At least in Lan Jie’s eyes, it was just right.

The outcome was that by mealtime, Xue Song directly made a phone call and then paid out of his own pocket to invite both of them for a meal outside.

Just because Qiao Yu said the food here was good, but not tasty enough without chili, Xue Song took them in a cab to Xingnan Xiang Restaurant to allow Qiao Yu to have some hometown food.

Really, Lan Jie thought if he were Qiao Yu, he would definitely choose to confess to Xue Song during the meal that he was the one who solved the problem on the forum.