Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 201 - 175: Beating Around the Bush to Make Friends, 1,000,000 Bonus

Chapter 201: Chapter 175: Beating Around the Bush to Make Friends, 1,000,000 Bonus

"Teacher, have you made a mistake?"

Zhou Lan was quite self-aware.

Although she occasionally ranked first in Class Three of the senior year at Dongjiang No.2 Middle School, she couldn’t maintain her position in the top ten within the school most of the time.

Her grades seemed quite good.

But what level was the university admission rate at Dongjiang No.2 Middle School?

Each year, two to three hundred students could pass the first-tier college line, and seven or eight could meet the key-point line.

That is to say, if she performed at her usual level, there was a high chance she wouldn’t be admitted to Linhai University.

If she couldn’t get into a key provincial university, let alone the top prestigious universities nationwide.

Moreover, after Mother Zhou fell ill, she often had to take leave to care for her, sometimes for ten days or even half a month, which somewhat affected her grades.

Now, she wasn’t even confident about crossing the first-tier line; she needed to take advantage of the last month and make a strong push.

"No mistake, it’s a special recruitment. Zhou Lan, oh Zhou Lan, you’ve really given your teacher a surprise.

You have a special talent in medicine and martial arts, why have you kept it a secret from us all this time?

Look, professors from both Zhuxia University and Federal University have come to our school specifically to meet you, could there be any mistake?"

Teacher Qi might not always say pleasant things, but he was definitely a responsible teacher.

At this moment, he was even more excited than if he had been specially recruited by a prestigious school.

He kept urging, "No one is going to steal your things left in the classroom, what are you waiting for? Go quickly.

The teachers from the two universities... they seem quite eager to secure you...

You need to think carefully, which university you really want to attend? Don’t make the wrong decision.

However, in my opinion, you should just follow your interests in making your choice...

While the opportunity is good, you should still consider whether you’ll enjoy your studies—being happy with your work in the future will make life more comfortable."

"Okay, Teacher."

Among the varied expressions of her classmates,

Zhou Lan, feeling bewildered, followed Qi Lianhong to the head teacher’s office.

The first thing she saw was Principal Li’s plump and round face.

The principal’s face, usually so stern, was now overly radiant with smiles.

Upon seeing Zhou Lan enter, he hurriedly introduced, "This is Professor Huang Zhengyuan from the Medical Faculty of Zhuxia University. He is attending a medical conference in Linhai and has come to Dongjiang City specifically to meet you in person and inquire about your willingness to accept the special recruitment offer from Zhuxia University..."

Professor Huang Zhengyuan was a scholarly and slender man in his forties, wearing glasses and smiling warmly.

"And this is Professor Ma Hongshen from the Federal Biology Institute. He has been leading graduates on a field internship and, upon hearing of your talent, rushed to Dongjiang City overnight, also wishing to offer you special recruitment."

What kind of talent do I have?

Zhou Lan was completely dumbfounded.

Perhaps she might have thought Teacher Qi Lianhong was playing a joke on her just moments ago.

But now, she didn’t think so anymore.

These two men looked very imposing.

Especially Professor Ma Hongshen, who was nearly two meters tall. Sitting in a chair, his presence filled the entire office...

She glanced at him and almost turned and ran.

Even though he was all smiles and without hostility, she just couldn’t help feeling a bit scared.

Such people, when walking on the street, would likely cause passersby to steer clear.

And it’s not because they’re too fierce that they scare others.

It’s because their aura is too strong.

According to the evolutionary theories in textbooks, it could be described as a strong biological magnetic field, unconsciously warning others that this person is powerful and dangerous.

Seeing this, Professor Huang Zhengyuan sensed trouble.

Ma Hongshen didn’t play by the rules, showing off his strength to the young girl as soon as she entered, indirectly alerting her to the formidable capabilities of the Federal University’s Department of Biological Evolution.

Me, a physician, competing with him in presence would be a joke.

"Don’t be afraid, if you are specially recruited to Zhuxia, our university will cover your tuition fees every year, provide free accommodation, and also offer a scholarship of three hundred thousand..."

The moment Huang Zhengyuan spoke, he played his trump card.

He had done his homework thoroughly.

The Zhou Family, due to Mother Zhou’s prolonged illness and hospital stays, had drained their savings over the years and even accumulated substantial debt.

Although her mother’s health had completely improved now, the difficult times had left deep marks in the young girl’s heart.

Leaving aside the prestige of the university for the moment, Professor Ma Hongshen had also made an attractive offer; ultimately, it was essential to work on external conditions to increase allure.

"An annual scholarship of five hundred thousand, personal instruction from me through your master’s and Ph.D. programs, and after graduation, I’ll offer you a position as a faculty member at Federal University."

Although Ma Hongshen looked very imposing, he spoke very gently.

The conditions he offered were so generous that even Principal Li and Teacher Qi couldn’t help but twitch their eyebrows.

They could never have guessed why these two prestigious universities were disrupting the market to pull out all the stops to recruit a female student whose academic performance wasn’t particularly outstanding.

In recent years, they hadn’t noticed anything exceptional about the student Zhou Lan, had they?

Could it be that they had all been mistaken?

A few hundred thousand Zhuxia currency wasn’t a lot to speak of.

But, this was scholarship money.

The scholarship for the top scorers in the national college entrance exams was only between fifty to a hundred thousand per year, and that was after recent increases to foster talents.

A scholarship of several hundred thousand as soon as one starts school, is that appropriate? Can the school agree to it?

These two professors wouldn’t be thinking of digging into their own pockets to fill this hole, would they?

Even Principal Li and Teacher Qi were somewhat at a loss for words, and Zhou Lan was completely flabbergasted.

She suspected she was dreaming and fell silent for a moment.

Just then, a loud laugh rang out from outside the door, "Ma Hongshen, have you even taken a good look at the young lady? With her slim and delicate frame, is she suitable for practicing your Golden Statue Technique?

Turning her into some kind of door deity, with a massive change in physique, how would she find a boyfriend then?"

An elderly man with long whiskers, clad in an old-fashioned cyan robe, wearing cloth shoes, and carrying a medicine chest, suddenly appeared in the room.

He seemed to have stepped right out of an ancient painting.

He looked incredibly old.

But his demeanor was affable, inspiring trust in others.

"Zhou Lan, don’t be swayed by Ma Hongshen’s boasting about staying on as a faculty member. I won’t hide it from you, to outsiders being a university professor might seem prestigious and sophisticated, but in reality, the living isn’t that great."

"After you come to Zhuxia, you’ll have teachers personally mentoring you. Once you graduate, if you want to start your own business and open a hospital, it will be a breeze, and making a handsome profit daily will be no trouble at all.

Even if you don’t want to deal with miscellaneous management tasks and simply be a physician.

People from all over the country will hold you in high regard and implore you with generous remuneration to treat their illnesses.

If Dongjiang City’s offer isn’t substantial enough, or the conditions aren’t good, you can straight-up snub them, too lazy to come over."

These words.

Both Principal Li and Teacher Qi were embarrassed.

But they didn’t dare show any displeasure, because they already knew who this old man was.

What he said was the truth, after all.

Under normal circumstances, Dongjiang City indeed would not have the privilege to invite him over.

This was a national-level medical bigwig.

He was the head of the Medical Department at Zhuxia University, not just in title, but with genuine skills profound in both western and traditional medicine.

Not just Linhai and Dongjiang, even some big shots in Capital City would have to make appointments if they wanted him to treat them.

Such a person had come directly to a second-rate high school in a third-tier city like Dongjiang to personally recruit a student that wasn’t particularly outstanding.

It could only be said that the world was absurd, and they couldn’t comprehend it.

"Gu Xiping..."

Ma Hongshen smacked his head, revealing a wry smile.

This person had arrived, and well, this time he was just along for the ride.

The resources that the other party could marshal were not something he, a professor specialized in physical biology evolution, could match.

Indeed, Gu Xiping clearly wasn’t some inexperienced academic. His first move was a winning play.

"Study medicine with me, and you can get a one million scholarship annually, and you can also work with me on research projects. A few years down the line, and you’ll be a renowned medical expert."

"Besides that, the university will also cover the cost of a large house for you, and your family can move there for work and settle their household registration."

"This..."

Zhou Lan was truly tempted.

A voice in her head was shouting, "Accept it, accept it, with such great terms, what’s there to think about?"

Another voice, however, was singing the opposite tune, "Pie doesn’t just fall from the sky; if anything, traps do. These terms are too good to be true, and exactly because they’re too good, you can’t accept them. Don’t I know my own level?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Lan suddenly came to her senses.

The prestigious schools that came out to scout were not from the medical departments, but from the biological evolution departments.

Was she versed in medicine?

Of course not, but her brother was.

And he even cured their mother’s illness.

Then, was she skilled in martial arts? Or had she undergone perfect genetic evolution, becoming strong and fast? None of the above.

On the contrary, her brother had recently become so strong it scarcely seemed human.

The more she thought about it, the clearer she became and roughly understood what was really going on with today’s sudden recruitment.

It turned out it wasn’t her they were after, but her brother.

"Um, uncles, how about I go home and discuss it with my brother first?"

The expressions of everyone in the room changed simultaneously.

Principal Li and Teacher Qi Lianhong slapped their thighs and sighed.

With such a good offer on the table, why wouldn’t she accept it on the spot? What on earth was she thinking?

They were beside themselves with anxiety.

In contrast, Ma Hongshen suddenly burst out laughing heartily, his rich and robust voice making the office windows rattle.

"Why are you laughing so loud? Don’t frighten the girl," scolded Gu Xiping, before turning his head and smiling gently, "It’s good to ask your family’s opinion. But remember, opportunities are rare, so you must learn to seize them. You wouldn’t want to hold your family back now, would you?"

"Go on then. There’s no need to attend classes today, as the knowledge learned in high school is just for passing exams and screening, no big difference whether you study more or less."

Gu Xiping said something that Zhou Lan didn’t quite understand, and his expression didn’t show any sign of disappointment, but after Zhou Lan left, he suddenly laughed.

"This young girl, this young girl, indeed, ’where there’s a brother, there’s a sister’... Being able to stay clear-headed in the face of such temptation at her young age isn’t simple at all."

If previously he had some ulterior motive, now he truly was earnest in wanting to take this female disciple under his wing and impart all his knowledge to her.