Chapter 553: I Was Just Being Humble

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

I intended to ask you to partic.i.p.ate in the group compet.i.tions as well, but other students from the department dont know you yet. They dont know how good you are. Even if I were to tell them, I dont think half of them will believe me, Professor Yao said. Distrusts between teammates can sometimes be costly to group compet.i.tions. It will be bad if that happens. Thats why Im planning to let you partic.i.p.ate in solo compet.i.tions for now. That way, the students can personally see how good you are first. They wont say no to you joining their team for the group compet.i.tions after that.

But theres a problem with that plan, Professor, Tan Mo said, realizing she needed to remind Professor Yao. Im a senior now. This will be my last year as an undergraduate student.

Professor Yao was visibly shocked by that. He could not believe that after all that planning and calculations, he missed that. A few seconds later, Professor Yao turned to President Mu and asked, Um Is it possible to repeat another year?

Both Tan Mo and President Mu were completely rendered speechless by the question.

Yao, stop talking, Professor Guo scolded him with his eyes twitching. Do you intend to make her repeat her senior year forever?

Of course, it wasnt as if President Mu never thought about it, but it remained just like that, a thought and nothing more.

There was no way he could ask a student to repeat their senior year over something like that.

Everyone wouldve been shocked if that happened to Tan Mo as she was pretty much the most outstanding student in the university.

Professor Yao could only keep his mouth shut after that as he realized his request was too much.

Well, this settles everything then, President Mu finally said. Tan Mo, make use of the remaining two weeks to prepare yourself for the compet.i.tion. I dont want to pressure you, but if you can, please defeat the team from Hua University.

Ill do my best. Tan Mo nodded.

President Mu flinched at the reply.

Please dont just do your best. You are our only hope to beat Hua University!

Every student is allowed to partic.i.p.ate in five categories. Every category has one gold medal, three silver medals, and six bronze medals, President Mu coughed and explained. The organizer will combine three of the best out of the five categories for each partic.i.p.ant. Winning a gold medal is five points, three points for a silver medal, and two points for bronze. The partic.i.p.ant with the highest combined points will win the gold medal for the S.-T. Yau Award, and then there will be three silver medals and five bronze medals. At the last compet.i.tion, Hua University beat us by six medals. Our team could only get the gold medals for the Chia-Chiao Lin Award and Pao-Lu Hsu Award. We only got two bronze medals for the S.-T. Yau Award. All the rest of the medals went to Hua University. Its so evident that the difference between them and us in terms of mathematics talents is huge. We pretty much got owned all the time.

The more President Mu talked about it, the more depressed he became.

Thats why you have to win us the gold medal this year no matter what! We are all putting our hopes on you now!

Tan Mo was at a loss for words now.

Oh, right? Howre your brothers careers now? President Mu asked. Do they need anything?

My oldest brother is preparing to film a Xianxia drama. He still needs a few artists to help with the background designs, Tan Mo said without holding back.

No worries. Ill send a few of our art professors to help him out. President Mu agreed immediately while waving his arm.

Thats all Ill be needing. Tan Mo nodded.

Thats it? President Mu asked, worried that it was not enough. What about your two other brothers? Do they need anything?

Not really Tan Mo shook her head. They are still learning from their masters. In the end, it all depends on how much they are willing to learn and absorb. What comes after that is their willingness to improve themselves. No one can help them after that. Theres no way you can help make my brothers music and art famous. Those things need people to admire them. If they are bad at it, then theres nothing we can do about it.

Theres still something I can do. The president grinned. I can help advertise the music your brother has written and composed. Even if hes good, he still needs a channel for people to notice him, right? And your youngest older brothers art is amazing as well! All he needs is a place to showcase it, and people will come to admire the arts themselves.

It was as if President Mu was the wolf that tried to coax the little red riding hood. His voice was as soft as it could get.

Really? Tan Mo widened her eyes, just as the president had expected.

Come on. Im still the president of one of the best universities in the nation, you know? I have a lot of connections who could help with what I had just said.

Tan Mo immediately stood up and saluted. President Mu, Professors! Dont worry! Ill win the gold medal back no matter what! Ill even try to win the gold medals for all the categories! She turned to the professors. Is there anything else?

Professor Guo could only blink innocently. He could not comprehend what had just happened as this was his first time experiencing it.

As for Professor Yao, as someone who worked in administration more than doing research, he was cunning and fast enough to understand the situation.

President Mu is right! You can ask me for any help too! Of course, I cant promise you so much, but you can request anything from me for your brothers whenever you want. How about that? Professor Yao asked.

Tan Mo thought about it and found the offer acceptable.

Since the professor mentioned that she could make a request anytime, she could save it until the time when she needed it.

Okay. Tan Mo nodded.

Professor Yao let out a sigh of relief.

Because President Mu had pretty much given Tan Mo everything she needed, Professor Yao was worried that his offer would not be enough to convince the young lady to help him.

Professor Guo finally understood what was going onthe student was asking for something in return.

That was the main reason why her att.i.tude s.h.i.+fted from doing her best to winning all the gold medals.

Professor Guo started to rack his brain, thinking about what he could offer to the young lady.

Of course, he had connections. However, like Professor Yao, his connections wouldnt be able to do much for Tan Mo after what President Mu had offered.

In the end, Professor Guo could only copy his colleagues offer. My offer is the same as Professor Yaos. Just let me know whenever you need something from me.

Okay. Tan Mo nodded. Ill go get myself familiarized with the compet.i.tion right away!

The three adults looked at each other, wondering if Tan Mo was serious about it or only said that to coax them.

Tan Mo didnt care if the adults were doubting her words and left the presidents office right away.

*

Sat.u.r.day arrived in the blink of an eye. Qin Murong was about to leave for Nacheng.

The Qin family hosted a small party at Shengyue Hotel and invited their closest acquaintances.

Tan Mo was the only guest from the Tan family.

Qin Muye had been waiting for her friend outside the hotel. When she saw Tan Mo getting out of the car, she quickly went and greeted her.

Huh? Is Brother Zhiqian not with you? Qin Muye asked when she realized Wei Zhiqian wasnt in the car that Tan Mo just got out of.

Uncle is still working. Hell be late, Tan Mo replied.

Even though Tan Mo was still addressing Wei Zhiqian the same way as before, Qin Muye could sense that the way Tan Mo talked about him had changed.. It started to sound like she was really his girlfriend now.