271: His reconciliation with himself

Most people were surprised.

They didn't expect Xu Yao's speech to be so powerful.

Xu Yao didn't boast about her popularity or talk about how much money one can make as an internet celebrity. Instead, she encouraged everyone to focus on their studies. High school teenagers can't predict their future path. For now, all they can do is remain constant in the face of change. As students, they should fulfill their responsibilities and study diligently. Only then will they be better equipped to cope with life's challenges.

When Xu Yao finished her speech, there was a brief silence. Someone started applauding, but soon the applause became continuous.

Zheng Weier leaned forward slightly, clapping and praising Gu Jun: "Miss Xu is not only beautiful but also has connotation. Mr. Gu has a good eye."

Gu Jun didn't hear what Zheng Weiler was saying at all. He followed everyone in applauding Xu Yao, and didn't even dare to blink as he looked at Xu Yao who had not yet left the stage.

In the second row of the family quarters, Lin Meixian's eyes were red as she applauded Xu Yao. Wen Zhicheng, who was beside her, was also applauding, his heart overflowing with bitterness. Wen Zhicheng had high hopes for Wen Yiyi, and he also knew her best. If the Wen family had gone bankrupt, Wen Yiyi would definitely not have the same temperament as Xu Yao. Xu Qinghua was truly lucky to have married a wife like Lin Meixian and raised a daughter like Xu Yao.

Hua Bin and Xiao Ling were squatting on the left and right sides of the flag-raising platform.

Originally, they planned to bring a professional cameraman to shoot the film, but Xu Yao did not plan to promote her speech at her alma mater on the Internet, so she arranged other work for the cameraman before leaving. Hua Bin and Xiao Ling acted as temporary cameramen.

Hua Bin was filming and couldn't applaud. Seeing Xu Yao leave the stage, Hua Bin and Xiao Ling got together.

"What a shame! If this video were released, wouldn't it gain a lot of followers?"

"Sister Xu Yao said not to let him out!"

Xiaoling was alert, "Brother Bin, don't act on your own..."

Hua Bin glared at Xiao Ling: "Am I that kind of person? What good will it do me to disobey the boss?"

Xiaoling remained silent.

After all, Hua Bin used to be Xu Yao's boss. Xiaoling was not afraid of anything else, but she was afraid that Hua Bin would not listen to Xu Yao and think it was for Xu Yao's good.

These two people took the video to help Xu Yao record her highlight moments. In the last row off the court, Wen Yiyi took the video to laugh at Xu Yao.

As a result, Xu Yao gave such a good speech that she didn't even look at the manuscript throughout the whole process. She was confident and relaxed. After the speech, the whole audience applauded... Wen Yiyi put down her phone angrily.

My wrist is sore from holding the phone for so long.

Listening to the applause from the audience, Wen Yiyi felt both envious and jealous.

Chen Yan asked Wen Yiyi to change the way he spoke, saying that Lin Meixian's gentleness was the wisdom of a woman, and Wen Yiyi could learn from her.

Wen Zhicheng asked Wen Yiyi to learn more from Xu Yao and learn her work ethic.

Wen Yiyi is so tired from studying!

She can't learn from Lin Meixian or Xu Yao. She can force herself for a short period of time, but she will really collapse after a long time.

Why does she have to imitate Lin Meixian and Xu Yao? Can't she just be herself?

…

Finally it was Gu Jun’s turn to give a speech.

The information of each guest speaker will be projected to all students in the school. This display is very intuitive, and combined with the guest’s background information, students can better understand the content of the guest’s speech.

When Gu Jun's information was projected onto the screen, the whole audience was in an uproar.

The five words "founder of Huahu" carry so much weight that Principal Tao rubbed his eyes.

"Old Li, is there something wrong with Gu Jun's information?"

"ah?!"

Teacher Li was bewildered. "In high school, Gu Jun was a man who would get punctuation wrong and would even argue with it. How could he possibly have made a mistake with his own information..."

If Gu Jun is right, then, then——

Principal Tao almost choked on his own saliva.

A voice in Principal Tao's head yelled "How is this possible", "That's Huahu", "The story of a poor boy's counterattack can't be so exaggerated", and another voice weakly reminded Principal Tao "The reason why rich and beautiful women are vying to donate to the school", "Only Gu Jun came forward to donate to the school from beginning to end", "Why can't a poor boy make a comeback".

When Gu Jun released this information, it caused a bigger sensation than when Xu Yao appeared on stage.

Some students secretly took out their mobile phones to take pictures, and the teachers also verified with each other, especially Teacher Li, whose WeChat messages were about to explode.

Principal Tao thought Teacher Li should know, and others thought so too.

However, Teacher Li really didn't know.

——This kid is too patient. He didn’t reveal any news beforehand. If it weren’t for this speech at school, how long would he have kept it secret?

As Teacher Li thought about it, his eyes turned red.

This is for the happiness of Gu Jun.

I also sigh and feel sorry for Gu Jun.

Xu Yao's family went bankrupt and she had to pay off her father's debts, while Gu Jun had nothing and had to start from scratch. It was not easy for both of them to get to where they are today. Since they were destined to be together, they should have been together through thick and thin, so why did they get divorced?

In the guest seats, Zheng Wei'er was still profiling Gu Jun: his youthful poverty brought him long-term depression, which in turn bred low self-esteem. Now that he had finally achieved his status as a leader, he naturally wanted to publicly reveal his current achievements to everyone who had seen him in such dire straits! At this moment, for Gu Jun, even if Hua Hu earned tens or hundreds of billions more, he would be satisfied, right?

Xu Yao's ideas are completely different from Zheng Weiler's.

Seeing that Gu Jun wrote the five words "founder of Huahu" in the information, Xu Yao felt that Gu Jun had finally let him go.

He has been fighting against the world.

Call it being on guard or being vigilant, he is always surrounded by "insecurity". How can he possibly live comfortably?

People, don’t be at odds with yourself.

Everyone in the audience had different thoughts, while on the stage, Gu Jun had already started his speech.

He did not talk about the need to work hard despite being poor, nor did he talk about how much hardship he had to endure before he succeeded in his business. Instead, he talked about technological innovation and independent research and development, big data algorithms, and the artificial intelligence that Huahu has invested in for three years.

Not only were the teenage students fascinated and excited, but all the guests, including Xu Yao, listened attentively.

We often see and hear these keywords in our daily lives, but it is impossible to truly understand them without doing relevant research.

Gu Jun is an expert in the field of algorithms, and from the perspective of a big company boss, he was able to explain complex professional terms in a simple and easy-to-understand way. It was truly wonderful. Of course, such a speech could not be finished in five minutes. Gu Jun spoke for more than 20 minutes without anyone interrupting him. At the end, both teachers and students felt that they had not yet finished.

"Tell me more, I want to hear more!"

"Senior, tell me more. I also want to hear about artificial intelligence. How far has Huahu's research progressed?"

"Mr. Gu..."

Some called him "senior", some called him "Mr. Gu", and the audience was noisy.

Looking at the childish faces in the audience, Gu Jun recalled his own graduation speech over a decade ago. Who knows what kind of people they might become? But youth does hold infinite possibilities. Students are a precious asset not only for their own future development but also for society, the country, and the world.

"I'm here for five or ten minutes longer today, but I still won't be able to fully explain the areas you're interested in. The ocean of knowledge is vast. If you're truly interested, you can take the time to explore it in depth."