Chapter 40 The Nanny's Niece's Counterattack

For so many days, they haven't exchanged contact information at all. To be more precise, what classmate would casually ask someone to add them as a friend? Isn't it normal that they haven't?

However, Lin Wei eventually got Chi Boyan's contact information. There was no way around it; the teacher had asked everyone to change the nicknames during the last online training session to half name and half phone number.

So she still got his phone number.

In the hotel, it was already 7 p.m. when Chi Boyan saw her friend request. He looked at the name Lin Wei on the request page for a while, but didn't do anything.

"Why did she add me?" A hint of confusion flashed across his refined face. The two of them had never crossed paths before; apart from asking him about his university major last time, they hadn't had any communication. Why would she suddenly contact him?

However, after thinking for a while, he finally clicked the "pass" button.

Then I saw Lin Wei's message pop up very quickly, as if I were watching her phone.

"Hello, Chi, I have a small question I'd like to ask you. I wonder if you could answer it for me?" To be honest, being too polite made me a little wary.

Chi Boyan stared at her words for a few seconds.

It was obvious; she really needed to talk to him, otherwise she wouldn't have been so friendly. Remembering how she usually ignored him during training camp, only approaching him when she needed something—this was all too obvious.

However, out of curiosity about what she wanted to talk to him about, Chi Boyan finally asked, "What's the problem?"

What problem could possibly stump her? Isn't she supposed to be amazing? She's clearly still holding a grudge about losing to her at the last winter camp and the fact that he had to write so many extra words in the recent exam.

He hates trouble the most, and all the recent troubles have been caused by her.

Lin Wei, unaware of his thoughts, smiled happily upon seeing this and quickly asked her question, "Do you have any useful secrets for biology students, things that can help you improve quickly?" She just wanted to become incredibly skilled in a flash.

Of course, it's fine if you're not that good, just reaching his level is enough.

Chi Boyan looked at her message and thought he had misread it. A secret manual? She thought it was about learning martial arts? A secret manual, indeed. But he also realized what she wanted to say. She wanted to ask him how he studied biology.

Thinking of this, he glanced at the books on the table, each as tall as his upper body, and a smile played on his lips. He took a picture and sent it to her. "Want some? These materials, I'll give them to you for two hundred." Even though he had heard about her stinginess, this would break his heart.

He admitted that he just wanted to tease her a little.

When Lin Wei saw it, she genuinely thought she was seeing things. Two hundred? This was robbery! Her heart ached instantly. Making someone who loved money pay was more heartbreaking than killing her.

But looking at that huge pile of documents, she felt a little envious. To have them by his side, especially across provinces, meant they were no ordinary documents.

Thinking positively, with so much information, two hundred should be considered cheap, if it's useful.

So she remained silent for a while, but finally decided to buy it.

It's just two hundred yuan, why are you acting like everyone else doesn't have it? Once she surpasses him, ha, he'll be the one crying.

So, as soon as she sent the money, the other party immediately accepted it. "Do you want it mailed or picked up in person? If you want it mailed, I'll pay on delivery. If you want to pick it up in person, you can come to the Yunbian Hotel. But I feel like you can't carry it back by yourself and you'll eventually have to take a taxi, so mailing is more cost-effective."

Lin Wei: "We'll mail it, and we'll split the postage." She meant it; don't expect her to pay for the postage alone.

Chi Boyan's eyes flashed with disappointment when he saw it. He had thought he could save on postage, but considering that he had already earned more than a hundred yuan, and didn't want to argue about such a small amount of money, he finally agreed, "Okay, I'll send it to you tomorrow morning."

Anyway, he had finished reading all those books and was worried about how to solve the problem. In this way, she not only solved a problem for him, but also gave him a sum of money. She is a really good person.

However, at that time he thought that it would be cheaper to run errands and there was no need to mail them, so he changed the delivery method.

The next day, Lin Wei received the book from the courier, paid for it speechlessly, and was also a little incredulous.

There are actually people in this world who are even more stingy than her. Although she knows that she has to pay less money this way, she still feels a little uncomfortable having to pay for everything herself.

However, this slight annoyance quickly disappeared upon seeing the books; they were all treasures. After quickly flipping through them and confirming they were worth the price, she looked at the stack of books with a dilemma.

How is she going to carry all these books?

Just then, Zhang Mo came in from the school gate and saw her squatting there looking at a pile of books with a troubled expression. He walked over and asked, "Do you need my help?"

Lin Wei looked at him as if he were her savior, "Yes, yes, yes." She couldn't move it by herself anyway.

Zhang Mo squatted down and glanced at the books, all of which were biology books. "Did you ask someone for these?" The main reason was that these books didn't look new; they had clearly been used.

"Yeah, I asked a classmate from the biology class for it, and he ripped me off by two hundred yuan." Lin Wei felt a pang of heartache as she said this. And he was such a rip-off! To avoid paying for the delivery, she even hired a courier. And to make matters worse, she managed to convince the courier to pay on delivery. That was just outrageous.

Zhang Mo laughed without restraint upon hearing this. He couldn't believe someone was actually trying to squeeze money out of her! But when Lin Wei looked over, he stopped laughing and obediently started moving the books.

Knowing he couldn't move them all in one trip and was worried the books would get lost if left there, he had her stay there to watch over the books while he made two trips back and forth, finally managing to move all the books.

Even his face was sweating.

"Thanks," Lin Wei said to him, feeling a little embarrassed, and then offered to treat him to milk tea another day.

Although Zhang Mo didn't need it, he didn't refuse. He just said, "Okay." The two of them didn't say much after that and went back to their respective dormitories to study.

Just like Lin Wei wanted to learn more about biology, he also wanted to learn more about physics. You only realize how little you know when you need it, so he wanted to learn as much as he could.

It's fair to say that neither he nor Lin Wei believed they would be eliminated.

So when Lin Wei got back to her dorm, she picked up a book and started reading. Putting everything else aside, these books were definitely worth the money. They were the books she needed right now. They were challenging, but she could still understand them.

The only thing is that books are just books, like academic papers; they can only be read in the real world. Otherwise, she couldn't imagine how happy she would be if she could read them in the system space.

Even though she reads very quickly, she can only read one or two books a day at most. So it's conceivable that when the results of the selection competition came out, she had only read six books.

Among those who advanced to the national mathematics team this time are Fang Yihuai, Ji Liu, Gao Fuya, and two other people from other provinces and cities.

When Lin Wei learned that Gao Fuya had also been shortlisted, she was genuinely happy for her. "Congratulations!" She had seen Gao Fuya's anxiety during that time, but in the end, the results did not disappoint her efforts.

Gao Fuya's cold expression vanished, replaced by joy. She smiled more happily than anyone else, "Congratulations to you too!" She hadn't expected to advance. It was a 3 in 11 chance, and she had actually managed to pull it off. Even if she might lose in the international competition, she was still satisfied.

Although everyone advanced, there were still some differences in scores.

Lin Wei and Fang Yihuai both scored a perfect 126 points, Ji Liu almost got 119 points, while Gao Fuya scored 89 points, two points higher than the last place. Some people got very high scores, and some got very low scores.

As for biology, it's obvious that Chi Boyan has already advanced. Of the remaining five, apart from Lin Wei who represents S Province, the others are either from A City or elsewhere, and their scores are not much different from their math scores—either full marks or in the eighties. Not to mention physics.

Zhang Mo was surprised that four students from their school had made it into the national team, and they were even from the same class. The happiest people were undoubtedly their homeroom teacher and the principal.

If they can win awards in international competitions, their photos and achievements will be displayed on the wall of honor for ten years.

Before the competition even started, he was already thinking about how to celebrate and promote recruitment.

Meanwhile, Lin Wei learned from her homeroom teacher that if they could win an award from the international competition, the school would give them a bonus. Lin Wei immediately perked up. She had wanted to win an award before, and now she wanted to win even more.

"Teacher, did they say how much money they'd give?" she asked, her skin thick with shame, noticeably more brazen than before. While a hundred or two hundred yuan was still money, a few thousand would have been much more motivating.

The homeroom teacher hadn't expected her to ask, and paused for a moment before replying, "Uh, it should be more than enough. If it is, I'll make it up to you." He'd already earned a lot in bonuses this year for teaching these few easy-going students, so he figured he'd give them the money. Besides, he trusted the school wouldn't be so stingy; they'd given generous bonuses to outstanding students in previous years, so there was no reason for them to mistreat them.

Upon hearing this, Lin Wei immediately beamed with joy, "Thank you, teacher, I will do my best!" and then ran off.

There's no way around it; supporting a family isn't easy. She has to think about her tuition and living expenses at university, especially since medicine is the busiest major, and she might not have much time for part-time jobs.

The higher-ups clearly attached great importance to this national competition. Zhang Mo never expected to meet Professor Xu Hongyuan. Even his usually taciturn face showed a slight change in expression. His goal was the physics department of Ocean University, so that he could become Professor Xu's student.

The two were clearly mutually attracted, and Xu Hongyuan also liked Zhang Mo, his student.

"Not bad, truly heroes emerge from among the young." We originally thought they would have to wait another two years to graduate, but we didn't expect them to be so promising, actually making it all the way to the national team.

He looked at Lin Wei and said, "You must be Lin Wei." He had to admit that Lin Wei had left a deep impression on him during their drone competition.

Lin Wei nodded. "Hello, Professor Xu. Are you leading the national physics team this time?"

Xu Hongyuan: "Not bad. We have one more week. I will give you some intensive training during this week, and then you will represent the country in the competition. I hope you will not let me down." After all, in the past few years, the Flower Country has lost too many times, and the foreigners are too arrogant.

Lin Wei nodded earnestly, "We will do our best." The others didn't even have a chance to speak. Zhang Mo, already taciturn, couldn't utter a single word even when facing his favorite teacher. And how could the others possibly chatter in front of such an important figure? It became Lin Wei's stage.

I didn't expect her to be so lively. More importantly, she's neither arrogant nor humble, cheerful and confident, which is very endearing.

When Xu Hongyuan saw her, he couldn't help but smile, even though he had been filled with worries about the international competition.

He had found Zhang Mo quite pleasing to the eye during their online chats, and now it seemed that this little girl was no less capable, at least much more clever than the people around her.

At this point, if he only liked Lin Wei because of her personality, then after the exam papers were released and he saw her abilities, that liking grew even stronger.

"This girl is smart and has a very likable personality." It's a pity that he could tell that her main focus wasn't on physics, otherwise he wouldn't mind taking on another student.