Chapter 56 The Nanny's Niece's Counterattack
In the cafeteria, Lin Wei was eating breakfast, but she wasn't eating alone; she was eating with Professor Dou. The two of them had bumped into each other in the cafeteria, so they ended up sitting at the same table.
When the phone rang, a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes. Wasn't it supposed to be 9:30? Why was she calling at this hour? Many guesses flashed through her mind, but fearing that something urgent might be wrong, she smiled apologetically at Professor Dou and answered the phone.
Then I heard a commotion on the other side, with a familiar American accent.
"Vice President, the people from Country M are causing trouble." The Minister of External Relations breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she had answered the phone. She was really afraid that she would not answer or hang up the phone like the President. If she had known that this would happen, she would not have used Jian Caiwei's people just to save trouble.
Actually, her translation skills are quite good, and would be sufficient under normal circumstances, but since this is an abnormal situation, what can we do?
Who knew the people in the US would cause trouble?
She could only briefly explain the situation and shift the blame onto Minister Jian.
In the cafeteria, Lin Wei raised an eyebrow after hearing this. They didn't know to look for her before, but now that something's happened, they know to look for her? They should at least have told her about the change of personnel. If this hadn't happened, wouldn't she have only found out about the change after arriving over there?
Professor Dou noticed her strange expression and asked, "Lin Wei, what's wrong? Is something the matter?" It was the first time he had seen her with such an expression on her face.
Lin Wei: "It's nothing, it's just that some people from the US came to visit our school and it seems like something's happened." She didn't take it seriously.
What's the rush for her? It's good to let them be anxious.
On the phone, the head of the external relations department heard her talking to someone else and wondered how she could do it so slowly.
She was getting really anxious about this, and she was still chatting and eating with someone? Just as she was about to urge her or say something, Lin Wei said, "Let's talk about it after I finish eating," and then hung up the phone.
Did you hang up the phone?
The head of the external relations department was now convinced that she and Chairman Fang knew each other; the two had exactly the same temper, hanging up on each other without hesitation. However, her relaxed tone actually calmed her down.
She's so calm, she must have a solution, right?
At this moment, Lin Wei also received a message from Fang Yihuai: "That M country school is the SINANO school that made a bet with us in the last national competition. They came today to get revenge. You should leave them waiting for a while before going over." This coincided with her own thoughts.
You can't just leave someone aside when you don't need them, and then call them in to fill in when you do, right? This isn't even her responsibility; it would be fine if she were.
However, since she was partly responsible for this matter, Lin Wei said goodbye to Professor Dou after finishing her meal and headed towards that location.
At this moment, Mu Qian was extremely busy and overwhelmed. She was just a translator; she could translate, but a competition? Sorry, she couldn't do it. She could only listen to the American people mocking the country for having no talent, calling them a bunch of useless people, and saying that a group of college students couldn't even compare to a high school student.
But where would an average high school student reach this level?
"They're clearly following the competition route; people who haven't received competition training simply can't do that," said the math department person who had been called in to save the day, frowning.
"Moreover, these people are quite skilled in mathematics; even ordinary people who have participated in competitions cannot compare to them."
It's worth noting that among the people he called over, some had participated in math competitions, but they had all suffered crushing defeats at their hands, which was enough to demonstrate their strength.
Huang Taiqing, who knew something was wrong here and had come under the cover of trouble, saw this scene and couldn't help but say, "Do you know Fang Yihuai and Lin Wei? You can ask them." Two national gold medalists, are they afraid they can't beat these few American guys?
However, the head of the external relations department was not paying attention to this. "You know the president and the vice president?" Knowing the president is one thing, but how do you even know the vice president?
However, realizing this wasn't the time for chatting, she explained, "The president is currently attending a mathematics conference out of town and can't make it, but the vice president... the vice president is on his way." Inwardly, however, she thought, "What do you mean, 'on his way'? He doesn't care about that at all; he's still leisurely eating."
Thinking of this, she glared at Jian Caiwei. If Jian hadn't suddenly brought a translator, she wouldn't be in such a passive position because of this. But now, regardless of whether this matter can be resolved smoothly, when Chairman Fang returns, she will definitely be scolded again.
Jian Caiwei avoided her gaze, inwardly sneering. What did this have to do with her? Wasn't it just that she herself had used her people to save trouble? However, she felt somewhat guilty, and also wanted to know how Lin Wei would turn the tide, so she remained standing there, occasionally going up to mediate.
Minister of External Relations: "A hypocrite."
When Lin Wei arrived, she saw people who looked furious and wanted to rush up and beat someone up, as well as classmates who couldn't understand English and had to rely on others to translate. She glanced at the American people inside speaking arrogant and provocative English, and realized that the situation wasn't as bad as she had imagined, so she slowed her pace even further.
She thought a fight was going to break out.
It's good to just talk.
That makes sense; if they were really going to fight, they would have called security already.
"Make way, student council member." She put on her student council badge and walked in from the crowd.
The Minister of External Relations sees her as a lifeline. There's no other way; aside from the president, isn't she the highest-ranking person in the student council? No one else can handle this situation, so of course, the tallest person has to step up when things fall apart—after all, she's the vice president.
Lin Wei glanced at her but didn't say anything to scold her. She simply said, "Go explain to the president yourself when he comes back." This was more effective than scolding her. Then, without waiting for her reaction, she walked straight towards the American man.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were on her.
What is she going to do? Is this person a member of the student council? What can she do?
Amidst the crowd's skepticism, the next second, fluent English flowed from Lin Wei's lips, delivered in a standard London accent: "I heard you're challenging students from our University A." It wasn't a question, but rather a statement.
Although she knew the president had asked her to translate, and that her English wouldn't be too bad even if it wasn't great, she didn't expect her to be this good.
Upon hearing this, Mu Qian conceded defeat, saying, "I'm not as good as her." In the end, she had only learned English by herself by watching tape recorders, watching TV, and using English learning software. Although she could speak it, and even spoke it quite fluently, it was far inferior to someone who had spent several years in the system space and had no accent whatsoever.
This left everyone astonished by the figure ahead. Was she really that amazing? Even English majors were humbled by her.
At this moment, Lin Wei's gaze passed through the leader and landed on Snam and Ovit. She suddenly smiled and said, "Long time no see, my defeated opponent." She spoke in a familiar tone, but the arrogance and conceit in her voice were very obvious, though they were hidden under her gentle face. It was precisely this that created a great contrast.
Sinami looked at her, his face turning ashen. "What are you doing here?" He couldn't believe they had actually come all the way to Flower Country and ended up at her school.
What incredible luck! They managed to challenge the school she attends.
Elton: "She's the one who beat you?" He looked at her with a hostile expression. That comment about America being inferior to the Flower Country had made America lose face internationally, and he wanted to see what she was really capable of, so he challenged Lin Wei, "Do you dare to compete with me?"
"What are we comparing?"
"Compare math."
Lin smiled. She had seen the difficult questions that the head of the external relations department had sent her. To be honest, they were quite challenging, even comparable to the national competition. But was he so confident that they could stump her?
"I can compete with you, but what's the stake? How about we stick to what we said before: America is inferior to Flower Country." Getting someone who is absolutely protective of their country to say this is more effective than hitting or scolding them.
When Snam and Ovid heard this, they tried to persuade him to stop, but Elton shoved them away dismissively, saying, "Just because you lost doesn't mean I will lose too."
"I will definitely beat her." To this day, he still believes that the reason why the M country lost the national competition was because he was not present.
When Snam saw this, he stopped trying to persuade him and even hoped that Lin Wei could give him a good beating. He had had enough of being mocked by this arrogant and conceited person.
Mu Qian translated the conversation between the group of people, sentence by sentence, and the group of people had different expressions. She? A clinical major competing in math, and in a math competition at that? Is she kidding me?
At this moment, Huang Taiqing couldn't help but speak up, "You all don't know that she is the gold medalist of this year's International Olympic Games, do you? She won gold medals in three subjects, while Fang Yihuai only won gold medals in one subject."
What? How is that possible?
When Huang Taiqing saw the shocked looks on the faces of the group of people because of his words, he was filled with smugness. They didn't even know? Could it be that only he and Tian Zhengyang knew about this school?
The next second, a second-year math student suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "I remember now! I remember where I saw her before! Isn't she the one who was brought to class by Professor Liang and praised so highly a few months ago, along with Fang Yihuai?"
“I still remember Professor Liang saying that we were not as good as a high school student. I was almost depressed by her words. Now that I think about it, that person was her.”
As soon as she said this, everyone looked at Lin Wei with a bright light. Whether it was because the timing of her stepping forward was perfect, or because of her impolite tone towards the M people earlier, or because of these words, she suddenly seemed much more distant in everyone's eyes.
No wonder she's so capable; she's fluent in both English and math. She even knows Professor Liang. So there's a reason Fang Yihuai chose her as vice president.
They genuinely believed it was because she was good-looking.
While they were still in shock, Lin Wei had already completed many questions, looking completely relaxed. In contrast to her composure, Elton from the US broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the questions she had set.
He finally understood what Snammi meant. She was truly unmatched by the previous contestants from the Flower Country; she was a prodigy.
When Lin Wei finished, he was still sitting there looking at the second question, his fists clenched tightly. No, how could he not be able to solve it?
Because he didn't believe anyone could solve the problem, Elton stood up and looked at her, saying, "This problem is impossible to solve, right? You must have made it up, right?"
"You're setting me up."
Upon hearing this, Lin Wei laughed sarcastically, "So you can't do it and you just say you're setting a trap for me? You Americans are really funny."
“Okay, didn’t you say no one could make it? What if I could? What would you do then?” She spoke English very quickly, yet with perfect fluency, making it a pleasure to listen to.
However, it was a bit difficult for Mu Qian to translate. She couldn't keep up, after all, she was only a sophomore and not yet that skilled.
The translation suddenly became halting, which indirectly proved that Lin Wei's English was better than hers.
This is more than just a little better; both the Minister of External Relations and Chien Tsai-wei felt like they'd been slapped in the face.
She actually abandoned her and chose someone else, and now she's the one who has to save the day. Did the president consider this when she put her in charge of the translation? And she's made a complete mess of what should have been a smooth process.
Upon seeing the students surrounding him, the head of the external relations department knew that the credibility of his department would be subjected to unprecedented doubt.
Elton's expression turned grim. He watched as Lin Wei effortlessly solved the problem that had stumped him in just a few minutes, and it looked perfectly correct to him. He was utterly defeated, staring at her in disbelief. "How did you do that?"
How could a girl, even younger than him, achieve this? Just how much has she learned?
However, Lin Wei didn't want to talk about these trivial things with him. She looked at him sharply and said, "A bet is a bet. You should know what that means, right?" Don't try to change the subject.
They were making such a big fuss before, are they going to back out now?
Elton froze, remembering the bet he had made earlier. He finally understood how Snamami had felt back then—bitterness, regret, and pain washed over him. He wanted to break his promise and pretend nothing had happened, but looking at Snamami's indifferent gaze, his classmates who saw him as a sinner, and the gloating Chinese people, he finally gritted his teeth and uttered those words, "I lost. America is not as good as China."
His eyes were murderous; after saying that, he turned and left.
Snan was knocked back two steps by the impact, but his eyes showed no anger, only a sense of satisfaction. He finally had a day like this.
However, this does not mean he is grateful to Lin Wei. He will repay the humiliation she brought them sooner or later.
"You'll attend the M Country Youth Mathematics Conference three years from now, right?" He believed that with her abilities, she would be qualified to attend the conference if she wanted to.
Lin Wei raised an eyebrow. "I'm sorry, I don't know what kind of math conference you're talking about. But I think you've misunderstood something. Math is just a hobby of mine. My major is medicine. If you ever get sick and need surgery, I can help you."
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