The guests at tonight's banquet mainly include students, teachers and company employees.
Most of the staff members work in finance, management, consulting, auditing and other companies. Students present can chat with them, ask them questions and obtain valuable information.
To David Sun, this kind of banquet is just an ordinary dinner. If he wanted to find a job in a big company, he would actively participate in such activities. But he does not need a job. After graduating from college, he will return to China to inherit the family business and take up the burden on his father's shoulders.
However, Jiang Yubai was one of the organizers behind the dinner, so Sun David dressed up nicely for Jiang Yubai's sake.
Sun David stuffed three layers of height-increasing pads into his shoes, just like wearing a pair of high heels. He stood up from his seat, holding the edge of the table firmly with both hands, and looked up at Jiang Yubai.
Jiang Yubai was approaching. He was wearing a neat suit and had an outstanding temperament, which attracted a lot of attention.
Sun David started talking to him and said, "Jiang Yubai, let me introduce you to this girl, my girlfriend, Miao Danyi. Her mother is from Myanmar, and her father is from Malaysia. She is a mixed-race girl, and she speaks Chinese very well. You can chat with her in Chinese, it will be smooth."
Tonight, Miao Danyi wore a flowing black dress, a pearl laurel leaf on her head, and a diamond bracelet on her wrist. She exuded a sense of wealth and tranquility when she was silent. She grew up in Southeast Asia and learned Chinese since she was a child. Later, she met David Sun and lived with him outside of school. David Sun became her Chinese teacher.
Miao Danyi smiled and said, "David introduced you to me. He said you are amazing, smart and capable..." She paused and asked, "Excuse me, can I meet your girlfriend?"
The candles on the dining table were shining brightly. Miao Danyi pushed her plate and leaned over to ask Sun David, "His girlfriend is Lin Zhixia? Why didn't he react?"
David Sun took the initiative to smooth things over, saying, "Lin Zhixia is too busy. She is a doctoral student in a large research group."
Jiang Yubai explained, "Lin Zhixia has been quite busy lately." He seemed very loyal, and then revealed, "Which group's doctoral students are you looking for? The volunteers just told me that doctoral students from several departments are here."
David Sun went around to the other side of the long table.
He stood beside Jiang Yubai and said with emotion: "There are so many PhDs here, it's like a teaching assistant party..." He looked carefully and pointed: "Look at that table, your girlfriend's colleagues are here."
The "colleagues of your girlfriend" that David Sun mentioned were Wen Qi and Yin Xiuen.
Jiang Yubai asked in a low voice: "Do you know them?"
Sun Dawei nodded slightly: "I checked all the doctoral students in that department on the computer."
Jiang Yubai deliberately misunderstood and asked, "You want to study for a Ph.D."
Sun Dawei quickly denied, "No, I did this for my girlfriend. She scored 50 points last semester, and she has to take Part II before she even understands Part I. The senior from last year said that Quantum Computing gives high marks, so she will choose it next semester. I saw that there are only five teaching assistants for Quantum Computing this year, and not many people choose the course. The teacher of the small class likes to give difficult and weird questions..."
Jiang Yubai understood the hidden meaning behind what Sun David said.
No matter how much I try, I still can't get rid of Lin Zhixia.
Jiang Yubai and Sun David are both very sure that Lin Zhixia will become the teaching assistant for "Quantum Computing" next semester - this is basically a done deal.
Lin Zhixia's research direction is related to quantum computing. The quality and citations of her published papers are quite good, which is just enough for a teaching assistant position. In addition, she is proficient in various languages and treats students with gentleness and patience, which meets the job requirements of a teaching assistant position.
Even though Lin Zhixia is still young, she already has certain qualifications.
Jiang Yubai was silent for a moment, then advised, "If you want to improve your girlfriend's grades, you shouldn't ask a teaching assistant. The school has its own rules. If Miao Danyi is too close to the teaching assistant, it will be easily regarded as 'academic misconduct' by others. Both of their studies will be affected. Is this what you want to see?"
Sun David frowned.
Jiang Yubai looked at his expression and lowered his voice: "You can find a teacher for your girlfriend to give her one-on-one tutoring in your home."
Sun David weighed Jiang Yubai's words and asked, "Teachers outside the school?"
Jiang Yubai smiled and said, "Recruit teachers, sign contracts, and teach at home..."
Sun Dawei patted Jiang Yubai's back. He wanted to pat Jiang Yubai's shoulders, but Jiang Yubai's shoulders were a bit high, so his back was closer to him. He nodded and said, "I have been taking tutoring classes since I was a child, and I have forgotten about this. Thank you, I will post a recruitment notice later."
Jiang Yubai clinked glasses with him.
Afterwards, Jiang Yubai walked to the central area of the hall.
Several classmates were discussing workplace issues with employees of a financial company, and Jiang Yubai joined them. He was like a young man who had just started out, not understanding social rules or investment trends, and most of his theories came from books.
Sun David watched Jiang Yubai's every move and said in confusion: "Hiss..."
Miao Danyi held the fork: "Ah?"
"Jiang Yubai," Sun David pointed to the side, "his father and my father are partners. His father invested in shipyards, energy, and power plants in Europe, and controlled several companies with a stable annual rate of return. His grandfather made his first pot of gold in the electrical appliance and shipbuilding industries..."
At this point, David Sun suddenly stopped talking. He said to himself, "Investing is riskier than gambling. If I make the wrong investment, it will be worse than getting addicted to gambling in Las Vegas. If you get addicted to gambling, the worst that can happen is that you lose a little money, but if you make a bad investment, you can lose everything in a matter of minutes."
Miao Danyi has never studied any economic theory.
She was absent-minded and ate her meal in silence with her head down.
David Sun added: "The second generation of rich people are most likely to be deceived into investing. Their professional teams will come up with various schemes to squeeze cash out of you. It's really hard to do business these days. My grandma said she saw a small company being withdrawn by a bank..."
Miao Danyi tilted her head back and drank a glass of drink, and her cheeks bulged out.
David Sun sensed her impatience.
He quickly shut up and said, "Hey, Miaomiao, you can choose whatever courses you want next semester. We won't get too close to the teaching assistants. If you get too close to the teaching assistants, what if the old man on the college committee sees you and thinks you are 'academically dishonest'? Right? Starting from this semester, we will find a teacher for each of your courses. They will live in our house, provide food and accommodation, and let the teacher slowly bring your grades up."
After hearing his words, Miao Danyi was struck by lightning.
Tonight, Jiang Yubai plans to taste a glass of red wine.
He is an adult and should be able to drink.
With this in mind, Jiang Yubai picked up a tall glass. He tilted the glass slightly and carefully observed the texture of the red wine under the light.
Jiang Yubai's two friends were standing in front of him. The two friends were talking in low voices, laughing from time to time. They said to Jiang Yubai: "We are going to London and Paris to celebrate the New Year this year. Do you want to come?"
At this moment, a boy happened to pass by Jiang Yubai. He was breathing rapidly and walking quickly, and bumped into Jiang Yubai's shoulder hard. The cold drink spilled and splashed onto the back of Jiang Yubai's hand.
Jiang Yubai asked: "Classmate?"
The man turned around abruptly and looked at Jiang Yubai for a moment.
Jiang Yubai read out his name: "Wen Qi."
Jiang Yubai had been in Lin Zhixia's office for two or three days. When Wen Qi came to discuss a group topic with Lin Zhixia, Lin Zhixia introduced Wen Qi to Jiang Yubai. Therefore, Jiang Yubai had a deep impression of Wen Qi.
Of course Wen Qi also remembered him.
Students from different colleges were walking around them, and familiar faces were everywhere.
The atmosphere of the dinner was lively, but the lights were a little dim. Wen Qi was wearing an expensive suit made of high-quality fabrics and exquisite workmanship, but his brows were furrowed and his face was not good. He forced out a sentence: "I'm sorry, I didn't look at the road when I walked."
Jiang Yubai took out a napkin, wiped the dirt off his hands, and asked him, "Where are you going?"
He said bluntly: "The bathroom."
Jiang Yubai was about to go to the bathroom to wash his hands.
Although he didn't want to go the same way as Wen Qi, they still went in the same direction.
Along the way, Jiang Yubai said nothing, and Wen Qi was also silent. They maintained an awkward and tacit understanding, commonly known as "If you ignore me, I will ignore you."
The only common topic they could find was Lin Zhixia.
However, the silence remained unbroken.
Jiang Yubai stood in front of the sink. He turned on the tap and washed his hands attentively. He had a slight obsession with cleanliness since he was a child. If his hands were dirty, he would wash them at least twice to make them clean.
The faucet was pouring water downwards, and Wen Qi was standing on the right side of Jiang Yubai.
Wen Qi scooped up a handful of cold water with both hands and suddenly covered his hair with it. The water drops slid down his hair and stuck to his forehead. He took a deep breath and asked Jiang Yubai: "Do you smoke? Do you have a lighter?"
Forget about smoking.
Jiang Yubai didn't even touch the cigarette box.
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