Chapter 353 Waaaaah, I'd even be willing to have Pei Jinwu as my ancestor!
"Xiao Pei..."
Professor Tong wanted to explain that his previous harshness towards her was purely out of kindness, but he immediately covered his mouth in fright and hurriedly changed his words: "Master, I..."
"Let's go collect the award first."
Pei Jinwu gently raised the corner of her lips and calmly said, "We'll talk about our business back at the hotel."
"..."
Professor Tong was speechless, and his body trembled involuntarily.
Settling scores later?
——
The awards ceremony begins.
The presenter reluctantly handed the trophy to Professor Tong.
"This is the bonus."
"bonus?"
Professor Tong glanced down and saw that it was over two million.
He hadn't paid attention to the competition for a long time and had completely forgotten about the prize money.
Who knew there were so many?
Two million yuan is enough for him to buy so many snacks.
"Professor Tong, would you be interested in joining the Nordic Programming Alliance?"
After the award plaque was given to Professor Tong, the guest lowered his voice and asked, "Your salary is twenty times what it is now?"
Twenty times?
Two hundred thousand a month?
"That certainly sounds tempting." Professor Tong hugged the trophy and prize money tightly, tidied his slightly disheveled white hair, and said seriously, "But—"
“My mentor is Chinese, and I am Chinese too. I learned computer programming to serve my country.”
Two hundred thousand?
Professor Tong looked up at the audience and spotted Pei Jinwu. He smirked and said, "If I remember correctly, the organizing committee spent ten million to poach my mentor back then, but they still failed, didn't they?"
"..."
The man frowned but remained silent.
Miss Blank is a tough nut to crack.
"Stop trying to poach others, look for the problems within your own ranks, and see if they've been working hard enough..."
“Not every Chinese person is like you Westerners, willing to do anything for money. When you can't compete, you resort to slander; when you're wrong, you play dead…”
With each sentence Professor Tong spoke, the man's expression grew increasingly unpleasant, until finally he couldn't take it anymore and stormed off.
"snort."
Professor Tong scoffed at the retreating figure, his eyes filled with disdain.
His master, even at such a young age, had backbone and would never be a "traitor."
——
The awards ceremony has ended.
Professor Tong, carrying the trophy, walked off the stage and bumped into Professor Sun, who was trying to sneak away.
"..."
"..."
Professor Tong stared at the other person, and the other person stared back at him.
"I never expected you to win an award." Professor Sun's face was as white as paper, and he looked completely dejected, his words still sarcastic.
"yes."
Professor Tong smirked and retorted without any politeness: "I am indeed quite surprised. I thought this award would go to you, Professor Sun."
after all--
Before going on stage, he confidently boasted.
"you--"
Professor Sun was so angry at being mocked that his lips trembled slightly, and he said with a livid face, "Don't be too smug, or you'll fall and hurt yourself."
"Thank you for your concern, Professor Sun."
Professor Tong felt a surge of anger when he thought about how Professor Sun had made things difficult for the young apprentice: "But for now, you should mind your own business first."
The words fell.
Professor Tong walked briskly toward Pei Jinwu.
"..."
Professor Sun stood there, watching the proud master and apprentice, his hands clenched tightly at his sides.
Win an award?
Feeling smug?
There's a long road ahead!
So eager to climb over him?
Don't even think about it!
Little did they know.
News of Professor Tong's award in China had already spread far and wide.
The world programming competition champion immediately became a trending topic.
Even more frightening is...
Besides Professor Tong, his student (Little Master) Pei Jinwu also made it to the trending topics.
——
On the way back.
Pei Jinwu closed her eyes for a short rest, while Professor Tong sat stiffly beside her.
I dared not even move, let alone breathe.
I finally made it to the hotel.
As soon as the car came to a stop, Pei Jinwu pushed open the car door without saying a word, left him behind, and strode away.
"master……"
Professor Tong sat in the car, his hands gripping the door, staring pitifully at the little girl's back.
Why isn't the master paying attention to him?
Could he really be angry?
"master?"
Professor Tong panicked, forgetting about the trophy and prize money, and hurriedly chased after him, shouting, "Master, how can I live without you, Master?"
"master!!!"
——
Hotel room.
Pei Jinwu came out of the restroom.
I held it in the whole way.
As soon as the car stopped, I went straight to the restroom to wash it.
Where is Professor Tong?
Pei Jinwu looked around but didn't see Professor Tong. She frowned slightly.
Just as I was about to make the call—
Suddenly, Professor Tong's wailing voice echoed in the hallway:
"Master, please don't ignore me. I know I was wrong."
"Master, I didn't mean to make things difficult for you."
"Master, please say something."
"master!"
"Bang--"
Pei Jinwu forcefully pulled open the door and saw a man kneeling on the floor, his body limp, gripping the doorknob. She frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Master, are you angry with me?"
Professor Tong got up, hunching his shoulders and cautiously staring at the person in front of him: "You got off the car and left right away, did you not want to see me?"
"No."
Pei Jinwu frowned slightly and replied casually, "I need to use the restroom."
"?"
Professor Tong paused slightly, the implication being that his master wasn't angry.
So all that howling he did the whole way was for nothing?
"Come in."
Having roughly guessed the reason, Pei Jinwu stepped aside to let Professor Tong in and poured him a glass of water.
"No, no, I wouldn't dare."
Professor Tong was so startled that he jumped up from the sofa, took the water glass with both hands, and said in a trembling voice, "Young master, how could you..."
"oh."
Pei Jinwu sat down next to him, touched her hair guiltily, and gave a perfunctory explanation: "It's all a misunderstanding. Whether you died in the past or not is not important. It's enough that you're alive now."
"..."
Professor Tong, holding his cup, said something that sounded rather odd.
“Young master, when I heard about your passing, I cried for days and nights.”
Professor Tong sighed softly, his brows relaxing as he said, "It's good that he's not dead."
"..."
Pei Jinwu's lips twitched; these words sounded strange too.
"Master, you're so good with computers, why did you choose to study our major?"
Professor Tong asked curiously.
"boring."
Pei Jinwu sat on the sofa, playing with her phone, and said calmly, "Since you're going to university to learn a major to kill time, why not learn something useful?"
boring?
Killing time?
Professor Tong swallowed hard, his smile bitter: "How could I dare to lecture you any further?"
"Just do as usual."
Pei Jinwu smiled faintly and said slowly, "You are still the teacher, and I am still the student."
"..."
Professor Tong bit his lip, almost crying with worry.
Waaaaah.
Students teach teachers, reversing the natural order.
I can't teach it.
He really can't teach me anything.
Rather.
Let's switch roles.
Pei Jinwu became his teacher?
Waaaaah.
Being an ancestor is fine too.
——
good evening.
Tomorrow's content will feature the ultimate showdown between the two arch-rivals.
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