"We won! First place!"

"Number thirteen won the first prize, number thirteen won the first place!"

"Your son Yi is really something. I didn’t understand what he was saying at the end but he’s pretty impressive, right!"

"Of course, my son, my son, he’s number one, he’s number one!" The usually calm Liu Jing shouted eagerly, her excitement infectious to those around her.

Zhao Zhenxi wraps his arm around He Dabao’s shoulder, shouting loudly, "My son is awesome. Yours is not bad either, he’s good at studying!"

"They’re in the same team, anyway, they won the first place together!"

He Dabao’s face reddened slightly, but Zhao Zhenxi’s words were not wrong. Even though it seemed to have nothing to do with He Ronghua, he was still part of the team after all.

It was the same on stage.

The host invited the guests to present awards to the teams.

Prizes were given out starting from last place. The fourth and third placed teams, Zhengyang No.1 High School and Yongyang Middle School, each received a participation certificate.

It’s challenging for Jiangzhou Experimental Middle School, the second-placed team, to cheer up. They were all still immersed in ’defeat’. Being the runner-up didn’t feel worth celebrating. They didn’t seem happy that they lost to Zhengyang No. 13 Middle School in the end.

They were stronger than the third and fourth place teams. In addition to the participation certificates, they also each received a prize - an MP3 player sponsored by a domestic manufacturer.

Next was Zhengyang No. 13 Middle School, which won first place.

The six contestants lined up, with their coach, Teacher Wang Ping, standing on the stage with them at the end.

The award was presented by the Vice Minister Zhou Limin, and Zhang Zhenhua, the Dean of Jiangzhou University. They handed out certificates and awards to each of the six competitors.

Zhao Yi was the first to receive his prize. Upon taking the box, he glanced at it and saw no logo, so he just ripped off the plastic wrap and took a look inside.

"What is it?" Lin Xiaoqing leaned over to ask.

Zhao Yi didn’t answer.

Lin Xiaoqing thought Zhao Yi didn’t hear and raised her voice, "What’s inside?"

Zhao Yi replied, "Why don’t you open it and see for yourself, or I can open it for you?" He grinned, ready to snatch it.

"Don’t!"

Lin Xiaoqing quickly shielded her prize.

At the end of the award ceremony, Wang Ping, on behalf of No. 13 Middle School, received a small trophy made especially for the winner, no bigger than a hand, which looked like a little toy.

Wang Ping received the trophy, thanked everyone on behalf of Number Thirteen, and bowed.

Zhao Yi, Lin Xiaoqing and the other contestants also bowed.

The audience clapped their hands.

That is the last scene of the ’Youth Cup’ finals.

Winning the championship.

Celebrating.

Award ceremony.

After going through the whole process, it was quite exhausting. But Lin Xiaoqing seemed to be full of spirit. She kept looking at the box in Zhao Yi’s hand, apparently planning to snatch it at any chance.

The contestants walked down the stage together.

Zhao Yi could feel the fierce gaze all the time. He waved at his parents in the distance. As he walked past Zhao Hongjuan, he complained, "Auntie Zhao, we share the same surname, we’re like a family..."

Lin Xiaoqing, who was behind him, shuddered at his words.

Zhao Yi continued, "You need to watch Lin Xiaoqing more. She’s always hands-on, I’m scared." He looked as if he had been wronged.

Lin Xiaoqing clenched her fist, her eyes looking very unfriendly.

Zhao Hongjuan quickly reprimanded, "Xiaoqing, look at what you’re doing! Do you even act like a girl anymore!"

"Come here!"

"Tell mom, what’s going on between you and Zhao Yi?"

...

Not everyone left the scene.

He Xianglin waited on the spot for a while, and when he saw that things were not over here, he then walked over.

"Professor He?"

A few parents and teachers made way for He Xianglin. They knew he was a university professor.

He Xianglin was there to find Zhao Yi. He walked over and asked, "Student Zhao Yi, you were talking about the problem of the robot operating system just now. Are you also interested in mechanical automation and intelligence in your daily life?"

Zhao Yi looked around and replied, "Just interested, I’ve learned a bit about it."

He Xianglin was not surprised. He handed over a business card, "This is my phone number. If you plan on studying at a university in Nanjiang Province, I encourage you to apply to Jiangzhou University of Science and Technology. I can include you in my lab while you are still an undergraduate."

Then he left.

The surrounding parents and students looked at each other in confusion, not quite understanding.

Lin Xiaoqing asked, "Does he want you to apply to Jiangzhou University of Science and Technology? It’s good to have a known teacher in the university."

Zhao Yi rolled his eyes.

The teachers who had been to university understood more quickly.

Teacher Sun said, "Zhao Yi, would you consider it? Professor He has his own lab, at least leading PhD students. If you went to Jiangzhou University of Science and Technology, your path on undergraduate, masters and PhD would be smooth."

Everyone else opened their mouths wide.

Zhao Zhenxi asked in surprise, "Does that mean if Xiao Yi applies to this university of science and technology, he will have a PhD in the future?"

Liu Jing also asked, "Xiao Yi, what are you thinking?"

Zhao Yi rubbed his forehead and said firmly, "I won’t go."

"Why?"

"Such a good opportunity!"

"Jiangzhou University of Science and Technology is a top-tier university, right?"

Zhao Yi said irritably, "I don’t want to major in computer science, and even if I did, I have better choices."

"There was a professor from Capital University of Posts and Telecommunications who invited me to that school. He said I just need to meet the undergraduate requirements for a special enrollment."

No one spoke this time.

Compared to Jiangzhou University of Science and Technology, Capital University of Posts and Telecommunications is more prestigious. The question is, are they admitting students who just meet the undergraduate requirements?

Special enrollment?

Teacher Wang Ping concluded solemnly, "So, we really don’t need to worry about whether Zhao Yi can get into university, right?"

Everyone else nodded together. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Even the students fell silent. They were hit hard - they always thought they studied well and would be able to get into a better university in the future.

Zhao Yi’s grades were indeed a bit lower, but he had a special skill in computing. College professors personally came to poach him, and key universities in the capital were willing to lower the score requirements for admission.

They just couldn’t compare!

It wasn’t until they got into the business car to go back that everyone’s mood was restored and they began to get excited about winning the championship.

Sun Liang couldn’t wait to open the prize. When he started to tear the plastic film, he was a bit reluctant, "Do you guys know what’s inside?"

No one dared to open it.

Lin Xiaoqing immediately looked at Zhao Yi, her eyes written with ’threat’.

"Lady, I surrender, I confess everything!"

"Please don’t take me up the mountain!"

Zhao Yi spoke pathetically. While Lin Xiaoqing was still reacting, he made a phone call gesture.

"A cell phone?"

Everyone else immediately reacted.

Zhao Yi directly opened the prize packaging and took out the cell phone inside: a Nokia bar phone.

He pressed the power button to test it out.

Not bad!

Zhao Yi showed it to others, then asked the teacher in front, "Teacher Wang, I remember you said that if we got first place, the school would give us an additional prize, right?"

"It’s a computer, right? I have a computer already, and now I have a cell phone too. Can the school consider changing the prize? Like, a Netbook, or even a PSP would be ok!"

Sun Liang quickly raised his hand and said, "I don’t want to change it, I want a computer, preferably a laptop!"

"I have a computer at home and I also want a Netbook." Lin Xiaoqing also shared her opinion.

The other three also spoke up.

Is a laptop better, or a desktop computer?

Should we change the phone for a Motorola?

The Netbook doesn’t have many features. A high-end MP4 seems to be good too!

The teachers turned black at the face, did the school become an electronics store? Computers, phones, tablets, MP4s - choose one and take it away?

This...

The problem is that the school agreed in advance!

The school never thought they could win the ’Youth Cup’ championship. To encourage students to strive for it, they promised a new computer to the first prize winner.

What to do now?

The teachers looked at each other and decided to pretend they didn’t know. It’s better to leave Principal Wang with the headache.