Old Xia, Who Has an Excellent Impression of Su Bai

Actually, Sister Baoyan didn't expect Chen Yusheng to make a fool of herself. No matter how jealous she was, the girl's grades were there for all to see. She only hoped that this legendary top student would show at least a little bit of stage fright.

It couldn't be that at such a young age, she really shared the same vibe as those graduate school seniors, right?

How could the gap in talent between people be so massive?

In reality, having good grades and good looks often attracted extreme jealousy among girls.

This mysterious emphasis on academic performance was something boys couldn't quite understand. A boy's pursuit of grades was mostly based on the idea that "learning this well will earn me money," rather than some strange obsession.

For example, the legendary classic in a certain circle, "the hickey of a second-tier university student."

As for looks, exceptionally outstanding girls were very likely to be isolated. This was actually well reflected in the Wan Sisters.

In the end, Chen Yusheng didn't lose her momentum in the slightest. She answered Sister Baoyan's questions very fluently and even offered a couple of extra pointers.

It wasn't that she liked lecturing people; it was just her first time working as a teaching assistant, so she took it quite seriously.

Guiding students and simply doing things on her own were definitely different. Su Bai said that she had to adapt in advance and that it was best to cultivate a leader's aura early on; otherwise, how would she be able to command a team in the future?

Of course, if she really couldn't keep them in line, Su Bai would step in.

Never underestimate the power of money. This thing was invincible in any field, and the academic circle had never been a pure and innocent place.

Mainly, Su Bai felt that since Chen Yusheng had the talent and the conditions to use it, she should be allowed to perform at her rightful level as much as possible.

Su Bai was quite looking forward to the results she could produce in the future. He felt it wouldn't take long; many hot topics in the computer science field were actually quite prone to yielding results quickly, especially compared to experimental sciences that required long-term experiments.

He didn't enter the classroom. He just took a look from the outside, saw that Chen Yusheng was handling things calmly, nodded in satisfaction, and walked away.

What, your teaching assistant answering students' questions—what does that have to do with me, the tournament organizer?

I'm just the one providing the money.

Su Bai felt like one of those merchants in the Middle Ages who funded mathematicians and had theorems named after them. If the scientist he supported achieved something, it would definitely make him look good.

Xia Lin's office was in the next building, so Su Bai strolled right over.

She was brewing tea in her office.

Su Bai noticed that many young people from wealthy backgrounds, especially those at Jiangcheng University, loved drinking tea.

He didn't know if they learned it from their elders.

After all, if a family had money, it was easy to access good tea.

Plus, if their families were strict and didn't let them drink outside beverages, tea was the only thing they could drink without being nagged by their parents...

As soon as he pushed open the office door, the overflowing fragrance made Su Bai feel refreshed and relaxed.

To be honest, he knew absolutely nothing about tea leaves. He could only tell the difference between black tea and green tea.

Sometimes when he went to high-end restaurants and was served famous tea from some specific region, well, it tasted good, but he couldn't appreciate all the intricacies.

Taste definitely needed to be cultivated over time. Just like how Su Bai previously couldn't tell the difference between the grades of various meats, now he could get a rough idea with just one bite. Eating meat and drinking tea were the same; both required experience!

"Brewing tea late at night, Xia, aren't you afraid you won't be able to sleep?"

"How could I be? It's just a bit of light tea." Xia Lin smiled. "I feel like I've built a tolerance; drinking tea doesn't even keep me awake anymore. Come, try some. This is the tea my dad just had someone bring me these past two days."

"Not bad!" Su Bai pulled up a classic plastic stool and sat down next to Xia Lin. "The way you say that makes it sound like your dad has a great impression of me and specifically invited me to drink tea."

"Isn't that the case?"

Xia Lin blinked slyly.

A rather meaningful smile appeared on her face.

"No way, your dad doesn't even know me. How could he have any impression of me?"

"But he would investigate you secretly. After all, you're the only boy who is close to his precious daughter. Any responsible parent would observe carefully, right?"

"That's true."

Although Xia Lin's parents basically didn't interfere with her life.

This didn't mean they weren't keeping tabs on Xia Lin's movements.

In fact, it was very likely that every major event worth reporting about Xia Lin at school would reach Old Xia's ears.

Su Bai thought this was a pretty good way to raise a daughter.

Providing sufficient protection while also giving space for free development.

It was actually quite rare, as the balance was hard to grasp.

Fortunately, Xia Lin was very impressive, capable, and had a great personality.

Su Bai had thought about this issue too. He figured the Xia family must have already done a secret background check on him, and probably felt there were no issues, which was why they didn't interfere with Xia Lin's choices.

I, Su Xiaobai, really have no flaws. If there was anything that would make a wealthy patriarch dislike me, perhaps the only shortcoming was being a bit too free with my affections.

Faced with doubts in this regard, Xia Lin said, "What else can be done? In my dad's eyes, it's good enough that I can find a man to date."

"Ah?"

"He once suspected I liked women!" Xia Lin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Mainly because in our circle... girls generally start dating quite early, and the atmosphere isn't that closed or conservative. I was a special case, so my dad thought I didn't like boys. In reality, it wasn't that I didn't like them; I just hadn't met anyone who made my heart flutter at the time."

"..."

If that was the case, then it made sense.

Compared to Xia Lin actually liking women, her falling for a man who was a bit too open with his affections didn't seem so hard to accept anymore.

Moreover, Su Bai felt that compared to those rich kids, putting aside looks and conditions, at least his hobbies were relatively healthy.

Every day he just played video games and looked for good food everywhere. His biggest goal for the future was to travel the world and experience different local customs.

Perhaps, in Xia Lin's father's eyes, this kind of boy was considered relatively "innocent."

Besides, Su Bai had managed to get into a Project 985 university on his own merits.

Many rich kids studying abroad were not only ignorant and incompetent, but if they got involved in some unspeakable things, they would truly be doomed.

Therefore, some wealthy parents would rather their kids attend a third-tier university near home than send them abroad to study too early.

Children's minds were not fully developed, and exposing them to the dazzling world too early made it easy for them to go astray.

"Anyway, my dad is quite satisfied with you. Um... as for marriage, there's no rush. After all, I still have three years before I graduate from grad school."

At the mention of marriage, a happy blush inexplicably crept up Xia Lin's face.

"Indeed, no rush."

Su Bai was certainly in no rush. Three years from now sounded like a long time. By then, to what terrifying level would his wealth have reached?

When the time came, maybe he could even buy a piece of territory abroad and act as a local king.