Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 170 - 98: The Surprise from My Alma Mater_2

"Here you go, Qiao Yu, you got the first place in CMO, it’s time to fulfill the promise, this is your reward."

As soon as Qiao Yu entered the office, Zhang Tiejun pulled out a piece of paper from a folder on his desk and handed it to Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu reached out to take it, it was indeed a piece of paper, but with a nice texture. It had the logo of Star City Bank and the school’s stamp, with the words "cash cheque" written boldly at the top.

The issue date was today, the paying bank was the Star City Branch, and the recipient was his name.

Most importantly, in the amount section, the capitalized letters stated two hundred and fifty thousand yuan, and to the left of the cheque it prominently wrote from top to bottom that the payment period of this note was ten days.

This was the first time Qiao Yu had seen a cash cheque, and he found it quite curious.

"Last time the bonus was small, so directly transferring it to your account wasn’t an issue. This time the bonus is larger, so for safety and compliance with school financial management and records, a cash cheque is used."

"You can cash it or directly transfer it to your account at any Star City Bank. Just remember to do it within ten days, otherwise it will be quite troublesome. Also, you don’t have to worry about the tax, the school will declare it in your name in due time."

Zhang Tiejun said with a smile.

"Oh, thank you, Principal Zhang. But this seems to be more than what was mentioned before." Qiao Yu said honestly.

"Haha, as I said, we didn’t promise a reward for getting first place back then. Look, from Xingnan, thirty-two people took the exam and apart from your first place, the next best was 13th, which really boosts the reputation of our Railway First Middle School!"

Zhang Tiejun laughed heartily, it was evident Old Zhang was in a really good mood today.

Recently, when attending various meetings, his back was truly straight and proud.

What about the Four top schools? So what if they had many participants in the CMO? None of them performed as well as our Railway First Middle School, right?

If it weren’t for dragging along those schools, the Xingnan team wouldn’t have ended up in sixth! Although our Railway First Middle School had only one participant, he scored full marks! Coupled with excellent results in the league, a solid first place, no doubt about it.

"Thank you, Principal Zhang." Qiao Yu sincerely expressed his gratitude, then safely tucked the cash cheque into his backpack.

He planned to give all this money to Qiao Xi, so he could feel assured when he tries his luck in Beijing next year.

"No need to thank me. It’s what we agreed upon before. If you really want to thank me, after winning a gold medal at the IMO, make sure to come back to your alma mater to give a report to your classmates. Encourage them with your achievements to work even harder during this brief academic journey. How about it?"

"Absolutely! I can come before the school year starts." Qiao Yu thought for a moment and said.

"If possible, after the second phase of the IMO training, come as well. By that time, it’ll be just the end of March, and you can inspire the senior students. Oh, by the way, you could also suggest this to your mentor at Yanbei University. If the second phase of training could be held in Star City, you could directly come over."

Zhang Tiejun jokingly suggested.

Though a joke, it indeed might be possible.

The decision on the IMO national training location lies with the Huaxia Mathematics Society. Although the society couldn’t be entirely dictated by Qiao Yu’s mentor, if it were just deciding on the training location, his suggestion would most likely be respected.

Of course, Railway First Middle School wouldn’t be possible for now, but several middle schools in Star City are qualified and motivated enough to host such training.

So Qiao Yu replied without hesitation, "Sure, when I see Director Tian, I’ll kneel and beg for it."

"Haha..."

The office was filled with laughter and joy.

...

Zhang Tiejun didn’t keep Qiao Yu for long and let him go home after confirming he would still attend school on Monday.

In theory, once Qiao Yu confirmed he would go to Yanbei University next year, it didn’t really matter if he checked in at school every day. Director Tian’s invitation roughly meant Qiao Yu already had early assurance of direct admission.

Like many competition champions from other middle schools, once assured of direct admission, schools wouldn’t bother having these students attend regular classes. On one hand, it isn’t necessary to strain them like other classmates; on the other, these competition champions could easily upset the mentality of classmates aiming for normal college entrance exams.

Imagine this: while students are burning midnight oil on self-study, they might accidentally see a top student napping on the desk, and remember that he’ll soon be off to Huaqing, Yanbei, or another prestigious university next semester...

Their mindset could easily crumble.

So, these schools have a simple solution: either let these students take an early holiday or, responsibly, set up a special classroom, gathering all competition students, allowing them to do their own thing every day.

Railway First Middle School roughly belongs to the second model, but it’s a single-person study room equipped with a computer and air conditioning. For Qiao Yu, with nothing else to do at home, he surely can’t skip school to hang out in a cyber café as he used to, right? freёwebnoѵel.com

This one is widely known: Minors are banned from entering cyber cafes!

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"Mom, I’m back!" Qiao Yu pushed open the door and shouted.

"Got it, wait in the living room, put away your luggage, and dinner will be ready soon." Qiao Xi’s voice came from the kitchen.