Volume 1: Student Life Chapter 191: Freshman Year is Almost Over
After treating everyone to a big dinner, everyone called Chen Zhou a rich man.
And he is a wealthy man with both fame and fortune.
Now almost all major universities know that Yanda’s Department of Mathematics has such a great man.
After returning to the dormitory at night, Chen Zhou called his father Chen Jianguo on the balcony.
"dad."
"Um, Xiao Zhou? What's wrong?"
"Well, Dad, the school gave me a scholarship. I'll call you back."
"Did you get a scholarship? Good boy, you did a great job! You don't have to give it back, keep it for yourself. Didn't you give all the bonus from your college entrance examination to your family? Your family is not short of money now. Just buy more delicious food and supplement your nutrition. Look how thin you are every time you come back? Besides, you still have a girlfriend, so you can't save money. I'm telling you..."
Chen Zhou listened quietly to Chen Jianguo's chatter. He found that since he went to college, every time he called Chen Jianguo, his words began to become more chatty.
After Chen Jianguo finished speaking, Chen Zhou said, "Dad, the scholarship is 100,000 yuan, I can't use it. Besides, I won't give it all to you. I will definitely keep some for myself, so don't worry."
When Chen Jianguo heard about the 100,000 yuan , he was immediately surprised and exclaimed, "Hey, so many scholarships?"
Chen Zhou smiled and said, "Yes, I didn't expect that going to school could make so much money, right?"
Chen Jianguo: "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. You don't know, your uncle Li next door bragged to me a few days ago about his son, saying that he got the highest scholarship of 10,000 yuan in their school, and asked me if I got the scholarship. I was so envious at that time. Now it's good, I can have a good chat with your uncle Li tomorrow."
Hearing this, Chen Zhou laughed softly on the phone. He knew Uncle Li. Before Chen Zhou repeated his grade, Chen Jianguo had been watching others brag about their own children at Uncle Li's place.
Chen Jianguo emphasized again: "Why don't you just transfer the 50,000 back and I'll ask your mother to keep it for you."
Chen Zhou hummed lightly, and then heard the voice on the other end of the phone.
"Hongying, let me tell you that Xiaozhou is very successful now. He got a scholarship of 100,000 yuan!"
"I heard it. Look at you. You will have to rely on your son to save face tomorrow, right?"
"My son is so outstanding. If I don't rely on him, who can I rely on?"
"Yes, yes, your son is excellent..."
Zhang Hongying said a few unpleasant words to Chen Jianguo, but the tone Chen Zhou heard was obviously joyful.
After that, Zhang Hongying answered the phone: "Xiao Zhou, have you eaten?"
Chen Zhou: "Yeah, I just finished eating. Since we are giving out scholarships, I had a meal with my classmates."
"Well, your dad is right. You are studying outside by yourself, so you must take good care of yourself. Studying requires both physical and mental effort. Only if you take good care of yourself can you study better. You must not stay indoors like you do at home, not knowing the difference between day and night, and even skipping meals."
"Yes, Mom, I know, don't worry."
"Don't send the money back. You're studying in Yanjing, and the expenses there should be high. Just keep it for yourself. If you don't have money, remember to tell mom. I've saved your previous bonus for you."
"Mom, the bonus is for the family. You don't have to save it. Just spend it when necessary..."
Before Chen Zhou could finish his words, Zhang Hongying interrupted him and said, "We don't lack for things at home, so we don't need much money. Mom will save it for you, don't worry."
Chen Zhou was silent for a while.
Zhang Hongying continued, "Besides, everything is fine at home now. Your brother is studying hard and always gets first place in his grade in exams, which makes your dad very happy. Speaking of which, when your dad goes out, he always talks about how his eldest son is studying at Yenching University and his youngest son is getting first place in his grade..."
Chen Zhou listened and smiled knowingly.
He suddenly remembered that before he repeated his senior year, Chen Jianguo was worried and gloomy because he was anxious about his mediocre grades.
Continuing what his mother said, Chen Zhou said, "Chen Xiao will soon take the high school entrance exam. With his grades, he will definitely have no problem getting into a key high school. When he is in high school, he can try to participate in some competitions to see if he can be admitted."
Zhang Hongying asked: "Does recommended admission mean those who don't take the college entrance examination and go directly to university?"
"Yes." Chen Zhou explained, "I'll talk to Chen Xiao about this when I go home during the summer vacation."
"Okay, with you as the eldest brother setting an example and taking the lead, you, the younger brother, can avoid taking detours." Zhang Hongying sighed, and immediately brought the topic back to talking to Chen Zhou about family matters.
Chen Zhou listened carefully and interjected from time to time.
Finally, it was Chen Jianguo's reminder that made Zhang Hongying realize that she had been chatting with Chen Zhou for almost an hour. She hurriedly said, "Xiao Zhou, you are alone outside, you must take good care of yourself. Remember to call home if you have any problems."
Chen Zhou said again: "Mom, don't worry, I will take good care of myself, and you and Dad should also take good care of yourselves."
"Yeah." Zhang Hongying nodded on the other end of the phone. "Then you should go to bed early. It's almost 9 o'clock. Don't stay up late, okay?"
Chen Zhou: "Okay, you and dad should go to bed early too, you still have to go to work tomorrow."
Zhang Hongying gave a few more instructions before hanging up the phone with Chen Zhou.
Chen Zhou held his cell phone and looked out the balcony silently, with many things flashing through his mind.
The next day, Chen Zhou still transferred 50,000 yuan back home.
He originally intended to give this money to his parents and never thought of asking for it back.
Anyway, studying can make money, so he will never lack money to spend.
After the latest issue of the Yanjing Daily came out, the front-page headline reported the follow-up events of the Qiu race and an exclusive interview with Chen Zhou.
The accompanying picture is a photo of Chen Zhou receiving the scholarship .
Some people were wondering how Chen Zhou could get so many scholarships.
But when they saw the content of the report, they were all surprised and speechless.
What the hell, a freshman starts to publish SCI independently?
Or is it the most difficult major in mathematics?
Do you want to live?
Comparing yourself with others won’t really make you angry to death, but the gap is real.
Following the report of the Yanjing Daily, the popularity of Chen Zhou, which had been about to fade away, rose again.
After all, this report contains a lot of information.
Whether online or in campus forums of major universities, people are discussing Chen Zhou.
How many undergraduate students can achieve what Chen Zhou is doing now?
At least, there is only this one person around them!
On the campus website of Yanda University, there are posts discussing Chen Zhou almost every day .
Chen Zhou naturally doesn't have that much time to pay attention to these things. He is working intensively towards the goals of his three major tasks.
Time passes quickly.
Summer had arrived before Chen Zhou even noticed.
And his freshman year is coming to an end.
