The next day, Gu Xi rode on Gu Shao's car again.
On the way to school, Gu Xi lowered her head and scrolled through her phone.
Yesterday, after she told [AAA] that she was willing to team up, the other party sent her a few documents. It was said that they had painstakingly collated the winning designs of similar competitions in recent years.
At this moment, [AAA] was introducing these designs to her in the group chat.
— —
Beside him, Gu Shao's expression turned serious when he saw Gu Xi staring at her phone.
"Don't look at your phone in the car," Gu Shao said.
Over the past few days, Gu Xi had gotten used to Gu Shao's strict attitude and was not as nervous as before. However, when she heard Gu Shao's words, Gu Xi secretly stuck out her tongue and obediently put away her phone.
Upon seeing this, Gu Shao looked away.
After a moment, Gu Shao suddenly asked, "Do you want to enter NTN?"
Gu Xi, "!!!"
Suddenly, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
— — Gu Shao knows? So he saw her essay?
Gu Xi's expression froze. If there was a hole under the car right now, she wanted to crawl into it and bury herself.
The essay itself was nothing, but … it was too embarrassing.
Gu Xi could not describe this feeling. It was probably like when a child secretly wrote in their diary, "I love my parents", "My father is the best", "My mother is super beautiful", and so on. They thought that no one would find out, but one day, they found out that their parents actually "checked" their diary every day.
Or they sent private messages to their idols every day, thinking that their idols would not read them at all. But one day, their idols replied …
"You can say that," Gu Xi said softly.
She subconsciously rubbed her burning ears and pretended as if nothing had happened. "I saw a report about NTN on my phone before and felt that it was very impressive. So, I hope that I can become a very impressive person in the future and enter NTN."
After saying that, Gu Xi smiled calmly at Gu Shao in an attempt to cover it up.
When he heard Gu Xi's words, Gu Shao did not comment.
However, at an angle that Gu Xi could not see, Gu Shao's lips curled up slightly.
Soon, Gu Shao regained his serious expression and said to Gu Xi in a serious manner, "NTN is not that easy to enter."
This was the truth. Unlike the talent training and research mechanism of universities, NTN represented the most advanced technology in the Chinese market. At the same time, it recruited the top talents in the industry. Even the most basic recruits had to meet certain requirements.
However, this was not what Gu Shao wanted to say to Gu Xi.
"Your choice is up to you. You have a long road ahead of you, but it is not limited to one direction," Gu Shao said seriously.
In the past, when Gu Xi was in the Lin family, she studied hard, did everything to the best of her ability, and got the best results … To a large extent, all of this was because she wanted to be recognized by her parents as a child.
Gu Shao was not sure if Gu Xi's goal of becoming the best scientific researcher and entering NTN was also to please the adults.
However, for him, there was no need for that.
He did not need to use a ruler to measure his child, and he did not need her to achieve a certain level of "excellence" in the eyes of the public.
"You can do what you like," Gu Shao said again.
Hearing Gu Shao's words, Gu Xi was stunned. When she understood Gu Shao's meaning, her eyes suddenly lit up.
In the next second, Gu Xi grinned at Gu Shao. "I know, but I'm not lying. This is what I like to do."
As if she was afraid that Gu Shao would not believe her, Gu Xi emphasized, "Really!"
This time, it was Gu Shao's turn to be stunned. If he remembered correctly, a girl of this age should like to sing, dance, draw, or dream of being a celebrity.
This was the most common saying that Gu Shao had seen on the Internet before.
Gu Shao glanced at Gu Xi. At this moment, the girl's eyes were filled with seriousness and excitement. She did not seem to be faking it.
—
Gu Shao retracted his gaze. Thinking of the essay, he suddenly remembered the last essay he read last night.
— — Family …
Gu Shao lowered his eyes slightly.
Even though Gu Xi's entire essay was mostly written based on her imagination or by referring to the Lin family's attitude towards Lin Anxin, it was far from the actual situation. However, it was not difficult to see a child's desire for familial love from the lines of the essay, including the beautification of Zhang Cui, the grandmother, and Xu Jiaofeng, the grandmother.
Gu Shao thought about the phone call that Old Master Gu had asked Butler Zhou to make. He thought for a moment and said, "It's the mid-autumn festival. I'll take you to Grandpa's house."
Hearing this, Gu Xi was stunned. Then, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
Previously, Gu Shao's household register only had him on it, so Gu Xi did not think much about it. She had never thought about the other members of the Gu family.
Now that she suddenly heard him mention the word "Grandpa", Gu Xi suddenly realized that Gu Shao should have other relatives.
This point seemed to have been mentioned in the novel, but it was only in a few words.
It was probably after Gu Shao's collapse that something happened to his family.
Although she had never met them and there was no specific description in the novel, perhaps because of the filter of blood relations, Gu Xi felt that the Gu family should not be bad people.
Thinking of the Gu family's downfall in the novel, Gu Xi suddenly felt worried.
—
At the side, Gu Shao did not know what Gu Xi was thinking. When he saw the girl frowning, he thought that she was nervous and uneasy because she was about to meet strangers from the Gu family.
"It's not that scary," Gu Shao said. At least, the Gu family was not like the Lin family.
"Huh? What? "After coming back to her senses, Gu Xi looked at Gu Shao.
"On the Gu family's side, there is my father, who is also your grandfather. There are also your eldest uncle's family and youngest uncle's family. There are a total of three boys who are about the same age as you …" After all, she had not met them yet, so Gu Shao only briefly introduced the members of the Gu family to Gu Xi to let her know that the situation over there was not complicated.
However, Gu Xi took Gu Shao's words seriously.
"Do you have a photo?" Gu Xi asked.
"No." After a pause, Gu Shao said again, "You will see it when the time comes."
"Okay." Gu Xi nodded and subconsciously turned on her phone to look at the date of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Calculating the time, it was the following Mid-Autumn Festival.
"Then do you want to tell Grandpa and the others about my existence?" Gu Xi asked softly again. After all, she did not even exist for 14 years. It was a little too sudden for a blood-related granddaughter to suddenly appear.
"They know about you," Gu Shao said as he looked out of the car window in a certain direction.
Old Master Gu had specially arranged for people to be stationed near the school. Yesterday, when it was close to the end of school, they secretly came over. Did they think that Old Master Gu did not know?
After a pause, Gu Shao said again, "Grandpa and the others like you very much."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xi's eyes widened and her face was full of surprise. "Really?"
Could it be that Gu Shao deliberately said this because he was afraid that she would be nervous?
No one in the Gu family had seen her before. How could they like her? She had lived with Grandma and Grandma in the Lin family for so long, but they had never liked her.
"It's true." Gu Shao gave Gu Xi an affirmative answer and said, "We're here."
"Huh?" Gu Xi came back to her senses and realized that the car had already arrived at the school gate.
"Go ahead."
"Okay." Gu Xi smiled at Gu Shao and got out of the car. She waved and said, "Goodbye, Dad."
After saying goodbye to Gu Shao, Gu Xi also said goodbye to Xu Fei, who was sitting in the front seat.
— —
At this moment, Xu Fei, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, was holding his phone and absent-mindedly studying the two posts on WeChat Moments. He almost did not notice that Gu Xi was saying goodbye to him.
After waving goodbye to Gu Xi, Xu Fei turned on his phone again and continued to ponder about the meaning of the two articles that Old Master Gu had shared on WeChat Moments yesterday.
One of the two articles was called "The Influence of Parents on Children" and the other was called "The Important Role of Genetics in Children's Future Development"?!
Usually, Gu Shao rarely posted on WeChat Moments. Even if he did, the content would mostly be about new products, new technologies, or some technical papers.
Xu Fei held the two articles that Old Master Gu had shared and studied them for the entire night. He realized that these were two ordinary articles that were used to trick people into reposting and clicking. One of the articles even had a link to an advertisement for selling milk powder. Other than that, Xu Fei could not see anything special about these two articles.
If it were not for the fact that his boss had replied to a certain someone with a "That's reasonable", he would have suspected that Old Master Gu's account had been hacked.
In the back seat, Gu Shao watched Gu Xi enter the school gate before instructing the driver, "Let's go to A University first."
— —
On the other hand, after saying goodbye to Gu Shao, Gu Xi went straight to the classroom.
Gu Xi arrived at school not early. When she arrived, there were already many people in the class.
However, what made Gu Xi feel strange was that these people were not in the morning self-study session. Why were they all crowding around her seat?
Before Gu Xi could walk over, someone noticed her and shouted, "She's here, she's here. The main character is here ~"
What's going on?
Gu Xi muttered suspiciously in her heart and walked towards the crowd.
The students in the class automatically made way for Gu Xi.
It was just that looking at her smiling and gossiping expression was really frightening.
When Gu Xi walked to her seat, she realized that there was a big gift bag for breakfast on her seat.
Why was it a big gift bag?
It was because the things in the box were really big and there was a lot of variety. Not only was there breakfast, but there were also snacks and biscuits.
The cherry-pink lunchbox was in the shape of a cherry blossom. It even came with the same non-disposable cutlery, which was very eye-catching.
At this moment, Dong Mingming came over and grabbed Gu Xi with a gossipy expression.
"Wow, someone actually gave you a lunchbox on the second day of school!" After saying that, Dong Mingming lowered his voice and asked curiously, "Who gave it to you?"
"I don't know." Gu Xi was also dumbfounded. She looked at the people around her and asked, "Do you guys know?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"I was the first to come, so I put it here when I came."
"Who's so nice to give you breakfast so early in the morning? That's too doting."
"Hehe, could it be a classmate who has a crush on Gu Xi?" After all, with Gu Xi's good looks, it was completely normal for her to have a crush.
…
Everyone was once again immersed in gossip.
Fortunately, at this moment, the bell for the morning self-study period rang. Everyone stopped gossiping and returned to their seats awkwardly.
After Gu Xi sat down, Dong Mingming leaned over and whispered, "By the way, Gu Xiaoxi, do you really not know who gave it to you?"
"I really don't know." Gu Xi shook her head.
"That's strange." It was actually a bit of a stretch to say that it was a gift from Gu Xi's crush. After all, Gu Xi had only been in school for a day. If it wasn't for the people in her class, she might not have known about this person.
"Do you know anyone in our school?"
Gu Xi shook her head again. "No."
"It might have been a mistake." Gu Xi looked at the lunchbox in front of her and felt a headache coming on. She didn't know what to do with it.
"Then what do you want to do with it?" Dong Mingming asked.
Gu Xi thought about it and said, "Let's put it in the lost and found department."
Dong Mingming: "That's a good idea …" But this gift bag looks delicious. What should I do if I want to eat it?
—
On the other side of the classroom, Wang Yankai and the others looked at Gu Xi and then at Sheng Xiuyan who was sleeping on the table. They couldn't help but whisper to each other.
"By the way, could it be a gift from Brother Yan?" After all, they had all witnessed the 'fall' of Sheng Xiuyan yesterday.
"He came early in the morning to give her a lovely breakfast and then left. Then he pretended that nothing happened and came to the classroom. Hehe."
"That's possible. Otherwise, why would Brother Yan come today before the first class?"
They whispered to each other.
Fortunately, Sheng Xiuyan was not awake at this time. Otherwise, if he heard their conversation, he would definitely say, "Idiots."
—
During the break, Gu Xi was called to the office by the head teacher.
"Mr. Chen, what can I do for you?" Gu Xi asked.
Upon seeing Gu Xi, the head teacher put on a very amiable smile on his face. "You're here. Gu Xi, come here. Let me tell you."
After Gu Xi walked over, the head teacher said, "It's like this. Next week, the junior high school science competition in B City will be held. You should know this, right?"
Gu Xi nodded. "Yes."
This science competition was actually a science team competition jointly organized by the 26 key junior high schools and the secondary key junior high schools in B City.
It was held at the same time every year.
Gu Xi had participated on behalf of Liming High School last year, so she knew about this competition.
Upon seeing Gu Xi nod, the head teacher smiled again and continued, "This time, from the first year to the third year of junior high school, the school's plan is 2, 3, and 3. There are a total of three places in our grade …"
Upon hearing the head teacher's words, Gu Xi roughly recalled the competition system of the competition. The competition system of the entire competition was different from ordinary competitions. The competition would last for a total of three days, including the first two days of test papers for the four subjects of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and chemistry, as well as the last day of the competition.
The participating schools would form a team of eight people, and the grades would be determined by the schools themselves.
In the first two days of the test, each team would choose three people to participate in the test. On the last day, each team would choose two people to do unlimited questions within the specified time.
Finally, the total score of all the tests would be added up to determine the ranking.
"I've thought about it. I'm going to put your name and Sheng Xiuyan's name in our class." The head teacher revealed his plan.
At this moment, Sheng Xiuyan also entered the office.
"I thought you would only come back after I finished speaking." The head teacher glared at Sheng Xiuyan.
"You didn't hear the first part, so I won't repeat it. This time, you and Gu Xi will be participating in the science competition. You will be representing our school and Class 7. You have to perform well, okay?"
Although they had to go through the school's selection process, there was no doubt that the two people in their class would be ranked first and second respectively.
"Whatever," Sheng Xiuyan replied.
The head teacher ignored him and looked at Gu Xi. She asked softly, "Gu Xi, what about you? No problem?"
"No problem." Gu Xi nodded.
It was just that …
"May I know if there's a scholarship for this competition?" Gu Xi hesitated for a moment before asking the question that she was most concerned about.
In the past, there were scholarships for this type of competition in Liming.
As soon as Gu Xi said this, Sheng Xiuyan, who was standing next to her, looked over with a hint of disdain in his eyes. Vulgar.
On the other hand, the head teacher did not mind at all.
In her eyes, all good students were right. Even if they were concerned about the prize money, they would definitely be buying study materials for themselves.
After all, a family like Gu Xi's would never be short of money. The prize money was just a form of encouragement.
"Of course," the head teacher said. Then, she blinked and said, "And our school is better than other schools."
Gu Xi nodded solemnly. She had no problem at all.
— —
Gu Xi returned to class.
Dong Mingming moved over curiously and asked, "Why did Old Chen ask you to go?"
"To participate in the science competition," Gu Xi explained.
Upon hearing this, Dong Mingming looked surprised. "Oh my, Gu Xiaoxi, it seems like you're not an ordinary top student."
This was a competition that only two or three people from each grade would be selected to participate in. Usually, top students like her would only be qualified as trainees at most.
"By the way, you and Xiu Shen just came in one after the other. Is he also participating in this year's science competition?"
"Yes." Gu Xi nodded.
Dong Mingming patted Gu Xi's shoulder. "Congratulations, you can win with Xiu Shen."
Gu Xi: "…"
She thought that Dong Mingming was suddenly serious about something …
Why didn't he say that Sheng Xiuyan won with her?
Gu Xi cursed inwardly.
Although last year's champion was indeed A University Affiliated High School, she still had the highest score in the third day of the competition.
— —
Because of the celebrity effect, the news that Sheng Xiuyan was going to participate in this year's science competition quickly spread to every class.
Gu Xi also went out of the room.
"Gu Xi? Which Gu Xi? "
"From the second year? I've never heard of her. Why isn't it Yan Xu or Zou Le from Class 8? "
…
In the other classes, people were scrolling through the latest news on the school forum and discussing.
At this moment, Gu Chenyi, who was playing with his phone leisurely, jumped up.
"Who did you say signed up?"
"Who else could it be, Sheng Xiuyan?" someone said.
"No, the other one. Did you just say Gu Xi?"
"Yes." The other party nodded and was about to ask Gu Chenyi if he knew Gu Xi and who she was.
However, Gu Chenyi directly reached out his hand.
"What?"
"The registration form."
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