Mr. Dong and Mrs. Dong's expressions were similar to Xu Fei's when they heard the two fathers talking about their children's experiences in puppy love.
Although the problem of children falling in love at a young age was a problem that worried parents, weren't the two of them exaggerating a little?
Finally, Mrs. Dong could not help coughing dryly. Then, she said with uncertainty, "Well, actually, the A University Affiliated High School is quite strict. It shouldn't be that serious, right?"
"There are some things that we have to take precautions against," said Sheng Yi. The problem of puppy love had to be nipped in the bud.
After Sheng Yi finished speaking, Gu Shao did not say anything. However, it was obvious that he had the same attitude.
Looking at their serious faces, Mr. Dong and Mrs. Dong's hearts wavered a little. They began to feel nervous. They subconsciously compared the puppy love signs that Gu Shao had mentioned to their Dong Mingming.
The two of them looked at each other and decided to go back and observe.
— —
At the side, they continued their tour.
Gu Shao glanced at Sheng Yi indifferently and asked, "Is our son in puppy love?"
"How is that possible?" Sheng Yi subconsciously retorted.
However, when he thought about what his uncle had said about the little boy he had been observing for the past two days, Sheng Yi's face immediately darkened.
"I'm not sure yet, but there is a sign," said Sheng Yi in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Gu Shao raised his eyebrows and asked casually, "If so, how do you plan to deal with it?"
Sheng Yi frowned when he heard this question.
He felt that Gu Shao's methods were quite reasonable. Unfortunately, he had to return to the camp the day after tomorrow at the latest. He did not have time to 'beat around the bush' with that little boy.
Sheng Yi pulled a long face and snorted. "If that little boy is in puppy love, I'll break his legs!"
Then, Sheng Yi suddenly turned to look at Gu Shao and asked as if he was looking for a confidant, "Is there a sign for your daughter?"
"No." Gu Shao also denied it without hesitation. His tone was much firmer than Sheng Yi's before.
Sheng Yi said, "What if something really happens? What if he's going to be a father? "
Gu Shao glanced at Sheng Yi and said, "I'll break the legs of the Fang family's dog."
His words did not sound like a joke at all.
— —
On the other hand, Gu Xi and the other two had no idea that their parents had labeled them as "high-risk patients for puppy love" and "key observers".
The trio's display in the exhibition area went very smoothly.
Dong Mingming was responsible for the demonstration of the model, the presentation of the PowerPoint video, and a simple explanation.
Gu Xi and Sheng Xiuyan were in charge of the key part of the lecture. One of them was responsible for the topic, while the other was responsible for technical support.
The three of them cooperated very well.
Their exhibition area also had the most visitors.
In this round, Gu Xi's team had received the highest number of votes from the jury. What they didn't know was that their project had also received a very high score in the backstage area of the regional experts' evaluation.
In order to avoid Liu Dexing's disguised "dirty tricks" from happening again, this time, the competition team was very cautious when determining the list of judges. In addition to strictly reviewing whether there was any connection between the judges and the contestants of each group, they also did a thorough investigation of the qualifications, morals, and reputation of the experts.
Therefore, the expert judges this time were very objective and fair. They gave Gu Xi's team a high score because of Gu Shao's team. It was entirely because the team's topic was worthy of a score.
Although Gu Xi's team's project was not perfect and the design was not mature yet, the purpose of the Youth Creation Competition was to let young people create innovative ideas, and the team's idea was very good.
Moreover, the materials were well prepared, and the level of seriousness made the experts present very impressed.
In this regard, the "proof materials" that Gu Xi's team had prepared and handed to the competition team played a very important role.
Backstage, the main judges and several experts were holding Gu Xi's materials with indignation.
"It's just a set of materials, but it's obvious that they put in a lot of effort."
"Indeed." An expert next to him nodded and agreed. "A lot of arguments are cited in it. If they didn't put in some effort to read a lot of books and materials, they wouldn't be able to write it."
"The attitude of this expert is good."
"Moreover, the idea of the project itself is also very good. Although it's not as magnificent as some kind of technology, it's very practical. And if you think about it carefully, there's actually a lot of room for development in the future."
The experts were discussing.
In the backstage area, someone even wanted to buy the next idea.
However, after asking around, he found out that NTN was one step ahead of him and had already bought the idea. They even quickly put it into research. Although it was a pity, that person could only give up.
…
The results of the Youth Creation Competition were tabulated at noon that day. After a round of rigorous verification, they were announced on the same day.
The competition had a set of first, second, and third prizes, as well as several other awards.
In the first few rounds of judging, Gu Xi's team's score was ranked at the top. Therefore, many people, including Gu Xi, had expected them to win first place in the end.
To Gu Xi's surprise, in addition to the first prize, they also won an additional "Excellent Material Award". Although this award did not have much significance compared to the first, second, and third prizes, it was a kind of affirmation for Gu Xi and the others.
The prize money for the competition was the biggest surprise for Gu Xi.
Although there were rewards for the Youth Creation Competition, the rewards of previous competitions were usually symbolic, such as tickets to summer camps, study tours, online courses, and so on.
She never expected that there would be a prize money for this year's competition!
Standing on the podium and receiving the plaque with the words "15000 yuan" written on it from the presenter, Gu Xi was so excited that she almost burst into tears.
"The competition team is actually so generous," Dong Mingming whispered as she glanced at the amount on the plaque.
In addition to them, the other winning teams also received a corresponding amount of prize money.
Although this amount might not be worth mentioning to the competition team, it was definitely a "huge sum of money" compared to other high school competitions.
Gu Xi nodded in agreement.
However, what they did not know was that the reason why the competition team was so "generous" this time was because the money was not paid by them at all. It was an anonymous social investment.
— —
At this moment, Xu Fei was standing in the audience area below the stage. He first looked at Gu Xi's smiling face as she held the prize money, then turned to look at the CEO beside him. He finally understood why the CEO had made such a "superfluous" move previously.
Gu Shao had "casually" suggested setting up a prize money for the competition at a certain summit. Gu Shao had asked Xu Fei to handle the investment for the competition's prize money anonymously.
Although he did not know how Gu Xi had developed such a money-grubber, Xu Fei suddenly understood why the CEO had gone through so much trouble when he saw how happy and satisfied Gu Xi was with the prize money. It was indeed worth it.
— —
The award ceremony ended amidst a round of applause.
After taking a picture on stage with the prize money and the cards, Gu Xi could not wait to go backstage to redeem her prize money.
"Excuse me, is this prize money real?" Could it be that it was just a prop set up for the competition?
Gu Xi asked the staff in charge of redeeming the prize money.
Seeing Gu Xi's serious expression, the staff almost laughed.
"Don't worry, it's real," the staff said with a smile.
"Then can I redeem it backstage?"
"Of course, you can redeem it backstage immediately." After a pause, the staff said, "You can use any method to redeem it. If you want, you can pay X or transfer it directly through WeChat."
Hearing this, Gu Xi shook her head.
"I don't want WeChat."
Hearing Gu Xi's words, the staff was a little puzzled. "Why? Don't you have WeChat? "
That shouldn't be possible. Which student at her age doesn't have WeChat?
Gu Xi: "No …"
She did not know how to say it out loud.
She could not tell Staff Fang that she did not want WeChat because she thought the processing fee was expensive.
"Can I give you gold?" Gu Xi asked.
"Of course." The staff nodded and added, "However, we can only give you gold checks at the moment. You need to go to the bank to withdraw the money."
"Yes." Gu Xi nodded.
In the end, the staff asked the finance department to write three checks for 5,000 yuan and gave one to each of Gu Xi and the other two.
The three people who received the prize money had different expressions on their faces.
Dong Mingming was excitedly calculating what to buy and how to spend the money.
Gu Xi, on the other hand, had only one thought in her mind: Save it, save it! The "Risk Reduction Fund" is going to grow again!
Sheng Xiuyan, who was next to her, was very calm. Instead, he looked at Gu Xi's overjoyed face and expressed his confusion.
— — Gu Yanxiao and the others in the Gu family have never lacked money. Gu Xi shouldn't lack money either, right? Why does he look like he has never seen the world?
According to the situation, if they won the final one million yuan prize money in the "Heavenly Creation Competition," wouldn't Gu Xi faint from joy?
Sheng Xiuyan muttered silently in his heart.
However, thinking that the first round of the "Heavenly Creation Competition" was next week, he could not avoid it no matter how hard he tried. Sheng Xiuyan suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
— —
Gu Xi did not know what Sheng Xiuyan was thinking. Seeing that Sheng Xiuyan did not show any joy, Gu Xi did not find it strange.
After all, it would be strange if a cold and aloof top student like her was as happy as them.
However, the moment she saw Gu Shao, Gu Xi happily ran over to share the joy of winning the prize with Fang.
He watched as Gu Xi ran over to him.
Gu Shao originally thought that with the girl's money-grubbing nature, she would definitely show him the prize money first.
In the end, Gu Shao was wrong. The first thing Gu Xi showed him was the trophy of the competition.
"Dad, look, our team won the first prize!" Gu Xi said to Gu Shao as if she was presenting a treasure, her eyes sparkling.
"Not bad," Gu Shao commented.
Hearing this, Gu Xi blinked twice and continued to look at Gu Shao.
Gu Shao raised his eyebrows and chuckled softly. He asked in return, "Do you want a reward?"
"No …" She wanted to say, 'Do you want to consider and pay more attention to her? She's an outstanding student.'
NTN would select some talented students through examinations and competitions for observation and later training. The "Soviet Youth Creation Competition" was also one of the competitions that NTN focused on.
Therefore, Gu Xi hoped that Gu Shao would take a look at her.
This was the main purpose of Gu Xi's participation in the "Youth Creation Competition".
However, Gu Shao did not seem to have seen through her hint.
Gu Shao chuckled softly again. He raised his hand and gently patted Gu Xi's head. He said, "Go back and give the reward. Let's go."
Gu Shao still had some work to do in the afternoon, so he took Gu Xi to Sheng Yi and Mr. and Mrs. Dong to say goodbye.
Looking at Gu Xi obediently leaving with Gu Shao, Sheng Yi could not help but mutter in his heart, "What kind of luck does that guy have to have such a beautiful and cute daughter …"
After saying that, Sheng Yi glanced at his son, who was standing a meter away from him. His mood suddenly became a little gloomy. Sure enough, the little cotton-padded jacket is cuter.
"I wonder which bunny will benefit in the future." Sheng Yi suddenly sighed when he thought of the "puppy love" issue that he and Gu Shao had discussed in depth just now.
After saying that, Sheng Yi suddenly laughed gloatingly. However, no matter who it is, Gu Shao's father-in-law and the other members of the Gu family will probably not get it. Haha.
— —
On the other hand, after returning to the car, Xu Fei handed a document to Gu Shao and explained, "President, these are the documents that will be involved in the meeting later."
Gu Shao took the document. Gu Xi looked at the words "Maritime Transportation Safety Supervision" written in the name of the project and immediately became energetic.
"Dad, is the meeting later to discuss the maritime transportation control project?" Gu Xi asked.
"Yes." Xu Fei nodded and said, "Today's meeting is mainly to determine some details of the official launch of the system."
It was not difficult for NTN to develop the technology for a maritime transportation control system. Moreover, the president had specially requested that they develop it as soon as possible.
Therefore, after the last demonstration, the research department quickly completed the formal control equipment and system. What was left was the equipment installation and system start-up.
After listening to Xu Fei's explanation, Gu Xi nodded.
In the next second, Gu Xi thought of something again. She tugged at Gu Shao's sleeve and asked, "Will Aunt Lisa be there today?"
Hearing Gu Xi's question, Gu Shao suddenly frowned and looked at Gu Xi deeply. Once again, Gu Xi paid too much attention to Lisa.
"No," Gu Shao said.
"I see …" Gu Xi nodded. She paid attention to Lisa because she was Lin Yize's first love. In the novel, the encounter between the male and female protagonists and the first love was an important plot point.
Xu Fei, who was sitting in the front row, did not know so much about the story. He thought that Gu Xi only knew about Lisa because of their previous contact. Mr. Qiao's secretary was more knowledgeable, so he turned around and explained to Gu Xi.
"Today's meeting is mainly about the product. Mr. Qiao and his team, as well as Miss Lisa, have to deal with some other work while they are in China."
The work of the two parties did not overlap much. As the technical product provider, NTN's focus was on the control of technology and product quality.
As for Qiao Luo, as the entrusted party and the middleman, he had to take over and coordinate the rest of the equipment transportation, inspection, and other procedures and licensing matters.
In order to do NTN a favor, Qiao Luo even took the initiative to take over some of the middleman work in China.
"In the morning, Mr. Qiao sent a message. They are going to hold a banquet today," Xu Fei said.
Of course, the banquet was not for eating, drinking, and having fun.
The purpose of the banquet was to invite the relevant parties to coordinate and discuss some matters.
However, the banquet was Party C's work and had nothing to do with NTN.
Therefore, Xu Fei was just casually mentioning it.
However, Qiao Luo's side moved quite quickly.
After the demonstration last time, Qiao Luo returned to the southeast with the materials and test products. In less than two days, he contacted the maritime officials of Country U and Country O and agreed to set up testing equipment in their coastal areas.
"And I heard that the test results were very good. The control equipment was just activated and they caught a problematic cargo fleet." Xu Fei's voice was filled with excitement.
Hearing this, Gu Shao laughed inwardly.
He already knew about this before Qiao Luo sent the news over.
Not only did Gu Shao know that the fleet that was detained by Country O's officials was not human. It was Lin Yize's transport ship.
It had nothing to do with coincidence. Gu Shao did it on purpose.
…
The atmosphere was relaxed.
On the other side, the atmosphere in the chairman's office of the Lin Group was not so relaxed.
"Bam —" Lin Yize slammed the report in his hand on the table and then looked at the two subordinates in front of him with a dark expression.
"I asked you to communicate and coordinate, and this is the result of your coordination?!" Not only would the extra goods not be returned, but they would also have to pay a fine before releasing his transport ship.
Faced with Lin Yize's reprimand, the person on the left lowered his head and nervously explained, "This is indeed the best result that we can coordinate. The main thing is that Country O has evidence of us increasing and smuggling. They are not letting go, and it is very difficult for us to do anything."
Hearing his subordinate's words, Lin Yize's gaze also darkened.
Originally, his business of transporting goods between the southeastern countries was smooth sailing, and his profits were extremely high. But in the end, those two countries actually activated some kind of surveillance equipment between the coastal areas, and the monitoring range even radiated to the high seas, causing his' little tricks' to be exposed.
This time, Country O had evidence, so they were demanding an exorbitant price.
"Did you find out who is in contact with the southeast?" Lin Yize asked.
"Yes," the other person replied. After a pause, he continued, "According to the investigation, the person who activated the monitoring system in the southeast is an overseas businessman named Qiao Luo. He doesn't have a specific company, and all his assets are under his name. He has been mingling with the various countries in the southeast, mainly engaged in the procurement of technology and equipment … "
"Currently, Qiao Luo is still in the southeast, coordinating business with the various countries. He left a portion of his team in China to handle the business."
"In addition, we also found out that they are preparing to host a banquet today. The main purpose is to coordinate the transportation of equipment."
Hearing his subordinate's report, Lin Yize narrowed his eyes.
"They are quite high-profile!" Lin Yize gritted his teeth.
"Do you know where it will be held?"
"It will be at the Hong Kong building," his subordinate replied.
Lin Yize suddenly smiled. His face was full of coldness, and then he loosened his tie and said, "Na Zheng, let's go meet them."
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