Chapter 7 What about me?
"Hello! Professor Gu, I am Lu Mingfei's uncle! Welcome to China!" The uncle couldn't resist interjecting between Professor Guderian and Lu Mingfei.
The surname Guderian is quite difficult to pronounce. Apart from some netizens who are familiar with the history of World War II, older generations often need to think carefully before they can say it smoothly.
Lu Gucheng cleverly simplified it to "Professor Gu," while also adding two sentences of foreign language, thinking it showed that the Lu family had a profound cultural background.
Linto watched the performance quietly from the side.
Guderian was about to casually remark to Lu Gucheng, "You two really don't look alike," but looking at Linto sitting calmly in the corner of the table, he inexplicably stopped talking.
This is weird, you know?
Guderian always felt that Linto looked at everyone with the same anticipation as a glutton looking at a roast chicken.
"cough."
After a moment, Guderian cleared his throat and said, "Hello."
He shook hands and made peace with Lu Gucheng.
"Let's have breakfast."
Ye Sheng also noticed the strange atmosphere. Holding a fork in his left hand and a knife in his right, he addressed the crowd.
Upon hearing this, the tense atmosphere immediately eased considerably.
Lu Gucheng was slightly taken aback, feeling that... did Guderian have something he wanted to say but didn't?
Breakfast included sturgeon caviar and champagne, and the full set of sterling silver tableware was from Christofle, a top French silverware brand. Such luxury was clearly intended for guests in the hotel's top presidential suite.
Lu Mingfei shrank back, clutching his bib, and looked at the calm-looking Lin Tuo, realizing that something was wrong.
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Linto showed no surprise whatsoever at the scene before him, as if he had seen through everything.
The main reason is that Lu Mingfei saw the production process of the Linto Retina UI system last night, which triggered his childhood trauma.
Lu Mingfei thought he would make a mistake in this scene, such as falling asleep, but with a genius like Lin Tuo around, he couldn't feel sleepy at all and was wide awake.
After a long while, seeing that no one spoke, Linto finally spoke indifferently, breaking the silence.
"What are you eating for? Just standing there."
"Oh, pop the champagne, pop the champagne."
As soon as he finished speaking, Guderian suddenly realized what was going on and began chatting with his uncle and aunt about the school spirit of Kassel College.
"Bang!"
The moment the champagne was opened, the relationship between the host and guests was instantly strengthened.
Guderian opened the event with a thunderous roar, praising Lu Mingfei's outstanding performance in the interview.
My uncle was also pleased to praise Kassel College, saying it truly lived up to its reputation as a prestigious school, and that the sheer scale of the interview alone would make many Chinese universities feel ashamed.
The two are like a little person hugging a soybean on Douyin, their cold war is typical of Android thinking, only the uncle is truly moved, Guderian's Night God Moon face, the plan is in place.
Ye Sheng pondered inwardly, realizing the true nature of the Lu family, and thought that Lu Mingfei would probably chop the couple into mincemeat after this...
Clearly, the uncle and aunt's extravagant spending was not earned by themselves, but purely due to their connection with Lu Mingfei.
However, Lu Mingfei had absolutely no awareness in this regard, and probably didn't even know that he was being used to embezzle his living expenses.
Moreover, the uncle and aunt seemed to have some doubts about Kassel College. Did they think Lu Mingfei didn't deserve to attend such a good school? So they thought they were just trying to bluff.
Fortunately, Ye Sheng was prepared for this and pulled out a copy of the university's registration certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Education. This document, known there as a "charter" or "operating license," was enough to dispel all doubts.
"Besides that, Lu Mingfei's two parents have something else they want to show you..."
Ye Sheng remained calm as he flipped through his phone's photo album, introducing the various facilities of Kassel College to the astonished eyes of the two men.
Library, sports hall, concert hall...
The college in the photo is nestled against the mountains and overlooks the river. It has an elegant and antique style, built with dark red granite, and looks like a completely renovated European castle. The young and beautiful students are wearing dark green suits and walking through the exquisite Gothic portico.
Following closely behind is a photo of Ye Sheng riding a windsurfing board, with thousands of sails racing behind him.
Ye Sheng calls it the annual "board competition" of the Ivy League, and Kassel College has surpassed the University of Chicago for three consecutive years, making it incredibly impressive.
I'll be captivating you, you little brat?
At this point, it has become art.
The aunt was the first to be impressed, followed by the uncle, who knelt down before the veteran.
"Amazing! It's such a blessing that Mingfei from our family can get into your school!" the uncle exclaimed.
"It is our honor to have someone like Lu Mingfei enter Kassel College," Guderian said, raising his glass in toast.
Lu Mingfei was caught in the middle. Lin Tuo's interruption had actually brought him to his senses.
Now, being pushed and shoved by so many people, he had a strange feeling...
This seems like a daughter's marriage. She was a daughter who stayed at home and should have lost money by marrying out, but instead, she earned back the dowry.
The man was very eager, and the woman's family was happy to go along with it.
Although I didn't want to break the atmosphere.
Lu Mingfei mustered his courage and asked, "Professor Guderian, what is it about me that Kassel College values? May I ask?"
Guderian: "..."
Ye Sheng: "..."
Shude Aki: "..."
The aunt standing nearby was stunned when she saw the atmosphere at the table suddenly turn cold.
She immediately glared angrily in Lu Mingfei's direction.
If Lu Mingfei gets into Kassel College, maybe his son Lu Mingze can get in too.
But if the negotiations break down on this issue, then things will be really bad.
Just then.
"Potential!" Guderian slammed his hand on the table. "You don't even know your own potential. Only at Kassel College can your potential be unleashed."
Guderian quietly tucked his tie into his suit: "Mingfei's uncle and aunt, I plan to allocate $36,000 annually from my own funds as a scholarship for Mingfei, to fully unleash his genius..."
uncle:"..."
Aunt: "..."
"Does this...do we have to pay back the money?" The uncle was dumbfounded. This...this doesn't make sense.
Thirty-six thousand US dollars was a large sum of money in China at that time.
That's enough to buy a decent house in the suburbs.
If there are any additional conditions, such as having to repay the money afterward, then Lu Gucheng still feels he should make an excuse.
Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya also widened their eyes slightly; this number was usually seen in schools.
This is the highest level of scholarship.
Of course, executive department specialists can earn much more in a year, and there are plenty of people who make millions in no time. But to give such a quota before enrollment can only exist in school rules and regulations.
Last night, Professor Guderian said to treat Lu Mingfei gently, but today his words sound fake, and his groveling is a bit too over the top.
If you give the parents the impression that they're not there to recruit students, but rather to bring Burmese yams, you'll completely ruin their impression.
From the initial assessment to the final rating, it was determined to be an NPC (NPC-like character).
"And what about me?"
Just then, Linto, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke, and his words were truly shocking.
End of this chapter...