Chapter 356: Campus Academic System (28)

Not to mention how excited the teachers and students of First High School were upon hearing this news, Xie Ba and Xie Ma, who were at the competition site, were already so excited that their throats were hoarse.

The couple, faces glowing with pride, gripped their phones to send messages to friends and family, and of course, they didn't forget to post on their social media feeds.

In the past, they could only watch others show off their children, but now it was finally their turn!

Xie Wenteng had filmed his daughter lightly jumping up and, with an seemingly effortless move, spiking the final ball to defeat the opponents.

He admired it several times, then uploaded this ultra-short, few-second video to his social media, with the caption: "My daughter is cool, right? She helped First High School win this year's National High School Women's Volleyball League, hehe!"

Not long after posting, countless likes popped up.

There were also comments from friends, family, and business partners who were all there to support each other, their tone filled with envy.

President Xie's mood was instantly as refreshing as drinking a bowl of iced mint Mung Bean Soup in the middle of summer; his thick fingers clumsily tapped at the Wubi input keyboard, and he replied to each one with a beaming smile:

【You flatter me, you flatter me!】

【Too much praise, too much praise!】

【It's all because my daughter is capable!】

【Sigh, her mother and I aren't educated and don't know anything; it's all thanks to the teachers' cultivation!】

【...】

President Zhang, who was watching President Xie's social media feed, felt these words looked more familiar the more he read them, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

He scrolled back to check his own social media feed and realized with a start: weren't these exactly the same replies he had given everyone when he posted a few photos of his son studying a while back? It was just that "son" had been changed to "daughter"...

President Xie didn't know yet that his little trick of "applying what he learned" had been discovered by President Zhang; he was still busily sending videos and photos of his daughter winning the match and being named the tournament MVP to various group chats, followed by a proud caption: "My daughter!"

As he was sending them, he realized, how come someone had beaten him to posting the video of his daughter winning the championship?

He took a closer look, oh, it was his wife, that's fine then!

Deng Youmei had spent these years at home, and being bored, she often held her phone to binge-watch dramas and scroll through short videos; she had even learned how to post live comments, and sometimes when she got fired up, the comments would fly by in a flash.

If she found typing too slow, she would send voice messages and then use voice-to-text conversion.

Today's voice recognition systems were truly powerful; they could even translate dialects into text with decent accuracy. That was certainly much faster than President Xie, who could only clumsily use Wubi typing.

So much so that in the family group chat where they both were, it was Deng Youmei who snatched the lead in posting the good news of their daughter winning the championship.

Everyone in the group was surrounding her with questions; by the time President Xie sent his videos and photos, who in the group didn't already know the good news? It even spread from relative to relative, and the whole village back home knew about it.

President Xie: "..."

He cast a resentful glance at his wife: "Wife, can you not be so fast! I just sent mine, and you guys are already discussing how to hold the victory banquet, where to hold it, and whether it should be a one-day feast or a continuous banquet... there's no room for me to show off!"

Deng Youmei was busy discussing the victory banquet with all the aunts and relatives, and without looking up, she said: "How could there be no room for you to show off? When the time comes, the task of paying the bill—that kind of showy thing—belongs to you. Don't worry, you'll be very useful!"

"..."

President Xie indignantly sent this content as a voice message to his daughter: "Yang Yang, judge this for your old man, isn't your mom being too much? She's faster than anyone when it comes to posting videos, but when it comes to paying the bill, she remembers me. Hmph! I won't do what she wants, let her pay for it herself!"

From the side came Deng Youmei's perfunctory reassurance: "You're not happy even when I let you show off? Fine, fine, fine, I'll pay! I'll pay, okay? Anyway, all your money is with me, if you pay, I'll just have to give you more pocket money..."

President Xie: "..."

Xie Yang: "..."

She almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

The title of National High School Women's Volleyball League champion and MVP directly qualified Xie Yang as a National Second-Class Athlete and brought her offers from many universities, among which Nanjing University was even a 985 project school.

Although signing now only meant a reduction in the required entrance score, if she wanted to take the path of a recommended student, she would still need to win an award at the national competition.

But were any of these university representatives who came to watch the match and scout for good sports talent not shrewd? Xie Yang's strength was right there; winning an award at the national competition was only a matter of time, so they scrambled to promise all kinds of good treatment:

"Student Xie Yang, if you come to our school, your tuition will be fully waived! If you win an award in a provincial-level or higher competition during your undergraduate studies, you will be recommended for admission to our school's graduate program!"

"Student Xie Yang, our school welcomes you wholeheartedly; in addition to all tuition and miscellaneous fees being waived, there is also a generous scholarship!"

"Student Xie Yang,..."

Xie Yang: "..."

Although that was the case, she had no choice, because only Nanjing University was a 985.

And the reason she joined the school volleyball team was precisely for the 985.

In the end, Nanjing University became the biggest winner.

Just after finishing signing the contract with the Nanjing University representative, President Xie received a call from Principal Feng.

Listening, President Xie's expression gradually became dazed: "Old Feng, what did you say? The provincial women's volleyball coach came to find my Yang Yang? Wants her to participate in the Provincial Team selection trials?"

"That's right!" Principal Feng said on the other end of the line, "But the coach said, the selection is just a formality; with Xie Yang's strength and performance in the National League, there's absolutely no problem, she will definitely get in! You can set your mind at ease!"

President Xie: "..."

Was he worried about whether she would get in or not? He hadn't planned on letting his daughter take the professional path at all, okay.

Everyone said that the life of an athlete was full of injuries; he only had this one delicate, precious daughter, and if she liked volleyball, playing it occasionally for fun was fine as exercise, but he had no intention of letting her suffer unnecessary hardships.

"No, no! Joining the school team was fine, since my daughter likes it. Forget about the Provincial Team; although I'm a rough man, I know how difficult it is to be a professional athlete. Not to mention training from the beginning of the year to the end, they also have closed-door training sessions all the time, not even letting them go home, and they end up with a body full of injuries... Old Feng, I only have this one daughter, I can't bear it."

"..."

Principal Feng covered the receiver and looked at the Provincial Team coach to the side, his eyes as if saying: See! I told you President Xie wouldn't agree.

Last time, Teacher Liu entrusted him to find President Xie to let Xie Yang join the school team, and he had to lobby for a long time, and even promised a bunch of conditions before he finally relented.

After all, the man was the richest person in Jiangcheng; what could he possibly lack?

Why let his only child suffer this hardship?

Provincial Team coach: "..."

He truly hadn't expected that the rare, good talent he discovered was actually the daughter of the richest man.

"Isn't that so, President Xie isn't short of money. See that Shiyan Lou our school is preparing to build? That was sponsored by President Xie, twenty million! The only condition—that was to let his daughter enter our First High School Experimental Class."

"!!!"

Spending twenty million just to get into an Experimental Class?

Does it have to be this crazy?

The Provincial Team coach's mouth twitched upon hearing this.

The world of the wealthy is truly baffling.

If that's the case, then even if he brought out the best benefits and bonus rewards, it would be useless? Because they simply don't care for them at all!