Chapter 320: Competition

On the second day of the weekend, Su Yu finished her homework and went to Tang Can's cat castle to play. Liang Yan, of course, followed along.

They happily played through the weekend, and on Monday at school the teacher took them by bus to the competition.

Su Yu and the others entered the assigned classroom according to their ages, passed the check, and waited for the exam bell to ring before starting the questions!

Su Yu was the first to finish; after she finished, she double‑checked several times as the teacher instructed, until the exam ended.

"How did you do on the exam?"

The homeroom teacher who brought Su Yu was a bit nervous. She was truly worried about the grades of Su Yu and the other two.

Although the three of them were properly selected through the exam, the previous top student in the class had also earned first place through a legitimate exam.

She was genuinely concerned that Su Yu, Liang Yan and Tang Can's genius reputation might have been obtained through their parents' cheating; their parents have that capability!

"It should be okay!"

After the exam ended, Su Yu asked Wulongcha how her score was.

Wulongcha replied that she got a perfect score. If the teacher hadn't insisted on asking in front of so many competing students, she wouldn't have dared to say "perfect score" outright!

Not wanting a humiliating turn of events, Su Yu took Tang Can and Liang Yan and tried to leave. She saw a familiar face and didn't want to go through any embarrassment or chaotic plot!

Jiang Yuzhen looked at the direction Su Yu disappeared with resentment. If she hadn't insisted on swapping back, that spot would now be hers!

Clearly she had previously occupied the family's educational resources, and now pretended to want her original position back, perhaps because she coveted the Su Clan's wealth.

Her mother before was so useless! Even a child could notice that the Su Clan's CEO looks a lot like her, yet being in the entertainment industry, the person she interacts with most is completely oblivious!

A somewhat proud youthful voice interrupted Jiang Yuzhen's thoughts, "Yuzhen, how did you do this time?"

"I feel a bit unstable, maybe I didn't do well! Unlike others, my family background is better, maybe I've seen these question types before!"

"No way?"

"Maybe!"

Jiang Yuzhen left that remark, holding her head as she went to rest, "I'm a bit tired, my body feels unwell, I need to rest, sorry!"

"Oh, okay!"

Jiang Yuzhen silently left, waiting for the children near her to spread rumors that the competition might be unfair.

Heh!

So what if they're geniuses?

When everyone doubts they cheated, genius is nothing special either!

After the exam, the homeroom teacher, not receiving a definite response from Su Yu, was a bit worried but couldn't do anything. She needed to take the three children to a nearby restaurant for a meal.

"Teacher, may I order my own lunch?"

The homeroom teacher was still fretting; if they didn't win a prize this time, how would the other teachers mock her, would they think the principal and she had secretly given Su Yu and the others the answers, and seemed a bit clueless when hearing Su Yu's question.

"Huh, what?"

Su Yu repeated it, and the homeroom teacher agreed.

"What would you like to eat?"

The school's budget was fairly generous, and the homeroom teacher thought, yellow braised chicken, chicken pot, wonton shop, dumpling house… whichever nearby restaurant Su Yu picked, she could afford it!

Su Yu cheerfully led Liang Yan and Tang Can in one direction.

The homeroom teacher, puzzled, asked, "Are you all tired?"

Ahead was a hotel; staying there would be fine. The weather was hot, and if the kids were accustomed to napping, resting in a room would be more comfortable. Only the lunch reimbursement limit would have to be reduced.

While the homeroom teacher was calculating how much she should contribute, Su Yu replied, "No, we're going to eat!"

"Eat? What kind of meal? That's a hotel, not a restaurant!"

Su Yu nodded, "Mm-hmm," indicating she understood.

"Hotels also have restaurants!"

"That won't do, the items inside are too expensive!"

The homeroom teacher instantly grasped Su Yu's meaning, but it was impossible! The hotel's prices were clearly high; a single meal could eat up at least half a month's salary—she couldn't afford that!

"Don't worry, I have money!"

Liang Yan and Tang Can remained calm. They knew the place belonged to Su Yu's family.

The homeroom teacher's lips trembled; she couldn't bring herself to say that a teacher shouldn't spend your money. Let the three eat, she would step aside, yet she also worried about the safety of those three children.

When Su Yu arrived, the front desk staff who had been waiting there hurried forward and crouched, "Little General Manager Su, may I ask if it's a meal or rest?"

"First eat, then rest. Here, swipe the card!"

"Alright, please wait a moment!"

The receptionist took the card with both hands and operated their handheld device, "We've already booked you a presidential suite with twin beds; would you like to dine in the room or go to a private dining room in the restaurant?"

Su Yu was indifferent; she looked at Tang Can and Liang Yan.

"Let's go to the room!"

Since it would end up in the room anyway, Tang Can chose the room. Liang Yan was also fine with it, but she remembered her father's instruction to respect teachers.

"Teacher, are you going to eat in the restaurant alone? This aunt can take you there!"

The front desk, which had been waiting for Su Yu and the others, pressed the call button; soon, while the homeroom teacher was dazed, another staff member in the same uniform appeared, "Hello, which restaurant would you like to go to?"

Su Yu generously told the homeroom teacher, "Don't worry, I've already paid; you can order whatever you like! After eating, you can come up to find us!"

After speaking, Su Yu was about to follow the receptionist, who had straightened up and gestured an invitation, to the exclusive presidential suite elevator.

"Wait a moment, I'm coming with you!"

The staff member who had intended to guide the homeroom teacher stepped aside naturally and, while directing the teacher to follow Su Yu, said, "Alright, madam, please proceed to the exclusive elevator!"

The party arrived at the presidential suite, and the hotel chef had already had the dishes delivered to the doorway of the room.

"Little General Manager Su, is there anything else you need to add?"

The chef raised his hand, and the staff behind him, all in chef uniforms, lifted the lids of the six dishes.

Su Yu, Liang Yan, and Tang Can had no objections; this was what they had already ordered.

"Teacher, would you like to add any dishes?"

The server who had been waiting at the front desk for Su Yu and the others earlier thoughtfully produced a tablet. The teacher looked at the tablet in her hand and suddenly wondered where the other party had pulled it out from.

She was clearly wearing a blouse and dress pants, which couldn't possibly fit such a large tablet.

"No need!"

Su Yu very seriously emphasized to the homeroom teacher, "Teacher, you do need to! These dishes were ordered by the three of us, and they might not be enough!"

Su Yu and the other two had done their daily exercises before going to school this morning, and had also taken a rather mentally taxing exam—they were hungry!

The homeroom teacher thought for a few seconds and chose to trust Su Yu, ordering a bowl of chicken soup noodles and a portion of beef.

If the three of them weren't full enough, they could share some of the beef!

The homeroom teacher felt she had considered things very thoughtfully!

It wasn't until they finished eating and went into the room to play that the homeroom teacher, looking at the leftover beef on the plate, realized she had been wrong—she couldn't finish it...

The students weren't wasting food, so she couldn't bring herself to say it!

"Excuse me, could I get this packed to go?"

The server's attitude was gentle, "Of course, please wait a moment!"

The homeroom teacher felt that the server's call device was truly a treasure! She hadn't even said anything to that side, and the person who had just come in from outside already knew to pack the beef in a food container.

"Thank you!"

Holding a container of beef, the homeroom teacher's anxious heart relaxed, and she started feeling drowsy.

"You can go rest, we will wake you in advance!"

"You know the time?"

"Yes, Little General Manager Su already made the arrangements yesterday!"

The homeroom teacher synced the time with the server and drowsily entered another bedroom. She kept comforting herself—it must have been the adults' intention. She didn't really want to admit that she was inferior to even a child, having not thought at all about arranging food and lodging in advance!

The server woke the teacher and Su Yu's group of three on time.

They took the private elevator to the lobby and unexpectedly ran into Jiang Yuzhen and her leading teacher.

Su Yu acted as if she couldn't see her, holding Liang Yan and Tang Can's hands as she happily walked out.

When they reached the classroom where the results would be announced, a child suddenly walked up to Su Yu, "Do you know what we're testing today?"

Su Yu frowned, "Didn't your teacher tell you what we're here for today?"

【This is way too unreliable, isn't it?】

"Don't play dumb, I'm asking if you know the exam questions—are you cheating?"

"Slandering me—it looks like I need to call the police!"

Su Yu pressed 110, so fast that the homeroom teacher didn't even have time to stop her.

The organizer's teacher was also a bit bewildered, "Just explain clearly, there's no need to call the police!"

Su Yu looked up, "Teacher, this kind of thing can't be explained clearly. Since he suspects me of cheating, of course I have to ask the police to prove my innocence! Teacher, don't forget—you're also objects of his suspicion!"

The boy who had spoken looked a bit dark-faced! His teacher had told him that getting first place this time would earn a scholarship! But while eating, he had heard others say that a kid with connections had gotten the exam questions, and everyone had mentioned Su Yu.

On impulse, he came over to ask.

Su Yu ignored him and went on talking to Tang Can and Liang Yan on her own.

Tang Can felt these people had no IQ, "Softie, why do they always think you're cheating?"

"Maybe it's because little kids don't check Hot Search and don't know my academic level!"

Su Yu was also curious—she clearly had quite a few Hot Search entries, so did these teachers and students not gossip at all?

Her level, at the current stage, was genuinely very high!

And this was her result without even using the system!

If she wanted to cheat, she could just use the system and get herself sent straight into a research institute!

She might be the one participating in research, or she might be the one being researched!

The latter probability was higher!

Liang Yan agreed with Su Yu's statement, "Xiao Yu is right. I played with her before and didn't know Xiao Yu was this smart! High school books are so hard—how does Xiao Yu manage to read them!"

Compared to Su Yu and Tang Can, Liang Yan, who was somewhat of a poor student, was really frustrated!

She had been seriously taking supplementary lessons, but catching up with Su Yu and Tang Can's progress was still a bit of a struggle.

Fortunately, because Su Yu was going to school, the Su Family's tutor mainly introduced them to the world and various industries, and didn't teach them high school content.

"I also think it's hard. Let's read and learn together, and it'll become simple soon!"

Liang Yan sighed, "I hope so!"

The ignored boy clenched his fists. He really wanted to be like his violent-tempered father and do something to interrupt these three children's conversation, but he knew he couldn't—these three children were not people he could mess with! Even if he was in the right!

Amidst this standoff, the police arrived quickly. Su Yu discovered it was actually someone she knew.

"Excuse me, who called the police?"

"Huh? Uncle, it's you!"

A young police officer was also somewhat surprised—how did he run into Su Yu again?

"You know each other?"

"That's right, I've been to the police station before."

Saying this, Su Yu happily waved, "Uncle, someone here is slandering me for cheating, help me ask for evidence!"

Evidence?

The boy scoffed—did this kind of thing need evidence? Wasn't that young lady of the Jiang Family in their class relying on her status to get a spot?

He hadn't cared anyway—he was very capable, so first place would definitely be his!

She never expected someone to barge in halfway—she was about to be snatched away by another Connection Household!

The young officer gestured for the older officer to go ask. The older officer was gentler in manner. "Little friend, how do you prove she cheated?"

"Isn't it obvious? A kid younger than us is in the same grade as us—if she didn't get in through her family's connections, she doesn't even have the right to be here playing!"

The homeroom teacher was indignant. "We have standardized test scores and admission records here. Student Su Yu was admitted through normal channels!"

The homeroom teacher quickly pulled up the work group chat. The older officer examined it carefully and confirmed it was real.

"Without evidence, that's slander."

The boy gritted his teeth and gave up the names of the people from mealtime. "They told me!"

The homeroom teacher didn't know what was going on, but she suddenly remembered Liang Yan's murder theory—"Someone told me, Teacher, that you killed someone"!

The homeroom teacher's anger was fully stoked. She looked at the escorting teachers. "We're not even in the same grade. What do you gain from slandering us? Your school's fourth graders didn't enter, so you have to drag our school in to take the fall, right?"

The homeroom teacher escalated it to the school level in an instant, and the escorting teachers dared not play peacemaker! This matter had nothing to do with them in the first place, and they weren't going to take the blame. They all turned to look at their own students. "Who taught you that?"

The students obediently gave up the name of the little follower around Jiang Yuzhen!

The little follower thought back carefully. She was about to say it was Jiang Yuzhen who said it, but couldn't find any flaw—her face gradually went pale.

"I... I was just guessing!"

"Guessing?"

The escorting teachers were about to die of anger!

After stirring things up to this point, she says she was guessing? Why doesn't she say she dreamed it!

The little follower was somewhat chagrined. She didn't dare point the finger at Jiang Yuzhen—she still wanted to get things from Jiang Yuzhen!

"S-sorry!"

The little follower apologized without hesitation, and the boy followed suit. "Sorry!"

Su Yu said nothing. "Teacher, if someone casually says another person cheated, then realizes they said it wrong, walks up to that person and says sorry, and that's the end of it? Is the thinking that since they didn't hit you or scold you, what more could you want? Is reputational damage not damage? Is psychological trauma not trauma? Oh, I forgot—lots of people haven't even learned the word 'reputation' yet, so this works out perfectly: play the 'those who don't know can't be blamed' card, and in one fell swoop pull yourself right out of this whole affair!"

Su Yu's words left the escorting teachers present feeling stifled and frustrated!

She'd said everything there was to say!

The organizing teacher saw that the cheating matter had been cleared up and was just about to mediate when they heard that little kid yapping away, opening her mouth again.

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