Chapter 131: When Did the Position of Protege Become So Easily Attainable?

Qin Murong's face had become livid.

What was the deal with these two people?

From what they said, one had been sent by Professor Gu and the other by Professor Tang?

These two famous professors' direct disciples had come to find Tan Mo in person.

Wasn't Tan Mo in the finance department?

What do they want with her?

Wu Xiaoye was afraid that Tan Mo was going to be abducted by Wang Yuemu, so he quickly asked, "Tan Mo, what do you want to eat for lunch? I will buy it for you."

"Brother Wu, Sister Wang..." Tan Mo exclaimed.

Since she doesn't plan to change majors, she shouldn't keep Professor Gu and Professor Tang in suspense and give false hope to the two old professors.

It was better to make it clear as soon as possible.

"Thank you for coming to see me specially and for inviting me for a meal," Tan Mo said. "You two were sent by Professor Gu and Professor Tang, right?"

"My teacher was worried that if he came to you directly, it would make you uncomfortable," Wu Xiaoye admitted as he scratched his head. He looked very honest.

Wang Yuemu: "..."

"Come on, stop pretending. Who would believe you?" Wang Yuemu mercilessly exposed him.

Wu Xiaoye: "..."

Tan Mo even nodded.

Wu Xiaoye: "..."

Okay, his acting had failed.

Wu Xiaoye acted like nothing had happened and continued speaking without changing his expression. "So he had me come over to familiarize you with me first, and, at the same time, to let you understand our learning environment here and understand how our department's upperclassmen are. After you became familiar with us, you wouldn't be so nervous.

"You are the youngest one of us, so we will definitely take care of you," Wu Xiaoye promised.

Unwilling to be left behind, Wang Yuemu said, "Professor Gu also wanted to do this. Don't worry, our learning environment is very good. There will never be anyone harassing you. If anyone harasses you, there will be upperclassmen to help you out. We won't bully you just because you are young. On the contrary, you are the youngest, our little sister, so we will protect you.

"We will never disregard your academic views because you are young. We all know that these cannot be measured by age. We will learn from each other and make progress together."

Wu Xiaoye hurriedly said, "The same with us."

"I am very grateful to you both for telling me this and not treating me as a child. However, I chose the Department of Finance for a reason." Tan Mo thought about it and said, "I wonder when Professor Tang and Professor Gu have time? I would like to explain it to the two professors myself.

"It is an honor for the two professors to hold me in such high regard. But for personal reasons, I can only let them down. Out of gratitude to the two professors, I think I should explain it personally to be sincere," Tan Mo said earnestly.

Professor Tang and Professor Gu had gone to find her personally, and now, in order to make her feel more comfortable, they had sent their own proteges to help her get to know more people.

Tan Mo will keep this favor in mind.

Wang Yuemu's eyes lit up.

She didn't care whether Tan Mo agreed or refused as long as she was willing to see Professor Gu first.

Her task here was accomplished, and whether their department can win Tan Mo over will depend on Professor Gu's abilities.

"Let's go, Professor Gu is in his office," Wang Yuemu pulled Tan Mo by the arm and left.

Tan Mo was stunned and said, "Professor Gu doesn't eat lunch? Don't bother his rest."

"It's okay, Professor Gu doesn't like the crowded cafeteria, so he asks his assistant to go to the cafeteria and bring his lunch back." Wang Yuemu understood his habits very well. "He should have finished eating by now."

If none of this had happened, Tan Mo would have finished eating Xinjiang stir-fried rice noodles in the cafeteria by now.

But Qin Murong had stopped her, then Wu Xiaoye and Wang Yuemu had babbled on for a long time.

More than half an hour had passed in the blink of an eye.

Wang Yuemu led Tan Mo away.

Right after turning around and walking a few steps forward, Wang Yuemu suddenly stopped and then turned around and said to Qin Murong, "There won't be a need for you to recommend Tan Mo. As long as Tan Mo is willing, she can be Professor Gu's sole protege."

Although she was straightforward, it wasn't like she couldn't discern Qin Murong's ulterior motives.

She's forthright, but she's not stupid.

"Professor Tang says so too," Wu Xiaoye was determined not to fall behind. "Tan Mo can be his sole protege."

Wu Xiaoye was more direct than Wang Yuemu, and he said, "As someone who only runs errands, you should focus on improving yourself first. You're still running errands, yet you want to recommend her?"

Wu Xiaoye was more sharp-witted than Wang Yuemu.

This amount of time had been enough for him to see that Tan Mo and Qin Murong had an unusual relationship.

Tan Mo obviously despised Qin Murong.

Since this was the case, then he doesn't have to be polite to Qin Murong.

The most important thing now is to make Tan Mo happy.

If Tan Mo is pleased, she might join the Department of History. This would be better than anything else.

As for offending Qin Murong, he isn't afraid of her.

As soon as Wu Xiaoye finished speaking, he saw Wang Yuemu leave with Tan Mo.

Wu Xiaoye said, "Sh*t". Who said that Wang Yuemu wasn't sharp-witted?

To him, she was very sharp-witted.

She even took advantage of his momentary distraction to drag Tan Mo away.

Wu Xiaoye hurriedly followed behind them while calling Professor Tang. "Professor Tang, Tan Mo is going to see Professor Gu."

Needless to say, this sentence was enough.

Sure enough, Professor Tang quickly said, "Wait for me!"

He immediately hung up the phone and ran all the way to Professor Gu's office.

Tan Mo had left with Wang Yuemu and Wu Xiaoye. Even after they had long disappeared, Qin Murong was still frozen in place.

Wang Yuemu and Wu Xiaoye had said that as long as Tan Mo was willing, she could be Professor Tang and Professor Gu's direct disciple?

When did the position of Professor Tang and Professor Gu's protege become so easily attainable?

A 15-year-old girl who has just started her freshman year can get it so easily?

After watching the drama, the other students, all with contemptuous expressions on their faces, walked past Qin Murong.

Qin Murong wanted to ask Wei Keli about what was going on with Tan Mo.

Since when did she have ties with Professor Tang and Professor Gu?

Isn't Tan Mo in the Finance Department?

What does she have to do with the History Department and the Chinese Department?

However, before Qin Murong had time to ask, she heard that the people in Finance Class 2 and Finance Class 3 were already asking the students in Finance Class 1.

Everyone was very familiar with each other.

"What's with Professor Tang and Professor Gu? How did Tan Mo get involved with those two?"

"Yes, isn't she in our finance department?"

Finance Class 1's students, each surrounded by three to four people, related what had happened that day.

"Don't you guys know? The day before the military training, when our class had a meeting, Professor Gu and Professor Tang came to our class in person."

Chapter 132: Unbalanced

"Did you hear about those two distinguished professors. One wants Tan Mo to transfer to the Chinese Department, and the other wants her to transfer to the Department of History. They are quarreling over her. They said that Tan Mo being in the Department of Finance is a waste of her talent.

"What they mean is that if Tan Mo transfers, she can become a very important research talent for our country."

"Professor Tang even said that Tan Mo's college entrance examination essay provided a new way of thinking and direction for his research."

"The essay wasn't provided to them by Tan Mo. Professor Tang said that he had been studying the essay ever since he'd first read it. After studying it, he found that Tan Mo actually had a very profound understanding of the material, and she hadn't happened to just come across such a discovery by chance."

"So if Tan Mo transfers out of the Finance Department to the Chinese Department or the History Department, she will be a highly prioritized student and will be able to learn alongside the professor."

"As for doing research assignments..." Someone deliberately glanced at Qin Murong and said, "She will be able to be involved in the most core research assignments, the kind with Brother Wu Xiaoye and Sister Wang Yuemu. Unlike some irrelevant students who only run errands..."

He was obviously referring to Qin Murong.

Wang Yuemu had already made it clear that she didn't know Qin Murong.

Wu Xiaoye obviously didn't take Qin Murong seriously.

If she'd really studied alongside the professor, even if they weren't in the same department, they would have met up often, and Wang Yuemu and Wu Xiaoye would have been more polite to her.

Just like Wang Yuemu and Wu Xiaoye, who had been here to fight over Tan Mo today and were in a competitive relationship, although they dissed each other, they seemed more like old friends.

They were very familiar with each other.

This wasn't the same as being completely unfamiliar as they had been with Qin Murong.

This showed that Qin Murong had just been bragging to Tan Mo.

However, she didn't expect that right after boasting she would be slapped in the face.

Was this the young madame of the Qin family?

HMPH!

What a shame to the Qin family.

All the students looked down on Qin Murong now, and when they passed by her, they made no secret of their disdain.

Everyone here was academically outstanding, and everybody was smart.

They weren't willing to bow down to anyone, much less an incapable person like Qin Murong.

"I wonder how Qin Murong got admitted to Beijing University?"

"Hey, I happen to know the answer to this," someone said. "She got in through an art exam and by exploiting the loopholes in the admission policies and rules."

"No wonder, since she doesn't seem to be that intelligent."

At this moment, Wei Keli was standing beside Qin Murong.

At least Wei Keli had gotten in based on true merit.

He was much better than Qin Murong.

Wei Keli looked at the expressions in the eyes of his classmates and suddenly felt angry.

He didn't want to be used as a tool against Qin Murong.

He still wanted to befriend Qin Murong, so he doesn't want Qin Murong to hate him because of this.

As the people moved away, Wei Keli said to Sister Murong, "Don't pay attention to these people. They don't understand anything. Moreover, I was admitted after a year that I had to repeat, so I'm not that outstanding..."

Qin Murong pursed her lips.

Wei Keli's words were more like boasting.

Who said you were outstanding?

Had anyone said that?

Moreover, Wei Keli was admitted after repeating a year, but Tan Mo had been admitted at the age of 15.

Thinking about this made her feel even more unbalanced.

Wei Keli started thinking about the same thing. His expression hardened and suddenly he felt a little tongue-tied.

"Sister Murong, let's go too," Wei Keli said.

Qin Murong nodded.

Just then, Wei Keli received a WeChat message from Tan Mo.

Tan Mo said, "Brother Keli, this time I embarrassed Sister Murong. You should quickly belittle me in front of her, so that the relationship between the two of you will get better. As for the possibility of students gossiping, this will be a good thing. The more they say, the more firmly you should stand by Sister Murong's side. This way, Sister Murong will value you even more. After all, you are giving her help in her hour of need."

Wei Keli was moved. What Tan Mo said made sense.

While Qin Murong wasn't paying attention, he replied to Tan Mo, saying, "I see, thank you, Mo Mo."

Tan Mo raised her eyebrows when she received Wei Keli's reply.

Green tea powers went to the next level when you were able to screw someone over and still have them thank you for it.

As soon as she left, she knew that Qin Murong would be shamed.

Academic stars were arrogant, so how could they stand someone as incompetent and pretentious as Qin Murong?

Of course they would have to throw shade at her.

Now, if Wei Keli helped her in her time of need, he would really develop a better relationship with her.

And the better his relationship with Qin Murong was, the worse his relationship with Wei Zhiqian would be.

After Tan Mo saw his reply, she forgot about him and went to the door of Professor Gu's office with Wang Yuemu.

Wu Xiaoye followed them all the way and had no intention to leave.

He glanced at the time on his phone and estimated that Professor Tang should already be in Professor Gu's office by now.

Wang Yuemu knocked on the door and heard Professor Gu's voice inside, "Come in."

Wang Yuemu opened the door and entered with Tan Mo.

She didn't care if Wu Xiaoye followed.

Wu Xiaoye closed the door.

Sure enough, Professor Tang was also there.

"Tan Mo, have you thought about what we've said?" Professor Gu asked Tan Mo with a smile.

"Professor Gu, Professor Tang, I have to stay in the Department of Finance." Seeing the two of them show regretful expressions and start to try to persuade her again, Tan Mo said, "I'm not ungrateful. If I was in another situation, since you two value me so much, I would definitely change majors without hesitation."

She really didn't like anything in particular anyway.

She doesn't like finance that much either.

She just thought that no matter what she learned it would be the same.

Since studying finance would make things easier for her father and brothers, she had decided to study finance.

"Because of my family's situation, I have to study finance," Tan Mo explained.

"As far as I know, you have three older brothers. Your company has your three older brothers to support it." Professor Tang had inquired about Tan Mo.

Of course he had to find out about the background of any student he likes in advance.

He knew that Tan Mo was doted on in the Tan family, and their company was medium-sized. Although they weren't uber-rich, they were successful businessmen.

The children in the Tan family had a very good relationship.

They wouldn't fight among themselves for control of the company.

Besides, even if they really were to fight, that would be between her three brothers. It wouldn't involve Tan Mo.

Why was Tan Mo studying finance?

Could it be that she wanted to fight for control of the company as well?

Regardless of whether they were going to fight or not, it was still too early for Tan Mo to take over the company.

Tan Mo shook her head and said, "My three brothers have no intention of going into business. My oldest brother studies film directing, my second brother studies music, and my third brother studies art. From the three majors they study, you should also be able to see that their future career plans have nothing to do with business."

Chapter 133: Too Lazy

"If I don't study finance, there will really be no one in my family who can run the company. If I don't study finance, my brothers will definitely have to give up their dreams and take over my family's company," Tan Mo explained.

"Since I was very young, they have doted on me, spoiled me, and protected me. I have never been able to do anything for them, so now that I have this opportunity, I want to let my brothers go and pursue their dreams without any worries.

"I'm very smart and I can learn easily. I will join the company on an internship in the future and get more practical experience. I will definitely be able to handle my family's business well. My brothers' dreams will actually be quite expensive."

Whether it was directing movies, creating music, or painting, a lot of money was needed in order to pursue a career in each of them.

"So I want to support their dreams and provide them with enough support so that they can concentrate on fulfilling their dreams without worrying about anything other than their dreams," Tan Mo said.

Professor Gu and Professor Tang were speechless for a bit.

This little girl is making such a big sacrifice in order to support her brothers?

Professor Gu's voice sounded a bit hoarse as he said, "Don't you have your own dreams?"

Tan Mo thought about it for a while. Her dream had once been to have a human form and take a good look at the world from the top of the snow mountain.

Now she is human.

As a human, a 100-year life span was basically the limit.

But as a little snow fairy, after getting a human form, as long as she doesn't cause trouble, it would be no problem for her to live for several thousands of years.

But, it's no big deal. After all, she has lived for 1,000 years and knows what it's like.

It was too many years, and it was actually very boring.

Human life is short, but if one has a wonderful life, it's actually enough.

She has actually already fulfilled her dream from when she was a little snow fairy in another way also.

So does she still have dreams?

"My dream..." Tan Mo shook her head and continued, "I don't have anything I particularly like or am interested in. So for me, it doesn't really matter what major I study, and I'm not against studying finance.

"As for my dream, I just hope things go well for my parents and brothers. I hope that even as my parents are getting old, they won't have any regrets the day they leave this world. They will definitely worry about us, so all I can do is make sure that they rest assured."

Professor Tang: "..."

Professor Gu: "..."

Wang Yuemu: "..."

Wu Xiaoye: "..."

Although it was very touching, isn't she thinking way too long term?

She had already thought of the day when her parents would leave this world...

How would her parents feel if they found out?

Would they feel comforted?

Or would they want to spank her?

"It's to let my brothers be themselves, do what they like, and live the life they want," Tan Mo said softly.

In her last life, her brothers gave up their dreams for revenge.

After Tan Mo died, her three brothers never smiled again.

They all ended up suffering untimely deaths.

They didn't live a single day for themselves until they died.

In this life, Tan Mo didn't want them to live like that anymore.

She wasn't dead; she was still here.

She wanted her brothers to enjoy life.

She would let them make a name for themselves and be known by the whole world.

"That is my dream," Tan Mo said.

The expression in Tan Mo's eyes was resolute.

Professor Gu and Professor Tang could tell that Tan Mo would never change her mind.

Had they ever seen anyone who was as resolute as her?

Professor Tang and Professor Gu both realized that they couldn't convince Tan Mo anymore.

For the sake of her family, she won't transfer.

They both sighed.

They really didn't want to miss out on such talent.

But how can they compare with Tan Mo's family?

They can't compete.

Professor Tang pondered for a moment and said, "Tan Mo, you must have skipped a grade. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been admitted to Beijing University at the age of 15. Why didn't you skip any grades later? Was it because you couldn't skip grades anymore?"

Wang Yuemu knew the answer to this question.

It was because of Tan Mo's laziness.

"Because of laziness," Tan Mo replied truthfully. "I originally skipped grades to escape a classmate who was harassing me. Once I had gotten rid of her, I could go to school without any troubles. Then I was too lazy to learn anymore. I could just play happily."

Professor Gu: "..."

"In other words, would you be able to skip grades now?" Professor Tang asked.

Tan Mo said, "I flipped through the textbooks when I had nothing to do. It shouldn't be a problem."

"Then, how about putting in a little more effort and learning more?" Professor Tang said.

"Learn more?" Tan Mo blinked her big eyes.

She had already said that she was lazy.

"Your major's course load won't be a big problem for you so it won't take up much of your time. You can spare time to take my class also," Professor Tang smiled and said. "Little girl, I know you are lazy. Actually, there is no need for you to study all the courses in our major. You just need to come to my class.

"If it conflicts with your major's course schedule, you don't need to, but as long as it doesn't conflict, you should come." Professor Tang continued, "Let's ask Brother Wu to give you a course schedule."

This was Professor Gu's office. Professor Tang had come up with the idea on the spot, so naturally he hadn't brought the course schedule with him.

Otherwise, he would have just given Tan Mo a copy of his schedule.

As for letting Tan Mo join his research team, they could talk about it later.

He would take a look at Tan Mo's learning situation first, step by step.

He didn't want to assign too many assignments all at once.

He would scare this little girl away again.

"I have a good relationship with the director Hou Yuehai. He often asked me to be the consultant on the historical dramas he made," Professor Tang said with a smile. "As long as you come to my class, I will tell him to take care of your big brother."

Learning at school was different from being taught by an experienced, famous director.

"Little girl, don't be too lazy. You have the foundation and brains so it won't take too much of your energy," Professor Tang said with a smile.

Tan Mo's eyes lit up and she said, "If this is the case, then I will learn."

She was too lazy, but learning one more subject won't take up too much of her time.

Her oldest brother wants to be a director, and she could have asked Han Zhuoli for help through Wei Zhiqian.

But Han Zhuoli's relationship with directors, to put it bluntly, was all interest-related, and there weren't many personal relationships.

If she tried to meet Han Zhuoli through Wei Zhiqian, she would make Wei Zhiqian indebted to Han Zhuoli.

Using Professor Tang would be different.

She was making a deal with Professor Tang.

If she studied with Professor Tang, Professor Tang would introduce the director to Tan Jinqi.

Chapter 134: Give One！

Professor Tang had a personal relationship with the director, so although he would still be indebted to him, it would be a more equal barter.

She would be able to just make more contributions to Professor Tang's team in order to return the favor.

Professor Gu: "..."

Old Tang has always been so cunning.

Why didn't he think of this idea?

"Tan Mo, I too..." Professor Gu said.

Tan Mo looked over at him with her bright eyes and asked, "Professor Gu, do you know any musicians or artists? Ordinary musicians won't work. They are all so proud of their creations, and they are very stuck up and can't be teachers."

This wasn't the same as learning from film directors.

"Also, my second brother is very talented, so average people can't teach him," Tan Mo said. "For the artist, the requirements aren't very high, someone at the level of Dong Yanzhen will do." Tan Mo looked at Professor Gu expectantly.

Professor Gu: "..."

This was all Old Tang's fault for mentioning Hou Yuehai. Because of this, the girl had high expectations.

She expects someone at Dong Yanzhen's level.

Where can he find such a person?

"I know a master of ink painting. He is indeed at the same level as Dong Yanzhen, but your third brother studies oil painting." They weren't in the same field.

Tan Mo was disappointed, and her eyes that had been shining brightly dimmed now.

Professor Gu: "..."

Was he really willing to be beaten by Old Tang?

Does he have to make a deal with this little girl for her to come learn from him?

The point is that he can't find the right people to mentor her three brothers.

Professor Gu felt exasperated.

This was his first time begging a student to come take his class.

Before the students had been the ones begging him, and they had to meet his requirements.

Even if they had the desire to learn, if they didn't have the qualifications, he wouldn't accept them as disciples.

A student of Beijing University coming to his class was different from becoming one of his disciples.

The same was true for Professor Tang.

What the two had said to Tan Mo was that Tan Mo had the capabilities to get special treatment.

The most important thing was that she was only 15 years old.

There were many more years for her to learn, and her potential was huge.

This was what they valued the most about her.

Professor Gu glanced aside and saw that Professor Tang was now looking relaxed.

He had obviously completed his task here, so he was relaxed and could watch the show from the sidelines.

Professor Gu was furious.

He thought for a while, then said to Tan Mo, "Your second brother is studying music. I really don't have any acquaintances in this area. Your third brother is studying art, and I can try that area. Although I only know a master of ink painting, it's still in the art industry so he must know masters of oil painting. Dong Yanzhen isn't possible. He travels around the world, so he certainly can't stay in City B to teach your third brother. I will ask him to find someone to help your brother."

However, he didn't have a direct friendship with him, so this route wasn't very reliable.

Tan Mo smiled and said, "Professor Gu, I don't mean to be so troublesome. My third brother is still young, so we can talk about it later. Don't worry now."

It was already very surprising for her to be able to find a famous mentor for her oldest brother.

Professor Gu: "..."

If I don't look for one, will you come take my class?

Tan Mo said, "But I really don't have too much time to go to history class. I'm still young, and my body is still growing, so I can't sacrifice too much rest time because it will affect my growth."

Professor Gu: "..."

This was true.

Tan Mo was young, and she needed to rest.

But wasn't Tan Mo smart?

He'd asked Principal Qi of Jixia Academy.

Tan Mo could master everything. She learned extremely quickly, so it wouldn't take up much time at all.

Otherwise, Tan Mo wouldn't have had such achievements and profound knowledge when she was only 15 years old.

"If Professor Gu is okay with this, I can follow the upperclassmen while they research related topics." Tan Mo wasn't modest. At her current level, she could have discussions even with Professor Gu, so participating in a research group was nothing at all.

Professor Gu thought about it for a while. He really didn't know exactly what level Tan Mo was on.

Judging things only from her essay would be difficult to convince the rest of the research group.

Not everyone in his team was like Wang Yuemu, so he can't let her into his team too easily without having her show her strength.

The reason why he'd asked Wang Yuemu to find Tan Mo was because Wang Yuemu was straightforward and not too complex.

She was devoted to research and believed in him very much.

As long as he said Tan Mo was capable, Wang Yuemu would never doubt it.

Unlike some other people who were very arrogant, especially after joining his team. They received people's envy wherever they went.

If some arrogant people felt that Tan Mo hadn't studied their major seriously and had joined the team on the strength of just one essay without any examinations, they could cause trouble.

They might not dare to cause trouble in front of him, but they would definitely give Tan Mo a hard time.

He'd finally won Tan Mo over, and he didn't want anyone to bully her and drive her away again.

Tan Mo needed proof of her abilities to convince the team.

Thinking about this, Professor Gu got up and went to the large bookcase on the opposite wall.

He took out a book that wasn't that thick, but not that thin either.

It looked like an ancient book that had been bound together with thread.

There was a long white box on the right side of the blue cover.

There were several characters written in the long white box.

"This book is an excerpted copy." Professor Gu handed it to Tan Mo and said, "You can translate and annotate it. There is no time limit, but try to give it to me as quickly as you can."

Tan Mo took the book and saw the words on the cover: Liye Qinjian.

As soon as these words came out of her mouth, Professor Tang's eyes lit up and he asked, "You actually know Gu Li?"

"Gu Li is a transitional font from Xiao Zhuan to modern Li, and Xiao Zhuan, also known as Qin Zhuan, is a policy of the same text in Qin Shu and the same track, and unified weights and measures," Wu Xiaoye said. "This is the most basic knowledge. Gu Li transformed Xiao Zhuan's uniform lines of equal thickness into straight and angular strokes such as horizontal, vertical, and skewed lines."

Wu Xiaoye walked over to Tan Mo. As Professor Tang's student, he naturally knew him well.

Professor Gu had studied ancient classical Chinese and had read all the original texts, so his knowledge wasn't surprising.

As Professor Gu's student, Wang Yuemu probably also demanded this of herself.

"Do you know it too?" Wu Xiaoye asked Wang Yuemu.

"Of course," Wang Yuemu said proudly. "However, I taught it to myself after being taken in as a disciple by Professor Gu.

"Before that, I could only recognize at most two characters. The first Chinese character and the last simplified character. These two characters are similar to modern traditional characters, and they are still recognizable. As for the character "Ye", before studying, I didn't recognize it at all. And for the third character "Qin", if someone gives a hint, I can think of it, but if no one gives a hint, I can't be sure just by looking at it."

Chapter 135: Refrain from Playing Favorites

Wu Xiaoye looked at Tan Mo in amazement and said, "Although Gu Li is closer to modern Chinese characters than Xiao Zhuan, there are still many characters that are illegible. Learning Gu Li might not be that difficult, but it takes time. Even learning to recognize them, without learning to write them, is very time-consuming. Tan Mo, you're only 15 years old. You had to deal with the college entrance examination, but your understanding of history and ancient classical Chinese is at least the same as ours. Now, you even know Guli. Do you have enough time to rest?"

"No wonder you didn't skip any other grades." Feeling that this made sense, Wang Yuemu nodded.

Besides having to go to school, Tan Mo's being able to learn so much and so profoundly was already very rare.

If she can still skip grades in this situation, she would practically be beyond human.

Professor Gu was also very surprised and realized that Tan Mo might not need much time to translate it.

Tan Mo had also heard her Master read this book to her before.

Her Master had patiently explained what she didn't understand to her.

Tan Mo nodded and put the book away carefully.

Judging by its thickness, it was probably only a portion of it.

Liye Qin Slips were slips left by the Qin dynasty.

The original slips were still kept in a museum. During the Qin dynasty, bamboo slips and wood chips were used for recording things.

Records of modern research were naturally saved electronically.

Older scholars like Professor Gu and Professor Tang preferred to record them in books.

They were almost finished talking about business, so Professor Tang asked Tan Mo and the others, "Have you all eaten?"

"I haven't eaten yet. Just after the military training this morning, I met Brother Wu and Sister Wang." After Tan Mo put the book in her bag, she put it back on. "Brother Wu and Sister Wang probably haven't had time to eat yet either."

"You're right." Brother Wu nodded and said, "Tan Mo, I'll treat you to a meal. Although you won't change your department, you will start to take my teacher's class at the beginning of school, so you can legitimately be regarded as my junior, ha, ha, ha."

In this round, his teacher, Professor Tang, had obviously won!

"I'll go with you guys." Wang Yuemu didn't back down at all. "You still have to join our research team. Everyone will be teammates in the future."

Wang Yuemu no longer considered herself a senior sister.

They were all teammates.

Without the pressure of seniority, this form of address seemed much more intimate than Wu Xiaoye's.

"Let's all go together," Professor Tang stood up and said. "It just so happens that I haven't eaten yet."

He had been so busy today that he'd forgotten.

When Wu Xiaoye had called him, he had been about to stroll to the cafeteria for lunch.

Professor Gu: "..."

Only he had eaten.

Although Professor Gu hadn't convinced Tan Mo, he couldn't give up.

He also got up and said, "I will go with you guys."

"Didn't you already eat?" Professor Tang said disdainfully.

There was still the aroma of food in the office now.

Just now, while he had been talking, he'd been smelling the aroma of food, so he was hungry.

"I can accompany you guys even though I've already eaten." Professor Gu didn't care and said, "I will watch you guys eat."

Professor Tang: "..."

This guy hasn't given up yet.

So Professor Tang and Professor Gu took these three students to the cafeteria.

Although the school was large and there were several cafeterias, there was no cafeteria exclusively for teachers.

Beijing University's motive was very simple. It wanted professors and students to feel as equal as possible to create a harmonious educational environment, so that the campus would have a scholarly atmosphere and facilitate more learning.

If students could meet highly esteemed professors just by going to the cafeteria, that would create a harmonious environment.

Therefore, when Professor Tang and Professor Gu took the three of them to the cafeteria for lunch, many students saw them.

Qin Murong, who was eating with Wei Keli, also saw them.

The two of them were dining on the third floor of the cafeteria at this time.

The third floor was a restaurant where they ordered food, so the prices were relatively expensive.

Except for special gatherings, in fact, not many students from Beijing University went to the third floor to eat on a daily basis.

Students from wealthy backgrounds were more liable to eat off campus instead of in the cafeteria.

Most of the students were from ordinary families, so their daily expenses were pretty tight. The food downstairs was just as good, so why bother to go to the third floor?

As for students enrolled in work-study programs, they wouldn't go to the third floor at all.

Qin Murong and Wei Keli went to the third floor for quiet.

As the two were eating, Wei Keli saw Tan Mo following Professor Tang and Professor Gu, as well as Wu Xiaoye and Wang Yuemu, into the cafeteria.

Wei Keli was so dumbfounded that he even forgot to chew his food.

Originally, Tan Mo had wanted to eat Xinjiang stir-fried rice noodles, but Professor Tang was paying attention to his health so he couldn't eat such unhealthy food.

So the group of people went to the third floor.

Seeing Wei Keli's abnormal reaction, Qin Murong followed Wei Keli's gaze.

Qin Murong: "..."

"Tan Mo..." Even running errands for a professor was a privilege she'd obtained by asking her upperclassman for help.

Although her grades weren't that good, she was pretty.

When dating, who cares if the other party's grades are good or not?

Therefore, even though they know that she likes Wei Zhiqian, many people still pursue her.

This includes several academic stars who are on the research team.

Of course, Hao Lunxing also likes her, but he hasn't dared to say anything about it.

Among her many suitors, Hao Lunxing was indeed the one with the worst qualifications.

Although he hadn't said anything, Qin Murong knew it in her heart.

It was good that he hadn't said anything since she didn't have to think of a way of keeping him hanging.

She can also ask Hao Lunxing for help from time to time.

It was just that recently, Hao Lunxing hadn't contacted her.

Qin Murong didn't care, but an idea had come to mind by chance.

It didn't matter if Hao Lunxing didn't help her anymore.

She has many suitors.

"She's really close to Professor Gu and Professor Tang." The three students and the two old professors talked and laughed all the way with familiarity.

Wei Keli felt sulky.

It was already depressing enough to go to college in the same grade as Tan Mo.

Now, before school had started, Tan Mo had won the favor of two distinguished professors.

Tan Mo saw the two of them, but she didn't care.

After eating lunch, Tan Mo went back to the dormitory to rest.

That night, Tan Mo called her family.

It wasn't suitable for her to call anyone among her parents and three brothers first since the remaining four people would get jealous.

So Tan Mo dialed the landline at home to see who would pick up first.

While waiting for them to answer, Tan Mo sighed and thought tiredly, she had to refrain from playing favorites even when making a phone call.

This was too exhausting.

While she was thinking about it, the phone was answered.

It was Auntie Guo's voice.

Tan Mo said, "Auntie Guo, it's me, Mo Mo."

"Mo Mo!" Auntie Guo was excited.

She hadn't seen Tan Mo for a long time, so she missed her too.

Tan Mo was gentle, cute, and had a very good temperament.

Whenever she went out to play, she would bring gifts back for Auntie Guo.

How could Auntie Guo not be moved by a little girl who treated her so considerately?

Chapter 136: Gone to the Extreme

Tan Mo treated her with sincerity, so naturally Auntie Guo would treat Tan Mo with sincerity as well.

"Mo Mo, how are you doing? Have you adapted to life at school?" Auntie Guo asked.

"Yes. All the instructors are very nice. In fact, the training wasn't all that intensive. After training for a while, we are allowed to rest. It's not very tiring, but it was very hot." But there was nothing that could be done about that.

The instructors have tried their best to take them to places with shade for training, but they can't control the weather.

The instructors knew that these students weren't going to join the army.

The military training didn't need to be that intense.

They didn't put them through heavy training.

"I miss eating the sweet and sour prawns and crispy pork ribs made by Auntie!" She especially missed the crispy pork ribs, which was Auntie Guo's specialty.

The fried pork ribs were crispy but not greasy. After being fried, the surface was sprinkled with a special powder that made them very crunchy.

The sweet and sour prawns she made were also very different from those made by other people.

The deep-fried prawns were crispy, and even the skin could be eaten.

They were coated with a layer of sweet and sour sauce that made them extremely delicious.

Talking about this food almost made Tan Mo drool.

"When you come back from your military training, I will cook them for you!" Auntie Guo was very happy.

The fact that Tan Mo was hungry for her dishes was an affirmation of her culinary skills.

"Is it Mo Mo?" Tan Wenci came over, waiting eagerly.

"Yes." Auntie Guo handed the phone to Tan Wenci.

"Mo Mo, I've finally heard your voice. I've missed you so much." Tan Mo had been too tired before, so she'd sent a few message to the group, saying that she was fine.

Tan Wenci had wanted to rush to the school to see Tan Mo.

He'd heard that Wei Zhiqian had asked Butler Zhou to take cold drinks to her every day.

They didn't do so on the first day, but on the second day, he brought umbrellas and folding chairs.

When Tan Mo rested, she could sit under the umbrella, which was more comfortable than resting in the shade.

Tan Wenci became slightly more satisfied with Wei Zhiqian for taking care of her.

But he hadn't been considerate enough. Only on the second day of military training did he think of delivering cold drinks. Only on the third day did he remember to prepare umbrellas and folding chairs.

When Tan Wenci complained about Wei Zhiqian, he never thought about how he hadn't even done as much as Wei Zhiqian had.

At least Wei Zhiqian had thought of it.

He hadn't even thought of it.

"Dad, I miss you too," Tan Mo said. "I have six-and-a-half days left before the military training is over. The last day is only half a day. I will be home at noon!"

She was really homesick.

She'd had no home in her last life, so the heavens and the earth had been her home, while her Master had been her closest kin.

Yet her Master had often gone out.

Her Master wouldn't come back for a long time after he'd gone out, so Tan Mo was already used to it.

Their years together were too long, so long they didn't care about the passage of time.

But in this life, she had a family.

In the midst of their warm and boundless love, Tan Mo has almost forgotten about how she had had no home in her bleak previous life.

The phone was soon snatched away by Xu Mingzhen as soon as Tan Wenci finished saying the word "good."

Tan Mo talked to Xu Mingzhen some more before it was Tan Jinqi's turn.

Tan Mo was finally able to talk about serious business.

Tan Mo explained that Professor Tang was going to introduce Tan Jinqi to Director Hou Yuehai.

"I don't know when Professor Tang will contact you, but I'm just telling you in advance so that you won't be unaware of what is going on when he finds you and then suspect that there is some sort of conspiracy and refuse." Tan Mo knew Tan Jinqi too well.

Her oldest brother was very cautious.

This was probably because he always set people up, and he always thought that others were also experts at setting people up, like he was.

Except for his family, he thought that everyone else had nefarious intentions.

Tan Mo thought about how, although Tan Jinqi was shrewd and resourceful in his last life, it wasn't like this.

She didn't know what had happened to him in this life.

Tan Mo didn't know that this was all because of a sentence she had said to Tan Jinqi when she was a child.

No matter what, they must protect themselves first.

It's never too late for revenge, and one should get revenge by whatever unscrupulous means possible.

At that time, she had been worried that Tan Jinqi wouldn't take her words to heart.

But she didn't realize how seriously Tan Jinqi had taken her words to heart.

He'd started using every means possible to get what he wanted.

Not to mention how he reacted to people who provoked him... Tan Jinqi even had his guard up against people who had never offended him.

It was as if the whole world, except for his family, was full of villains.

Tan Jinqi seemed to have gone to the extreme.

"Mo Mo." Tan Jinqi felt very ambivalent, and he said, "I am your older brother, but I didn't help you, and on the contrary, you have to trade yourself to make a deal to introduce me to a famous director."

Tan Jinqi felt that he was useless.

He owed Tan Mo too much.

"Big brother, what are you talking about? What do you mean by trading myself? Obviously, I am so outstanding that Professor Tang begged me to take his class. This is my reward for taking his class," Tan Mo said. "I didn't sacrifice anything. Anyway, it's a good thing for me to learn more.

"Also, there are so many people, including upperclassmen, in my school who want to be Professor Tang's disciples but don't have a chance." Tan Mo was talking on the phone in the dormitory.

Fortunately, her other three roommates weren't there. She didn't know what they were doing now.

They have just started their college life, and they probably couldn't wait to start experiencing it.

Otherwise, if they were here and heard Tan Mo's words, they would feel completely off-balance.

"My oldest brother has doted on me since I was young. I am your younger sister. Since I have the opportunity to help you, of course I have to help. If I couldn't contribute anything and just receive contributions, I would be sad." Tan Mo pouted.

Then wouldn't what she has always said about protecting her parents and brothers become empty talk?

Only if she helps now will she be standing by her promise.

This was her first step to fulfilling her promise!

This was a pretty good start, and she was quite satisfied.

"Why are you so formal with me?" Tan Mo said sulkily.

Tan Jinqi sighed and said, "I know now. Well then, I will study hard and try my best to make a name for myself. One day, I will be able to support you."

"Then I'll be waiting for you." Tan Mo was very confident that her oldest brother would definitely be able to be successful. "Big brother, tell my second and third brothers not to be jealous. I will definitely find good mentors for them."

"I will. Don't put pressure on yourself," Tan Jinqi said. "They are your brothers. They didn't work hard to do anything for you, so how can they let their younger sister find mentors for them instead?"

Tan Jinsheng and Tan Jinyi, who were watching eagerly, were baffled.

Mentor?

What mentor?

"Brother, have you finished speaking yet? Let me say a few words to Mo Mo," Tan Jinsheng urged.

"Got it." Tan Mo agreed, but she didn't plan to do so.

Chapter 137: Looking for Tan Mo

Of course, naturally Tan Mo wouldn't follow suit.

Tan Jinqi knew this in his heart. He could only helplessly pass the landline to Tan Jinsheng, who was eagerly awaiting his turn.

Tan Mo talked with Tan Jinsheng and Tan Jinyi, then the phone was finally returned to the hands of Tan Wenci.

After he hung up the phone, Tan Jinqi talked about how Tan Mo was going to be finding a famous director to help him.

"Mo Mo is too good." Tan Jinsheng's mouth was agape.

"Why would we be jealous of you? This is something that Mo Mo shouldn't bother to do." Tan Jinsheng sighed and said, "She actually wanted to find a mentor for me and Jinyi as well. Did she forget that she is the youngest one in our family?"

"That's what I meant. We, her older brothers, didn't help her. Instead, we all accepted Mo Mo's contributions. This is unacceptable." After thinking about all of this, Tan Jinqi said solemnly, "Mo Mo has put the three of us to shame."

Tan Jinsheng and Tan Jinyi lowered their heads.

Tan Jinqi sighed and said, "Now, we really don't have any abilities. This shows our incompetence. Don't be so depressed. If you two really feel guilty about what Mo Mo has done, then quickly work hard to become so powerful that Mo Mo won't need to worry about us ever again."

"Yes, you are right!" Tan Jinsheng and Tan Jinyi agreed at the same time.

The two brothers fell silent. Without a word, they went back to their rooms with their heads lowered. Nobody knew what they had gone to do.

Tan Jinqi had also gotten up and gone back to his room.

Xu Mingzhen asked her husband with a bewildered expression, "What is going on?"

Tan Wenci wasn't smiling as he usually did and was uncharacteristically serious as he said, "It's good for them to feel a little guilty. Why should they keep being taken care of by their little sister? If older brothers don't take care of their younger sister but let their younger sister take care of them all the time, that would be too shameful."

Tan Wenci was also a little angry.

The three brothers were to blame for being incompetent. Otherwise, why would Tan Mo need to be so busy?

They missed Tan Mo, but no matter how much they missed her, they can't secretly contact her.

Because Tan Jinqi told Tan Jinsheng and Tan Jinyi that no one is allowed to contact Tan Mo secretly and disturb her rest.

Her military training has been tiring enough.

That is why Tan Mo had to call the landline at home.

She had to be impartial and speak to everyone.

...

Tan Mo's military training seemed to go much smoother in its latter stages.

Probably because every time she appeared, she would be embarrassed and someone would tell her off, Qin Murong, despite her shamelessness, had to lie low for the time being.

She had to stop digging her own grave.

So Qin Murong hadn't appeared for quite a few days.

As for Wei Keli, with Tan Mo's encouragement, he went to see Qin Murong every day, intent on improving their relationship.

Tan Mo didn't exactly actively encourage Wei Keli.

It was Wei Keli who came to her every day.

He would apologize to her for neglecting her and not taking good care of her.

He told her how busy he was and said not to worry about his relationship with Qin Murong.

He felt he had to say it every day, the same thing back and forth.

Tan Mo was getting extremely annoyed.

She really couldn't have cared less about his relationship with Qin Murong.

Since Wei Keli came to bother her every day, Tan Mo didn't hold back anymore.

She brainwashed Wei Keli every day, explaining to him the importance of befriending Qin Murong and telling him that it was far more important than Wei Keli had originally thought.

Now, Wei Keli had reached the point where if anyone dared to stop him from befriending Qin Murong, he would think that person didn't want things to go well for him.

Tan Mo was stunned.

She had just been casually persuading him. Who knew that it would have such a powerful effect?

On the last day of military training, at 11 o'clock in the morning, they had a meeting and it was over.

Tan Mo's heart was full of joy. She could finally go home.

After 15 days of military training, she was really homesick.

"Mo Mo!" As the group disbanded, Ming Yeqing ran toward her.

During their 15 days of military training, Tan Mo and Ming Yeqing didn't have time to meet.

Ming Yeqing was studying aerospace engineering, so he wasn't in the same department as she was.

Even though all the military training places were at the school, each department was still far away from the others.

Therefore, although the two of them had been chatting with Qin Muye in their WeChat group, they hadn't seen each other.

The military training had been so tiring, trying to arrange meetings would have been troublesome.

At this moment, all the freshmen had gathered in a stadium to hold the military training graduation meeting, so they had finally managed to get together.

"Oh, Yeqing, you got a little tan." Ming Yeqing had always been very pale.

But now, after 15 days in the sun, he had become tan

"You probably forgot to apply sunscreen." Tan Mo tilted her head to let Ming Yeqing look at her face. "Did I get tan?"

Ming Yeqing looked at her seriously, then shook his head and said, "No."

"That's good." Tan Mo was pleased. "I apply a thick layer of sunscreen every day before I leave the dormitory and spray sunscreen spray too. I also have an umbrella that my Little Uncle ordered for me."

After returning to her dormitory at noon every day, she applied a brightening, and calming mask, and applied another one after the military training at night.

Due to her diligence, she didn't get a tan.

Ming Yeqing rubbed his nose and smiled as he said, "When Muye also comes to participate in military training, you should remind her about what to do. I'm afraid that if I say too much, she'll think I'm being bossy."

"Okay." Tan Mo said, "Leave it to me."

Muye wouldn't give her a hard time.

As for whether or not Qin Muye will be admitted to Beijing University, there was absolutely no doubt about it.

With two great geniuses like her and Ming Yeqing as her best friends, how can Qin Muye not get in?

Qin Muye wasn't stupid. She is very smart.

If even Qin Murong can be admitted, Qin Muye certainly can.

"Tan Mo." Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice stopped her.

Although she didn't recognize the voice, Tan Mo felt as if she had heard it somewhere before.

It wasn't familiar, but she was certain that she had heard it somewhere before.

Tan Mo turned and saw Hao Lunxing trotting toward her.

Tan Mo had a photographic memory, and she immediately recognized Hao Lunxing.

She had only seen Hao Lunxing once in the mall before the college entrance examination, and there had been many people there at that time. Also Hao Lunxing was fairly inconspicuous. But then she had heard Wei Zhiqian's warning to Hao Lunxing and had also heard Hao Lunxing begging for mercy.

Although she had only heard him utter Young Master Wei, she recognized his voice right away.

However, even though Tan Mo knew who he was, she still pretended not to know him and looked at Hao Lunxing with a puzzled expression.

Ming Yeqing gave him the same kind of look.

He also recognized Hao Lunxing, but he didn't say anything.

"Brother, you're..." Tan Mo acted as if she didn't know him.

Hao Lunxing felt a little awkward as he said, "My name is Hao Lunxing, and I am also in the Department of Finance."

"Brother Hao." Tan Mo greeted him politely.

"We've actually met before," Hao Lunxing said. "Before the college entrance examination, you, this classmate, and another girl were shopping together in the mall."

Chapter 138: Too Much to Complain About

"You guys met Young Master Wei there," Hao Lunxing said.

Tan Mo acted as if she had just remembered. "I remember now. At that time, my Little Uncle said that he would never be friends with you anymore."

Hao Lunxing: "..."

Although Wei Zhiqian's original words hadn't been exactly like that, it was roughly what he had meant.

"Brother Hao, why are you looking for me?" Tan Mo asked.

Hao Lunxing looked at Ming Yeqing awkwardly.

Under such circumstances, he should tactfully walk away and give them space to talk.

But Ming Yeqing, as if he didn't understand, still stood beside Tan Mo.

Hao Lunxing sighed. Forget it.

Ming Yeqing was the same age as Tan Mo. Although he was a genius in terms of intelligence, he was still a kid in the real world.

Hao Lunxing could only say directly, "Ming Yeqing, I have something to say to Tan Mo alone."

"Nope, sorry." Ming Yeqing said straightforwardly, "My elders have told me that as long as I'm here, I can't let Mo Mo be alone."

Hao Lunxing: "..."

He felt exasperated.

This is Beijing University, a campus full of teachers and students.

Right now, at this moment, there were so many people around.

And it was also in broad daylight, so what could he do to Tan Mo?

He just wants to talk to Tan Mo about something.

"Brother Hao, Yeqing is my best friend," Tan Mo said. "If you have anything to say, just say it. I don't hide anything from Yeqing."

Although Ming Yeqing knew Tan Mo's capabilities very well, when she said that, he still couldn't help feeling very happy.

He was very pleased. He was indeed Tan Mo's best friend.

Hao Lunxing hesitated. This matter needed to be resolved as soon as possible.

If it dragged on...who knew when he would encounter Tan Mo alone again?

During this period of military training, he had actually wanted to find Tan Mo.

But every time, there were people around Tan Mo, so he never got a chance.

He couldn't wait any longer.

Even if he waited longer, he probably would still have a very hard time finding Tan Mo alone.

Hao Lunxing sputtered a bit and then said, "Okay, then I'll just say it straightforwardly."

"Tan Mo, I know that you are very close to Young Master Wei, and he treats you as a niece," Hao Lunxing said. "Before, I made some mistake that made Young Master Wei angry, and he still refuses to forgive me. Can you please...put in a good word for me to Young Master Wei? I promise that I will never make that mistake again. I have repented this time."

"You aren't being sincere," Tan Mo said with a cold expression on her face.

Hao Lunxing frowned slightly, then asked, "What do you want?"

This little girl actually wants benefits in return?

She is using Wei Zhiqian?

Wei Zhiqian actually regards this kind of opportunistic little girl as a niece.

This little girl is only 15 years old, yet she is already so calculating.

It makes him wonder what kind of environment she grew up in.

Wouldn't it get even worse after she grows up?

Wei Zhiqian had really misjudged her!

What does this mean?

This shows that Tan Mo must have hidden her true colors in front of Wei Zhiqian by pretending to be well-behaved.

This kind of two-faced woman is disgusting.

She is so young and is already like this? When she grows up, won't she deceive even more people?

"I don't want anything." Tan Mo knew Hao Lunxing had misunderstood her.

Ah!

He had come to beg her, yet all he could do was to make malicious speculations about her.

He deserves to be blacklisted by her Little Uncle.

"The sincerity I just mentioned is about you." Tan Mo didn't conceal her disdain for Hao Lunxing. "You came to me for help, but you didn't even say anything about your mistake. You only vaguely mentioned that you had made a mistake, yet you want to have me go to my Little Uncle for you?

"But actually, what if you didn't make a small mistake? When the time came and I interceded with my Little Uncle, I will also be disdained by my Little Uncle because of you." At this time, Tan Mo was even more disdainful. "Are you asking me for help? Or are you screwing me over?

"Even if you weren't looking for me but were looking for someone else to help you, if you don't even have the courage to admit what you have done wrong and only say that you have made a mistake, that's not sincere. How can anyone help you? Why should I help you?"

This person was so unreliable that she really didn't know what her Little Uncle had seen in him in the first place.

Tan Mo silently complained about Wei Zhiqian.

"I..." After Hao Lunxing realized that he had misunderstood Tan Mo, his face flushed slightly out of embarrassment.

"It was because of..." For some reason, Hao Lunxing had difficulty revealing it.

Tan Mo sneered unabashedly and said, "You don't need to say, I know the reason."

"You know?" Hao Lunxing looked at Tan Mo in surprise.

Was it possible that Wei Zhiqian had told Tan Mo even this trivial matter?

Tan Mo rolled her eyes.

Why was this person so stupid?

She once again doubted Wei Zhiqian's judgment of people.

Actually, Hao Lunxing wasn't stupid.

Hao Lunxing was a graduate student at Beijing University and had been valued by Wei Zhiqian in the beginning, so he still had some abilities.

But Tan Mo was too smart, and the people who were close to her were also smart people.

Although Xu Mingzhen was a bit straightforward, she acted decisively and never hesitated when making a decision.

Tan Wenci seldom revealed his shrewdness in front of his children, but to be able to run the company so well, how can he be a fool?

Needless to say, her three older brothers all have high IQs as well, and they were all highly valued by their teachers in their respective fields.

Her friend Ming Yeqing was a true genius.

Although Qin Muye might be carefree and careless, as the dignified heiress of the Qin family, she wasn't stupid either.

Not to mention Qin Mufeng, who she'd met through Wei Zhiqian.

Because of Wei Zhiqian, Tan Mo had gotten to know a lot of prominent people since childhood.

She has never known any ordinary people.

As for Hao Lunxing, he was slightly above average.

From Tan Mo's point of view, he was a bit stupid.

"I heard how my Little Uncle warned you at the time." Tan Mo rolled her eyes and said, "You revealed his whereabouts to Qin Murong. That's why my Little Uncle cut off ties with you."

Since Tan Mo knew everything, Hao Lunxing simply admitted it.

"So, I would like to ask you to intercede for me to Young Master Wei." Hao Lunxing had a very servile demeanor as he said, "I promise that this will never happen again in the future, whether it is for Qin Murong or any other people. I will never reveal anything about Young Master Wei's whereabouts. If there is a next time, Young Master Wei can sever ties with me permanently."

"No, I won't do it," Tan Mo said.

Hao Lunxing froze. He suspected Tan Mo was playing him.

He had said so much, and he had practically been begging.

And, in the end, she didn't want to do him this favor?

"Why?" Hao Lunxing asked anxiously. "Actually, for you, this is just a matter of a few words. You have nothing to lose and it can help people, so won't it be good?"

Tan Mo was too lazy to complain any further about Wei Zhiqian's people-judging abilities.

There was too much to complain about.

Chapter 139: I Can't Believe That You're So Thick-Skinned

"First of all, even if it was easy for me to do, why should I help you? I don't even know you, so why should I help you? If I don't help, am I at fault?" Tan Mo spoke disdainfully. "I'm not your mother. Why is it that just because you ask me to help you, I must help you? Do you think that the whole world owes you something and has to help you? Brother, I can't believe that you're so thick-skinned."

"You!" Hao Lunxing was shocked and angry.

How could Tan Mo speak in such a vulgar manner at such a young age?

Tan Mo wanted to remind him that she never uses vulgar language.

She hadn't said a single swear word.

"Second of all, my Little Uncle treats me as his niece with absolute sincerity, so I must treat him in the same way." Tan Mo's expression was resolute as she said, "Since my Little Uncle has made a decision, why should I try to get my Little Uncle to change it? He didn't make a wrong decision. If even you admit that you were in the wrong, it means that he made the right decision. Since he was right, I can't get him to change it. I'm not that thick-skinned. And, why should I let him down?

For you?

You don't deserve it.

"And the third and most important point..."

Tan Mo stared at Hao Lunxing intently as she asked, "Do you know the identity of my Little Uncle?

Hao Lunxing nodded.

Of course he knew.

The whole school knows it.

"And, even though you know, you still leaked the whereabouts of my Little Uncle. You are unreliable," Tan Mo said. "If my Little Uncle's whereabouts were leaked and found out by people with malicious intentions, he could be harmed or schemed against. If Little Uncle happened to have plans or important things that needed to be done, they could have been ruined.

"You thought you were just telling Qin Murong where my Little Uncle was, but Qin Murong isn't tight-lipped. As long as there is a second person who knows something, it can never be confidential again. Moreover, if you can tell Qin Murong, you could also tell other people.

"As long as a third party finds out, it has the potential to be spread.

"You think you just revealed where my Little Uncle was eating and what he was doing, so it's not a big deal. You didn't think about what I just said, did you?" Tan Mo was very sure of his response.

Seeing how Hao Lunxing looked shocked after hearing what she had said, she knew she was right.

And these words weren't deliberately said to scare Hao Lunxing.

Wei Zhiqian had actually been injured before because his whereabouts had been leaked.

These words were from her personal experience.

Because of the previous experience, talking about this now made Tan Mo even more angry.

"Even a 15-year-old girl like me understands the seriousness of this matter, yet a grown adult like you, who looked down on me a little bit before because I was a child, couldn't think of something so obvious." Tan Mo showed contempt on her face.

She wasn't being polite to Hao Lunxing.

It was like how she had never used any green tea art on Old Madame Xu.

Toward Hao Lunxing, she doesn't need to either.

He might have only revealed Wei Zhiqian's whereabouts to Qin Murong, but a small incident can have serious consequences.

That time, he was lucky that no one had taken advantage of it.

But what if he hadn't been so lucky?

How did Wei Zhiqian get injured at the border?

How were his whereabouts leaked?

The Wei family had yet to find any clues.

The other party was very smart and covered his tracks well.

Because of this, Tan Mo had become more and more afraid.

If someone from the Wei family had really leaked his whereabouts, that would be terrifying.

But if it hadn't been the Wei family, and it was just because someone had accidentally leaked it, just like Hao Lunxing had, it would be hateful.

Hao Lunxing was taken aback, and a trace of embarrassment flashed in his eyes.

He really hadn't thought of this.

However, Tan Mo, a 15-year-old girl, had thought of it.

Hao Lunxing was unable to squeeze his way out of the situation.

Besides, Tan Mo was indeed right.

He hadn't taken Tan Mo seriously just now.

In his eyes, Tan Mo was just a lucky junior who Wei Zhiqian had taken a liking to, who was favored by Wei Zhiqian.

No matter how high her IQ is and no matter how smart she is, she is only 15 years old.

In other aspects, he'd thought that it would actually be pretty easy to coax her.

But now, Tan Mo had slapped him in the face.

She had turned his contempt for her into a joke and had also turned him into a joke.

"Do you think that my Little Uncle was only angry at you for leaking his whereabouts? Do you really think that was the only reason that he stopped interacting with you?" Tan Mo chuckled.

"After listening to what you've just said, I now know the reason that Young Master Wei was angry. The fact that I disclosed his whereabouts was indeed a very bad judgment, because I didn't think of the seriousness of this matter."

Upon hearing Hao Lunxing's words, Tan Mo shook her head and said, "Wrong, he didn't stop interacting with you because of this."

Hao Lunxing was shocked. It wasn't?

What was it then?

At this moment, Hao Lunxing suspected that Tan Mo was playing tricks on him deliberately or was it that he was really so stupid that he still hadn't figured out the real reason even now?

"Part of the reason he was angry is that you leaked his whereabouts and that you couldn't even think of the serious consequences of leaking his whereabouts. But more important, you let him down. He'd interacted with you guys because he thought you guys were talented and he was preparing his own team.

"And when you guys choose to associate with him, you guys were doing so because of his identity and the benefits you guys could get from interacting with him, so you could get more opportunities for yourselves in the future."

Hao Lunxing was silent.

Unexpectedly, Tan Mo had thought of it all.

Is she really just a 15-year-old child?

How can she be even more mature than adults like they were?

Although he was only 24, in the eyes of many people, he might not be mature enough for his age.

But he was also a student of Beijing University, and this meant that he can't be judged according to the standards of an ordinary 24-year-old.

But now, in terms of maturity, he had lost to a 15-year-old girl.

Suddenly, Hao Lunxing understood why Wei Zhiqian liked Tan Mo so much.

She was smart and loyal to Wei Zhiqian.

How could Wei Zhiqian not like such a junior?

Hao Lunxing thought he understood, but then he heard Tan Mo say, "My Little Uncle isn't a snob. It's not that he doesn't think you are worthy of being friends with him. If that were true, then he wouldn't be so good to me.

"However, since you guys were associating with him because of self-interest and weren't sincerely trying to be friends with him, then don't blame him for not sincerely being friends with you. Since you guys are motivated by self-interest, then he will interact with you guys on the basis of self-interest. You guys can't possibly think that my Little Uncle, as the heir of the Wei family, doesn't even have this insight, can't see through your ulterior motives, right?

"While he is interacting with you, he is also observing and evaluating you. You, Brother Hao, didn't even consider the consequences of disclosing his whereabouts and thought it wasn't a big deal. Based on this alone, you didn't pass his assessment, and you aren't qualified to be entrusted by him with big matters."

Chapter 140: Childhood Sweethearts

"If this were the case, why should he have wasted time on you? Since everything you've done is about self-interest, he shouldn't forgive you for the mistake you made. You just failed the assessment and were eliminated." Tan Mo smiled contemptuously.

She had wasted too much time talking to such a stupid person for so long today and had even answered his questions.

She was too kind.

Tan Mo was too altruistic.

Other people wouldn't necessarily have been as kind as she had been.

Hao Lunxing: "..."

He was unable to refute what Tan Mo had said.

He couldn't say a single word in rebuttal.

"It seems that Brother Hao has nothing more to say, so I'm going to leave." Tan Mo nodded toward Hao Lunxing and said, "In the future, don't come to talk to me anymore."

She and Ming Yeqing turned and walked a few steps forward.

But Tan Mo was not quite finished.

She stopped, turned around, and said to Hao Lunxing, "Actually you are a good match for Qin Murong."

They were both scumbags.

"You should try to actually pursue her instead of just watching from the sidelines." After Tan Mo had finished speaking, she left and didn't look back.

After they had gone a little farther, Ming Yeqing couldn't help but smile and say, "Is Qin Murong a garbage-recycling station? Why do you throw all the fools and idiots at her?"

When Ming Yeqing said that, suddenly Tan Mo discovered that it seemed to be true.

"Ugh, so far, I haven't found a trash can bigger than Qin Murong." Tan Mo thought about it for a while.

Yuan Keqing could also be counted as one, but she wasn't as big a one as Qin Murong.

Tan Mo's pace suddenly slowed down.

It was because Wei Zhiqian was standing in front of her.

He stood out in the crowd.

Everyone else was walking in the direction of the doorway, only he, as if he were a statue, was standing there motionless.

He was looking at Tan Mo with a warm smile.

"Little Uncle!" Tan Mo was pleasantly surprised.

On her first day of coming to Beijing University, Wei Zhiqian had come to see her.

On this day when the military training had ended, Wei Zhiqian had come again..

As soon as she saw him, Tan Mo forgot that Ming Yeqing was with her and made a beeline for Wei Zhiqian.

Wei Zhiqian opened his arms and was ready for Tan Mo to pounce on him.

Tan Mo took off and was about to pounce, but then she stopped abruptly and took a step back instead.

Wei Zhiqian: "..."

What was going on?

"What are you doing?" Wei Zhiqian silently pulled Tan Mo back toward him.

"I'm older now," Tan Mo said. "I'm 15 years old, so I can't cling to you like I did when I was a kid."

Wei Zhiqian looked at Tan Mo. There were lots of people around.

After all, he has no blood relationship with Tan Mo, and Tan Mo is still a little girl, so some nasty rumors and gossip were unavoidable.

Wei Zhiqian looked at Tan Mo with a weird look.

Who made you grow up so quickly? Wouldn't it be good for you to just stay a little kid?

Tan Mo: "..."

What did the expression in Wei Zhiqian's eyes mean?

HUMPH!

Even a little snow fairy has a temper.

Deciding to ignore Wei Zhiqian, Tan Mo turned around and left.

"Wait a moment!" Wei Zhiqian stopped her and dragged her over to the school gates. "Where are you going?"

"Didn't Little Uncle look at me with disdain just now?" How could she not leave? "I'm very sensitive."

Wei Zhiqian felt helpless.

Who said that this girl was well-behaved and cute?

Those who've said this have never seen this girl throwing a tantrum before.

The older she gets, the bigger her temper gets.

This wasn't the first time that she had thrown a tantrum in front of him.

But what could Wei Zhiqian do?

Continue to pamper her of course.

"It's not you that I disdain." Wei Zhiqian lied through his teeth. "I was despising other people. You grew up too fast. If you were still a child, would you still need to care so much about what people thought of us?"

When she was a child, she could be held by him without any thought.

She could stay in his arms all day long without touching the ground. How nice would that be?

How can Wei Zhiqian's words deceive Tan Mo?

With her intelligence, she can discern the truth in an instant.

Him not despising her wasn't a lie.

He wasn't despising her, but he despised how she had grown up too fast.

"To stay in childhood without growing, wouldn't I have to be a fairy?" Tan Mo complained.

Ming Yeqing stayed two to three steps away from them.

It was best not to let Wei Zhiqian notice him, otherwise he would diss him again.

How could Wei Zhiqian not see Ming Yeqing?

Seeing him, but noticing that he had been very sensible, Wei Zhiqian decided not to diss him so severely this time.

He had walked outside with Tan Mo. He had heard all the things Tan Mo had said to Hao Lunxing.

Tan Mo had been right.

Hao Lunxing indeed wasn't satisfactory.

He can't even compare to a 15-year-old girl.

Although this 15-year-old girl wasn't any ordinary girl.

From what Ming Yeqing had said just now, it seemed that Wei Keli had been pushed toward Qin Murong by things Tan Mo had said.

This little girl had really killed three birds in one fell swoop.

Wei Keli had befriended Qin Murong out of stupidity.

He really was beyond help.

Wei Zhiqian couldn't be bothered to even care about him.

Ming Yeqing, taking the initiative to act like an invisible person, walked toward the school gates.

Everyone in the Tan family was waiting there.

Qin Muye was there as well.

"Muye!" Tan Mo immediately left Wei Zhiqian behind and ran toward the gates.

Wei Zhiqian: "..."

At this moment, he suddenly felt as if Tan Mo was burning her bridges.

Ming Yeqing didn't care about Wei Zhiqian anymore, and he ran toward Qin Muye as well.

The three friends gathered at the school gates.

Although the Tan family missed Tan Mo very much, they didn't interrupt them at this moment.

They let the three young children have some time to themselves.

After Tan Mo got home, they would have more time to be with her anyway.

"Muye, why are you here too?" Tan Mo was extremely happy.

Although the three of them chatted in the group chat every day, meeting in person still made her happier.

"Your military training is over today, so how could I not come?" Qin Muye saw Ming Yeqing and said, "Yeqing, why are you so tan?"

Ming Yeqing touched his face. Was he really that tan?

Tan Mo and Qin Muye had said the same thing.

"Is there a mirror? Let me see?" Was he that tan?

"Uncle Zhang is here too," Qin Muye added.

Uncle Zhang, Ming Yeqing's driver, stood not far away in an inconspicuous manner.

"You can look in the mirror after you get in the car later." There were so many mirrors in the car.

"Do I look better with fair skin or tan skin?" Ming Yeqing asked while touching his face.

Tan Mo stared at Ming Yeqing for a long time.

She didn't know that Wei Zhiqian had walked up close behind her.

Wei Zhiqian didn't disturb the three of them.

Three good friends were chatting together, and he wasn't so insensitive to disturb them.

But then, he saw Tan Mo staring at Ming Yeqing, as if there was something on his face.

Wei Zhiqian couldn't help looking at Ming Yeqing.

He was indeed handsome, striking, and also smart. Like Tan Mo, he was highly intelligent.

Besides, he was the same age as Tan Mo, and they had entered Beijing University together.

At Jixia Academy, he had been classmates with Tan Mo ever since the first grade of elementary school.

He and Tan Mo were veritable childhood sweethearts.