OBS Chapter 346 Protecting the Calf
Chapter 346 Protecting the Calf
Chapter 346 Protecting the calf
Qiu Huoming walked on the campus of Stanford University as the sun set. He looked around and felt it was as unreal as a dream.
William beside him smiled and put his hand on his shoulder. Daniel looked at him curiously. William was well-known for his cleanliness in the class. Although he was a sports student, he didn't like to hang out with others. Maybe he took the wrong medicine today...
"Is your height considered very tall in your country?" William asked with a smile.
Qiu Huoming nodded, "The nutrition is not enough, and it is true that I am not very tall. It will get better slowly in the future."
William glanced at him and said, "You are really different from them." He smiled, revealing a few neat white front teeth. "I am so glad that I can come back and continue my studies."
Danielle echoed beside him: "You don't know that your leaving made many girls sad..."
"So...Daniel, are you sad?" William asked.
Danielle raised her lips slightly, "You're my friend."
She didn't answer directly, but this answer made William happy.
The bar is on a street not far from the school. It's still early and the music in the bar hasn't started yet. It also serves dinner, and it's dinner time now, so half of the seats are already full.
"Business is really good." William let go of her hand and walked in first.
"Three," he said to the waiter.
The location they chose was close to the stage.
Three bottles of beer, toast and chicken salad were our dinner for the night.
People in the beautiful country don’t have much obsession with food, and they focus on having a large portion.
This was exactly what Qiu Huoming wanted. William and Daniel had known each other for a long time and they talked more to each other. Qiu Huoming had just arrived and was more obedient.
After listening for a while, his attention was drawn to the people sitting at a table behind them.
There were two young teachers at that table, and the topic they were discussing was the "International Congress of Mathematicians" held this year.
"Have you heard? The conference originally scheduled for Warsaw has been temporarily moved to San Francisco."
"That's great, the hotel is going to be very popular..."
"There are more than 2000 people. I heard that this year's Fields Medal has been decided."
"Which lucky guy?"
"I don't know. I'm not a mathematician..."
"..."
When Qiu Huoming heard this, the other party had already changed the subject.
He was eating chicken and drinking beer, and his cheeks were already a little red.
Fortunately, the beer was low in alcohol and with good air circulation, he hardly felt drunk.
Maybe he had enough eggs and milk here, he felt his alcohol tolerance had improved.
"Hey, isn't that James?" someone at the table behind asked.
"Really? Let's ask him." The other party stood up and said, "Hey..."
Qiu Huoming took a glance and found that the two people who just walked in were James and Geller who had led the inspection team before. Thinking back, this place is very close to Silicon Valley, so it is normal for them to come here for a drink.
He stood up. After all, he knew the person, so he might as well say hello.
Qiu Huoming raised his hand, but didn't raise it yet.
The other party had passed him and went straight to the table behind.
"John, Bob, what a coincidence." They were already greeting each other.
Qiu Huoming sat down awkwardly, and William asked, "Do you know him?"
"We only met once, so maybe he has forgotten." Qiu Huoming explained it again. He did not take it seriously. For some foreigners, they may think that all Chinese faces look the same and it is possible that they cannot tell them apart.
The people at that table had already placed their order, and the food was served soon after. They ate and chatted.
"You are a mathematician. Will you go to the International Mathematicians Conference this time? James..."
James responded with a hint of pride: "Of course I will attend. The meeting will be held in San Francisco on the 15th..."
Qiu Huoming heard the useful information, then he collected his thoughts and started eating the salad with big mouthfuls.
Danielle, who was sitting opposite him, asked with a smile: "Qiu, you seem a little absent-minded. Are you not interested in our topic?"
Qiu Huoming raised his head and smiled: "I just came to school, I don't understand many things, I can't interrupt..."
"Oh, I see." William raised his glass. "Come, let's drink to our friendship..."
The three of them raised their glasses. Qiu Huoming took a big sip. The food on the table had been finished. William ordered another portion of potato wedges. Potato wedges dipped in breadcrumbs and pepper salt have suddenly become popular recently, and no one knew which restaurant started this trend.
Fried potato wedges go great with wine.
The lights in the bar dimmed.
The band behind him started to go on stage, and Qiu Huoming turned sideways to look at the small stage.
From this angle, you can just see the table where James and his friends are sitting.
They were still cleaning up, both of them were eating with their heads down, while the two teachers who had arrived earlier were already looking towards the stage with their wine glasses in hand.
The music started.
No one sings, it's just pure music.
Someone stood up and swayed slightly to the music.
There is an empty space in front of the stage, which should be a place for these young people to carry out activities.
Qiu Huoming was watching, and Danielle stood up, "Qiu, do you want to dance?"
Before he could answer, William had already pulled him up, "Don't keep the lady waiting..."
Qiu Huoming was brought to the open space by Daniel in a daze.
In his early years, he only learned the basic three-step and four-step national standard dance, and tap dance, but he was not proficient in any of them, he just knew them.
However, the students here have no rules for dancing, they just dance randomly as long as they keep the rhythm.
Danielle's dancing is graceful, with a hint of ballet in her technique.
Qiu Huoming followed the rhythm and was willing to be a supporting role beside.
As they were dancing, James came over with a blushing face, followed by the teacher named John.
He was probably the type of person who blushed when drinking. He looked at Qiu Huoming and smiled.
Qiu Huoming thought he had recognized him and was about to say hello when he heard him say, "Why are there these people everywhere... I just got rid of this group of savages and saw another one..."
John pulled him and said, "Maybe he's from the Sakura Country..."
Qiu Huoming didn't like what he heard, so he reached out and pulled Daniel.
"Sorry, I have to go take care of something."
Danielle also heard their conversation and immediately nodded and said, "Okay."
Qiu Huoming turned around and looked at James, "Hey, James, you seem to have some opinions about me?"
"It's you..." James seemed to recognize him. He was a little flustered, but was quickly replaced by a hint of anger.
"I have no problem with you."
James showed a trace of contempt on his face. "You don't know anything. If you come to us, you must be obedient. Why are you here? Oh..."
"Do you want to flee your country, too?"
James sneered: "Come on, we don't care about a few more rubbish..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Huoming threw a heavy punch, and the field suddenly became chaotic.
Danielle, who was standing by, also heard their conversation. She immediately shouted, "Qiu, beat him up."
James shook his head and touched his nose, which was bleeding.
He steadied himself and was about to fight back with his fist. The teacher who followed him wanted to stop him, but it was too late. James's companion Geller rushed up without saying a word and followed James to encircle Qiu Huoming.
Before he could get close, he was intercepted by William who came over. "Hey, your opponent is me." He laughed heartily.
"Qiu, you do your job, and leave the rest to me..."
Qiu Huoming clenched his fists, moved his shoulder blades, and rushed forward.
Even though James was a few centimeters taller than Qiu Huoming and looked stronger, he was no match for Qiu Huoming in terms of physical skills alone.
After three rounds, he was beaten down.
William on the other side was also decisive and blocked the three people who came to support him aside.
The two teachers simply wanted to break up the fight, but seeing this scene, they simply withdrew from the fight and went to look for the bar's security guard.
James and Geller were beaten so badly that they had nowhere to hide and had to huddle on the ground.
The bar's security finally arrived. Most of the customers here are students or teachers from the school, and they usually don't make a lot of noise. I don't know where the security guard just went.
William quickly patted Qiu Huoming on the shoulder, "Qiu, run."
Danielle, holding up her skirt, rushed to the front.
Qiu Huoming laughed, "Wait for me..."
The three of them rushed out of the bar and ran towards the school.
Halfway through the journey, William's right leg began to fail, so everyone stopped.
The noise behind me was long gone.
The three of them looked at each other, then burst into laughter.
Danielle smiled with her eyebrows curved, "Qiu, you actually beat him. It is said that Chinese people all know martial arts. Is it true?"
Qiu Huoming wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Really." He quickly performed a move, changed it, and then finished it.
There seemed to be stars in Danielle's eyes, "It looks good."
William rubbed his right leg, “It’s true today.”
He glanced at Qiu Huoming and said, "It's very enjoyable." William's mouth corners raised and he couldn't help but smile.
"Let's go back to our homes." Qiu Huoming said as he stretched.
Danielle smiled and said, “Shouldn’t you send the lady back first?”
William pulled Qiu Huoming and said, "Let's go and send Daniel back together."
"it is good."
After this incident, the three people's relationship improved dramatically and they became more comfortable talking to each other.
The original sense of awkwardness caused by unfamiliarity also dissipated in the night breeze.
After seeing them off, Qiu Huoming headed towards the dormitory alone.
He would still do the same impulse as today if it happened again. Qiu Huoming looked up at the moonlight tonight and rubbed his fists.
I didn't beat him to death, mainly because of his identity. I'm still a student, so I took it easy.
Three days later, everything was still calm, as if the incident of the beating had subsided.
William looked at his brand new textbook with a painful expression. He turned to look at Qiu Huoming, "How did you figure out the relationship between them?"
Qiu Huoming was about to answer when the department head walked in from outside. He glanced at the students in the classroom and finally looked at Qiu Huoming.
"Are you Qiu Huoming?"
Qiu Huoming nodded.
"Please come with me to my office."
Qiu Huoming stood up, and William's expression began to get nervous, "I'll go with you."
Danielle beside him also stood up and said, "I'll go too."
Qiu Huoming smiled and said, "It's okay, I can handle it, just be patient."
"No, I want to follow you..."
William stood up and said, "Let's go."
Qiu Huoming couldn't refuse, "Okay, let's go."
When the department head saw the three people following him, he glanced at them, but didn't say anything. He turned and walked towards the office.
The director's office was empty. He stretched out his hand to stop William and Daniel from going outside. "I have something to say to him. You wait outside for a moment."
The door closed with a click.
William muttered at the door: "It doesn't look like someone is here to complain..."
Danielle nodded, indicating that something was indeed wrong.
Qiu Huoming sat opposite the department head with some trepidation.
"My name is Moretz Nott..." He looked at Qiu Huoming and smiled, "Qiu Huoming..."
Qiu Huoming was a little confused. He nodded and said, "Yes, I am Qiu Huoming."
Director Nott immediately took out a notebook and an exquisite pen.
"Please sign my name..."
"Signature..." Qiu Huoming opened a brand new notebook, held the pen and asked, "What should I write?"
"Mathematics has no borders, Qiu Huoming...Oh, and please write the date." Director Nott said.
Qiu Huoming followed his instructions and wrote a few lines of English words.
"Can the name be written in your language?" Director Nott asked carefully.
"Sure." Qiu Huoming added his Chinese name below his English name.
The other party carefully put away the notebook and then took out a simply wrapped card from the drawer.
"Here is your invitation."
Qiu Huoming took it with both hands. The words "International Congress of Mathematicians" on the cover made his heart burn with joy.
He opened the cover and found an invitation card with his name on it.
"Excuse me, how did they know I was at Stanford?" Qiu Huoming asked curiously.
The other party replied with a smile: "Your teacher sent your itinerary to the conference affairs team. I think even the change of the conference address this time is probably related to you."
Qiu Huoming smiled casually. How could this be possible? It was just a coincidence at most.
However, I am still honored to be able to participate in such a large-scale international conference.
"Director Nott, I want to make a call to my leader..." Attending such a large meeting must be reported, otherwise it will be easy to be criticized.
"Feel free to use it." Director Nott pushed the phone on the table to him.
Qiu Huoming called Dean Zhou directly. He should be in Cray Corporation at the moment. The call was connected and the operator on the other end called Dean Zhou.
Qiu Huoming reported the matter, and Dean Zhou praised him, "Not bad, you have made progress. Tell me about this matter. You can go to the meeting with peace of mind. I will take care of the rest."
Qiu Huoming tried to hold back, but couldn't help it. He told Dean Zhou about James's departure three days ago. Dean Zhou laughed, "No wonder they temporarily changed the receptionist. This kind of scumbag should be beaten. It's a good thing he backed down. Otherwise, I would have lodged a diplomatic protest!"
With Dean Zhou's words of protection, Qiu Huoming finally felt relieved.
After they left the house, William and Danielle asked at the same time, "Isn't it about beating someone?"
Qiu Huoming shook his head, his eyes burning, and raised the card in his hand towards them, "Look what this is..."