The girl who confessed to Xia Yu was the same one that Gui Zixiao had previously tried to hint to Xia Yu about. She was also one of the two who had followed Xia Yu to the cafe.
Initially hesitant, the girl felt a strong sense of crisis after seeing Xia Yu display his piano and violin skills and observing the reactions of other girls in his class and from other classes. Seizing the opportunity, she decided to confess directly.
She hadn’t expected a girl who looked like she was still in middle school to suddenly appear and hug Xia Yu tightly.
Hearing the girl’s affectionate call to Xia Yu, the girl felt disheartened.
Was Xia Yu a lolicon? If I had confessed back when I was in middle school, would I have succeeded?
At that moment, she saw Xia Yu push the girl off him.
“Don’t mess around!” Xia Yu pinched the girl’s cheek and turned to the confessor, saying, “This is my little sister, Xia Youxue.”
Before the girl could feel relieved, he continued, “I don’t plan on dating in high school, so I’m sorry.”
The girl’s emotions fluctuated greatly, leaving her numb.
“I’m sorry to have troubled you.” She bowed to Xia Yu and ran off.
Watching the girl’s retreating figure, Xia Yu sighed:
“She’s really polite.
If it were those young people from my previous life, tsk tsk.”
He then turned to Youxue: “Why did you come here?”
“I saw my gege, so I came over to say hello,” Youxue replied.
“You should address me as ‘gege,’ not by my name when greeting me?” Xia Yu pinched the girl’s cheek again, playfully interrogating.
“I was helping gege out of an awkward situation!” Because her face was pinched, Youxue’s voice sounded somewhat comical.
“What was originally a small matter might become a bigger issue if people found out later, making it seem like a deception.” Xia Yu released her cheek and glanced around.
He knew Youxue wouldn’t dare to go out alone at night; someone must have accompanied her.
“Where is your friend?” Under Xia Yu’s questioning, Youxue revealed her companion.
It was a girl slightly shorter than Youxue, wearing black-rimmed glasses, with an adorable appearance and a somewhat dark literary girl vibe.
Pulling out two hundred from his pocket, Xia Yu told Youxue and her classmate to grab something to eat at the nearby fast-food restaurant or go to the supermarket, and wait for him to finish his dinner gathering before heading back together.
Taking the money, Youxue pulled her classmate away.
Returning to the dinner gathering spot, Xia Yu realized he had forgotten to ask Youxue why she followed him.
Plus, her tracking skills were pretty good—he hadn’t even noticed.
Did she come out tonight because it was rare for her gege to go out, to catch him in something?
Or was it because her phone wasn’t entertaining enough? Otherwise, when would she have the time?
Once he finishes developing his demanding and time-consuming mobile game and brings over a few internet business ideas from his previous life, making people in this world addicted to their phones, there would be fewer idle people around.
Xia Yu solidified his new goal.
During dinner, he continued thinking.
To achieve the above goal, he couldn’t do it alone—he needed help from others.
These helpers needed to be top talents in various industries.
How could he gather these talents?
He looked at the class monitor; the monitor’s family had modest wealth and decent organizational skills. Maybe he could bring him onboard?
After thinking for a while, he gave a self-mocking smile. Considering his current total assets—only two thousand after settling the final payment from his last part-time job—it was perhaps too early to think about these things.
Putting aside his thoughts, he focused on eating.
On Sunday, during the eight-hour game time, he normally logged into An Siyao’s body and spent some time with the Feng sisters.
On Monday, during morning exercise time.
The principal delivered an official speech about the cultural festival and awarded the Best Performance Award to Xia Yu’s class, making the monitor very happy.
At the same time, Xia Yu was also selected for the Best Individual Award, and he went up on stage with the monitor and other award winners to receive their certificates.
As the principal handed him the certificate, he quietly said, “Come to my office at noon.”
After saying that, the principal patted his shoulder and proceeded to announce the next award.
Returning to his seat, Xia Yu frowned, pondering what the principal might want with him.
Until noon, he still hadn’t figured it out.
He first went to the cafeteria for lunch and then arrived at the principal’s office.
Inside the office were not only the principal but also Xia Yu’s Chinese teacher.
“Sit down; wait for a moment first.” The principal was looking at some documents. He asked Xia Yu to sit and then turned to the Chinese teacher.
“Mr. Yu, this report of yours feels a bit half-hearted.”
“Principal, haven’t we always done it this way before!”
The Chinese teacher defended himself. Although he could spend over an hour crafting a perfect report, if he could get away with being lazy, why go through all that trouble?
“The situation now isn’t the same as before. Take it back and revise it.” The principal handed the report back to the Chinese teacher, ending the discussion.
He then turned his gaze to Xia Yu.
Curious, the Chinese teacher didn’t leave but stood aside watching.
“The main reason I asked you to come here today is to have you represent our school in a music competition,” the principal said.
“A music competition? Shouldn’t the wind ensemble or other music clubs participate?” Xia Yu asked, puzzled.
“The wind ensemble won’t do. I know their level; they’d just be cannon fodder!” The principal expressed his disdain for the wind ensemble.
“What competition is it, and when?” Xia Yu asked.
If convenient, he could participate to do the principal a favor.
“The First District High School Instrument Competition,” the principal said with a smile.
“The exact competition date hasn’t been finalized yet due to certain reasons, but the finals are likely around December. In March, notifications have already been sent to major high schools.”
“The entire district?” Xia Yu hesitated inwardly, knowing his own abilities.
Among piano performers in Zinang City, he was indeed among the upper tier, but most serious piano learners came from wealthy families. Street performers were the exception; many skilled individuals stayed hidden at home.
Although this competition was only for high school students, there were many talented ones, especially descendants of pianists.
“This time, our old rival, No. 2 High School, will also participate. Their music clubs have always been strong. Your main role is to ensure our school doesn’t fall too far behind.”
The principal added, “I also studied piano. I know Second High’s level. I don’t expect you to beat them, although if you perform exceptionally well, you might even surpass their ace player.”
In this world, besides academic performance, hobbies and interests were also extremely important. Many schools attracted students not through college admission rates but through outstanding clubs.
For example, Huada University’s Go Club had produced half of the well-known Go players in recent years.
However, Xia Yu’s school had never emphasized music clubs, so the principal’s decision was likely motivated by personal reasons.
Xia Yu had heard that the principal had tried to recruit a student who once ranked tenth in the provincial elementary school piano competition last year, but the student had backed out.
Frankly, Xia Yu didn’t want to get involved in such matters. If he were to do something, he would commit fully. As a reincarnator, participating in a competition just to be a background player was too beneath him.
If he focused all his remaining time on piano, he might even win the championship. However, his core focus in the near future was on Xu Youxiang’s programming skills.
Seeing Xia Yu’s reluctance, the principal added, “If you can achieve a good ranking, I can recommend you to Huada University. I have some connections in the education sector. As long as your musical talent is impressive enough, I can secure that recommendation spot for you.”
“Huada University recommendation!”
Xia Yu was surprised, not expecting the principal to offer such a condition.
Huada University was the best university in the First District, especially renowned for its internet-related majors.
If Xia Yu wanted to develop his internet business, he would definitely need help from Huada students.
If he became a Huada student, he could, figuratively speaking, rope in senior students to start a business together, getting through the difficult initial phase.
If he could directly attract one or two outstanding individuals, he wouldn’t need to learn programming himself—just provide the planning proposal and have those talents work for him.
However, participating in this competition also involved a serious issue.
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