
Their resting room was also in the gymnasium, not far from the field.
It was a bit like backstage.
Students pass through another five-room school break when heading to their own room. The names of the schools are on the signboard hung on the door:
Tsinghua University
Beijing University
Shuang University
Jiang University
Nan University
Tong University
Tan Mo glanced at all the signs. He realized that he had been in contact with all of these schools before.
All of the principals except one from Shuang University came to visit him personally upon his graduation from Jixia Academy.
Principal Mu of Beijing University has won the contest of attracting Tan Mo to his school. It was a little embarrassing for the other principals, so they didn't talk about it much.
So Professor Liu doesn't know anything about Tan Mo because of this. His team wouldn't be so satisfied if he knew.
All students are in the break room.
The room contains one large sofa and two extra large sofas. There are also many chairs. There is enough room for everyone to sit down. There is also a large TV hanging from the ceiling.
"This revision will broadcast the competition here for you,” said teacher Liao, who seems to be in charge of them.
The students nodded.
All six schools have now set up their internal sites for this live streaming service.
“Everyone can take a short break now, and snacks will be served soon. It's a lunch card for everyone. Just go to the cafeteria for meal service at mealtime,” explains Master Liao.
“Teacher, actually how much money is on this card? I don't want to run out of credit at some point,” asked Tan Mo as he waved his card.
Master Liao looked at him curiously. This young lady was different from the others. No one else has ever asked such a question. It was strange that his attention was fixed on these kinds of things.
Master Liao's mouth twitched, then he smiled. “These cards are made by the school specifically so they can handle any overdraft, so everyone can use them without the pressure of worrying whether you will run out of money. Your school will pay back the canteen at the end at once.”
So schools are not too worried about the restrictions on these unlimited cards.
The prices in the school cafeteria were already low compared to any restaurant outside, and in fact none of these children would likely overeat.
With the tension of competition, many of these children do not have a high n*fsu meal, so they do not have to spend too much money.
No one would do something too bold and presumptuous.
Tan Mo nodded seriously. “So so. I'll be able to eat everything I want without pressure.”
Master Liao was silent.
“Master Liao, which canteen would you recommend?” Tan Mo asked again.
They have several canteens at Beijing University, so it makes sense that there are also a number of canteens at Tsinghua University.
All canteens are run by different companies. His favorite canteen in Beijing is run by different companies on the same floor.
With every different company, there are different chefs. And with different chefs, the quality of the food will also be different.
Although Tan Mo was not someone who was too dramatic, he still had at least some small expectations.
Master Liao once again remained silent. What happened to this young lady?
Are we here for competition or food?
“I'm not too sure about that,” said Master Liao. “I can ask some of my students later.”
“Don't worry too much about that. I can find some classmates and ask them instead.” Right after replying to Master Liao, Tan Mo began to investigate the lunch card thoroughly.
Master Liao smiled to himself. Seeing Tan Mo in such a state at lunchtime, it was a smart guess to predict that Beijing University was not in a position to win.
They came all the way here, just to worry about food?
If they continue like this, the ranking next year should not be a problem for Tsinghua University: they will win the title again.
Master Liao was now filled with sweet confidence. He thought about it for a while and then he met Professor Gu. “Professor, it seems like all schools are also bringing their professors. I think the principal would be happy if all of you professors joined him for lunch.”
There was no need for him to go to lunch with his students. Professor Gu just smiled politely. He is not someone who likes to cause conflict in any form.
He had to attend if Principal Shi invited him.
However, he was indeed a little worried about his students.
Seeing him looking a bit worried, Master Liao smiled at him and said, “Don't worry. We will take good care of the children. I guarantee we'll take them to the cafeteria and make sure they eat. And we will bring them back too, of course.”
People from Beijing University were just watching from the side as the event unfolded. They are treated like children…
“Alright then, I leave them in your hands.” Professor Gu nodded his head and spoke to the students, “Time is more than enough. If you all want to take a walk around the park, that's okay. Be sure to stay together as a group and return on time.”
“Siyuan, Yuemu, you two are seniors of the group. Be sure to look after the younger ones,” Professor Gu reminds them once again.
“Do not worry, Prof, we will make sure to take care of them.” They both answered simultaneously.
Professor Liu sneered. “They're not kids anymore, Professor Gu. What to worry about?”
Professor Gu answered back without a sound. It's not like you know that there's a 15-year-old kid on my team.
“Now, now, today Wu Siyu from Shuang University, Yao Shang Jing from Nan University, Wang Lixia from Tong University, and the others are all personally bringing their teams here. And, of course, they brought an assistant. No one has seen each other for a year. We have to catch up today,” Professor Liu said.
After hearing this, Professor Gu himself became a little excited and went to lunch with the other professors.
“Does everyone want to rest for a while or do they want to take a walk?” ask Master Liao.
Most of the kids seem to want to take a walk rather than rest, and they are all interested in finding the best canteen so they can go and have lunch afterwards.
Inevitably, some people chatted about the competition in their path.
“Are you going to watch the competition?”
“There's nothing better to do, so I might as well.”
“”We have been winning for a few years now, and it looks like it will happen also this year, so of course we have to watch it,” said someone who came from Tsinghua University to support the team.
“I heard from OSIS that some students from Beijing University also came to support their team as well.”
“They don't have as many tickets as we do, so they definitely won't have as many supporters as we do. That still benefits us.”
“It looks like students from Tsinghua University are very confident this year,” comments Ying Siyuan.
“Sure them. We have let them win the competition for a few years now. Unfortunately, we have lost several years in a row.” Wang Yuemu sighed.
Just as they were discussing this, they suddenly heard a defiant voice from behind them. “Why is everyone from Tsinghua acting like this? They seemed to only see people from Beijing as their competitors. It was as if they thought that if they could defeat Beijing, they would automatically win the competition. They don't even see the other four universities.”
Tan Mo turned around when he heard this.
He saw a team similar to him trudging behind them.
Looks like it must be one of the other four teams.
“Well, as angry as we get about Tsinghua University snatching the championship from us, other schools are angry because they are not even considered worthy opponents,” whispered Xu Hongyu.
“Senior Ying, can we do rotation with each member during the competition?” asked Wu Jiazhen.