Cute Brother Badass Family Protector
Chapter 184: We are Soft
“More, the reason I was on stage the whole time was because we were trying to humiliate Tsinghua University, right? If we don't try to do that, you'll replace me after the first round is over. I don't think you guys will lose,” said Tan Mo.
“And even if some of us lose, all we have to do is get the highest total points. If you give me all the prizes, you also say that those who lose the round should not get their round. If we all go on stage and some lose, there's no way you're going to say that they won't get a share of the prize, right?"
Tan Mo was able to silence everyone. What he said was true. It was impossible for them to give him all the gifts.
“The concept is the same. Even if you don't get on stage, that doesn't mean you don't deserve the prize.” Tan Mo smiled.
“Because I didn't lose a round, you just didn't get a chance to get on stage. Also, I am the one who benefits the most from this competition. None of you really have the chance to show your talent on stage. Do you still think it's fair for me to take all the money when I've stolen all the spotlight? I'm sure everyone wants a chance to humiliate the Tsinghua University team, am I wrong?”
“But..”.
Some people wanted to argue, but no words came to his mind. Tan Mo was absolutely right with his explanation.
“It looks like we have no choice but to take part of the reward, huh? Or we will all be called showing off or what.” Ying Siyuan smiled widely.
“Well, if you all really feel bad about receiving the gift, why don't you treat me to a meal after this?” Tan Mo smiled cunningly.
“Of course!” Ying Siyuan immediately agreed.
“Oh, right! We plan to celebrate our victory in the competition later. What are you guys saying? Should we buy Tan Mo a meal later?”
“Of course!” The rest of the team agreed unanimously.
Only then did Professor Gu finally speak up. “And here I am, thinking about how to educate you. Looks like you guys clearly understood that we only won because of Tan Mo. Since you guys already know that, I don't need to say anything more.”
Not only did they know that, but they were also ready to hand over their share of the reward to Tan Mo.
When the competition ended, Professor Gu thought about educating the other team members as soon as they returned.
But, as the whole team knew that they should not be rewarded for the win, Professor Gu decided not to go ahead with his plan or it could affect their enthusiasm in the long run.
In the end, not many geniuses like Tan Mo were still alive.
Other than Tan Mo, the other team members were actually the best in their respective fields.
“You kids should focus on your own research after the celebration, okay? Unless you all plan to rely on Tan Mo in the future,” Professor Gu said before leaving, not wanting to disturb their celebration.
The students were not even angry at what Professor Gu had just said, due to the fact that Tan Mo was far superior to them.
That was one simple reason why they were willing to let Tan Mo get on stage to take over the entire competition.
But their professor was right. They should not stop improving themselves just because they have a strong addition to their research team.
“Alright! Let's take a short break, and continue our research afterwards, ” Wang Yuemu said.
“As Professor Gu said, we should go after Tan Mo. You guys better not forget that he's majoring in Finance, not China.”
It was as if his words were a call to wake up the entire team.
Damnit damnit! We completely forgot about that! Are we going to let a freshman from the Treasury beat us up? Of course not! We have to do better.
“Siyuan, do you have any recommendations for tonight's celebration?” Wang Yuemu turned to Ying Siyuan and asked.
After a few minutes of searching the internet, he finally decided where to hold the celebration. “Good. I've booked us a table at the hotpot. They provide personalized hotpot, so we can enjoy our favorite.”
When team members hear that they are going to have their favorite hotpot, they become even more excited.
For the rest of the day, they continued their research until it was time for dinner. Surprisingly, none of them really focused on their work as they still reminisce about their victory over Tsinghua University.
Hours passed. After checking the time on her phone, Ying Siyuan stretched and announced, “It's already 5:30 hours. Let's go.”
“Come go!” Wu Jiazhen exclaimed as she placed the bookmark in the book she was reading and closed it.
He then quickly tidied up his study and urged the others to hurry.
After everything was done, they went to dinner.
Ying Siyuan also invited Professor Gu and Teacher Lao to come over for dinner with them, but Professor Gu refused. “Count me. You guys won't be able to have fun if I'm there.”
The professor would not spoil the mood of the little ones, and Master Lao also came to the same conclusion.
Ying Siyuan summoned three taxis, and all of them headed straight for the hotpot restaurant.
Although they can choose their own flavor, everyone chooses Mala Soup.
“Because we eat Mala hotpot and are here to relax, why don't we have a beer?” someone asked Ying Siyuan. “After all this weekend tomorrow.”
Since they were all in their early 20s, they were legal to drink alcohol.
“Of course. But don't drink too much. I don't want to bring someone home,” Ying Siyuan laughed.
Everyone ordered a beer for themselves and a glass of sour plum juice for Tan Mo. Even Wang Yuemu ordered alcohol.
When the drink finally arrived, Tan Mo stared at his own sour plum juice before turning around to look at the beer that everyone else had.
“Stop staring. There is no way we let you drink soft drinks,” Wang Yuemu laughed.
He was worried that if the Tan Mo family found out that they were actually letting the underage girl drink alcohol, his parents would forbid Tan Mo from socializing with them in the future.
“I still have two years four months before I can drink ..” Tan Mo sighed.
His birthday is in March, and it's only November.
When he said that, everyone stopped what they were doing.
They were completely reminded that although he still had two more years until he was 18, Tan Mo had led them to defeat the Tsinghua University team in the Ancient Text Competition.
The rest of the team began to wonder what they had been doing for the last three to four years of their lives.
Although Ying Siyuan warned them not to drink excessively, their excitement about winning the competition made them drink more than they should. The atmosphere immediately became very lively, to the point where everyone spoke out in a loud voice.
Shen Hongshan even went and ordered a box of beers for the table in the end.
While everyone was drunk, Tan Mo secretly took Wang Yuemu's bottle and poured the beer into his own glass of sour plum juice.
