I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 574 - 277: Making Tofu with Chicken Breast and Pork Fat? High-end Sichuan Cuisine Really Has a Lot of Variety! [Subscribe Please]

Chapter 574: Chapter 277: Making Tofu with Chicken Breast and Pork Fat? High-end Sichuan Cuisine Really Has a Lot of Variety! [Subscribe Please]

Report a crime? Pyramid scheme?

Cui Qingyuan was thrilled to have found a genius student, but he hadn’t expected her to give him such a big surprise right off the bat.

He took out his business card holder from his bag and was about to introduce himself when Geng Lele said, "Haha, handing out business cards the moment we meet? Definitely a pyramid scheme! During the last joint school-police drill, the police officer said the more titles on a business card, the more likely it’s a pyramid scheme. Lin Xu, call the police!"

Cui Qingyuan looked at the row of slash-separated titles on his own business card. This student seems like she won’t be easy to get along with, he suddenly thought.

However, a student like her, much better than those who only knew how to cram and had rigid thinking, was precisely the kind of talent urgently needed in the Artificial Intelligence field.

He put his business card away. Since this young lady said business cards weren’t trustworthy, he figured he might as well.

But just as he stuffed it into his bag, Geng Lele piped up again, "The moment I mentioned the business card, you hurried to put it away. That clearly shows a guilty conscience! Xu, what was the number for 110 again?"

Lin Xu, exasperated, said to the girl, "Stop messing around, Lele. Professor Cui is Boss Yan’s good friend. Weren’t you just praising Boss Yan for being so cool last night?"

Only when he spoke did Geng Yiji finally quiet down.

Cui Qingyuan seized the opportunity to ask her, "Young lady, are you willing to come to Tsinghua University?"

Chen Yan and the others nearby crowded around, their faces filled with surprise and curiosity.

"Professor Cui, if our Lele agrees, does that mean she’ll officially be a Tsinghua University student?"

"Isn’t this equivalent to a special admission?"

"Lele, quickly agree!"

"Yeah, opportunities like this are really rare."

However, Geng Lele was still preoccupied with the college entrance exam. She shook her cute mushroom-cut hair and asked curiously, "If I agree now, will I get extra points on the college entrance exam?"

Cui Qingyuan: ?????

Why am I finding it a bit hard to follow this student’s train of thought?

Lin Xu explained from the side, "You might not know this, but two months ago, the admissions offices of both Tsinghua University and Beijing University approached Lele. However, due to issues with the available majors, Lele gave up the special admission offers and decided to take the college entrance exam."

Upon hearing this, Cui Qingyuan finally understood.

Something unpleasant must have happened during the previous special recruitment, which is why this student has an aversion to Tsinghua University. No wonder she demanded to call the police the moment I mentioned I was from Tsinghua. It seems this girl really holds a grudge. Ha! As expected of a student I, Cui Qingyuan, have taken an interest in! Such personality!

At this thought, he looked at Geng Lele and asked, "Little girl, last time the people from the admissions office contacted you, did they speak with a condescending tone, conveying a sense of superiority, as if them contacting you was a once-in-a-lifetime blessing your ancestors had secured for you?"

Geng Lele was startled for a moment, then nodded. "Yeah! They even told me to be mentally prepared to accept that I’m a mediocrity because Tsinghua University is full of talented people, and my abilities wouldn’t amount to anything there... Their tone made it sound like the special admission opportunity was some kind of charity they were bestowing upon me."

Cui Qingyuan slapped his forehead, an ’I knew it’ expression on his face. "Those folks in the admissions office are becoming more and more outrageous... You didn’t give them a piece of your mind?"

Geng Lele’s expression froze. "This... I could have actually cursed them?"

"Of course! The first time Tsinghua University offered me special admission, I gave the admissions officer a thorough tongue-lashing."

Lin Xu: ???????

That really doesn’t match your refined and gentle appearance at all, Professor, he thought.

The others also wore expressions that clearly pleaded, "Please don’t lead our dear Lele astray!"

Geng Lele, on the other hand, now looked significantly more interested.

Now this kind of teacher is interesting! Much better than high school teachers who only ever nag you to study, she thought.

Chen Yan asked curiously, "Professor Cui, why don’t the people in admissions speak properly? Is it a way to intimidate newcomers?"

Cui Qingyuan smiled. "There’s an element of intimidation, yes. But the most important thing is... wherever there are people, there’s a ’jianghu’—a world of social intricacies. And what is this ’jianghu’? It’s nothing more than navigating human relationships and unspoken rules."

In front of everyone, he briefly explained the special recruitment process.

"Special recruitment, like the college entrance exam, also has first and second batches. If parents of a student in the second batch pull some strings in advance, the admissions staff might deliberately make things a little difficult for students in the first batch. Young high school students are often proud; if they can’t endure such treatment, they’ll give up. And just like that, a spot opens up, see?"

"As for what happens after they enter Tsinghua University, the admissions office doesn’t manage it, nor will they. They are only responsible for getting people into the school and, incidentally, collecting a bonus per head."

"This kind of admissions process causes a large number of students with strong personalities to give up on Tsinghua University directly. Even if they end up taking the college entrance exam, they no longer list Tsinghua University as one of their choices. And these kinds of students, rich in individuality, are exactly what the AI Honors Class desperately needs."

"That’s why Cui Qingyuan has quite a strong opinion of the admissions office; he always feels that they are holding back the AI Honors Class."

"But," Geng Lele said, looking troubled, "I promised my homeroom teacher I’d take the college entrance exam. I was even planning to become the top scorer in the Yanjing Region for her..." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

All special privileges come with a price; even a leave of absence slip is no exception.

Cui Qingyuan said gently, "Leave all of those negotiations to me. I guarantee that your homeroom teacher, and indeed all the teachers and students at your school, will be proud of you."

He didn’t want his student to get entangled in these worldly complexities so early on. For students, maintaining a strong thirst for knowledge and curiosity is fundamental. The more they get involved in other matters, the weaker that thirst and curiosity become, he thought.

To pique Geng Lele’s interest in the AI Honors Class, Cui Qingyuan pulled out a small, lighter-shaped cube from his pocket.

"This is a little trinket I made when I was bored," he said. "It’s for you."