The Invincible Strongest Student

Chapter 1356: Chapter 1356: The Humble Professor

The exam lasted for three days, with a total of eight subjects. As soon as the subject for the first afternoon was finished, Lin Tian’s phone rang, displaying Zhao Qingtang’s name.

Seeing Zhao Qingtang’s name, the first thought in Lin Tian’s mind was the days at Luoyan Dock a month ago when the two of them spent their evenings in peaceful dual cultivation, feeling tranquil and comfortable.

Liou Qingcheng saw Lin Tian in a daze and lightly nudged him with her elbow, saying, "What are you spacing out for? Answer it."

Liou Qingcheng also saw the incoming caller ID but didn’t think much of it.

Lin Tian picked up the call and put the phone to his ear, saying, "Hello, Qingtang."

"You’re at school, right?" Zhao Qingtang asked.

"I’m at school, I just finished my exam. What’s up?"

"Grandma invited you and Qingcheng over for dinner tonight; she’s made dumplings," Zhao Qingtang said.

"Hold on," Lin Tian covered the phone’s microphone and turned to Liou Qingcheng, asking, "Your professor’s wife invited us over for dumplings tonight, do you want to go?"

Liou Qingcheng nodded with a bright smile, "Of course."

Lin Tian resumed the call, saying, "We’ll head over now."

...

Since it was just a casual family meal, they didn’t bring any special gifts, just some fruit.

After they knocked on the door twice, Zhao Qingtang opened it, almost as if she had been waiting for them.

At first glance, Lin Tian almost didn’t recognize Zhao Qingtang because she had changed her hairstyle. Her long hair had been cut short and styled to a side part, making her look even cuter than before.

Zhao Qingtang noticed the fruit in Lin Tian’s hand, smiled as she took it, and said, "Just in time, we ran out of fruit at home. I’ll go wash it."

"Okay." Lin Tian nodded, having been in contact with Zhao Qingtang for a while, they were no longer so formal, and their natural interaction was like that of a couple who had lived together. In fact, they had indeed lived together for some time.

Lin Tian and Liou Qingcheng changed their shoes at the entrance and had just walked inside when they saw Xu Wan rolling out dough for dumplings, with Zhao Qingtang’s mother Zhang Youling beside her preparing the dumpling filling.

"Hello, ma’am, hello, auntie," Lin Tian and Liou Qingcheng said in unison.

Seeing Lin Tian, Xu Wan’s face lit up with a smile, "Lin Tian, Qingcheng, we haven’t started making dumplings yet; it’ll be a little while."

Liou Qingcheng tilted her face up, "No problem, it’s a good opportunity for me to show off my skills; I know how to make dumplings."

"That’s great because we’re short on hands," Zhang Youling said.

Lin Tian rolled up his sleeves, and before he could speak, Xu Wan waved the rolling pin at him and said, "A gentleman stays away from the kitchen; we have enough hands here. Your professor is in the study, waiting for you, go find him."

Lin Tian had already guessed that there might be something else up since he hadn’t heard from Mr. Zhang since the last time he called after setting up the ancient medicine department. Being called over now probably wasn’t just about dumplings.

The door to the study wasn’t closed, and as Lin Tian reached the doorway, he could hear voices inside. Besides Zhao Xuefeng’s voice, he heard another unfamiliar one, which from the sound seemed to be of a similar age to Zhao Xuefeng’s, and spoke quite casually, probably a friend of Zhao Xuefeng’s.

Even with the study door wide open, Lin Tian still stood at the entrance and knocked twice on the door.

From the doorway, Lin Tian saw Zhao Xuefeng on the study sofa alongside someone else who seemed very familiar. Wasn’t this the professor who invigilated the exam today?

Upon hearing the knock, both Zhao Xuefeng and Hu Gaofei turned their gaze towards the door.

Upon seeing Lin Tian, Hu Gaofei grinned warmly and waved him over, "Lin Tian, come and sit."

Zhao Xuefeng also nodded at him with a smile.

"Okay," Lin Tian replied and entered the study.

Before he could sit down, Hu Gaofei patted the seat beside him, indicating for him to sit there.

"..."

Lin Tian hesitated for a moment; this professor seemed overly enthusiastic. Did he have a daughter at home? Or a granddaughter? Or was there something he needed help with?

Filled with questions, Lin Tian sat down next to Hu Gaofei, glancing at Zhao Xuefeng. Even his gaze was questioning.

Zhao Xuefeng seemed to pick up on Lin Tian’s queries, handing him a cup of tea and saying, "This is Professor Hu Gaofei, your pharmacology course’s instructor."

As soon as Zhao Xuefeng finished, Hu Gaofei laughed and said, "Lin Tian, you might not recognize me yet, right?"

"Uh..." Lin Tian was momentarily speechless, looking a bit embarrassed.

Not recognizing his course instructor was indeed a bit awkward.

Seeing Lin Tian’s expression, Hu Gaofei laughed heartily, seeming not to mind at all. He said, "It seems little Lin hasn’t attended my class yet."

Lin Tian replied a bit bashfully, "I was a bit busy..."

This excuse even made him feel embarrassed. After all, a student’s duty is to study. Skipping class because of being busy? That’s not the norm.

This view wasn’t just Lin Tian’s; both Zhao Xuefeng and Hu Gaofei shared it.

Of course, there are always exceptions, and Lin Tian was the exception in their eyes.

"No worries, no worries," Hu Gaofei waved his hand and said, "Students study to acquire knowledge, true, but if nothing valuable can be gained in the class, then skipping it is reasonable. The blame is on the teacher for not being knowledgeable enough."

Zhao Xuefeng gave Hu Gaofei a surprised look, it wasn’t easy for him to make such a statement.

Zhao Xuefeng and Hu Gaofei had been friends for years. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and they shared similar interests and temperaments. Hu Gaofei also disliked students who neglected their duties and often skipped class. He even put them on a ’blacklist,’ requiring them to retake the course the next semester.

The more Lin Tian listened, the more puzzled he became. Was the professor talking about him?

"Professor, you’re being modest, I’m really sorry for missing your class..."

People uplift one another, and just as Lin Tian was saying this, Hu Gaofei interrupted him, "Come on, there’s no need to act for me. With what you wrote on today’s exam paper, I’m the one who should be calling you professor."

"..." Lin Tian really didn’t know how to respond to that. Should he say, ’Then go ahead and call me’? That seemed a bit too pretentious.

As Lin Tian puzzled over this, Hu Gaofei got up, walked to the desk, picked up two exam papers, and came back.

Putting the papers in front of Lin Tian, Hu Gaofei said, "Lin Tian, these are the two papers you wrote, right?"

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