Chapter 41: Who Can Beat Whom

  (Tonight I'm going out, just right after being cooped up at home all day, so I'll release the code early and update ahead of time, so everyone doesn't have to wait too long~~)

  After winning, it's natural to receive an award.

  A simple podium was set up in the center of the playground for the sports meeting, and Hao Ren and the third-place winner took the stage one after another. Huang Xujie didn't know where he ran to, and the organizers of the sports meeting couldn't find him either.

  Helpless, the broadcaster had to announce that Huang Xujie was injured in the 5000-meter run and could not come out to receive the award. Upon hearing this news, all the girls inside and outside the venue were worried and noisy. In fact, for them, whether Huang Xujie won the long-distance running championship or not was not the key point, as long as he was still so handsome and stylish.

  The awards ceremony went on as usual, with one position empty on the stage. The president of the student union, Gu Jialing, personally presented the certificates to Hao Ren and the third-place winner.

  The certificate is just a formality, the most substantial reward is that every champion of each event in the sports meeting can get a cash prize of 1,000 yuan. The runner-up is 500 yuan and the third place is 250 yuan.

  Such a setting is nothing more than encouraging participation and competition, but for those like Zhou Liren who know they are not good enough, they will definitely not participate recklessly just because of the attraction of these prizes.

  While Hao Ren was receiving his award and prize money on stage, Zhao Jiaxin in the audience was also frantically making a fortune.

  "Hurry up! Hurry up! Pay up! Pay up!" He waved the paper slip with the recorded bets, "Yu Rong, 200! Chen Ke, 300! And Zhou Liren, don't try to escape, you owe 200 too!"

  These boys were both amazed and delighted. On the one hand, they did not expect that Hao Ren would actually be able to run to first place, which was a huge surprise. On the other hand, it was also because of this that Hao Ren won the championship, and they felt very excited, only blaming themselves for underestimating Hao Ren's strength.

  Hao Ren, who had just received the prize money and certificate, walked back to the stands with Xie Yu Jia, chatting along the way. He was about to look for Zhao Yan Zi and Xiao Ling, but found that neither of them were anywhere to be seen.

  "Zhao Jiaxin! Where's the little girl who was just sitting here?" Hao Ren asked, looking up at Zhao Jiaxin, who was frantically collecting money from above.

  "Oh, you crossed the finish line and they left." Zhao Jiayu replied.

  It turned out to be like this...... Hao Ren felt a slight sense of disappointment in his heart.

  However, he soon cheered up and shouted upwards at Zhao Jiaxun, "I won the prize money, I'll treat you to dinner tonight!"

  "Get out of here!" Zhou Liren, who had just lost a bet of 200 yuan, shouted in frustration. "Zhao Jiayu won more than you! Let him treat us!"

  Upon hearing Zhou Liren say this, the others who had lost money also started shouting in unison, "Right! Zhao Jiayu is treating us to dinner!"

  Zhao Jiayun is not a stingy person, on the contrary, he is the most generous among them. He laughed loudly, "Alright! Tonight, everyone will have a good meal! Anyway, it's empty car loaded with rice, this money is all won, just spend it all, let's celebrate Hao Ren's victory!"

  Others echoed in agreement, after all, Hao Ren had won the championship and they felt very proud, so they didn't mind losing that small amount of money. Xie Yu Jia saw the good relationship between the boys in her class and smiled happily.

  "Come on, class monitor!" Zhao Jiayu shouted.

  "Huh?" Xie Yu Jia was somewhat surprised. "I won't go then, you guys have a good celebration!"

  "Come on! Come on! Let's go together!" Zhao Jiayu enthusiastically persuaded her. The other boys also followed and cheered.

  Xie Yu Jia's face turned red, "Alright, let's celebrate then. However... the other girls in our class also want to chip in together."

  She was afraid that being the only girl would make her feel too awkward. After all, she knew how these boys behaved, they were so excited when they saw a beauty, just like they had taken stimulants.

  There were only six girls in the class, Zhao Jiatun waved his hand generously, "Alright! Let's call them all over!"

  "Next up is the aerobics competition. Please have all participating students from each college enter the venue as soon as possible!" The announcement about the next event came over the loudspeaker.

  All of a sudden, those boys who were still arguing and making noise, upon hearing this information, immediately lit up their eyes, and then let out loud wolf-like howls.

  "Ugh... these guys..." Xie Yu Jia let out a helpless sigh and sat down. Did she not know what these boys were thinking? Watching the rhythmic gymnastics competition was just an excuse, the real reason was to check out the figures of those girls wearing tight-fitting clothes.

  Hao Ren also sat down, slightly leaning in towards Xie Yu Jia, "That... class monitor, my 1000 yuan prize money should be handed over as well, as a class fee. Originally thought I had to treat them to dinner, since I don't need to treat them..."

  Xie Yu Jia glared at Hao Ren, interrupting his words, "Why should you hand it over? This is what you won through your own efforts, and also brought honor to the class and college. These prizes are what you deserve!"

  Seeing her serious look, Hao Ren nodded, "Alright, then I'll accept it."

  In fact, he felt that this time he won the championship, Xie Yu Jia's contribution was indispensable. Donating the prize money was also a way to express his gratitude to Captain Xie Yu Jia.

  When Xie Yu Jia withdrew her gaze from Hao Ren's face, she thought to herself that this Hao Ren was really different from other boys, not greedy for wealth, not lustful...

  She secretly moved her heart and turned to look at Hao Ren, but found that Hao Ren was staring at the first management college aerobics team, his mouth slightly open, his eyes shining brightly.

  Alas, I haven't said anything yet...... Xie Yu Jia's forehead was covered with three drops of cold sweat.

  The aerobics competition was the grand finale of the sports meet, with beautiful girls from each college who were carefully selected for their tall stature and good looks, dancing and moving to the rhythm of the music, truly a beautiful sight.

  And such an arrangement also successfully kept most of the boys until the end of the sports meeting. Finally, based on the results of each competition, the school leaders evaluated the collective award of the college and announced the successful conclusion of the one-day sports meeting.

  The students on the platform withdrew one after another. Zhao Jiaxin called out to his friends and led everyone out of school to have a barbecue.

  Two of the girls in the class, including Xie Yu Jia, went to four, while the boys were numerous, with more than 20. They entered a barbecue restaurant and almost took up half of the store.

  Hao Ren won the long-distance running championship, which was unexpected by everyone, but it's also a worth-celebrating thing. Under Zhao Jiatian's arrangement, the pretty class monitor Xie Yujia with rosy cheeks sat beside today's "hero" Hao Ren.

  Hao Ren was persuading them not to make a fuss, while repeatedly apologizing to Xie Yu Jia. Fortunately, Xie Yu Jia also knew the temperament of these boys, pouting slightly with some helplessness, but not getting angry.

  Beer, barbecue, beautiful women... each one makes the boys' adrenaline surge. They clinked their glasses loudly, practically turning this half of the barbecue shop into a party scene.

  Xie Yu Jia, under the persuasion of Cao Ronghua who looked still quite loyal, also drank several cups of beer and sat beside Hao Ren. Her face became even redder, like a ripe and bright red apple, sweet and fragrant.

  As for Hao Ren, he would certainly not be let off by them. Almost everyone came over to toast him a glass. Although they were drinking beer, Hao Ren couldn't help but feel a bit awkward.

  This scene doesn't seem like a celebration of Hao Ren's victory, but rather a joyful banquet before the wedding.

  As Hao Ren was half drunk and half awake, he wanted to send a message to Zhao Yanzi, asking if she had arrived at school and home safely. However, when he flipped out his phone, he realized that he didn't have Zhao Yanzi's phone number. He patted his head, feeling that he was indeed drunk.

  "Hey! You're too loud!"

  Just as they were making a big fuss, a blunt voice, accompanied by a loud slap on the table with a "bang", suddenly burst out from another corner.

  Zhao Jiaxin suddenly quieted down and looked over in that direction.

  All they saw was a sturdy young man with a buzz cut, holding a wine glass and staring at them with a fierce gaze.

  "This is a public place, if you think it's noisy, you can change places to eat." Zhao Jiayu walked towards the man and said sharply. Zhao Jiayu was the dormitory head of Hao Ren's dormitory, usually protecting Hao Ren, and he was also a big brother figure in middle school, never afraid of anyone.

  "Second grade?" The boy stood up under Zhao Jiateng's gaze.

  As he stood up, people only then discovered that this person's height was different from the crowd. He was almost 1.9 meters tall and standing in front of Zhao Jiafu, instantly a head taller than Zhao Jiayu.

  Feeling that the atmosphere was off, Xie Yu Jia, who had been sitting down, quickly stood up and called out in a class leader's tone, "Zhao Jia Yin, come back! Don't stir up trouble!"

  But with Zhao Jiaxin's personality, how could he back down, still staring at the boy without showing any weakness.

  The other boys who were eating with this tall man suddenly stood up. Each of them was over 1.8 meters tall, and standing together, they looked like a group of majestic mountains.

  Afraid that Zhao Jiaxin would suffer a loss, the usually timid and fearful Zhou Liren, who was also the highest among them, suddenly rushed over and stood beside Zhao Jiaxin, forming a confrontation with them.

  One after another, the other boys also walked over and stood on both sides of Zhao Jiaxin. Hao Ren wanted to go over too, but was tightly held back by Xie Yuja.

  On Zhao Jiaxin's side, although the average height is not advantageous, the number of people is four times that of the opponent. If a fight really breaks out, at most it will be a stalemate, with both sides suffering injuries.

  Just as the tense situation was about to erupt, Xie Yu Jia shouted, "Alright, all of you come back! Don't fight!"

  But at this moment, who still cares about her opinion?

  "You're quite something, aren't you?" said the tall and sturdy boy with a board-brush haircut, suddenly pointing at Hao Ren who was being held back by Xie Yu Jia.

  Xie Yu Jia stared at the boy in surprise, only then realizing that they were intentionally looking for trouble with Hao Ren. She searched her mind and suddenly remembered that this boy was the vice captain of the school basketball team, Bai Zhi Xiong, a senior, and one of Huang Xu Jie's good friends.

  "Are you looking for trouble with Ah Ren?" Just as Xie Yu Jia was racking her brains thinking, Zhao Jia Yin had already seen through the other person's intentions and asked the boy.

  The Department of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering is a group of nerds, but they are very united. Although Hao Ren is often teased by them internally, outsiders really want to bully him, no way!

  "Zhao Jiayu, they're coming for me." Taking advantage of Xie Yujia's grip on his arm loosening slightly, Hao Ren broke free and walked over.

  He didn't want Zhao Jiateng and the others to get hurt because of him, so since they were targeting him, Hao Ren had even less reason to hide in the back.

  This tall and powerful boy originally wanted to scare Hao Ren, but he didn't expect that this ordinary-looking Hao Ren would be so capable. Now, the words he had prepared to teach Hao Ren a lesson were useless, and he could only stare blankly at him, thinking of a countermeasure in his heart.

  Seeing him silent, Hao Ren walked up to him and said, "If you think we lower grades are easy to bully, then you're wrong. Your so-called higher grades have nothing to be proud of. Huang Xujie is indeed very strong in some aspects, but he's too arrogant and has lost himself, which is the biggest reason why he lost to me."

  "As expected, you're quite arrogant." Bai Zhiyong said with a slight bow of his head, looking at Hao Ren.

  Hao Ren shook his head helplessly, "This isn't arrogance, it's just reason. You're not happy with me, just like I'm not happy with you, but I didn't interfere with you, yet you think your seniority gives you the right to lecture us underclassmen?"

  "What's the point of talking to them? If they want to start something, let's just fight!" Zhao Jiayu shouted from the side. He had long been fed up with these arrogant guys forming cliques and bullying the weak, especially since he often got his basketball court taken away by them, which had already annoyed him for a while.

  Brush...

  Suddenly, a brown basketball flew in from outside the door.

  The basketball flew straight and true, passing over Zhao Jiaxin's head and slamming into Bai Zhixiong's face.

  Even if Bai Zhi Xiong was strong and powerful, he couldn't withstand the sneak attack of this genuine leather basketball, and suddenly his nose started bleeding profusely.

  "Who the hell let you out here, get the hell back to training!" A thunderous roar exploded outside the door.

  Hao Ren turned around and saw a tall and majestic figure of a man, who was blocking the entire door frame.

  "Brother..." A faint, almost imperceptible sound escaped from Xie Yu Jia's throat.