To Qi Zhicheng's helplessness, Tang Chaoyang ignored his text message. But Meng Xiaobai over there said that the banquet had been booked, so Qi Zhicheng had no choice but to go find him by himself.
Tang Chaoyang was not at school, he was at his company. When Qi Zhicheng arrived, he first met another student of Tang Chaoyang, Peng Xian.
Peng Xian was in his third year of graduate school, his family was wealthy, and he was deeply liked by Tang Chaoyang. The second author of the paper that Qi Zhicheng was "robbed" was Peng Xian's name.
"Senior Brother Peng, is Teacher Tang here?" Qi Zhicheng asked.
"Do you still know Teacher Tang?" Peng Xian snorted, "This is already the third time. If you don't go to the group meeting, do you still have a teacher in your eyes?"
"I really didn't know yesterday, no one informed me." Qi Zhicheng explained quickly.
"No need to explain, you are really embarrassing the teacher." Peng Xian looked down on him at all, "What are you doing here?"
"I have something I want to talk to Teacher Tang about," Qi Zhicheng said aggrievedly.
"Teacher is very busy, how can I have time to chat with you?" Peng Xian snorted coldly.
"I'm really in trouble!"
Peng Xian looked at him with a condescending look, "The teacher is in the office."
In the office, Qi Zhicheng found Tang Chaoyang. Before he could say a word, Tang Chaoyang scolded him.
"I'm very disappointed in you. If you have this attitude towards learning, you won't need to come here anymore!" Tang Chaoyang is a middle-aged man in his fifties with a greasy face.
"Teacher, I think I must talk to you about my thoughts." Qi Zhicheng said, "I will treat you to dinner at XX International Hotel."
"xx International Hotel?" Tang Chaoyang didn't want to talk to him at first, but when he heard the name, he was still moved. Because this is a famous high-end international hotel, a casual meal will cost a lot of money.
This student was willing to invite him to have dinner there. Could it be that he had finally "enlightened"? Did he know that he had to listen to him?
"Originally, I still have something to do, but as a teacher, I still need to understand the students' thoughts. Okay, let's go there." Tang Chaoyang said in a pretentious manner.
In the hotel, Qi Zhicheng's girlfriend Cai Na is staying in a private room with a guilty conscience. Not to mention the luxurious decoration of the hotel, the private room is also very grand, with several waiters ready to serve.
"How much does this meal cost?" Cai Na asked tentatively. She knew that Qi Zhicheng would definitely not have the money to pay for this meal, and she herself could not afford tens of thousands for a meal!
"It's okay, I'll treat you to this meal." Meng Xiaobai said with a smile.
Soon, Qi Zhicheng arrived, and with him were Tang Chaoyang and his student Peng Xian.
The reason why Peng Xian came here was to work as a driver for Tang Chaoyang. After all, you can't drive after drinking, so Tang Chaoyang called an extra person.
After entering the private room and seeing the splendid scene, Tang Chaoyang nodded, quite satisfied. Qi Zhicheng said, "Teacher Tang, please."
Tang Chaoyang unceremoniously took the first seat. Meng Xiaobai smiled and said nothing. That seat was reserved for the president of Jiang University. He was sitting now and would have to get up later.
"This is this?" Tang Chaoyang asked when he saw Meng Xiaobai. He knew that Cai Na on the side was Qi Zhicheng's girlfriend, but he had never seen this person before. She looked young, so she must be a student?
"My surname is Meng, Meng Xiaobai. I am a friend of Qi Zhicheng." Meng Xiaobai introduced himself, "Are you Associate Professor Tang from Jiang University?"
Meng Xiaobai's words made Tang Chaoyang very uncomfortable, so he just taught, adding the word "vice". Can this kid speak?
"Yes." Tang Chaoyang snorted, not liking Meng Xiaobai at all.
"Let's order!" Peng Xian said, "Qi Zhicheng, if you treat the teacher to dinner, you can't have snacks? The teacher likes to drink Maotai the most."
"Don't worry, the food has been ordered and will be served soon. There are still two friends who haven't arrived yet." Meng Xiaobai said.
"Has the order been ordered? Is there anyone who hasn't arrived yet?" Peng Xian looked at Qi Zhicheng and asked, "Didn't you say you invited the teacher to dinner? How many people were invited? Do you think it was a birthday party?"
"I... I'm sorry, teacher, senior brother, please wait a little longer." Qi Zhicheng felt very guilty when he was asked. Meng Xiaobai said that two friends from Jiang University would come later, and he didn't know who they were.
Naturally, Meng Xiaobai did not tell him that he was the president and vice president of Jiang University, otherwise he would not think that Qi Zhicheng and Tang Chaoyang would have the courage to come to the banquet.
Hearing that there were still people coming, Tang Chaoyang was very dissatisfied and criticized: "Qi Zhicheng, how do I educate you? What you do is much worse than your senior brother!"
Qi Zhicheng was holding his breath. Meng Xiaobai gave him a look and asked him to speak.
Then he plucked up the courage and said, "Teacher Tang, I'm here today because I want to talk to you."
"Tell me." People are short-tongued. Tang Chaoyang has already attended the banquet, so he will naturally let Qi Zhicheng say a few words.
Qi Zhicheng said: "Mr. Tang, I am studying with you. I don't dare to say that I am very good, but I have done everything I think I should do. But recently, you have been criticizing me. I want to know what else I have left.
What went wrong?"
He said it very tactfully, but when Tang Chaoyang heard Qi Zhicheng questioning him, he said slightly angrily: "Your study attitude is very problematic! If you don't come to group meetings, if you don't do research, why don't you complete the tasks I asked you to do?
Do?"
"I have done all the tasks of the research group, but for the work of your company, I only have two shoulders to lift one head, and I can't finish it no matter what. And my family situation is not that good. Teacher, I hope you can understand
I."
Qi Zhicheng said in one breath what he had not dared to say before, which made Tang Chaoyang a little angry and cursed: "You mean, I am squeezing you?"
"Qi Zhicheng, why are you talking to the teacher? Why don't you apologize quickly?" Peng Xian also shouted.
"I'm telling the truth." Qi Zhicheng took a deep breath and continued: "There is also a paper. I gave it to you for review before. You said there was a problem, but I checked the records and found that not a word of the paper had been changed. Why did the author sign it?
It’s not me anymore?”
Hearing this, Tang Chaoyang became even more angry. This Qi Zhicheng actually questioned him openly, and now there are still people around!
"Qi Zhicheng!" Tang Chaoyang slammed the table and cursed angrily: "Are you telling me that I, a Ph.D. and an associate professor of Jiangnan University, are robbing you of a graduate student's scientific research paper?"
"Qi Zhicheng, you are going too far!" Peng Xian scolded angrily, "Your paper is nonsense. If the teacher and I had not revised and reviewed it, there would be no way that the scientific research journal would publish it. Now you are actually questioning the teacher?
"
Qi Zhicheng did not speak, and Tang Chaoyang continued to scold: "Hey Qi Zhicheng, I thought you repented, so I gave you a face and came here. I didn't expect that not only did you not repent, but you also insulted me!"
"Okay, let me tell you, with your character, you are not worthy of being my student! You can apply to the school yourself and get out! Having someone like you in my name is simply ruining my reputation!"