At the age of 38, he went to college and his children were classmates.

Chapter 157, Money Must Be Spent! (Bonus Chapter 1 for "Cucumber Nougat" Alliance Leader)

Shen Qiushan looked up, staring at Zhu Wenxuan with a bewildered expression.

He never expected that his first class at university would be criticized by Professor Zhu.

In an instant, all the students' eyes fell on Shen Qiushan.

Among the freshmen of this year at Sanjiang University, Shen Qiushan is definitely the most well-known, and his every move attracts a lot of attention!

Zhu Wenxuan's sudden attack at this moment surprised everyone.

Playing on your phone during class is a perfectly normal thing in college. When this happens, teachers usually turn a blind eye and don't bother to do anything about it!
After all, university and high school are two completely different systems, and in university, almost no teacher will care about your grades.

Whether you study or not is your own business!

Therefore, Zhu Wenxuan's reaction at this moment was actually somewhat abnormal.

In particular, Zhu Wenxuan is an associate professor in the Chinese Department, and the course "College Chinese" does not have a very high status in the School of Electronic Information, a science and engineering department.

He comes to class, but it's mostly just a formality.

As a result, this very first lesson was taken so seriously!
What Shen Qiushan and his students didn't know was that Zhu Wenxuan, an associate professor in the Chinese department, also published novels online in his spare time.

However, his results were dismal. He wrote on and off for several years and only earned a few tens of thousands of yuan in total.

Zhu Wenxuan concluded that readers' appreciation level was too low, making it impossible for them to achieve intellectual resonance with him, an associate professor in the Chinese department!

For this reason, Zhu Wenxuan naturally felt extremely unbalanced after seeing the news that Shen Qiushan earned millions in royalties from a novel about a scumbag!

They were also very dissatisfied!
He read Shen Qiushan's novel carefully and strongly agreed with the views of Wang Zhixin and others.

vulgar!

This has warped values!

Sensational!

Compared to his works that are rich in content and profound in thought, they are worlds apart!

Of course, this is just Professor Zhu's subjective judgment.

Because of the preconceived prejudice that had long been planted in his heart, Zhu Wenxuan was shocked when he saw Shen Qiushan "daydreaming" during class.

His first reaction was that the other party looked down on him, an associate professor of Chinese literature, because he had earned millions in royalties by writing online novels!
That's when he decided to give the other party a good talking-to. What's there to brag about, earning millions in royalties by writing vulgar online novels!
Shen Qiushan was of course unaware of Zhu Wenxuan's inner thoughts, but emotions do not lie. Judging from Zhu Wenxuan's reaction, the other party seemed to have some prejudice against him, or even hostility.

Shen Qiushan was not like those eighteen or nineteen-year-old kids sitting in the classroom who were easily intimidated by the teacher.

He's a seasoned veteran who's lived for almost 40 years; what kind of people hasn't he seen?
In particular, he had always worked in the service industry, whether it was catering, taxi driving, or food delivery.

He deals with all sorts of people, and he can tell whether someone has good intentions or bad intentions.

Professor Zhu's attitude right now is clearly not right.

Therefore, Shen Qiushan would certainly not let himself be manipulated.

He first said apologetically, "Teacher Zhu, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have taken my phone out in class."

"However, there is indeed a special situation today."

"The publisher informed me that my work had won the Nebula Award."

"The school also notified me that reporters were coming to interview me..."

Shen Qiushan spoke in a calm and neither humble nor arrogant tone.

However, the message that was delivered was earth-shattering!

As an associate professor in the Chinese Department, Zhu Wenxuan certainly knows the prestige of the Nebula Award.

He was stunned for a moment, then asked with a mixture of shock and disbelief, "Are you sure it's the Nebula Award??"

"Yes, this is the information I received!"

Shen Qiushan nodded solemnly.

After listening to their conversation...

The classroom suddenly erupted in noise.

What is the Nebula Award? Is it prestigious?

"That's amazing! A top-tier science fiction award!"

"World-class? Isn't that the top literary award that Professor Zhu just mentioned?"

"But Lao Shen's book can hardly be considered a science fiction novel, can it?"

"..."

Everyone was talking about it.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Wenxuan slammed his hand on the lectern: "Shut up, all of you!"

"Quiet!"

Once the classroom quieted down, Zhu Wenxuan looked at Shen Qiushan again, his face tense, and said, "Are you sure you got the Nebula Award?"

"If this is true, you won't need to attend any of my classes anymore!"

"Not only will I not record your absence, but I'll also give you a perfect score on the final exam!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiushan smiled and said, "Then thank you, Teacher Zhu."

"Didn't you understand the premise of what I said?"

Zhu Wenxuan's lips twitched, somewhat speechless.

That's the Nebula Award!
If I remember correctly, no one in China has ever won this award!

Therefore, he simply did not believe what Shen Qiushan said.

The Nebula Award is not so easy to win!

Besides, you're just a vulgar online novelist.

Does he really think he's a writer?

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Because it was the sweltering summer, the classroom door was open.

A pretty figure appeared at the classroom door, seemingly out of nowhere.

All the boys in the class immediately craned their necks...

"It's Secretary Lin!"

"Her looks and figure are absolutely stunning!"

"No wonder she's the most beautiful girl in our school!"

"It's a pity that Secretary Lin doesn't teach classes, otherwise every class would be packed!"

Zhu Wenxuan looked at Lin Xiamo and asked in confusion, "Secretary Lin, is something the matter?"

"Professor Zhu, I'm looking for Shen Qiushan."

Lin Xiamo stated her purpose directly. "Looking for Shen Qiushan?"

"Is there something that requires class time?"

Zhu Wenxuan frowned subconsciously. Because of the unpleasantness just now, he didn't want to give the green light.

"A reporter from CCTV wanted to interview him."

"Principal Zhao is currently receiving them."

Lin Xiamo had no idea what had happened in the classroom; she simply explained the situation truthfully.

"What?"

"An interview with a CCTV reporter??"

Zhu Wenxuan was completely stunned.

As an associate professor in the Chinese department, he has given some interviews, but they were mostly to local TV stations or magazines and newspapers with low circulation.

Being interviewed by a CCTV reporter means you must have done something truly extraordinary!
"Shen Qiushan's work 'The Three-Body Problem' won the Nebula Award!"

"He also became the first writer in my country to win the Nebula Award, which is why CCTV wanted to interview him."

Lin Xiamo explained further.

"This……"

"It turned out to be true!"

Zhu Wenxuan was completely dumbfounded. If he remembered correctly, just a few minutes ago, he was criticizing the other party and bringing up top international literary awards!
But they were proven wrong in the blink of an eye!

Shen Qiushan actually won a top international literary award!

"Teacher Zhu, it's really not good to make a CCTV reporter wait for an entire class period."

At this moment, Lin Xiamo said politely again.

"Yes, that's not a good idea!"

Zhu Wenxuan nodded awkwardly, then looked at Shen Qiushan again and waved his hand dejectedly: "Go ahead."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Zhu!"

"See you next semester!"

Shen Qiushan chuckled, picked up his textbooks, and strode out of the classroom.

Upon hearing the words "See you next semester," Zhu Wenxuan's lips twitched violently again.

He was just saying that out of anger, because he was certain that Shen Qiushan could not win the Nebula Award!
The result was that "his words came true"!
They actually won an award.

The classroom erupted in an uproar.

"Wow, Lao Shen is amazing! He actually won the Nebula Award!"

"Really? It feels like a dream!"

"If even CCTV reporters are here, then it must be true!"

"Sigh, I'd better get an autograph soon, it might become more valuable later!"

Bao Beibei, a young master from Shanghai, rubbed his chubby cheeks and whispered to Feng Sicong beside him, "Sicong, my father-in-law is terrifyingly strong!"

Feng Sicong rolled his eyes at him: "Shen Yanran has never even given you a second glance, and you call yourself her father-in-law!"

"Give up on that idea already!"

Bao Beibei shook her head: "What do you know? Yanran just hasn't realized how good I am yet!"

in the corridor.

As Shen Qiushan walked, he exclaimed, "The CCTV reporters arrived way too fast!"

"I just heard the news of the award, and they've all arrived!"

Lin Xiamo explained, "The Nebula Award was announced early this morning, but this award has little to do with domestic writers every year, so it receives very little attention."

"We were somewhat delayed in receiving the news, but CCTV should have known about it immediately!"

"Moreover, they have resident reporters in Sanjiang Province, making it very convenient for them to come and conduct interviews."

Shen Qiushan nodded slightly and muttered to himself, "I wonder if there's any prize money involved in the Nebula Award?"

"The prize money for these foreign awards should be paid by them, right? Why not take advantage of this opportunity!"

"Of course there's a bonus!"

"It should be $100 million!"

"The Nebula Awards committee should contact you later."

Lin Xiamo had already checked immediately, and the prize money for the Nebula Award was quite high.

Upon hearing that there was a $100 million prize to be won, Shen Qiushan was naturally very excited, as this would allow him to "launder money" again!

Millions of film and television copyrights.

A million-dollar prize.

Just looking at the numbers, it's already approaching 2000 million.

comfortable!
Shen Qiushan decided to take some time to look at houses and finalize the deal on the luxury home.

Money in a bank account is just a string of cold numbers.

Its value can only be realized when it becomes a physical object!
So when you have money, of course you have to spend it!

“Are you free this weekend?”

Shen Qiushan looked at Lin Xiamo beside him.

"What's up?"

Lin Xiamo did not respond directly, but instead asked a question in return.

"I want to buy a house."

"If you have time, could you come with me and give me some advice?"

Shen Qiushan said with a smile.

"Looking at a house?"

Lin Xiamo glanced at Shen Qiushan, and couldn't help but think of their experience of sleeping in the same bed last night.

First came the birthday surprise in the trunk.

He also gifted her an expensive watch worth nearly a million.

Now you want to take me to see houses?
Although the man didn't say anything, his intentions seemed to be becoming increasingly clear...

(End of this chapter)