Old Xu asked Zhou Zhengqing, "Tell me, in which year did our country's first generation of enemy-killing fighter jets successfully complete its test flight?"

Zhou Zhengqing: "???"

How could he possibly know?

Seeing his bewildered and helpless expression, the group of graduate students behind Old Xu began to whisper among themselves.

Old Xu raised an eyebrow: "Then let me ask you a different question: what is the dynamic principle behind rocket launch?"

Zhou Zhengqing: "???"

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Zhou Lianjie buried his head in his hands and pinched his brow hard.

Why is this old man Xu so serious?

Many people in the graduate student group were already covering their mouths and chuckling.

It wasn't that Old Xu was deliberately making things difficult for Zhou Zhengqing. The questions he asked were all basic knowledge of aerospace engineering, which any high school student who had studied history and physics could answer.

However, the son whom Zhou Lianjie described as "exceptionally intelligent since childhood" knew nothing about the matter.

Zhou Zhengqing's face turned extremely ugly, as if he had been slapped in the face in public.

Especially this slap, which was delivered right in front of Gu Zhiyun!

He boasted that his family background, character, and appearance were all superior to Gu Zhiyun's, and he constantly compared himself to Gu Zhiyun when they were at the forest farm.

But he was lazy and didn't earn many work points throughout the year. When Gu Zhiyun received the title of model worker at the end of the year, he was still dissatisfied.

He tried his best to pursue Shen Jingyan, but Shen Jingyan wouldn't even glance at him and threw a snowball at him, making him fall over. However, she treated Gu Zhiyun differently, which made him feel even more unbalanced.

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Today I finally had a chance to show off my noble status, but this damn old man slapped me in the face!

When he saw Gu Zhiyun's mocking smile, he was completely disgusted.

Old Xu neither mocked Zhou Zhengqing's ignorance nor spoke harshly. Instead, he calmly addressed Zhou Lianjie:

"Chief Zhou, I understand your good intentions for your son, but I suggest that your son start by learning junior high school physics and math. Once he has accumulated a certain amount of knowledge, it won't be too late for him to join the study group. Otherwise, when my group discusses issues using professional terminology, your son won't understand and will just get anxious, which will only waste his time. Don't you think so?"

Zhou Lianjie was so embarrassed that he wanted to disappear on the spot. In all his years as a leader, he had never been so humiliated.

"Professor Xu has a point. Zhengqing, come with me..."

The father and son lowered their heads and quickly disappeared from the sight of the graduate student group.

As soon as the two left, the gentle expression on Old Xu's face vanished, and he snorted coldly at the backs of the father and son.

He knew perfectly well what Zhou Lianjie was up to.

Zhou Zhengqing had absolutely no interest in aerospace science. Zhou Lianjie only squeezed him into the study group to enhance his son's image and pave the way for his future career.

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Imagine if Zhou Lianjie wanted to promote his son to a higher position, and someone asked about Zhou Zhengqing's qualifications, he could say, "My son once studied in Professor Xu's graduate group." What convincing evidence that would be!

Old Xu was a man who couldn't tolerate any imperfections. He valued the quality and diligence of his students. Every student he taught was truly talented and capable. He wouldn't allow someone like Zhou Zhengqing, who was just trying to take advantage of the situation, to infiltrate his group and ruin his reputation.

Only after Zhou Lianjie and Zhou Zhengqing left did the study group get back on track.

In one morning, Gu Zhiyun took ten full pages of notes and drew dozens of model diagrams under the guidance of Old Xu, gaining a lot from the experience.

Meanwhile, Zhou Lianjie was furious and throwing a tantrum in the office, blaming Zhou Zhengqing for being so useless, unable to answer even a simple question that a high school student would know.

Zhou Zhengqing retorted defiantly, "Didn't you say you could get me into Professor Xu's study group with just a word? Who knew that old man was so meddlesome!"

Given Old Xu's reputation and status in the scientific community, being able to study under his group would be an absolute slap in the face. Zhou Lianjie was unwilling to give it up, so he instructed his secretary:

“Go to the department store and buy three of the best supplements, and say they are for a patient who has just had surgery.”

The female secretary nodded, then hesitated for a moment before asking, "What about the cost of the supplements..."

"Deduct it from public funds. You've been with me for so long, don't you know this rule?"

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Zhou Lianjie reprimanded him impatiently.

The female secretary obediently lowered her head and walked out of the office.

Zhou Lianjie said to Zhou Zhengqing, "Come with me to the Imperial Capital Hospital later to see your grandfather. He and Professor Xu have been acquainted for many years, and he can speak to Professor Xu."

Zhou Zhengqing frowned reluctantly: "Didn't you send your men over several times? Grandpa won't let them upstairs. Besides, he doesn't really like me. What's the point of begging him?"

In Zhou Zhengqing's eyes, his maternal grandfather was a stubborn old man, so upright that he didn't know how to be flexible.

Zhou Lianjie said, "It's no use if someone else goes. I, as the Chief Executive, am going to visit him personally. I'm also his son-in-law. He can't possibly refuse to give me any face at all, can he?"

Zhou Zhengqing nodded irritably and left the office to smoke.

As he stepped outside, he ran into Yang Xuechang and Gu Zhiyun.

It's lunch break now, and Gu Zhiyun and Yang Xuechang are taking a walk and exchanging their thoughts on what they learned this morning.

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