Chapter 330 I... Ugh... Ugh... (Two chapters in one)
A week later, the Rockefeller Foundation team was about to set off back, and Lawrence asked Song Yunqing if she wanted to go with them.
Song Yunqing was too lazy to buy a ticket, so she just hitchhiked again.
On the day of departure, Lu Youyou personally drove to see him off. Song Yunqing was already very reluctant to let him go, and at the end she was extremely reluctant to let go.
She held Lu Youyou in her arms until the Rockefellers arrived, then she reluctantly let go.
"Sister-in-law, when you are free, come to America to visit me, or we can go to Hong Kong City to visit my second uncle and his family!"
Lu Youyou smiled and nodded. Regardless of whether she could go or not, if she didn't nod at this moment, Song Yunqing would probably cry.
Lawrence said a few words to his entourage and then walked over here.
"Lu, thank you for your hospitality these days."
The smile on his face was as gentle as ever. She had seen it many times since they met, but even though Gu Qingye had said so, she still couldn't tell much difference from it.
"It's my duty. You are a guest coming from afar, and I didn't do anything."
She only accompanied him for a while in the first few days. Later, there were some things to do at school, so most of the time, it was just Song Yunqing and him wandering around the capital.
Lawrence was silent. Yes, he was just a guest...
He raised the corner of his mouth and changed the subject: "Will you teach in China in the future? Professor Hopkins often mentioned you. He always said that the thing he regretted most was not keeping you."
Hearing this, Lu Youyou smiled.
Last year, the professor wrote her a letter, which sailed on the sea for a month before it was delivered to her.
It didn't say much about academics, but instead it was all about how the lab had received a new batch of equipment, and how the new class of students weren't as successful as theirs...
In short, try every possible way to lure her back.
Lu Youyou looked at Lawrence and said, "I'm doing fine in China. I don't have any plans to go to the United States for the time being. As for the professor... I can only let him down. Please apologize for me."
Lawrence smiled and shook his head: "The professor can't bear to blame you."
At this time, a man in a suit came to inform them that they could board the plane. Song Yunqing's eyes turned red and she hugged Lu Youyou again.
"Sister-in-law, you must miss me, and I will miss you too!"
"Okay, I'll miss you." Lu Youyou patted her.
"Then let's go, Lu. I hope we'll have a chance to see each other again in the future."
Lawrence smiled and opened his arms. Lu Youyou leaned forward slightly and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"See you someday, and I wish you a safe journey."
After seeing the two off, Lu Youyou went back. It was just time to get off work, so she and Gu Qingye walked in one after the other.
"Yun Qing has left?"
"Well, I took her to the airport."
Lu Youyou pulled him to sit on the sofa and then lay on his lap.
Gu Qingye naturally massaged her arms. Lu Youyou had been writing at a desk for a long time, and her right hand would occasionally feel sore and swollen. He would massage her whenever he had time.
Lu Youyou squinted her eyes comfortably. If Gu Qingye hadn't been staring at her, she would have probably fallen asleep.
"What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?"
She stretched out her hand lazily and poked Gu Qingye's chin with her fingertips. After a few pokes, she was held, and a feather-like touch fell on the back of her hand.
Gu Qingye kissed her a few times, and after a while he said, "No, it's okay."
Lu Youyou smiled immediately, and her sleepy eyes lit up: "Obviously something happened, are you jealous again?"
She didn't stop smiling, her fingers had already moved dishonestly from her chin to her Adam's apple, and then slowly moved down along her collarbone.
The dishonest paws were confiscated again, and this time there were more than just a few kisses. Her whole body was lifted up and she sat astride Gu Qingye's legs face to face.
Lu Youyou smiled and leaned over, rubbing his jaw with her right hand.
"Comrade Gu, are you... angry out of shame?"
There was naturally no annoyance, shame or anger. Gu Qingye's eyes were filled with deep and unbreakable affection.
"You don't care about others, why should I be angry?"
"What if I care?"
The distance between the two people suddenly shortened, and the hands behind Lu Youyou slowly moved up along her spine.
"You won't."
These few words were vaguely uttered between her lips and teeth, and soon Lu Youyou could no longer remember anything else.
*
In the second half of the summer vacation, Lu Youyou was busy with graduate student admissions.
There were actually four people who signed up for the School of Ocean Engineering, which was not the least number among all graduate supervisors. This result far exceeded her expectations.
"Xiaolu, how are you thinking about it? How many students do you want to accept?"
Luo Youliang specially called Lu Youyou to his office, fearing that she had no experience in recruiting students for the first time. Also, he was afraid that she would have concerns and would not dare to accept more students for the sake of the face of other "seniors".
If Luo Youliang had followed his true intention, he would have wanted to collect as much as Lu Youyou could, because those who are capable should do more work!
Lu Youyou calculated the work at hand and didn't say enough: "Just two, if there are more, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it."
Teaching students is different from doing experiments or writing papers. It is an interactive process and it is not useful for her to just teach them all at once.
We cannot assume that everyone is a genius among geniuses. Students like Duan Mingjuan who are above average are rare. We also have to consider their character. Even Tsinghua University, one of the best in the country, cannot find so many elites with full marks.
Although Luo Youliang felt sorry, he also respected Lu Youyou's opinion. This was the strongest force of the new generation in the academy. It didn't matter if there were fewer students in the first few sessions. Once the academy's reputation became well-known, it would naturally attract more people.
Lu Youyou has made the decision, and she doesn't have to worry about the subsequent procedures.
When the final list was announced, there were two new students under the name of the newly appointed graduate student supervisor, Associate Professor Lu Youyou. One was Duan Mingjuan, and the other was admitted from another school.
As for the College of Agriculture, she only recruited one person, who was a genius in bioengineering.
Originally, the school was not planning to arrange any more undergraduate courses for Lu Youyou, but the feedback from the previous batch of freshmen was so good that the leaders had no choice but to ask her if she was willing to continue teaching undergraduate students.
Let Lu Youyou teach the introductory course, and the effect is extremely good.
To put it simply, at least 95% of the students will develop a strong interest in this major after listening to Lu Youyou's lectures.
With her level, basic courses won’t take up too much energy, so can she continue to work hard?
Of course, the school did not dare to use Lu Youyou as a perpetual motion machine, but asked the two deans to personally seek her opinion.
Lu Youyou thought about it and agreed. The lesson plans were ready and there was no need to spend any more time.
For her, general education classes are like telling stories to relax her, and it’s nice to change her mind after getting tired of doing experiments.
All preparations are ready, and Lu Youyou enters a high-speed operation phase after school starts.
All the newly recruited graduate students are stuffed into the project team. They are the direct disciples and should be used when necessary.
As soon as Duan Mingjuan graduated, she successfully became Lu Youyou's disciple. She was happy for the entire summer vacation. She went back to her hometown for only a week and then came back. She stayed in the library the whole time and didn't want to come out until school started.
The new junior brother is called Niu Dazhuang. Although his name sounds simple, he is not a fool at all.
He has a cousin who is a government-sponsored student studying abroad at Stanford University. Although he and Lu Youyou are not studying the same major, he has heard of her name many times.
You should know that Lu Youyou gave a speech as a representative of graduate students at the graduation ceremony. This was the first time a Chinese student received this honor since Stanford University was established.
Niu Dazhuang studied for his undergraduate degree at Jingu University and had always wanted to apply for a postgraduate degree at Tsinghua University. When he heard that Lu Youyou had started recruiting graduate students, he wrote an application without saying a word.
Lu Youyou interviewed all four applicants one by one. Niu Dazhuang's foundation was slightly weaker than Duan Mingjuan's, but what was rare was that he had a flexible mind and could keep up with her thinking.
Just like Duan Mingjuan at that time, I read through a long list of books first, and then discussed other things.
The difference in comprehension ability can be seen at this time. Niu Dazhuang's reading notes are obviously more divergent. Not to mention, some of the viewpoints in it are indeed in line with the development trend of later generations.
Lu Youyou sat in the office, reading page by page, occasionally writing a few comments.
It was already past the time to get off work, and by the time I finished my work, it was already dark.
She turned her neck and felt a crackling sound in her cervical vertebrae. She couldn't help rubbing her waist before standing up.
For some reason, I've been feeling back pain after sitting for a long time these past two days. Even if I stand up and move around, the sore and numb feeling takes a long time to subside.
This was even more so today. She almost didn't have enough strength to stand up, and she only stood up on the second try.
"Teacher Lu——"
Niu Dazhuang and Duan Mingjuan appeared outside the office together. The door was open, but the two of them followed the rules and knocked on the door first and only came in after getting permission.
Seeing Lu Youyou holding her lower back, Niu Dazhuang asked with concern, "Teacher Lu, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?"
Duan Mingjuan wanted to come over to help, but Lu Youyou took a break and said when she felt better, "It's okay, my waist hurts a little after sitting for so long. Why did you two come here together? What's wrong?"
Duan Mingjuan was afraid that she was not feeling well, so she hesitated whether to say it or not. Seeing this, Lu Youyou smiled and said, "Just say whatever you want to say. Why are you still hesitating?"
"Ahem, it's nothing serious. It's just that we disagreed on some points in the paper you asked us to read the day before yesterday, so I wanted to ask you for advice."
"What's this? If you have any questions, let me take a look..."
Another half an hour passed during the lecture. When Lu Youyou stood up, he felt like there was a wooden stick supporting his back. It took him more than ten seconds to finally be able to turn his waist and back slightly.
It doesn't hurt, but my muscles are stiff and the gaps between my bones feel like they were coated with pepper water.
Duan Mingjuan was still worried: "Teacher Lu, are you really okay? Do you want us to take you to the school hospital?"
Niu Dazhuang also said: "Yes, Mr. Lu, how about I help you notify your family to pick you up?"
Lu Youyou smiled and shook her head: "No, my wife is downstairs, it's getting late, you guys should go back soon."
Niu Dazhuang scratched his head embarrassedly: "Really? Then we are relieved!"
Duan Mingjuan said: "Teacher Lu, shall we leave first?"
"Well, let's go back." Lu Youyou waved his hand.
She didn't lie to them. She was going back to Lu's house for dinner today, and Gu Qingye would come to pick her up on his way home from get off work.
Needless to say, Gu Qingye's eyes told Lu Youyou that something was wrong as soon as she came out, and she immediately got out of the car and trotted over.
"You have back pain or waist pain. Is it because you've been sitting for too long?"
Gu Qingye was not that well-versed in medicine, but he was very familiar with the structure of the human body. He had been training for many years and was as good as half a doctor in terms of traumatic injuries. He could tell what was wrong at a glance.
"Maybe, my waist is a little sore."
Lu Youyou did not try to be brave, but directly took Gu Qingye's arm and leaned half of her weight on him.
Gu Qingye helped her get into the car, fastened her seat belt, and then walked around to the driver's seat: "Let mom take a look at you when you get home. If it doesn't work, go to the hospital."
Lu Youyou nodded and asked her mother to take her pulse. She didn't want to get sick at such a young age.
Gu Qingye pursed his lips and said after a while: "How about getting up half an hour earlier and I'll take you to exercise?"
Lu Youyou was stunned. No way, asking her to exercise would be like asking her to die?
She never liked sweating in her life, and she didn't like any exercise except swimming. The exercise that Gu Qingye mentioned definitely couldn't be soaking in the pool. This, this, this...
"Well, how about...how about just forget it?"
Gu Qingye rarely saw her so hesitant, and couldn't help but laugh.
Ever since Lu Youyou plunged into the vast ocean of scientific research, she has rarely been seen hesitating.
It was as if he was back in the Ancheng Family Compound. Lu Youyou was busy taking care of his health and studying boxing techniques. She was afraid that she had taught him wrong, so she would ask him from time to time how he felt and if he felt uncomfortable...
He took Lu Youyou's hand and held it in his palm, and for once he was tough: "Listen to what mom says first. If she also says you need to exercise..."
Lu Youyou subconsciously wanted to act coquettishly to fool him, but since it concerned her health, Gu Qingye would not let her go.
*
Beichizi Street, Lujia
Lu Zhiyu brought out a plate of red mandarin fish from the kitchen and said to Lin Nanxing behind him, "I think I heard the sound of a car. Go see if Youyou and the others are back."
Lin Nanxing set the table and went out. When he opened the gate, he saw his daughter and son-in-law standing at the door.
"Oh, what a coincidence! Your dad just let me out to take a look and you two are here. Come on in! The food is ready!"
Gu Qingye embraced Lu Youyou and walked into the house. Just as he was about to ask Lin Nanxing to help take a look, Lu Youyou pulled him back.
"Let's talk about it after dinner. It's not a big deal."
She felt that she had been working at her desk for too long and had muscle strain or something. If she asked her mother to check her pulse, she would definitely be pulled aside and lectured, and she wouldn't be able to eat well.
Gu Qingye didn't say anything, so Lu Youyou pinched him secretly.
How can you be so ignorant, little comrade? She is so hungry, please eat first, please!
All right, let’s talk about it in half an hour. Comrade Gu Qingye can’t stand seeing his wife act like a spoiled brat!
Lin Nanxing smiled and said, "Hurry up and wash your hands and come eat. This whole table was prepared by your father. There are your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs, and Qingye's favorite fish."
"Thank you, Mom and Dad. Let me do it!" Gu Qingye took the rice spoon and took the initiative to serve rice to the two elders.
Lu Youyou looked around and found that they were all her favorite foods.
"I'm in for a treat today. Dad hasn't cooked for a long time. I... um... uh..."
(End of this chapter)
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