Chapter 340: Just Sharing Some of the Credit
The Du family’s reunion dinner was not a complete reunion. The older generation was all there, but a few of the younger generation were missing.
At the beginning, Du Lanlan became famous in the Beijing circle because Gu Shuchen accused her of being a third party. Later, when Du Guanghan fell, others stayed away from her.
After she graduated from college, her family found her a husband in another place. Their family background was not bad, but it was much lower than the former Du family.
Du Lanlan felt ashamed and seldom returned to Beijing since she got married. In addition, Gu Yuanzheng refused to come back, so the Du family was always missing two people during the Chinese New Year.
The Du family's situation plummeted. Although they were not short of money, they could not escape the feeling of being forgotten by others.
While other families were celebrating the New Year with joy, the atmosphere in the Du family was very strange.
Gu Hongying felt uncomfortable. Except for her aunt and uncle, everyone else either kept silent or forced a smile.
After dinner, she made an excuse that she had something to do and left in a hurry. Du Shuang wanted to "educate" her again but didn't find the chance.
Gu Hongying took Du Xue's words to heart. After returning, she simply asked about Gu Yuanzheng's situation and did not mention a word about asking Gu Bohuai to bring the person back.
A person with no future is a person with no future. So what even if he comes back?
Mom was obsessed with inheriting the Gu family's business and bringing honor to the Du family. She only had eyes for the good-for-nothing Gu Yuanzheng and never saw her.
What's wrong with girls? Can't girls make a career?
My aunt is not a lesbian? My sister-in-law Lu Youyou is not a lesbian? Are they worse than each other?
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This winter vacation was uneventful, but when school started again, Lu Youyou's six-month-old belly could no longer be hidden.
What’s even worse is that she suddenly started to have morning sickness in the second trimester of her pregnancy!
Because of the fetal position, her belly was not that protruding, but the two babies pressed against her stomach, making her feel like vomiting if she ate a little more.
Pregnant women get hungry quickly, but they cannot not eat, so they can only eat seven or eight meals a day. They will stuff themselves with food whenever they are hungry, and they have to eat even if they feel uncomfortable after eating. They can eat again if they vomit.
After a few days of this, her originally radiant and rosy face became noticeably thinner.
Gu Qingye was extremely worried and went to Lu's house several times. Given Lu Youyou's condition, he felt more at ease knowing that she should live with Lin Nanxing.
Lu Youyou knew that everyone in her family was worried, so she agreed to move back to her parents' home.
Lu Youyou also became a key protected person in the school, and Luo Youliang even made a special trip to look for her.
“Xiaolu, is it convenient now?” Seeing Lu Youyou was about to stand up, he quickly waved his hand and said, “No, no, no, just sit still. You don’t need to get up.”
Lu Youyou smiled and said, "It's okay, Dean. I'm in good health."
"It's good, but you can't ignore it!"
In Luo Youliang's heart, Lu Youyou is his most precious baby. Even when nothing is happening, he is afraid that she will get bumped or tired. Now that she is pregnant, he cannot be too careful.
"You don't have undergraduate classes this semester, so you can relax a little bit. There's no need to rush the projects on hand. You can postpone them if possible."
Luo Youliang is afraid of dropping the baby if he holds it in his hands, or melting it if he puts it in his mouth. Even if Lu Youyou says that she will take maternity leave from now on, he will probably agree.
Lu Youyou was both amused and confused. She was not that fragile. However, she still expressed her gratitude for Luo Youliang's kindness.
"Don't worry, I will do my best."
"That's right. If there's anything to do, just tell the team members to do it and worry less yourself." Afraid that Lu Youyou would overthink it, Luo Youliang immediately added, "Of course, if you have the energy to spare, you can move more, but you have to put your health first."
"Yes, I know." Lu Youyou opened the drawer and took out a document. "This is the summary report for the second half of last year. I'll give it to you since you're here."
Luo Youliang was worried but also very happy.
Look, this is what a talent is. She is pregnant with twins, but such a heavy burden does not affect her work. She even has to have him to stop her from overworking herself.
It would be great if everyone was so capable. Why would we worry about the revitalization of their profession?
If Lu Youyou knew what he was thinking, she would probably be in tears and laughter again.
Dean Luo probably thought that she was some kind of tireless workaholic who devoted herself to scientific research without sleep or food, but she was really not like that!
The project progressed quickly because she had a sharp mind and rarely took detours, which saved her a lot of time on trial and error, so she was naturally much faster than others.
However, facing the dean who had transformed into an old nanny, Lu Youyou chose to accept it with a smile. She was not prepared to rush the progress, and she was not going to pursue efficiency at this moment.
Luo Youliang repeated his instructions many times before leaving. During this short while, Lu Youyou became hungry again.
She skillfully took out a glass jar from the cupboard, which contained her favorite cold beef, and then took out two lunch boxes, one of which contained hot pancakes that would not become hard when eaten cold, and the other contained washed lettuce.
A pancake, two slices of lettuce, and three chopsticks of beef, a simple Chinese wrap was ready. Before she could put it in her mouth, the office door rang again.
Lu Youyou could only swallow her saliva, but even if she covered it with the lunch box, the fragrant smell of beef still rushed into her nose.
"Please come in." She looked up at the person who came and said with a smile, "Vice President Wei, why are you here?"
Wei Qiaosheng is the vice president of the Institute of Ocean Engineering. Lu Youyou deals with Luo Youliang a lot, but is not very familiar with this vice president.
"Comrade Lu, I heard that you are pregnant? It's okay, just sit down, no need to pour me tea." The concern on Wei Qiaosheng's face seemed even greater than that on Luo Youliang.
Lu Youyou just changed her angle slightly after sitting for a long time. She didn't want to pour him tea, but since he said so, she could only respond with a polite smile.
"Comrade Lu, how is your health recently? Are you still able to handle the work?" Wei Qiaosheng asked with a concerned smile.
"Not bad, everything is good." Lu Youyou didn't know why he came, so she responded casually.
"If you feel unwell or are too busy, be sure to tell the hospital. Don't just push yourself."
"Thank you for your concern. I understand. Dean Luo just told me about this."
Wei Qiaosheng paused for a moment, then raised his mouth again: "Really? The dean has always cared about you, but the dean is busy with many things. If he is not here, it is the same if Comrade Lu tells me any questions."
Lu Youyou nodded and smiled without saying anything. She seemed to understand why Wei Qiaosheng came.
"Comrade Lu, I have carefully studied the report you submitted at the end of last semester. Is it time for you to enter the second stage?" Wei Qiaosheng asked slowly.
"Yes, it has already started." Lu Youyou nodded. This was something all the hospital leaders knew, so there was no need to deny it.
"I see the plan in the report is quite complicated. Comrade Lu's project team only has these few people. Isn't that not enough?"
Lu Youyou's smile remained unchanged: "How could that be? The dean just advised me to slow down. I am not in good health right now, so I really can't speed up. I plan to continue at the previous speed and catch up after my maternity leave."
(End of this chapter)
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