"It's alright. Hu Yu and Zhao Qing are both eager to learn, so of course I will do my best to teach them."
Jiang Wanqing shook her head, indicating that it was alright. It was rare to find someone who was seriously following her in doing experiments, and they could be considered half her students, so of course she couldn't let them fend for themselves.
She pushed open the door to the lounge and walked in front, with Cheng Ran following behind. After closing the door, she was careful and locked it from the inside.
"Today I attended a large meeting at the institute, where they discussed this year's entry assessment."
"Xiao Wei told me about the meeting. What were the instructions from above?"
"Professor Lin sets the questions, and Director Wang and I supervise each other. If any leaks or omissions are found, they will be severely punished to ensure that the entire assessment process, including the written test and the interview, is completely fair and just."
It sounds like a very official statement, but at least it's within the established procedures. If problems are discovered along the way, she can use it as a pretext to exploit the situation and create problems. However, we also need to prevent others from using the policy in reverse...
She nodded, her expression thoughtful.
Cheng Ran opened the aluminum lunchbox, which contained meat, vegetables, and white rice, looking delicious and appetizing.
"Eat quickly, it's still warm."
"Have you eaten?" Jiang Wanqing sniffed the air, and was about to pick up her chopsticks when she suddenly remembered.
"I've already eaten, these are all yours."
"Nonsense, everyone gets a fixed amount. I didn't even go to the cafeteria, how could you possibly get two portions? You must have given me yours."
She immediately guessed that since she had a falling out with Wang Duo's relatives in the cafeteria last time, no one would be willing to make things easy for them in the cafeteria next time. They would definitely make things difficult for them, such as not allowing one person to take meals for two people. These were the most unskilled forms of harassment.
"I'm not hungry."
Knowing he couldn't hide it from her, Cheng Ran made up an excuse, but she wouldn't listen. She took the lid of the lunchbox, poured out half of the food, and gave it to him.
"If we're going to eat, we'll eat together. I'm not going to eat alone. If you don't eat, I won't eat either."
She pushed the food towards him, broke her chopsticks in half, and showed him her boundless energy.
Cheng Ran smiled and ate slowly, just so he could chat with her a little longer.
"Will the factory incident cause any repercussions?"
"Don't worry, everything has been handled. If the situation is better than I expected, Wang Duo will probably suffer a backlash."
"I have never doubted your intelligence."
"Don't flatter me. I have a feeling there's something fishy going on with this assessment. If anything happens, remember to let me know."
Jiang Wanqing talked as she ate, and Cheng Ran patiently responded. After eating half of it, he remembered something important.
“At today’s meeting, Wang Duo mentioned something that, although it was not included in the process, has been reported. He suggested that since the goal is to select the best, talents should be selected from schools at different levels. It is possible that some students who are good at certain subjects or have special talents will be overlooked. The selection scope should not be limited to higher education institutions such as the University of Washington.”
There's nothing wrong with what he said, but if someone were truly that talented, they would have been recommended by the school long ago, instead of being overlooked. It's just that Huada University is Jiang Wanqing's alma mater and Professor Xue's former employer, and Wang Duo simply doesn't want to bring in a group of enemies for himself.
"Hmph, he's quite adept at taking advantage of situations."
"Be careful that the higher-ups may have already given their initial approval to his ideas. The phrase 'education for all' can elevate the matter to a certain level, which may not be a good thing."
Cheng Ran thought of this and became serious as he spoke. Jiang Wanqing stopped eating, nodded, and hummed in agreement.
"If the students in the schools below can really do the tests set by Teacher Lin, then they can be considered talented, and it would be normal to recruit them. But I'm afraid..."
She stopped halfway through her sentence, paused for a moment, and then continued.
"After get off work today, come with me to see Mr. Lin and see how his question-setting progress is going."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Cheng Ran wasn't afraid of her making requests; what he feared was her not making any requests and bearing everything on her own.
After finishing their meal, it was almost three o'clock. Cheng Ran put away the lunchboxes, and the two of them walked out of the lounge. When someone passed by, they greeted them politely.
"Comrade Jiang, Comrade Cheng."
"Yes, good afternoon," the two replied.
Cheng Ran escorted Jiang Wanqing back to the lab. The man turned his head and glanced at their backs, then gave a sinister smile.
After getting off work, the two went to Mr. Lin's workplace, but his colleague and old friend said that he had been feeling unwell for the past two days and was hospitalized.
The couple were surprised and quickly bought fruit and other gifts to visit him.
When they arrived at the cadre ward, thankfully they didn't see the scene they were worried about. Jiang Wanqing was afraid that Old Lin would be like Professor Xue, saying he wasn't feeling well and then passing away not long after. Fortunately, the old man looked to be in good health.
"Mr. Lin, we are sorry that we are only visiting you now because you were ill."
She sat on the edge of the bed, and Cheng Ran put the gift away and apologized first.
"Hey, what are you talking about? I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to be distracted at work. The thing you mentioned last time, asking me to set the questions to ensure the fairness of the entrance exam, is very helpful. You've come at the right time. I've almost finished setting them. Take a look at this test paper and see if it's okay?"
Old Lin laughed heartily and handed over the handwritten test paper. Jiang Wanqing carefully took it and read through the questions one by one. The questions were of varying difficulty levels, which could help to select the talents needed by the institute and also give her a general idea of the level of the test takers.
"As expected of Elder Lin, this test paper is excellent. It's several levels above the previous assessment questions from the institute. I'm sure this test paper will select the most suitable candidates!"
"Hahaha... You don't need to praise me like that, child. Just take this test paper back and use it."
Although Cheng Ran didn't fully understand it, he could see Lin Lao's dedication and importance.
"Are you just going to let us take it back now? But...aren't you going to hand it over to the person in charge at the institute yourself?"
"Sigh, if the people in charge of the institute were useful, you wouldn't have asked this old man to set the exam papers. I can roughly guess the situation. You have a long way to go. Some people are already deeply ingrained and have taken root. It's not easy to eradicate them all at once. I'm in the hospital now. I took some medicine and fell asleep in a daze. It's not safe for the exam papers to stay with me. Leaking the questions is a big deal. It's safer to leave them with you."
Mr. Lin waved his hand, indicating that the exam paper could not be placed on him, and placed extreme trust in the couple.
"Since you say so, then we'll take it with us. We wish you a speedy recovery so that you can be there in person to see the students perform."
"Okay, I'll definitely hold on until then... cough cough... and help you achieve victory in the first stage!"
Old Lin was coughing badly. The doctor came in, wearing a mask, glanced at the old man on the bed and the papers in Jiang Wanqing's hand, and quickly looked away.
"The old professor needs to rest. You should go back first and come see him again next time."
"Okay, please make sure you take good care of Old Master Lin."
Not wanting to disturb Mr. Lin's rest, the two left the hospital, clutching the exam paper tightly in their hands the entire time.
They had barely left when Wang Duo went to the hospital...
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