Professor Xue has "emerged from seclusion" and specifically instructed Jiang Wanqing to return to the school to see his achievements. By the way, the school has asked him to take on a new student and ask her to come back and meet him.
She was also curious about the background of the students that the school insisted on assigning to Professor Xue, and most importantly, she wanted to see how far her proposed ideas had been tested. So she chose a time to go back to the school.
Upon entering the college building, I noticed that even red banners were up.
"Welcome back to China, Ms. Ye."
"Welcome, Ms. Ye, to study at Huazhong University of Science and Technology."
...
There were many similar banners and slogans posted. Jiang Wanqing looked at them, read one sentence, and felt goosebumps all over her body.
If this were in the 21st century, people who didn't know better would think it was some kind of domineering CEO novel.
Her lips twitched, she shook her head, and walked towards the classroom where she would be having class today.
A small class was held in a large classroom, and all the seats were filled, with some people even sitting on the steps.
She went inside, glanced around, and seeing there were no seats, was about to leave when Huanren saw her and waved to her.
"Wanqing! Come over here, there's a seat!"
She heard the sound and went over, only to find that Huanren had saved her a seat.
How did you know I would come?
"I was guessing. Professor Xue is coming out of seclusion today, and I bet you'll come." Huan Ren scratched his head and chuckled.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
The two sat in a row, and people around them were already discussing the scene that had unfolded that day.
"I heard that Miss Ye, who is studying at our school today, is someone who has returned from studying abroad."
"Then why didn't she graduate abroad?"
"My studies were interrupted due to unforeseen circumstances; I only heard it from others."
"Then we'll have to find out more about this Miss Ye later."
Everyone was discussing it, and Huanren turned his head slightly to talk to Jiang Wanqing.
Do you know this Miss Ye?
She shook her head: "I don't know, I've never seen it."
"Me too, I've only heard that it's from the Ye family."
Is the Ye family... the Ye family she knows?
Jiang Wanqing frowned. What a coincidence! It seemed that Gu Yu had mentioned that she had a daughter studying abroad who was coming back soon. Everything matched up, so it seemed to be pretty much true.
She didn't speak, and when the class bell rang, a girl walked in with Professor Xue.
Wearing a light blue dress and carrying a small bag with a pearl buckle, she looked exquisite, eye-catching, and beautiful, instantly attracting the attention of many boys and girls.
"Wow, this must be Miss Ye. She's so beautiful."
"It's so beautiful."
"No wonder he studied abroad."
Such a high-profile attitude, constantly calling someone "Miss," isn't she afraid of being caught red-handed? It's a bit brainless, or maybe she just wants to stand out from the crowd and gain attention. That's what Jiang Wanqing thought.
As everyone guessed, she was indeed Ye Luo. Professor Xue raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
"Let me introduce you all. This is Ye Luo, who will be studying with you from now on. She is your new classmate. You should look after each other. Ye Luo has returned from studying abroad, so her knowledge is a bit different from ours, but she knows a lot. You can exchange ideas with her more often."
Professor Xue made a series of polite remarks, such as "let's communicate more" and "let's take care of each other," which brought Ye Luo into the public eye.
"Ye, please introduce yourself to everyone briefly."
Ye Luo nodded, revealing eight teeth, and smiled at everyone.
"Hello everyone, my name is Ye Luo. I majored in physics abroad and got A+ grades in all subjects. If you have any questions in the future, feel free to ask me."
"Alright! Welcome Ye Luo!" someone cheered.
Immediately, enthusiastic applause rang out throughout the large classroom. Jiang Wanqing clapped twice as well, but secretly felt that the girl wasn't as smart as she appeared.
"Wanqing, this Ye student is so amazing. Will you feel pressured studying with Professor Xue in the future?" Huanren asked sincerely.
Pressure... Ha, Jiang Wanqing twitched the corner of her mouth and shook her head.
"Everyone has their strengths. Pressure only comes from areas where you are good at something. Even if someone is better than me in areas I have never been involved in, I will not have any thoughts about them."
"Hey, I've never thought of that before. It seems to make a lot of sense. Like how we don't have a competitive mentality towards students from other majors, but Ye and you..."
"Don't worry, it's not the same track."
"That's good."
As they were talking, Professor Xue on the stage pushed up his glasses, his gaze sweeping across the audience before finally settling on Jiang Wanqing.
"Wanqing, from now on, Ye and you will be classmates. You two should both come to my office after class."
Jiang Wanqing stood up slightly, smiled and nodded at the professor, then led Ye Luo away.
On the first day of class, Ye Luo had a reserved seat in the front row, so they didn't have much contact yet.
Professor Xue mainly covered the knowledge in the textbook during this class, only mentioning his new experiment briefly in the last few minutes before the get out of class ended.
After class, Jiang Wanqing said goodbye to Huanren and went to Professor Xue's office, with Ye Luo following right behind her.
"Hello, Jiang." She extended her hand.
Even though Jiang Wanqing didn't have a good first impression of her, she still responded politely.
"Hello."
"Alright, alright, now that you're both here, come on over."
Professor Xue had reviewed Ye Luo's past experiences and was fairly satisfied with her. If Jiang Wanqing was a genius who grew up on her own in the local learning environment, then she was a good student cultivated under the combination of Chinese and Western education.
Professor Xue had a personal motive: he felt that by taking Ye Luo under his wing, her different perspectives might further motivate Jiang Wanqing...
"Wanqing, I've made a model of your idea from last time. Take a look, are you satisfied?"
Professor Xue carefully pulled out a perfectly replicated model from under the table, much to Jiang Wanqing's astonishment.
"Professor, how...how did you do that?"
"Haha... The foreign instrument you mentioned last time, our lab doesn't actually have it, so I found other alternatives. On the surface, it doesn't look wrong, but it's actually a bit different when you use it. Take a look."
Ye Luo also went over to take a look, and she was shocked at first glance. She never expected that the theoretical concept she had only seen abroad would actually be seen in reality in China!
"That's impossible!"
She subconsciously pointed at the model and exclaimed.
"Oh? It seems like Ye has some thoughts on this?"
Professor Xue looked somewhat displeased. After all, he was a teacher, and her words made it seem as if he was incompetent.
"No... Professor Xue, you misunderstand. That's not what I meant. I know you're a leading expert in China, I'm just surprised that this thing... can't even be made into a physical prototype abroad, how could you..."
"Hahaha... You really did study abroad. You're right, there really aren't any real ones overseas. I was able to make this model entirely thanks to Wanqing's ideas and corrections. That's why I asked the two of you to come together. I have some things I want to say to you privately."
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