Qian Lai jumped off the back of Hua Cheng's bicycle and ran towards the research institute.
"Brother Cheng, thank you for bringing me here. I'll go upstairs now."
"Hey, wait a minute!" Hua Cheng propped up his bicycle, took a couple of steps to catch up, and asked, "How about I take you to the medical university's cafeteria for lunch? Their food is much better than ours at Xinda."
"And this, take it."
It was a brown paper bag tied with a thin string.
"This is some reference material on business operations and sales. I don't know if it will be useful to you. Take it back and take a look. If you have any questions, remember to come and find me."
Qian Lai needed these materials, especially since they came from the youngest associate professor in the economics department at New York University.
She took the paper bag with a smile, gave him a bright smile, and then went upstairs.
Hua Cheng stood downstairs until he could no longer see her back before happily pushing his bicycle away.
Inside that brown paper bag was a token of his affection that he wanted her to see.
If she's still willing to have lunch with him at noon, it proves that she's willing to accept his feelings.
The more he thought about it, the more wonderful it seemed, but the remaining morning hours felt like they were passing by at a standstill.
On the other side, Qian Lai, with the help of John's Chinese assistant Xiao Han, completed all the onboarding procedures and became an unofficial external staff member of the research institute.
Nevertheless, for someone who had only graduated with outstanding grades, this was already an unexpected surprise.
However, apart from Leng Gaoyan and John's team, it seems that most of her colleagues here don't like her.
Although Leng Gaoyan was entrusted by Yang Tinghua to provide Qian Lai with selfless support at a critical moment, he also made it clear that their relationship within the research institute was purely professional.
Qian Lai also knew that it would be impossible to gain a foothold here solely through his personal relationship with Leng Gaoyan.
The laboratory was her natural battlefield, so everything depended on her abilities.
[Ding~ Your system has sent you a reminder. My dear character, please improve your interpersonal relationships within three months. The faster you do it, the more progress you will receive, with a maximum bonus of 10%!]
Hurry up and work hard!
Ten percent.
Qian Lai calculated in her mind. Currently, there was only a 10% chance of recovery; if Gu Hanchuan's leg were healed, it would be 40%.
If I can get another 10% from the lab, I'll be one step closer to going home.
Just as victory was in sight, a sudden pang of reluctance arose in my heart.
The paperwork took a little longer than usual, and it was soon noon.
John whirled into the office like a whirlwind: "Oh, Xiao. I heard you've finished your onboarding? It's really great to have you join us. But I have some more good news for you."
As he spoke, he handed Qian Lai a long sheet of fax paper that he had been carrying behind his back.
"Although it's a pity that Anna can't come here right now, I saw that she wrote down how to guide patients in each treatment session, as well as the treatment goals and steps of the plan."
It seems she has encountered similar cases internationally, and the treatment methods are relatively mature.
However, it is still necessary to find the cause of the disease based on different individuals, conduct in-depth research, and prescribe the right medicine.
If you don't mind, you can find a local psychologist and follow this plan; I believe it should yield good results.
Qian Lai was so excited; she never expected that Anna had a successful experience in healing.
Holding the valuable document, her eyes gleamed with hope, and a bold plan formed in her mind.
She carefully folded Anna's proposal and put it in her bag; it was already lunchtime.
She doesn't need to go to work today; she can start working next Monday after her official reporting date.
She wanted to use the rest of her precious time to copy all the contents of Anna's plan into a notebook, so that the writing on the thermal paper wouldn't disappear over time.
In addition, Anna's plan involves some professional knowledge, and she needs to research and integrate the information before she can implement it.
With the job secured, and her work permit granting her free access to the medical university library, she decided to dedicate the entire afternoon to studying there.
Although time is tight and the task is heavy, at least we have a direction to strive for, and we can almost see the dawn of victory.
Qian Lai was overjoyed and walked briskly towards the library.
As soon as I stepped out of the research institute, I saw a tall, refined figure leaning against a bicycle in the sunlight.
"Brother Cheng, what brings you here? Why are you standing in the sun on such a hot day?"
Hua Cheng had been anxious all morning, but seeing her now, full of energy, smiling, and holding the brown paper bag he had given her, his heart finally settled down.
"I was afraid of missing you, so I stood out in a more obvious way. That way, you'll see me as soon as you come out."
Qian Lai then remembered that he had mentioned having lunch with him that morning.
"Brother Cheng, I'm sorry. I need to look up some information and I want to get to the library as soon as possible, so I won't be going to eat."
"Man is made of iron, food is made of steel. No matter how many tasks we have, we must fill our stomachs first. Let's go, the students haven't finished class yet, so we can take advantage of the time difference."
Qian Lai couldn't refuse Hua Cheng, so she sat in the back seat of his car, and the two quickly arrived at the cafeteria.
The medical university's cafeteria was indeed cleaner and tidier than those of ordinary universities, and the cooking skills were truly remarkable.
In those days when resources were still scarce, this place was surprisingly divided into different windows serving northern and southern cuisine.
Qian Lai, now with a work permit, can enjoy free lunches as a faculty member. Hua Cheng, however, being from a neighboring university and only there to freeload at the cafeteria, has to pay with meal tickets.
But that's essentially a 50% discount.
Qian Lai ordered two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, a lion's head meatball, and two servings of rice.
The two people carried their food to a corner and were about to eat when a large number of students began to flood into the cafeteria.
The dormitories of the new university and the medical university intersect, allowing for partial sharing of campus resources. The long-standing integrated campus culture ensures that students from both universities are well-informed about the hot topics and prominent figures happening on their respective campuses.
Hua Cheng was one of the most talked-about figures among the young girls in both schools.
After all, he is the youngest associate professor in the history of the university. He is talented, and his looks are far superior to those of the campus heartthrob. Moreover, Professor Hua's family is said to have a very powerful background.
How could someone like Hua Cheng not be popular with girls?
However, in those days, teacher-student relationships were still a taboo subject.
Some people think that teacher-student relationships are the ultimate romance, but both universities have explicit rules prohibiting teacher-student relationships.
Therefore, most girls can only suppress this little flame in their hearts.
Today, as soon as we entered the cafeteria, two people sitting in the corner, looking so beautiful they seemed to glow, quickly attracted the attention of everyone who came to eat in the cafeteria.
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