Chapter 595: Number One in the World! (Two chapters combined!)
After the start of the school year, everyone got busy.
The adults in the family got back to work. The chickens in the backyard multiplied too quickly, so the old lady had to buy a piece of land in the suburbs and move all the chickens there. Because the land was so big, she even bought a lot of ducks, geese, sheep and the like to raise. Grandpa Gu also went to help out. Even the two elders from the Chu family, after they found out, went over there every day. Seeing that the four of them were having a good time, the family didn't say anything.
The results from the lab are also very good. In just one week, the mice are not only alive, but thriving, and all their data are better than before they came to the lab!
"Everyone, are you ready?" Gu Yin asked in a deep voice, looking at everyone in the laboratory.
"I...I'm a little nervous, let me calm down!" Fang Chongmin was the oldest among them, and also the most excited. He knew how important this experiment was. If successful, hundreds of millions of patients would have a chance to be reborn! Not to mention Gu Yin, all of them would become famous throughout the country, and even the world!
And the success rate this time is around 80%! He was so excited last night he couldn't sleep! His palms are still sweating and his legs are shaking!
Hearing Fang Chongmin say this, the others also spoke up.
"I'm so nervous! Whew!! Whether I can become a member of Professor Cheng's laboratory depends on this!" Zhang Chengming said in a deep voice, pursing his lips.
Wen Xin wasn't too nervous: "Don't delay, the longer you wait, the more nervous you'll become. Let's get this over with quickly! If it doesn't work out, we can always work on it again! Anyway, we're still young! It's okay!"
Upon hearing this, Du Kai immediately waved his hand: "No, no, no! This time it will definitely succeed! If we do it a few more times, the boss will go bankrupt!" There are still so many experiments to go! This money really doesn't go far!
Gu Yin smiled and looked at everyone: "I'll give you ten more minutes to adjust! We'll begin in ten minutes."
Ten minutes later.
Gu Yin was in charge of the hands-on work, Fang Chongmin was her assistant, Wen Xin and Zhang Chengming were in charge of observing and recording data, and Du Kai and Zhang Qingqing were in charge of managing all kinds of equipment. They would hand Gu Yin whatever she needed, and the used items had to be strictly placed in the designated locations.
Apart from Gu Yin's occasional reminders, everyone else in the laboratory was quiet and serious.
"Teacher Fang, I'll release it first. Just listen to my command, and you'll only release it when I tell you to."
"no problem!"
Five minutes later, Gu Yin's cold voice rang out: "Release!"
After Fang Chongmin stopped what he was doing, Gu Yin fell silent.
The room fell silent again.
Fang Chongmin glanced at Gu Yin, then at the two people recording the data. The quiet atmosphere made it hard not to feel tense!
Gu Yin observed for a long time before getting up.
Fang Chongmin immediately asked, "How did it go? Did it succeed?!"
Gu Yin stepped aside: "Take a look for yourself."
Upon hearing this, Fang Chongmin immediately stood over and, after watching for a while, exclaimed excitedly, "The cancer cells have been destroyed! New cells are growing rapidly! It's a success! It's really a success!!! Good heavens! It's really a success! Hahaha!"
As Gu Yin took off her gloves, she said, "Don't be too happy yet. Let's see how it goes on the mice first. If the medicine is too strong and the mice can't handle it, the patients who are even more fragile than the mice will be even more unable to bear it. We still need to figure out the dosage."
Fang Chongmin waved his hand happily: "The medicine is ready! Everything else is a minor issue! It's just a matter of time!"
Seeing him like this, Gu Yin didn't discourage him. The most important medicinal herb hadn't even been planted yet; the road to scientific research was long and arduous.
"Let's leave this for now. As usual, observe it for three days. Let me know if there's no reaction, and then we'll experiment on mice. Thank you for your hard work, Du Kai and Qingqing, these three days."
Wen Xin and Zhang Chengming immediately raised their hands: "We have nothing else to do, so we'll watch with them!"
Gu Yin nodded upon hearing this: "Alright, you can handle it yourselves."
Having not rested for several days, Gu Yin returned home from the lab, washed up, and slept for a whole day. When she woke up, it was already the evening of the second day.
"Oh dear, you're awake! I've been keeping the food warm in the kitchen, I'll bring it to you! Please sit down!" The old lady was watching TV, and when she saw Gu Yin come out, she immediately got up and went to the kitchen.
Gu Yin sat down at the dining table, and the old man poured her a glass of water: "Are you still sleepy? Your mother was home during the day and checked on you several times. Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, she didn't wake you up. They are all at the shop now. Your father and your uncle haven't come home for dinner yet, so we'll eat first."
The beauty salon is also very crowded at night. Li Mengxin and Li Xiang usually don't come back until after 10 pm. Zhou Wansheng has recently returned to Hong Kong, and Old Mrs. Wang has gone abroad to visit Gu Le.
Grandma Gu brought out the food.
While eating, Gu Yin asked, "Is Ahua in military training? Where's my brother? Isn't he coming home tonight?"
The old lady nodded: "They started military training on the third day of school. I heard they're training in the army. Your brother has been going to class during the day and then going to the company after school. He's still working overtime! You're all very busy. Only your grandpa and I are free!"
"Where have you been idle? Aren't you the ones looking after that chicken farm? How's it been lately?"
The old lady got really excited when she talked about it: "The chickens, ducks, geese, and sheep are all running smoothly! Your Grandpa Chu had a lake dug there! They're raising fish, shrimp, and crabs in it! The fish are about the size of three fingers. Every day after feeding the chickens and ducks, the two old men go fishing there! They're so leisurely!"
Grandpa Gu was humming a Peking Opera tune he had recently learned when he heard this and laughed, saying, "Aren't you two old ladies the same? We're fishing, and you're growing vegetables and flowers!"
As Gu Yin listened, she began to sense that something was amiss.
"Grandma, isn't our chicken farm for our own consumption? The way you've done it makes it seem like we've created a small farm."
"Hey! What you said is exactly what Brother Chu said! Brother Chu said he'd clear out a few plots of land by the lake to grow rice and wheat, like a small farm!"
Gu Yin blinked at the old man: "How big must this land be! You've expanded again? Have you run out of your savings? Don't use your own savings to buy land, ask my uncle and my dad! They have plenty of money!"
The two elders also had a lot of savings, but not as much as Gu Yin had. The money they used to buy the land was given by their family. Now that the land area has expanded, Gu Yin was worried that if they used their savings, they would be penniless and it would be inconvenient for them to go anywhere.
Since Gu Qinglang started working at the company and Gu Qingming started managing the commercial street, the family's money has not been managed by the two elders. Instead, it has been circulating within the company. Every year, the family receives dividends. The two elders are wealthy, but not as much as Gu Qinglang's family, because Gu Qinglang's family also receives living expenses from Zhou Wansheng.
The old man chuckled and said, "The land for the later expansion was all bought by Brother Chu! They paid for it! He said he'll promote it in his circle and charge everyone who comes to visit from now on! It'll be a way for the four of us to earn some pocket money!"
Gu Yin sighed, "You guys are all so rich! After I finish that experiment, I'll be broke!" She really is broke right now! She has two hundred million left in her account, and if she takes out another hundred million to invest in the lab, she doesn't know how long that will last. It's really burning through money!
The old lady chuckled and whispered, "Grandma will give you the money later! Don't be afraid!"
The old man nodded in agreement: "Yes, all my money is with your grandma. If you run out of money, just ask her! The experiment is important!"
Gu Yin smiled, her eyes crinkling: "No need for that, I can hold on until the end of the year! The company will give out bonuses at the end of the year! And the pharmaceutical factory will also be bringing in revenue then!"
Speaking of the pharmaceutical company, the shingles vaccine has already been administered to all the soldiers, and so far there have been no side effects. The higher-ups know that she submitted her paper to the S journal and have been asking about the process recently. They plan to promote it vigorously after the journal publishes the paper! So right now, they don't actually have any income yet, and the factory is still investing. This is because they have the backing of the state. If it were an ordinary company, where would they get the money to do this?
The next day, when Gu Yin finished dinner and was about to go to school, she received an email from S magazine saying that no one had given any feedback on her paper during the public announcement period. They said that their review of her paper had been completed and that it would be published in the journal next Monday, on the first page, and that she should remember to check it then.
Gu Yin finally breathed a sigh of relief!
Gu Yin immediately notified the pharmaceutical company to prepare so that they could launch their own advertisements as soon as the magazine was published!
The factory manager smiled and said, "We've waited so long, and you've finally arrived! Don't worry! We're all ready! We're just waiting to fire the first shot!"
After hanging up the phone, Gu Yin returned to the lab and saw Professor Cheng busy in his office. Gu Yin walked over with delight.
"Teacher! When did you get back?"
Cheng Dong looked up and said with a smile, "I came back yesterday. Your senior sister told me that your experiment has made great progress! I came back to see! You're very good at keeping this a secret. If I hadn't noticed that everyone in your team had smiles on their faces and asked around, I wouldn't have known that there had been such great progress!"
Gu Yin touched her nose apologetically and said, "It's not confirmed yet. I was thinking of letting you know after it enters clinical trials."
Professor Cheng shook his head: "Your experiment has already broken through the world's latest research on targeted cancer drugs! No matter what the result is, you have taken a new step! You have completed your task, which is a good thing!"
Gu Yin smiled and said, "I'm competitive, so if I'm going to do something, I'll do it the best. By the way, my article about the shingles eradication vaccine has been accepted by S magazine! They said it will be published on the front page of the latest issue of S magazine next Monday!"
Cheng Dong's eyes lit up: "It's been approved? And the formula is finished too?!"
Gu Yin nodded.
"Great! This is wonderful news!! Excellent! You're a promising young talent!! Keep up the good work!!" Cheng Dong was overjoyed and increasingly confident in Gu Yin's experiments!
Gu Yin nodded vigorously: "I will continue to work hard. By the way, teacher, should I skip a grade? You weren't there when school started, and my senior sister didn't dare to make a decision either. I'm a sophomore now, and I've already finished the sophomore course. I'm studying the junior course now."
Professor Cheng nodded with a smile: "I came back for this very reason. Get ready. Go to your senior's office on Friday for the assessment. It's all out of 100. You need to get above 80 in each subject to pass. If you get below 80, you'll continue to your second year."
Gu Yin felt that with her familiarity with the book, she should get no less than 90 points, so she nodded without any pressure: "Okay!"
Back in the experimental area, Gu Yin looked at the data and found that, as she had expected, the drug was indeed too potent!
"Adjust the dosage of the drug to a lower level, and make three levels. We can experiment on them together later. Otherwise, it's too time-consuming to do it repeatedly. See which result is the best and use that one!" After handing the document to Wen Xin, Gu Yin returned to the control panel and redid the experiment.
Having succeeded the first time, the subsequent times were much easier.
After administering the reagent to the mice, Gu Yin went back to review her sophomore year textbooks.
Friday arrived quickly, and Gu Yin went to school early in the morning.
Gu Yin went to Meng Yu's office. Meng Yu was busy. When she came in, he pointed to the empty chair behind him and said, "Sit there and wait. The exam starts at nine o'clock. Your exam paper is set by a second-year teacher. The difficulty is the same as the second-year final exam. You don't need to do the experimental questions. Same rules as before."
Gu Yin nodded, sat down, and waited for Meng Yu to give her the test paper at nine o'clock. Then she got up and left. A little while later, the principal sat down.
"Our school has a rule that I will proctor the exams for students who skip grades. Don't be nervous, let's begin." After saying that, he took out a newspaper, sat down by the door, and started reading, ignoring Gu Yin.
Gu Yin wasn't nervous at all; she opened the test paper and started working on the questions.
Meng Yu brought me lunch, and after eating, I continued writing without taking a nap. I didn't finish all the test papers until 9 p.m.
The principal stood up, put the test papers away, and said with a smile, "Go back and get some rest. The results will be out on Sunday night, and Meng Yu will let you know. Go home and wait."
Gu Yin nodded upon hearing this and left the school.
Zhou Wansheng and Wang Yanzhi returned from Gangcheng over the weekend.
“Ayin’s birthday is in two weeks. We’re back now to ask whether the coming-of-age ceremony will be held in Hong Kong or Beijing?” Zhou Wansheng asked, looking at everyone.
Gu Qinglang looked at Gu Yin: "Ayin, what are you thinking?"
"In Beijing, I'll stay here. I've been quite busy with my experiments lately. If I'm here, it'll be easier for me to come and go if anything comes up. I won't have to fly back and forth."
Zhou Wansheng nodded upon hearing this: "Then let's still handle it at the Chu family's hotel. We'll book the whole place for a day. I'll inform our partners in Hong Kong in advance. You can also inform anyone you need to notify first. For those who are far away, we'll cover their round-trip airfare and accommodation."
The Gu family hasn't really been notified much, but the adults in the family have made some friendly clients through work, and invitations will be sent out.
"Regarding the dresses, I had already designed one before, but Ayan and Ayin wore it at the annual party, so that one was no longer needed. I don't like the rest of them now, but I have new ideas. You don't need to worry about that. As for the banquet decorations, I will communicate with the Chu family. We'll see how to decorate them together!"
Gu Yin listened all night and realized that she wasn't needed anywhere. All she had to do was show up on time at the party. That was fine; she didn't have to worry about anything!
On Sunday evening, Gu Yin didn't attend the class meeting; she was busy in the lab. After class, Meng Yu brought her grades.
"You got full marks on all the theoretical knowledge questions and passed the assessment. Starting tomorrow, if you have classes, follow the third-year curriculum. I've sent you the timetable to your email. By the way, I will still be your class advisor from freshman to senior year, but your academic advisor will be different. I'll send you your third-year advisor's contact information later. But you can still come to me if you need anything."
Gu Yin took the report card, glanced at it, and nodded: "No problem."
Meng Yu looked at her computer: "How's it going? Has S magazine been published yet?"
Gu Yin shook her head: "According to their time difference, it should be released in the early morning. Let's go back to sleep first, and we'll know when we wake up tomorrow."
Meng Yu, whose work has never been published in S magazine: "...You can really sleep! If it were me, I would definitely stay up all night waiting!"
Gu Yin smiled and shook her head: "You'll see when you wake up after a good night's sleep. There's no way it can escape!"
Meng Yu sighed helplessly, "Alright, go back and rest!"
Gu Yin was about to leave when she suddenly thought of Yue Zemin: "How is Third Senior Brother's experiment going? I haven't seen him lately."
Yue Zemin has been busy at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences lately. Since the chicken was successfully extracted, he has now set his sights on pigs! He's been eating, sleeping, and working there non-stop.
"I don't know him. I'll go check on him tomorrow. I haven't been home lately, I've been very busy, so I don't know how it will turn out."
Gu Yin nodded upon hearing this and went home.
In the middle of the night, Gu Yin was fast asleep when her phone suddenly rang.
Gu Yin picked up the phone, glanced at it, and answered: "Hello..."
"Ayin!!! You're amazing! I'm so proud of you!! Do you know, the students in our school's biology and medical departments are going crazy!! You're number one in the world!! You're incredible!!" Chu Yan's excited voice came from the other end of the phone.
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