Jiang Yubai's affirmation and encouragement always soothes Lin Zhixia's mood.
On Monday morning, Lin Zhixia went to work full of energy. She was busy in the office for the whole morning when she suddenly heard a knock on the door. She responded, "Come in."
Xu Lingbo suddenly rushed to Lin Zhixia's desk: "Teacher Lin, my sister had an argument with Teacher Qu in the laboratory..."
The "Teacher Qu" that Xu Lingbo mentioned was the professor named Qu Zongyi.
Previously, Lin Zhixia's students wanted to use Qu Zongyi's laboratory, but he refused. Later, Lin Zhixia consulted him once, and she thought the matter had been resolved, but she didn't expect that it would lead to another problem.
Lin Zhixia rushed to the laboratory.
She was surprised.
Qu Zongyi was a "discipline leader" who often showed off his elegance and easygoing demeanor at the college assembly. But now, he stood at the door of the laboratory and angrily scolded Fang Yiwen in a deep voice: "Okay, stop talking."
Fang Yiwen shrugged expressionlessly.
Qu Zongyi caught a glimpse of Lin Zhixia from the corner of his eye and raised his voice slightly: "Your instructor has informed you in advance that you will not disturb other students when you come to do the experiment..."
Fang Yiwen interrupted him and said, "I didn't disturb your students. Your students were too slow in doing the experiment. When I taught them the correct method, one of them burst into tears. To be honest, Professor Qu, the psychological quality of the master's and doctoral students in your group is not good."
Qu Zongyi's face looked extremely ugly.
Xu Lingbo interrupted and asked, "Senior sister, how do you guide others?"
Fang Yiwen turned around and saw him. She was quite happy and recounted the story truthfully: "I say, you guys, have you ever read the manual of the instrument before doing the experiment? Those equipments are not difficult to use, just use your brains. If you can't get the data, can't write the paper, and just stand here every day and do nothing, it's a waste of resources..."
This afternoon, when Xu Lingbo came to deliver lunch to Fang Yiwen, he heard constant noise in the laboratory. He was worried that Fang Yiwen would be scolded by Qu Zongyi, so he hurried to find Lin Zhixia to save the situation. Unexpectedly, Fang Yiwen was still as unscrupulous as before.
Xu Lingbo tugged at her sleeve and reminded her somewhat awkwardly: "Sister, didn't I tell you a few days ago that when you come to someone's laboratory, you should greet them with a smile and tell more jokes?"
Fang Yiwen was very calm: "It was a joke, I told it too."
Xu Lingbo listened attentively.
Fang Yiwen thought about it herself first, and couldn't help laughing, then revealed the secret: "I said, when you came to the laboratory, you deeply understood the operation skills of QQ, WeChat and other mobile phone software, learned how to turn on and off the computer monitor and host, and mastered the cleaning and storage of laboratory utensils..."
After listening to this conversation, Lin Zhixia finally understood why Qu Zongyi was unwilling to lend the laboratory to Fang Yiwen - it was not that he was unwilling to lend the laboratory, but he did not want his entire research group to have anything to do with Fang Yiwen.
so it is!
Lin Zhixia sighed silently.
Fang Yiwen was not aggressive in front of Lin Zhixia. As Lin Zhixia's relationship with her deepened, she admired Lin Zhixia more and more, and behaved better in all aspects, almost catching up with Zhan Rui.
But Qu Zongyi had already lost his patience.
He waved to his students, then turned to look at Lin Zhixia: "You understand the situation, Teacher Lin. Let me make it short. I'm quite busy this month. I have to revise the grant proposal, organize an exchange meeting, and supervise postdocs. I really don't have time to check on students' positions... Fang Yiwen will use the lab for a total of four days. Let's agree now that as long as there are people in the lab, let her wait. Is that okay with you, Teacher Lin?"
Before Lin Zhixia could say anything, Fang Yiwen asked again, "If there was no one in the room, and I went in to do an experiment, and halfway through, your students showed up, what should I do?"
Qu Zongyi raised his hand to take off his glasses, pressed his eyebrows with the back of his hand, and said slowly: "There is no reason for my student to bother you."
"You are wrong," Fang Yiwen argued, "Go check the surveillance."
Qu Zongyi pushed up the silver-framed glasses on his nose.
Fang Yiwen was still correcting his wording: "You are a professor of science and engineering. You should look at the facts first and then make inferences. When making inferences, you cannot use the word 'it doesn't make sense'. You should use 'maybe' or 'perhaps'. If you are not 100% sure, don't use an absolute tone."
Previously, Qu Zongyi had personally heard Fang Yiwen mercilessly belittle his students, and she even scolded a stressed-out girl to tears on the spot. As a tutor, he was simply overwhelmed by this. He even suspected that Fang Yiwen's previous tutor had left for another university because he couldn't stand her.
I don’t know how long Lin Zhixia can tolerate her.
Qu Zongyi tried to smooth things over: "Okay, I won't say anything more. Let Teacher Lin do the talking." He pointed to the wall clock and said, "In ten minutes, I have to go to another building to have a meeting with the vice-president."
Lin Zhixia responded slowly, "Teacher Qu, how about this? We let the students stay quiet in the lab and not disturb other students. Fang Yiwen has been doing experiments for a whole day. In three days, she will be able to complete the model test without the need for special equipment."
"Yes." Fang Yiwen agreed.
Qu Zongyi was about to retort when Lin Zhixia raised her head and looked at him. Her attitude was a little tough and her eyes were different from before. Qu Zongyi took a deep breath, took a step back, and said with reluctance: "Then I'll trouble you, Teacher Lin, to supervise."
"You're welcome, Mr. Qu," Lin Zhixia said politely, "Thank you for your concern."
Qu Zongyi coughed and said, "Students, you must learn what you should learn."
The "things to learn" that Qu Zongyi talked about probably refers to "how to treat people." Unfortunately, he didn't have time to expand on this topic. He chatted with Lin Zhixia for a few words and then hurriedly took the elevator and left.
In the empty corridor, only Lin Zhixia, Xu Lingbo and Fang Yiwen were left.
Xu Lingbo looked dispirited, and Fang Yiwen lowered her head and said nothing.
Lin Zhixia looked at them and asked softly, "Have you had lunch? I'll invite you to the teachers' cafeteria for lunch."
Xu Lingbo said humbly: "No, no, thank you, teacher."
Fang Yiwen also said: "I have a steamed bun with meat and a tea egg in my schoolbag, they are still hot."
She unzipped her schoolbag, took out the steamed bun and tea egg, and held them in her palms, which became slightly hot. She took a big bite of the steamed bun and picked up a thermos cup with peeling paint on the surface.
Lin Zhixia helped her unscrew the cup and passed the rim to her mouth. She took a sip of hot tea hesitantly. Lin Zhixia asked her quietly, "Why did you quarrel with them in the laboratory?"
Xu Lingbo muttered, "What else could it be? My senior sister is emotionally dull..."
Lin Zhixia glanced at him sideways, and he bit his lip and stopped talking.
Fang Yiwen wiped her mouth and said calmly, "I didn't say anything at first. The two boys stood behind me and chatted. They talked about the joke about the 'old, weak, sick and disabled group'. You have all heard of it, right?"
Lin Zhixia remembered it clearly. Qu Zongyi's students used to refer to Lin Zhixia's research group as "old, weak, sick and disabled" - Fang Yiwen was old, Zhan was sharp and disabled, Xu Lingbo was weak, and Lin Zhixia accepted the three of them because he was sick.
"Are you angry?" Lin Zhixia was surprised, "I thought you wouldn't be angry."
Fang Yiwen leaned against the window railing, looking relaxed and lazy: "Teacher Lin, I'm not angry. I just give you a taste of your own medicine."
Lin Zhixia carefully observed her expression: "Your mood swings... seem to be greater than before. I don't know if this is a good thing."
Fang Yiwen said nothing. She was still waiting for Lin Zhixia's criticism.
However, Lin Zhixia said: "I didn't plan to recruit PhD students this year, but I met you. In fact, we are quite destined to meet..."
This sentence sounds like it means to first praise and then to suppress.
Fang Yiwen was startled and looked up at her: "You don't want to take me with you?!"
Lin Zhixia smiled: "How is that possible?"
Today's sky is bright and clear. Lin Zhixia looks out the window and says to herself, "Time is very precious. Try not to take those unimportant people and things to heart. When we had dinner together last month, we talked about the relationship between rationality and sensibility. Theory needs to be put into practice."
Fang Yiwen and Xu Lingbo remained silent.
Lin Zhixia added, "Fang Yiwen, before you do the experiment this afternoon, turn on the recording function on your phone."
Fang Yiwen smoothed her hair and said, "Okay, don't worry."
Lin Zhixia said carefully: "One last thing, don't laugh at others - this is not my request to you, nor is it aimed at today's incident. It is just my observation and conclusion...Equal dialogue can improve communication efficiency."
"Yeah." Fang Yiwen agreed.
Lin Zhixia slammed the window sill generously: "Okay, go study, make good use of your time, I believe in you."
Both students are very obedient.
They walked towards the laboratory obediently, their backs getting farther and farther away.
The cleaner in the laboratory building had just mopped the floor, and a light mist filled the corner of the corridor. Xu Lingbo sniffed, sighed and laughed: "Teacher Lin is such a good person."
"Teacher Lin... believes in me." Fang Yiwen paused and muttered to herself.
"Yes," Xu Lingbo shook his head, "She believes in your explanation, your character, and your ability."
After he finished speaking, Xu Lingbo was filled with emotion. Today was truly a magical day. He witnessed Teacher Lin's uncompromising tough attitude, and also saw the softest side of his senior sister's character.
Recently, the three graduate students under Lin Zhixia have been working very hard.
At the weekly group meeting, everyone's reports became more and more informative. Lin Zhixia was very pleased. Her teaching career had finally made some encouraging progress. She had also submitted two papers she had written independently - everything was going well at school, and the company's new products were about to be launched.
Two days before the product was launched, the vice president came to Lin Zhixia's office and talked to her about the strategic policy of "integration of industry, academia and research".
The "integration of industry, academia and research" jointly advocated by universities and enterprises refers to the "coordinated development of scientific research, education and production". This concept can closely link academia and economy, promote technological innovation and educational reform, and better serve the entire social system... In short, the president attaches great importance to this. Therefore, the vice president personally came to negotiate with Lin Zhixia.
The vice president was a female professor in her sixties. She wore a cashmere coat and gold-rimmed glasses, like a kind elder. She had a good chat with Lin Zhixia and praised Lin Zhixia repeatedly: "Good, good, Professor Lin has considered everything."
Lin Zhixia handed her a plan.
The vice-president nodded slightly and said, "Teacher Shen Zhaohua will soon be elected as an academician. You are her granddaughter..."
When she was little, Lin Zhixia often came to Shen Zhaohua's laboratory to play, using various instruments and computer systems. She also worked with Shen Zhaohua's research group and published a SCI first-author paper. Therefore, many people in the school believed that Lin Zhixia was Shen Zhaohua's granddaughter - this could also explain the source of Lin Zhixia's high IQ genes. After all, Professor Shen Zhaohua was very smart, and the grandmother and granddaughter were of the same bloodline, which made others envious.
The person involved, Shen Zhaohua, has never commented on this rumor.
Lin Zhixia said with a smile: "I wish I could be Professor Shen's granddaughter."
The vice-president tried to smooth things over by saying, "In the end, it's still a common thread."
After the vice-president said that, Lin Zhixia remembered that she had not contacted Shen Zhaohua for a long time.
Shen Zhaohua went to an ocean base in the southern hemisphere and has not returned to China yet.
Lin Zhixia sent her an email to say hello, and she replied the next day, wishing Lin Zhixia a successful launch of her new product.
On the day of the press conference, the venue was packed with people. Some colleagues booked tickets in advance and came from other places. The entire venue was decorated like a movie theater, with all the lighting effects and a grand scale.
Lin Zhixia was wearing a women's suit, holding a microphone in her right hand, standing quietly in the backstage. Jiang Yubai stood side by side with her. His profile was not clear in the dark corner. Lin Zhixia stole a glance at him, and he seemed to sense something, so he asked, "Are you ready?"
He was also dressed in a formal suit today, with his shirt buttons buttoned to the top, his collar neatly tied, his tie neatly tied, and his trousers straight. He looked so handsome that he could shine even in the dark.
Lin Zhixia didn't say anything, so he reached out to her.
The two held hands tightly.
The staff nearby all stopped walking. A promotional video was playing on the big screen at the front desk. At this moment, no one noticed Lin Zhixia and Jiang Yubai.
Jiang Yubai took Lin Zhixia to a rest area in the backstage. He raised his hand and lowered the curtain, marking out a private area. Under the slanting bright light, he handed her a metal plaque with a line of words engraved on it: "Captain Lin Zhixia is leading the way."
The promotional video was coming to an end, and the audience burst into applause. Lin Zhixia held the nameplate tightly and said with great enthusiasm: "Okay, Chief Jiang Yubai, wait for my good news!"
Lin Zhixia led Jiang Yubai to the stairs leading to the front stage. The keynote speaker of this press conference was Lin Zhixia, and Jiang Yubai was her supporter behind the scenes. He stopped at the bottom of the stairs and gradually loosened her fingers. Her fingertips brushed across his fingertips, but his eyes never left her.
She turned around and smiled at him: "Come and see me in the audience. Today is the starting point for us to make a sensation in the industry."
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