Qin Zhenghua and Director Guo behind Han Qi were also shocked.
Without waiting for Zhou Zheng to answer.
Qin Zhenghua hurriedly stepped forward to explain, "Professor Han, Teacher Zhou has retired."
"Retire?" Han Qi frowned and looked at Zhou Zheng carefully. "Mr. Zhou, you are already over the retirement age? That's impossible?"
Zhou Zheng was a little shy when he expressed regret, "I'm not feeling well, so I retired early."
Han Qi asked, "What's wrong with your body? Is it a serious problem?"
Zhou Zheng: "I have coronary heart disease. I had surgery ten years ago. During the last two years, my condition hasn't improved. The doctor said I might need a second surgery. I'm constantly experiencing high blood pressure and dizziness, and I can't handle it anymore."
Han Qi expressed deep regret, "That's such a pity."
Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "There's nothing to regret. Retirement is so nice. My daughter is by my side, and I can occasionally attend these kinds of exchanges. It's great."
Han Qi turned his gaze to Zhou Mo.
Zhou Zheng gave Zhou Mo a push and quickly introduced her, "My daughter, Zhou Mo, is a doctoral student at Dongjiang University."
Han Qi nodded. "We've met before. Teacher Xiao Zhou is Professor Shen's student. Yesterday's arrangement was very good, and today's material summary... It's obvious that Teacher Xiao Zhou has done a lot of research."
Zhou Mo couldn't help blushing when he was praised in front of so many people, especially senior leaders.
"Thank you, Professor Han, for the compliment." Zhou Mo felt shy, but didn't show it on her face. Instead, she asked calmly, "Professor Han, can you give me an autograph?"
Han Qi was stunned, and suddenly remembered that Zhou Mo had been standing outside for a long time...
"Were you waiting for me just now?" Han Qi asked.
"Yes," Zhou Mo admitted.
Han Qi found it novel. Others came to him either to establish connections or to test his knowledge, but this was the first time someone asked for his autograph.
"I'm not some big star, why do you want my autograph?"
"To the general public, you're not a celebrity, but to those of us in the scientific research community, you're a well-deserved celebrity. And...actually, I found out you've published an article in a socioeconomics journal. They say interdisciplinary research is the new trend of the future, but there's probably no other scholar in China with your expertise in both sociology and life sciences."
Zhou Mo didn't know whether Han Qi was the only one, but she had never seen him.
Han Qi suddenly laughed, and laughed heartily, "Girl, should I say you are sweet-mouthed or smart?"
"Of course she's smart and sweet-talking."
Zhou Mo deliberately swapped the order of the two words, which made Han Qi and Zhou Mo laugh.
At first, Zhou Mo was actually a little afraid of Han Qi. After all, the man had a high status and he looked very serious during the discussion meeting.
But now, Zhou Mo felt a lot more relaxed. He felt that Han Qi was no different from other elders. As long as he found the right method, it would not be that difficult to get along with him.
"Didn't you ask me to sign?" Han Qi reminded.
Zhou Mo quickly took out his notebook, opened the cover, took out a pen, and handed them to Han Qi.
Han Qi looked at the neat and beautiful calligraphy on the title page: "Scientific Research Experiment Record Book".
"The handwriting is good." He praised.
Zhou Mo said, "It's all my dad's fault. He made me practice calligraphy since I was a child."
Han Qi signed his name in a flamboyant style in the lower right corner with a flourish of his pen, closed the notebook, and returned it to Zhou Mo along with the pen.
"Thank you, Professor Han," Zhou Mo took it happily.
Qin Zhenghua saw that it was almost time and suggested going out for dinner. Han Qi gladly accepted and also invited Zhou Zheng, "Teacher Zhou, let's go together."
"It's my honor to be invited by you," Zhou Zheng declined disrespectfully. This was the first time he had dinner with such an authoritative expert and leader.
Qin Zhenghua called other people.
Zhou Zheng took the opportunity to say to Zhou Mo, "Take a taxi when you go back. Dad will reimburse you for the fare. Don't be reluctant to spend money."
Zhou Mo chuckled, "Dad, you still love me the most."
Zhou Zheng: "Look at what you said, you are my daughter, if I don't love you, who should I love?"
Zhou Mo also whispered to him, "You can go to eat, but don't drink alcohol, and don't eat too much fatty meat."
Zhou Zheng assured him, "Don't worry, I'll still be there to see you get married, and I'll definitely take care of your health."
The conversation between father and daughter inadvertently caught Han Shi's eye, and he was attracted by this brief but heartwarming interaction.
"Professor Han, Professor Han?"
Director Guo's call brought Han Qi back to reality from his trance.
"What's wrong?" Han Qi returned to his indifference.
"Let me introduce someone to you," Director Guo pulled the person behind him.
Only then did Han Qi notice that a young woman had appeared behind Director Guo.
"My niece, Xu Qingli, is an orthopedic surgeon at the First Hospital of Dongjiang University," Director Guo boasted. "She graduated from Dongjiang University with both a bachelor's and a master's degree. She'll be working in orthopedics for two years and plans to get a doctorate next year. I wonder if Professor Han has any good schools or teachers to recommend."
Han Qi's expression was gloomy and unclear, and the brown glass just concealed the displeasure in his eyes.
"Let's talk about it later." Han Qi said perfunctorily.
"Okay, okay," Director Guo replied with a smile.
After Qin Zhenghua greeted the good guy, he turned around and invited Han Qi, and tactfully called Zhou Zheng as well, although it was just a simple sentence "Teacher Zhou, let's go."
Zhou Mo waved goodbye to them.
I saw Zhou Zheng and that group of people leaving together.
For some reason, Zhou Mo felt a little sorry.
If Zhou Zheng's health were fine, this would probably be the glorious moment of his career.
Shen Qingyi was also asked to leave by Qin Zhenghua, and Zhou Mo was completely liberated.
After walking out of the First Hospital of Southeast University, she stood on the roadside and hailed a taxi.
The blue-black BMW stopped steadily in front of her.
Zhou Mo was surprised and immediately opened the passenger door and got in.
She was overjoyed, "You didn't go to dinner with them?"
Han Chen leaned forward and helped her pull and buckle her seat belt. "I'm not a leader, I'm not high enough, and I don't want to join in the fun."
Zhou Mo was puzzled, "But isn't Doctor Xu with them..."
"She is she, I am me, she wants to join in the fun, but I don't."
Zhou Mo smiled faintly, "It's fine if you don't go to dinner, but you came to find me. Aren't you afraid of being caught by your fourth uncle?"
"He's not omnipotent in Dongjiang yet. He has enough to deal with those difficult leaders. Besides..." Han Chen paused and said, "He seems to like you quite a bit."
"No, I think he likes my dad very much," Zhou Mo laughed twice, "He actually said the word 'ask for advice' to my dad... It's hard to imagine that such a great expert like him would use the word 'ask for advice'."
The more Zhou Mo spoke, the prouder he became, and the more honored he felt.
"Uncle Zhou is a man of action," Han Chen said as he started the car. "No matter how capable my Fourth Uncle is, he's only good in theory. Ultimately, it's all talk. No matter how ingenious the top-level design is, if the execution level can't implement it, it's just empty talk."
Zhou Mo nodded. "I see. This is similar to basic research and applied research, right?"
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