Chapter 15 Meeting
◎ "Jiang Siyue, my wife."◎
Under Jiang Siyue's nervous gaze, he turned his eyes away and shook his head, "You are very good and fell asleep by yourself."
"That's good." Jiang Siyue smiled, turned around and left this place of trouble.
She usually spent her time in the library, but today Zhao Yan was at home. After thinking about it, she canceled the appointment with Yue Huan and expressed her apology.
Yue Huan: Could it be because of Li Chuan? Don't worry, he definitely won't show up!
【Jiang Siyue: No.】
After sending the two words, she felt it was too dry. Her eyes inadvertently swept across Zhao Yan, and she typed another string of words.
[Jiang Siyue: My husband is off today, I have to accompany him.]
【Yue Huan: Tsk! 】
Yue Huan: Okay, okay! You two can enjoy your sweet life together, and I'll continue studying hard.
After breakfast, Jiang Siyue asked him about his research. She wasn't sure if he would agree. After all, bringing one more person along would multiply the trouble. She tentatively said, "I don't have classes on Friday, and I'd like to go research, too."
"The tea market may not have what you want." Zhao Yan gave his opinion from his own perspective.
"What if?" Jiang Siyue expressed her thoughts. "Maybe it can explain the causes of certain phenomena and provide more reference directions."
The significance of research is not to enrich data, but to more accurately explain the causes of a phenomenon through observation and communication.
Zhao Yan looked into her sparkling eyes and said, "You've thought it through very comprehensively. We'll gather at the east gate of the University of Finance and Economics on time at 7 a.m. on Friday."
"Got it!" Jiang Siyue responded with a beaming smile, "By the way, I want to prepare a new paper." To graduate with a master's degree, there is a requirement for the number of papers to be written during graduate studies, and Jiang Siyue still needs one.
Zhao Yan: "Any direction?"
When I was with Zhang Min'an before, the interdisciplinary nature of our work wasn't strong, and the directions and experience he offered were very limited. I couldn't come up with many ideas, so I tentatively asked, "Luxury product purchase restriction marketing?"
The purchase restriction issue was a relatively old one. Zhao Yan suddenly understood why she had participated in this irrelevant research. Her thinking in behavioral economics was too narrow, something that reading other people's papers couldn't compensate for.
Zhao Yan tapped his fingers and asked, "Do you want to go to the psychology laboratory of Ocean University?"
"Huh?" Jiang Siyue pointed at herself, not quite daring to believe what she was hearing. Ocean University was number one in the country for psychology. Was that a place where anyone could get in?
Zhao Yan glanced at his watch, smiled faintly, and said, "My friend gets off work in an hour. If I change my shoes now, I can be there in 20 minutes."
Jiang Siyue quickly jumped up from the sofa.
…
The trees on either side of the campus edged back a bit. Jiang Siyue looked at the students in groups of three or four, and still felt a sense of wonder. It was like a dusty kid from the countryside suddenly transformed into a rich young lady.
"get off."
Zhao Yan gently knocked on the car window. Jiang Siyue suddenly came back to her senses, hurriedly unbuckled her seat belt, opened the car door, and a pair of bony hands were placed in front of her.
Jiang Siyue gently put her hand on him, endured her abnormally rapid heartbeat, and helped Zhao Yan out of the car.
Zhao Yan naturally put her hands into her pockets, and the early spring chill was immediately blocked out, making her feel warm.
"Have you read all those psychology books?"
Jiang Siyue lifted her gaze from her clasped hands and said, "I've read it, and I've been reading the paper as well." After saying a few words, the emotion in her heart faded, and her tone became steady. "But during the previous group meeting, Zhang Min'an didn't give any advice, and just asked us graduate students to critique each other. No one understood my direction at all, and they only talked about formatting issues. I've only been able to come up with limited ideas on my own."
Jiang Siyue suddenly stopped and asked anxiously, "Is your friend going to ask me a question?"
Zhao Yan said calmly, "They might ask some basic questions, just say a few words."
Jiang Siyue was horrified and wanted to go back and get the psychology book right then and there. Some things were basic to Zhao Yan, but difficult for her. After being led into the elevator, she began to frantically recall the psychology knowledge points in her mind.
Zhao Yan leaned forward slightly and whispered in her ear, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you can't answer."
Jiang Siyue frowned and said firmly, "I've already established a relationship with you. If I can't answer it, I'll be looked down upon even more by the other party."
Zhao Yan was startled and said calmly, "This matter is usually blamed on me."
"That's even worse!" Jiang Siyue said in a serious tone.
Their eyes met, Jiang Siyue silently looked away and pulled Zhao Yan out of the elevator.
Zhao Yan took two quick steps and stood shoulder to shoulder with her. "Let's go two against one. Knock him out before entering the lab."
As he was about to finish his words, his palm was pinched and it felt a little itchy.
"Teacher Zhao, I've been waiting for you for so long!"
At the end of the corridor, a man wearing black-rimmed glasses came up, smiling warmly. Jiang Siyue nodded in a friendly manner. Zhao Yan stopped and introduced the two men.
"Fang Ming, an absolute genius in applied psychology, the reincarnation of Wundt (the founder of psychology)."
"That's enough." Fang Ming pushed him.
The two of them spoke and moved very casually. Jiang Siyue guessed that they had a good relationship and smiled friendly.
"This is Jiang Siyue, my wife. She's a second-year graduate student at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, specializing in behavioral economics."
When the word "wife" came out, Jiang Siyue's heart skipped a beat, and the following words sounded vague.
"You're married?!" Fang Ming was shocked, his mouth wide open enough to fit an egg. Jiang Siyue felt that this reaction was a bit excessive.
"Didn't you say—" Fang Ming stopped abruptly. He hadn't been to the party two days before because he had a meeting, so he knew everything that had happened. He didn't dare mention Zhao Yan's non-marriage stance, lest he become a target.
"You were supposed to be my best man! Why did you get married first? Oh, hey, hey! I'm so sad. Remember to treat me to a meal..." Fang Ming muttered and walked towards the laboratory with his people.
Although she has been working in the interdisciplinary field of psychology, this was the first time that Jiang Siyue saw a psychology laboratory. A large amount of intuitive data was placed in front of her, along with various processed data and results... Jiang Siyue felt like she was bubbling with happiness.
Fang Ming and Zhao Yan naturally exchanged their recent research progress. Zhao Yan deliberately stopped several times and looked at her. Jiang Siyue nervously gave her opinions, prepared to be criticized, but the conversation continued smoothly.
After several attempts, Jiang Siyue was no longer so nervous, her thoughts gradually became clearer, and all the points of confusion before were more accurately explained.
"Knock knock..." There was a knock on the door. Fang Ming stopped and said, "Come in."
A girl with long hair walked in and said, "Teacher Fang, I'm Lin Hui, a student of Professor Zhao Yan from the University of Finance and Economics. I have some questions for you."
Jiang Siyue turned around with the water in her hand, completely dumbfounded. Lin Hui was Zhao Yan's first-year graduate student, so how could she suddenly appear here? Her eyes quickly swept over the people present, and Jiang Siyue suddenly had an idea. With a flattering smile, she placed the water in front of Zhao Yan and said loudly, "Teacher Zhao, your water."
Fang Ming opened his mouth to say something, but Jiang Siyue said hurriedly, "Teacher Fang, wait a moment, I'll make you some coffee right away."
Lin Hui looked at Jiang Siyue speechlessly, walked past her with disdain, and stood beside Zhao Yan and Fang Ming, feeling a little guilty: "Teacher Zhao, why are you here too?"
She recently read a paper by Fang Ming and was confused about some of the data in it. Zhao Yan asked her to send an email to Fang Ming. In order to have more opportunities for communication, she contacted him offline, but unexpectedly she met Zhao Yan in person.
When she entered the room just now, she lied a little and took the initiative to say that it was Zhao Yan who asked her to find him, and she also wanted Fang Ming to take care of her. Unexpectedly, the real owner was here.
The hot water was steaming. Zhao Yan took a sip of it and said nothing more, "Something's going on."
He was as gentle as the rumors said, and didn't expose her little lie. Lin Hui breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "What about the data?"
"Isn't he here?" Zhao Yan didn't care and immediately looked towards the tea room. It was just a cup of coffee, but it took too long. He was really worried that her forbearing personality might have burned her and she was hiding in silence.
Fang Ming took in all his actions, smiled knowingly, and deliberately called out, "Mr. Jiang, is my coffee ready?"
"immediately."
After receiving a vague response, Fang Ming raised an eyebrow at Zhao Yan. When he turned to Lin Hui again, he suppressed his gossipy heart, put on a serious expression, and said, "What's the question?"
Lin Hui happily flipped through the files on her phone. After a moment, she took a deep breath, not daring to look Fang Ming in the eye. "It's... on my computer. I asked my roommate to send it to me."
All the past documents are available on CNKI. Fang Ming stood up and asked, "Which issue?"
"Uh..." Lin Hui forgot.
Fang Ming was feeling a bit unhappy now, and the worry on his face was obvious. "Classmate, did you send it?" Fang Ming glanced at his watch. He had classes in the afternoon and needed to eat lunch quickly. "I have something else to do later. Why don't you send it to my email when you get back?"
Lin Hui certainly didn't want to. She sighed irritably and hurried to find the records, but the more anxious she was, the more confused she became.
Jiang Siyue brought out the coffee reluctantly, confused by the strange and awkward atmosphere. After carefully putting down the coffee, she stood aside in a daze, recalling the conversation between the three of them.
"The paper published in Acta Psychologica Sinica in 2018 raised questions about the setup of Experiment B. We'll be leaving now." Zhao Yan put down his cup and stood up, saying to Lin Hui, "You and Professor Fang can talk slowly."
Lin Hui bit her lip and lowered her head, "Thank you, Teacher Zhao."
Jiang Siyue had already wanted to leave because she was afraid that Lin Hui would notice something. When she heard this, she walked faster than Zhao Yan.
"Classmates? Have I explained the reason for the grouping clearly?" Fang Ming's expression was clear. He had been talking dryly for a long time, and when he saw the students were in a daze, he was furious. "I have classes this afternoon. If you have any questions, let's exchange emails."
Being kicked out of the laboratory in disgrace, Lin Hui gritted her teeth, looking angry.
Teacher Zhao is too partial to this outsider Jiang Siyue! If he had come with me, would Teacher Fang have urged me? Jiang Siyue is such a flatterer, all he knows is serving tea and pouring water. He really ruins the atmosphere of their entire group. What a rat shit!
After exaggerating Jiang Siyue's behavior in the roommate group, Lin Hui felt a little relieved when she saw her roommates agreeing with her.
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On Friday morning, Jiang Siyue stood at the east gate, looking at the five-seater car Zhang Huai had rented. She felt less sleepy and asked tremblingly, "Teacher Zhang, did Teacher Zhao forget to register me?"
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