Chapter 338 With You Here, I'm Not Afraid of Anything

After the meeting, Su Mei climbed seven floors and arrived at her office for the first time.

The elevator was under maintenance, but Su Mei felt that she probably wouldn't have the courage to go in again.

She has discussed this with Lou Shanchuan, who said he would arrange an office on a lower floor for her as soon as possible.

When she arrived at the office door, Su Mei took out the key Qin Zhengting gave her from her bag and opened the office door.

The office is quite large and its decoration is extremely exquisite, from the mirror-like floor, to the colorful bookshelves, to the elegant and luxurious curtains, and the luxurious desk and chair, all of which demonstrate the owner's nobility.

Dong Tian really knows how to enjoy himself!

In the late 1990s, the state made specific requirements on the office size of civil servants. Civil servants in later generations will not have such luxurious and beautiful offices.

Apart from the better decoration, there is nothing special about this office.

After sitting in the office for about an hour, Lu Xu and Gao Yu appeared in Su Mei's office with their office supplies.

The two came in at the same time. After Gao Yu put down his things, he quickly reached out to take the box from Lu Xu's hand:

"Brother Xu, you must be exhausted!"

"Not bad." Lu Xu's voice was very cold. He bypassed Gao Yu and cleverly hid from her.

After putting the things away, Lu Xu walked up to Su Mei and asked her, "President Su, if there is anything I can help you with, just tell me."

"There's nothing much to do in the office. Can you take me to see the dean's laboratory?" Since an assistant was assigned to her, Su Mei still wanted to make the best use of him.

Lu Xu nodded: "Okay."

Then Lu Xu took Su Mei downstairs. Although Gao Yu did not receive any assignment, he followed behind on his own.

After passing through several buildings, the three came to the outside of an independent laboratory building.

This laboratory building has only two floors and is surrounded by a single wall. A separate unlocking password is required to enter the building.

Su Mei had already obtained the password from Qin Zhengting a few days ago. She walked forward, entered the password and opened the door.

She walked in and Lu Xu followed behind her.

Gao Yu, who was following behind, naturally wanted to follow in, but was stopped outside by Lu Xu's hand:

"Assistant Gao, you probably don't have permission to enter the dean's laboratory yet."

Although the institute started a recommendation recruitment system a few years ago, the recruits cannot move around the institute freely.

The institute's laboratories are also divided into low-level, medium-level and high-level.

Newcomers can only enter low-level laboratories at the beginning. To enter intermediate and advanced laboratories, they need to pass the exams step by step. Su Mei heard the professors mention this during dinner.

The dean's laboratory is a high-level laboratory, and Gao Yu has worked in the institute for seven years, but now he only has the right to enter the low-level laboratories.

Su Mei didn't know Gao Yu's current level, but she didn't expect that Lu Xuhui would stop Gao Yu.

After being stopped, Gao Yuming was obviously a little aggrieved. She called out softly, "Brother Xu, you didn't say this earlier!"

"This is the system. You should abide by it consciously. You are already a veteran employee of the institute. Do I need to tell you this?" Lu Xu looked at Gao Yu expressionlessly, and then emphasized in a low voice,

"Besides, you are two years older than me, so it's not appropriate to call you brother."

"Why do you say that?" Gao Yu pursed his lips unhappily. "Our two families are old friends. My sisters all call you that. What's wrong with me following their lead?"

"It's up to you then." Lu Xu no longer argued.

After he followed Su Mei into the room, he closed the door of the laboratory, leaving Gao Yu in the cold.

Seeing Lu Xu locking Gao Yu outside, Su Mei couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Aren't they a group?

If we keep people outside like this, won't there be internal strife?

After entering the door, Su Mei walked around casually.

Lu Xu followed closely behind her step by step.

"You can do whatever you want. I'll call you if I need anything." Su Mei turned around and said.

"Okay." Lu Xu nodded.

There was not much time left in the afternoon and it was almost time to get off work. Su Mei had no plans to do anything and just wanted to look around.

After walking around and returning to the door, she found that Lu Xu was actually doing an experiment.

He was so focused that he didn't notice Su Mei had approached him.

That pious look seemed to be filled with love for those cold chemical equipment. Su Mei seemed to see the shadow of that old scholar in Lu Xu.

It was not until Su Mei came up to him that Lu Xu saw the extra figure on the table and suddenly raised his head. He asked very coldly:

"Is there anything wrong, President Su?"

"No." Su Mei shook her head, but didn't leave.

Seeing that Su Mei had no intention of leaving, Lu Xu did not stop what he was doing.

Su Mei watched Lu Xu's experiment quietly.

It was an experiment to measure the activity of a new type of catalyst.

It was later proven that the activity of this catalyst was not as high as expected.

And there were some critical errors in the experimental procedures, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of this catalyst.

She raised her eyebrows and suddenly said:

"Assistant Lu, there seems to be something wrong with your experiment."

Lu Xu suddenly raised his head, first glanced at Su Mei, then stopped what he was doing and asked indifferently:

"Oh? What's the problem?"

Su Mei walked up to him and pointed to a few steps in the lab notebook:

"Look here, the amount of catalyst added should be reduced by half, and the temperature control should be kept constant at 80 degrees, instead of constantly raising it. Raising it too high will actually reduce its activity."

Lu Xu hesitated for a moment, but seeing Su Mei's confident look, he decided to give it a try.

Following Su Mei's advice, it adjusted the amount of catalyst and temperature control and started the experiment again.

The later steps of this experiment are simple and do not take much time. As time goes by, the experimental results will gradually become apparent.

Lu Xu was surprised to find that after adjusting according to Su Mei's method, the experimental results were obviously more accurate and the activity of the catalyst was much higher than before.

This result shocked Lu Xu, because this was an experiment that had been included in textbooks and affirmed by many scholars.

It was wrong? And no one had discovered it.

After a moment of silence, Lu Xu raised his head, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes:

"President Su, it seems that the rumors are indeed unreliable. You are still quite powerful."

Su Mei smiled noncommittally and said lightly:

"It's nothing, just some knowledge from the textbook. I just said it casually, but I didn't expect it to be so useful."

Lu Xu looked at Su Mei and shook his head:

"This is not something you can learn from a textbook. The content in the textbook is different from what I did, and I did the experiment randomly... Anyway, you are really amazing."

"It just happened." Su Mei replied indifferently.

In later times, this would be just an ordinary mistake. Su Mei didn't think there was anything significant in her saying it. This thing was of no use and would be eliminated in a few years.

So there is nothing wrong in saying it.

It would also be a good opportunity to let Lu Xu see that she was not an embroidered pillow, so it would be good for her to stand out a little.

"No matter what, thank you again, President Su. When I submit this project, I will write your name at the front." A rare smile appeared on the cold and elegant face, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.

Su Mei thought secretly in her heart, although Lu Xu looked cold at first, he didn't seem to be a difficult person to get along with.

He could have easily not written her name, just said it casually, but he said he would write it.

However, as soon as this thought flashed through her mind, she immediately dismissed it.

Bad guys always hide very deeply, and she can't be easily fooled by superficial appearances.

She reminded herself to stay alert and not let her guard down because of a momentary illusion.

At this moment, there was a knock on the laboratory door, and Gao Yu's voice rang out:

"President Su, Brother Xu, it's time to get off work, are you guys still here?"

Su Mei and Lu Xu looked at each other and answered at the same time:

"Let's go."

After packing up their things, they left the laboratory together.

After leaving the institute's gate, Su Mei took a deep breath of the fresh suburban air. She looked around, and all she saw were lush trees and the occasional passerby.

This place is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, quiet and peaceful, but correspondingly, the transportation here is not as convenient as in the city.

Su Mei originally planned to take a tricycle home, but after waiting for a long time, there was no sign of the tricycle.

Seeing that most researchers chose to ride bicycles home, she couldn't help but regret not buying one for herself.

Just as she was hesitating whether to return to the institute to ask Lou Shanchuan for help in borrowing a car, Lu Xu drove out of the institute on a motorcycle.

He spotted Su Mei standing on the side of the road and stopped the car to ask:

"President Su, what are you waiting for here? Do you need me to give you a ride?"

Su Mei looked at Lu Xu with some caution, because this was the enemy who had once wanted to become her master's disciple but was rejected.

Take his car? What if I get hit?

After thinking for a while, she replied:

"No, thank you.

I'll just wait here for the tricycle."

Lu Xu looked at Su Mei calmly: "This place is far from the city, and tricycles don't come here often.

Besides, it's getting dark, it's not safe for you to go alone. Don't worry, I won't hurt you.

Many people here know you. When they see you get into my car, even if I have bad intentions, I won't pull you away in front of so many people.

I will only take you to the market intersection ahead. There are many people there, so you can call a tricycle."

After hearing what Lu Xu said, Su Mei felt that there was some truth in it. If she refused again, it would seem embarrassing.

And looking at the sky, it was indeed getting late.

So she nodded and sat on the back seat of Lu Xu's motorcycle.

Along the way, Lu Xu rode very steadily and the two did not talk much.

Soon, the motorcycle stopped at the intersection of a small market.

Su Mei got out of the car, thanked Lu Xu, and walked towards the market.

At the entrance of the market, Su Mei soon waited for a tricycle.

She got on the car, told the driver her address, and started on her way home.

Sitting on the tricycle, Su Mei's thoughts drifted to Huo Jianguo.

She imagined Huo Jianguo working in the Supervisory Commission and wondered whether he had adapted to the new working environment.

After getting off the bus, Su Mei stepped into her own alley and saw a bicycle parked at the door from a distance. She was delighted, knowing that it was Huo Jianguo who had returned.

She ran home with brisk steps, opened the door, and the aroma of food wafted into her nose.

"Hey, I'm in for a treat today. Who's cooking?" Su Mei sniffed her nose deliberately and exaggeratedly, then walked towards the kitchen with a smile.

Huo Jianguo was busy at the stove. When he heard Su Mei's voice, he turned around with a warm smile on his face:

"Hey, my wife is back. Hurry up and sit down. The meal will be ready soon."

Su Mei sniffed the fragrance in the air and said:

"Wow, it smells so good! I'm hungry."

Huo Jianguo smiled jokingly:

"Oh? Are you hungry? Are you hungry on top or on the bottom? If you're hungry on the bottom, I'll feed you from below, okay?"

Below? Which below?

Upon hearing this, Su Mei's face turned red and she cursed with a smile: "You are getting more and more vulgar!"

Huo Jianguo picked up the noodles from the pot with an innocent look on his face and handed them to Su Mei:

"Hey, it's just cooking noodles, how can it be considered obscene?

Oh my, you are not thinking wrongly! "

Su Mei: “…”

Well, does that mean she is not serious?

The two of them sat around the dining table, and Su Mei asked while eating:

"Today is your first day at the Supervisory Commission. How do you feel?"

"It feels good and relaxing. It's much easier than being in the army. I don't have to be so nervous every day." Huo Jianguo put down his chopsticks and said to Su Mei seriously.

After hearing this, Su Mei was moved again.

She knew Huo Jianguo said this on purpose just to prevent her from feeling guilty about his career change.

She looked into Huo Jianguo's eyes and said softly:

"Jianguo, thank you, really."

Huo Jianguo smiled and touched Su Mei's head:

"What nonsense! We are husband and wife and should live together. This is the life I pursue. Besides, I also need to change my environment and challenge myself."

The two smiled at each other, and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

Huo Jianguo didn't want to keep discussing the matter since it had already been decided, so he changed the subject:

"How are you? Did anything unhappy happen at work today?"

"I really did." Su Mei sighed and told Huo Jianguo about how someone had maliciously trapped her in the elevator today.

Although Su Mei appeared to be very calm on the surface, the elevator scare was still a bit scary after all, and she was still very scared inside.

Huo Jianguo was very surprised after hearing this, and frowned:

"What? How dare someone do this? You might as well quit this class. This place of trouble is too dangerous.

I was a little hesitant at first, thinking it would be a shame to quit my job in the system, but now it seems that if the intrigue is so serious, I wish you would leave as soon as possible."

Seeing Huo Jianguo so nervous, the uneasiness in her heart suddenly disappeared. With him by her side, she felt that nothing was so scary anymore.

"With you by my side, I am not afraid of anything."