Cheng Wenru only knew that Master Wei was Qin Ran's teacher, so when she mentioned teacher, she naturally thought of Master Wei.
Cheng Wenru attended Master Wei's disciple-taking banquet and chatted with Master Wei for a while.
We can be considered acquaintances.
Now that Qin Ran said no, Cheng Wenru felt embarrassed to invite her to have dinner with her teacher. She looked at Qin Ran and asked, "Are you going alone?"
Qin Ran's eyes were like ice and snow. She tilted her head to look at Cheng Wenru and replied vaguely, "You can also..."
"Forget it, you can't make your teacher unhappy." Cheng Wenru withdrew his hand and smiled faintly.
It was so rash of her to go there, and it was rude to Qin Ran's teacher. Cheng Wenru had learned etiquette well since she was a child, so she had no choice but to go with Qin Ran.
If I come here uninvited, Qin Ran's teacher will be unhappy.
She held the teacup and watched Qin Ran go upstairs to change clothes. After she disappeared on the stairwell, she looked at Cheng Juan who was going to the kitchen to get some water. “Are you coming too?”
"Go." Cheng Juan poured out two glasses of water, put one on the coffee table and took the other for himself, and replied nonchalantly.
...
...
"Then who is her teacher?" Cheng Wenru supported her hands on the table, her sharp and deep eyes showing some thought.
After the incident in which Master Wei and the two major departments of Peking University competed for talents, Cheng Wenru felt that even if Qin Ran's teacher was the highly respected "Master Jiang" in Beijing, she would not be too surprised.
Cheng Juan didn't even raise his head, his eyes were pale, and his voice was audibly cold: "Calling him a teacher is a sign of respect for him."
Cheng Wenru: “?”
"After all, he hasn't succeeded in taking the top position yet." Cheng Juan put the porcelain cup on the table, nonchalantly.
Cheng Wenru: “…”
That sounds kind of miserable.
She inexplicably felt a little more sympathy for Qin Ran, a teacher who had not yet gained a title.
Not long after, Qin Ran came down from upstairs wearing a coat. Cheng Wenru looked at the time and went downstairs with them without staying for dinner.
“If you become my disciple, will there be a banquet for you?” Cheng Wenru asked casually, crossing her arms over her chest and looking at Qin Ran with a smile on her lips.
Unless the teacher you want to apprentice to is a master in his field and his apprentices are highly regarded by the society, such a master-apprenticeship banquet is a rigorous process and it also shows the teacher's importance to his apprentices, otherwise it will not be recognized by the industry.
If it is just an ordinary teacher, few people will hold a grand teacher-apprentice banquet.
Cheng Wenru just asked casually, and didn't really think that Qin Ran would have a teacher-apprentice banquet.
Qin Ran stretched out her hand and pulled at her collar. When she heard Cheng Wenru's words, her fingertips paused, she lowered her head, and said nothing.
bite--
The elevator reaches the garage.
Cheng Wenru came out with Qin Ran, and Cheng Juan followed behind them.
"I heard from Cheng Jin about your midterm exam. It seems that you did very well," Cheng Wenru thought of this and slowed down her pace. "Did the dean of your department tell you about the laboratory?"
“…Yes.” Qin Ran pursed her lips slightly, her white fingertips circling the large silver buttons in the middle of the coat. The patterns on the buttons were lifelike and beautiful.
"Really?" Cheng Wenru was stunned, then laughed, "Then you can work hard, it would be great if you can enter the laboratory next year. Is that Song Luting, the sophomore in your school? He entered the laboratory in March this year, and was directly promoted to the First Research Institute yesterday. He is only a sophomore, the first person in Peking University in so many years. The research institute has been making a big fuss recently. The people in your school are quite arrogant."
Qin Ran was stunned. "Research Institute?"
She went to the 129 headquarters to check out the First Research Institute, one of the four major forces, which was also managed by Principal Xu.
But... Song Luting didn't tell them that he had already arrived at the research institute.
"You'll know after you've been in the lab for a while." Cheng Wenru thought Qin Ran was asking her about the research institute. This was difficult to explain, so she didn't bother to explain. She just said, "The most urgent thing is that you enter the laboratory first, but you're not from one of the four major families... The assessment is a little abnormal."
Normally, students in their third and fourth years have to go through screening and rigorous training at several major universities before they have the opportunity to take the exam.
Cheng Wenru didn't obey the family's arrangement and arrogantly applied for the ordinary people's assessment. It was natural...
She didn't get in.
The young men from the four major families who were just starting out were all quite arrogant. They wanted to get in on their own without relying on their family, but most of them failed.
Cheng Juan obeyed the family's arrangement back then, and skipped the medical laboratory and went directly to the top research institute, leaving behind Lu Zhaoying and Jiang Dongye, who were four years older than him. After that, he made a mess in the research institute, studied for a month, and then flew to the M Continent Medical Organization.
He only stayed in Continent M for half a year, and Cheng Juan himself said that he was driven out by the medical organization.
Because the inside information involves Continent M, most of it will be blocked, and people in the capital are not aware of the inside story.
Cheng Wenru sat in the car, glanced at Cheng Juan's car across the street, and shook her head. She wondered when Qin Ran would be able to enter the physics laboratory...
However, thanks to the fact that the Dean of the Physics Department and the Dean of the Mathematics Department had fought for her to be in the family, she estimated that it would not be difficult for Qin Ran to enter the laboratory within a year or two.
"As expected, perverts attract perverts..." Cheng Wenru started the car and stopped thinking about the test that made him doubt his life.
**
The three men parted ways in the garage.
Cheng Juan slowly drove the car out of the garage. Qin Ran sat in the passenger seat, holding the door with one hand, pressing the phone with the other, and chatting with Nan Huiyao with one hand.
Nan Huiyao: [I have successfully arranged to meet with those great guys from your high school in the group. They are all available after the midterm exam, this Saturday. 】
Nan Huiyao: [Have you come back from your leave? 】
Qin Ran lazily pressed the phone and replied:
[Just got back.] 】
Nan Huiyao: [Worship the boss.JPG]
Nan Huiyao: [You are the first person to take three days off to go out and play right after the exam. You are already extremely popular. The forums are saying that you will be able to enter the physics laboratory early next year...]
Qin Ran half leaned against the window——
[Time and place.] 】
His words were still concise and to the point, and I could feel the cold air coming towards me even through the phone.
Nan Huiyao immediately understood that Qin Ran was asking her about the time for the meeting. She was startled and sat up straight from her crooked position on the computer chair. She replied in a serious tone: [Ten o'clock in the morning, Dongmen Hotpot Restaurant, Xing Kai and the others are coming. 】
Qin Ran said "hmm" again and turned off her phone.
Ten minutes later.
The car stopped at a quiet private club.
Cheng Juan followed Qin Ran up.
The door of the private room on the second floor was marked with the word "Orchid". A lifelike orchid was carved on it. Qin Ran knocked three times slowly and the door opened from the inside.
It was Principal Xu.
He was wearing reading glasses on his nose. When he saw Cheng Juan behind Qin Ran, he paused for a moment and then stepped aside to let the two of them in.
The two of them had agreed on a time, and when Qin Ran arrived, the food had just been served.
She greeted Principal Xu and sat down to eat.
Principal Xu let her eat first and chatted with Cheng Juan about the recent unusual situation in Beijing. When Qin Ran had almost finished eating, Principal Xu looked at Qin Ran and asked, "How are you preparing for the assessment?"
“Not ready yet.” Qin Ran pinched her right wrist.
Principal Xu paused with his chopsticks in his hand, shifted his gaze to Qin Ran’s right hand, and slowed down his voice: “No rush, there is still a month… take your time.”
Principal Xu had already received an internal report on Qin Ran's midterm math and physics exams.
Nuclear engineers are responsible for many details, no matter which small parts or routes, they cannot be replaced by robots. The slightest mistake in operation may cause an explosion or even worse. Some links can only be done by a few master craftsmen in the research institute... The requirements for the right hand are extremely high.
This was why Principal Xu was worried about Qin Ran's right hand when he saw her hand injured by Xu Shen in Yuncheng.
"What I said..." Principal Xu retracted his gaze. He didn't eat, so he picked up the tea beside him and took a sip.
Qin Ran took a piece of pork ribs slowly, her eyes were clear, and she said lightly, "Okay."
Qin Ran had already begun to relax about the issue of the successor, but Principal Xu had not received an accurate response. He was worried about the outcome. Now that he finally got Qin Ran's response, he finally put his mind at ease after years of worry.
"Okay, okay!" He held the teacup, his fingertips trembling.
"Mr. Xu," Cheng Juan took the teapot and added tea to Principal Xu's cup. The tea in the celadon cup swayed in circles. "Your Xu family will have another big battle next."
The Xu family’s research institute was handed over to an outsider, not a member of the Xu family.
This is unconvincing neither in the Xu family nor in the research institute.
Old Xu didn't care about this. He raised his chin and glanced at Cheng Juan unhappily. "The heir I choose is naturally the best."
Even Xu Yaoguang was crossed out by him. How bad could such a carefully selected successor be?
“Song Luting arrived at the institute yesterday,” President Xu looked at Qin Ran, tapping his fingers on the table. “It took him fourteen months to get from Peking University to the institute. You only need seven months. You should take both the assessment and the experimental project seriously. Try to get into the institute by the end of March next year and let those self-righteous masters at the institute take a good look at you. Who will dare to say no to my successor by then?”
Principal Xu had already paved the way for Qin Ran.
Qin Ran's fingertips slid across the rim of the cup, her eyes dim. Entering the research institute was also her ultimate goal.
Listening to Principal Xu telling her to do well in the exam, she nodded, "I know, Brother Song told me about it."
"He also told you that?" Principal Xu didn't know what he was thinking of, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, "No wonder..."
No wonder Song Luting was so arrogant as to trample all the senior students in the laboratory on the floor. It seemed that he came prepared.
These siblings...
They all have the capital to be arrogant.
Principal Xu and Song Luting both knew Qin Ran's personality. She was afraid of trouble and had no patience. She was careless about everything. Principal Xu and Song Luting were afraid that she would do something weird, so they reminded her.
Principal Xu and Song Luting both reminded Qin Ran seriously, and she took the matter more seriously.
**
Principal Xu was happy today, and he drank two glasses of wine with Cheng Juan afterwards.
There were only two cups. When Qin Ran drank the third cup, she put down the wine pot.
The two people standing at the top of the pyramid of the Beijing circle did not dare to ask Qin Ran for the wine jug in her hand.
Principal Xu didn't drink much and only smelled of alcohol. It was already nine o'clock when the driver drove back to Xu's house.
"Master Yaoguang is waiting for you in the study." The butler leaned over.
Principal Xu turned around and walked towards the study.
"Grandpa." Xu Yaoguang pursed his lips slightly, "When are you going to announce the successor?"
Xu Yaoguang had already guessed what was going on with Qin Ran, and he did not hide the reason why Principal Xu went out today.
"Next March," Principal Xu sat down on the chair and took the tea handed over by the housekeeper, "when she enters the research institute."
After he said that, he turned on his computer, sorted out the assessment content, opened his email, and sent it all to Qin Ran.
Principal Xu didn't need to tell Qin Ran what was in the laboratory. Qin Ran knew those things very well.
Xu Yaoguang stood opposite Principal Xu. Looking at Principal Xu, his cold brows showed a hint of expression. He pursed his lips and said, “Grandpa, if you want most people in the institute to recognize her, let her pass the exam herself and convince others with her strength.”
Qin Ran’s abilities were no less than Song Luting’s. Xu Yaoguang felt that she could get in with her own abilities and did not need to rely on Principal Xu’s shortcut. Shortcuts would only bring disadvantages and no advantages to her.
If she relied on her grandfather's reputation, even if she was recognized by her grandfather, there would still be a large number of people in the research institute who would not submit to her.
Only those who climb up step by step with real ability will be recognized, like his grandfather and Song Luting.
Xu Yaoguang had thought about being like his grandfather, taking over the Xu family and being the heir to the First Research Institute at the same time, without having to rely on help from outsiders.
But this step was too difficult, so Mr. Xu chose someone else.
It was almost mid-November now, and it was less than five months away from March of the following year. Qin Ran hadn’t even entered the Peking University laboratory, let alone the research institute?
After hearing what Mr. Xu said, Xu Yaoguang subconsciously thought that Qin Ran would be nominated by Mr. Xu as his successor to join the institute in March.
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