Chapter 214: Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, became a school celebrity
Zhang Chunyan nodded silently at her and encouraged her.
After they sat down.
The old academician in the lead smiled at them kindly and said slowly: "Chun Yan, is this kid the one who cultivated the ancient fruit you mentioned?"
Zhang Chunyan obviously respected the old academician very much. He stood up and said respectfully, "Yes, President Luo, she is the Zhang Wanwan I mentioned. She is just a sophomore this year."
Zhang Wanwan quickly stood up and bowed to the academicians, shy and well-behaved.
Academician Luo laughed and said, "Don't be nervous. We are just curious about what kind of people can grow ancient fruits. You know, ancient fruits are extinct ancient plants. Now domestic and foreign experts can only study them from the fossils they have found. After confirming that the plant is an ancient fruit, the American research institute has repeatedly expressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that it is eager to cooperate with us, and its attitude is very polite, even implicitly saying that resources can be exchanged. Of course, these things are not for us to ask.
I invited you here today because I want to learn more about the discovery and cultivation process of the ancient fruit. Can you tell us about it, little guy?"
Zhang Chunyan gave Zhang Wanwan an encouraging look and whispered, "Just tell me honestly how you discovered it and how you cultivated it."
"Yeah." Zhang Wanwan nodded, hesitated for a moment, and waited until she calmed down before slowly saying, "In fact, I grew the ancient fruit by accident. My goal was actually the lotus."
Everyone had an expression that said, "As expected."
Zhang Wanwan smiled awkwardly and continued, "The seeds were obtained from the school's research institute. Maybe I was lucky. I picked one seed of each type and chose that one. In fact, I didn't cultivate it much because I was afraid of ruining the seeds. So I hydroponically cultured the seeds and kept them on the roof of the school's teaching building. There is plenty of sunlight there and no one goes up there. I would go over to take a look every day. Apart from changing the water, I didn't do anything. The seeds sprouted on their own. Everything was normal at the beginning. Although the ancient fruit was a companion plant, it was not very obvious and I didn't pay much attention to it. I was too busy for a few days afterwards and when I went up to see it again, I found that the lotus grew differently, and the difference between the two plants connected together was getting bigger and bigger. At that time, I was just confused and immediately contacted the professor to check it out."
Everyone nodded in understanding. They could accept this explanation. To put it bluntly, it was just a blind cat catching a dead mouse and they were extremely lucky. This was consistent with the behavior of a sophomore.
However, it was a fact that Zhang Wanwan cultivated ancient fruit, so they still had to pay attention to it. Academician Luo continued to ask gently: "Then little guy, can you tell me why you chose that one from a pile of seeds? Is there anything different?"
Zhang Wanwan was stunned for a moment, and fell into deep thought. After a while, she suddenly widened her eyes and nodded heavily to Academician Luo. Everyone was shocked to see her like that. If she had any unique features, they might be able to discover more ancient fruits later.
"I remember now! On that day, the seniors asked us to classify the seeds. I wanted to do my own research, so I asked for one seed of each type. The senior agreed, but I was embarrassed to pick the best ones. At that time, there was a hole on the lotus seed, which looked like a worm or something. In short, it didn't look like it was man-made. The seed was full in shape and large in size, and quite beautiful. The senior picked it out and said it was a pity. If it didn't have that small hole, the seed could have been put in the excellent category. Now it can only be eliminated. I think the seed should still be able to germinate, so I took it, thinking that it was a lotus seed, and it didn't matter even if it couldn't grow out. After all, we are quite familiar with the lotus plant."
An old academician next to Academician Luo heard this and said with his hands on his chest, "It's terrible! I don't know how many worm-eaten seeds were thrown away in the past. Do you think there are any that can grow ancient fruits?"
Everyone rolled their eyes in disgust and ignored him.
Academician Luo said with a smile: "This kind of thing is hard to come by, so don't worry about it. In this case, we should thank the little girl. If she hadn't cherished the seeds, we might have missed the ancient fruit!"
This time many people agreed.
Zhang Wanwan saw that the atmosphere in the conference room had eased a lot and she breathed a sigh of relief.
When they were discussing, Zhang Wanwan listened attentively on the side. She also took out the notebook she had prepared in advance, sat next to Zhang Chunyan and wrote down the points she didn't understand. Seeing her seriousness, everyone did not interrupt her. After the meeting, Dean Luo patted Zhang Wanwan on the shoulder and said with satisfaction: "Work hard, I hope you can come to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the future!"
Zhang Wanwan was flattered and excitedly agreed. She waited respectfully until all the academicians had left before leaving.
After leaving the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhang Chunyan said to her with satisfaction: "You performed well today. You followed the rules and did not make any mistakes. You also caught the eye of President Luo. You have a bright future ahead of you. I suggest that you pursue a career in scientific research."
Zhang Wanwan thought about her entrepreneurial plans in her hometown and felt reluctant to give up.
Zhang Chunyan knew what she was struggling with and sneered, "Don't think about going back to farming. If you make achievements in scientific research, the benefits you get are not comparable to those acres of land. Besides, if you really want to start a business, it's not impossible. Let's talk about it later. There's no need to rush. Anyway, the money you earned before is enough for you to live a carefree life for a long time!"
Zhang Wanwan thought about it and realized that, yes, she was not short of money now, so she could indeed wait a while. However, this would mean that she would have to rush to build the house in her hometown.
Zhang Wanwan felt emotional in her heart but did not show it on her face. When she returned to school, she followed Zhang Chunyan back to the teaching and research office and asked again the questions recorded in the previous meeting.
Along the way, she received another wave of attention from the teachers in the teaching and research department. Some professors who were familiar with Zhang Wanwan even gave her a thumbs up and praised her highly.
Zhang Wanwan's face almost froze from smiling when she entered the building and arrived at Zhang Chunyan's office.
By the time she left the teaching and research office, almost all the teachers and students in the Agricultural College knew that she had grown ancient fruits. On the way back to the dormitory, she occasionally ran into some people who knew Zhang Wanwan, and they all excitedly said to the people around them: "Look, that's Zhang Wanwan, the one who grew ancient fruits."
"Wow! She looks so different than I thought!"
"Hmm? What kind of person do you think Zhang Wanwan is?"
"Well, I thought a student with such a strong research spirit like her would be similar to those graduate students in the Agricultural College, wearing a dirty white coat all day long, dressed like a farmer, darker and more ordinary."
Zhang Wanwan was so upset after hearing this that she quickened her pace and left.
(End of this chapter)
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