Chapter 251 Lan Xudong's Questioning, End of Semester
"Impossible." Cai Mingyu replied without thinking: "Let's not talk about who Zhang Wanwan is. We are quite familiar with the professor's character. How could he let one or two words from others affect his judgment? If that were the case, he wouldn't have the prestige he has today."
"That's right." Mu Zhixian muttered a few words and let go of her worries, but she didn't expect that Lan Xudong heard their entire conversation.
At the entrance of the school cafeteria, Lan Xudong, who was out of breath, stopped Zhang Wanwan and said, "I have a question for you."
Zhang Wanwan said something to Yu Yunfei and Kong Rou beside her, and agreed with a smile, "Then go sit over there."
Zhang Wanwan pointed to the bench on the lawn.
Lan Xudong walked over decisively.
Seeing that he had come with ill intentions, Yu Yunfei and Kong Rou did not dare to leave first. They stood there and watched from afar so that they could go over and help immediately if anything happened.
"Just ask whatever you want to ask." Zhang Wanwan stopped and looked at him calmly.
Lan Xudong met Zhang Wanwan's clear eyes, and for a moment he could not utter any question. After a moment's silence, he asked with a straight face, "The professor kicked Dong Yushang out of the project team and removed me from my position as team leader. Did you know that?"
Zhang Wanwan nodded, "Senior Mu told me."
"Does this matter have anything to do with you?" Lan Xudong asked excitedly.
Zhang Wanwan was stunned for a moment, and looked at him ridiculously, "Do you think I can influence the professor's judgment? Do you think too highly of me or do you think too badly of the professor?"
Lan Xudong pursed his lips and said nothing. In fact, he had really thought about it, but he had no evidence.
Zhang Wanwan didn't want to argue too much with him, so she took out her phone and said, "If you have any doubts, why not ask the professor in person? If you can't ask, I can help you."
Lan Xudong watched Zhang Wanwan dial Zhang Chunyan's number and felt a little regretful in his heart, but he did not stop her.
The call was connected quickly.
"Hello, professor. I'm Wanwan. Are you busy? Or are you eating?" Zhang Wanwan greeted politely.
"It's okay. I just sat for a while after eating. What's wrong?" Zhang Chunyan's voice came through the loudspeaker, and Lan Xudong could hear it clearly.
Zhang Wanwan hurriedly asked, "Professor, I heard that you kicked Dong Yushang out of the project team and removed Senior Lan from his position as team leader. Is that true?"
"It's true." Zhang Chunyan's voice was obviously heavier. "This matter has nothing to do with you. Since you asked, I'll tell you. Be a role model and remember that it is necessary to have talent and ability to pursue research, but it is not the most important thing! If you can't even pass the test of character, why are you still doing scientific research? Study yourself first! How can you establish a career if you can't correct yourself?
What's Dong Yushang's problem? You know very well that kind of person who is arrogant and conceited will not go far in the future! In addition, he doesn't obey orders, is stubborn and willful, and has no team spirit. Why should I keep such a person in the project team? I might as well let you go over and help me!"
Zhang Wanwan smiled awkwardly and glanced at Lan Xudong. Seeing that his face turned pale, she asked, "Professor, where is Senior Lan?"
Speaking of Lan Xudong, Zhang Chunyan seemed to be more relaxed, with more regret in his tone, "He is talented, and he knows how to respect teachers and the ways of the world better than Dong Yushang. I always thought he was pretty good before, at least nothing went wrong with the projects he managed. But this time when I went to Country M, I found that he doesn't have the ability to lead at all. The project team is like a pile of loose sand, each doing their own thing, and there is no unity at all. This is one of the reasons why their project is progressing slowly. Also, he is not fair-minded, and he panics when something goes wrong, so I can only take back his position as team leader.
I hope you can learn a lesson from this incident. After all, you are still young and have a lot of room to grow. Don't let me down!"
Hearing Zhang Chunyan's slightly vicissitudes of life voice, Zhang Wanwan's heart sank, and she solemnly assured him: "Professor, don't worry, I will work hard and will not let you down!"
"Okay, okay, then go back first, study hard and do your best." Zhang Chunyan said and hung up the phone.
Zhang Wanwan also put away her phone and looked up at Lan Xudong, "Do you still think this is what Professor Zuoyou meant?"
Lan Xudong's face was as pale as a ghost and he could hardly stand. Zhang Wanwan didn't want to say anything else and turned around and left silently. When she passed the cafeteria, she even looked up at the restaurant on the second floor.
Zhang Chunyan asked her to go back even though she hadn't told him where she was. This showed that Zhang Chunyan had seen her and Lan Xudong. At this point, Zhang Chunyan could only be on the second floor of the cafeteria, from where he could clearly see where she and Lan Xudong were standing.
After meeting up with Yu Yunfei and the others.
Kong Rou also glanced back at Lan Xudong and asked, "Is that Dong Yushang?"
Zhang Wanwan shook her head. "He is Lan Xudong, the leader of the project team. However, he was dismissed by the professor, so he came to me unwillingly to ask. Ha, if it weren't for what the professor said just now, he wouldn't have realized his problem. Now he can't stand it after hearing what the professor said. This kind of person is not good!"
Zhang Wanwan sighed and ignored Lan Xudong.
They didn't look for her again after that and thought the matter was over. However, a month later, Mu Zhixian suddenly told him that Lan Xudong and Dong Yushang had gone to other mentors and had consulted Zhang Chunyan's opinion.
Zhang Wanwan didn’t know what exactly happened, but she felt that these two people could not withstand setbacks. Mu Zhixian and his team recruited two new people into the project. One of them was Dou Qiu, whom Zhang Wanwan knew, and the other was a sunny boy who talked a lot on weekdays. After the two of them came in, the atmosphere in the project team was obviously much better.
After hearing the news, Zhang Wanwan was completely relieved and focused on her final exams. Yes, another semester was about to end, and she would be a junior starting next semester. By then, Zhang Chunyan would probably call her over in advance to help, so she wouldn't have much time left.
After the final exams, there is a two-month long summer vacation.
Yu Yunfei planned to work part-time to earn money just like last year. It happened that Xue Xiang's company had just started and needed manpower, so Zhang Baiyan arranged for her to go there.
Everyone else was preparing to return to their hometown, except Zhang Wanwan, who was the only one who did not make any movement.
This is not normal!
"Girl! Aren't you going home? You weren't like this before!" Kong Rou pinched Zhang Wanwan's chin teasingly, and Zhang Wanwan slapped her back, "Stop it! I'm not going back this summer. I want to find the professor and ask him to arrange some work for me."
Kong Rou gave her a thumbs up and said, "You are so motivated! But don't forget that the dormitory will be cut off from water and electricity during the long vacation. We didn't apply in advance. What will you do next?"
(End of this chapter)
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