Chapter 13 I'm Not a Scoundrel to My Father, I'm a Scoundrel to My Grandfather
"Professor Liu, you mean: every weekend?"
"Yes, every weekend."
"I feel bad for troubling Teacher Sun and disturbing her rest!"
Liu Rong laughed in anger: "Lin Sicheng, don't act innocent after getting the benefit: Xiao Sun is a PhD from Peking University, so many people want to ask her for guidance but can't get it!"
“I know, but Professor Liu, you really don’t need to… I guarantee I’ll be able to write my thesis well.”
Liu Rong didn't speak, but just stared at him. Her eyes revealed a hint of doubt, but also an undeniable authority.
Lin Sicheng said helplessly, "Professor Liu, really, I promise I will study hard from now on. I promise to listen attentively to every single one of your classes."
"Hehe, you said the same thing before, did you listen carefully?"
Lin Sicheng was speechless: That's all the fault of the past life.
I never thought that even after being reborn, I could still be pinned down like this?
But we can't expect to actually have to come for extra lessons every weekend from now on, can we?
What, you're not going to replenish it?
Lin Sicheng could imagine that in the future, whenever Professor Liu taught "General Introduction to Archaeology" and "Scientific Research", he would take special care of him, making him stand up to listen in every class and even answer every question.
The club is dead.
But if we're talking about compensation: half a day is enough time for him to make a trip to Xiaodongmen or to sculpt a Han Dynasty earthenware pot.
Let alone half a day a week?
Lin Sicheng sighed, then steeled himself: "Professor Liu, actually my grandfather speaks highly of you. He says you're responsible, gentle, patient, have a good demeanor, and your lectures are both organized and focused..."
Liu Rong was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened: "Lin Sicheng, your flattery won't work!"
"I'm not just flattering you!" Lin Sicheng said confidently. "So, since the summer vacation started, Grandpa has been giving me extra lessons, focusing on 'General Introduction to Archaeology' and 'Scientific Research.' I basically understand all the key points, which is why I didn't listen carefully today..."
Liu Rong sneered: "Lin Sicheng, do you think I'd believe that?"
"Really!" Lin Sicheng pointed to the lesson plan. "You can ask me if you don't believe me!"
Is it true or false?
Liu Rong was skeptical and exchanged a glance with her teaching assistant.
If Lin Sicheng is lying, the lesson plan is right there on the table; a simple question would reveal the truth.
But to say that what he said was true... Liu Rong felt like punching someone just thinking about his exam results at the end of last semester.
After thinking for a moment, she nodded: "Xiao Sun, ask about the uranium series law!"
"Okay, teacher!"
Teaching assistant Sun picked up the lesson plan and casually flipped through it: "The principle of the uranium series method?"
“By comparing the radioactive imbalances of the parent uranium-238 and uranium-235 with the decay chain neutrons thorium-230 and protactinium-231, the depositional age can be estimated.”
"Main methods and time span?"
"Thorium-230 method: 10,000 to 400,000 years; Protactinium-231 method: 5,000 to 150,000 years. Overall range: young geological samples from several decades to 1 million years."
Huh, they actually made up for it?
Teaching assistant Sun paused for a moment, and Liu Rong waved her hand, indicating that it was her turn.
"Applicable Scenarios!"
“A relatively closed environmental system: karst cave sediments, submarine lake sediments, volcanic rocks and fossils, and Paleolithic sites beneath the strata.”
"Advantage!"
"It can solve the long-term dating needs that cannot be covered by the carbon-14 method."
"Applicable to inorganic samples that contain no organic matter."
"It can detect age faults caused by secondary displacement of sediments."
Liu Rong's eyes lit up: "Limitations!"
Lin Sicheng paused for a moment: "Professor Liu, this seems to be beyond the scope of the curriculum?"
I'm only a senior in college, and you're asking me graduate school questions?
Liu Rong snorted coldly, rolled up her lesson plan, and pointed it at him.
Lin Sicheng sighed helplessly:
"Initial conditions are difficult to determine; the decay rate cannot be guaranteed to remain constant."
It is impossible to ensure that the environment is closed, controlled, and free from external interference; moreover, it is impossible to ensure that the sample has not been contaminated by uranium later or that progeny has been lost.
"A solution!"
"It needs to be cross-validated with other isotope-precision measurement methods, such as paleomagnetic methods and fission track methods..."
Liu Rong opened her mouth, unsure how to praise him.
Honestly, even if you asked Xiao Sun, he might not be able to give such a comprehensive and accurate answer.
So he wasn't lying: Professor Lin had tutored him.
But those words were definitely not spoken by Professor Lin, at least not entirely...
Subconsciously, she recalled the image of Professor Lin standing on the podium, speaking eloquently and humorously, when she was a graduate student.
After a long while, she put down her lesson plan and sighed softly, "Not bad."
Teaching Assistant Sun blinked: It's more than just good?
The latter part touched on graduate-level knowledge, and Lin Sicheng's comprehensive answers showed he had a deep understanding of the subject.
Professor Lin wouldn't be suggesting that he take the entrance exam for Professor Liu's graduate program, would he?
She was only thinking it to herself, but Professor Liu asked out loud: "Does your grandfather want you to take my graduate school entrance exam?"
Lin Sicheng shook his head decisively: "He never said that!"
It's impossible for me to take the postgraduate entrance exam. At most, I'll pursue a part-time postgraduate degree after graduation.
"Okay, I'll ask him. But I can't fall behind in my other classes either. The postgraduate entrance exam is different from other exams; no amount of persuasion will help!"
Liu Rong paused for a moment, then smiled again, "But don't worry too much. If the score difference isn't too big, there are other ways..."
Lin Si's heart skipped a beat: I didn't say I wanted to take the postgraduate entrance exam?
But that's secondary. The key thing is Professor Liu's expression and tone: it always felt a bit too kind.
This is Master Liu, even the Dean gets a headache when he sees her.
Lin Sicheng felt a little flustered and took the opportunity to say goodbye: "Professor Liu, may I ask for your business?"
"good!"
Liu Rong stood up and escorted him to the door.
Lin Sicheng's heart skipped a beat again: something just felt off.
Lin Sicheng went downstairs in a daze, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt: if it was just because of his relationship with his grandfather as a colleague, he certainly wouldn't care about him so much.
Even if you add the teacher-student relationship with your grandfather, it's impossible; at least, he wouldn't proactively arrange for Assistant Professor Sun to tutor him.
They would never openly say things like, "Even if the score is a little lower, there are other ways."
Why is that?
After thinking for a long time without coming up with a solution, Lin Sicheng took out his phone.
Grandpa should be at Xiaodongmen Market; it's a bit noisy on the phone.
"Grandpa, I have a question for you!"
"Haha...did you get into trouble?"
"No, I just wanted to ask what your relationship with Professor Liu is like?"
There was a sudden silence on the phone.
Did they hang up?
He took off his phone: "It's not disconnected?"
Why aren't you saying anything?
Just as I was wondering, the old man sighed: "Why are you asking this?"
Lin Sicheng was taken aback: No... I haven't even said who it is yet, why are you sighing?
Logically, shouldn't Grandpa ask: Which Professor Liu are you referring to?
As far as Lin Sicheng knew: there was one in the Archaeology Department, one in the Cultural Heritage Department, two in the Cultural Conservation Department, and even more in the Dean's Office and Academic Affairs Center... In the School of Heritage alone, there were at least ten professors with the surname Liu.
How did Grandpa know who he was asking? And more importantly, why that tone of voice?
In an instant, Lin Sicheng's eyelids twitched.
"I...I...I was just asking casually!"
Speak clearly: Did you get scolded, or did you fail the test?
Lin Sicheng didn't know what to say.
For no apparent reason, Professor Liu offered to have her teaching assistant tutor her and even encouraged her to take the postgraduate entrance exam.
The key point is, he's also so kind?
The question is, when did you start being kind?
It seems like I just made it up on the spot, saying that my grandfather tutored me during the summer vacation:
Professor Liu, my grandfather speaks highly of you...
They say you have a really good personality, are gentle and patient...
They even said you have a good temperament...
Lin Sicheng felt a chill run down his spine: Oh no... I'm afraid I've dug a hole for the old man?
"Lin Sicheng, speak!"
Lin Sicheng gritted his teeth:
"I was daydreaming in class today and Professor Liu gave me a good scolding, even saying he'd have to tutor me. I had no choice but to use your name to say a few nice things: that you praised her for being conscientious, responsible, gentle, and having a good demeanor..."
There was silence on the phone again.
After a long while, the old man sighed softly, "Lin Sicheng, go home tonight!"
The call ended with a "beep" as soon as I finished speaking.
Lin Sicheng stared blankly at his phone screen: He actually guessed right?
If the man was a widower and the woman a widow, why didn't they get together in their previous life? Not even a whisper of it was heard.
Grandpa must have some worries.
Never mind, the trouble has already been caused, so let it be.
Anyway, I absolutely cannot go back to this home, at least not in the near future...
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