Chapter 220 Being a Teacher
"Central Park," Paris reminded.
Zhang Wei then recalled their picnic experience in Central China many years ago, when they met a very outgoing fat boy.
Zhang Wei then took a look at the boy with the cockscomb in front of him. He looked quite thin and didn't look much like when he was a child.
"It's you, hello." Zhang Wei greeted him politely in Chinese.
"You can speak Chinese, why are you pretending..." An Qi muttered and rolled her eyes.
"Don't be so polite. Since we're all acquaintances, you're going to eat, right? Come on, let's go together. It's my treat!"
Zhang Wei had no intention of dealing with Zhou Chi, whom he had only met once when they were children, but seeing that Paris was familiar with them, he didn't say anything, looked at him, and let him make the decision.
"Vera must have something important to talk to me about. If you and your sister don't have anything else to do, let's make an appointment next time. Sorry."
Then he looked at Zhang Wei, who then took out her keys, opened the car door and let Paris get in.
"Did anything happy happen to you?" asked Paris.
Zhang Wei said as he drove, "They interrupted me and I forgot I had my own independent lab, and I wanted to celebrate with you."
"It's definitely worth celebrating. Your hard work has finally paid off. Congratulations!"
"Thank you! I won't go to your house to make money this time. I'll take you somewhere else to eat delicious food!"
Zhang Wei is willing to spend money whenever she is happy, but she rarely has time to go out for meals, so it is rare for her to be happy.
Although she was also a little curious about the brother and sister, she would not pry into other people's privacy. After so many years abroad, she still had a sense of boundaries, even though they had been friends for many years.
Paris himself spoke:
"I don't know if you remember Uncle Zhou. A few years ago, he came to New York from the mainland to do business and was almost cheated. Although my father is a shrewd person, he still has a chivalrous heart for his compatriots and helped him out at a critical moment."
"After that, Uncle Zhou and my dad got along well, and they started a business together. Last year, they brought their children and family over, and they are the brother and sister you just met."
Zhang Wei smiled and said, "It looks like you two are getting along well."
Paris had always been a loner, and only with her and Dora could she be considered a friend, but it was nice to have other friends now.
"I don't like people who tell lies. I've known them for less than a year."
Zhang Wei finally realized that he was talking about An Qi who just said that they had known each other for many years, and probably included his brother's childhood as well. The little girl's hostility always came so inexplicably, and Zhang Wei laughed.
"I don't interact with them that often. Zhou Anqi is studying at Harvard Community College and is not here. Zhou Chi is with his father in business, so we only see each other occasionally."
Seeing Paris's serious explanation, Zhang Wei said, "You can spend more time with other friends in your free time. You don't have to stay at home or in the lab every day."
However, Paris retorted: "You are talking about me, but aren't you the same? Can you find anyone else to have dinner with you besides me?"
"Why not? I heard Grace is at home recently——"
"She stayed at home to take care of the baby"
"Dora said she would come before Christmas—"
"She hasn't come yet, has she?"
Zhang Wei was a little speechless after being confronted by him, and said stubbornly: "I can also take a flight to meet friends in London for afternoon tea."
"So that's why you're still here?"
"Okay, Paris, I give up. I really don't have many friends, so I shouldn't lecture you!"
In the end, Zhang Wei had no choice but to surrender.
"You should understand that you only need a few true friends in your lifetime. After all, we have so many things we want to do that we don't have much time to maintain friendships."
"We are lifelong friends. We don't need to maintain our friendship."
"Yes, I agree, cheers!"
Zhang Wei felt this way. Although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, after meeting, he felt a sense of familiarity and a sense of security.
After having her own laboratory, Zhang Wei became even busier. Many of her ideas required a large amount of experimental data, so it was difficult for her to support the laboratory alone.
In addition to completing her own project, the school also arranged undergraduate classes for her. This was because Professor Laura rarely gave them theoretical classes. She only provided individual guidance on each person's research direction. The rest of the time she was teaching undergraduate or graduate students.
The class load is not heavy, with only two classes a week, but Zhang Wei is a perfectionist and needs to spend a lot of time preparing.
Then she thought about whether she could find a few assistants from among the students in the class to help in the laboratory, and she could also pay them some salary.
So she would pay more attention to the performance of some students during class, but unexpectedly there was no good result.
When she went to her first class, everyone thought she was a student until she walked to the podium, connected the computer and handouts, and heard some whispers from the audience.
Everyone thinks Zhang Wei looks too young, and Asians tend to look younger. When she and Paris went out to dinner and ordered red wine, the waiter wanted to see her ID because he thought she was underage.
In fact, Zhang Wei is still quite young, only 21 years old, which is the age when many people are studying for their undergraduate degree. So Zhang Wei did not pretend to be mature, but just calmly introduced her resume to the students:
"My name is Vera Wilson, and I'm your biology teacher this semester. I hold undergraduate and graduate degrees from Oxford University, and I'm currently a doctoral student under Professor Laura. I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration!"
"Yo!" The classroom was quiet for a few seconds and then someone screamed strangely.
Zhang Wei then walked from the podium to the boy, looking at him with an oppressive gaze. Seeing that he kept silent, she asked:
"Do you have any complaints about me or this class?"
Seeing that he didn't dare to speak, he said, "Maybe this is your welcome performance for the new semester and new classes, just imitating the gorilla's cry?"
At this time, there was laughter in the classroom, and the boy who screamed could only bury his head deeply.
Zhang Wei returned to the podium and laughed. "Okay, I know you welcome me, but you need to take my classes seriously. If you fail, it's no use calling me like crazy."
After hearing this, the classroom immediately became as quiet as a chicken. After all, the thing students fear most is failing a course. Zhang Wei unleashed such a powerful weapon, and everyone was a little scared.
After taking a few undergraduate classes, Zhang Wei gave up the idea of finding an assistant. She suddenly understood why the laboratory was reluctant to recruit undergraduates before.
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