"Dean Wei, what do you want to talk to me about?" The man sat down and poured himself a cup of tea without hesitation. "My lab is still busy, please hurry up."
Dean Wei pointed at Su Qingyun and said, "Look, isn't your lab short of people? Are you yelling for me to find someone? Look, I've found help for you."
"Qingyun, let me introduce you. This person is a senior researcher at our Academy of Sciences and the person in charge of the project I mentioned. You can just call him Lao Liao."
Su Qingyun said politely, "Hello, Teacher Liao, I am Su Qingyun."
Only then did Old Liao give Su Qingyun a serious look. He looked Su Qingyun up and down, then looked at Dean Wei in disbelief, "Dean Wei, am I too busy or are you confused? Her, help?"
"How old is she?"
"Teacher Liao, I am nineteen years old and a first-year student majoring in materials at Huaqing University." Su Qingyun took the initiative to introduce himself.
"A freshman?!" Old Liao's expression became even more incredulous. "Dean Wei, my lab isn't a place for kids to study. I need helpers who can actually help me."
"Old Liao, don't be so anxious." Dean Wei said calmly, "Just listen to me. This student Su Qingyun is no ordinary freshman."
Dean Wei knew that Lao Liao was well-known for his temper in the Academy of Sciences. If someone without ability wanted to be forced into his laboratory, it would be impossible. Even for the sake of face of him as the dean, he would not give it.
"Then tell me, what makes her so unusual?" Old Liao snorted. He wanted to see what Dean Wei could come up with. "I still have five minutes."
Dean Wei was still not in a hurry. He pointed at Su Qingyun and said, "Old Liao, take another closer look at her. Can't you remember who she is?"
Old Liao frowned, "Dean, please stop keeping me in suspense and just speak frankly."
"Two years ago, she was the inventor of the small seed drill that was promoted nationwide. She was also the only one to get a perfect score in that international mathematics competition. Last year, she also wrote the paper on the Riemann hypothesis. And this year, she was one of the testers for the latest wheat seed research jointly released by S Province Agricultural University and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Have you forgotten all this?"
Dean Wei knew all of Su Qingyun's achievements like the back of his hand, and looked very proud. If you didn't know him, you would think that Su Qingyun graduated from their academy.
After hearing this, Lao Liao was stunned for a moment, and looked at Su Qingyun with a new perspective, "Are you the amazing girl that Lao Qi mentioned?"
Su Qingyun was surprised, "Do you know Uncle Qi?"
"That's more than just acquaintance." Dean Wei said with a smile, "They used to be colleagues."
Old Liao had collaborated with Qi Chu on a project in the past, which was about agricultural production. They had a close relationship and even now they kept in touch through letters. It was only after Dean Wei said this that Old Liao remembered that Su Qingyun was the girl that Old Qi had praised in the letter.
In the letter, Lao Qi used many words to describe Su Qingyun's talent in data analysis and research, praising her as a genius that is rare in decades or even hundreds of years. These talents are exactly what his laboratory lacks now.
The results of equipment manufacturing, like the wheat seed experiment, require countless data supports and accumulation. It is not a simple project and the workload is extremely huge. Therefore, all the researchers in their laboratory are now very busy and there is an urgent need for manpower.
After thinking about it, he said to Dean Wei: "Dean, I want to talk to her alone."
"Okay, you guys chat." Dean Wei stood up and walked out of the office directly, leaving the two of them with room to talk.
Old Liao looked at Su Qingyun's still slightly childish face, pondered for a moment and said, "I believe Dean Wei has also mentioned to you that the project I'm working on is about equipment manufacturing. Specifically, it's a collaboration with the Military Industry Research Institute. Do you understand what I mean by that?"
He looked at Su Qingyun meaningfully.
Su Qingyun's heart sank. Cooperating with a military research institute? She knew that this was a reminder of the importance and high confidentiality level of this research project. If she wanted to join this project, she had to be mentally prepared.
She took a deep breath and said seriously, "Can you tell me more details?"
Old Liao squinted his eyes and looked at her for a long time. Su Qingyun did not avoid and looked into his eyes.
He finally nodded, "Okay."
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