Chapter 337: When the enemy comes, we will stop him; when the water comes, we will block it with earth

"Are you calling me?" The woman turned around when she heard Su Mei's voice.

Su Mei pointed at the plate on the ground and said, "You knocked my plate off!"

"Really?" The woman glanced at the plate on the ground nonchalantly, then said lightly, "I'm really, so sorry!"

After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked away with her meal.

At this time, Yue Qingshan walked up to Su Mei and shook his head at her: "Forget it!"

"Forget it?" Su Mei understood what Yue Qingshan meant. It seemed that this woman should have some background.

It's so sad that this should be the highest temple of science, but it is full of filth and dirt.

It's easy to meet such arrogant and rude people.

But it was not a big deal. Yue Qingshan didn't let Su Mei pursue the matter, so Su Mei didn't say anything else.

She put her plate away, picked up another one and went to line up.

The people in the queue ahead of her recognized Su Mei and offered to let her move to the front, but she refused and insisted on queuing again.

When she finished serving the food, the old professors were still waiting for her. They started eating only after she sat down.

It was at the dinner table that Su Mei learned the identity of the girl.

The girl's name is Gao Yu, and she is Gao Ehai's niece.

He has no special abilities, but is extremely crazy.

Although Dong Tian stepped down, his father-in-law Gao Ehai was unharmed and still sat firmly in his position as one of the twelve veteran professors.

The scientific research results that Su Mei wrote on the test paper were handed over to Gao Ehai, so Gao Ehai must have participated in the operation of that matter.

But for some reason, Dong Tian did not blame his father-in-law at all, but took the blame on himself.

Having been Dong Tian's father-in-law and son-in-law for more than ten years, Gao Ehai was able to escape unscathed after Dong Tian was arrested, which shows that he is very cunning.

Logically speaking, a shrewd and calculating person like Gao Ehai should be very low-key.

I don't know why he would allow someone as brainless as Gao Yu to cause him trouble in the institute.

No one could give Su Mei an answer to this question.

She could only slowly dig out the reason later.

Because she was trapped and learned about the terrible internal environment of the institute, Su Mei found the meal bland and tasteless.

After dinner, several professors took Su Mei on a tour around the institute.

From laboratories with different functions, to displays of research results, to introductions to various large-scale research equipment, these veteran professors talked endlessly and knew everything about the institute like the back of their hands.

In fact, these devices were nothing to Su Mei, who had seen the world in later generations.

But seeing the love, loyalty and care in those professors' eyes, her heart was inevitably infected.

Only those who truly love science deserve top-notch and unlimited resources.

After viewing the research equipment, the professors took Su Mei to visit the library, lounge, gymnasium and other leisure areas.

Compared to the laboratories, these areas look more luxurious.

A group of professors were not interested; they rarely came to these places.

Young people like to come to these places to relax, but professors spend most of their time in laboratories.

For them, real happiness comes from having a major breakthrough in research.

It took almost two hours to visit all areas of the institute.

Seeing that it was almost time for the meeting, several professors accompanied Su Mei to the conference room on the second floor of the second building from the entrance.

When Su Mei and the professors arrived, only Lou Shanchuan was waiting inside.

There are still ten minutes left before the meeting.

The factions in this research institute are quite obvious. Except for the five professors present, the remaining seven are latecomers. It seems that these seven people are from another camp.

It was not until there were only two minutes left before the meeting started that the remaining professors came over one after another.

No one knew what Gao Ehai was thinking, he actually brought his niece Gao Yu into this high-level meeting and let Gao Yu sit next to him.

At two o'clock, Su Mei counted the people in the conference room and asked:

"Aren't they the twelve great professors? Why is one person missing?"

"I'm late!" An old man with white hair pushed the door and entered the conference room after Su Mei finished counting the number of people.

As soon as he came in, Su Mei felt a strong aura blowing towards her.

The white-haired old man smiled at Su Mei and said kindly, "I'm sorry, President Su. I have a cold leg and I'm slow at climbing stairs. I was late accidentally!

This is your first meeting as dean, I really shouldn't have done this."

"It's okay!" Su Mei also looked at the old man with a smile, ignoring the official authority he released intentionally or unintentionally, and said calmly:

"You have chronic cold legs, right? My master is good at treating this. He taught me acupuncture techniques that specifically treat this disease. I'll show you after the meeting and give you acupuncture. I guarantee that you won't have this problem again."

"That's a problem for you!" The old man probably didn't expect Su Mei to be so nervous in such a situation. The smile on his face faded immediately. He shouted to the outside of the door, "Come in, Lu Xu."

Lu Xu? Hearing this name, Su Mei's ears perked up. Isn't this the name of the only man who was admitted to the graduate school this year?

He was also the one who wanted to become Qin Zhengting's disciple, but was rejected by Qin Zhengting.

During the exam, Su Mei did not pay attention to other students taking the exam.

At this moment she subconsciously glanced towards the door.

A man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with a gentle appearance, clear features, and a pair of melancholy and gloomy eyes, walked in from the door with his straight and slender legs.

He looked very polite. As soon as he came in, he nodded to Su Mei and said, "Hello, President Su!"

"Hello, professors." Lu Xu bowed slightly and greeted the other professors in the conference room.

If Qin Zhengting didn't have a grudge against the Lu family, Su Mei really wanted to praise him, saying that Lu Xu was really good-looking, three parts gentle and seven parts abstinent.

There is actually a smell of a Buddhist who is not stained by dust.

However, his last name is Lu, he has a younger brother like Lu Kai, and he was born into a ruthless family like the Lu family. Such a person is definitely not as clean as he seems.

Su Mei didn't dare to have any good feelings towards someone with such a complicated background.

I don't know what the professor who came later and Gao Ehai meant by calling over a junior respectively.

Now they could only move forward step by step. After the white-haired old man sat down, the twelve professors finally gathered together.

There were not enough seats in the front row, so Lu Xu sat in the back.

When the conference room was completely quiet, Su Mei made the opening remarks for the meeting:

"Hello, professors. I am Su Mei.

Actually, I have always wanted to come and visit you all, but I have not been able to do so because I am still in school!

I am honored to finally meet you. I am still young and immature in many aspects. If I have made any mistakes in my future work, please bear with me.

I also hope that the seniors can take care of me. "

"It's natural for me to take care of you." The white-haired old man took over Su Mei's words, and then changed the subject: "But according to the draft of the appointment letter, you still have four years to officially take over the position of dean, right?

Are you coming here now with the idea of ​​taking over in advance?"

"No, Professor Lou is still in charge of all matters in the hospital for the time being." Su Mei did not say anything too final, leaving herself some leeway.

After all, she won't always give up power.

She explained: "I came here in advance mainly to get familiar with the environment of the institute, to see my laboratory, to understand the experimental equipment, and the current environment of the institute.

Although I will take over in four years, it is reasonable for me to come here early to learn and be fully prepared for the succession."

"I see! You just come here to do research and get familiar with the institute!" The white-haired old man nodded, then looked at Lu Xu behind him and said to Su Mei, "According to the tradition of the institute, every professor in the institute will be assigned an assistant.

Although you are not a professor, you are the dean-in-chief after all. It is necessary for you to have someone to order you around and help you with some things.

It just so happens that Lu Xu just passed the exam this year. He doesn't have a formal job yet, so let him follow you. He will help you get familiar with the institute, and you young people will have something to talk about together."

What a trivial topic! Su Mei thought, isn't this just trying to get someone close to her?

That's a nice thing to say, and the eyeliner was placed very openly.

Before Su Mei expressed her opinion, Gao Ehai took over the conversation.

"Lu Xu was admitted through formal examinations and is a high-end talent. It would be a waste of his talent to make him an assistant.

I think Gao Yu is better suited to be the assistant. An assistant is responsible for handling daily affairs and helping the dean with some life problems. It will be more convenient for these two girls to get along with each other."

Oh! It turns out that Gao Ehai brought his niece Gao Yu here with the intention of sneaking in someone else.

But aren't Gao Ehai and the white-haired old man in the same boat? Why haven't they come to an agreement? Each of them has someone they want to put next to Su Mei.

Su Mei couldn't help but look at Lou Shanchuan, and she asked:

"Professor Lou, you are in charge of the research institute. Do you have anyone you would like to recommend?"

This problem really troubled Zhulou Shanchuan.

The people he recommended to join the research institute were all capable and had things to do. He really couldn't think of anyone suitable to be Su Mei's assistant for the time being.

The main reason was that Su Mei did not say in advance that she would come, and Lou Shanchuan did not expect that someone would give Su Mei an assistant at the first meeting.

Knowing that the other party had bad intentions, Lou Shanchuan didn't want Su Mei to take this chance, so he cleared his throat and responded:

"There's no rush for this matter. It's Su Mei's first day here, so she should get familiar with the situation first and then decide on the assistant.

After all, she doesn't plan to take over the affairs now, so having an assistant would be a bit redundant, otherwise..."

"Professor Lou means that I am adding unnecessary details?" The white-haired old man interrupted Lou Shanchuan.

Although this is what Lou Shanchuan meant, he couldn't admit it openly, so he could only shake his head and say, "Of course I didn't mean that."

"That's good. It's because Su Mei is unfamiliar with everything that we arranged an assistant for her so that she can get familiar with everything as quickly as possible!

I think Gao Yu and Lu Xu should both go to be Su Mei's assistants, one to take care of her life, and the other to help with her research. The three of them can work together for a while, and then Su Mei can decide which one to keep in the end.

Or, you can all stay. The previous dean also had two assistants."

After hearing what the white-haired old man said, Su Mei finally understood. It turned out that they were not from two factions, and they had not discussed beforehand who would be put next to Su Mei. Instead, they had planned to put two people next to Su Mei from the beginning.

They probably had discussed this matter a long time ago, so they were able to bring Su Mei directly to the conference room on the first day she came to the institute.

It seemed like he was forcing Su Mei to accept it.

Su Mei wanted to know how these people would force her to accept this if she refused, so she said:

"For now, it's better not to do that. After all, I don't have a definite work plan when I come here.

Having two assistants is a waste of human resources on me.”

"It's because you don't have a definite plan that you need someone to help you get familiar with it and help you implement it!" The white-haired old man said this, his face slightly gloomy, and his next words began to sound unpleasant.

"President Su, don't blame me for speaking harshly. It is really unbelievable that you are so young and yet you have produced so many research results that are not in line with your age, education, and qualifications.

Having someone by your side as a personal assistant who can see your experiments and research with their own eyes may make it easier for people to believe that those are your own achievements.

There is a lot of gossip at the moment. Many people say that your research results are the result of your master’s hard work over more than a decade at the frontier.

He pushed you out because he wanted to regain control of the institute behind the scenes.

We certainly believe that President Qin would not do such a thing given his moral character, but as people are talking about it, President Su still needs to quell those rumors.

If you have people around you who have witnessed your research process, naturally no one will say those nonsense words. "

"Do I have to accept these two assistants today?" Su Mei asked the white-haired old man.

The white-haired old man did not give a direct answer, but only said: "The dean is still young and does not know how dangerous society is, how complicated people's hearts are, and how rumors can kill people. I am doing this for your own good."

"Okay, I'll take over. Two assistants." Su Mei finally agreed.

Lou Shanchuan on the opposite side wanted to say something, but Su Mei looked at him and shook her head slightly.

She wanted to see what they wanted to do by placing two people around her.

If these people didn't jump up and down more happily, Su Mei would be afraid that she would not be able to find a breakthrough.

After the meeting, Su Mei learned from Professor Lou that the white-haired old man was Lu Xu's father, Lu Aoxiong.

"His father? His hair is all white now. I thought he was his grandfather." Su Mei said straightly.

Lou Shanchuan shook his head: "Young Bai, he has been like this since he was young. Grandpa Lu Xu has been dead for several years. If his grandfather was still alive, the Lu family would be in its heyday, and your master would not be able to come back."

"That's right, Master said that." Su Mei thought about it. Qin Zhengting once told her that the head of the Lu family was a leading figure in Yanjing before he died.

Lu Aoxiong looked intimidating. I wonder what kind of person the dead person was!

"You still have four years before taking over the research institute. We didn't originally want to assign you an assistant. They are overreaching too quickly. The Lu family even put their most proud young man under you. I don't know what they are planning to do. You must be careful." Lou Shanchuan couldn't help but sigh when he thought of Lu Xu and Gao Yu. They got to their current positions through their own strength, but in terms of cunning, they are still not as cunning as the Lu family.

Things have already happened, Su Mei can only comfort Lou Shanchuan: "Since they are determined to make trouble for me, they will not only have this trick. It is impossible to prevent it. If the enemy comes, we will stop him with our soldiers and if the water comes, we will cover it with earth."

There is only a thousand days to be a thief, but there is no thousand days to prevent thieves.

She is not afraid. Those who come out of thorns are never afraid of thorns.

She would cut these thorns one by one.

The feeling of exploring and moving forward in the face of unknown dangers filled Su Mei with high morale.

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