After the professors and student representatives finished their speeches, the welcome ceremony began. This year, the freshmen did not perform on stage; instead, the second-year seniors organized a program to welcome them.
The Great Hall was filled with noise, and Zhong Yuxiu could only feel her ears buzzing.
"Professor Ding, I want to go back to the office. Do you want to come with me?"
Professor Ding glanced at the stage and nodded. "Let's go! It's too noisy. I'm really not used to it. I won't be attending the orientations anymore. I'll leave after they finish their speeches."
"Yeah, I thought so too. It's too noisy and gives me a headache."
Professor Ding smiled, turned around and greeted President Guo and the professors, and the two of them stood up and left the auditorium. As soon as they came out, they saw several professors following them out. These professors were old and could not stand the noise.
"Professor Zheng, Professor Fang, Professor Lin, Professor Feng, you are out too." Zhong Yuxiu stopped with a smile.
Professor Zheng said, "It's too noisy. I'm not used to it. Let's go back to the office. It's quiet."
"I'm old and can't stand the noise anymore." Professor Fang said with a sigh.
The old people have many similar ideas when they talk, so they have many topics to talk about. Therefore, in later generations, the retired old people like to get together to play, talk, drink tea, play cards and chess to while away the time.
"Professor Xiao Zhong, why are you out too? Young people love lively occasions. There are not many such lively occasions as today. We can only see them during the New Year holidays in the future." Professor Lin smiled and looked kind and gentle, as if he was greeting a junior.
Zhong Yuxiu said, "I'm used to a quiet life."
"Professor Zhong really likes quietness. It was she who suggested leaving." Professor Ding nodded at Zhong Yuxiu twice and spoke to help.
"I can't tell! Young people really like lively atmosphere. My grandchildren are very noisy when they are together. They are always clamoring to go out and play, and they rush into lively places when they see them. There are very few young people like you who don't like lively atmosphere." Professor Feng laughed and joked.
Zhong Yuxiu pursed her lips and smiled, but said nothing.
"Let's go. Don't block the way at the door." Professor Ding invited them to leave the auditorium. No one teased Zhong Yuxiu anymore. There was only one little girl among their group of old men, and they valued her talent. Moreover, she was several generations younger than them, so they naturally showed more indulgence and tolerance.
After returning to the office building, everyone went back to their offices.
Finally, only Zhong Yuxiu and Professor Ding were left walking together. When they reached Professor Ding's office, Professor Ding asked, "Professor Zhong, would you like to come in and sit down?"
"Okay, it would be boring for me to go back to the office alone." Zhong Yuxiu agreed readily. When she saw him open the office door, she followed him in.
"Just sit down, I won't greet you."
"I'm not the first one here, what else do I need to greet you?" Zhong Yuxiu sat down on a rattan chair and looked at the time. "Professor Ding, it's getting late, almost noon. Do you want to go back home and eat later? Or do you want to eat in the cafeteria?"
Professor Ding said, "Go back and eat. Today is not very busy. My wife is waiting for me at home."
"I was too lazy to go back, so I ate at school. My dog Dan prepared several dishes, and I brought them all over. I can just heat them up in the cafeteria at mealtime and eat them." People with families are always different, which is why she was a little resistant before. Having a family makes her feel that it is a burden and a nuisance, and it always takes up her time.
After meeting Yan Rushan, she felt less resistant; Yan Rushan could give her enough sense of security. He was responsible and capable, caring, and did more than he said.
"You're so lucky to have Goudan as your babysitter, and you don't even have to pay him a salary." Professor Ding jokingly said, then sighed, "I wonder when we'll be able to use a robot like Goudan. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until then."
Zhong Yuxiu didn't take this up. When to take action was decided by the higher-ups, and she had no say.
"I'm lazy, that's why I want a dog egg. There's no lazy person in your family, so it doesn't matter whether you have a dog egg or not."
Professor Ding chuckled. "That's different. Your dog, Goudan, is a symbol of advanced technology, and it's kept secret. Ninety percent of the people above know about it, but no one dares to speak about it, and no one in the compound gossips about it."
"But you have to know that Principal Guo and I both hope to see robots like Goudan become widely used. Each of your research projects represents a technological breakthrough. If Goudan becomes commonplace, many people in our country will be out of work."
"You really think long-term." He even thought about the problem of unemployment.
Professor Ding clapped his hands and smiled, then spoke freely, "I've seen your Goudan. Don't be fooled by its mechanical limbs; it's very flexible. Technology will continue to improve, and I don't know the specific principles behind its construction. But the fact that it can understand your instructions tells me it can be applied to various lathes. Once robots like Goudan take over the market, do you think it's better to use human labor or robots?"
Of course robots are better.
"You're right," Zhong Yuxiu praised sincerely. "You have a good vision and are thoughtful and long-term. Robots run on chips. As long as we input the necessary programs and instructions into their chips, we can do all the work, not only on various machine tools, but also on parts."
Nowadays, machine tools and lathes still rely on manpower, and there are also major omissions in the calculation of parts. If Goudan is widely popularized, many of those engineers will be unemployed.
"Right!" Professor Ding narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Robots have great potential, but we have to keep it secret until we can protect it."
The force value is still not strong enough.
After chatting for a while, it was noon and the school bell rang; Zhong Yuxiu took the initiative to say goodbye and returned to the office, while Professor Ding locked the door and left the school.
As soon as I sat down, Haonan and Tian Shangguo walked in.
"Comrade Zhong, we have taken the lunch box and thermos bucket. We will heat it up and bring it to you." Haonan picked up the thermos bucket and large lunch box on the table.
"I'll go with you." Zhong Yuxiu stood up and walked over. "They might not be able to heat up the food if you go."
This was the fact. Helplessly, Haonan could only nod and say, "Then you come with me. Comrade Tian, please stay here and guard the office."
"Okay." Tian Shangguo nodded as a sign of agreement.
Zhong Yuxiu and Hao Nan walked out of the office, went down the office building, and went to the cafeteria. The cafeteria was crowded with people queuing up in a tight circle. Some people even wanted to cut in line just to get better food.
There is a lot of food at each window, and the standards are different. For example, for meat dishes, those who go to the front will definitely get more meat, but not too much more. However, in the current situation of food shortage and drink shortage, meat is a precious thing, and the more you can eat, the better.
Zhong Yuxiu came to the last window, which did not sell meals. It was usually used to heat up meals for teachers and students who brought their own meals to school.
"Please heat up the food inside for me, thank you." Zhong Yuxiu gave fifty cents to the receptionist.
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