Zhong Yuxiu covered her lips and laughed out loud.
Professor Ding feigned disappointment and shook his head. He knew better than anyone how hard his students were trying. "They're just not satisfied. It's their blessing to care about them. It's the ones who should be worried if they don't."
"You're right." Zhong Yuxiu couldn't help laughing, but what Professor Ding said was right; if the teacher didn't care about the students, the students would be panicked.
Professor Ding waved his hand and pointed to a spot near the wall. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Principal Guo is wasting your talent by asking you to be my teaching assistant. Teaching assistants don't have easy offices, so you can share one with me. This is also Principal Guo's idea. I'll give you a desk right next to it."
Zhong Yuxiu looked back and realized that there was another office space in the office, which she had not noticed when she entered.
"I'm sorry to bother Professor Ding."
"What's the excuse for interrupting me? We're all working together. Who knows, in two years you might be as good as me. By then, I'll have to call you Professor Zhong. Just work hard and strive to be promoted to a full-time position soon."
After this heartwarming speech, Zhong Yuxiu was left in a state of confusion. She no longer had grand ambitions; she simply enjoyed research and preferred a calm and peaceful life. She now had money and a house, worked as a teaching assistant, and would receive a pension when she retired, and the state would provide for her burial when she died.
She has nothing to worry about.
In life, it is enough to have enough money, as you cannot bring it with you when you are born and you cannot take it with you when you die; the same is true for fame. She prefers to do research in a low-key manner.
"Do you still have the textbooks from last semester?" Professor Ding asked again.
Zhong Yuxiu nodded and said, "I'm keeping it. I can't throw away the textbook even if I don't use it."
"That's good. Go back and get your textbook first."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Zhong Yuxiu responded readily, put the roster on the new desk, turned around and walked out; she walked towards the school gate. As soon as she reached the gate, Haonan and Tian Shangguo noticed her. They hesitated for a moment and walked over.
"Comrade Zhong, why did you come out?" Hao Nan was puzzled.
Zhong Yuxiu smiled faintly. "I need my textbooks from home. I'll have to trouble one of you to go back. The textbooks are in my room. Goudan is the one to get them."
"I'll go." Tian Shangguo spoke first, "Please wait, I'll be back soon."
Tian Shangguo trotted off, and Haonan looked away. "Comrade Zhong, go back and continue with your work. When the textbooks are delivered, we will send them to you."
"That's fine. I'm using Professor Ding's office right now. You can go directly to Professor Ding's office."
"Okay, I'll deliver it as soon as possible."
After Zhong Yuxiu finished her explanation, she thanked him before leaving; Haonan and the others walked away before returning to their secluded place to hide.
"Why did you come back so soon?" Professor Ding looked puzzled.
"I had someone take it for me."
Professor Ding nodded without asking any further questions. "Then take a look at the roster first."
"OK."
Zhong Yuxiu returned to her seat and sat down. Everyone was busy with their own things, recording the roster in their minds. It only took a few minutes to remember everything recorded on the roster.
Professor Ding was still preparing for class, and Zhong Yuxiu had nothing to do. "Professor Ding, I went out to buy some paper and pen. I forgot to bring them when I came."
"I have a spare notebook and pen here." Professor Ding took out a new pen, ink, and notebook from the drawer without even looking up. "See if it works. If not, you'll have to buy one yourself."
The notebook that Professor Ding took out was a hard cover and the pen was a Hero brand, both of which were not cheap.
"Professor Ding, I'll go get a quick one. It won't take any time."
"Have you finished reading the roster?"
Zhong Yuxiu hummed softly, "I've finished reading it and I've memorized it."
"It seems that your memory is really good. You memorized it in such a short time." There was no doubt about the truth of her words. For a genius like Zhong Yuxiu, he probably thought that lying was neither worth it nor necessary.
"My memory has always been good. I'll go buy some paper and pen. You're busy."
Professor Ding said, "Use it first, and return it to me when you have it. There's no need to make that trip. Oh, and I have a lesson plan notebook here too. You can use that too. You can't get your copy until the start of the semester, and I happen to have some extra."
"That's so bad." Whether it was a hard-cover notebook or a Hero pen, it not only required money, but also a ticket; and, they were obviously new, and people were reluctant to use them, but generously gave them to her. She kept this kindness in her heart.
"It doesn't matter. I don't need it." Professor Ding didn't seem to care much about the two items. Instead, he cared more about the worn pen in his hand. "You can use it at ease. My daughter gave it to me. I don't need it for the time being."
"That's even worse." She didn't feel comfortable accepting a gift from someone's daughter. "Someone's going to send me a textbook later. I'll ask him to make another trip and buy it for me."
Professor Ding then looked up and said, "There's no need to trouble them. If you want to buy notebooks and pens, you have to go to the department store. Our Huada University is not close to the department store." Who would help like this for no reason?
Zhong Yuxiu smiled and said, "It's okay. They were assigned by the higher-ups to protect me. I'll ask them to run errands and have someone prepare delicious food for them in the evening."
Guard?
Professor Ding suddenly realized.
"I thought your achievements couldn't possibly be left unprotected. It turns out they're being kept secret. That's a good thing, since you have someone to run errands for you, allowing you to focus more on academics and research."
"I think so too. Our time is precious, but not precious either. When we're busy, it's frustrating if we don't have someone to use it with." Zhong Yuxiu turned around and said, "You keep busy. I see there's a newspaper in your office. Let me take a look."
Professor Ding nodded in agreement and told her to do as she pleased; he lowered his head and went back to preparing lessons. Professor Ding was a serious person, and he always wanted to do his best and satisfy himself in everything he did.
Many scientific researchers and academics suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Professor Ding is no exception.
“Knock knock knock…”
Zhong Yuxiu turned her head and said, "Comrade Tian, you're here."
"Comrade Zhong, I've brought you what you requested." Tian Shangguo took off a backpack and did not immediately enter the office. Instead, he asked, "Do you need it brought in?"
"Bring it in, thank you."
Tian Shangguo walked into the office and put his backpack on her desk. "You're welcome. I'll leave first."
"Wait a minute." Zhong Yuxiu said hurriedly.
Tian Shangguo turned around and asked, "Comrade Zhong, do you have any other instructions?"
"I need paper and pen. I'll have to trouble you to make another trip and buy me a fountain pen and a notebook. I'll also need two bottles of ink and pencils. And please see if you can find any large white paper and bring me a stack of it." As he spoke, he pulled a stack of banknotes from his pocket and handed it to him. "Buy as much as you want. If you don't have enough, keep it as a deposit. I'll give you more when I get back."
Tian Shangguo only took a quick look and stuffed it into his pocket. "That's enough. There's still some left."
"I'm sorry to bother you again."
"You're so polite. It's what I should do." Tian Shangguo saluted, turned around, strode out of the office and walked away quickly.
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