"But it seems like your grandpa doesn’t worry much about you either. Look at how many days he’s away on assignnts, and he hasn’t thought to remind you once."
Little Xuan snorted coldly:
"Do you know why you don’t seem as smart as Da Dan? Because smart people know there are so things that just shouldn’t be said."
Little Xuan thought: My grandpa’s just naturally like that.
Back when we were in the cowshed, he managed to keep alive from a tiny baby, and that was already a huge effort.
Now that I’ve grown into a mature big kid, it’s ti to take care of him in his old age, so naturally, I can’t let grandpa worry anymore.
With this thought, Little Xuan felt even more that he couldn’t waste the delicious food in front of him, and he rubbed his palms together eagerly:
"Teacher Xiao Chu, don’t worry, when school starts, I’m going to get every one of them into fourth grade!"
The few kids sitting there suddenly felt a tightness in their scalps and imdiately felt the pressure.
...
By the ti the family finished dinner, a good half-hour had passed.
Professor Zheng paced back and forth at the door, feeling increasingly guilty towards his precious grandson—
Look at them, they have new clothes.
They have a big yard.
And look at their garden, it’s full of life, they have everything.
And him?
Every day he’s holed up in the lab, not at ho, and even when he’s back, sends Little Xuan to the cafeteria to get food...
For a mont, Professor Zheng was deeply engulfed in guilt.
At this mont, Little Xuan ran to the door to call him: "Grandpa, did you co here for sothing?"
Professor Zheng, following him into the yard, patted his grandson’s head affectionately: "Little Xuan, Grandpa is sorry to you!"
Little Xuan: ???
In the next mont, Professor Zheng saw Chu River leisurely sipping tea and digesting after a al, and instantly forgot about his grandson.
"Teacher Xiao Chu, I’m actually here to find you!"
Little Xuan: ...Alright then.
It seems he’s just a tool person.
Chu River was exasperated when he saw him:
"You know, Old Zheng, I’m too embarrassed to even say this! Last ti, I got everything set up for you, how could you not handle the final step?"
"Look at the scars on Shi Suifeng!"
Saying this, he pulled Shi Suifeng’s arm and took a while to find the scar that was almost healed, then showed it to Old Zheng:
"Look!"
Professor Zheng didn’t think much and was shocked by the almost-healed scar, feeling very guilty.
"Yes, I’m just lacking that bit of talent... Teacher Xiao Chu, have you considered changing jobs and joining our research institute?"
Chu River seriously thought for a mont.
"Are you talking about the research institute where the food in the cafeteria is the sa stuff I ate at your house for those few days?"
Professor Zheng nodded.
"Yes, yes, at that ti I saw you quite liked eating it..."
In a few days, they practically used up an entire month’s worth of food tickets, so it wasn’t bad!
However, Chu River shook his head: "No, that’s unacceptable, it’s too awful."
"If I weren’t not picky, I wouldn’t be able to eat that stuff."
Professor Zheng: ...
...
This he couldn’t agree with—the cafeteria food has oil and salt, how can it be that bad?
Nowadays, the conditions for researchers are quite decent, unless it’s really a resource-scarce impoverished area. But Ning City isn’t so desert-like northwest, normal als are still available.
However, to match the Shi Family’s standard of tonight, no research institute in the country could match it.
Although his grandson had already warned him, hearing the definitive rejection still pained Professor Zheng’s heart.
He thought for a bit and asked, "Then... being able to successfully develop the detector this ti, Teacher Xiao Chu, your contribution is the greatest."
"I now need to start writing a report to clearly detail this matter..."
"No, no, no!"
Chu River repeatedly refused: "That thing was sothing I just casually put together. If you want to ask about the principles or the thought process, I have no idea."
"Don’t write about ; even if you do, there won’t be much reward, and it might even push to work, which I don’t want! I currently feel very accomplished being a teacher!"
Little Xuan glanced at her, thinking: Isn’t it indeed fulfilling?
Spending every day playing with little kids, every ti she cos back, Yun Baoni has to change the washing water five tis just from cleaning her clothes.
Poor crippled Gu An’s so busy, just sitting on that water pump handle, unable to get down.
Professor Zheng could only let out a long sigh.
Yet, he still didn’t want to give up.
He decided to take his grandson’s advice and settle for the next best thing—"How about this, I’ll bring so parts and tools over after work."
"Do we have a separate room here? If so, maybe Teacher Xiao Chu can guide us?"
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