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Chapter 243 He's Serious About Poaching Talent (Updated)

Dean Qian was overjoyed when he received the notification yesterday that Lu Youyou had suddenly become interested in agronomy.

The Department of Ocean Engineering has produced a peerless genius, and countless people are envious.

Lu Youyou scored almost full marks in the college entrance examination. She could have chosen any major, so why did she choose an unpopular major like marine engineering?
When the plagiarism news first broke, some people believed it and some didn't. Coincidentally, Dean Qian was one of the ones who didn't believe it.

The person Luo Youliang was willing to invoke his mentor's name to protect was certainly not someone with a mere reputation.

Sure enough, it turned out that Lu Youyou was innocent. The school offered compensation, and the little girl even said she wanted to learn farming. What could be more wonderful than this?
Dean Qian arrived immediately, intending to speak with Lu Youyou in person to see what she thought so he could make arrangements when he got back.

He has "great ambitions," and perhaps the young girl will abandon her evil ways and devote herself to the great cause of agricultural science that benefits the country and its people?

Everyone wants talented people, so it's not shameful to compete for them!

Before he could unfold the magnificent picture of agriculture, a roadblock blocked his way.

"Dean Qian, what brings you to my little corner of the world?"

"It's Lao Luo!" Dean Qian said with a smile. "I heard we were going to have another good student, and I had some free time today, so I thought I'd come and take a look."

Luo Youliang glared at him, secretly spitting fire. "You really have free time so early in the morning, without meetings or classes!"
"Really? It's a pity we have a discussion this morning, so you'll have to find another time to come and see."

Dean Qian wasn't angry. Since the other person had said they were coming, they definitely wouldn't run away. Seeing Lao Luo's heartbroken expression was really satisfying.

He clapped his hands and laughed, "Then let's talk again another day, Lu. You can always come to me if you have any questions. By the way, do you know how to get to the College of Agriculture?"

Luo Youliang was so angry he was grinding his teeth. How come he never realized how annoying Old Qian was before!
At 8 a.m., the two academic giants engaged in a fierce debate, which Lu Youyou watched with great interest.

Luo Youliang turned around and saw Lu Youyou's lips curving upwards, and he immediately felt breathless.

"Little Deer, are you really not going to abandon our marine engineering project?"

Lu Youyou burst out laughing. Such a department head, if he put on a wig and wiped a few tears, he could play the role of Dou E!

Lu Youyou comforted the poor department head by counting on her fingers.

"Besides seawater desalination, there's deep-sea oil and gas development, marine minerals, marine energy... there are so many research directions waiting for me!"

Luo Youliang felt a little more at ease. It seemed that he should give the genius more responsibilities in the future. Since Lu Youyou was interested in so many projects, he would let her study them.

Give her more manpower so she can build a team and work hard. There are so many fruits waiting for her to pick, so she probably won't always be thinking about farming.

Three days later, Lu Youyou appeared in the agricultural college classroom on time.

Aside from the teacher, who remained calm, all the students seemed to have nails stuck to their butts, since Lu Youyou was sitting in the last row and couldn't be seen unless they turned around!
But you can't really have the back of your head facing forward during class, so you can only occasionally drop a notebook or pen and quickly turn your head to take a look while picking it up.

The teacher was also at a loss. If he said anything, it would seem like he was making a mountain out of a molehill. If he didn't say anything, it would hurt his eyes.

Anyway, Lu Youyou will come often in the future, and maybe everyone will get used to it after a while?

No way, I can't get used to it!

There's a type of person you just can't help but look at. Once you've seen them, you want to look again. They shine in a crowd; just sitting there, they're like a towering, jewel-like mountain, dazzling your eyes. Moreover, Lu Youyou has a touch of "legendary charm" to her name. She was reported to the Xiaowenyu Police Station, yet she escaped unscathed—that alone is enough to pique everyone's curiosity.

Even if I know she's married and her husband is in the military, so what? It's not a problem to take a look, is it?
However, just like with the marine engineering students, Lu Youyou started spending most of her time in the library after attending classes for a while. Apart from practical classes, she was rarely seen in other classes.

Lu Youyou approached Dean Qian and shared her initial ideas.

"Comrade Xiao Lu, you said you thought about this project two years ago?"

Dean Qian was surprised to receive such a pleasant surprise so soon. Is this the joy of having a genius?
"Yes, I lived by the sea for a while before. There was a lack of water and land there, and the soil was sandy and salty. I thought about cultivating salt-tolerant crops or trying hydroponics."

While Lu Youyou was saying this, her mind was already wandering far away.

In order to prevent and control desertification, some people in later generations have developed a technology for planting trees without water. If I have time in the future, I can work on this.

Dean Qian radiated an eagerness to find talent and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Have you ever thought about transferring to the College of Agriculture, Comrade Xiao Lu? Your Director Luo has given you more authority to conduct research, and we can do that too. You just need to write your research proposal, and I'll help you submit it."

As Dean Qian was speaking, he suddenly thought of something, rummaged through the pile of documents on the table, pulled out a document, spread out a page, and pointed it out to Lu Youyou.

“Our institute has a cross-institutional collaboration with the neighboring agricultural university to conduct research on soil salinization. How about we add you to the project? It would be good for you to familiarize yourself with the process of agricultural projects, which will make it easier for you to start your own research in the future.”

This inter-school collaboration is on a large scale, and the spots are highly sought after. Dean Qian immediately included Lu Youyou in the program, which is a truly generous move.

Lu Youyou carefully read through the project description, which stated that the Agricultural University was the lead institution, Tsinghua University was the main partner, and several agricultural research institutions were listed below.

She hasn't participated in any large-scale research projects yet, so it seems like it would be worthwhile for her to take a look?

"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."

Lu Youyou didn't hesitate; if the teacher was willing to provide the platform, why wouldn't she agree?

"Okay, okay, then wait for my notification. I'll let you know once the formalities are completed."

Dean Qian seemed not to be giving a generous gift, but rather delighted that Lu Youyou was willing.

Having taught worker-peasant-soldier students with "questionable quality" for so many years, his greatest wish is to recruit more good students, and if they are geniuses, that would be even better.

So what if Lu Youyou hasn't achieved anything in the agricultural field yet? Luo Youliang dared to trust a freshman who had just enrolled, so what is there for him not to dare to do?

You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; he's serious about poaching people.

"If you have any new ideas over there, you can contact me anytime. It won't affect your independent thesis proposal at Tsinghua University. As long as you can manage, our department will provide support anytime, anywhere."

Lu Youyou was genuinely surprised this time. Was Dean Qian's investment a bit too much?
She doesn't even know if she has any talent for farming; what if she knows absolutely nothing about it...?

Tsk, looks like I have no choice but to work hard!

However, judging from my experience spending these past few days in the library, she seems to be a true all-rounder. Agriculture, after all, inevitably involves biochemistry, which she happens to excel at.