1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 353 Special talents deserve special treatment.
Niu Dazhuang was completely confused and reached out to pull her up: "Come on, speak like a human being."

Duan Mingjuan narrowed her eyes, her tone dangerous: "What did you say?"

"What are you saying? What do you mean by 'I can't figure it out' or 'I don't understand'?"

Duan Mingjuan was silent for a moment before saying, "Teacher Lu may not be a teacher anymore."

Niu Dazhuang reacted even more intensely than her. He jumped up from the sofa and, to make sure he hadn't misheard, immediately hopped back and grabbed Duan Mingjuan's arm.

"What's going on? Who made Professor Lu angry? Is there a problem with the project? Didn't the dean stop it?" Niu Dazhuang couldn't help but mutter, "Has our school gone mad...?"

It can only be said that the couple are die-hard fans of Lu Youyou. Their first reaction upon hearing this news was that everyone else was at fault, because Teacher Lu was definitely not at fault and was always right.

Duan Mingjuan stopped keeping her in suspense: "Professor Lu wants to set up his own laboratory and start production himself."

"What?!" Niu Dazhuang's voice suddenly rose eight octaves.

Duan Mingjuan finally smiled. "I knew it! It would be abnormal not to be surprised to hear something like that."

She repeated Lu Youyou's words, and Niu Dazhuang also fell silent after listening, his eyes darting around nervously.

"Birds of a feather flock together." Duan Mingjuan was moved, so how could he not be?
Back then, she was able to go to Tsinghua University to join Lu Youyou because of a word from her cousin. Now, another opportunity to choose is presented to her. It would be a lie to say that it is not tempting.

"When?" Niu Dazhuang suddenly asked.

Duan Mingjuan exclaimed "Ah!" and looked closely at his face. Why did that expression look so familiar?

"The teacher didn't say anything, just that there's a plan. What, you have an idea?"

Niu Dazhuang shook his head, it was hard to tell whether he was nodding or shaking his head.

Ultimately, this is still just a pipe dream. Now that he's married, he can't just do whatever he wants.

When, where, what the compensation, and the future all need to be considered. The wife's opinion is also very important. Are they both going to take an uncertain path...?

"You got Teacher Lu's contact information, right?"

Duan Mingjuan nodded: "I kept it. I even got the teacher's home phone number."

"It's okay, let's focus on doing our current work well first, otherwise even if you have ideas, Teacher Lu might not approve of them."

"Who are you talking about? I spend all my time in the lab, how could the professor look down on me! It's you who's always dealing with undergraduates, you might become outdated in a few years, the professor should be looking down on you!" Duan Mingjuan grabbed his ear.

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Tsinghua University
The doctoral program at the Institute of Ocean Engineering was approved very quickly. Everyone thought we wouldn't hear anything until the end of the year at the earliest, but it was approved before the summer vacation.

Luo Youliang immediately convened a meeting of the department to determine the list of professors qualified to recruit doctoral students, and Lu Youyou was among them.

Even though Lu Youyou is younger than some doctoral students, no one questions her ability to mentor students now.

So far, she has supervised two cohorts of graduate students, all of whom are outstanding. Her project team is far ahead of the competition, leaving senior professors and influential students far behind.

Logically speaking, no one would refuse the opportunity to recruit doctoral students, let alone a young leading figure like Lu Youyou.

Luo Youliang naturally thought the same thing, so after warmly welcoming Lu Youyou and hearing her opening remarks, he felt as if the world had gone awry.

"What did you say?" "I might not be able to supervise doctoral students..."

Lu Youyou originally wanted to say that she wasn't planning to supervise graduate students either, because if the lab's preparations went smoothly, she might not even be able to stay for two years. However, the dean looked so pitiful that she swallowed the rest of her sentence.

Luo Youliang quickly reviewed the recent events. He was certain that no one had caused any trouble, and he hadn't heard of any conflict between Lu Youyou and the students. So why did she suddenly decide not to take them on anymore?

If it's not a school problem, then it must be a family issue.

"Little Deer, are you having some kind of trouble at home? Because of the children? Our school has a daycare center, you can just send both of your kids there, I guarantee they'll be well taken care of, there won't be any problems!"

Lu Youyou didn't want to hide it from Luo Youliang, who had always treated her very well over the years, so she frankly shared her thoughts.

Luo Youliang remained silent for a long time, his mouth moving several times, but he didn't say anything.

He wouldn't ask if she had money or where she came from. Based on his understanding of Lu Youyou, once she had this idea, she wouldn't just make a pointless statement.

He just couldn't understand why.

Scientific research is a road without end, a road without even light. People say it's good to have a big tree to lean on, but to put it bluntly, with Tsinghua University supporting us, the road will be much easier.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that this didn't seem to apply to Lu Youyou.

Whether it's studying or conducting research, she seems to have encountered few pitfalls; whichever path she chooses, it's a smooth road.

Luo Youliang's proudest achievement in his life was making a decisive bet when Lu Youyou first entered the school, and the facts have proven that his decision was absolutely correct.

He still decided to trust his intuition—he absolutely, positively could not let a genius like Lu Youyou go, no matter what.

"Little Deer, don't rush into a decision. I'll go ask about the school's policies. Even if you want to set up a lab, you don't necessarily have to leave the school!"

Luo Youliang had heard stories of people quitting their jobs to start their own businesses, but it was still very rare to see someone run their own laboratory.

However, special cases require special arrangements. If all else fails, we can find a workaround. At worst, she can come back to class when she has other classes and go about her own business at other times. This way, it won't affect her teaching work, and Lu Youyou can still realize her dream.

Luo Youliang was determined to find out the answer even if there was no policy. He refused to believe that the school would let such a once-in-a-century genius go far away!

It wasn't a leave of absence without pay; if she heard correctly, the dean asked her to take on a part-time job. Lu Youyou hadn't expected to hear such a "flexible" answer.

This isn't the future, where it's common for university professors to start companies. No matter how prestigious it may seem, in this era, not taking such a good job would be considered a waste of time.

Luo Youliang didn't question it at all; instead, he tried to find another way. Could this be considered another kind of "crooked approach"?
Lu Youyou couldn't help but laugh. How should I put it? The dean was now completely in the form of an old father, looking more and more kind the more you looked at him.

"How was my suggestion?" Luo Youliang scrutinized every expression on Lu Youyou's face, fearing she might insist on her own way.

Under the expectant gaze of her "old father," Lu Youyou nodded gently, and his heart finally settled back down.

"Alright, alright, let me ask first. Don't rush to refuse the admissions offer." Halfway through his sentence, Luo Youliang suddenly coughed lightly, "If you're too busy, you can postpone the agricultural college..."

This time, Lu Youyou really couldn't hold back and could only raise her hand to cover the curve of her lips.

Even after all these years, Dean Luo still hasn't forgotten his love-hate relationship with Dean Qian.

(End of this chapter)