Why did you provoke me?

Qingyuan was relieved. Since Yu Meng had said that, there must be a reason behind it, after all, Yu Meng was a kind-hearted person.

Yu Meng placed the data report on the table. "Aunt Qing, write down the models of the equipment you need and have Secretary Wu buy them for you."

"Huh? He has that much money? That's no small sum." Qingyuan looked at Yu Meng in surprise and asked again, "Does he really have that much money?"

"That's a very capable person. Why don't you give it a try? You won't lose anything by trying." Yu Meng didn't mention the reclusive family.

"If we really buy it, I won't be able to handle it all by myself, will I?" Qingyuan said, frowning.

"That's why we can't let Qian Chuan leave. You should play the victim, and with Secretary Wu's help, maybe it'll work out," Yu Meng suggested to Qing Yuan with a smile.

Qingyuan pointed at Yu Meng, "What kind of idea was this? How am I supposed to play the victim, saying I have no children and no one to take care of me?"

"Didn't you say he's a kind and good-hearted person? That's the most accurate way to say it." Yu Meng actually nodded in agreement.

Qingyuan shook her head. "If he wants to stay, I welcome it. If not, we shouldn't force him. Research is very tedious, and if he doesn't like it, he really can't stay."

Yu Meng looked at Qingyuan for a long time. "Aunt Qing, you are the truly kind-hearted person. I am so lucky to have met you."

outside the house.

Niannian looked at Qian Chuan, who had returned, and said, "You've finished your business? That was way too fast."

Qian Chuan pointed inside the room, "They haven't finished talking yet?"

"Yeah, every time Fourth Sister comes, Aunt Qing talks to her for ages. I get so impatient with it."

Qian Chuan looked at her suspiciously, "I see you come here quite often."

Niannian rolled her eyes. "I'm not as diligent as you. You're practically living here now."

Qian Chuan touched his nose. "I'm a test subject now, so of course I have to be here so that Aunt Qing can record the data."

Nian Nian looked him up and down. "I've never seen a test subject as enthusiastic as you."

"Aunt Qing is an elder, so if I help her with some things, she can have an easier time," Qian Chuan said matter-of-factly.

"Don't you find it annoying to fiddle with those bottles and jars all day long, with no one talking to you all day long?"

"You don't understand. In my eyes, it's a world, a world that no one understands. It has its own order and its own rules, and we discover them, change them, and make them work for us. It's a wonderful feeling."

Niannian didn't understand his thoughts, but she said the key point: "You're not a member of the sect. Aunt Qing is very important here. You won't stay here forever."

Qian Chuan looked at Niannian seriously, "Are you a member of the sect?"

"Yes. Aunt Qing, Aunt Sun, Sister Yan, and Secretary Wu are all like that. Do you want to join a sect?"

After hesitating for a long time, Qian Chuan finally asked, "If I join a sect, will it restrict me?"

"Ah, how do you restrict it?"

"For example, I don't want to enter the alien battlefield, but the sect has given the order, so I can't disobey it."

Niannian thought for a long time, "Probably not? I want to go, but my fourth sister won't let me. My little gray dog ​​has lost weight lately."

Yu Meng and Qing Yuan inside the house heard the conversation outside.

Yu Meng stood up. "Aunt Qing, I'll handle this. Don't say anything."

Qingyuan nodded. She hadn't expected Qian Chuan's reason to be that he didn't want to go to the alien battlefield. But that wasn't a problem at all. This child was too good at hiding things.

Yu Meng came out and greeted Niannian, "We're leaving."

"Oh, they're here." Niannian turned to look at Qian Chuan. "Should I go ask Secretary Wu?"

"No need, if I wanted to, I would ask myself."

"What do you mean?" Yu Meng asked.

"Fourth Sister, I know. Let's talk as we walk." Niannian ran over and hugged Yu Meng's arm.

The two walked and talked, and Qian Chuan looked at them with a hint of envy in his eyes.

Yu Meng and Niannian went directly to Secretary Wu's office.

Before she could even sit down properly, Niannian told her about Qian Chuan.

Secretary Wu glanced at Yu Meng. Was there even a need to ask him? Teacher Yu was the sect leader. But clearly, Nian Nian didn't grasp that concept.

Yu Meng didn't give him an answer at the time, so something must have happened.

Yu Meng noticed that Secretary Wu was looking at her but hadn't answered Niannian's question. She thought to herself, "How can someone be so clever?"

Niannian tilted her head and looked at Secretary Wu, "Don't you know either?"

"No, I need to check the sect's rules and see his actual situation before I can give an answer," Secretary Wu replied succinctly.

"Oh, then you should check it out. If he asks you about it and you have to check it out, it will damage your image." Niannian lay sprawled on the table without any regard for her image.

Secretary Wu turned to look at Yu Meng.

"Niannian discovered that Qian Chuan is very smart, but he doesn't want to join the sect. As for Aunt Qing, he's been staying there for a long time. You know how important Aunt Qing's experimental garden is. I was thinking about how to get him to join the sect, but Niannian brought up this topic with him and found out that he was afraid the sect would send him into the alien battlefield."

Secretary Wu looked at Niannian in surprise, "You didn't tell him that even if he went to the battlefield, he wouldn't be parasitized."

Without even raising his head, he thought, "Why tell him? He's not a disciple of a sect, it's normal that he doesn't know. If I tell him, what if he misunderstands and thinks I'm lying to him? I'll have to explain, that's too much trouble."

"You're afraid of the hassle and don't want to explain, so you're just pushing it onto me?" Secretary Wu looked incredulous.

"He hasn't joined a sect, that's a sect secret. Do you expect me to leak it?" Niannian reacted quickly. She wasn't trying to shift the blame; the sect's rules were there, and she didn't have any special privileges.

Secretary Wu pointed at her, momentarily at a loss for words. She was practically a second Yu Meng.

Niannian raised her head this time. "By the way, he told me not to ask you these things. If he comes, don't tell him I asked you."

Secretary Wu looked at Yu Meng, "Aren't you going to do anything about her?"

Yu Meng smiled, "My Niannian is very smart, she understands everything and won't do anything reckless."

Secretary Wu stated that he reserves the right to comment on this matter.

Yu Meng suddenly remembered something, "If Qian Chuan comes, he needs to have lines if he wants to stay in the lab. You can tell him that our sect can do artificial cultivation; the technology is mature."

At this point, Yu Meng herself laughed. Who would have thought that humans, who turn pale at the mere mention of the Xenomorph, would one day actively parasitize it, just so that the Xenomorph's lines could become their aid?

Secretary Wu suddenly looked at Yu Meng and said, "Teacher Yu, if we promote this technology to the public, will we become pioneers?"

"Can you guarantee everyone's success? I don't want to be a pioneer; that's a double-edged sword. If things go wrong, I could become a sinner."

"If humans become stronger, it will be much easier to deal with aliens. This is a great thing." At this moment, Secretary Wu seemed like a different person, actually worrying about the future of humanity.

"You can do it, but don't involve me." Yu Meng's expression was indifferent; she wasn't angry, nor did she intend to persuade Secretary Wu.

"Uncle Wu, are you crazy? Why are you doing something so thankless?" Nian Nian looked at Secretary Wu with puzzlement.

"Huh? You object too!" Secretary Wu was secretly taken aback.

"What else?" Niannian rolled her eyes.

Yu Meng stood up, pulled Niannian to leave, and said, "You don't need to test her. She understands everything she needs to understand; she's just lazy."

Niannian made a face at Secretary Wu, then followed Yu Meng away.

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I need to take a day off.