The villainous young lady is actually a scientific research genius!

As soon as the red circle for the carbonization furnace in Fengtian was drawn, the task of building power lines in the three locations fell on everyone's shoulders.

When Gu Zhaozhao came out of the drawing room, it was already past lunchtime.

Qin Beihai instructed Wen Che to reorganize the equipment data in Fengtian, filling in any missing items, verifying who signed off on each item, and confirming who reported the model number.

Gu Zhaozhao did not stay at the base.

She had promised Shen Qingqing that once she ranked in the top 30 of her grade, she would treat her to pea flour cake at Fangshan Restaurant in Beihai.

This agreement cannot be postponed any longer.

When the car stopped in front of Beijing No. 1 High School, Shen Qingqing was waiting under the sycamore tree.

She was wearing a blue cotton coat, her schoolbag bulging as it hung on her shoulder, and a bicycle was parked beside her. When she saw the bicycle, she patted her schoolbag first, as if afraid that the contents inside would run away.

"Zhaozhao, you've finally arrived."

Gu Zhaozhao got out of the car and glanced at her schoolbag first.

"What's inside?"

"money."

Shen Qingqing patted the camera even harder.

"I've been saving up for almost two months. I'll pay for today's tea. Nobody can take it from me."

Wen Che sat in the driver's seat and turned his head to look at her.

"Student Shen, you only got 30th in the grade, and you dare to treat Chief Engineer Gu to dinner?"

"What's wrong?"

Shen Qingqing straightened her back.

"I did the test, I corrected the mistakes, and I even pulled the spring scale myself. Teacher Gu was in charge of teaching, and I was in charge of pushing forward. This tea today has to be on my tab."

Gu Zhaozhao glanced at her.

"The tea at Fangshan Restaurant in Beihai is not cheap."

"I know."

Shen Qingqing unzipped her backpack, revealing three neatly folded paper packets inside.

"The first is the allowance my mom gave me, the second is the money I earned running errands for my neighbor Grandma Liu, and the third is the New Year's money I didn't spend. It's all here."

Wen Che coughed lightly, suppressing his laughter.

Gu Zhaozhao reached out and zipped up her backpack.

"Don't flaunt your money."

"oh."

Shen Qingqing quickly hugged her schoolbag to her arms and nodded rapidly.

Gu Zhaozhao gestured with her chin toward the car door.

"Get in the car."

Shen Qingqing paused for half a second, then took a step forward while holding her schoolbag.

"Are you really going?"

"Your transcript is fake?"

"Of course not!"

"Then let's go."

The car drove away from the school and headed towards Beihai.

Outside the car window, bicycle bells rang incessantly, and a wooden cart selling roasted sweet potatoes was pushed past the roadside, its steam and sweet aroma seeping into the gaps between the carts.

Shen Qingqing leaned against the car window and stared for a long time, as if she couldn't bear to miss even the road to Beihai.

After a while, she turned her head.

"Zhaozhao".

"Um."

"My mom took out my report card yesterday and looked at it three times."

"She's happy."

"She was so happy she practically worshipped her report card."

Shen Qingqing lowered her voice.

"This morning before I left, she asked me if I could invite you home for a meal. I told her you're busy building rockets, you don't have time to come to our house every day."

Wen Che chuckled from the front.

Gu Zhaozhao turned to look at her.

"You can tell your aunt that you don't need to provide report cards."

"Then what should we offer?"

"Error Notebook"

Shen Qingqing froze for a moment, then raised her hand to cover her chest.

"I knew you wouldn't just praise me."

"I've already praised it."

"When?"

"The day the results came out."

"That doesn't count."

Shen Qingqing leaned back in her seat and muttered to herself.

"Teacher Gu's praise only lasts for one day."

Gu Zhaozhao did not refute.

Wen Che glanced at them in the rearview mirror.

"Student Shen, you're not wrong. When Chief Engineer Gu sees good data, he first asks how many times it was repeated; when he sees good results, he first asks if it can be maintained next time."

"She even has to ask about the stability of pea flour cakes."

Shen Qingqing couldn't help but add a sentence.

Gu Zhaozhao turned to look at her.

"The stability of pea flour cake mainly depends on the steaming time and the amount of sugar."

Shen Qingqing raised her hand to cover her face.

"I shouldn't have said that."

……

There were quite a few people at the entrance of Beihai Park.

The weather was nice today, and the boats on the water were slowly moving back and forth. On the shore, some people were feeding the fish with their children, while others were taking pictures and looking for the best angles.

A wooden sign hangs at the entrance of Fangshan Restaurant, and waiters carry trays in and out.

Shen Qingqing stood at the door, first straightening the hem of her clothes, then looking down at her shoes.

"I hope my outfit today doesn't embarrass you?"

Gu Zhaozhao looked at her carefully for a moment.

"The clothes were clean, all the buttons were on, and the shoelaces were intact."

"Is that all for the evaluation?"

"What else do you want?"

"never mind."

Shen Qingqing waved her hand.

"I'm already grateful to hear this since I came out with you."

The two went to seats by the window.

A white porcelain teapot sits on the octagonal table, steam rising from its spout. A waiter brings over pea flour cakes, kidney bean rolls, and several other small snacks.

Shen Qingqing stared at the plate of neatly sliced ​​pea flour cakes, picked up her fork, and then put it down again.

"Is this the pea flour cake from Beihai Fangshan Restaurant?"

Gu Zhaozhao poured her a cup of tea.

"Never tried it before?"

"I've eaten at the grocery store."

Shen Qingqing picked up a piece and examined it carefully.

"The pea flour cakes there are cut into four pieces per piece, but here a plate can be cut into eight pieces. They look so different."

Gu Zhaozhao pushed one of the pieces in front of her.

"Eat first, stop studying."

Shen Qingqing took a bite, then stopped.

She opened her eyes wide and looked at Gu Zhaozhao.

"Zhaozhao".

"Um."

"I declare that being 30th in the grade is well-deserved."

Gu Zhaozhao looked at her.

"You made it into the top 30 just to eat this?"

"Of course not."

Shen Qingqing immediately sat up straight.

"There's also tea, scenery, and boat rides..."

She counted on her fingers until she reached this point, her voice lowering.

"And you actually came."

Gu Zhaozhao looked at her but didn't reply immediately.

A moment later, she pushed the teacup closer to Shen Qingqing.

Shen Qingqing lowered her head, finished the remaining half of the pea flour cake, and then took out three paper packets from her schoolbag and carefully opened them.

The first paper package contained a few small bills.

The second paper packet contained coins.

The third paper package was folded the thickest, and inside were several crumpled one-yuan bills.

She spread the money out on the table one bill at a time, counting it aloud as she did so.

"One dollar, two dollars, three dollars... seven cents here, one dollar and twenty cents here, and five cents, two cents..."

She stopped counting at the end.

The money on the table was divided into several piles, and a coin rolled to the side of the teapot.

Shen Qingqing stared at the piles of money for a long time.

"Why is this wrong again?"

Gu Zhaozhao put down her teacup and dragged the paper package in front of her.

"How many times did you calculate it before you left?"

"Several times."

"Still wrong?"

"I had calculated it correctly."

Shen Qingqing defended herself in a low voice.

"I was probably too happy in the car just now, and all I could think about was pea flour cake."

Gu Zhaozhao didn't say anything to her, but simply arranged the money by denomination.

Put the one-yuan notes together, the five-jiao notes together, and the small bills and coins separately.

Shen Qingqing leaned over the table, looking at her expectantly.

"Have you figured it out yet?"

"Twenty-four yuan and eighty-two cents."

"The tea and snacks cost a total of twenty-four dollars and eight jiao."

Shen Qingqing raised her head.

"That's perfect!"

"Two more points."

Gu Zhaozhao pushed two one-cent coins in front of her.

Shen Qingqing stared at the two cents and suddenly smiled.

"Then I've made a profit today."

"How do we calculate it?"

"I treated you to tea, and I still have two cents left."

She held the coin between her fingers and solemnly announced.

"This is called Shen Qingqing's Beihai surplus."

Wen Che did not sit at the table; his car was parked outside waiting.

Shen Qingqing finally didn't have to keep her voice down and leaned forward.

"If my mom knew I spent 24.8 yuan, she would definitely nag me."

"Then don't tell her the total."

"That won't work."

Shen Qingqing shook her head.

"She'll ask, and if I lie, I'll be exposed."

"Then tell her."

"Tell her, and she'll definitely say I'm wasting money."

Gu Zhaozhao looked at her.

"You didn't spend it recklessly."

She picked up the teapot and refilled Shen Qingqing's cup by half.

"This is the promise you keep after working hard. You saved the money yourself, and your studies weren't neglected."

Shen Qingqing held her teacup but didn't speak immediately.

She rubbed her thumb against the inside of the cup twice.

Outside the window, the cruise ship slowly glided across the water.

After a while, she finally raised her head.

"Zhaozhao, can I really stay in the top 30 forever?"