He was reluctant to bring Qiao Nian with him at first.
Feng Yu only asked him to allow Qiao Nian to enter the Level 8 laboratory. He could have just let someone in and then ignored them as if they didn't exist.
But later he received letters of recommendation from Master Cheng and Ye Wangchuan, in which both of them recommended Qiao Nian to him, saying that girls have extraordinary talent in this area.
Shi Fu changed his mind and kept Qiao Nian by his side during this period, letting her learn from him.
"This time it was an accident." Shi Fu said in a low voice: "I didn't want to embarrass her at first, but she skipped class yesterday afternoon and didn't come to the lab. Other people in the lab had opinions about her and told me that they wanted to compete with her fairly. I also wanted to see how much she had learned during this period. So, I agreed to that person's proposal."
"Are you talking about Xie Xinyao?" Feng Yu knew the people in the institute very well and immediately said the name.
"Yeah." Shi Fu faced it calmly: "I'm not targeting you, and I don't mean to embarrass her on purpose."
Feng Yu smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "I know you don't mean that. We have been friends for so many years, why don't I trust you?"
"If you were unwilling, you would have rejected me directly at the beginning. Since you let her enter the Level 8 laboratory, you wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for her as a newcomer."
Feng Yu said it so casually that Shi Fu felt a little embarrassed: "How about I tell them to forget it and not compete anymore?"
"No." Feng Yu said calmly: "Why not? Let them compete!"
"I also want to let those inside and outside the institute see the strength of the person I've chosen, and let them see what a genius is. This will prevent them from bragging about having a genius in their family when a child with some talent appears in the future."
"…Genius is not something that can be found easily. A so-called genius must be blessed by God and have inherited genes. Those people are not worthy of it."
"Dean, do you trust her so much?" Shi Fu still didn't believe how much Qiao Nian could learn in just half a month. He just hoped that Qiao Nian would not lose too badly to Xie Xinyao.
"I don't believe her." Feng Yu hesitated, "She is trustworthy, you will know later. Also, she did have something urgent yesterday afternoon. Come to me later and I will explain it to you."
"Yeah." Shi Fu responded. He knew in his heart how much Feng Yu valued Qiao Nian, and he weighed the pros and cons in his mind again.
He just hung up the phone and put it down.
Cao Yanhua knocked on the door and came in.
Shi Fu looked at the time. It was only an hour and a half. He thought Cao Yanhua came in to talk to him about the semiconductor project, so he sat down calmly and said, "Come in."
Cao Yanhua came in quickly and called him respectfully: "Teacher, Qiao Nian is done."
Shi Fu turned back in surprise and looked into his eyes: "You said she..."
"Qiao Nian and his team completed the experiment."
Cao Yanhua himself was also confused. He didn't understand why Xie Xinyao and her group were ahead of Qiao Nian and her group half an hour ago, but how come Qiao Nian and her group surpassed them and completed the task directly half an hour later.
"Teacher, they are waiting outside for you to check the results."
Shi Fu was slightly surprised, then he stood up and said to him, "Let's go out and take a look."
Cao Yanhua followed him out.
*
Outside, everyone looked at Qiao Nian and his group in disbelief, whispering and discussing among themselves.
(End of this chapter)