OBS Chapter 19: Teacher Becomes Senior Sister
Chapter 19: Teacher Becomes Senior Sister
A gentle breeze stirred, lifting the hem of her thin clothes.
It also stirred the black hair around the ears of the three girls.
In the saline-alkali land, Lin Yi's paper on cross-species breakthrough skills education had finished its Q&A session, but Liu Bochuan stood on the muddy ground, staring at the various symbols, data, and conclusions that were about half the size of a basketball court, without moving for a long time.
He was reviewing his work, trying to reorganize and integrate the "things" he had just heard, learned, and gained, and build a groundbreaking cross-species knowledge network.
Tang Xinyi and her companions stood under the warm sun, the golden afterglow of the sunset enveloping the three girls who looked like lotuses emerging from the water, making their already rare and beautiful faces even more dazzling.
A warm breeze continued to blow gently, and the people waited quietly. No one disturbed Liu Bochuan, not even Lin Yi.
He knew that even if he repeated it from beginning to end, Liu Bochuan would still need time to digest the new concepts he had received.
Time ticked by, and only after the other party seemed to have finished reviewing the situation did their voice, tinged with emotion, slowly ring out.
"Another genius in the scientific community."
Some people have an extraordinary talent for scientific research; their minds are more agile than the average person's.
In his life, Liu Bochuan once met a scientific genius who seemed to be born to do scientific research. Unfortunately, few people could understand his flexible thinking. The reason he understood this person so thoroughly was for no particular reason, because that person was himself.
Liu Bochuan's words contained no shock, no emotional fluctuations, and no direct praise; they were more like his inner reflections after reviewing the situation, yet they greatly shocked everyone present.
Tang Xinyi's gaze towards Lin Yi underwent a dramatic change. She had never seen anyone before who could elicit those nine words from her mentor from the bottom of their heart.
"Lin Yi, right? You're a student in Xiao Tang's class?" Liu Bochuan turned to look at the boy beside him. No further explanation was needed; the analysis and writing of a simple paper had proven everything.
Lin Yi nodded, even praising Tang Xinyi, stating that the reason he was able to achieve this result in the interspecies research of mushrooms was because Tang Xinyi allowed him to access the research data that had been tested countless times but failed. Without that data, he might not have succeeded.
Lin Yi's unspoken meaning was... Professor Liu, you are also the biggest contributor to the success of this scientific research project.
Upon hearing this, Liu Bochuan's gaze towards Lin Yi changed several times.
This seemingly humble answer was a triple win: it concealed Lin Yi's brilliance and shared the credit with his mentor, who had been researching roaming mushrooms for several years. It was an extremely thoughtful response.
As everyone knows, the research project on free-range mushrooms has always been one of the research projects that Liu has insisted on. As a five-star mentor, he has been studying it for many years, but in the end, it was cracked by a newcomer. If this gets out, where will Liu Bochuan put his old face in the future?
Liu Bochuan glanced at Tang Xinyi in response to the sound.
Tang Xinyi was also quite surprised, not expecting Lin Yi to include her in the discussion. She immediately said, "I did give Lin Yi the data and papers that the teacher researched."
That's the truth, but Tang Xinyi doesn't think that guy got his breakthrough through those, after all, he only had a few days to write those failed papers.
However, that is obviously no longer important. What matters is that she and her mentor are involved in this successful research result, and that is enough.
Thinking to herself, Tang Xinyi couldn't help but give Lin Yi a deep look. "You're good at handling interpersonal relationships. I'll forgive you for scolding the teacher."
"Humility is a good thing, but you've achieved such results thanks to your own efforts. I, an old man, wouldn't dare to take credit for it, hahaha."
Liu Bochuan said he wouldn't dare to snatch it, but he was laughing heartily. He almost ruined his reputation. However, he was impressed by the young man's way of handling things. Kid, you're pretty savvy.
In fact, Liu Bochuan knew that his experimental data was not enough to support so much reasoning and verification. This kid was lying, but who cares about the truth?
"Xiao Tang, come here."
"teacher."
Liu Bochuan summoned Tang Xinyi, but his gaze fell on Lin Yi: "Lin Yi, you must know me a little. Your scientific research talent is likely far superior to your beast taming talent. If possible, I wonder if you would be willing to call Xiao Tang 'senior'?"
Tang Xinyi turned her head sharply at the sound, looking at her teacher with surprise.
Liu Bochuan ignored Tang Xinyi: "Of course, I never force people. If you are unwilling, or have a better choice, I respect that."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi glanced at Tang Xinyi, pondered for a moment, and instead of answering Liu Bochuan directly, he smiled brightly at Tang Xinyi and said, "Senior."
That address of "senior sister" directly laid the foundation for their future relationship.
Lin Yi naturally had no reason to refuse. With his academic prowess and the added advantage of being Liu Bochuan's disciple, he no longer needed to worry about the mushroom cub and his own unscientific growth causing any trouble.
Liu Bochuan wanted authorship of the research findings, while Lin Yi wanted a legitimate identity; it was a win-win situation for both of them.
Liu Bochuan's smile widened, and he patted Lin Yi on the shoulder: "I'll have Xiao Tang get you a paper library access card later. You can preview any skill papers within the scope of the Spirit Plant Cultivation Research Department. If you need anything in the future, just ask Xiao Tang for help. She can mentor you. If Xiao Tang can't handle something, come to my office."
These few words convey a thought-provoking message.
"Thank you, Mr. Liu."
Lin Yi gave a forced smile, while Liu Bochuan immediately corrected him, "Still calling me Old Liu?"
"teacher."
"Hahaha."
Liu Bochuan laughed at the sound, glanced at Jiang Xiaoran and Cheng Jiaqi, and immediately turned around and said, "You young people chat, I have things to deal with, so I won't get involved. By the way, Xiao Tang, give my contact information to Lin Yi later and send me the paper."
Looking at the energetic Liu Bochuan, Tang Xinyi hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't. The teacher seemed very happy today. However, when she turned her head and saw Lin Yi, her feelings became extremely complicated.
How did the teacher become a senior student in just one afternoon?
"Give it to me."
Tang Xinyi extended her delicate hand to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi: "What?"
"Use your phone to add me as a friend, and I'll send the teacher to you."
"Thank you, senior."
Hearing the title "senior sister," Tang Xinyi looked helpless; she could only accept the teacher's decision.
Seeing this, Jiang Xiaoran became anxious and seized the opportunity to step forward: "Lin Yi, can I add you as a friend? If possible, could you also share this paper with me? Don't misunderstand, because I've also contracted a ground mushroom, which is very important to me. I know it's a bit abrupt, but don't worry, I won't take it for free; I can pay you."
When she said this, Jiang Xiaoran spoke very quickly, worried that if she spoke too slowly, the other party would refuse outright.
Lin Yi glanced at Jiang Xiaoran: "How much compensation are you planning to offer?"
Jiang Xiaoran: ? ? ?
"I only have eight thousand on me right now, what do you think...?"
"Only eight thousand one?"
Lin Yi fell into deep thought, his face full of difficulty. You see, the paper he posted on the forum was priced at ten thousand yuan.
Not to mention, what's on the forum is just a refined version of the "Cao Zi Jian Jue" (草字剑诀).
What Jiang Xiaoran clearly wants is a skills paper that includes the "cross-species education" section. Only by combining the two can the ground mushroom be educated.
If the second half of the paper is included, it should cost more than ten thousand.
"Eight thousand, that's a bit low."
Lin Yi loves money more than beautiful women.
However, upon hearing this, both Tang Xinyi and Cheng Jiaqi slightly opened their beautiful eyes, their expressions subtly changing.
This was the first time they had ever seen a guy so readily reject a beautiful girl's request. She was the most beautiful girl in the department! Was he face-blind?
Jiang Xiaoran's pretty face darkened: I'm a beautiful girl, can't a pretty girl get a discount?
Does this guy even know what it means to cherish and pity a woman?