Top Student at Their Peak
Chapter 329 - 125: It’s All About the Mindset_5

Chapter 329: Chapter 125: It’s All About the Mindset_5

Moreover, don’t worry, I actually want to start a business to give my mom something to do. So I won’t focus my main energy on the company; I’ll definitely prioritize research. After all, I plan to inherit your legacy and become the person to hoist the flag of Huaxia mathematics!"

Qiao Yu’s chatter brought Tian Yanzhen’s rising blood pressure back down.

Alright, if it’s to find something for his mom to do, that’s understandable too.

He’s also heard that Qiao Yu is encouraging his mom to review high school knowledge and prepare for the university exam. Although Tian Yanzhen isn’t optimistic about mature students taking university exams, he certainly wouldn’t mind lending a hand if he can help.

Actually, Yanbei University also has a significant say in the field of business management.

The School of Economics and Management includes many well-known colleges, for example, Guanghua Management College, which recruits students from several departments for undergraduate programs, including business administration.

But that’s a matter for the future, considering it now is a bit early.

"Alright, if you don’t mind a direct cash award, I’ll bring it up with Professor Zhang. But don’t get distracted by these things at this stage, especially don’t worry about financial issues. I’ll inform the college, and the scholarship will be appropriately inclined."

"Thank you, Director Tian, I knew you wouldn’t let me get the short end of the stick."

"The best thanks to me is to focus more energy on mathematics."

"Sure, no problem, why don’t you assign me another project? Preferably one I can do alone, a bit challenging, not something that collaborates with the lab; completing those gives no sense of accomplishment."

"Alright, the task I gave you last time will be converted to an official project. I’m waiting for you to complete and submit it as soon as possible."

"Prime Number Random Distribution Model?"

"Yes!"

"Rest assured, I will complete the task."

Tian Yanzhen hung up the phone and his mind was momentarily in chaos.

An unconscious question surfaced in his mind.

What to do with Qiao Yu next semester?

Following the talent class for study seems entirely unnecessary now.

Originally intended to let him acclimate to the environment by bringing him to Yanbei University early.

But the school’s rich literature resources paired with Qiao Yu’s self-learning ability created a wonderful chemical reaction.

Forget it, just include him directly in the undergraduate research talent cultivation program...

Still need to reserve a spot in the talent class, but regular training should continue as it is, seems that’s the only option for now.

...

Yanbei University, Chemistry Experiment Building.

Apart from Chen Jiang, who as usual is outside washing endless bottles and jars, everyone else is gathered in the office area.

There’s not much excitement or joy of good results, nor any feeling of frustration; to describe it, probably everyone is feeling pretty awkward.

Of course, this group in the office area doesn’t represent everyone.

For example, Chen Jiang outside washing bottles is quite happy, and the little tune he’s humming slips through the partly open door into everyone’s ears in the office area.

There’s a joy in washing bottles.

Even though he’s not handling the instruments directly, it’s still a contribution to the project group. After all, those bottles and jars aren’t disposable and someone needs to clean them. The key point is that this contribution level is constant.

It won’t increase a bit even if the project group finishes independently, nor decrease by half if they hire powerful external support. But the progress of project completion directly affects the workload. So when he learned the project was about to succeed, he could enjoy this simple happiness.

But it’s different for the other members.

It feels like they’re wondering why they’re such failures.

"Looking back, this issue seems quite obvious, right? How did we not think of this before?" Eventually, someone couldn’t stand the awkward atmosphere and joked self-deprecatingly.

It was Zhang Haoyuan who spoke. He was the one who took Qiao Yu around the lab the other day.

He was enthusiastic that day, but he always felt Qiao Yu was like a little kid, who hadn’t seen anything, yet had the audacity to act as an expert, which made him somewhat disdainful.

After Qiao Yu left, he learned from the indiscreet Chen Jiang how popular the young master had become lately, sparking feelings of envy, jealousy, and dissatisfaction. He was also dismissive of Qiao Yu’s suggestions, feeling that Brother Hao and Old Qin were overthinking.

A mathematics student with no understanding of chemistry taking a casual look at the data and spotting issues? That’s nonsense...

Even Professor Lu, who frequently comes to help, isn’t that impressive.

Today, only one thought remains—turns out the clown was me all along...

Now Zhang Haoyuan even feels quite fortunate, glad that in the past two days he only voiced complaints and didn’t share his true thoughts. Otherwise, he would really appear as a fool in the eyes of his lab brothers today.

Though they surely wouldn’t say it upfront, even thinking about it makes one uncomfortable.

"Yeah, it seems simple in hindsight. But how many times did we review the data reports beforehand? We even doubted the recording instruments’ accuracy and didn’t consider this issue either.

So having this judgment just by looking at data, you have to say it’s no wonder Qiao Yu is a student both top professors are optimistic about. His sensitivity to data is exceptional." Qin Zhongliang adjusted his glasses and remarked quite objectively.

"Senior Brother Qin, you’re exaggerating. If you say that, then why do we chemistry students even exist? In the future, chemistry labs won’t be needed, just let those mathematicians calculate in their offices." Zhang Haoyuan couldn’t help but mutter.