Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 970 - 952. Not up to standard

Chapter 970: 952. Not up to standard

[Hou Ji Quality Seeds]The selection is not only related to the reputation enhancement of various crops at Song Tan’s Home, but also affects the selling price of the seedlings she distributes. Therefore, this time filling out the form, it cannot be blown like in[Little Farmer].

Professor Song was very uneasy, and even at his age, he had to stare at the computer and fill it out for her personally.

Two days later, the form was returned because it was non-compliant.

Professor Song: ...

Song Tan: ...

"Puhahahahahaha..." She couldn’t help it, Professor Song was actually one of the main judges and a promoter of the [Hou Ji Quality Seeds] selection, hahaha!

The response from the staff on the other side was quite polite:

[Hello, for ease of review, please fill out the form according to the template and do not improvise.]

[Also, please ensure the authenticity of the data. If any anomalies are found during subsequent verification, you will not have a chance to participate for the next three years.]

Professor Song, looking at the attached information on sugar content, trace elements, and various test results, was rendered speechless.

Facing everyone’s teasing, Professor Song could only sigh helplessly: "I’m getting old... In the past, it was the students who helped with this kind of work."

Of course, he has aged, and the projects he has been responsible for in the recent two to three years involve light physical work, mainly solving doubts and questions, which is not related to [Hou Ji Quality Seeds]...

Secretary Xiaozu laughed loudly: "See, it still ends up with me, doesn’t it? Don’t worry, I don’t like to boast when it’s unnecessary; solid data is always easier to fill in—come on, I’m best at filling out forms."

She took over and also asked, "You’re one of the judges, so there won’t be any influence on our side, right?"

Like avoidance or something?

Professor Song smiled: "What influence could there be? Everyone is working around the country in different regions. If we have to avoid each other because of being judges, how could anything get done all year round?"

And for good crops, good seeds, their excellence is visible to everyone. Though not as formulaic as science and engineering, they are not as subject to interpretation as literature where there might be a thousand Hamlets.

Tasty means tasty.

Seedlings that resist diseases strongly have strong growth.

They would rather wait slowly for years, even longer, just to achieve one result, and that’s enough.

Meanwhile, Secretary Xiaozu suddenly closed the form again.

Facing Song Tan’s puzzled look, she earnestly said, "I’ve filled out forms, even quite experienced, but I’ve never filled out ones with dozens of pages like this..."

And all the data have to be placed in specific spots; the template alone was baffling, never mind filling out a new one.

She earnestly conceded, "How about... what about those students you had before? Can they lend a hand?"

Professor Song: ... Nobody really filled them out much before. Whichever student was around would help!

He thought about his current three students, the one probably with the most free time is—

"What kind of life am I living, teacher..."

Yan Ran, far away from home, was crying her eyes out, sobbing bitterly into her phone.

"There are only three people at the entire station, one is gone to the countryside to treat pigs because of a veterinary license, one is busy with their Ph.D. thesis, struggling in front of the computer every day..."

"Now it’s just me, a yellow dog, three chickens here, and I have to cook for myself..."

She lifted her bangs: "Teacher, the hardships before weren’t real hardships, see how singed my hair is from cooking... I’m really not cut out for this!"

Professor Song wondered, "Isn’t that place quiet and free? You can start planting whatever you want, especially since you’ve always dreamed of this leisurely pastoral life, right?"

He genuinely wanted to train students and wished for them to have a good life. The young girl had gotten quite tanned following him around; this was about finding a station with better conditions to help her recuperate!

With fewer people, there was no need to compete for funding, they could simply earn a stable salary every month, with meals and accommodation provided... It was also a good opportunity for them to really consider their future direction.

This is perfect!

Yan Ran lamented, "The pastoral life I imagined didn’t include having to cook for myself..."

Indeed, she knew the hardships of farming, was skilled with a hoe under the scorching sun, but that did not include cooking!

Exhausted when back home and still have to cook, huffing and puffing for an hour, and the food is so bad that she can hardly swallow five bites...

In just two months of working, she had gained 8 pounds! All from eating fast food. Her skin did get a bit whiter, however, acne and pimples started appearing; facing the mirror was dreadful...

"Teacher..." she said pitifully, "Looking like this, when I go home for the New Year, my family might not let me study agriculture anymore..."

What could Professor Song say?

He could only sigh, thinking: Nowadays, there really aren’t many who wholeheartedly devote themselves to agriculture!

However, he understood the pressures of the young, so he was really considerate towards his students. Yan Ran was hard-working and ambitious by his side, never shied away from hard work, it’s just that she was a bit indulgent in her eating habits, but that wasn’t really a problem...

Thinking this, he comforted her with a smile, "Don’t worry, when I arranged for you guys to go there, I had already said beforehand that you would be getting intern salaries. Since your studies aren’t finished, just continue learning."

Everywhere are senior brothers and sisters, they are genuinely diligent and capable, so this matter wouldn’t be too difficult to handle.

Meanwhile, Song Tan curiously asked, "Then during your internship, will you still be able to come to the pig-killing feast?"

"Of course, definitely!" Yan Ran swore. "As soon as you send me the time, I will ask for leave to buy tickets. Don’t worry, I’ll crawl there if I have to!"

Song Tan laughed, "Alright—What about Tai Xiaodong and Qi Lin?"

Those two... Yan Ran suppressed a laugh, "They have quite a fulfilling life."

Isn’t that fulfilling?

Tai Xiaodong worked tirelessly filling out forms every day, with the senior brothers and sisters in the institute taking care of him, allowing him to handle all sorts of instruments and sift through data...

To speak it out loud, he holds a resounding title: Molecular Breeding Laboratory.

But what’s the reality?

Tedious, repeated experiments, failing a hundred times out of a hundred, and the numb task of inputting data over and over...

"He’s just a heartbroken worker..." he sighed.

And the best performing Qi Lin, now cleaning in the microbiology laboratory, working on a project related to nitrogen reduction with everyone. This project has been ongoing and funding is constantly being applied for. Since it is a key laboratory, everyone’s projects are very important, hence just the struggle for funding alone required a lot of brainstorming...

He was meticulous in his work on ordinary days, but in the end, he was still a student, one who came from a poor village...

These burdens accumulating near him, even if they don’t directly relate to his menial tasks, were still enough to make it tough.

Just...

Before choosing agriculture, who thought that with the advancement of technology, those in agriculture wouldn’t necessarily need to farm but rather, work in laboratories washing test tubes?

Professor Song sighed, those who cannot endure solitude ultimately will not achieve much.

Oh well! Each young person has their own way of living; as their teacher, he only hopes that they live comfortably.

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