Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1237 - 952 Elementary Student’s Project_2

Chapter 1237: Chapter 952 Elementary Student’s Project_2

Director Tian poured tea as he smiled and talked.

The rapid development of the Overseas Chinese Building was something Yang Ping had not anticipated. Yang Ping was only focused on the research of medical techniques and had never thought about these issues. The improvement of medical techniques and the increase in patients at the hospital—that was just the natural course of things.

"This is the result of everyone’s efforts, not just my achievement."

Yang Ping said modestly.

While catching up with Director Tian at the Overseas Chinese Building, the two of them talked mostly about medical topics. Director Tian had not changed, still the scholarly figure, elegant as a jade tree in the wind, only now he had learned to dance in long sleeves.

It was getting late. Yang Ping said goodbye to Director Tian. He took out his phone and saw a new friend request on WeChat. The person claimed to be Lu Xiaolu from Nandu Medical University.

There was a WeChat group for young talents of Nandu Medical University, and both Yang Ping and Lu Xiaolu were members. Lu Xiaolu must have added Yang Ping through this group. Yang Ping had had in-depth interactions with Lu Xiaolu. This person must indeed be a rare talent.

However, Yang Ping was puzzled why, at Nandu Medical University, Lu Xiaolu had always been just an unnoticed assistant. It was not fitting. Principal Ruo loved talent, how could he overlook someone as talented as Lu Xiaolu.

Yang Ping thought carefully. Lu Xiaolu had yet to publish a significant paper since all major papers listed him only as the second author, some not even that. No wonder Principal Ruo hadn’t noticed him. But from Yang Ping’s judgment, Lu Xiaolu shouldn’t lack significant papers.

Could it be that he had misjudged, and he was just a braggart?

It was nearly impossible to just talk big in science because it involved real, solid knowledge; right is right, wrong is wrong, without any bluff.

Regardless, Yang Ping still added the new friend.

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Meanwhile, at Nandu Medical University.

While busy in the laboratory, Lu Xiaolu was called to the office by Guan Ruyan. Their relationship was as close as brothers, having studied abroad and worked together. They had never had any conflicts over the years.

"Xiao Lu, there’s something else I need to trouble you with."

Guan Ruyan handed a document to Lu Xiaolu who, after reading it through, thought it was another new research topic.

However, this document had nothing to do with their research, but rather, it was about enrollment in a national youth science competition, which completely puzzled Lu Xiaolu. He couldn’t understand why Guan Ruyan would give him such a document. Perhaps he had grabbed the wrong one.

"Guan brother, did you grab the wrong one?" Lu Xiaolu handed the document back.

Guan Ruyan smiled and said, "No mistake, this is the registration information for Guan Zhenming to join the National Youth Science Competition. This award is very important, so I must trouble you to take some time, establish a research topic, and write a paper for the competition. Stem cells are quite popular now, can you set up a research topic in that area?"

Guan Zhenming was Guan Ruyan’s son, Principal Ding’s grandson, currently a fourth-grade student in elementary school.

"Stem cells? A primary school student? It’s not quite ethical to do this, meddling in kids’ affairs like this—"

Lu Xiaolu felt it was absurd, a young student using a stem cell research topic for a competition; the kid probably didn’t even know what stem cells were. This obvious fakery, especially using it on a young child, was not acceptable.

"This is Teacher Ding’s idea, Xiao Lu, actually, you don’t know, these science competitions are all about the support behind the child. Most aren’t done by the kids themselves but by the parents. It’s not just us; anyone who wants to win acts this way. Look at the champion of the last competition - the project was about tumor genetics. You tell me if it wasn’t the parents who did it. There’s nothing wrong with following my approach. Bring out an internationally competitive level of research in a stem cell topic, and I guarantee we can win the championship." Guan Ruyan earnestly advised Lu Xiaolu.

"We also want to pave the way for Zhenming early. There’s no choice; the rat race is so intense now. We must start from elementary school, accumulate some capital for him, so he has a competitive edge later in education and doesn’t lose at the start line."

Guan Ruyan added.

Hearing it was Principal Ding’s idea, Lu Xiaolu felt uncomfortable objecting since Principal Ding was deeply indebted to him, an obligation that weighed like a mountain. Actually, all these years helping Guan Ruyan was merely repaying that debt.

However, this matter, being so blatantly fake, was really too outrageous. Lu Xiaolu was still unwilling to engage in such activity. Having written papers and prepared research topics for Guan Ruyan for many years already felt against his will, for which he had always suffered internally. But the thought of repaying Principal Ding’s kindness made him bear it. Now, to prepare a research topic and write a paper for a fourth-grader to compete for a national award seemed utterly ridiculous, and there was no way he could bring himself to do it.

"Guan brother, you see, our current projects are quite busy, I really can’t spare the time. Can you find someone else to handle it?" Lu Xiaolu tactfully refused.

Guan Ruyan shook his head, "I can’t trust anyone else with this. As far as I know, several contenders with hopes of winning have very strong teams behind them. We must bring an internationally competitive level to have any chance of winning. The big framework for the lab’s topics is already set up, let others handle some detailed matters and focus on this task during this period."

But Lu Xiaolu really didn’t want to engage in this kind of activity; it had already crossed his ethical baseline.