Chapter 1126 - 837: Repetition_2

"So fast?" Bai Qinghua repeated once again.

"... Mainly because my senior is helping me organize, and now he’s gone to help Senior Sister Qian Qian."

Bai Qinghua’s mouth moved slightly: "... Okay, send me a copy, you’ve been a big help. This will save me a lot of trouble."

The disciple did a good job, as a teacher, timely positive feedback is necessary, even if it’s just a few words of verbal praise.

Watching Mo Kai leave, Bai Qinghua nodded slightly. Then he took out his cell phone and began making phone calls.

"Hello? Senior Brother, it’s me, Qinghua."

"Yes... I wanted to ask you about something..."

"No, no, no need, we’re not the type to engage in such things. In research, it’s better to have healthy competition. I just wanted to confirm..."

"Alright, thank you, Senior Brother. When you return to Beidu, I’ll treat you to tea... Oh, right, what about my second disciple’s situation? Ah... Germany? I’ll think about it more, not saying Germany’s programs aren’t good, mainly it’s too time-consuming..."

He hung up one call, then dialed another.

"Hello, Senior Sister? Yes, it’s me, wanted to ask you about something..."

"Oh right, I want to inquire about my third disciple’s exchange study... Yes, yes, it’s time for the doctorate now."

"Hello, Junior Brother, I wanted to ask you about something... Oh, yes, I recently took on a new disciple, is your side doing some skill training, how long is the cycle, is the certificate easy to get?"

He made phone calls one after another.

Besides Bi Yanling’s matter, Bai Qinghua exchanged pleasantries for a while, spending quite some time.

Before he finished making the calls, the study door was knocked again.

Opening the door, Shi Qianqian came in.

"Teacher, I’ve also finished the retrospective examination of Teacher Bi Yanling’s past papers."

"... So fast?" Bai Qinghua posed the question for the third time that night.

Shi Qianqian nodded, and handed over her tablet. The first annotated note almost made Bai Qinghua lose his composure.

Photoshopped images, inconsistencies between data analysis graphics and table data presentation.

"Such a basic mistake..." Bai Qinghua remarked.

Although the mistake was basic, finding it required meticulous effort and significant time.

"Did you go through this so quickly?" Bai Qinghua asked again.

Mo Kai was a newcomer, maybe he knew less. But Shi Qianqian was taught by Bai Qinghua himself, he was well-aware of her growth curve and capability range.

Was it because this task involved dealing with a fellow teacher? Does sect competition particularly rally student motivation?

"Zhuren came to help." After the report was concluded, Shi Qianqian finally mentioned this, her face slightly inclined awkwardly.

"I don’t know why, tonight I felt my work efficiency was exceptionally high. It felt like entering a Flow State... Teacher, can you understand?"

Bai Qinghua blinked.

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Earlier, at the far end of the hallway on the other side of Psychology College.

Jie Nianzhou pushed open the office door of the research group, inside it was quieter than he had anticipated.

Bi Yanling was seated behind the innermost desk, the computer screen casting her face in sharp relief.

The office was silent, making the sound of Jie Nianzhou’s entrance piercing.

"Back?" Bi Yanling asked, lifting her head, "Did you manage to borrow the lab?"

"I did, teacher." Jie Nianzhou approached, his voice soft, "The time is next Wednesday afternoon, two to four o’clock."

Bi Yanling raised an eyebrow at this, seemingly surprised at the smoothness of the arrangement. Then, her mouth uncontrollably twitched upward, seemingly thinking of something.

"Alright. Then you’ll be responsible for data collection for this experiment. Since you’ve run around for this, you’ll handle future coordination there as well." Bi Yanling waved dismissively, deciding without hesitation.

Jie Nianzhou was taken aback.

"Teacher." He rubbed his seam line, voice quiet, "On my side... I just designed an experiment last week, currently contacting subjects, everything is set for data collection... The experiment I reported to you earlier, about emotional regulation. I’ve already contacted over twenty subjects."

"Which experiment... Oh, that one? You’ve found subjects already? Borrowed a lab?" Bi Yanling’s expression was slightly unnatural.

Jie Nianzhou quickly explained: "No need for borrowing, we have our own, we can proceed, my experiment..."

"I know your experiment." Bi Yanling’s expression was slightly unnatural, "Didn’t I ask you to revise it before? The design had major flaws, have you corrected it?"

Jie Nianzhou blinked, words seemed stuck in his throat, unsure how to express them.

"Then you haven’t corrected it, planning to go ahead anyhow? That’s not acceptable." Bi Yanling’s expression relaxed as she took a sip of tea, "Frankly, even if the experiment is amended doesn’t mean it’s flawless, I think the direction is still wrong."

"The workload for a doctoral dissertation is substantial, if the initial direction is wrong, everything afterward is futile work—so, you first go to Qinghua’s side for data collection, and I’ll review your experiment once more."

Jie Nianzhou opened his mouth, subconsciously rubbing his seam line again.

"What?" Bi Yanling frowned when she didn’t get an immediate reply.

"No... Okay." Jie Nianzhou nodded.

Yet, Bi Yanling did not let Jie Nianzhou leave immediately, instead gesturing him to come closer, lowering her voice: "Moreover..."

"Since you’re going to Qinghua’s side, interact more with their research group people, engage in more exchanges."

"Ask them what research directions they are pursuing lately, are there any projects progressing, who’s traveling, who’s back, etc... aren’t you familiar with other research groups?"

Jie Nianzhou was genuinely stunned.

The social range of graduate students is usually quite limited, as for why Jie Nianzhou is familiar with other research groups, it’s because Bi Yanling often sent him for miscellaneous tasks. Whether it was borrowing equipment, coordinating lab schedules, or project approval stamping, or fund application.

But what left Jie Nianzhou staggered wasn’t the unpleasant past, but the implications behind Bi Yanling’s instructions.

He wasn’t an ignorant doctoral student. After experiencing his previous mentor’s situation, his sensitivity outside of academia far exceeded average expectations.

Jie Nianzhou’s brain raced, eventually South Zhubin’s face inevitably emerged.

"... Teacher... Why?" Jie Nianzhou feigned confusion, pretending not to understand.

Bi Yanling seemed impatient: "Being in more communication and understanding benefits our own research, can you grasp that?"

She appeared unwilling to clarify too much, but couldn’t entirely remain ambiguous either.

Bi Yanling had to maintain patience: "You’re struggling to find a research subject now, as previously you studied in a different direction from mine."

"But Teacher Qinghua has many projects over there, many ideas, right?"

"You can learn more, inquire a bit, then you can convey to me, I’ll provide some reference." Bi Yanling sighed, "After all, you mid-term doctoral entrants... truly face graduation challenges, it’s frustrating."

Reflecting upon it, Bi Yanling added, "However, don’t worry too much, even if you find nothing, your current experiment is barely feasible."

"For the next two weeks concentrate on collecting data there, I’ll find some time to tweak your experiment, no major issues."

Having said this, she considered her student calming sufficient, Bi Yanling reverted to her expressionless demeanor: "Understood?"

"... Understood."

Bi Yanling nodded with satisfaction: "Go then, review the experiment planned for next week."

Jie Nianzhou returned to his workstation as instructed.

Under normal circumstances, facing Bi Yanling’s work arrangements, Jie Nianzhou would scrutinize all associated dialogues and related requirements extensively.

But today was different.