"Grandpa Wu, I have nine older brothers!" Su Xiaotian was always very proud of having nine older brothers.
What a good thing it was to have nine older brothers?
So, at this moment, even when facing a big leader like Minister Wu, Su Xiaotian still spoke with a very proud tone.
"Nine older brothers?" Minister Wu clearly hadn't expected that this little girl would have so many older brothers.
A family with nine sons and one daughter. Not bad, not bad, many children bring much fortune!
"Nine older brothers is great. If all your nine older brothers can be as outstanding as you, that would be even better!" Minister Wu laughed heartily.
"Of course, my brothers are all very outstanding," Su Xiaotian said this quite immodestly.
"No, it's not necessary for them to be as versatile and capable as you in everything. As long as they can achieve something in their respective fields, that will be enough!"
Minister Wu thought that Su Xiaotian was one of a kind. He didn't expect the Su family's children to be as excellent as Su Xiaotian, but even if they had one-tenth of Su Xiaotian's abilities, it would be enough.
"They will be, Grandpa Wu. They are even more outstanding than you think!" Su Xiaotian nodded without any reservation.
Her brothers were, of course, very outstanding.
Eldest brother would definitely make a name for himself in translation in the future. Second brother's achievements were already visible. Third brother, following Teacher Shen, had a guaranteed future.
With Rongfa Trading Company, fourth brother would surely become a magnate in the business world if he remained steady.
As for the rest, once they found their passions, they would surely do well.
Minister Wu laughed heartily again.
This little girl was quite immodest.
But he liked children like this.
Children who spoke the truth were always more endearing.
"Minister, you should be going back. You have a meeting at 4:50 PM!"
At this moment, the secretary, seeing that the time was almost up, came to urge him.
He felt that if the minister were left to his own devices, he would forget about the meeting.
Although Minister Wu still wanted to talk to Su Xiaotian, time was pressing, and there was nothing he could do but leave.
After seeing Minister Wu off, the principal's gaze turned as cold as ice upon seeing the faces of Yuan Yang and Gao Jun.
Now that there were no outsiders, he could finally spare time to deal with this matter.
"Teacher Shen, do you still want these two students?" He didn't speak to the two students but asked Shen Zizhen directly.
If the principal hadn't said this, Shen Zizhen might have considered giving these two another chance.
But now, he shook his head with a bitter smile.
"Teacher Shen, we were wrong. We got confused for a moment," Gao Jun quickly apologized.
He knew he was wrong, but he hadn't expected the principal to ask if he still wanted them.
Did this mean they would be expelled from the experimental field group?
"Ever since you joined the experimental field, you've been dissatisfied with me, haven't you? Originally, I thought that after a few years, you might become more mature."
Shen Zizhen stared at the two of them.
The two clearly hadn't expected that Shen Zizhen knew from the beginning that they were dissatisfied with him.
They had hidden it so well; how could Teacher Shen possibly know?
"You think Xiao Mei and San Gong are my daughter and relative, and they got into the laboratory through nepotism. But do you know? Their talent is far superior to yours."
The two clearly hadn't expected Shen Zizhen to say that their talent was inferior to Su Xiaomei and Su Sangong!
They were the ones who got into the laboratory through their own abilities.
"No, how could that be?" Yuan Yang retorted incredulously, "Didn't we get into the experimental field because of our outstanding talent?"
"Talent, you two have a little, but it's not very good," Shen Zizhen said.
The two were shocked to hear such an answer and lost control of their emotions, exclaiming, "Impossible, this is impossible!"
"The reason you were able to enter the experimental field back then, besides your slight talent, was also because you two came from rural areas. I thought that children from rural areas would cherish such opportunities more and work hard in research, but I didn't expect you to be like this!"
Shen Zizhen now regretted his choice back then.
But no matter how much he regretted it, it was too late.
Stopping the loss in time was the best course of action.
The two students opened their mouths to say something. They couldn't accept being denied. They had only made a small mistake, and it was worth being attacked like this?
Seeing the two of them looking unrepentant, the principal shook his head helplessly.
"Another reason Teacher Shen chose you was that your families' conditions were the worst among the shortlisted students."
Shen Zizhen was giving them some face, but the principal was not going to.
Giving such students face would only make them realize their mistakes even less.
"I didn't expect that in the end, you two would come to me to complain about your Teacher Shen."
The principal looked heartbroken, like he had encountered ungrateful wretches.
The two were completely stunned. They had come to the experimental field not because they were the most outstanding?
But because of such shameful reasons?
They were from rural areas, and their families had poor conditions?
Was this the reason?
Now, the two recalled, and things seemed to be exactly as the principal said.
What had they done?
When did they start getting arrogant? When did they start thinking they were so capable?
The two couldn't help but start breaking out in a cold sweat.
If they lost the opportunity to work in the experimental field and their monthly subsidies, relying only on their student subsidies, how could they continue to live comfortably? How could they send money to their families?
No, they didn't want to lose the opportunity to work in the experimental field, and they couldn't afford to lose it!
"Teacher Shen, please give us another chance. We promise we won't do this again. From now on, we will focus on research!" Gao Jun immediately pleaded with Shen Zizhen.
As long as they could stay, everything would be fine after today.
Shen Zizhen said, "Our fate together was a bit short. Let's cherish each other from now on!"
Children like these, even if kept by his side, might not be grateful, and might even cause him endless trouble.
People who had come through that era were not lacking in caution. Wasn't Old Chi fooled by his own student back then?
Shen Zizhen did not intend to repeat the same mistake and walk the same path as Old Chi.
"Teacher, you can't do this. We didn't know about what you said today. If we had known, we wouldn't have acted like this," Yuan Yang also said hurriedly.
Both he and Gao Jun came from poor families.
They could not afford to lose, nor could they bear to lose.
"Yes, Teacher Shen, please forgive us this once. We promise we won't make such a mistake again." A rare hint of guilt appeared on Gao Jun's face.
"You say nice things now, but what are you really thinking in your hearts? Is it because you can't lose this job in the experimental field?"