Math professor returns to routine

Chapter 500: Numbers Meet Mechanics

New semester, new day.

The cold air moved south as expected, sweeping across the capital with cold wind and light snow.

The white snow covered the branches and piled up on the roadside, retaining a lot of light for the night.

Tang Wan wore thick warm clothes and walked step by step, taking twice as long as usual to reach the building where the student union office was located.

Entering the building, warm air floats.

Tang Wan hooked the edge of the scarf with her index finger and pushed it down, revealing her fair and rosy face.

"Phew! This snow is falling at a really bad time!"

"Not the right time? It's the right time!" Park Soo-young brushed off the scattered snowflakes on her shoulders and said, "During the winter vacation, I was hoping for a big snowfall so that we could have snowball fights and build snowmen, but it didn't snow at all. Then on the first day of the new semester, there was a strong wind and heavy snow. It was such a lonely winter vacation!"

Tang Wan heard a strong resentment in Park Soo-young's words.

"I thought snow was a regular part of the New Year in the north?"

"How could it be?" Park Soo-young put her hands into her hair and combed it. "Anyone who has studied physics knows that the essence of snow is water. There is no moisture coming in from the southeast. Even if the weather is cold, there will be no snow. A skilled cook cannot cook without rice."

"For you northerners, if there is no snow during the New Year, do you feel that the New Year atmosphere is less festive?"

"Hey! The New Year atmosphere has been declining in recent years, so a little snow is not a big deal."

The two took the elevator upstairs and went their separate ways after leaving the house.

Park Soo-young and Tang Wan belong to different departments of the Student Union, so their offices are naturally not in the same place.

Following her memory, Tang Wan found the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with ease.

Although it is called an office, it is actually similar to a classroom. It has a podium, complete teaching aids, and a space that can accommodate many people. The only difference is its purpose.

The office door was closed, and the windows separating the corridors were covered with curtains, with light seeping through the edges.

Tang Wan gently stroked her chest, feeling her heartbeat which was stronger than usual.

On the first day of my new position, I was overwhelmed with emotions such as anticipation, fear, and nervousness.

After hesitating in front of the door for a long time, Tang Wan took a deep breath, suppressed irrelevant thoughts, and pushed the door open with a determined look.

The figures walking back and forth and the mixed voices suddenly dragged Tang Wan into the busy atmosphere.

Tang Wan knew everyone in the office, but she could call out the names of only a few who she had frequent dealings with and who held important positions.

There is no other reason, this is what social phobia is like.

It was also to correct her social phobia and improve her external communication skills that Tang Wan took the initiative to step out of her comfort zone and accept Song Wu's advice.

Tang Wan walked up to the podium and greeted everyone.

"Good evening, Minister."

Song Wu paused typing on the keyboard and shifted his gaze from the computer screen to Tang Wan.

"coming?"

The tone of voice is as flat as the electrocardiogram of a dead person, and the expression is as lifeless as a salted fish. It's so spicy!

Tang Wan strongly suspected that Song Wu's facial muscles were paralyzed because he used the air conditioner too much.

"Minister, what is my job?"

Song Wu raised his finger and pointed in a direction, and asked, "Do you know who she is?"

Looking in the direction Song Wu pointed, there were several students gathered together talking. Among them was a girl with a slim figure and beautiful eyes, which attracted special attention.

"I know. Deputy Minister Qin Que is very famous!"

But it’s not a good reputation.

Song Wu paused for a few seconds and continued, "From now on, you should follow her and ask her for help if you have any questions at work."

Tang Wan nodded, indicating that she understood.

"Although Qin Que's recent reputation is not very good, judging from her performance in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she is a very competent deputy minister. She is conscientious and responsible in her work, has a gentle temperament and is not impatient, and has strong ability to handle affairs. With her leadership, I believe you will be able to get started with your new job quickly."

Tang Wan looked away, looking a little bewildered.

It was a bit embarrassing to have my little thoughts exposed on the spot.

"Minister, do you think the rumors that the deputy minister is having an affair with two boys and is waiting for a good price are true?"

"Are you curious?"

Tang Wan looked around, bent down slightly, and said in a low voice: "As far as I know, there should be no one in the entire Ministry of Foreign Affairs who is not curious."

Song Wu looked at Qin Que from a distance for three or four seconds, then retracted his gaze and put his hands on the keyboard again.

"If you are curious, ask me, don't ask me."

"Minister, you don't know the truth either?" Tang Wan looked surprised.

Song Wu focused on the cursor on the screen and said calmly: "Whether they know it or not, people will only believe what they want to believe. Even if Qin Que did nothing, the rumor has spread. The public thinks she did it, so she did it. If mud falls into your pants, it's shit."

"Uh...in other words, Minister, you think the deputy minister is innocent?" Tang Wan asked tentatively.

Song Wu didn't answer, but just waved his hand and said, "You should go to work."

Tang Wan was a little unhappy about being treated perfunctorily, but Song Wu was not Lu You after all.

Lu You is her boyfriend, who can be gentle and tolerant of her willfulness, while Song Wu is her boss, who will only ruthlessly treat her like a beast of burden.

Tang Wan walked down from the podium, came to the crowd centered around Qin Que, and waited quietly.

After waiting for about five minutes, the crowd dispersed.

Tang Wan went to Qin Que as soon as possible.

"Deputy Minister, the Minister asked me to come to you."

Qin Que looked Tang Wan up and down, with a slight curve at the corner of his mouth.

This smile almost blinded Tang Wan's eyes.

Good, so good!

Tang Wan's beauty is a very standard kind of beauty, with wild willow-leaf eyebrows, lively double-eyes, a three-dimensional high nose bridge, slightly protruding jelly lips, a slight baby fat, and flawless and tender skin.

As for Qin Que, if her facial features are separated individually, they are slightly inferior to Tang Wan's. But when they are combined, an indescribable beauty arises spontaneously, as if she has a kind of alluring charm.

Especially there is a faint teardrop mole under her right eye, which makes her charm even more powerful, making people unable to take their eyes away and unforgettable at first sight.

If Tang Wan is the value that the Creator filled in with his feet when shaping her face, then Qin Que is the mechanism that the Creator wrote down on a slap of his forehead.

"You are Logan, a freshman majoring in accounting, right?"

Tang Wan came back to her senses and replied, "Yes, the minister said..."

"Stop, don't talk yet."

Qin Que walked around Tang Wan, his eyes like someone shopping in a mall picking out items, pricking Tang Wan's skin like needles, making her back cold.

If she had not been in the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with so many people around, Tang Wan would definitely slap Qin Que in the face, knocking her stiff, and then take the opportunity to escape.

"Deputy Minister, is there something on me?" Tang Wan folded her arms, looking uneasy.

"No, I just took a quick look."

Looking at Qin Que's smiling face, Tang Wan strongly suspected that she was assessing her own worth so as to find a human trafficker to sell her.

"Don't call me Deputy Minister, it sounds awkward. Just call me Qin Que or Senior Sister."

"Okay, Senior Sister Qin Que."

"Well, come with me."

Qin Que walked ahead, followed closely by Tang Wan.

The two found a long table and sat opposite each other.

Qin Que lifted a strand of hair and tucked it behind her ear. The curled hair moved the earring and shook it gently.

This small action caused a great shock to Tang Wan.

My god! Even flipping my hair is so exciting!

Tang Wan was not willing to be outdone, so she tried to imitate him by stroking her hair with her fingers. However, not only did she not smell the burning smell, but it also looked awkward, like an ugly imitator.

It must be because I don’t have any earrings. I’ll go buy a pair this weekend!

Qin Que never thought that his habitual behavior would make Tang Wan imagine. He placed his hands lightly on his thighs, sat upright, and asked, "Besides the student union, have you joined any other clubs or studios?"

Tang Wan straightened her back, raised three fingers of her right hand to the sky, and said seriously, "I am loyal to the Student Union. This is clear to me, and the sun and the moon can bear witness to it."

"Alright!" Qin Que pressed Tang Wan's hand and said with a smile, "I'm just asking a routine question. It's not a big deal. Why are you taking it so seriously? It's like a civil servant's political review."

Tang Wan had a smile on her face, but she felt annoyed inside.

You are the boss and you have the final say on everything, so of course you don’t have to be too serious!

"What was your ranking in grades last semester?" Qin Que asked again.

“Top 5% of the college.”

"Top 5%?" Qin Que blinked. This ranking seemed beyond her expectations. "It seems that you study very hard! Even Guanghua can rank this high."

Tang Wan did not comment and said, "Who would not study hard if they were admitted to Capital University based on their own abilities?"

Qin Que nodded slightly and asked, "Do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend?"

You have to ask about such a private matter?

Tang Wan was confused, but she still answered truthfully: "I have a boyfriend."

"How long have you been together?"

"Three years and almost three months."

"Are you two high school classmates?"

"Ah."

"Long distance relationship?"

Tang Wan shook her head and said, "Same school, different college. He is from the College of Mathematics."

"Are you two in a stable relationship?"

Tang Wan couldn't help but asked, "Senior, do the questions you asked have any practical significance?"

Qin Que pursed his lips, his eyes dodged for a moment, and said: "The organization suffered from the unstable personal relationship of a member not long ago, so..."

The two were speechless for a moment, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.

After a while, Tang Wan spoke again.

"Our parents have already met each other and their relationship is very stable. Please rest assured."

"That's good." Qin Que raised the corners of his mouth and forced a smile.

What a pitiful person!

Tang Wan saw it and felt pain in her heart, so she quickly changed the subject.

"Do you have any other questions, Senior?"

Qin Que realized his own gaffe, and quickly collected his thoughts and put on the mask of a gentle senior again.

"Suppose the organization values ​​your ability and wants to entrust you with important tasks, which will inevitably take up more of your extracurricular time. Do you think it will affect your study and emotional life?"

Faced with serious questions, Tang Wan naturally had to adopt a serious attitude.

"I personally think that learning is very broad and is not limited to classrooms and books. Dealing with various affairs and interacting with all kinds of people is also a kind of learning. As for emotions, I discussed it with my boyfriend, and his answer was that a proper distance is conducive to maintaining freshness. I agree with his opinion."

"Well, I have finished asking questions. Do you have any questions?"

Tang Wan really wanted to ask about Qin Que's gossip, but considering that they were not close, it would be too presumptuous to ask about private matters, so she had to endure it.

“I want to know, what should I do on a daily basis?”

Qin Que smiled and stood up slowly.

"follow me."

(End of this chapter)