My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 125 Lu Keke

Chu Zhu and Yang Qi stared at each other in silence for a long while.

“I understand.” Yang Qi nodded and made his decision. “I can tell you Lu’s address!”

He initially thought Chu Zhu was talking nonsense, but now, upon listening, wow... he has mathematical achievements worthy of being featured on CCTV?

Well... it's quite possible that some of Chu Zhu's math friends actually mentioned Lu Keke to her.

What else could he possibly doubt? He made the call himself! And it was definitely Teacher Li on the other end… Surely Teacher Li wouldn't be in cahoots with this person to lie to him, would she? If that were the case, he'd accept it!
Yang Qi was speechless, only able to marvel at how surreal this world was. Something that sounded utterly unbelievable was actually true!

Yang Qi sat down at the computer desk and began searching. After a moment, he copied down an address and handed it to Chu Zhu. "Student Lu is not at school right now!"

"After all, she's already been admitted without taking the entrance exam... Although Lu said she still wants to take the college entrance exam, she's basically studying at home right now... Don't make that face! Being admitted without taking the entrance exam doesn't mean she can't take the college entrance exam! It just means that even if she doesn't pass the exam, she can still be admitted without taking the entrance exam."

“Of course,” Yang Qi shrugged. “Personally, I think that Xiao Lu is very confident in her grades in all subjects! Her grades have always been consistently in the top three in the school… Besides, if she wasn’t confident in getting into Tsinghua or Peking University, wouldn’t it be humiliating to take the exam when she has the qualification for direct admission?”

"I see." Chu Zhu nodded thoughtfully.

“Besides,” Yang Qi hesitated for a moment, then said, “although Xiao Lu is a genius, geniuses often have quirks! She’s very quiet, even a bit dazed. I suspect this is related to her family environment!”

Family? Chu Zhu's expression turned serious.

“She comes from a single-parent family! Her mother is a sanitation worker… Her father died relatively early! It was her mother who raised her little by little. Maybe that’s why she studied so hard!” Yang Qi’s expression was somewhat complicated.

Yang Qi took another sip of tea, then smiled and said, "But it's alright, because she's very competitive! She's won two gold medals in the International Mathematical Olympiad, so the school and the country have both given her a lot of rewards! Her family's living conditions are much better than before."

After a moment of contemplation, Chu Zhu nodded. "I understand!"

……

Half an hour later.

Nanning neighborhood.

Chu Zhu got out of the taxi and followed the address, walking forward until she entered a tenement building.

He climbed to the third floor. After checking the room number, he gently knocked on the door. "Is Lu home? I'm Chu Zhu, whom Teacher Xu mentioned before!"

Chu Zhu certainly wouldn't just take an address and go straight there. That would be too suspicious!
Even if someone is home, they'd probably just pretend they didn't hear the knocking... and if Chu Zhu persists, the other side might even call the police.

So, he first had Yang Qi call Lu Keke's homeroom teacher, Xu Haiwen, and then Xu Haiwen dialed Lu Keke's home phone number to contact her and confirm that Lu Keke was at home... Only then did Chu Zhu come over.

Suddenly, the door burst open.

Chu Zhu paused for a moment, looking at the taciturn girl with a strange expression.

She was wearing a school uniform that had faded slightly after washing.

Generally speaking, no one wears a school uniform except when going to school, right? But judging from how faded these clothes are, this girl probably wears a school uniform most of the time...

Although we learned from Principal Yang that Lu's family isn't well-off, having already received several scholarships, they shouldn't be short of money. Under these circumstances, their continued frugality... perhaps frugality has become a habit?

Lu Keke's hair was a bit messy, clearly indicating she wasn't very good at dressing up... A high school student who doesn't know how to dress up naturally can't be considered particularly pretty. However, Chu Zhu took a quick look and found that Lu's features were indeed quite delicate... she had a good foundation!
"Please come in," Lu Keke managed to say.

Seeing that Chu Zhu hesitated, she added, "Just come in! There are no other slippers at home."

After thinking for a moment, Chu Zhu glanced at the time on her phone and said, "It's almost four o'clock! How about I go out and treat you to a meal? Or maybe some coffee... cough cough, is there anything you'd like to eat or drink?"

“No!” Lu Keke shook her head and emphasized again, “Come in.”

Since things had come to this point, Chu Zhu could only do as she pleased.

Lu Keke picked up a small bowl, poured Chu Zhu a glass of water, and then sat down opposite Chu Zhu, sitting upright with a tense expression. "Excuse me, Teacher Chu, what can I do for you?"

"No need to call me teacher... Never mind, do as you please!" Chu Zhu suddenly smiled bitterly.

He said, "Actually, I've thought a lot about how to chat with you and start a conversation... But, because your situation is rather special, most of my plans have been rendered useless." Originally, he wanted to bring some gifts! However, Teacher Xu said no, and that he could just come to her door.

Now, a single glance made Chu Zhu realize that the person opposite her was indeed as Principal Yang had said—a man who was extremely sparing with words.

At this point, the usual practice of rambling and discussing things to get to know each other better is clearly out of the question! After all, doing so in the current situation would only make both sides feel awkward.

"Alright then." Chu Zhu rubbed his cheeks, his expression serious as he got straight to the point, "Student Lu, on behalf of C Machinery Co., Ltd., I formally extend an invitation to you! We hope you can join our company and become the chief research expert in the superconductor department."

"?"

Lu Keke fell into deep thought. She tried to understand Chu Zhu's true meaning using her mathematical logic, but she couldn't.

For the first time, her voice trembled with unease, tinged with panic, "Are you... serious?"

“I learned about your situation from a friend!” Chu Zhu said confidently. “I heard from my friend that you have been very curious about all kinds of science magazines since you were a child!”

"A few years ago, there was news from the peninsula that a few amateur researchers had developed a room-temperature superconductor... Although it was eventually proven to be fake! But I heard that this also sparked your curiosity about room-temperature superconductors."

What Chu Zhu said was, of course, what Lu Keke would see in the future, an interview report after she became famous—of course, its credibility is probably only half to be believed.

Moreover, that's all there is to it—these are just some short fables… As for other things, such as Lu Keke's family situation and her specific home address in this era, the AI ​​is completely clueless.

"Do you think I'm stupid?" Lu Keke looked at Chu Zhu expressionlessly. "Besides, I'm going to university soon! Even if you really want to recruit people, shouldn't you wait until I graduate before you start recruiting?"

You're suspicious!

If Teacher Xu hadn't called earlier, Lu Keke would have already called the police. Yes, Chu Zhu was right; she was indeed curious about room-temperature superconductors. The problem was, she hadn't told anyone else! Who could she possibly hear about this from…?

However, having confirmed Chu Zhu's trustworthiness, coupled with Chu Zhu's current strange attitude, her mind began to swirl...

"Lu, I know what you're thinking!" Chu Zhu naturally didn't think that she could win Lu Keke over with just a few words.

Or rather, even if he really had the ability and could persuade Lu Keke... Lu Keke's mother would never agree!
This visit was just to leave an impression and make a connection.

"Soon, you should hear news and updates about C Machinery Co., Ltd.! You should be able to learn about the potential of C Machinery Co., Ltd. from those news reports," Chu Zhu stated frankly.

He gazed at Lu Keke and said, “Please believe me, we are a company that creates miracles—if in the future, there is a company that can develop a room-temperature superconductor, it can only be our company.”

Then, Chu Zhu took out a notebook from her pocket, tore off a piece of paper, and scribbled a phone number on it in a flamboyant manner. She then pushed it towards Lu Keke.

"If you're interested in me in the future, just give me a call! I'll be there to welcome you anytime."

Chu Zhu suddenly stood up and was about to leave when she heard Lu Keke suddenly say, "What kind of new recruitment scam is this?"

"?" Chu Zhu paused in her movements.

"When Teacher Xu called just now, she told me that you're from Jinling University." Lu Keke pursed her lips.

Those who study mathematics naturally have extremely high IQs. She didn't seem very smart in the past, and Principal Yang even commented that she was dull-witted. It was just that she was too lazy to think.

"So, it's confirmed that conventional methods couldn't work, so they poached me from Tsinghua University...that's why they sent you here?" Lu Keke carefully considered her words.

She tried her best to extract useful information from Chu Zhu's words, "Hmm, so if I choose Jinling University in the future, Jinling University will promise to guarantee me a job in the future? And fund my research on room-temperature superconductors?"

At this point, Lu Keke's words became somewhat uncertain. Although she had arrived at this conclusion, she still felt it was absurd when she thought about it now.

Regardless, she's still just a senior in high school...

Yes, she does have some talent in mathematics. But that's about it; she probably doesn't deserve such a significant investment from a university.

To put it bluntly, let alone an Olympiad gold medal, even if you were the top science student in Jiang Province's college entrance examination next year, they might not offer such outrageous conditions—these conditions don't seem like they're offered to students at all! What does it mean to fund research on room-temperature superconductors?
It would be more logical to offer the prize to Zijinshan Elite Talents who have received the highest honors, or even to Changjiang Scholars!

"..." Chu Zhu fell into a brief silence. He really hadn't expected Lu Keke to make these connections. Honestly, he really just went to her door to clock in and make sure she knew him!
(End of this chapter)