Genius is just the threshold for me!

The next day, everyone accompanied Zhang Zihua on an interview and filmed some clips.

In the evening, Xu Qingling, Huang Qingyao and several other girls called a security vehicle from Xingdong Company to pick up people at Xianyang Airport.

"Qingling, Yaoyao! Yueyue, Caiping!"

After arriving at the airport, Xia Ran came out pulling a suitcase. Her hair, which used to almost reach her waist, had become a shoulder-length bob. She waved and called out to Xu Qingling and the others.

Wow—Ranran, you're such a great girl!

Su Yue's eyes widened, and she quickly ran over, excitedly saying, "It's been so long! You didn't even come back for National Day. You've gotten so much prettier since you went to university."

"You look so much prettier too. It seems Li Tao hasn't treated you badly after all," Xia Ran said happily as she reached out to hug Su Yue.

"Ranran, you..."

At this moment, Xu Qingling and Huang Qingyao were both stunned when they saw Xia Ran, who had cut off her three-year-long hair and now had shoulder-length medium-short hair.

Huang Qingyao looked at Xu Qingling, whose hair reached her waist, and then at Xia Ran, whose hair was draped over her shoulders, her eyes widening in disbelief: "Why did you cut your hair?"

"I'm quite busy with my studies, and I want to pursue a double degree at Tsinghua University, which has high requirements for my first degree's grades... I cut it shorter because I didn't want the hassle of managing it."

Xia Ran walked over with a natural smile, then reached out to hug Huang Qingyao, Xu Qingling, and Jiang Caiping, asking with a smile, "With the J-20 project off the hook, can the neighborhood have a celebration this year?"

"I don't know yet, I'll ask when I get back."

Xu Qingling glanced at Xia Ran, then, without thinking too much about it, smiled and said, "But there's a high probability that there will still be fireworks."

"For two consecutive years, and for the third year in a row, the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's fireworks display will become an essential part of the Spring Festival celebrations in Qingyang District."

Huang Qingyao complained from the side, "If Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) didn't set off fireworks one year, the spies wouldn't even need to investigate to know that CAC's performance that year must have been bad."

Although Chengdu has tightened its control over fireworks since last year, this tightening certainly doesn't apply to Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC).

After all, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) hires professional teams and follows the normal application process...

"Yaoyao, this angle is really unique..." Xia Ran couldn't help but laugh.

"That's true, but I heard that the fireworks... are quite beautiful."

Huang Qingyao wanted to say something, but then changed her mind. She glanced at Xia Ran's hair and said, "Let's go back, or those guys at the hotel will start cursing later."

By the time they got back to the hotel, it was almost 7 p.m. The group went out for a stroll, played cards for a while back at the hotel, and then went back to their respective rooms around 10 p.m.

Crack—

Xu Qingling took a shower, put on a fluffy set of pajamas, opened Lin Dong's room door with her phone in hand, and walked in to say something.

"Aunt Xia just called and said you didn't answer your phone. She asked when we'd be coming back so she could talk to Uncle about arranging the itinerary."

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"I was looking at some information, so my phone was on silent."

Lin Dong replied, "How about the afternoon after tomorrow? We can visit the Terracotta Warriors and the Xi'an City Wall tomorrow and the morning after. It's a rare opportunity to come here, so we can have a good time. She doesn't need to contact us; I'll just tell my uncle."

"Okay, I'll reply to her message."

Xu Qingling sat down next to Lin Dong, her body still smelling fresh from a shower. She glanced at the biology paper on the screen and said, "Still thinking about the industry..."

"Biotechnology industry, industrial upgrading, sixth-generation fighter jet program, um... and the US election in the second half of this year."

Lin Dong rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "These are more troublesome than the things that the chief engineer studies... But if we don't push them forward and deal with them, they will become obstacles to technological development. After all, all technology is inseparable from practical application."

talking.

Lin Dong suddenly lay down to the side, and to Xu Qingling's surprise, his head rested on her lap.

"Don't move!"

When Xu Qingling saw Lin Dong lying on her lap, her face immediately turned red, but she didn't chase him away. Instead, she reached out and rubbed Lin Dong's temples.

"Are you very tired? Isn't this too much responsibility?"

Although she didn't understand the specific planning and operation, Xu Qingling knew that even a slight deviation in the direction of this top-level plan could cause turmoil in several industries, affecting the lives of millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of people.

This heavy responsibility and psychological burden often outweigh the difficulties and troubles of the matter itself.

"Thankfully, the workday has changed from one hour to two hours..."

As for responsibility, I'm only providing some plans now, painting a rosy picture for the leaders; the actual decisions aren't up to me to make.

Lin Dong smiled, looked at Xu Qingling's chin, and suddenly remembered something. He reached out and tapped his own face: "You said it, go back to your room."

"...You're getting more and more annoying."

Seeing Lin Dong's shameless behavior, Xu Qingling gave him a light slap in annoyance, but still leaned down and kissed him on the cheek, then comforted him, "It's good that you're not tired. If you are, we'll just cancel the appointment..."

Xu Qingling said a few words, but as she spoke, she suddenly realized something, looked down and found that Lin Dong had already closed his eyes and fallen asleep.

"..."

Xu Qingling's eyes flickered, and she reached out, somewhat eager to pinch his nose, but after hesitating for a moment, she didn't. She simply tidied Lin Dong's slightly messy hair and looked at Lin Dong's sleeping face, her eyes revealing no trace of worry.

"You're getting more and more annoying, but also more and more attractive... It would be so much better if you were more ordinary, but if you are, Comrade Xu will definitely give you the cold shoulder and not like you at all, and then you'll be in a difficult position..."

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In the other suites on the hotel's top floor, Huang Qingyao, after taking a shower, put on a purple fleece-lined nightgown, opened the door, and went into Xia Ran's bedroom.

"What's wrong?"

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Xia Ran was reading a book when Huang Qingyao ran in. She smiled and asked, "Did any of them visit? Did you get to witness their PDA again?"

"no!"

Huang Qingyao hopped onto Xia Ran's bed in two and a half steps, staring at Xia Ran's short hair, then looked at Xia Ran and couldn't help but gossip, "Your hair..."

"Didn't I say that at the airport?"

Xia Ran rolled her eyes and said, "I have a lot of studying to do, and it's too much trouble to manage, so I cut it short."

"But I remember that someone's aesthetic was that they liked waist-length hair. Back then, it was someone who had a crush on you and secretly grew their hair out."

Huang Qingyao opened her eyes wide, her gaze filled with regret, and said, "You really don't like it anymore?"

"...You rascal, are you hoping to see a show, to watch Qingling and me fight?"

Seeing the regret in Huang Qingyao's eyes, Xia Ran was speechless and said, "Liking something doesn't mean you have to bring it home. When you were little, if you saw a flower you liked, would you pick it?"

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Huang Qingyao said matter-of-factly, "But after my aunt scolded me a few times, I stopped picking them. I try to restrain myself when I see something I like, because I'm afraid I won't be able to resist picking it and getting scolded when I get home..."

"I won't."

Xia Ran smiled and said, "Because if you forcibly pick them back, they will wither because they are not used to the environment."

"Oh, I get it!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Qingyao suddenly realized, "This is a classic case of 'the wildflowers smell sweeter than the garden flowers!'"

"Yaoyao, can you watch less TV dramas after school...?" Xia Ran couldn't hold back when she heard these suggestive words.

"What else am I supposed to watch if not TV dramas? Watch couples being lovey-dovey?"

Huang Qingyao rolled her eyes, then, as if remembering something, laughed and said, "Qingling just went to Lin Dong's room, and it's been twenty minutes, she still hasn't come out..."

"They were still living together when they attended the military parade."

Xia Ran was already immune to this kind of attack, and calmly said, "They always hold hands when they go out, and Yueyue and the others also hold hands. There's only one dog watching from behind."

"Hahaha."

Huang Qingyao wasn't fazed at all this time, and laughed heartily, "Now it's not just me who's single anymore, it's two single dogs, one of whom is a single guy with a crush."

"...Yao Yao!"

Xia Ran couldn't hold back any longer. She glared at Huang Qingyao and gritted her teeth, saying, "You came here on purpose to annoy me, didn't you?"

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"Then tell me, why did you cut your hair? This is hair that someone has been secretly growing for almost three years..."

Huang Qingyao, being rather gossipy, said, "After finishing the first year of junior high, she skipped to the third year; after the high school entrance exam, she studied for two weeks in the first year of senior high and then skipped to the third year of senior high... She didn't have a heavy workload even then, but she had a heavy workload when she went to university."

"You have to gossip about my haircut."

Xia Ran said speechlessly, "High school courses are too easy, it's unnecessary. University courses are more difficult, and I'm already a junior in college..."

"Really?" Huang Qingyao's eyes widened.

"That's it." Xia Ran's eyelashes fluttered, and she said silently, "Besides, I don't want Qingling to overthink it, so I only have you few friends left..."

"I studied junior-level courses in one semester... engineering, biophysics, plus a science major."

Huang Qingyao couldn't help but complain, "I don't think Lin Dong is that kind of guy, you are! Someone just glances at you and you're ecstatic for three years... Are all you people who want to be in love this scary? I don't feel that at all! I want to be in love too!"

"Stop feeling it, you're doomed if you do..."

Xia Ran looked at Huang Qingyao and said irritably, "Go back to your room and don't linger here."

"No, I'm sleeping with a single guy tonight!"

Huang Qingyao immediately lay down on Xia Ran's bed, lifted the blanket and crawled in, then pulled Xia Ran in as well.

"Ah! Huang Qingyao, don't hit me... I still want to read!"

Xia Ran cried out and tried to come out, but was quickly pulled back.

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