Chapter 135 - Refrain from Playing Favorites

Wu Xiaoye looked at Tan Mo in amazement and said, “Although Gu Li is closer to modern Chinese characters than Xiao Zhuan, there are still many characters that are illegible. Learning Gu Li might not be that difficult, but it takes time. Even learning to recognize them, without learning to write them, is very time-consuming. Tan Mo, you’re only 15 years old. You had to deal with the college entrance examination, but your understanding of history and ancient classical Chinese is at least the same as ours. Now, you even know Guli. Do you have enough time to rest?”

“No wonder you didn’t skip any other grades.” Feeling that this made sense, Wang Yuemu nodded.

Besides having to go to school, Tan Mo’s being able to learn so much and so profoundly was already very rare.

If she can still skip grades in this situation, she would practically be beyond human.

Professor Gu was also very surprised and realized that Tan Mo might not need much time to translate it.

Tan Mo had also heard her Master read this book to her before.

Her Master had patiently explained what she didn’t understand to her.

Tan Mo nodded and put the book away carefully.

Judging by its thickness, it was probably only a portion of it.

Liye Qin Slips were slips left by the Qin dynasty.

The original slips were still kept in a museum. During the Qin dynasty, bamboo slips and wood chips were used for recording things.

Records of modern research were naturally saved electronically.

Older scholars like Professor Gu and Professor Tang preferred to record them in books.

They were almost finished talking about business, so Professor Tang asked Tan Mo and the others, “Have you all eaten?”

“I haven’t eaten yet. Just after the military training this morning, I met Brother Wu and Sister Wang.” After Tan Mo put the book in her bag, she put it back on. “Brother Wu and Sister Wang probably haven’t had time to eat yet either.”

“You’re right.” Brother Wu nodded and said, “Tan Mo, I’ll treat you to a meal. Although you won’t change your department, you will start to take my teacher’s class at the beginning of school, so you can legitimately be regarded as my junior, ha, ha, ha.”

In this round, his teacher, Professor Tang, had obviously won!

“I’ll go with you guys.” Wang Yuemu didn’t back down at all. “You still have to join our research team. Everyone will be teammates in the future.”

Wang Yuemu no longer considered herself a senior sister.

They were all teammates.

Without the pressure of seniority, this form of address seemed much more intimate than Wu Xiaoye’s.

“Let’s all go together,” Professor Tang stood up and said. “It just so happens that I haven’t eaten yet.”

He had been so busy today that he’d forgotten.

When Wu Xiaoye had called him, he had been about to stroll to the cafeteria for lunch.

Professor Gu: “…”

Only he had eaten.

Although Professor Gu hadn’t convinced Tan Mo, he couldn’t give up.

He also got up and said, “I will go with you guys.”

“Didn’t you already eat?” Professor Tang said disdainfully.

There was still the aroma of food in the office now.

Just now, while he had been talking, he’d been smelling the aroma of food, so he was hungry.

“I can accompany you guys even though I’ve already eaten.” Professor Gu didn’t care and said, “I will watch you guys eat.”

Professor Tang: “…”

This guy hasn’t given up yet.

So Professor Tang and Professor Gu took these three students to the cafeteria.

Although the school was large and there were several cafeterias, there was no cafeteria exclusively for teachers.

Beijing University’s motive was very simple. It wanted professors and students to feel as equal as possible to create a harmonious educational environment, so that the campus would have a scholarly atmosphere and facilitate more learning.

If students could meet highly esteemed professors just by going to the cafeteria, that would create a harmonious environment.

Therefore, when Professor Tang and Professor Gu took the three of them to the cafeteria for lunch, many students saw them.

Qin Murong, who was eating with Wei Keli, also saw them.

The two of them were dining on the third floor of the cafeteria at this time.

The third floor was a restaurant where they ordered food, so the prices were relatively expensive.

Except for special gatherings, in fact, not many students from Beijing University went to the third floor to eat on a daily basis.

Students from wealthy backgrounds were more liable to eat off campus instead of in the cafeteria.

Most of the students were from ordinary families, so their daily expenses were pretty tight. The food downstairs was just as good, so why bother to go to the third floor?

As for students enrolled in work-study programs, they wouldn’t go to the third floor at all.

Qin Murong and Wei Keli went to the third floor for quiet.

As the two were eating, Wei Keli saw Tan Mo following Professor Tang and Professor Gu, as well as Wu Xiaoye and Wang Yuemu, into the cafeteria.

Wei Keli was so dumbfounded that he even forgot to chew his food.

Originally, Tan Mo had wanted to eat Xinjiang stir-fried rice noodles, but Professor Tang was paying attention to his health so he couldn’t eat such unhealthy food.

So the group of people went to the third floor.

Seeing Wei Keli’s abnormal reaction, Qin Murong followed Wei Keli’s gaze.

Qin Murong: “…”

“Tan Mo…” Even running errands for a professor was a privilege she’d obtained by asking her upperclassman for help.

Although her grades weren’t that good, she was pretty.

When dating, who cares if the other party’s grades are good or not?

Therefore, even though they know that she likes Wei Zhiqian, many people still pursue her.

This includes several academic stars who are on the research team.

Of course, Hao Lunxing also likes her, but he hasn’t dared to say anything about it.

Among her many suitors, Hao Lunxing was indeed the one with the worst qualifications.

Although he hadn’t said anything, Qin Murong knew it in her heart.

It was good that he hadn’t said anything since she didn’t have to think of a way of keeping him hanging.

She can also ask Hao Lunxing for help from time to time.

It was just that recently, Hao Lunxing hadn’t contacted her.

Qin Murong didn’t care, but an idea had come to mind by chance.

It didn’t matter if Hao Lunxing didn’t help her anymore.

She has many suitors.

“She’s really close to Professor Gu and Professor Tang.” The three students and the two old professors talked and laughed all the way with familiarity.

Wei Keli felt sulky.

It was already depressing enough to go to college in the same grade as Tan Mo.

Now, before school had started, Tan Mo had won the favor of two distinguished professors.

Tan Mo saw the two of them, but she didn’t care.

After eating lunch, Tan Mo went back to the dormitory to rest.

That night, Tan Mo called her family.

It wasn’t suitable for her to call anyone among her parents and three brothers first since the remaining four people would get jealous.

So Tan Mo dialed the landline at home to see who would pick up first.

While waiting for them to answer, Tan Mo sighed and thought tiredly, she had to refrain from playing favorites even when making a phone call.

This was too exhausting.

While she was thinking about it, the phone was answered.

It was Auntie Guo’s voice.

Tan Mo said, “Auntie Guo, it’s me, Mo Mo.”

“Mo Mo!” Auntie Guo was excited.

She hadn’t seen Tan Mo for a long time, so she missed her too.

Tan Mo was gentle, cute, and had a very good temperament.

Whenever she went out to play, she would bring gifts back for Auntie Guo.

How could Auntie Guo not be moved by a little girl who treated her so considerately?