Chapter 46

As security personnel, Jiang Che and his men stayed close to the researchers.

When Zhou Xi started causing trouble, Jiang Che quickly moved to his side, preventing this uncontrollable factor from causing any accidents.

As for the draft paper in Zhou Xi’s hand, it had many symbols that Jiang Che had seen in his wife’s book last night.

And Ji Wanqing looked relaxed, she didn’t seem to find it difficult.

After they went outside, Zhou Xi was still yelling about how their factory was incompetent and couldn’t lead the team.

His arrogant and condescending attitude made even Camp Commander Jiang, who rarely spoke, couldn’t help but retort, “The draft in your hand is just a piece of scrap paper. Even my wife can understand this kind of thing, let alone the researchers in the factory?”

“You’re smug, thinking you’re the only genius, looking down on others. You don’t know that our leaders are magnanimous and don’t care about your petty mistakes, but you keep harping on this little error, you’re truly a villain.”

“Ha? Haha?” Zhou Xi was simply stunned, “You said your wife can calculate all these data?”

Jiang Che suppressed his pride and spoke as calmly as possible, “My wife is a high school student, and she also studied university courses on her own. She’s very talented.”

“Pfft—hahahaha!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a deafening burst of exaggerated laughter came from the research department’s corridor, causing several floors above and below to crane their necks to see what was going on.

Director Wang’s face turned black, he stormed out, “Zhou Xi! If you cause any more trouble, go back to Shanghai and behave yourself!”

Zhou Xi was still laughing uncontrollably, he thought An Province was full of fools. A high school student who had studied university courses on her own, dared to brag to her husband that she could understand these data?

Not to mention the difficulty of self-study, just the current quality of the Worker-Peasant-Soldier University, even the teachers might not be able to understand it, let alone a high school student!?

The tour of the research department was almost over, and many people were gathered at the door, listening to Zhou Xi tell the story of the high school student who self-studied calculus in a mocking tone.

Seeing the engineers from his own factory showing exaggerated expressions, Jiang Che’s heart sank.

Those crooked symbols might be really difficult.

He had been angry and spoke without thinking, not understanding that understanding something and being able to do it were two different things. Hearing Zhou Xi say he wanted to call Ji Wanqing over to test the truth, Jiang Che quickly took the blame.

“Director Zhao, Chief Engineer Xiao, my wife is indeed reading related books. It was my misunderstanding of the technical content of these data, and I couldn’t stand Engineer Zhou’s constant slander of our An Province military district. In a moment of anger, I used my wife’s example of diligence and humility to remind Engineer Zhou not to be arrogant and self-important.”

He spoke sincerely, “I know Engineer Zhou is a key member of our brother unit, and we should treat him with respect in An Province. So, I volunteer to write a thousand-word self-criticism and reflect on myself.”

In a few words, Jiang Che cleared his wife’s name, emphasizing Zhou Xi’s rudeness and arrogance, and the humility and generosity of the An Province military district.

Director Wang’s face turned even blacker. He said to Zhou Xi, “You also write a thousand-word self-criticism for me, hand it in tomorrow!”

“Why?” Zhou Xi obviously didn’t intend to let Jiang Che off the hook, “He bragged and lied, what’s wrong with me refuting him?”

“It’s my fault.” Jiang Che didn’t want to involve Ji Wanqing unnecessarily, so he quickly admitted his mistake.

The six-foot-tall man lowered his head slightly, somehow looking a little pitiful.

Deputy Division Commander Li, who had been sitting back and watching, was about to say that the matter was over, when a sweet voice like a nightingale came from the stairs, “What did you do wrong?”

It was Ji Wanqing!?

Jiang Che frowned, how did she suddenly come here?

Yesterday he…

He didn’t know if she had rested well.

Following behind Ji Wanqing, coming up together, were Daniu and Deputy Camp Commander Wang.

Wang Zihuai, upon meeting Jiang Che’s sharp gaze, suddenly felt a bit guilty, but it was immediately interrupted by his excited enthusiasm, “Camp Commander! I saw Sister-in-law’s shadow from upstairs and immediately invited her down!”

Jiang Che quickly walked over, his eyes implying, “There’s nothing wrong here, go back quickly.”

Everyone’s eyes immediately shifted to her, and they all exclaimed.

What a beautiful girl!

But many people have a prejudice against beautiful girls, thinking that beautiful girls are just vases. There were whispers in the crowd, saying that this girl had captivated Camp Commander Jiang, and he believed everything she said.

“Now that you’re here, you have to show off your skills before you leave, right? A genius high school student who studied university courses on her own?” Zhou Xi sneered.

“It’s my fault.” Jiang Che didn’t play any more tricks like he did just now, he sincerely admitted his mistake, “It’s my personal reason, I couldn’t stand Engineer Zhou, I wanted to…”

“Okay, what data, let me take a look.”

Ji Wanqing pulled Jiang Che, who was about to admit his mistake, and stepped forward, taking the draft paper from Zhou Xi’s hand. She quickly scanned it and said to the comrade wearing the An Province military factory uniform, “Lend me a pen, I want to write something.”

Seeing Ji Wanqing’s confident attitude, Jiang Che’s regret subsided slightly.

He had boasted and caused trouble. Fortunately, his wife was a capable woman.

For basic derivation and calculation, Ji Wanqing quickly found the error and corrected it, handing it back to him, “I’m not a genius high school student, but what you have in your hand is quite simple.”

Everyone present clearly didn’t expect Camp Commander Jiang’s wife to actually be able to calculate it. Several engineers who were standing close by stretched their necks to see the draft paper in Zhou Xi’s hand.

Although they didn’t calculate it carefully, based on their experience, the results Ji Wanqing got were definitely within the ballpark.

Zhou Xi immediately took out a pen and calculated it on the side, it took him two or three times longer than Ji Wanqing, and he got the same exact result.

He was silent.

Because he had never seen a calculation method that didn’t require any derivation and directly gave the result.

Chief Engineer Xiao walked over in a few steps, took the draft paper, and after a cursory glance, immediately flipped it over to the back, quickly wrote down a string of data and asked Ji Wanqing to calculate it again.

“May I ask for your name, young comrade?”

“Ji Wanqing.”

Chief Engineer Xiao handed the draft paper to her, his tone as amiable as possible, “Comrade Ji, can you calculate this data?”

Before Ji Wanqing could say yes or no, Zhou Xi snatched it away, “Let me give you a problem.”

“What right do you have to give me a problem?” Ji Wanqing rolled her eyes and took the draft paper back.

This string of formulas was clearly more difficult.

But Ji Wanqing only hesitated for a moment before finding the solution, her pen moved like a flowing stream, and she quickly gave the answer to Chief Engineer Xiao.

Zhou Xi ignored her, directly grabbed the draft paper, and his face instantly changed, “Impossible… Absolutely impossible! You can self-study to this level? I don’t believe it, someone must have secretly taught you!”

Ji Wanqing snorted, “You can’t do it, doesn’t mean others can’t. You’re a frog at the bottom of a well, looking at the sky from the bottom of the well. When someone tells you the truth, you think they’re bragging?”

“Heh, our Old Jiang never lies. He’s been trying to give you face for the sake of friendship between the two units, but you’re taking advantage of his kindness and getting arrogant. You’re really shameless!”