"Hey, all of you, you're always thinking about beautiful girls and dating. If you have the time for that, you might as well focus on your studies. Our school may be a second-tier university, but the mechanical engineering department ranks among the top in the country. Especially our major, it's the pride of the school. There are very few schools in the country that can match us!" Liu Guifen said, starting to lecture.
Several dozen people listened, sweating profusely. The mechanical engineering department at the university was indeed good, but it was just that. Which university in the country didn't have this department? It was already commonplace. The reason the mechanical engineering department at the university had a small reputation was entirely because it had an honorary dean, an old academician of the National Academy of Sciences.
However, for the students at the university, the opportunity to see this old academician was rare. It was already a great honor to hear him lecture once or twice a semester. Others just held the title in name only.
"You are lucky to have been admitted to this major. You must seize this opportunity and strive to achieve good results during your four years of university, laying a solid foundation for your future work and life..."
"Teacher Liu, can you get to the point? We've heard all this hundreds of times," Shuai Yu interrupted Liu Guifen.
"Yeah, Teacher Liu, what about the new students?"
Others joined in, creating a chaotic scene.
Liu Guifen stopped talking, gave everyone a glare, and turned to look outside the door. "The two new students, come in."
As soon as she spoke, everyone's eyes turned to the door, reigniting the excitement that had been dampened by Liu Guifen's entrance.
Under everyone's gaze, a boy and a girl walked in. The male students naturally focused their attention on the girl.
She was about 1.6 meters tall, wearing a white dress and carrying a backpack, with long hair cascading down her shoulders. She looked very delicate, not a beauty of the highest caliber, but certainly a cut above the four girls in the class.
The other boy was tall and muscular, with a short haircut. Apart from a few pimples on his face, he looked very spirited and somewhat handsome. At least, from the moment they entered, most of the four girls in the class had their eyes on him.
The girl introduced herself first. She was a bit introverted and named Ye Xueyi. Although she didn't say much, she received thunderous applause when she finished.
The boy was named Qian Feng. For some reason, he always gave off an arrogant vibe. Although the girls stared at him, the boys' first impression of him wasn't good, and the applause was sparse.
"Both of you, find a seat and sit down. We're about to start class." Liu Guifen gestured to them, "Shuai Yu, come sit at the front!"
In Liu Guifen's eyes, Shuai Yu was a troublemaker who always contradicted her. Such students needed to be kept under close watch and educated.
Being called out, Shuai Yu's face twisted as if he had eaten something foul. He gave Su Hang a resentful look, reluctantly stood up, and walked to the front.
A fragrant breeze wafted by, and Su Hang turned to see that the new girl had taken the seat next to him, the one Shuai Yu had just vacated.
At that moment, Su Hang felt like he had become the target of everyone's envy. The eyes of his classmates were filled with murderous intent.
"Hello, I'm Su Hang." Out of politeness to the new student, Su Hang forced a greeting.
"My name is Ye Xueyi." Ye Xueyi replied shyly, a very quiet and gentle girl with a pleasant voice.
"You've already introduced yourself," Su Hang smiled.
Hearing this, Ye Xueyi's face turned slightly red.
Su Hang was at a loss. She blushed at every word; this girl was exceptionally shy and introverted.
"Cough!" A light cough came from the side. Turning his head, Su Hang saw that it was the new boy, Qian Feng, sitting next to Ye Xueyi. They were separated by an aisle, and his eyes kept glancing over, clearly disapproving of Su Hang talking to Ye Xueyi.
Su Hang was taken aback. "Do you two know each other?"
These two had transferred in together, one beautiful and one handsome, inevitably leading to speculation.
Ye Xueyi nodded slightly. "He is my grandfather's student."
"Your grandfather?" Su Hang was a bit confused and asked curiously, "What does your grandfather do?"
"My grandfather is Deng Wentao!" Ye Xueyi hesitated for a moment and answered in a low voice.
"Uh..." Su Hang was taken aback. After waiting for a while, he realized Ye Xueyi wasn't going to say more and found it a bit amusing. "You just told me a name; how am I supposed to know who he is? Your grandfather isn't a famous celebrity."
"The name sounds familiar, but I can't remember where I've heard it." Su Hang shook his head.
Ye Xueyi smiled. "I thought you would know. Now, there are probably few people who can remember his name. People in the industry like to call him 'Ba Gong.'"
"Ba Gong? Like Hachiko the dog?" Su Hang couldn't help but laugh, but then realized it was inappropriate and quickly stopped, apologizing, "Sorry, I didn't mean to..."
"It's okay, I often laugh at him too." As Su Hang kept asking questions, Ye Xueyi started to talk more, unaware that the eyes of her classmates were almost ready to devour Su Hang.
Su Hang laughed dryly, suddenly remembering something. "Wait, what did you say? Ba Gong? Deng Ba Gong? Your grandfather is the dean of our department?"
Facing Su Hang's surprise, Ye Xueyi nodded slightly.
Su Hang was indeed shocked. He never expected that this quiet and gentle girl would be the dean's granddaughter. Now he understood. The legendary dean of the mechanical engineering department, the mysterious academician of the National Academy of Sciences, was indeed named Deng Wentao, known in the industry as "Ba Gong."
No wonder they transferred in mid-term; it must have been through the dean's connections. It was indeed convenient.
He had been curious before. There were already few girls studying mechanical engineering, let alone beautiful ones. Why would they ruin their future? Now, with this identity, Su Hang had to reassess these two latecomers.
"Qian Feng is your grandfather's student? So he's your uncle in the academic sense?" Su Hang asked Ye Xueyi again. For Deng Ba Gong to take him as a student, Qian Feng must be no ordinary person.
"He is very capable." Ye Xueyi glanced back at Qian Feng and said only that, then fell silent.