#298 - Chapter 298 Become an honorary professor?
“Tianlang, does this count as using public resources for private gain? If it makes you violate regulations, then forget about it.”
Lin Chen reminded him.
Tianlang on the other end of the phone said, “Mr. Lin, no, no. With your status, you have quite a few privileges. Would you like me to give you a list of your privileges?”
“That won’t be necessary.”
“Does Old Song have a good chance of finding out?”
Lin Chen asked.
Tianlang: “Mr. Lin, it should be possible. I will arrange for very professional people to conduct a covert investigation.”
“Okay.”
Lin Chen hung up the phone.
Yang Jianghong said, “Little Brother Lin, are we going anywhere else? I'm your driver for the whole day today.”
Lin Chen said, “To Imperial University.”
Dong Chengren had arranged to meet him at Imperial University at noon.
“Alright.”
Yang Jianghong quickly drove to Imperial University.
“Little Brother Lin, do you have friends at Imperial University?”
Lin Chen shook his head, “Not friends yet. Someone invited me to meet and chat over at Imperial University.”
Yang Jianghong joked, “Wouldn’t happen to be a beautiful college student, would it?”
Lin Chen: “……”
“It's Minister Dong from the Ministry of Education.”
Yang Jianghong lightly coughed and said, “So it’s Minister Dong. Is he looking for you because he wants to get your fairy tales into textbooks?”
“You guessed it.”
Yang Jianghong: “Given his status in finding you, I guess there's nothing else. Your fairy tales are excellent, I think there’s absolutely no problem with them going into textbooks.”
“I’ll wait for you outside the school later.”
“He’s probably surrounded by a bunch of people, I’m too lazy to deal with it.”
Speaking of this, Yang Jianghong paused, “Little Brother Lin, Minister Dong is fine, but some people are biased, you have to be careful when dealing with them.”
Lin Chen: “Brother Yang, can you tell me more about it?”
“This—”
Yang Jianghong hesitated a bit, “Little Brother Lin, in recent years, our country’s technology has developed rapidly, and the country is changing with each passing day, but people’s thinking doesn’t change that easily.”
“Back then, our country was very poor, and the West was very wealthy.”
“You understand, right?”
Lin Chen nodded slightly, “I understand roughly.”
Yang Jianghong: “Don’t say I said this, the upper-class circles in the capital are only so big, many are acquaintances.”
Lin Chen nodded.
“Don’t worry, I won’t say it.”
Yang Jianghong laughed, “Our country is getting stronger and stronger, some people’s thinking will gradually change, but we will still encounter resistance from some people.”
“These are normal phenomena.”
“Leave it to time.”
“Time will bury those decaying thoughts and people together, and it will also nurture a vibrant new generation.”
Lin Chen nodded slightly.
Before he knew it, Yang Jianghong drove to the gate of Imperial University.
A middle-aged man was waiting for Lin Chen outside the school gate.
Lin Chen got out of the car, and the man quickly approached.
“Master Lin, hello, my surname is Liu, I’m Minister Dong’s secretary.”
“Minister Dong instructed me to pick you up.”
This middle-aged man enthusiastically extended his hand.
Lin Chen shook his hand and said, “Secretary Liu, thank you for your trouble. No need to be so polite, just call me by name.”
“It’s my duty, Master Lin, please.”
The two walked towards the school gate. There were many college students entering and exiting, and soon some of them recognized Lin Chen.
“Master Lin Yu, hello!”
“Master Lin, are you here to give a lecture at our school?”
“Master Lin, everyone in our dormitory is your fan.”
A lot of people quickly gathered around Lin Chen and asked him questions enthusiastically.
Lin Chen smiled and said, “Hello, everyone, I’m Lin Chen. I’m not here to give a lecture, I have an appointment to meet someone here, excuse me.”
Secretary Liu led Lin Chen into a building.
Soon, Lin Chen arrived at an office.
There were only two people inside, one was Dong Chengren, and the other was surprisingly Gu Changgeng, the president of Imperial University.
—Lin Chen didn't know who the current president of Imperial University was, he did some research on the way here.
“Minister Dong, President Gu.”
Lin Chen said with a smile.
Dong Chengren said with a chuckle, “Lin Chen, we were just talking about you. You are now a banner for young people, and an idol for many young people.”
“Of course, you are also my idol.”
Gu Changgeng, who was already old, said, “Lin Chen, those who have attained are teachers, you are also my idol.”
Secretary Liu silently retreated.
Lin Chen pleaded, “Two seniors, you are flattering me, I’m just a bit lucky.”
Dong Chengren said, “There are many talented people, but there isn’t a second person in the world who can reach your level.”
“You’re not just lucky.”
Lin Chen thought to himself, he wasn't smart, he got the system, he was definitely lucky.
Of course, he couldn't say this even if he was beaten to death.
Gu Changgeng beckoned Lin Chen to sit down, and he said, “Xiao Lin, Minister Dong graduated from Imperial University, and he invited you here to take care of his alma mater.”
“Are you interested in becoming an honorary professor at Imperial University?”
Lin Chen said in surprise, “Me, become an honorary professor at Imperial University?”
Gu Changgeng nodded.
“Xiao Lin, what do you think?”
“Honorary professors usually don’t have much to do, but you can also give public lectures to students if you want.”
Dong Chengren said with a smile, “This is a nominal position. If you become an honorary professor at Imperial University, you can also become an honorary professor at other universities at the same time.”
Lin Chen thought for a while, an honorary professor wasn't a problem.
“President Gu, thank you for your high regard.”
“I am willing to become an honorary professor at your school.”
Lin Chen said with a smile.
He was filled with emotion, an ordinary college student like him had now become an honorary professor at Imperial University.
“Professor Lin, welcome to join us.”
Gu Changgeng said with incomparable enthusiasm, “We will expedite the honorary certificate, and the school’s official website will soon publish this good news.”
“Minister Dong, you guys chat.”
Gu Changgeng left happily after speaking.
Dong Chengren took out a book, “Lin Chen, your fairy tales will be published in this textbook.”
“Let’s exchange some ideas about your thoughts.”
Lin Chen said in surprise, “This is next year’s textbook, right? It’s already out?”
Dong Chengren nodded, “It definitely has to be prepared in advance, this is the first edition, and it will need to go through multiple rounds of review later.”
Lin Chen picked up the book.
“System, can you help me take a look?”
“How about you help me point out any problems?”
Lin Chen said in his mind.
When he obtained his calligraphy and fairy tale skills, he also obtained a lot of language knowledge, but his language skills weren’t as comprehensive as his mathematics.
“Okay.”
The system agreed.
This system of Lin Chen’s usually doesn’t make a sound, but it can still communicate, and it can also help with some things.
Time passed by, and with the system’s assistance, Lin Chen was much more relaxed, and he found many problems.
Some of these were just minor problems.
Some were a bit big.
For example, Lin Chen suggested deleting one of the articles from the textbook.
“Minister Dong, I’m an amateur, I’m just talking casually. If what I said is wrong, please feel free to criticize and correct me.”
Lin Chen said.
Dong Chengren was filled with emotion, “You’re still an amateur, I, this minister, can retire home earlier.”
“Most of what you said, I think is very correct, and I will instruct people to implement it as much as possible. But there is one small problem… this article is not easy to delete.”
Dong Chengren turned to the article that Lin Chen wanted to delete.
“Why is it not easy to delete?”
Lin Chen asked.
Dong Chengren said helplessly, “The person who wrote it is not simple.”
