Chapter 690 - 709: The Dean’s Face-Change: You Like It So Much, Won’t You Give It a Chance, Qiuqiu
Chapter 690: Chapter 709: The Dean’s Face-Change: You Like It So Much, Won’t You Give It a Chance, Qiuqiu
"Also, do you know how long Qiuqiu can heal continuously in one go?"
"How long?"
"Six hours, at the very least."
"And she has Growth-type spiritual power. When she enrolled in January, she was only an A, but now she’s an A+. You know that the level of one’s spiritual power also limits a Spirit Healing Master’s development, and hers is a growth-type..."
The dean’s gaze on Jiang Qiuqiu grew fervent. ’Such a prime talent! What a find! Every single one of her strengths seems tailor-made for a Spirit Healing Master!’
But after the initial fervor, a thought immediately struck him. ’Wait a minute. Such an outstanding prospect for a Spirit Healing Master? Why isn’t she in the Spirit Healing Department!?’
Seeing him getting anxious, Mrs. Ai’er said, "This is why I invited you to dinner today."
"Qiuqiu has dual talents in both the Mecha and Spiritual Systems. When she tested for admission, both departments sent her an invitation, and she went to the Mecha Single Soldier System—"
"!"
"What? She went to the Mecha Single Soldier System?!" Dean Zhu, who had been sitting just a moment ago, shot to his feet. "Qiuqiu, it’s Qiuqiu, right? Qiuqiu, don’t you like the Spirit Healing Department?"
"The Spirit Healing Department is very interesting! I think you’d be a great fit for us. The Mecha Department is tiring and boring. Come to our department! We’re a lot of fun!" ’Although the training is just as tedious, who cares? I’ll lure her over first and worry about the rest later!’
This was a little different from the steps Jiang Qiuqiu had envisioned.
But the general direction was the same. Dean Zhu was still looking at her, so she said, "I like the Spirit Healing Department—"
Before she could finish, Zhu Tiansheng cut her off impatiently, "If you like it, then come!"
"..."
"No, Dean Zhu, it’s like this. When I was accepted by both departments, I chose the Mecha Single Soldier System first. I was thinking that the acceptance letter said I could switch majors within three months if it wasn’t a good fit—"
"Oh, oh! So it’s been three months, and you want to switch majors, is that it?"
"Oh, you should have just said so! If you want to switch, just switch! We’re very accepting and supportive. Are you worried you won’t be able to keep up? Don’t be. With your talent, you’ll catch up in no time. I can even give you a few private lessons. Do we need to do the paperwork? Are you transferring today? Why aren’t you saying anything? Or has it been more than three months? Even if it has, it’s no problem. I can handle it for you right away."
"We’ll make a special exception. The Spirit Healing Department welcomes you with open arms!"
Jiang Qiuqiu: ...
When she first met Dean Zhu, she thought he would be the wise, reserved type, a man of few words and great composure. The reality: ???
"No, it’s just that after three months of classes, I found the Mecha Single Soldier System to be very interesting, so I don’t want to transfer anymore."
"That’s why I called you here. Qiuqiu doesn’t want to transfer, so wouldn’t our Spirit Healing Domain be losing a great talent?" Mrs. Ai’er cleared her throat. "I’m not good with words and couldn’t persuade her. I figured since you’ve been a teacher here for so long and are so eloquent, you could come and try to motivate Qiuqiu."
At that moment, Zhu Tiansheng felt the weight of a great mission settle upon his shoulders.
It wasn’t just a table full of food he had eaten.
It held a world of meaning.
Who was he? He was Zhu Tiansheng. At over 150 years old, he had seen countless Spirit Healing Masters in his lifetime.
In fact, he himself was one of the strongest Spirit Healing Masters in the Spirit Healing Domain.
He had seen more powerful individuals than he could count, and the merely average could no longer capture even a sliver of his attention. But this Jiang Qiuqiu today... her cooking could.
And so could her Healing Spiritual Power!
If she could move him and heal him, then she could heal the vast majority of people in the entire Federation.
Not to mention, she had stamina, her power could be transmitted online, and she was a Growth-type Spiritual Power User!
He had to have her!
In that moment, Jiang Qiuqiu keenly realized things had changed.
The roles had changed.
She had gone from being the student hoping Dean Zhu would let her study both, to the student Dean Zhu hoped would change her mind and join the Spirit Healing Department.
The active and passive roles had completely reversed.
She glanced at Mrs. Ai’er, who smiled and mouthed, "Impressive, right?"
Her look seemed to say, ’If you have something to ask for, now’s the time.’
"Qiuqiu," Zhu Tiansheng said her name. "Do you have time right now? Let’s go into another room to talk."
"I have time."
"Then let’s go." The layout of the professor’s apartments was all the same. Zhu Tiansheng was a lonely old bachelor who lived here himself, so he was very familiar with the floor plan.
Soon, he led Jiang Qiuqiu into a small room.
As soon as the door closed, the people who had been washing dishes swarmed out. Old Yuan was the most perplexed. "What are they talking about? Why find a small room and avoid us?"
"Of course they had to avoid us." Mrs. Ai’er stood up. "Sit tight, all of you. I’ll give you a check-up."
"Mrs. Ai’er, you still haven’t said why they had to avoid us."
"You don’t even have to think about it. The way Old Zhu recruits students is quite a sight." ’He would never want his old friends to witness it.’
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Just as Mrs. Ai’er had predicted.
The moment they entered the room, Zhu Tiansheng changed.
How did he change? It was like one of those 21st-century jokes about the top scorer in the college entrance exams, and how the admissions officer from Tsinghua would treat them.
Of course, in this scenario, the Mecha Single Soldier System would be the equivalent of Beijing University.
"Qiuqiu, my dear," he began, every bit the ’Tsinghua master teacher,’ "I have to say, how could you make such a rash decision?"
"How could you do this? Just think about it! You tried the Mecha Single Soldier System for three months and found it interesting! But you haven’t even tried our department! You might find it even more interesting after you give it a shot!"
He looked at her with an expression of exasperated disappointment. "Qiuqiu, you love Spirit Healing, don’t you? I’m sure you do. Otherwise, you could never make such warm, delicious food or possess such pure, joyful Healing Spiritual Power. If you think you don’t like it, it must be because you haven’t realized it yet."
"Either way, you love it."
"Look, you love this so much, aren’t you even going to give it a chance?"
"You’re going to abandon it before you’ve even attended a single class? How could you!" Perhaps he got too into his role, as Dean Zhu started looking at Jiang Qiuqiu as if she were a two-timing scoundrel. "You have to at least give it a try."
’You never know which one might be your true love.’
He rattled on like a machine gun.
He appealed to her with both emotion and logic. If Jiang Qiuqiu didn’t already have her own plan, it would have been easy to be persuaded by such a teacher.
"But... but... I’m already taking classes over there. If I apply to the Spirit Healing Department and find out I don’t like it, I won’t be able to apply to go back," she said, feigning hesitation.
’So she does want to, a little!’ Dean Zhu’s eyes lit up. "What’s the problem? Just come take classes with us! If you really don’t like it, I’ll talk to them about you transferring back."
’Not liking it? Impossible.’
’Well, unless she really, *really* doesn’t like it, otherwise...’
He had plenty of ways to make Jiang Qiuqiu fall in love with this profession.
"Really?"
"Really!"
"But... but I still can’t."
"Why not? Tell me whatever difficulties you have."
"I don’t want to fall behind in my Mecha Department classes..."
"You won’t fall behind."
She still hesitated.
Dean Zhu had to concede another step. "Alright, Qiuqiu, when are you free each day? You can come and learn whenever you have time."
"My schedule isn’t actually that free..." Jiang Qiuqiu glanced at Dean Zhu’s expression. "Here’s what I was thinking. I’m not doing too well in the Mecha piloting classes in the Mecha Department, but I have a good grasp of the history and theory classes."
"I’d like to use that class time to study in the Spirit Healing Department."
"That’s fine. As long as you have the will to learn, nothing else is a problem."
"If you use that time to come here, you’ll have to frequently request leave. Should I go ahead and request leave for you?"
"That’s not necessary. Thank you, Dean, for being so considerate, but I’m still a student of the Mecha Department. I should request the leave myself."
"..." ’A student of the Mecha Department.’ He felt a pang of jealousy. ’Still, the person in charge of the Mecha Single Soldier System is Vice-Principal Old Fuqi, and he’s a stubborn old mule...’
Zhu Tiansheng’s mind raced. "Fine. You go request the leave yourself. When you’re ready, come to me first. I’ll give you some private lessons and let you experience the charm of our department."
"Let’s add each other on our terminals so we can stay in touch."
Just as she had hoped, Jiang Qiuqiu had secured the approval of one of the two top dogs.
Next up was the other one.