Chapter 22

He Yuzhu followed Gao Yue to the experimental building, and upon reaching the door of the radio experiment classroom, he saw a teacher with several students conducting an experiment inside.

Gao Yue brought He Yuzhu inside and went up to the teacher who was explaining to the students, saying, "Professor Chen, a friend of mine built a ore radio; I brought him to test it—will that disturb you?"

"Oh, it's Xiao Yue, it's fine, go ahead, it won't affect us," Professor Chen said upon seeing Gao Yue, then glanced at He Yuzhu.

"Zhuzi, come over, let me introduce you—this is Professor Chen Yun, the youngest professor in our radio department," Gao Yue finished speaking and waved at He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu only found the name Chen Yun slightly familiar, didn't think much of it, walked over and said to Chen Yun, "Hello, Professor."

Chen Yun looked at He Yuzhu and said, "Comrade He Yuzhu, you're probably not a student of our school, are you?"

"Professor Chen, I'm not a student of Huaxia University; I'm a cook at Lou's Steel Rolling Mill. I'm just interested in ore radios, so I read some books in my spare time and built one myself," He Yuzhu said, then noticed the students beside him looking at him skeptically.

That gaze seemed to say, "You're just a cook, and you only read a few books—do you dare build an ore radio? Can you actually do it?"

Upon hearing that He Yuzhu wasn't studying radio, Chen Yun lost interest and said, "Well, it's good to have interest; go test it with Xiao Yue."

"Okay, Professor Chen, we won't disturb you," Gao Yue replied, leading He Yuzhu to the test ore radio in the lab and said, "Take out your ore radio; let's test it."

He Yuzhu took out the ore radio and placed it on the table. Gao Yue connected the antenna and ground wire, then plugged in the headphones. Seeing He Yuzhu's coil had two coils with an extra needle in the middle, she asked, "Zhuzi, why is your coil different from other ore radios?"

He Yuzhu glanced at Gao Yue and said, "Hehe, that's the difference I mentioned—put on the headphones and you'll be shocked every day."

"You're something else; I want to see how you manage to shock me," Gao Yue said, then put on the headphones.

He Yuzhu adjusted the needle in the middle of the coil to the top, then lightly turned the tuner. Soon Gao Yue said, "There's sound, and it's quite clear." He Yuzhu lowered the needle a bit and turned the tuner again, and Gao Yue exclaimed, "Hey, we changed stations! We can receive two channels, He Yuzhu!" She took off the headphones, looked at He Yuzhu, and said.

"Don't rush, put the headphones back on—there's more," hearing He Yuzhu say that, Gao Yue looked at him suspiciously, but then put the headphones back on.

After He Yuzhu tuned in the third channel, Gao Yue's mouth opened slightly as she stared at him; when he got the fourth channel, her mouth opened wider, her big eyes fixed on He Yuzhu, making his face almost turn red.

Suddenly Gao Yue took off the headphones, ran to Professor Chen, and stammered, "Professor Chen, Professor Chen, four, four."

"What four, Xiao Yue? What's wrong with you?" Professor Chen looked at Gao Yue, puzzled.

"Four channels—this ore radio can receive four channels, Professor Chen," Gao Yue said excitedly to Professor Chen.

Before Professor Chen could respond, a student nearby said, "Gao Yue, are you crazy? He's just a cook—how could he make an ore radio that receives four channels?"

"It's true, Professor Chen, come listen," Gao Yue ignored the student, pulled Professor Chen, and walked toward He Yuzhu.

Gao Yue brought Professor Chen to the ore radio, had him sit down and put on the headphones, then told He Yuzhu to adjust the set for Professor Chen. After He Yuzhu finished tuning, Professor Chen took off the headphones, said nothing, and stared at the ore radio for a while.

"Comrade He Yuzhu, I notice your coil is wound differently from the usual method—what's the purpose of that?" Professor Chen said, looking at He Yuzhu.

"That's right, Professor Chen—I modified the coil, increasing the original single winding to two windings," then he pointed to the outer layer of the coil and continued.

"You see, I removed the insulating layer from the second winding, changed the way the ore originally adjusted signal reception, using the coil instead, with the ore serving only an auxiliary role."

After looking at the ore radio a bit longer, Professor Chen said, "Comrade He Yuzhu, could I buy this ore radio from you? I'll pay you a hundred yuan," and he pulled money from his pocket.

"Professor Chen, if you want it, I can just give it to you—no need for payment," He Yuzhu quickly waved his hands.

"Zhuzi, just take it; if you don't accept money, Professor Chen won't take it," Gao Yue hurriedly said.

Upon hearing that, He Yuzhu could only take the money and said, "Professor Chen, can you find a crystal diode?"

Professor Chen looked at He Yuzhu in surprise upon hearing his words and said, "You know what a crystal diode is? That's not common domestically, but what do you need it for?"

"That's the case, Professor Chen—I saw a crystal diode in a book before. I'm currently researching the stability of the ore radio and external sound amplification, and I feel a crystal diode might have some effect," He Yuzhu said, looking at Professor Chen.

"We don't have crystal diodes here in 49-City; if I'm not mistaken, they should be available in Modu. By the way, Comrade He Yuzhu, are you interested in joining our radio research group?"

"Professor Chen, I'm just a cook; joining your group wouldn't that lower your standards?"

"Comrade He Yuzhu, elders say the people's wisdom is endless; if you're interested, I now invite you to join our group to study radio technology together—what do you say?" After saying that, Professor Chen looked at He Yuzhu.

"That's great, Professor Chen—you think highly of me; I'll accept then."

"Then welcome, Comrade He Yuzhu," Professor Chen said, extending his hand and shaking He Yuzhu's.

"Comrade He Yuzhu, I will arrange an auditing position for you; then you can directly enter Huaxia University and normally attend lectures in the department. Once I've sorted it out, I'll have Xiao Yue give it to you."

"Thank you so much, Professor Chen—I was just about to ask if there was any way for me on to audit classes," He Yuzhu said, then grabbed Professor Chen's hand and shook it firmly.

After leaving the ore radio in the lab, He Yuzhu and Gao Yue walked out of the experimental building, walking and talking, Gao Yue said to He Yuzhu, "You're amazing—I haven't even joined Professor Chen's research team."

"Do you know? Last year Professor Chen just joined the Ninth Society, and he's the youngest member there," Gao Yue said, looking excitedly at He Yuzhu.

"The Ninth Society? Is it impressive?" He Yuzhu asked Gao Yue, puzzled.

"Of course it is—the Ninth Society represents our nation's highest science and technology," Gao Yue continued saying.

He Yuzhu fell into thought, suddenly recalling who Chen Yun was—this person was later one of the heroes of a star, he had latched onto a big thigh.

Seeing He Yuzhu zoning out, not listening to her, Gao Yue tapped him and said, "What are you thinking about, Zhuzi? So lost in thought—could you be thinking about your wife? Ahahaha."

Upon hearing that, He Yuzhu replied, "Yeah, I must be thinking about my wife—otherwise why would I be so absorbed?" Then he looked at Gao Yue.

Gao Yue looked at He Yuzhu after he said that, and when she looked at him, the word "wife" weighed heavily; her face turned red instantly, she gave him a sideways glance and said, "Alright, I have to go to class—why don't you head back first?"

"Okay, go to class, Sister Yue; I'll come find you in a few days," He Yuzhu said with a smile to Gao Yue.

"What do you want me for?" Gao Yue whispered, then lowered her head.

"Obviously to get the auditing certificate—why would I be looking for you to find a wife?" He Yuzhu said, then hopped on his bicycle and sped off.

"He Yuzhu, you jerk!" Seeing He Yuzhu had already run off, Gao Yue cursed, stamping her feet in anger, but then recalling his words, she suddenly snorted a laugh, her face reddening even more.

The pace picks up in the next chapter, the big boss is about to appear!!!