[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-scholar-s-advanced-technological-system":3,"chapter-scholar-s-advanced-technological-system-scholar-s-advanced-technological-system-chapter-888":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Scholar's Advanced Technological System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1331010,1769,"Chapter 888 - Meeting an Old Friend","scholar-s-advanced-technological-system-chapter-888",888,"\u003Cp>Huang Guangming took a second look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was sure this was Lu Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Guangming was about to turn around and leave but Lu Zhou grabbed his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The f*ck? Why are you leaving...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Guangming stood there and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m embarrassed to see myself like this, just let me go...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou couldn’t help but interrupt him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, screw that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>F*ck sake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I haven’t seen this a*shole for years, and he treats me like this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long gone was the cocky and obnoxious Guangming... Lu Zhou felt a little distant now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did my brother become like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially that hairline...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou nearly didn’t recognize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Huang Guangming spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You look like you’re surprised, in a bad way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou smiled and said, “Of course not! I’m just a little emotional. I haven’t seen you in six years, and you’ve changed... a lot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Guangming sighed and said, “... It’s been six years, and you still don’t know when you’re being offensive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou thought about it and didn’t know how he was being offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Peng closed the car door and walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou was in a good mood, and he responded, “Yeah, an old friend of mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Guangming looked at Wang Peng and said, “And you are?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou was about to speak, but Wang Peng spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Peng, driver.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nice to meet you.” Huang Guangming took off his safety hat and asked, “Why do you have a male driver?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with this weird question, Lu Zhou said, “... Have you ever seen a CEO with a female driver?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Guangming thought for a second and said, “I guess you’re right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou looked at the factory as he asked, “You’re working at... HiSilicon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah...” Huang Guangming awkwardly scratched his head and said, “I switched majors. I was too embarrassed to say, but I didn’t switch to finance; I switched to automation instead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“... Why didn’t you tell me?” Lu Zhou sighed and said, “I would have persuaded you otherwise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“... Forget about it, bro.” Huang Guangming sighed and said, “It’s in the past.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Automation workers received little pay and had to work harder than programmers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Guangming was doing pretty well for himself, and he had a pretty good master’s supervisor. Even though his academic abilities were average, and his major wasn’t popular, he was still given an opportunity to work at Huawei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Huang Guangming was the type of person who was average at everything he did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an advantage when he was doing his master’s. His supervisor didn’t ignore him, nor did his supervisor pay too much attention to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that blabbering mouth...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His friends might think it was funny, but his colleagues thought otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All in all, he earned a couple of grand in RMB per month, doing a highly stressful job. Even though he wasn’t even in his thirties yet, his hairline was clearly receding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Honestly, if I knew it was going to be this stressful, I wouldn’t have changed majors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou wanted to say mathematics wasn’t easier either, but he still couldn’t help but ask, “Then why did you switch majors?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Guangming sighed and said, “My mom told me to. She said she has a cousin in a car factory. She heard that the factory workers have easy jobs, and they all majored in automation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Guangming went from an automation major to being a factory safety officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mom didn’t have the slightest clue what automation was, but Huang Guangming should have at least did some research himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“... By the way, why did you study mathematics in the first place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My mom made me.” Huang Guangming sighed and said, “Remember? I had a cousin in accounting, and she studied mathematics, so my mom made me major in mathematics as well...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything makes sense now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was Lu Zhou’s roommate, so he still wanted to help him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou felt bad seeing him like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou went silent for a while and asked, “Want to go back to school?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget about it, I know what you’re going to say...” Huang Guangming shook his head and said, “I’m not smart enough to be in academia. I’m just happy you still remember me. If I go back to school, I’m going to do horribly, and people are going to blame you... I can’t do that to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou understood what Huang Guangming was thinking, so he nodded and said, “No one will blame me. You’re overthinking this, but it’s your life, so I won’t make your decisions for you. It’s just that if you want to go back to school... Tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Guangming was a little hesitant, but he soon smiled and said, “Haha, thanks in advance then... Want a smoke?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t smoke... You’re allowed to smoke here?” Lu Zhou looked around and tried to look for a non-smoking sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not in the factory, but you can smoke outside. I came out here for a cigarette break and happened to bump into you.” Huang Guangming took out a cigarette and said, “Most people aren’t allowed inside. There’s even a 100,000 yuan reward for catching a corporate spy. But since you’re an academician, you can probably visit. Do you want me to take you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou was about to reject his offer when the factory door slowly opened. A group of people in suits walked out of the factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Guangming looked back and immediately threw his cigarette on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person leading the group was the head of the HiSilicon semiconductor industrial factory, Meng Zhongbiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhou: “Who is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Guangming gulped and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“... Factory manager.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being caught slacking off...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can forget about my salary bonus...\u003C\u002Fp>",977,"2026-06-05T19:44:58.767Z",1,"novelbin.me","3acb4392d8cbc46d816ec828fc98816ba1b5d3ad226bb0274eac709d38dd226a","scholar-s-advanced-technological-system-chapter-889","scholar-s-advanced-technological-system-chapter-887",1683,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fscholar-s-advanced-technological-system-cover.jpg"]