Chapter 915: 911. A Visit from Qian Zhengkun (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

A group of people were having a very happy time here; whether they were adults or children, they were all incredibly relaxed.

This was especially true for the adults.

Having worked heavily for five days or even longer in a row, they now had such a leisurely time to enjoy the beautiful scenery, the warmth of family, and casual chats with friends.

Days like this are truly wonderful, especially when one hasn't had such a time for a very long time.

Such time passes very quickly, so quickly that before everyone had even realized it, the sky had already gradually darkened.

When it came time to part ways, the few of them were still somewhat reluctant to leave.

"Any chance we can get together again?"

"Of course, I'll treat next time."

"Haha, alright, we'll definitely eat a good meal at your expense then."

The group of adults chatted and laughed, though they actually knew that such opportunities would likely be rare in the future.

Life is just like this; even if you know such times are comfortable, it is very difficult to replicate them.

It is not that things don't change once they are planned; there are too many unexpected events in life.

It is just like when you make plans with friends to go out, having completed all the arrangements and even bought the tickets.

But on the day of departure, you find that everyone except yourself has something come up.

Zhang Ran and the others returned home, and after washing up, they all went to sleep; they even just ate a little bit for dinner and called it a day.

The two children were also exhausted; they had fallen asleep while in the car, and for dinner, they had to be forcibly woken up and then fed a little bit.

This was also for fear that the two children would wake up hungry at night and have nothing to eat.

The next day, Zhang Ran lay in the courtyard drinking tea leisurely; after resting like that yesterday, he suddenly felt that resting this way was truly too comfortable.

In the past, he always said not to be too busy and to slow down, but in reality, Zhang Ran had many, many things to do, and there were very few times when he was truly at leisure.

So now, he enjoyed such time even more.

Perhaps because the two children played too wildly yesterday, they were rarely quiet today, though it might also be because they had too much homework.

On this point, Zhang Ran didn't say anything; students doing homework is naturally a matter of course.

As long as it isn't intentional harassment, then even if there is a lot of homework, it is only right and proper.

Unless one is that kind of true super genius who understands everything at a glance, most people's learning relies on constant repetitive practice to master it proficiently.

Zhang Xiaotao and Susu actually have quite good IQs, especially Zhang Xiaotao, who has consecutively ranked first in his class several times and in the top ten of his grade.

But this only proves that Zhang Xiaotao can barely be considered a little genius; he still needs constant practice.

Just as Zhang Ran was enjoying this time, someone came to visit.

"Brother Qian, why have you all come? Please, come in quickly." Zhang Ran looked at Qian Zhengkun and the others with some surprise.

Although Qian Zhengkun sometimes associated with the Zhang Family, most of the time it was Zhang Ran or Siyan who went to find them, and they themselves rarely came.

This is perhaps that kind of aloofness, or perhaps stubbornness, deep in the bones of intellectuals.

The Zhang Family's wealth is now absolutely world-class, so Qian Zhengkun didn't want to run to the Zhang Family for no reason; he was afraid others would think he was there to suck up.

This time, it wasn't just Qian Zhengkun who came, but also Lao Zheng and the others—that is, the people who researched 'Yong Ge'.

Of course, this was mainly because the conditions Zhang Ran provided were too good.

"Zhang Ran, we've come without notice this time; sorry to disturb you." Qian Zhengkun said somewhat embarrassedly.

He wanted to call him Mr. Zhang, but he had been corrected by Zhang Ran every time; Qian Zhengkun also knew that Zhang Ran wasn't being polite, so now he just called him Zhang Ran.

"Not at all, not at all; I couldn't be happier that you all could come." Zhang Ran said with a smile.

He immediately poured tea for everyone, "Try this tea of mine and see how it is?"

Although he could see that Qian Zhengkun and the others had something on their minds, he wasn't in a hurry.

Although Qian Zhengkun and the others were somewhat anxious inside, they weren't unable to wait for a little while.

"Mr. Zhang's tea is truly excellent; this cup alone must be worth quite a lot, right?" Lao Zheng said with a chuckle.

"It's nothing special; if you like it, Professor Zheng, I'll have someone send some over to you later." Zhang Ran said with a smile.

Lao Zheng looked at Zhang Ran and then laughed loudly: "Then I won't be polite; opportunities to 'rob the rich' don't come often."

"Haha, the way you put it—as long as you want to drink it, just say the word, and I guarantee there will be plenty." Zhang Ran laughed heartily.

After joking for a while, Zhang Ran turned the topic around; he knew these people had something to ask him.

"Brother Qian, Professor Zheng, do you have something you're looking for me for this time?" Zhang Ran asked.

Professor Zheng was immediately a bit embarrassed, so Qian Zhengkun said: "There is indeed something we would like your help with."

"If there's anything, just say it, as long as I can be of help." Zhang Ran said magnanimously.

"It's like this: because of some of your funding, Lao Zheng has reignited his mindset for research, and he has also achieved quite a few results, so his school has also begun to strongly support him.

Just a short while ago, he also achieved a very good result; I'll let Lao Zheng tell you the specifics." Qian Zhengkun said.

Zhang Ran waved his hand and said: "Let's skip the specifics; even if you told me, I wouldn't understand. Just tell me what the matter is?"

This time, without waiting for Qian Zhengkun to speak, Professor Zheng said hesitantly: "It's like this: I achieved a research result a while ago, but it overlaps with the results of a research team abroad, and the time it was researched is also about the same.

Even the time of publishing the paper is identical."

"You mean they plagiarized your research results?" Zhang Ran said. He didn't know much about academic circles, so hearing this, he guessed.

According to Zhang Ran's thinking, how could there be such a coincidence in the world? And since Professor Zheng and the others came over now, it should be that the other party plagiarized Professor Zheng's results.

As for how they plagiarized it and at the same time, that wasn't something Zhang Ran needed to care about.

Upon hearing this, Professor Zheng immediately waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, it's not like that. They didn't plagiarize my results; it's just that we researched the results at the same time."

"Hmm? There's such a coincidence?" Zhang Ran asked curiously.

Professor Zheng nodded with a bitter smile: "It is indeed a coincidence, but such things are not rare in the academic world. Many topics are actually just sitting there, and everyone can research them; the only difference is the research direction.

We researched it at the same time, but their project was established a bit longer than ours."

Listening to Professor Zheng's explanation, Zhang Ran finally had a little bit of an outsider's understanding of the academic world.