Chapter 161 The Power We Need
After the conversation, it was Zhao Yuxi who left the office, not Mu Zhengguang and Xu Yingze.

"She gave this office to us." Xu Ying sat in Zhao Yuxi's seat, took out a seal and pressed it on the branch dean's special writing paper. A purple windmill pattern appeared on the paper. "We have obtained all the power we need."

Mu Zhengguang stood beside her, watching her complete this simple action: "When the principal knows that there are two deans of the research institute branch in his school, what will his attitude be?"

"Oh, I thought I was the only one who had this idea." Xu Ying handed the writing paper to her classmate, "Print your hourglass on it, too."

Mu Zhengguang took out the seal and printed an hourglass next to the windmill: "When you go to the principal to ask for leave, I will go with you. I also want to see what effect our power has."

Xu Ying looked at the two adjacent patterns and suddenly thought of a word: heart to heart.

"Yes, let's go together. From now on, we don't need to wait for Zhao Yuxi's notification and permission to enter this office. But we will definitely not come to this office often."

"Yes, this place is still under Zhao Yuxi's jurisdiction after all. Even if she chooses another place of work, not in this branch, or even not in this city, it is not appropriate for us to come here often."

Xu Ying took back the writing paper with two seals, folded it four times, and put it in her pocket: "According to the regulations of the institute, the orders written on the paper will be executed within our jurisdiction. The effect of power spread from this piece of paper to the city."

"The power that has spread to the city sounds a bit dangerous... No matter what, some things can only be understood after experiencing them personally."

"We all have this power for the first time, and it takes time to learn how to use it. If I did anything wrong, please tell me."

"Okay. If I do anything wrong, you have to tell me too."

"Yes." Xu Ying took her classmate's arm and put the seal in his hand. "Let's exchange seals. This way, before you give each order, you will think of me first."

Mu Zhengguang certainly understood her intention: If there is an order that I can issue but you cannot, then it is best not to issue it. If you want to issue it, you cannot use your power to issue it. Because there is an extra thinking process, the result is less likely to be biased.

Mu Zheng squeezed his classmate's seal tightly, then handed over his own seal: "Thank you."

"You're welcome, we do the same thing."

Mu Zhengguang was a little embarrassed: "Actually, it's a little different. You thought of something I didn't think of."

"You thought of something I didn't expect. This sentence is very suitable for you. What are you going to do this afternoon? Go to the principal to ask for leave or choose a work location?"

"Notify the principal today, and ask him for leave tomorrow to give him some time."

"it is good."

That afternoon, Mu Zhengguang and Xu Ying wandered around the county, while Zhao Yuxi wandered around the province.

Zhao Yuxi thought she was efficient enough, but she was busy from the afternoon to the night before she completed the handover with a branch director. This was when the temporary branch director was adjusted to the assistant branch director. If the branch director was transferred or demoted to the station chief, it would take more time to hand over the work.

On the morning of August 8, Xu Ying met with the principal at the entrance of Grade 3 (22) class.

"Dean Xu, you're looking for me." "To be precise, there are two deans looking for you, him and me. School starts on August 8th, but we can't arrive until September 9th. Please help talk to the teacher and reserve two seats for us in the last row of the classroom. If any classmates ask about this, just tell them the date we'll be back, and don't say anything else."

Yang Lin was so nervous that his legs were shaking. "Yes. I will notify your teacher right away."

"Notify your teachers." After saying these seven words, Yang Lin became even more scared: Notify the teachers, notify the parents, these phrases sounded like what students would hear after making a mistake. Would the two deans...

Mu Zhengguang didn't want to see others so frightened, so he decided not to come to see the principal in person again. Sometimes, not meeting is the best thing.

He said, "Don't be so nervous, it's just a leave of absence."

Xu Ying added: "There is another thing. Classmate Mu, which class are Shang Yu, Huang Ziran, Zhao Chenhao, and Guo Songnian in? Transfer them all to Class (22)."

"I don't know which class Huang Ziran is in. Yang Lin, go back and wait for my news."

"Yes."

The principal walked away, while Mu Zhengguang and Xu Ying remained where they were.

Xu Ying patted the classroom door and said, "The time I spend with my classmates is getting less and less."

Mu Zhengguang looked at the desks, chairs, blackboards, and windows in the classroom, and felt an indescribable sense of familiarity and intimacy. He also felt that he had less and less time to spend with his classmates, but if he said so, it would be irresponsible.

He said: "Don't think about it so early, it won't be too late to think about it when the next semester starts."

Xu Ying thought: "The time I spend with my classmates is getting less and less." This feeling usually does not appear before the start of the senior year of high school. It is too early for me to think about it now. For most people, this feeling appears very late. You said "I will think about it after the next semester starts", which is actually earlier than many people. You also cherish the time you spend with your classmates.

When is it not too early? Maybe in May, when the weather is getting hotter, on a bright evening before evening self-study, people look out the window at the sky and suddenly think of parting.

Or maybe it will be June. Someone tore up the test paper and threw it downstairs. The starting point of those pieces of paper was the same person's hand, but the end point was different. At this moment, they suddenly realized that the flying pieces of paper were like people going their separate ways. No one knew whether they would see each other again in the future.

The next step is graduation. The feeling of graduation usually does not come when you get your diploma. You will have this feeling after the English test, after the graduation ceremony, or even earlier, when you take graduation photos.

Xu Ying collected her thoughts and said calmly, "If possible, I don't want to come back here too late. Of the six projects in the Academy of Sciences, you and I both chose the Abnormal Law Project."

"Yeah. Because I'm interested in these things anyway, but why are you also..."

"The reason is simple. Neither the law of life nor the law of asymptotics can be chosen. I am not interested in the rest. It doesn't matter which one I choose. Within the range of choices I can make, I want to be with you."

Mu Zhengguang also thought of the reasons given by his classmates. If it were him, he would do the same thing. This time he did not thank him again, nor did he say anything more about it. Instead, he went straight to the point: "Life law engineering does not respect life, and asymptotic law engineering does not respect 'darkness'. For some laws, humans only need to obey them, and do not need to think about changing or breaking through them."

"Yes. So we will not participate in these two projects."

(End of this chapter)