Chapter 551: Chapter 167: Professor Ai Arrives, New Characters Appear (Part 2)

"It’s inconvenient to reveal. She has refused all visits. If you want to find her, why not private message her?"

"You’re being unfair. We just want to be a bit closer to Professor Su." Ai Shengping, familiar with Colonel Yuan, pulled him by the shoulder, "Can you arrange for us to stay a little closer?"

It was rare to see Professor Ai’s playful side, and Colonel Yuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, "It’s not that I don’t want to arrange it, it’s that besides her house, there’s nowhere else for people to stay."

"It’s okay, we brought portable houses ourselves, and also protective covers. We can ensure safety."

Colonel Yuan: "..." But Su Xiaocai wants peace and quiet. With so many people disturbing her, she’ll lash out at him later.

Su Xiaocai dared to recklessly invade artificial intelligence and take over Planet 022.

Colonel Yuan was about to kneel down; he couldn’t pretend to comply with Su Xiaocai. This little ancestor was even harder to serve than Admiral Bai.

"I’ll go ask first."

"You go, you go, remember to send my regards."

Colonel Yuan sighed and turned to the side to make a call.

The eager gazes made his back itch.

Receiving Colonel Yuan’s request, Su Xiaocai was momentarily speechless.

After a while, she said, "If you want to stay near me, I have a few requirements."

"Contact via communicator, don’t knock on the door. I heard there are professors from the Agricultural College, they can live closer, but they can’t touch my fields. Communication is free, but asking for advice costs money; make it clear before coming. For classes, except for the ten people on the list, others must pay. I’ll send you the price list later."

For the second round of classes, it’s still ten students, and Su Xiaocai plans to teach different things.

Last time, the classes focused on mecha and artificial intelligence, with a secondary focus on mechanical limb repairs.

Emphasis was on establishing and deeply understanding theoretical systems, so most were professors with esteemed reputations or great potential.

This time, the course involves the Triangular Protective Device, mechanical limbs, and specialized Standard Black Wing repairs. The composition of participants is younger, with both men and women.

After understanding Su Xiaocai’s thoughts, Ai Shengping felt she was right to do so; not everyone could just come to her wanting to learn.

Among so many professors present, not all of them appreciated favors with gratitude; some were purely there to take advantage.

Quickly, Su Xiaocai sent over the price list.

Colonel Yuan looked closely, "So many zeros on this..."

Consultation questions, each costs over a hundred thousand. Generally, the more profitable, the more expensive the fee.

For classes, each session starts at a million.

Professor Ai Shengping looked at it and didn’t find any faults, Su Xiaocai’s courses are worth it, learning from them is earning from them.

He nodded in agreement, "Alright, alright, alright, take me there now."

Other professors who didn’t know Su Xiaocai pulled Colonel Yuan aside, wanting to see the price list too.

They were somewhat dumbfounded, didn’t they say she was generous and saintly? Why is she charging?

Several professors went to the side, grumbling dissatisfiedly, "Is she shady, deliberately colluding with Ai and a few others to do evil?"

"Ai Shengping isn’t that kind of person."

"But Su’s started charging, and she’s charging so much, it’s like robbery."

Ai Shengping heard this and was too lazy to argue; their intentions were no different from robbery.

Take the knowledge back, develop products, hand it to the sponsoring manufacturers, and make relentless money.

By then, they not only wouldn’t feel that Su Xiaocai made any contributions, but would also secretly mock her, "Hey, this is what our shareholders freeloaded from Su Xiaocai. She’s really stupid."

They might not even mention the person who taught them in their future self-compiled autobiographies, only boasting about what they learned for free.

Ai Shengping snorted coldly, handed all his luggage to his assistant, and let the bodyguard build the house first, while he went to visit Su Xiaocai.

He had a dual identity, one as a distinguished professor at Jun Yue School, the other affiliated with the military, with contributions exceeding that of an admiral, yet without real power.

His loyalty could absolutely be ensured, without fear of doubt.

If he wanted to attend classes, would the military just stand by?

Even if not paying, they’d compensate with resources, Insect Man, plant seeds, minerals, new materials, all of which Su Xiaocai loved.

Ai Shengping quickly picked a good spot, then private messaged Su Xiaocai.

Receiving Su Xiaocai’s reply, he brought two cages of live chickens and a box of white mice to visit Su Xiaocai.

The chickens in the cage stuck their heads out, bobbing in and out, clucking.

This gift, in Colonel Yuan’s eyes, was hard to judge.

Gentle, city-born Professor Ai, after interacting with Su Xiaocai, became surprisingly down-to-earth, even a bit rustic.

The cuffs of his pants were rolled up, not minding walking barefoot on the muddy ground.

Seeing Ai Shengping’s gift, Su Xiaocai’s furrowed brows eased; not bad, there were live chickens.