Interstellar Number One Farmer: I Only Want To Farm!-Chapter 320 - 102: Helpless Su Xiaocai

Alright, she was overthinking it; others have plenty of research topics.

It seems like this should be a paid consultation; it’s not on the Agricultural Research Institute’s school task list. Although she’s not from the Agricultural Research Institute, the students there come to her for unsolvable mathematical problems.

Thus, she knows a bit about projects from the Agricultural Research Institute.

The math teacher looked at his questions again and then at others’, wondering how much it would cost to get Su Xiaocai to solve them, anything under a hundred thousand could be considered.

For questions at this level, consulting professors from other schools starts at fifty thousand. The key issue is that payment could result in guidance failure; fortunately, these professors have some dignity and will refund most of the money, as their time was spent and a full refund is impossible.

"Teacher, can we leave now?" a student asked.

The math teacher waved them off.

The entire class left, and Su Xiaocai also noticed, adjusted her neck, and planned to go back to review the content for errors.

When she looked up, she was startled by the math teacher’s big face. "Teacher, what are you doing? Anything wrong?"

The students started to disperse, but the math teacher surprisingly sat down, smiled, and said, "Here’s the thing, we are developing a cosmic transport system, aimed at rapidly delivering goods from one planet to another through a transmission machine, thereby reducing transportation costs."

But this technology has been achievable only on a shuttle ship, requiring coordination with space teleportation loop stations.

A loop station needs to form a wormhole and then use extreme acceleration to traverse. If the distance is far, it requires jumping through several points to arrive.

The math teacher excitedly said, "Are you interested in joining? As long as you’re willing, your name is guaranteed to be at the forefront of the project title."

"No, since you’re already asking about this paper, I guess the project is halfway done, so I’m not joining." Su Xiaocai replied with a smile, "Consider this solution free of charge. If there are similar difficult problems in the future, just pay me."

The math teacher didn’t press her and cheerfully said, "Xiao Su, you’re really generous; I’ll send you a document. One question costs a hundred thousand, and solving all questions entitles you to a share of the patent."

It’s reasonable, yet it feels a bit off.

She’s only finding excuses not to join the research; granting patent fees essentially means participating in the project too, doesn’t it?

"I’m not..."

The math teacher left nonchalantly, distinct from the usual composure of other tutors, blew a kiss to Su Xiaocai, formed a heart with her hands, and practically ran, fearing she’d chase after her.

Su Xiaocai was overwhelmed; day after day, tasks were handed to her, and she only had room in her mind for one.

Can a research project be so frivolous? What if she leaked project information?

The math teacher wasn’t worried about Su Xiaocai leaking anything; one core issue that had troubled them for months was resolved by her, so why stick to formalities?

The project group is large, and secrecy can’t be maintained at 100%. The question was released with the support of all group members.

It’s a key to invitation to join the group; since she refused, the math teacher felt more comfortable handing over the question.

Paid consultation with professors is no different than with students.

No matter if it’s a black cat or a white cat, the one that’s good at catching mice is a good cat.

Su Xiaocai sighed, well, since the math teacher didn’t give a timeline, she wouldn’t bother with it until she needed to.

Among those who sought paid consultation with Su Xiaocai, two project contacts suggested they’d pay after solving the problem.

Su Xiaocai simply ignored them, not that she was bored. If not for Professor Li, she wasn’t keen on going back.

She sold two gaming accounts and earned back the consultation money, without even using brainpower.

After this paid consultation ended,

Su Xiaocai plunged back into her own busy world, not accepting any more consultations.

She refused.

This drove two project group members crazy without answers; one of them was so anxious they pulled their hair, unable to understand why she didn’t respond.

Other projects introduced by Professor Li had their problems solved, but when it was their turn, they received no information.

What to do? Of course, they couldn’t ask her directly; instead, they approached Professor Li again.

Having lived so long, Professor Li was an expert at handling people, "Her lack of response could mean she doesn’t get it, or it could be your approach has an issue. You can’t assume she’s discriminating just because she hasn’t replied; check if it’s an internal problem. If not, I’ll help you ask again, but my reputation has limited mileage."

The person asking Professor Li for help was also a professor, relatively young, once a student of Professor Li, now a project-leading professor at Jun Ya Academy.