After finishing the ancient Earth plant cultivation base, Yu Nong also took Lu Wanqing to handle her identification.
"You... don't have any special contributions, nor did you enter through the formal recruitment examination of the Federal Academy of Sciences. For now, you can only be considered an external staff member," Yu Nong told Lu Wanqing before the official registration.
"If you achieve something special in the future, or study hard and pass the formal examination to get into the establishment, you can become a full member," Yu Nong added after a moment of silence.
Lu Wanqing was stunned, but she understood. She currently had no achievements in ancient Earth plants, nor had she even taken any exams. If she were to be granted official status just like that, it would be too unfair to others in the Federation who studied diligently and strived for a lifetime to enter the Academy of Sciences.
As for becoming a full member...
Lu Wanqing didn't have too many thoughts about it. She already had an official status in the Federal Academy of Sciences, and when she got older, she would likely receive ample benefits. Whether she could get a formal position here wasn't that important. Instead, being able to obtain this status and enter the Federal Academy of Sciences plant research base at any time as a staff member was already quite good.
This whole process took a considerable amount of time, and by the time it was over, it was already time to go home.
Yu Nong looked at Lu Wanqing and asked, "What vegetables do you want to buy today?"
Buy vegetables?
Hearing this, Lu Wanqing's eyes lit up again. Yes, she could still buy vegetables!
"Yu Nong, I'm also a member of the Federal Academy of Sciences now. If I were to separate from your family in the future and buy vegetables under my own name, would it be free?" Lu Wanqing asked expectantly, her eyes shining.
Yu Nong nodded, "Mmm."
"Wow~" Lu Wanqing was delighted. This was great! The vegetables from the Federal Academy of Sciences were very expensive. With this status, she could go to those beautiful vegetable bases and pick them herself in the future.
Yu Nong thought for a moment, then opened his communicator and performed a few operations, adding Lu Wanqing to a group.
Lu Wanqing's communicator beeped. She was puzzled and looked down, only to find that Yu Nong had added her to a new group.
After finishing this, Yu Nong closed his communicator and looked up at Lu Wanqing, saying, "This is our work group. Everyone discusses Academy matters here. Also, if you don't want to pick vegetables yourself, you can mention it in the group, and if anyone is going to pick vegetables, they can bring some back for everyone."
"Wow~" Lu Wanqing was happy again. This sounded wonderful.
"Um..." Lu Wanqing hesitated, then asked, "Aunt Zhang mentioned earlier that if we don't want to go, we can call staff members to deliver the vegetables to our homes? Can I ask who to call?"
Yu Nong was taken aback, then replied, "It's me and Lu Qiao, and two others. A total of four people."
Lu Wanqing: "???"
Yu Nong explained, "Several of us are often at the cultivation base. When others need anything, they just tell us, and we instruct the robots. The robots will automatically pick the vegetables and deliver them back at the scheduled time."
"If you find it troublesome, you can also pre-order your ingredients. For example, what you want on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. As long as we record the information in advance and instruct the robots, they will pick the ingredients at the appointed time each day, pack them, and deliver them. Many people at the Academy do this."
Lu Wanqing was pleased and quickly nodded, "Yes, that's great!"
Calling every day would be too much trouble for them. Lu Wanqing felt a bit embarrassed. But if they made an appointment and set it up for the robots to pack, everything would seem fine!
"Then I'll write a menu when I get back, and have the robots pack them for me regularly from now on," Lu Wanqing said happily.
Yu Nong was slightly stunned, then nodded, "Mmm."
After work, they left the office building, but instead of going home immediately, they took a flying vehicle to pick vegetables before heading home.
Admittedly, the dandelion-like flying vehicles were very comfortable to ride in. Lu Wanqing had learned to enjoy the feeling of looking down from high above.
After picking vegetables, they returned home, and it wasn't too late. However, as soon as they entered the door, they heard laughter coming from the living room.
Lu Wanqing's steps faltered slightly.
Yu Nong frowned.
Little Yu Shu also knitted her little brows, looking unhappy.
Lu Wanqing was initially worried, but seeing Little Yu Shu and Yu Nong frowning in almost the same way, she found it amusing.
"Shu Shu, do you want to help Mom cook?" Lu Wanqing looked down at Little Yu Shu and asked with a smile.
Little Yu Shu quickly nodded and happily replied, "Yes!"
"Go upstairs and put your backpack away first. Mommy will wait for you in the kitchen," Lu Wanqing said.
Little Yu Shu nodded quickly, "Okay!"
This little interruption instantly made Little Yu Shu forget her earlier worries. She happily ran upstairs with her small backpack to put it away.
In the living room, An Zhizhi saw Little Yu Shu looking so happy and was slightly surprised. Then, she smiled and said, "Shu Shu is back?"
With Yu Shu's return, it meant Yu Nong ge was also back from work. An Zhizhi turned to look at the door and indeed saw Yu Nong entering. She stood up and called out to him, "Yu Nong ge, you're back?"
Yu Nong was holding a bag, which contained the vegetables they had picked today. Seeing this, An Zhizhi walked over and naturally reached out to help him carry the bag.
Yu Nong frowned and instinctively took a few steps to the side, dodging her.
Lu Wanqing felt... was Yu Nong's dislike for An Zhizhi perhaps too obvious?
She couldn't help but think of Yu Nong's personality. He was gentle and reserved, always giving the impression of being a pushover, someone anyone could easily bully.
Yet, this very Yu Nong showed such strong resistance towards An Zhizhi?
It felt like... something was wrong.
"Nong'er!" While Lu Wanqing was contemplating, Madam Yu's displeased scolding came from inside: "Don't be rude to Zhi Zhi!"
Yu Nong's body stiffened slightly, but that was all. He still appeared reserved and handed the bag to Lu Wanqing, "Wanqing, aren't you going to cook? "
Lu Wanqing was stunned, then instinctively reached out and took the bag. But as soon as the bag was in her hands, she suddenly remembered the current situation and felt as if she was holding a hot potato.
"Are you going to cook? I'll go with you," Yu Nong said again.
Lu Wanqing's mind buzzed, and she suddenly realized that Yu Nong didn't intend to show any respect to Madam Yu and An Zhizhi, and was directly planning to go to the kitchen with her?