Chapter 73 A New Beginning
Chapter 73 A New Beginning (Part )
Wen Weilan seemed afraid that Liu Sheng would refuse, and her usually calm face showed a little nervousness.
Without waiting for Liu Sheng to answer, he continued, "You are doing well in the weaving house now. It is stable and leisurely, with free food and accommodation, and you are a public official of the Tang State. You can work comfortably until you retire and return to the countryside. If I suddenly ask you to do something else with me, you will definitely not want to do it."
"But I know you are short of money."
Wen Weilan directly pointed out Liu Sheng’s biggest pain point.
"You've been going to Lingdan Pavilion and Baibao Hall quite often recently, and your expenses are quite high."
"I think you must be trying something."
Wen Weilan glanced at Liu Sheng's unnatural expression and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I investigated you without your consent."
"After all, you can make a strange aura detector that is more advanced than the technology of the Textile Bureau. It is hard not to pay attention to it."
"So after that I became very curious about you and looked up your experience."
"I was admitted to Hanshan Academy with the first place in the prefectural examination. My resilience and comprehension are above ninety. I will always be the chief disciple of the Tiangong Department."
"You ranked first in the written test and were admitted to the Li County Weaving Institute, where you served as treasurer and researcher at the Department of Special Research, and were highly regarded by the director of the institute. I asked someone to find the analysis documents you submitted when you were in Li County, and I can see that you have gained more than just what is on paper."
"And you wrote an analytical theory article that can be used as the opening chapter of 'Theory of Cultivation'. Just from this, I know that you can do more than just upgrade the strange aura detector."
After hearing this, Liu Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but admire Wen Weilan for being worthy of being the former Miss Wen, with extraordinary insight.
Wen Weilan continued, "In fact, with your ability and resume, plus the rare attribute of double ninety, even if you can't communicate with the gods, you are fully qualified to go to Chang'an, whether it is the Weaving General Administration or the Ministry of Industry."
"But now you are just a doorman in a subsidiary of the Weaving Institute. It's a waste of your talent."
When Wen Weilan found out that Liu Sheng was now a doorman, she couldn't believe it.
It's not that she looked down on the doorman, it's just that Liu Sheng was not suitable for the position. She was simple and honest, not as cheerful and lively as the other doorman, and not good at socializing. It was really difficult for Liu Sheng to entertain guests and see off people all the time.
If he were in the right position, Liu Sheng could do more, perhaps something that would be enough to change the Tang Dynasty.
Wen Weilan, like her grandfather, admired Liu Sheng's ability and felt sorry for her current situation, so she wanted to recruit her. The difference was that she had more time to investigate Liu Sheng and had a much deeper understanding of her.
But before she could recruit any, she lost her skills, and without her family’s support and resources, she almost lost her will to fight.
Now that he has experienced imprisonment, he has reached the lowest point in his life.
However, even though she was clearly murdered and had her spiritual power taken away, the Wen family still specially arranged for someone to come to the prison to warn her not to tell who murdered her, otherwise they would not let her go.
People all say that she acted in a high-profile manner and brought trouble upon herself, and that she is also a disgusting murderer.
She had never felt so aggrieved in her life.
Wen Weilan had sworn in prison that she would seize every opportunity to get back on her feet.
Moreover, she had a hunch that her opportunity lay in the woman in front of her.
"Moreover, I heard that the strange air detector you made doesn't need to be sold so secretly, but is intended to be promoted nationwide." Wen Weilan said the shocking news lightly.
Liu Sheng frowned: "What do you mean?"
"Zhang Chunxue, the inspector who inspected the weaving factory in Li County, reported to the General Administration of Weaving upon his return to Chang'an that Li County's Secretary Liu had made an improved version of the strange gas detector, which should be promoted. He also suggested that the strange gas detector be made available to the public so that the public can also purchase it on their own to avoid strange dangers."
"But someone stopped it." Wen Weilan sneered. "Why?" Liu Sheng was already wondering why the strange air detector was not promoted among the people, but only used by the weaving institute system, causing many people to be trapped in the strange air because they had no means to detect it.
Just like the pear tree ghost in Li County, according to Liu Sheng, it has been growing quietly for so many years. Could it be that the strange aura could be detected in that garden a long time ago?
If the clues had been discovered earlier, wouldn’t so many people have avoided dying?
After all, Liu Sheng is just a small town test-taker. Although he is smart, he doesn't know much about the affairs of the government and the public. Naturally, he doesn't have enough political acumen to think these things through.
"Perhaps the Weaving Administration does not want to lose its authoritative position in resisting the weirdness, or perhaps it is afraid of causing panic. In short, the court has its own considerations, and we can only guess." Wen Weilan shook his head.
"Of course, because of this incident, someone remembered you. The fact that you were not given a high position in the Qinghe Weaving Institute was also due to that person's hand."
Liu Sheng's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Who is it?"
She knew it!
She is so smart and capable, how could anyone not discover her talent? She recommended herself to the Special Research Institute several times but got no response. You should know that many researchers in the Qinghe Special Research Institute have never even published an article.
"The current Minister of Industry is Ling Fu."
"what?"
Wen Weilan mentioned a person that Liu Sheng had heard of before, but she would never have thought that she would have any connection with him when she was still a nobody.
Liu Sheng still remembered that Zhang Yuanzheng praised Minister Ling highly and said that she looked a bit like him.
"You don't understand. I never thought of this." Wen Weilan sighed. She didn't expect that the Minister of Works would be so stingy and intolerant.
"He was the one who made the strange aura detector used by the Textile Bureau. It turns out that a small treasurer from a small place was able to make an improved version."
"Moreover, your article published in the "Theory of Cultivation" pointed out that his strange object analyzer had many shortcomings, and the article was praised by the emperor."
"You are not even twenty years old. It would be strange if he, who always claims to be a genius, didn't feel uncomfortable."
Liu Sheng had never known the twists and turns involved, and it seemed like he had really offended someone badly.
"So, I don't know whether it was his direct instruction or his admirers or subordinates who gave you a little reminder to the upper echelons of the Qinghe Weaving Institute before you came to Qinghe."
"For the Qinghe Weaving Institute, isn't it obvious which is more important, a genius who cannot communicate with gods and has an unknown future, or the Minister of Industry who has already achieved success and power?"
Wen Weilan looked at Liu Sheng with some pity, and was also a little worried that these words might be too much of a blow to Liu Sheng.
However, Liu Sheng picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea with an expressionless face. He looked at the brocade-like peonies outside the pavilion, slowly brought the teacup to his lips and sipped it.
She was not worried that Wen Weilan would deceive her in order to get her into their group. She knew these things were true as soon as she thought about them. This was the only way it could be explained.
Moreover, for Liu Sheng, it was impossible for her to be a doorman forever. She had a lot of things to do.
Although she hasn't figured out where to go next, she knows that she really needs resources and funds to continue her research.
Moreover, because she has not been able to come into contact with new strange objects, she has been unable to conduct new high-dimensional analysis, and her plan to further understand and improve the "world" has been stagnant for a long time.
Wen Weilan’s current proposal may be an opportunity.
Putting down the teacup, Liu Sheng turned his eyes to the slightly nervous Wen Weilan and said calmly, "Let's not talk about the house, let's talk about opening a shop?"
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