Shu Ya

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Shuya (林书雅)
Alias(es)	Shu Ya (书雅); A Ya
Species/Race	Human; later transfers her consciousness into an artificial body
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Hai Lu Feng Company / Hai Lu Feng Group
Occupation/Role	Researcher in mycology, microbiology, and genetic research; later oversees the First Drug Research and Development Office
Status	Active; departs to explore the solar system with Jiang Miao after transferring her consciousness into an artificial body 401
First Appearance	Chapter 22, “I’ll Support You” 22

Background & History

Lin Shuya attended Lion Mountain Agricultural University with Jiang Miao. The two had been romantically involved in college and would likely have married earlier had she not left to pursue a doctorate. Her academic path became increasingly difficult alongside family turmoil: after both parents died from illness, her two older brothers entered a prolonged inheritance dispute. Exhausted by these pressures, she accepted Jiang Miao’s invitation to move to Peng City and work with him 22.

Jiang Miao gave Shuya five mu of South Lake Farm’s greenhouses for edible-fungi experiments, beginning her role in Hai Lu Feng’s research program 23. She later chose not to return to Guangzhou for the New Year because she did not wish to face her brothers, instead spending the holiday with Jiang Miao’s family 30.

Following her prolonged absence, Shuya received a dismissal notice from her doctoral advisor. She treated the loss of her doctorate with unusual calm, deciding that the degree was no longer essential to her future 52. Her identity and expulsion from Handong University later became public after her white-truffle breakthrough attracted national attention, exposing the controversy surrounding her former advisor, Du Bolun 110 113.

Appearance

Shuya is a short-haired woman with a clear complexion and a tanned appearance that does not diminish her “classical and simple” beauty. She favors practical clothing and typically wears only light makeup 22.

• Refreshing short hairstyle.
• Clear complexion and naturally tanned skin.
• Classical, understated appearance rather than fashionable artificial beauty.
• Usually avoids heavy makeup.

Personality

Shuya is candid, self-aware, and willing to confront difficult work despite doubting herself at first. When Jiang Miao assigned her research on truffles and other difficult fungi, she openly questioned her own ability but still accepted the task 23.

She is intensely diligent and can become absorbed in experiments to the point of working late into the evening. Her enthusiasm is especially apparent when white truffles finally reached the budding stage; she immediately rushed to verify every promising control group herself 55. She also takes laboratory safety seriously, consistently using protective clothing and filtered helmets while working with fungi 55.

Although Jiang Miao’s customized medicinal diet greatly improves her cognition, Shuya immediately recognizes the danger of exposing such technology. She agrees that the enhancement must remain known only to the two of them 77. Her reaction to academic dismissal likewise reflects her independence: she values meaningful research over institutional recognition 52 64.

Research & Career Milestones

Milestone	Chapter	Documented Result
Joins Hai Lu Feng’s edible-fungi research	23	Receives five mu of greenhouse space at South Lake Farm for experiments involving truffles and other edible fungi.
White-truffle experimental breakthrough	38 55	Helps investigate hundreds of control groups; verifies white truffles entering the critical Budding Stage in five control groups.
Cognitive enhancement	77	Jiang Miao’s customized medicinal diet improves her memory, neural response speed, and thinking ability, allowing her to refine her white-truffle plans rapidly.
First mature artificial white truffle	94	Successfully cultivates a white truffle approximately the size of a tennis ball and judges the large-scale cultivation process mature.
White-truffle technology gains public recognition	110	Appears in an agricultural-channel interview on artificial white-truffle cultivation; the coverage brings widespread attention to both her work and her academic history.
Expands into Termitomyces and genetic instruction	130	Determines the symbiotic mechanism between Termitomyces and termites, develops a directional cultivation approach, and teaches basic gene laws to He Youwei.
Honorary doctorate	149	Returns to Lion Mountain Agricultural University with Jiang Miao for an honorary doctorate ceremony.
Drug-research management	165	Continues overseeing Hai Lu Feng’s First Drug Research and Development Office despite her pregnancy.
Bioenergy research	195 215	Discovers that Erwinia electricity-generating bacteria can break down plastic components, then develops a bacteria-produced honeycomb gel capable of storing and discharging energy.
Sponge Battery improvement	237	Refines the Sponge Battery production process, improving structural uniformity, charging and discharging power, and cycle life.
Academician title	259	Receives the Academician title from the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Abilities & Skills

Applied Mycology

Shuya’s core specialty is the artificial cultivation of high-value fungi. Her work develops from experimental white-truffle cultivation into a broader fungal-research program.

• Establishes a reproducible artificial white-truffle process with an approximately three-month growth cycle to tennis-ball size 94.
• Plans white-truffle production around market supply rather than maximizing output, proposing limited planting to preserve value 95.
• Researches high-yield morel cultivation after completing white-truffle work 95 127.
• Determines the termite–Termitomyces symbiotic mechanism and develops directional cultivation with a roughly 75-day cycle 130.
• Later completes artificial cultivation techniques for black truffles and three boletus species 296.

Microbiology & Bioenergy

Shuya applies microbial research to environmental and energy technologies.

• Discovers that electricity-generating Erwinia bacteria can decompose multiple plastic components 195.
• Creates an electricity-generating bacterial gel from straw powder, soybean powder, agar, and auxiliary agents; the gel develops a honeycomb nanostructure capable of energy storage and discharge 215.
• Works with Jiang Miao and laboratory assistants to regulate gel discharge output through soybean oil, potassium chloride, and LED wavelength adjustment 215.
• Improves the Sponge Battery’s manufacturing process to address uneven internal structures caused by gravity during production 237.

Genetics & Cognitive Research

Shuya learns and applies gene laws under Jiang Miao’s guidance.

• Receives a gene-targeted medicinal diet that substantially improves memory, response speed, and analytical ability 77.
• Understands that the enhancement is individualized and potentially dangerous if disclosed or applied carelessly 77.
• Teaches He Youwei selected gene laws and supervises experiments involving immune-system regulation in pig stem cells 130.
• Applies her microbial and genetic background to projects including bio-mining, microbial fuel cells, and pharmaceutical research 175 196.

Research Leadership

Shuya develops from a lone greenhouse researcher into a mentor and research administrator.

• Directs white-truffle production arrangements with Lu Weibin, including soil procurement and greenhouse allocation 95.
• Recruits her senior brother Luo Yulin after his academic career collapses under Du Bolun’s supervision 95 96.
• Supervises He Youwei’s training and later serves as her doctoral advisor 130 156.
• Oversees Hai Lu Feng’s First Drug Research and Development Office during its pharmaceutical expansion 165.

Relationships

• Jiang Miao — Former university lover, research partner, and husband. He brings her to Peng City, supports her fungal research, and shares the secret of their cognitive-enhancement regimen with her. They marry on April 13 and later transfer their consciousnesses into artificial bodies together 22 51 77 401.
• Jiang Lingxuan — Her daughter with Jiang Miao. Shuya gives birth to her and resumes research work while continuing to breastfeed and care for her 187.
• He Youwei — Student and mentee. Shuya teaches her gene laws and later becomes her doctoral advisor 130 156.
• Luo Yulin — Senior brother from Handong University. Shuya contacts him after his attempted suicide and recruits him to Hai Lu Feng, where they later collaborate on research 95 96 165.
• Li Wenna — Her secretary and research assistant, accompanying Shuya between the headquarters and laboratories 39 52.
• An Ning — Dedicated bodyguard and driver who escorts Shuya during her work at Hai Lu Feng 52.
• Du Bolun — Former doctoral advisor whose treatment of Shuya and other students contributes to the collapse of her academic career; his misconduct becomes publicly exposed after Shuya’s white-truffle success 52 110 113.

Family & Later Life

Shuya and Jiang Miao marry at Hai Lu Feng’s headquarters in a ceremony attended by employees, relatives, and friends. Although she originally preferred a minimal wedding, she is quietly delighted by the fireworks and drone display arranged for the event 30 51.

She gives birth to Jiang Lingxuan and recovers quickly, soon insisting on returning to research despite Jiang Miao’s wish that she rest longer 187. As Hai Lu Feng expands into biotechnology, medicine, materials, and energy, Shuya remains both Jiang Miao’s closest scientific collaborator and a leading researcher in her own right 215 237 259.

After Jiang Miao and Shuya hand the group’s affairs to their children, they relocate to the Venus colony. There, they transfer their consciousnesses into artificial bodies and begin a journey toward Mars and beyond 401.

Notable Quotes

“A diploma doesn't represent everything. A Miao built an Edible Mushroom Laboratory for me.” 64

“You should tell me these things. After all, we're a family. We should face things together, shouldn't we?” 364