Lu Ao nodded.
After Xiang Xingchang finished speaking, he stuffed the phone back into the drunk's hands. The drunk held the phone, his expression still somewhat dazed, clearly not understanding what had happened.
Xiang Xingchang patted him on the shoulder. "All right, lie down and rest for a while. Be careful your girlfriend doesn't come looking to make trouble again."
Huang Ningna lived not far from their late-night food stall. It only took seven minutes by taxi.
He had come alone tonight without his two students, though he had brought his laptop.
When he saw Lu Ao and the others, he raised a hand in greeting from afar.
One did not slap a smiling face, especially when the other party was a university professor. Xiang Xingchang and the others all held him in considerable respect.
The moment they saw him, everyone at the table, drunk or sober, rose sluggishly to acknowledge him.
Huang Ningna was very polite and even gave them a slight bow.
Lu Ao shifted over, making room on his left. "Professor Huang, have a seat."
"Thank you."
Most of those present were sober, after all. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Old Wen got straight to the point. "Professor Huang, may I ask what project you brought today? Could you tell us about it?"
"Of course." Huang Ningna was still slightly out of breath. "I came this year mainly to work on the asexual propagation of reef-building Coral. Put simply, Coral cuttings."
"Whoa, that won't be easy."
"It isn't. It's quite difficult, and the survival rate isn't very high, but I still want to give it another try." Huang Ningna said, "This year's Coral is a new variety, so its environmental adaptability may improve somewhat."
"There are new varieties of Coral too?"
"Yes. We all know that Coral