C15 Erwin

After that, Jeannette returned to her usual life. She went to class and did her homework every day. The only difference was that she learned to give herself a break. Before, every time she completed a task that Phyllis asked her to do, she would immediately send it to her. The other side was also very polite and would send her a new task very soon. This cycle kept repeating, causing her to have very little time. Now, Jeannette learned to “delay” appropriately and would finish her tasks as quickly as possible. She would only give herself a day or two to finish them before sending them to her. This way, Jeannette’s life suddenly became much more relaxed and she could use some time to learn things that she was interested in.

On this day, Jeannette was woken up by the sun. She forgot to close the curtains before going to bed last night. When the sun shone in the morning, she woke up with a light sleep.

Today, Phyllis was going to a meeting in another city. It was rare for her to not be summoned by her mentors, so Jeannette did not wake up. She lay on the bed with her eyepatch and listened to her roommate, Myra, and Jiang Chen chatting below.

Myra and Jiang Chen were from the same school, but they were from different departments. They had occasional interactions with each other, but it was not much. Fortunately, they were not difficult to get along with. They would usually chat about the school and gossip. Jeannette also had a roommate called Neva. Because her mentor was a visiting scholar abroad for the whole year, she did not care much about her. Therefore, Neva had been working outside and rarely went back to school.

Myra and Jiang Chen were chatting about the school celebration.

University of Haham was one of the earliest colleges in the country to open up management courses. It had many key national subjects that were related to the major, and its teaching quality was among the top in the country. In the past few years, it had been the number one college in the country. It could be said that in the University of Haham, the management college was the golden signboard. Usually, there would be a lot of attention when there was a commotion, not to mention that the school celebration was a celebration of the 90th anniversary.

Jeannette and the others were considered lucky to be able to participate in this celebration. They did not know how many famous alumni would return to the school, and they would only be able to see them on television and in the media. Now that they could get close to them, they were envied by others. However, this was not what the students of the school were most concerned about. Now, the topic of discussion in the entire school was the upcoming 80th birthday of Professor Erwin, the old dean of the school!

Professor Erwin could be said to be a treasure of the college. In the University of Haham, almost all the students would see a pair of white-haired old men strolling in the garden when they woke up for class. Their footsteps looked slow, but they were firm and steady. This couple was the famous Mr. and Mrs. Erwin in the country.

Regarding the academic achievements of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin, the title of academician and the award of lifetime achievement could explain everything. What the students of the University of Haham were more interested in was the way Professor Erwin treated his senior generation of scholars: modest and approachable. It was easy to say these words, but it was difficult to do it. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that Professor Erwin was still standing on the podium to teach undergraduate students at his age was enough to make people respect him. It was just like the saying, “When the silk is finished, the candle will turn into ashes.”

Logically speaking, this kind of old man should be quite low-key. In fact, this was the truth. Every year on the birthday of Professor Erwin, there would be requests from various parties to hold a birthday banquet for him. Every time, Professor Erwin would refuse without exception. In his words, nowadays, there was a trend of sending blessings on social media. I have already learned it in advance. When the time comes, you guys can celebrate my birthday on that. Everyone didn't know whether to laugh or cry when they heard this, but they didn't dare to go against his wishes. Therefore, every year on Professor Erwin's birthday, he would gather all the teachers and students under him to have a meal together. This was considered a celebration.

This year, due to the special circumstances, the school's leaders wanted to try to persuade the old professor to make the occasion and scale a little bigger. However, the old professor refused. He only said one sentence: "As usual, only gather with the students." This time, it was hard for many political and business celebrities to see this group of students.

Because he was getting old, Erwin did not have many students. Myra's boyfriend, Alton, was one of them. He was a PhD student that Erwin had recruited a few years ago. Erwin's birthday banquet was not limited to family members. Myra knew that her master had always been worried about his marriage, so she suggested that Myra accompany him. Myra agreed, but she was a little troubled when it came to choosing clothes. Myra usually knew how to dress up, but she did not know what the old man liked. She did not know if it was better to wear something more lively or more serious.

Jiang Chen had already accompanied her to choose a morning dress. He was exhausted, as if he couldn’t find any beauty. Myra had no choice but to turn her attention to Jeannette.

When Jeannette came back after washing up, she saw Myra staring at her. When she heard the story, she couldn’t help but smile. “Why don’t you ask Alton directly?”

“I can’t ask him. He’s a straight man, and he doesn’t have any sense of beauty.” Myra waved her hand. “Aren’t you also a student of Mr. Erwin? You must have seen him before. Come and help me.”

This question was a bit difficult for Jeannette.

She had seen Mr. Erwin before, but it was only a few times. As for the title of “his student”, Jeannette didn’t dare to call herself that. In the end, she was entrusted to Noah by him, and then transferred to Phyllis. If she didn’t do it well in the future, it would ruin his reputation.

With a myriad of thoughts in her mind, Jeannette’s gaze swept across the clothes on Myra and finally pointed to a white dress. “This one.”

She remembered the first time she saw Mr. Erwin, she wore a white dress. At that time, the professor smiled and praised her. He said that the girl was very pretty. It seemed like he liked this style.

After choosing the dress, Jeannette thanked Myra profusely. Myra smiled and didn’t say anything.