I was reborn and stayed in school to lie down. I really don’t want to roll anymore!

It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when Jiang Hao rushed to the laboratory.

The door of the laboratory was open, and on the table inside was a pile of Lays potato chips and jellies.

There are also Pizza Hut pizzas and other items placed at their workstations.

"Here! This is the oolong milk tea from Yi Dian Dian. It's what you like, right?"

Brother Li took out a cup of milk tea from a big bag of milk tea on the side and handed it to him.

There are only him and Brother Li in the lab for now, but the feeling here is like preparing for a party or some evening party at school.

Except that I haven’t posted anything, there’s really a lot to eat and drink.

"Brother Li, please tell me what's the good news?"

"Do you have to tell me in person that our group's paper has been published in a core journal?"

It’s hard to imagine anything good happening to Brother Li in the near future. Apart from this incident, he really can’t think of anything else.

"It's only been half a month since the paper was submitted. It's still early! It would be great if it can be published before the end of the year."

"And if it's my turn to treat you, you still owe me a hotpot!"

There were only two words written on Brother Li’s face: “Great Joy”!

"Could it be that you and Senior Sister Xu have confirmed your relationship? If so, there's no need to celebrate with me."

There was a pile of snacks in the lab, obviously not for him alone.

"Your Senior Sister Xu has been with me for a long time. I didn't mention it to you because you were very busy recently. It's not about this today."

It turned out not to be the case, but other than this, Jiang Hao really couldn't figure it out for the moment and could only make tentative guesses.

"It can't be a promotion and a raise, right?"

Unexpectedly, such a tentative question seemed to make Brother Li's defenses break down.

"What do you mean? How can it be impossible?"

"Hmm~?"

"Brother Li, you got promoted? You must have been promoted to associate professor!"

"Hehe~!"

Seeing Brother Li smiling but not saying anything, Jiang Hao immediately understood that it seemed he had guessed right.

"Professor Li!"

"No! Mouse, please stop barking."

Brother Li refused verbally, but his expression showed that he was very pleased.

"It's OK if other students don't know, but you work at the school, and there's a big difference between an associate professor and a professor."

"What's the big deal? Associate Professor Liu, why don't I still call you Professor Liu? It's okay, Professor Li!"

The repeated calls of "Professor Li" almost made Brother Li lost, and he kept stuffing potato chips and pizza into his hands.

"Brother Li, why did you suddenly get promoted to associate professor? Your paper hasn't been published yet, has it?"

The reason why Jiang Hao didn't guess in this direction at first was because of the thesis.

I thought Brother Li would make progress in his career, but that was after his paper was published. I didn't expect that he would be offered the position of associate professor right now.

"He's just an associate professor. The requirements in our school are low. Just a few general journal articles will do."

"I have already met the standard, but I need to meet the teaching requirements and the college needs to have quotas."

Brother Li was still in a very excited state at this time. After all, he had just received the news that he had been promoted to associate professor in the afternoon and was very excited.

"I lacked teaching in specialized courses in the first two years, but I have met the requirements since your class graduated."

"It just so happened that there were vacancies left in the hospital, so I finally got the job."

With Li Ge's doctoral degree, it is not difficult to be promoted to associate professor, especially in the past few years.

The most difficult point is the allocation of associate professor positions, which is also the point where most young teachers in universities are stuck in later generations.

Each university has a total limit on the number of professor and associate professor titles based on its own size.

Many colleges and universities, especially those with higher teaching and research levels, have no vacancies for associate professors.

If you want to try to be promoted to associate professor when the quota is full, you must wait until the current associate professor retires before you can be promoted.

Even if the other criteria are met, it still cannot be rated.

When Brother Li chose their school, he didn't have to worry about this.

Since Songjiang Normal University has a relatively low level of education, it must have many vacancies in its establishment.

After all, we can still recruit from the society all year round and introduce doctoral talents, and there will be more positions.

It's just a bit difficult to get the school to allocate a quota for him.

But Brother Li is an introduced talent after all. If he really meets the requirements, the school will not hold him back.

This September marks his fifth year of work, so it is normal for him to be promoted to associate professor.

"Mouse, you're here!"

Outside the door, Senior Sister Xu led two people into the laboratory.

Compared to her previous attire, Senior Sister Xu now dresses much more cleanly and simply, no longer looking as flashy as she did when he saw her during the summer vacation.

On the contrary, Yu Xintong, who followed him into the laboratory, looked very charming.

She wore a brown sweater with a very stylish design on the upper body and a black miniskirt and a pair of long boots on the lower body.

In this November weather, Jiang Hao felt cold just looking at the bare thighs.

Just like the last time we met on National Day, she was wearing delicate makeup to make her facial features more three-dimensional.

Especially the slightly upturned nose tip, which makes her look sexy yet playful.

After meeting Yu Xintong twice recently, Jiang Hao could hardly remember what she looked like when he first met her.

"Junior Brother Jiang! Good afternoon!"

"Boss Jiang! Long time no see!"

Following Senior Sister Xu in were Fu Hao and Yu Xintong.

No wonder Senior Sister Xu was not here just now. She must have gone to the school gate to pick them up.

"Senior Sister Yu? Why are you here too?"

Jiang Hao could understand Fu Hao coming here, after all, he was Brother Li and Sister Xu's junior.

But Yu Xintong is not like that. She also studied undergraduate at Songshan University of Technology and has no relationship with Brother Li.

"What? You don't welcome me here!"

Yu Xintong frowned slightly, and spoke with a hint of grievance.

If Jiang Hao hadn't seen the roar she sounded when she was talking to Fu Hao on the phone before and knew that she was the big sister in the laboratory, he might have been fooled by her.

"Welcome! How can I not welcome you! Today is the day for Senior Brother Li to be promoted to Associate Professor. What does this have to do with Haozi? Junior Sister Yu, don't think too much about it."

It was probably the first time that Senior Sister Xu met Yu Xintong. Seeing that she looked so pitiful when she spoke, she immediately started to speak for her.

"Haozi, you should treat Junior Sister Yu well. She will have dinner with us tonight."

"Yes, Haozi, this Junior Sister Yu asked Fu Hao to call me before coming. It will be more lively when there are more people for dinner tonight!"

At this time, Brother Li had already distributed a large bag of milk tea to everyone, and also stuffed various snacks and pizzas into their hands.

"Sister Yu, I don't mean that. I'm just curious."

As he spoke, his eyes had already glanced at Senior Sister Yu's little follower, Fu Hao, who was standing beside him.

"Our research group is relatively free these two weeks, and my senior sister heard that I was coming to eat, so she followed me over."

Fu Hao also understood it very well, so he found a chance and explained it to him in a low voice.

"She asked me to bring it up with Senior Brother Li. I didn't expect Senior Brother Li to agree as soon as he heard it."

How can I not agree? Jiang Hao complained in his heart.

Judging from Brother Li’s condition this afternoon, I think he can agree to anyone who wants to come for dinner in the evening.

"Haozi, Principal Lin will also come to dinner tonight, as will Dean Li from the School of Information Engineering."

At this time, Brother Li finally remembered something and introduced him to the people who would come for dinner in the evening.

"So many people? Brother Li, have you called all the teachers in the academy?"

"We've called everyone we could. It's just this once, but there are only a few who really agreed. With us, we can only make up two tables."

"Come sit at the same table with me tonight. I'll find a chance to talk to Principal Lin about that matter for you."

"Don't worry, I have also said hello to Dean Li of our hospital. He will help you say a few words when the time comes."

Jiang Hao didn't expect that Brother Li would still think of him on his wedding day today.

At the same time, he secretly helped him to communicate with Dean Li about entrusting him to study for a master's degree.

Looking at Brother Li who was reminiscing about the past with Fu Hao, Jiang Hao felt more and more regretful.

In his previous life, he had to work overtime and gradually lost contact with Brother Li.

Fortunately, in this life, Jiang Hao finally did not do such a stupid thing.