"Moreover, nominating someone as young as Xiao Du for academician would be like slapping these people in the face. It would make everyone look bad."
Sun Jiaxiang glanced, speechless and annoyed, at the old man who had spoken. At this point, he's still worrying about face; he's really something else. But the man is already approaching eighty. The perceptions and habits formed over a lifetime are unchangeable at this stage. Sun Jiaxiang knew this well and couldn't be bothered to dwell on the issue. He whispered, "But do you have any better candidates? Among your disciples and mine, who can match Xiao Du's achievements?
Even if they could achieve half of it, I wouldn't be having this conversation with you today.
It's precisely because we're aware of Xiao Du's situation that we need to give him a hand. First, let's get Xiao Du into the Health Group to bring him to the attention of the higher-ups.
