Qualitative analysis vs. quantitative analysis

Sun Jingshu dreamed of the tavern again.

Every snowy day was the happiest time for her as a child.

The miners who returned from the mines gathered in the pub. A glass of cheap beer, a small plate of pickled vegetables, and a piece of hard black bread were their greatest enjoyment.

At that time, she sat in front of the fireplace, watching these people who could not hide their fatigue but still smiled as they sang and danced, using laughter to dispel the cold of winter.

"Xiaoshu, wake up!"

The mother's gentle voice dispelled the remaining hardships in the dream. Sun Jingshu sank into the soft bed, rubbing the quilt with her cheek, unwilling to open her eyes.

Why is home so comfortable?

Sun Jingshu emptied her mind. The warm quilt eroded her will and made her temporarily lose the desire to fight.

"Xiao Shu?" Mother Wang Siwen's voice sounded from outside the door again: "Didn't you tell me to wake you up at 7:30? Why haven't you gotten up yet?"

"...Here I come." Sun Jingshu slowly sat up from the bed, not looking like the heroic President of the Republic at all.

If my subordinates saw me like this, they would be shocked.

Sun Jingshu looked at herself in the mirror - her hair was messy from sleep, her eyelids were drooping, and there was a faint stain of saliva at the corner of her mouth. She looked lifeless.

She scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on her face. The cold water droplets brought back a hint of ice and snow.

When Sun Jingshu opened her eyes again, her aura had completely changed.

...

At the Sun family's dining table, Wang Siwen brought the fried eggs to the table, and Sun Jingshu's father, Sun Yong, walked lazily into the dining room with his slippers drooping.

"Where's Xiaoshu?" Sun Yong yawned and asked curiously, "Didn't she ask us to get up early today?"

"Just got up." Wang Siwen looked at her husband and teased, "I think your daughter's inability to get up in the morning was inherited from you."

Sun Yong laughed, and when he talked about his daughter, the sleepiness on his face immediately disappeared: "You know what, our daughter has really changed a lot recently."

Wang Siwen nodded and agreed with her husband: "She has changed a lot. She looks much more mature, prettier and more energetic."

"Our daughter is naturally beautiful." Sun Yong was a little proud: "We both inherited good genes."

"Look how beautiful you are." Wang Siwen laughed, her eyes a little melancholy: "If Xiaoshu hadn't been a lazy beddresser, I would have suspected that our daughter had been secretly replaced. How could she change so quickly in just a few months? I always felt that she was still a little girl in my arms, and in the blink of an eye she has become an adult."

"You grow fast during puberty." Sun Yong couldn't help but sigh: "But the world has been a bit uneasy lately, it's a good thing that Xiaoshu is maturing."

"How did the world become like this?" Wang Siwen recalled every detail of the past few months and couldn't help but sigh: "If you let it go, I wouldn't even dare to think about it. What magic, mutants, I heard that a big dragon was seen on XX Street yesterday!"

"Speaking of yesterday, do you still remember that person in the sky?" Sun Yong suddenly lowered his voice.

Wang Siwen nodded, her expression becoming more serious: “Ou Wenna, this is Xiaoshu’s classmate, right?”

"You didn't know that since you weren't in the parent group, there was a lot of noise in the group yesterday, all talking about this matter. Later, Xiaoshu's class teacher came out and said that there would be a parent meeting about this matter in two days. He also said that the children might want to tell us something in the next few days, but he told us not to force the children to ask, to maintain trust in the children, to pretend that we know nothing, and to let them speak up."

Wang Siwen: "...Why didn't you tell me last night?"

Sun Yong said awkwardly, "Didn't you go to bed early yesterday? You usually have severe insomnia. It was not easy for you to go to bed early. I was afraid of disturbing you..."

"Hey you, why are you still losing sleep over such an important matter!"

"Well, isn't it the same if I told you this morning?" Sun Yong scratched his cheek, his expression becoming more serious: "I suspect that our daughter may also be a time traveler."

The two were talking in low voices when Sun Jingshu came out of the room. She was no longer as decadent as when she just woke up. She had a neat ponytail and a simple and refreshing spring and summer outfit, looking energetic and beautiful.

Wang Siwen and Sun Yong looked at each other, and thinking of Rui Hang's instructions, they quickly shut their mouths and pretended to eat breakfast peacefully. But then they felt that this behavior was too stiff, so Wang Siwen quickly pretended to serve porridge to ease her embarrassment, and at the same time made small talk: "Are you up? Come over and have breakfast."

Sun Yong also said: "Try the porridge your mother made today. It's very, very tasty...hiss!"

Wang Siwen pinched Sun Yong under the table and glared at him: Stop making small talk!

Sun Yong endured the pain and forced an awkward smile.

Sun Jingshu looked at her parents in confusion, thinking that they were a little weird, but she didn't think much about it. She pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Wang Siwen, saying, "Thank you, Mom, but I can do this kind of thing myself."

"As a family, what's the point of saying thank you or not?" Wang Siwen said, "Well, Xiaoshu, you specially asked us to get up early today, is there something going on?"

Sun Jingshu nodded: "It's just right that you guys are taking a break these few days, so I'm going to take you to a place."

"Where?" Sun Yong asked curiously.

"City B."

"This...didn't you just come back from City B?" Wang Siwen asked puzzledly.

Sun Jingshu smiled and said, "Let me take care of a task first."

Work?

Wang Siwen and Sun Yong looked at each other and vaguely guessed something.

It seems that as they said, their daughter is very likely a "time traveler." Obviously, Sun Jingshu did not intend to hide it from them, but she just didn't say it directly.

Is this to give them some time to adapt?

Wang Siwen guessed in her heart and wanted to tell her daughter directly that there was no need to go through so much trouble and just explain her identity. But she was afraid of ruining her daughter's feelings, so she could only pretend that she knew nothing about it and put on a cheerful expression: "Okay, then let's go to City B. Your father and I have never been to such a far place since we were born."

Sun Jingshu's family is not wealthy. Wang Siwen and Sun Yong, one works in a workshop and the other is an electrician. They support their family with their own hands and hard work.

In order to give Sun Jingshu a good environment, the two of them always lived frugally and saved every penny for their daughter. In the past, they would never be willing to go on such a long journey together, and would only tell Sun Jingshu: Dad and Mom don't like to go out to travel, you can just go with your friends.

But this time, they accepted Sun Jingshu's invitation without hesitation.

Sun Jingshu did not expose her parents' cover-up, but just picked up the bowl of porridge and took a sip.

Just as her father said, it was extremely tasty and much more delicious than any other delicacies she had ever tasted.

...

Although they guessed that Sun Jingshu's current identity was not simple, when Sun Jingshu's parents saw the private plane parked at the airport, they were still dumbfounded.

The two had never taken a high-speed train, let alone a plane. They had never thought that the first means of transportation they would take on a long journey would be a private plane that they could only see in TV dramas.

"Xiaoshu, this is too..." Wang Siwen habitually wanted to say "waste", but when she saw her daughter's smiling eyes, she couldn't say anything.

My daughter is willing to arrange all this for them, so how can I spoil her fun?

Sun Yong, on the other hand, accepted the current situation very quickly. As soon as he got on the plane, he took out his mobile phone and started taking pictures and posting them on WeChat Moments and QQ.

I had just sent the photo when a friend called me.

"Lao Sun, where are you going? Why are you even on a plane?"

"Hey, my daughter took me and my wife out to play."

"Oh, how happy. Where are you going?"

"City B."

"City B? That's not a good place to go!" the friend was shocked.

"What's wrong?"

"Didn't you watch the news last night? It's about that other world in the sky, called Parnaki. Today they said that a big shot from that world was coming over, and everything nearby was blocked off."

Big shot?!

Sun Yong subconsciously looked at his daughter sitting in front of him and was secretly surprised.

"Old Sun? Why is there no sound? Why don't you ask your daughter to move to another place?"

"No, it's okay." Sun Yong took a deep breath and managed to calm down. "My daughter has already arranged everything. Don't worry. Um, the plane is about to take off. I'll hang up first."

Without waiting for his friend to answer, he hung up the phone, his heart beating rapidly.

The one you're not talking about is our daughter, right?

Sun Yong guessed, but quickly refuted himself: Not necessarily, didn't they say that the big shots came from Parnaki? We set out from Y City, it's different!

The private plane taking off with a roar and the blue sky outside the window distracted Sun Yong's attention. He looked at the scenery outside the window and the upside-down Parnaki in the blue sky, and his heart slowly calmed down.

Forget it, let’s just make the best of it.

He thought to himself.

It was not until the plane landed back on the ground that the huge banner suddenly caught Sun Yong's eyes.

"Warmly welcome Ms. Sun Jingshu, Chairman of Linte Republic, to visit China"

Sun Yong and Wang Siwen: “???!!!”

Although I already knew that my daughter’s identity was different now, I never expected that she would be the President of the country!

...

"Today is May 20, 2024. Ms. Eudemona Eaton, the president of the Linte Republic from the other world of Parnaki, arrived in City B and attended the first World United Conference held in City B. It is reported that President Eudemona Eaton, also known as Sun Jingshu, is also a time traveler from China..."

Outside the conference room, Sun Yong and Wang Siwen stared in amazement at their daughter, Sun Jingshu, on the screen. She was wearing a military green uniform and chatting and laughing among a group of famous figures, without any stage fright at all.

The two mobile phones thrown aside had already been flooded with calls from various channels.

But they had no time to deal with these calls. The two of them stared at Sun Jingshu's figure. After the shock, only pride remained in their hearts.

Their daughter has now become a great person!

...

Although it was the first World United Conference, only Sun Jingshu and Chairman Hua Xia participated in this meeting.

Being able to enjoy such treatment is closely related to the national affiliation of the Linte Republic. In addition, Sun Jingshu herself is from China, and the two countries are considered to be half "relatives", so naturally she has obtained priority cooperation rights.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the current direction of cooperation between the two countries.

Even though there is a Chinese label, cooperation between countries cannot rely solely on personal connections. Both sides need to come up with chips that satisfy each other.

The magic power of the Holy Roman Empire is unmatched, and the economy and trade of the Free Federation are the most developed. The Kingdom of Kyrenia has rich marine and tourism resources waiting to be developed, and the San Carlos spices are famous in Parnaki. The Lint Republic also has its own special features: mineral resources.

But Sun Jingshu was not satisfied with this. Although the rich mineral resources of the Linte Republic allowed the country to exchange a large amount of materials through ores, it also shackled the development of the people of the Linte Republic.

As long as you dig a mine, you can get rich - this idea is deeply rooted in the Lint Republic. In addition, the Lint Republic is not too large compared to the Holy Roman Empire and the Free Federation, and the rich mineral fields make the plant growth here slightly inferior to that of other countries, so agriculture is naturally suppressed.

Tourism and light industry have developed to a certain extent under Sun Jingshu's promotion, but heavy industry has never made much progress due to lack of technology.

As the two worlds merged, a new road appeared before Sun Jingshu.

——Combine with science and technology to develop heavy industry.

This time she went to City B in order to discuss the many issues concerning cooperation in magic technology between the two countries after officially signing a diplomatic treaty with China.

The use of magic requires a medium, and magic props rely much more on production materials than magic itself. Therefore, the Linte Republic, which has a large amount of rare minerals, is undoubtedly the most suitable partner for China.

But this cooperation was not limited to the Linte Republic. Under the matchmaking of Sun Jingshu, in addition to Owena's Holy Roman Empire, Jiang Cunzhi's Free Federation, Su Mu's Kingdom of Kyrenia, all other countries and camps that chose to "advocate peace", including San Carlos, participated in the cooperation, but the resources they contributed were different.

Sun Jingshu used ores to exchange for resources in technology, infrastructure, tourism, agriculture, etc. Ouwena used abundant magic resources as the core exchange.

When the space where the two worlds merge becomes stable, China will send the first batch of carefully selected "international students" to the Holy Roman Empire to study magic.

Similarly, Sun Jingshu, Jiang Cunzhi and others will send elites from various countries to Earth to learn about "science".

At the same time, the Chinese side will send another group of people to provide systematic training to the "grassroots team" under Sun Jingshu.

Although Sun Jingshu's subordinates have the advantage of experience, hundreds of years of time cannot compare to the cultural accumulation of China over thousands of years. Whether it is ideological program or rules and regulations, there are too many areas where China can guide the Linte Republic. The history and experience of the Linte Republic for more than 400 years is also worthy of reference and study by China.

After finishing the discussion on the main cooperation matters, Sun Jingshu suddenly changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, Mr. Chairman, I have another person's commission here."

The chairman smiled kindly and cooperated with a curious expression: "You can talk as you like."

"The commission came from my classmate. She traveled through time and space and became an elf of Parnaki." Sun Jingshu smiled slightly: "Perhaps you have heard of her name - Yaer Kalinda Elius, the Saint of the elves."

...

Liu Xin sat in the conference room, looking at the meeting leader who was smiling warmly across from him, feeling nervous and uneasy.

As the chef for the World United Conference dinner, although Liu Xin had participated in many state banquets and was experienced, he had never been like this meeting. After receiving a sudden notice, he was invited to City B overnight and was directly responsible for the dinner the next day without any preparation.

No matter how experienced a chef is, he cannot guarantee that he can cook a dish with 100% perfection, let alone being given a task in a critical situation.

Therefore, after the dinner, Liu Xin had been worried that he would be called to the conference room by the person in charge and severely criticized.

Ke Ren came to the meeting room, but the criticism he had imagined did not happen as expected. Instead, what awaited him was the warm smile of the person in charge.

"Excuse me...is there something I haven't done well enough?" Liu Xin asked cautiously.

"No, no, no, of course not." The person in charge smiled and said, "Actually, Mr. Liu, I came here this time because I hope you can take on a job."

"What?" Liu Xin asked in confusion.

"We would like to invite you to be the culinary representative and bring chefs from all over the world to the Elf Tribe of Parnaki to have a culinary exchange competition."

Liu Xin: “???”