Lin Zhixia wore a moon-white long-sleeved dress today. The hem of the dress was like a lotus leaf and the collar had petal buttons. The style was fresh and elegant, which perfectly matched her temperament.
She also specially made a hairstyle. She took a long strand of hair from each side of her temples, braided it into a pigtail, gently fixed it to the back of her head, and tied a dark blue satin bow. Her hair was thick and smooth, and under the sun, it glowed with a dark luster.
Lin Zhixia has fair skin and delicate features, and looks very beautiful and pure. She stood on the side of the road for a while, and passers-by often turned their heads to look at her, but she didn't mind at all, and her mind was full of thoughts about quantum error correction's stator coding and surface coding. Stator coding is limited by its simple structure similar to "classical linear coding" and requires high-precision quantum logic gates[1]. The precision requirement of surface coding is lower than that of stator coding, and it is probably the best choice for the current evolution of quantum computing.
There were several sturdy sycamore trees growing on the roadside, their shadows swaying in the wind. Lin Zhixia walked back and forth a few steps, following their shadows. Suddenly, she heard someone say to her, "Hey? Hello, can we be friends?"
Lin Zhixia turned around and saw a dark-skinned boy. He was about 16 or 17 years old, wearing an international high school uniform. His hair was piled high, with styling gel on it, and he smelled like a gin-like men's perfume.
He came too close and Lin Zhixia sneezed.
He smiled and said, "My name is Liu Pu, the Pu in dandelion."
There were two male classmates standing behind Liu Pu. The two called out to Liu Pu, but Liu Pu waved at them and said, "Can't you see I'm chatting here?"
Lin Zhixia frowned: "I don't know you."
Many students walked out of the school gate one after another, and noisy conversations could be heard nearby, mixed with English, Korean, Thai and Chinese. Liu Pu looked around, took a step back, rubbed his palms, and asked again: "Are you waiting for someone? Are you from our school? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Liu Pu secretly guessed that Lin Zhixia was a freshman who had just enrolled. Her Mandarin was very standard, without the slightest local accent, and she was probably from another place. He put one hand into his school uniform pants and suggested in a friendly way: "You just transferred here, right? Leave me your cell phone number, and call me if you have anything to ask..."
Before Liu Pu finished speaking, Jiang Yubai's voice came from behind him: "Liu Pu."
Liu Pu was wearing a school uniform shirt, with his jacket on his arm. When he saw Jiang Yubai, he stepped aside and put his school uniform on his shoulders. He asked, "Do you know each other?"
Jiang Yubai walked right past him.
It's embarrassing to say that Liu Pu is two years older than Jiang Yubai, but he is not as tall as Jiang Yubai. Jiang Yubai is 1.81 meters tall, while Liu Pu is about 1.68 meters tall. Liu Pu raised his chin stubbornly and looked up at Jiang Yubai silently.
Jiang Yubai told Lin Zhixia: "Liu Pu is my classmate in the class next door."
Lin Zhixia did not respond.
Liu Pu asked, "Is she a relative of yours? She's so beautiful. Is she studying in our school?"
Jiang Yubai looked normal, but he spoke impatiently: "She is the same age as me, just turned fourteen. Please be respectful and don't make any rash plans."
Liu Pu looked surprised: "Fourteen years old? Your cousin?" Then he chuckled and said: "Formally introduce her?"
Jiang Yubai suddenly approached Liu Pu, and the two were 20 centimeters apart. Jiang Yubai lowered his voice and asked him, "Was what I said just now not clear enough?"
Anyone with ears could tell that every word Jiang Yubai said contained a hint of threat.
Liu Pu sighed awkwardly. He stretched out his thumbs, put the base of his palms on the edge of his trouser pockets, and took a step back. He and Jiang Yubai looked at each other for a moment, and then took another step back.
Lin Zhixia watched their stalemate with curiosity. She noticed that Liu Pu had no fighting spirit at all. He gradually blended into the surging crowd. He opened his arms and hugged the shoulders of the two boys, and the three of them left the place chatting and laughing.
At this time, Jiang Yubai grabbed Lin Zhixia's schoolbag strap. After less than two seconds, he let go and whispered, "Follow me."
Lin Zhixia followed Jiang Yubai happily. She tugged at Jiang Yubai's sleeve, but he didn't turn around. She thought it was funny, so she tugged at him again, and he said, "The driver called me, and the car is parked on the opposite side. Let's cross the road first."
"Can you turn around and look at me?" Lin Zhixia asked him, "Do I look good today?"
Just as she expected, Jiang Yubai remained silent.
Lin Zhixia added: "This morning, I spent half an hour braiding my hair."
Jiang Yubai had his back to Lin Zhixia, so she couldn't see his expression. She could only speculate on his mental activities based on the details. For example, she found that his hands were originally in a completely relaxed state, but now, his fingers were clenched in his palms, revealing the blue veins on the back of his hands.
Lin Zhixia lowered her head and examined his left hand.
She stretched out her fingertips and pressed the raised knuckles on the top of his fist.
This time, Jiang Yubai finally stopped being silent. He stretched out his sleeves to cover the back of his hands, and then said, "Lin Zhixia..."
Lin Zhixia asked him confidently, "What's wrong with me?"
Jiang Yubai seemed to have just achieved a breakthrough. He overcame all sense of restraint and bravely declared: "You are very beautiful."
Lin Zhixia was stunned for a moment. She lowered her head and stared at the ground, her cheeks flushed, and her mind went blank. In order to calm down as quickly as possible, she began to think about quantum field theory. However, Jiang Yubai's words "You are very beautiful" kept floating in her mind, which made her unable to get rid of Jiang Yubai's voice no matter what.
Jiang Yubai also reminded her: "The light is green, let's go."
Lin Zhixia and Jiang Yubai walked to the other side of the zebra crossing. They got into the same car, and the driver greeted Lin Zhixia: "Hello, classmate Lin."
Lin Zhixia put her schoolbag on her lap. She hugged the bag tightly and replied, "Hello, driver uncle."
The driver held the steering wheel and worked diligently.
The car drove steadily on the wide road and arrived near the Forbidden City Museum in Beijing. It was the first time that Lin Zhixia saw the famous Forbidden City in person. She saw the towering palaces rising from the ground, with red walls and yellow tiles, magnificent and spectacular. She couldn't help but urge, "Hurry up, let's get off the car, I want to go in and play."
Jiang Yubai took out two tickets and handed one of them to Lin Zhixia.
Lin Zhixia immediately said, "I brought some change. Wait for me and I'll return the money for the ticket to you."
Lin Zhixia showed Jiang Yubai her pink plastic wallet. There were two strawberries printed on the side of the wallet. The strawberries were bright in color, plump in shape, and had emerald green sepals. Jiang Yubai asked her, "How much do you like strawberries?"
Lin Zhixia summarized it simply: "I like it very much."
Jiang Yubai dug deeper into her preferences: "Why?"
Before she answered, Jiang Yubai came up with an excuse for her: "Strawberries taste pretty good."
"Maybe it's not just this reason," Lin Zhixia thought, "When I was four or five years old, my parents worked the hardest. My supermarket sold fruit... Sometimes, my mother would buy more goods and set up a stall at the entrance of the community, so that she could sell faster. If the business was good that day and my mother made more money, she would buy strawberries for me."
Jiang Yubai looked at her: "So that's how it is."
Lin Zhixia recalled the past: "Mom would wash the strawberries thoroughly, pluck off the sepals of each strawberry, and then bring the whole plate to me. My brother always said that he hated strawberries. I didn't understand it before, but later, I got it. From childhood to adulthood, he has always given in to me. Whatever I like, he would pretend not to like it."
In Jiang Yubai's opinion, Lin Zeqiu's image suddenly improved a little - but only a little, and most of it was still negative. After all, Lin Zeqiu couldn't control his temper, and his personality was not mature and stable enough, so he might yell at Lin Zhixia at home.
Jiang Yubai could even imagine that Lin Zhixia, who was only four years old, brought a plate of strawberries to Lin Zeqiu and asked him in a childish voice, "Brother, do you want to eat strawberries?" Lin Zeqiu yelled at her angrily, "I don't want to eat them! Get out of here! I hate strawberries!"
Scenarios like these.
Jiang Yubai was touched. He said without hesitation: "From now on, I will take care of all your strawberries."
Lin Zhixia was a little surprised: "You paid for everything?"
Jiang Yubai didn't think about it and just said what was in his mind. He felt that it was a little inappropriate, abrupt and offensive, but he was even more reluctant to take it back... He simply found an excuse: "I am your best friend forever, it's normal for me to treat you to some fruit." Then, he gave a similar example: "When I visit your house, you will treat me with a bowl of fruit."
Lin Zhixia didn't let him fool her. She said, "I always feel like something is wrong."
Jiang Yubai changed the subject: "Let's go to the Forbidden City first."
Lin Zhixia didn't forget to pay him back. The ticket to the Forbidden City in her hand was marked with a "60 yuan" sign, so she gave Jiang Yubai a 60 yuan note, but Jiang Yubai refused to take the money. He said, "Friends don't need to talk about money."
Lin Zhixia said, "Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly."
Lin Zhixia thought that she seemed to have taken advantage of Jiang Yubai. She said bluntly: "When I go out with you, you always don't let me spend money. This is not good... Of course, I'm not saying that you are not good, you are really very good. You are much richer than me, but you don't think I'm poor..."
Jiang Yubai replied: "You are much smarter than me, and you don't think I'm stupid."
Lin Zhixia suddenly realized that Jiang Yubai was actually a person who was quick to react and eloquent. So, under what circumstances would Jiang Yubai remain silent?
——When he is shy.
Lin Zhixia laughed “Hahahaha” and said, “You are really interesting.”
At this moment, there are many tourists coming and going, and the atmosphere is bustling.
The white clouds in the distance dyed the blue sky, and the blue sky enveloped the magnificent palace. Lin Zhixia said happily: "I have watched many documentaries related to the Forbidden City. Today, I will be your tour guide and take you to visit the Forbidden City."
Jiang Yubai cooperated and shouted, "Tour Guide Lin."
Guide Lin clapped his hands and said, "I don't know how to describe it to you. My mind contains every frame of the documentary, and I am framing it with my own eyes. The two images can overlap."
Jiang Yubai was completely immersed in the role: "Guide Lin is very professional. He remembered the structure of the Forbidden City so clearly."
Lin Zhixia pulled Jiang Yubai's sleeve: "Yes, I have to start working. You are my only tourist."
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