Jiang Yubai printed out the "Operation Guide for Robot Lin Jiang" and put it in a file box.
The file box contains the first volume of "Human Observation Diary", the notebook given to him by Lin Zhixia, and the first edition manuscript of the "Exploring the Universe" series of comics - for Jiang Yubai, these things are full of commemorative significance.
After the winter vacation, Jiang Yubai returned to Beijing with his file box. He placed the box on the table in his study, accompanying him in his studies every day. He will take the college entrance examination in May this year, get the test results in August, and submit his college application in September... If everything goes well, Jiang Yubai will receive his college admission notice in January next year.
Jiang Yubaisi did not dare to slack off and reviewed seriously every day.
For three whole months, even though he and Lin Zhixia lived in the same city, they had not met and only had brief exchanges through QQ video. Lin Zhixia seemed to be busier than Jiang Yubai. Her laboratory work was not going smoothly, and the chip design for quantum computing had encountered obstacles.
The latest chip that Lin Zhixia and her seniors developed together could not be manufactured, and could only exist in computer software and be simulated in a virtual environment. Existing chip manufacturing technology could not meet Lin Zhixia's needs, and she didn't know what to do for a while - it was like, she focused on problem A and came up with solution B, but B required C, and she was powerless to do C.
Scientific research in cutting-edge fields is more difficult than she imagined.
She suddenly wanted to change her career and study chip manufacturing.
Lin Zhixia did not tell Jiang Yubai about her worries. Every time they video-called, she claimed that everything was going well and encouraged Jiang Yubai to keep working hard and move forward.
In mid-May, Jiang Yubai took the college entrance examination.
His father and mother specially put down their work and flew to Beijing to visit their son. The whole family reunited in Beijing, and even his uncle and aunt came.
During the exam days, my father acted as a driver and personally took Jiang Yubai to the exam room. Jiang Yubai carried his schoolbag, walked into the exam room, and walked forward resolutely, without looking back.
Jiang Shaoqi looked at his nephew's back and couldn't help laughing: "Hahahaha, is Xiao Jiang a little nervous?"
Jiang Shaoqi's elder brother turned around and looked at him. He immediately changed his words: "Xiao Jiang should not be nervous, but determined. An exam of this level is a piece of cake. Xiao Jiang can get all A's even with his eyes closed."
Jiang Shaoqi has great confidence in Jiang Yubai, and Jiang Yubai also performed well.
Jiang Yubai answered all the questions calmly and even dared to check answers with his classmates after the exam. His classmates asked him, "Did you do well in the exam?"
Jiang Yubai admitted: "It's OK."
The classmate asked again: "Can you get into the college you want to go to?"
Jiang Yubai said, "Not necessarily."
He wanted to go to Trinity College at Cambridge University, which was always very competitive. He was not completely sure, so he could only try his best. Strangely, he did not feel too much pressure, and was even mentally prepared to fail.
Jiang Yubai once thought he was a perfectionist. However, after so many years of constant criticism from Lin Zhixia, he finally accepted the fact that he was just an ordinary person. It would be great if he could go to Trinity College, but it didn't matter if he couldn't go, as he would not be left without a place to study.
On the night when all the exams were over, Jiang Yubai felt relaxed physically and mentally. He soaked in the bathtub filled with warm water, like a fish returning to the sea. He turned on the TV in the bathroom and watched an excellent program called "Man and Nature" on CCTV10.
On the marble counter beside the bathtub, there was a goblet filled with freshly squeezed orange juice. Jiang Yubai picked up the goblet, and suddenly, his cell phone rang.
He accidentally pressed the answer button.
Lin Zhixia said happily: "Jiang Yubai! I just came out of the laboratory, and I saw your text message. Congratulations! You will definitely be admitted to the school you want to go to! What are you doing now? Let's chat via video later? I'm going back to the dormitory soon..."
Jiang Yubai panicked for a moment, but soon calmed down. He replied calmly, "I'm watching TV."
"What TV?"
"Man and Nature."
Lin Zhixia asked again: "Are you free to video chat?"
The mist in the bathroom obscured Jiang Yubai's vision. He raised his head slightly, his vision was no longer clear, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he said the wrong thing when he was caught off guard: "Let's do it another day."
"Some other day?" Lin Zhixia was a little confused.
But she quickly agreed: "Well, let's not talk about it for now. I have to climb the stairs. Bye."
After Lin Zhixia hung up the phone, Jiang Yubai only heard a series of "beep beep" sounds. His fingertips slipped and the phone almost fell into the water.
He put down his phone and turned off the TV.
Steam was everywhere, the lights were dim like a dream, and the water in the pool was flowing in the dim light. Such a quiet environment was originally conducive to thinking. However, Jiang Yubai's thoughts became confused.
He lay on the backrest of the bathtub, and realized belatedly that his words "Maybe another day" were too cold and impatient... That was not what he meant. He stood up, put on his bathrobe, and called Lin Zhixia.
To his surprise, Lin Zhixia turned off her phone.
Jiang Yubai waited for a while and called Lin Zhixia again, but her phone was always turned off. Jiang Yubai logged into QQ again and checked the QQ contact panel - the avatar of "Xia Xia" was gray.
In fact, Lin Zhixia's phone was out of battery.
She also has no time to play QQ.
She went out to attend classes at 7:30 in the morning, attended a seminar in the afternoon, and rushed to work in Gu Likai's laboratory in the evening. She hardly had a rest all day. She returned to the dormitory at around 9 o'clock in the evening, took a shower, fell on the bed and fell asleep.
Lin Zhixia slept very soundly and had a dream. She dreamed of the chip she, her seniors and teachers had designed. She put the chip into the machine and immediately collected the data results that everyone wanted most. Professor Gu Likai told her that this kind of chip can be produced, greatly improving the operating capacity of traditional computers and bringing about epoch-making changes to human society.
Lin Zhixia's dreams are always very clear, and all the images are complete in detail, enough to deceive her senses and make her wonder whether she is in an illusory imaginary world.
The next morning, after Lin Zhixia woke up, she sat on the bed for a minute.
Her roommate Deng Shasha asked her, "What's wrong with you?"
Lin Zhixia replied: "I dreamed that the problem of our group was solved and I promoted the progress of human society."
Deng Shasha held a cup of coffee in both hands and said with emotion: "Xia Shen is Xia Shen. He is always solving problems in his dreams. I was just like you when I was in the third year of high school. My mother asked someone to tell my fortune, and the old fortuneteller said that I could be admitted to the best university in the country..."
Lin Zhixia held onto the bed railing, still thinking silently. She felt that she could definitely find a solution, she just forgot something crucial.
She recalled the papers she had read and the words her teachers and seniors had said to her, and the morning hunger was no longer obvious. She hurriedly washed up, changed her clothes, took out a bag of cookies and a bottle of mineral water from the cupboard, put on her schoolbag and ran to the quantum computing laboratory.
Lin Zhixia didn't contact Jiang Yubai the entire weekend.
Jiang Yubai had just finished his exams and had a few days to rest. But he couldn't get through to Lin Zhixia on the phone, nor could he find her through QQ. He sent her a text message: Are you free recently?
Jiang Yubai didn't say anything extra.
Jiang Yubai was always reserved and introverted. He couldn't tell her directly that he was waiting for her call.
His wait was long.
At around 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, Jiang Yubai was sitting in the garden reading a book called "Management Practice". He was absent-mindedly turning the pages when his cell phone suddenly started to ring. He hurriedly answered the call and heard Lin Zhixia's voice, "I've been too busy these past two days and haven't had time to charge my cell phone. Are you okay?"
Jiang Yubai threw away the book in his hand: "Fortunately, Grandpa has been teaching me how to do my job these two days."
"What job?" Lin Zhixia asked.
Jiang Yubai patiently described it in detail. He also said that he would prepare for university interviews this summer, and he would go to study in the UK in September next year.
Lin Zhixia's tone revealed reluctance: "We have to separate again."
Jiang Yubai said: "I will go back to China during the holidays."
"Yeah!" Lin Zhixia responded.
Jiang Yubai wanted to meet her, but he knew she was very busy these days and might not have time to hang out, so he casually asked, "Are you reviewing for the final exam?"
"No," Lin Zhixia said, "I never review."
Jiang Yubai murmured to himself: "You really don't need to review."
Lin Zhixia was thinking about the work in the laboratory. She chatted with Jiang Yu for a while, but she didn't ask him to come out to meet her.
Lin Zhixia was so absorbed in scientific research that she didn't even take the time to eat. She and her senior were working hard to simplify the chip design in order to produce a successful experimental product.
Last October, Lin Zhixia handed in her first paper draft to Teacher Gu, who praised her and asked her to continue studying with senior Tan Qianche for a while. So far, she has studied for more than seven months and still hasn't produced a paper. She doesn't say it, but she is a little anxious in her heart.
In two months, Lin Zhixia will follow her teachers and seniors to Los Angeles, USA to attend a quantum academic conference. Quantum computing is her future development direction, so how can she not have a paper?
For the first time in her life, Lin Zhixia understood the anxieties of ordinary people.
Yang Shuwen in their group was relieved. Yang Shuwen and Tan Qianche worked together on a paper and successfully published it, which was somewhat fruitful. Yang Shuwen's spirit was different from before. He worked steadily and peacefully in the laboratory, always with a focused expression on his face. No one could tell that he had blown up the laboratory before.
He also suggested to Lin Zhixia: "Say a few good words to Tan Qianche, let him give you an innovative idea, and guide you to publish an article to practice."
Lin Zhixia refused decisively, "Thank you. I can publish my paper on my own."
"Experimental physics cultivates intuition," Yang Shuwen advised her, "No matter how smart you are, you don't have as much experience as Tan Qianche. You are younger than him, and your intuition is not as strong as his..."
Lin Zhixia remained silent.
Yang Shuwen said with emotion: "Have you read "Inferiority and Transcendence"? This book enlightened me."
"I've seen it." Lin Zhixia nodded.
Yang Shuwen nodded slightly: "Read it again, it will be useful."
Lin Zhixia sat on a chair in the laboratory, listening to Yang Shuwen's self-narration: "I just entered school last year and got to know a doctor from the next group. Every time we met, I asked him, have you made any progress? Have you produced anything? Is your tutor pushing you? That person always told me that he didn't read books, but played games every day. His tutor didn't push him, so he was very relaxed..."
"Really?" Lin Zhixia asked suspiciously.
"It's fake!" Yang Shuwen sighed repeatedly, "He lied to me. I still don't understand why he lied to me. Tell me."
Lin Zhixia guessed, "Is he afraid that you are under pressure?"
Yang Shuwen waved his hands and said, "No, he said that to everyone else in our group."
Lin Zhixia tapped the table with her fingertips: "Are you trying to tell me that some voices from the outside world are real and some are fake, and I shouldn't be influenced by others."
"Right," Yang Shuwen stroked his hair, "You know a lot. If I can figure it out, there's no way you can't figure it out."
Lin Zhixia said to herself, "I have read a lot of philosophy books. Philosophy is like mathematical formulas. Even if you understand the formulas, you may not be able to apply them to yourself."
"Isn't that right?" Yang Shuwen agreed.
Lin Zhixia looked up at him and said, "No one can have smooth sailing. I will continue to work hard."
Yang Shuwen gave her a thumbs up.
From May to June, Lin Zhixia's frequency of calling home decreased. She stayed in the laboratory until about nine o'clock every night, then went back to the dormitory to take a shower, clean up, and it was almost time for bed.
The night before June 6, Lin Zhixia received a call from home. Her mother asked her, "Xia Xia, what are you busy with recently?"
Lin Zhixia described it honestly: "I encountered an academic problem. I really want to solve it..."
"Your brother will take the college entrance examination tomorrow," her mother reminded her.
She asked back: "Brother, do you want to talk to me?"
Lin Zeqiu sat on the sofa and ate an apple. His mother handed him the phone, but he didn't answer.
Lin Zhixia called out, "Brother?"
He lowered his head and put his ear to the receiver: "What's up?"
Lin Zhixia said excitedly: "I wish my brother success in the college entrance examination!"
Lin Zeqiu asked her, "Are all your classmates among the top 100 in the province's college entrance examination?"
"No," Lin Zhixia introduced seriously, "Our college has many students who were recommended through competitions."
Lin Zhixia wanted to ask Lin Zeqiu about his class ranking and total score in the mock exam, but she didn't dare to ask. She said a lot of encouraging words and kept cheering Lin Zeqiu up. Lin Zeqiu put on a very stable look, which reminded Lin Zhixia of the Russian players in the Romanian Mathematics Masters Competition that year.
Lin Zeqiu studied in the best science class of the Provincial No. 1 Middle School. He ranked above average in the class. The top few students in the class could basically enter Tsinghua University and Peking University, but Lin Zeqiu still had a long way to go. His goal was not Tsinghua University or Peking University - these two universities were the best in the country and had the highest thresholds. Lin Zeqiu only wanted to take a 985 university in Beijing for science and engineering, which was in line with his ability and could reduce his psychological pressure.
For Lin Zeqiu's college entrance examination, his parents closed the store at home and posted a notice saying "temporarily closed". His father also found a friend who had a car, gave him 1,000 yuan, and asked him to pick up Lin Zeqiu for the college entrance examination.
On June 7, the day of the college entrance examination, Lin Zeqiu's father took him to his destination in a friend's car. He watched his son walk into the examination room with his own eyes.
The Provincial No. 1 Middle School sent several teachers to lead the team. They set up a canopy in the open space outside the examination room and established a "Love Service Station" to provide free mineral water to parents.
The teachers chatted in low voices and also talked about the top students in the gifted classes.
Lin Zeqiu's father walked over and asked politely, "Hello, teachers. I am the parent of a student from the Provincial No. 1 High School. I want to ask you, are the questions in this year's college entrance examination difficult?"
A young female teacher smiled and asked, "Hello, which class are you from?"
"My son's name is Lin Zeqiu, and he is in Class 11 of Senior 3. I am his father, Lin Fugui." Lin Fugui answered in detail.
The female teacher handed him two bottles of mineral water and said, "Your child is in the first gifted class. This exam is not difficult for him. The mock exams at our Provincial No. 1 High School are more difficult than the college entrance exams."
Lin Fugui thanked her. He sat on the tiles outside the flowerbed with mineral water in his hands.
It had just rained this morning, and the flowerbed was filled with moisture, perfect for keeping cool and shaded. The awning was over Lin Fugui's head, shielding him from the scorching sun. He took out a folded newspaper from his pocket and read two pages when the female teacher suddenly realized what was happening and asked, "Hello, student's parent. Is Lin Zhixia your daughter?"
Lin Fugui held the newspaper and raised his head: "Ah, yes, yes."
Several teachers around him praised him for his good teaching methods.
He had a smile on his face, but he felt guilty in his heart. His daughter Lin Zhixia was always studying on her own, and he, as a father, had never helped her with her studies.
Last night he heard from his wife that their daughter had a particularly hard time in the past two months. She encountered a problem and couldn't think of a solution. She plunged into the laboratory every day, leaving early and returning late, and he didn't know if she had eaten well... After all, she was only fifteen years old, still a minor and still needed adult care.
Lin Fugui raised his hand to support his forehead. Like countless other parents, he was concerned about his children. He was thinking about his daughter who was far away in Beijing, and his son who was in the examination room. He just hoped that both children could get through their difficulties smoothly.
As the first Chinese exam on the first day of the college entrance examination was about to end, Lin Fugui opened his backpack and took out an apple. He peeled the apple and rinsed it briefly with mineral water.
The door of the examination room opened and many candidates came out. Lin Zeqiu was mixed in with a group of young people. He was wearing inconspicuous clothes, but Lin Fugui still saw him at a glance. Lin Fugui shouted: "Qiuqiu, Qiuqiu, Dad is here!" He walked over holding an apple: "Are you tired? Dad has peeled the apple."
Lin Zeqiu said, "I'm not hungry. I have a math test this afternoon. I won't eat anything raw or cold."
Lin Fugui retracted his arm and said, "Okay, you're right. Be careful these two days."
Lin Fugui's friend drove over. Lin Fugui took his son in the car. His son was taller than him, with broader shoulders and a wider vision, and he had the spirit of a young man. As Lin Fugui thought about it, his throat became thick, and he said slowly: "Qiuqiu, no matter how you do in the exam, you are a good child of your parents..."
Lin Zeqiu didn't answer. He was still recalling the test questions.
During the college entrance examination, his parents took good care of Lin Zeqiu. In fact, since Lin Zhixia went to Beijing to attend university, Lin Zeqiu has become the focus of his parents' attention. He is determined to get good grades in the college entrance examination to live up to his parents and his hard work in studying for many years.
How difficult is the college entrance examination?
As a recommended student, Lin Zhixia had never experienced this personally.
In order to understand the process of the college entrance examination, Lin Zhixia specially went to consult her classmate Deng Shasha.
Deng Shasha opened a bag of potato chips and ate while talking: "College entrance examination? Oh, that was the most glorious period of my life. After taking the last exam, I knew that I would either go to Tsinghua University or Peking University. On the day when the results were released, the admissions office teachers of Tsinghua University and Peking University came to our high school to block me. Tsinghua also brought a very handsome doctoral senior, who made my eyes pop out..."
"Then why don't you go to Tsinghua?" Lin Zhixia asked.
Deng Shasha bit down a potato chip and said, "The senior said he has a girlfriend."
Lin Zhixia picked up a potato chip, took a small bite, and asked, "Have you resolutely rejected Tsinghua University's admissions office?"
Deng Shasha said with great determination: "Yes, the math in our school is better..." She paused and softened her tone: "It's just that I'm not good at math. Oh, I just hope I can graduate."
Lin Zhixia patted her back gently as if to comfort her.
Everyone has troubles, Lin Zhixia thought.
Compared to those students who struggled hard during the exam week, Lin Zhixia was relatively lucky. She took the final exam as if she was relaxing herself. She enjoyed the quiet and comfortable environment of the exam room, wrote down the answers leisurely and happily, and estimated that her score would be stable above 95 before handing in the paper. In other words, her score was still full marks.
From childhood to adulthood, Lin Zhixia had never worried about her exams.
But she was a little worried about Lin Zeqiu and Jiang Yubai.
In mid-to-late June, Lin Zeqiu's college entrance examination results were announced first - he ranked 430th in the province's science subjects, which was better than he expected. He could basically choose any school in Beijing except Peking University and Tsinghua University.
My father was so excited that he wanted to go back to his hometown overnight to burn incense at his ancestral grave.
Mom called Lin Zhixia again to tell her the good news. Lin Zhixia was infected by her mother's joy and announced happily in the dormitory: "My brother ranked 430th in the province!"
Her three roommates were stunned.
After several seconds, Deng Shasha took the lead in reacting: "Awesome! Xia Shen's brother is also a god!"
As the top scorer in science last year, Feng Yuan nodded slightly to show his approval: "Hundreds of thousands of people in the province took the college entrance examination, and he ranked 430th..." Feng Yuan clapped his hands: "So impressive!"
The dormitory was filled with a lively and festive atmosphere. Lin Zhixia took out a bag of strawberry cookies from the cupboard, unwrapped the bag, and generously shared it with her roommates. When her roommates asked about her summer vacation plans, Lin Zhixia revealed, "This summer, I will fly back and forth between several countries."
Yuan Wei said: "I found an internship at an Internet company."
Feng Yuan said: “I am doing research on Hidden Markov Tree with my mentor.”
Deng Shasha slapped the bed rails: "I want to lie in bed for the whole summer vacation!"
Deng Shasha's painting style is unique, so different and outstanding, but Lin Zhixia handed her a few notebooks. Deng Shasha's face changed drastically: "What is this?"
Lin Zhixia said sincerely, "This is the notebook of a senior student who is a mathematics major. The senior student's grades are ranked in the top three in the department. She will go to work at Microsoft Research Asia after graduation. She donated her notebook to help the freshman..."
As the person being helped by the senior, Deng Shasha fell headfirst onto the pillow - how should I put this feeling? Deng Shasha was like a poor family in the village, and the senior was kind-hearted and went to the countryside to help the poor and went directly to Deng Shasha's home.
Deng Shasha asked worriedly, "Do all the seniors in the senior year know that my grades are not good?"
"No, no," Lin Zhixia explained, "The senior is about to graduate, and she knows senior Tan Qianche from our group. Tan Qianche said she wanted to help the junior, so she gave me the notebook."
Deng Shasha shifted her focus: "Senior Tan Qianche... is quite handsome."
Lin Zhixia has been in the laboratory for more than eight months and has memorized Tan Qianche's routine. Tan Qianche would date a girl every weekend, and the date was with a different girl every time. He is really a playboy!
Thinking of this, Lin Zhixia stood on the ground, holding onto the bed rails with both hands, and said defensively: "No, Tan Qianche is not handsome at all... He is not as good-looking as my brother, let alone my friend."
"Is your friend Jiang Yubai?" Deng Shasha recalled carefully and couldn't help but exclaimed, "He is so handsome. God Xia, birds of a feather flock together."
After that, Deng Shasha paid more attention to Lin Zhixia's brother: "How old is your brother?"
"Eighteen years old." Lin Zhixia answered truthfully.
Deng Shasha asked lazily, "How high?"
"One meter eighty-seven."
"Anyone?"
"Single for eighteen years."
"What's your personality like?"
"Um……"
Lin Zhixia said tactfully: "Very unique."
Deng Shasha waved her hands and said, "Not bad, not bad."
Lin Zhixia laughed. She noticed that there was something wrong with the conversation just now, as if she was trying to connect Lin Zeqiu and Deng Shasha. She quickly skipped the topic and started talking to Deng Shasha about mathematics. Deng Shasha was confused, but she still listened patiently, not wanting to miss Lin Zhixia's face-to-face tutoring.
The final exams for the second semester of the freshman year have ended, and the students have started their summer vacation. But Lin Zhixia did not go home. She stayed in the dormitory to study and went to the laboratory from time to time. In early July, Gu Like took the students in his group to Los Angeles, USA, to attend the annual International Conference on Quantum Computing.
This was Lin Zhixia's first time setting foot on North American soil.
She curiously observed the scenery along the way and took many photos.
Teacher Gu and his students stayed in a local hotel. They rested for a day and headed to the conference center the next day.
The International Conference on Quantum Computing lasted three days, with researchers from various countries gathering together. There were various academic reports during the day and banquets at night. Here, Lin Zhixia met a research team from the University of Tokyo. She tried to speak Japanese to them, and they were all very surprised.
There was a doctoral student in her twenties in the research group of Tokyo University. Lin Zhixia, as always, liked to pester the doctoral student. She consciously imitated the Japanese pronunciation of the doctoral student to make her voice sound softer.
My sister handed her a business card.
Lin Zhixia automatically translated her name, Nagano Ayaka.
Nagano Ayaka specializes in derivative algorithms for quantum computing. She and Lin Zhixia had a good chat. She spoke English with a bit of a stutter, which was far from being as fluent as her Japanese.
Lin Zhixia also exchanged contact information with Nagano Ayaka.
When Nagano Ayaka heard that Lin Zhixia would only turn 15 this September, the smile on her face froze for two seconds. Then, Nagano Ayaka suddenly said that Lin Zhixia must stick to her current scientific research path.
Nagano Ayaka is older than Lin Zhixia and is also her academic senior. Lin Zhixia has always used honorifics in Japanese to address her. When Lin Zhixia heard Nagano Ayaka's formal and polite request, she was stunned for a moment.
Lin Zhixia thought about it and said tactfully that she felt that there were still a few PhD sisters in science and engineering. For example, artificial intelligence is now a hot research direction in the world. Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence generally publish several top conference papers, but the ratio of male to female authors in top conferences is seven to one. She hopes that global education can be more equal, not imbalanced by gender, and provide more female scientists for the field of scientific research.
Nagano Ayaka nodded repeatedly.
Lin Zhixia was pulled into the group of Tokyo University by her.
The seniors from Peking University couldn't find Lin Zhixia for a while.
Professor Gu Likai was chatting with a professor from Switzerland and didn't notice where his students were distributed. Some of the professor's ideas were very similar to Lin Zhixia's. Gu Likai immediately grabbed Yang Shuwen beside him and urged: "Hurry up and find your junior sister."
In the banquet hall, people were coming and going, and the noise was loud. Yang Shuwen looked around and saw Tan Qianche at a glance. There were two beautiful female doctors standing around Tan Qianche, and Tan Qianche talked to them about several theories of quantum communication.
Yang Shuwen ran over quickly and grabbed Tan Qianche's sleeve: "Lin Zhixia is missing?"
Tan Qianche was shocked. He pushed up his silver-framed glasses, looked into the distance, and said calmly, "She is there, mixing with the circles of Tokyo University and Kyoto University."
"Why would she get into the Japanese circle?" Yang Shuwen asked in shock.
Tan Qianche only said, "If you want to find Lin Zhixia, find a female PhD first. She likes talking to female PhDs the most. Do you understand? Don't be surprised. There are also two female PhDs in the Berkeley group who are working on quantum limit amplifiers. After Lin Zhixia chats with that Japanese girl, she will probably get into the American circle. You should keep a close eye on her and don't let her get lost."
Yang Shuwen rubbed his hands awkwardly: "Teacher Gu asked her to go over there."
Tan Qianche took a sip of wine and said calmly, "Go talk to her. What's the point of talking to me?"
Tan Qianche's tone was a bit aggressive tonight.
Yang Shuwen didn't mind. He lived up to Gu Likai's request and successfully brought Lin Zhixia to Gu Likai. Gu Likai then introduced Lin Zhixia to the Swiss professor as if he were introducing a favorite student.
Lin Zhixia speaks fluent English. As the official languages of Switzerland include German and French, she can also use these languages interchangeably.
The professor patiently communicated with Lin Zhixia. Lin Zhixia felt that she had understood something again. Inspiration jumped in her mind like a light spot, but when she tried hard to grasp it, the light disappeared.
Lin Zhixia wanted the professor's contact information, but Teacher Gu interrupted her and said, "If you have any questions, send me an email."
Lin Zhixia nodded.
On the last day of the conference, Tan Qianche gave a speech specifically explaining the contents of his previous papers. He wore a pair of silver-framed glasses, looked gentle and refined, and spoke English very well. Tan Qianche's classmates all praised him for his outstanding demeanor and said that he brought honor to everyone.
However, Tan Qianche is not the best student in Gu Likai's group.
Gu Likai also has a doctoral student who is about to graduate. This person is called an "academic machine" by his younger classmates. Although the number of papers he has published is not large, the quality is very high. He is about to go to the United States as a visiting scholar and is also an object of admiration for his younger classmates on a daily basis.
In comparison, Lin Zhixia does not seem to stand out.
Lin Zhixia was not discouraged at all.
As long as she keeps trying...
She just did the best she could.
After the International Conference on Quantum Computing in Los Angeles came to an end, Gu Like led his students to Cambridge, England. A former college classmate of Gu Like’s is currently teaching at Cambridge, and that classmate sincerely invited Gu Like to visit and also arranged for him to give a lecture on campus.
Lin Zhixia said goodbye to the United States and stepped into the United Kingdom. She was still not used to taking long-distance flights. She felt dizzy when she got out of the airport, but she still cheered up and took pictures everywhere with her camera.
Compared to downtown Los Angeles, Cambridge is a very quiet and simple place.
On the first night they arrived in Cambridge, it was a little after eight in the evening, the sky was still bright, and the sky was as blue as a lake. Lin Zhixia's seniors suggested going out for a walk, and everyone responded, and Lin Zhixia followed their footsteps.
They walked along the ancient street towards a local supermarket called Sainsburys.
The fruits in this supermarket are placed in a refrigerator not far from the door. After Lin Zhixia entered the door, she went straight to the refrigerator, grabbed two boxes of strawberries, and held them tightly in her arms, but she then noticed that each box of strawberries cost 2 pounds, which is 20 yuan per box in RMB. Isn't this too expensive?
While Lin Zhixia was hesitating, Tan Qianche took out a VISA credit card and said, "It's okay. I'll pay."
"I have money too," Lin Zhixia insisted.
Tan Qianche smiled and said, "Okay, you're only fifteen, I'll treat you."
Yang Shuwen asked, "Senior, can you pay for my stuff?"
Tan Qianche actually agreed: "Okay, you buy it." He took such good care of his juniors that it almost made people forget his usual lifestyle.
Yang Shuwen happily picked up two boxes of cakes and two cans of beer, and returned home with his classmates.
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