I am devoted to scientific research, but you want to trick me into having a love relationship?

Chapter 560 Preparations before Returning to China
Boston, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

After staying in the office for half an hour, Xu Qingzhou stood up to say goodbye, and promised to give Professor Roberts and others a good treat if they came to Xia Country.

Now is the most beautiful season in Boston. The Charles River is sparkling, the MIT campus is full of vitality under the summer sun, and the red brick buildings surrounded by green trees and ivy complement each other.

In the teaching area on the east side of the campus, the iconic dome glows white under the blue sky, and contrasts with the glass curtain walls of the Boston Financial District on the other side of the river.

“Two years have passed just like that.”

Xu Qingzhou walked leisurely along the campus path, and when he was about to leave, he felt a little reluctant.

During these two years, I gained a lot. I saw many manuscripts of great mathematicians in the library and experienced a different academic atmosphere. Certain things were subtly influenced by me.

He previously spent several years at Princeton.

Both are world-class institutions, but they are very different in style.

MIT advocates efficiency. In my personal experience, the academic atmosphere is like a 24-hour factory, where efficiency is paramount. Princeton is more like a monastery, pursuing the exploration of pure knowledge.

There is no superiority or inferiority in comparison, only different styles.

The sun was shining brightly, and the breeze carried a hint of the cool scent of algae.

"Professor Xu."

Occasionally, a student passing by would greet him, and Xu Qingzhou would nod in greeting.

"Professor Xu, can I take a photo with you?" The little girl with an Asian face ran over excitedly.

"can."

Xu Qingzhou smiled and nodded, then cooperated by taking a photo.

Before leaving, I saw the little girl took a screenshot of the photo and set it as the screen saver.

Tsk tsk, another flower-crazy girl.

Xu Qingzhou was sighing with emotion when his face quickly turned stiff.

Before the other party left, he was praying to his phone devoutly: "Please God bless me, I will not fail the exam. Please God bless me, I will not fail the exam."

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Fortunately, this happened abroad, otherwise, Xu Qingzhou suspected that the girl would light a few incense sticks in front of his photo.

Just after taking the photo, the phone in my pocket rang. It was a call from School Beauty Song.

When the call was connected, a girl's cold and clear voice came from the microphone: "How long will it take to be back?"

"20 minutes."

Xu Qingzhou hung up the phone, let out a long breath, swept his eyes across the undulating buildings, and waved to a taxi passing by on the side of the road.

There’s nothing to sigh about. I’m going home to eat.

At 3: in the afternoon, Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao went out again to buy vegetables at Xiaguo Food Supermarket. They were planning to invite Carson and others to their home for dinner today, so they had to prepare in advance.

When guests come to the house, Song Yao, who has inherited the true skills of Wang Xiaping, will be the chef, and Xu Qingzhou can only be responsible for odd jobs.

At six o'clock in the evening, when the sun was hanging in the southwest sky, the second group of guests arrived at the apartment and it suddenly became lively.

"Professor Xu, Mrs. Song, good afternoon."

Song Yao had been to the office before, so they were all acquaintances.

"Good afternoon, welcome."

Xu Qingzhou smiled and led the three people into the house. "Perhaps you can sit for a while. The food will be ready soon. Coffee or tea?"

"Tea."

Xu Qingzhou made tea for everyone.

Seeing Song Yao was going to the kitchen to cook, Sun Simin took the initiative to ask, "Senior Song, let me help you!"

Song Yao didn't refuse. There were only older boys outside, so it would be better for the little girl to follow her.

"Carson, what are your next plans? If you need a letter of recommendation, I would be happy to give it to you." Xu Qingzhou said to the team member who helped him share a lot of work.

Most professors in China will not write recommendation letters seriously. At most, they will ask you to write it yourself and give it to them for signature. But it is different abroad. A recommendation letter determines to a certain extent whether you can join a certain research group.

Carson said: "I have no plans to leave MIT. Next, I want to do experiments and theories on the quantum Hall effect in nanotopological materials. I want to study the nanostructure preparation of topological insulators BiSe and topological superconductors, and explore their surface state quantum Hall effect and Majorana Fermi."

In fact, rather than working on his own project, Carson really wanted to follow Xu Qingzhou to Xia Country, but there were too many practical factors. He and his girlfriend were already planning to get married, and he couldn't just run to the other side of the ocean now.

“It’s very challenging.”

Xu Qingzhou said, "The topological insulator BiSe was involved in their superconducting film experiments. To be honest, this project is not easy."

"I bet luck is still on our side."

Carson is confident.

Xu Qingzhou thought of the equipment usage fee he had not yet used up, and said with a smile: "I still have some equipment usage time at school. If you need it, I don't mind you using it up."

"I promise, you are the most generous professor I have ever met!"

"I'd like to help."

Mars volunteered.

Carson hit him mercilessly: "I think you should make sure you don't fail topology this semester first."

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As the three of them were chatting, Sun Simin brought out the stewed pork ribs soup.

"Oh my God, I can smell it already." Mars was as funny as ever.

Mars and Carson specially learned how to use chopsticks, and their clumsy appearance added a lot of fun to the party.

Xu Qingzhou opened a bottle of champagne and had a drink to relax.

After Sun Simin drank some wine, his face flushed, and he said, "Professor, when I graduate with my doctorate, I will definitely apply to your institute."

"I am looking forward."

The atmosphere of the party was extremely good.

At 9 o'clock in the evening, the noisy house returned to silence again. The two young people had already cleaned up the dishes and were resting in the living room.

At the same time, Xia Guozhong University, School of Physics.

The slightly plump middle-aged man knocked on the door, walked into the office, and chatted with the square-faced middle-aged man wearing glasses, "Lao Zheng, have you applied for that project?"

“Failed.”

Zheng Xu sighed and rubbed his brows. "The subject is too big, the technical feasibility is insufficient, and the application value and industrialization potential are weak."

"Weak application value and industrialization potential?"

Tian Shangyong's mouth twitched: "Lithium-sulfur batteries, through the SiN layer to suppress the polysulfide shuttle effect, improve battery stability. The research prospects are pretty good."

Zheng Xu shrugged. He was used to being bullied frequently.

The old friend was silent for a while, then suggested: "Lao Zhang, someday, why don't you take something to apologize to Director Li and smooth things over?"

Seeing that Zheng Xu didn't say anything, Tian Shangyong continued, "Old Zhang, China is different from foreign countries. Here, it's not enough to have good skills, but you need to be humble and modest. If you had listened to me earlier, you would have been selected as a Yangtze River Scholar last year."

This classmate of mine is very good in terms of technical skills, but he is not very good at getting along with people and is too stubborn. He has offended many people over the years.

For example, at a seminar three months ago, Zheng Xu had a minor conflict with Director Li Er, and questioned the rigor of Director Li Wentao's research project, asking five questions in a row.

Director Li Wentao was speechless after being asked this question. This was a blatant slap in the face of his leader.

"I want to quit."

Zheng Xu suddenly said.

(End of this chapter)