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

Chapter 697 I think I won an award.

A white sedan drove into Xishan No. 1 Courtyard.

"We're back."

When Xu Qingzhou and Song Lulu pushed open the door, Song Yao was petting the cat in the living room. Seeing the two of them return, she clapped her hands and said, "Wash your hands and get ready to eat."

On Friday, she went straight home to cook after her meeting.

Xu Qingzhou happened to be taking classes at Peking University, so she picked up Song Lulu to have a meal. She really liked this cousin of hers; the girl was all alone in Kyoto, and as her cousin, she wanted to take care of her if she could.

"I can smell the fragrance."

Song Lulu sniffed and began to swallow.

The three people served dishes and rice, and two minutes later they were sitting around the table.

"Oh, I forgot something." Xu Qingzhou got up and headed towards the wine cabinet.

"drink wine?"

When Song Yao saw Xu Qingzhou take out champagne, she was taken aback.

Xu Qingzhou raised the champagne in his hand and said, "Today is a good day, let's have a drink."

Song Yao went to get a wine glass, and when she came back, she looked at Xu Qingzhou and said, "Professor Xu, something is wrong with you."

When two people have been together for a long time, they can sense even the slightest changes in each other. For example, this guy has been different since he came home. How should I put it? He's just too honest.

Although it might be because of Song Lulu, she still felt there was a problem.

On the other hand, Song Lulu didn't have such a deep understanding. In her opinion, some of the interactions between her cousin and her cousin's husband were just flirting. She reached out and beckoned Er Miao to come to her side.

"I'm perfectly normal." Xu Qingzhou poured the wine, speaking with righteous indignation, but inwardly he was already marveling at how sharp a woman's sixth sense was.

He turned to Song Lulu and asked, "Can you drink?"

"Yes." Song Lulu nodded, her attention already drawn to the table of dishes. She thought to herself that she admired her cousin more and more; it seemed like she knew everything.

The three clinked their glasses and then began to eat.

Song Lulu took a bite of the twice-cooked pork, and her eyes immediately lit up. She praised, "Cousin, your cooking is better than my brother-in-law's."

"You betrayed me a little too quickly," Xu Qingzhou said irritably. This girl had just praised his cooking last time.

“I’m just stating the facts,” Song Lulu retorted.

On one side, Xu Qingzhou took a sip of wine and glanced at the time on his phone: 5:50 p.m.

Seeing that he kept checking his phone, Song Yao kicked Xu Qingzhou and asked directly, "Tell me, what are you hiding from me?"

"Before we eat, I think I need to be honest with something." Xu Qingzhou put down his phone, paused, and added, "Please don't be surprised."

Song Lulu also stopped eating, pricked up her ears, and prepared to watch the drama unfold.

"Hurry up and say it," Song Yao urged impatiently.

"Yeah, I think I won an award."

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Song Yao's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, as if she had guessed what Xu Qingzhou was talking about.

Song Lulu, with the look of a curious child, asked, "An award? Is that the one you were talking about earlier? What award?"

"The Nobel Prize in Chemistry."

Xu Qingzhou spoke in a calm tone, as if he were talking about something trivial.

"Oh, that's amazing. Uh?"

Song Lulu subconsciously praised her brother-in-law, as if it were only natural, but then she realized something was wrong. Her hand, which was eating, froze, and she stared at Xu Qingzhou in astonishment, wondering if she had misheard.

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Song Yao's eyes narrowed, and she thought to herself that it was just as she had expected. Her originally calm face showed a hint of emotion, or rather, an undisguised smile, as she was happy for Xu Qingzhou.

Song Lulu's expression remained blank. She swallowed the food in her mouth with difficulty and asked with certainty, "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry?"

"Correct."

Xu Qingzhou nodded and explained to the two girls, "When we were in class, the Nobel Committee called us in advance."

Starting on October 5, the Nobel Committee announced the prizes in Physiology or Medicine and Physics. As is customary, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences usually announces the prizes at 11:45 in Stockholm time and around 17:45 in Kyoto time, with the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The committee usually calls the winners 30 minutes to an hour before the official announcement.

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"It's awesome."

Xu Qingzhou gave Song Lulu time to react, and smugly hooked Song Yao's leg with his foot.

"sharp."

This time, Song Yao didn't give a perfunctory answer like before. She nodded seriously and put a piece of pork rib on Xu Qingzhou's plate: "I'll reward you by giving you an extra piece of meat."

It's only right to be a little smug after winning the Nobel Prize.

Although she and Xu Qingzhou had discussed it before, they both believed that Xu Qingzhou had a chance of winning the award.

After all, both superconducting thin films and lithium dendrites and shuttle effects in the battery field represent huge breakthroughs, but even after receiving confirmation from Xu Qingzhou, there was still a sense of disorientation.

She won a world-class award just like that, looking so fresh and beautiful.

She thought to herself, "So impressive. The task of keeping Xu Qingzhou as my sugar daddy is even more difficult now."

Song Lulu was still in shock, and her mind was a little dazed: "It's the Nobel Prize that we always hear about?"

It felt like a mythical figure suddenly appearing in front of you one day.

Yes, we often hear about Nobel laureates and occasionally see news reports about them, but it still feels surreal when the laureate is someone close to us.

"Mm." Xu Qingzhou nodded again.

"Brother-in-law, is this what you call a trivial matter?"

Song Lulu's expression was melancholy.

"According to the requirements, the winners cannot disclose their winning information before the committee officially announces the news on its official website."

Xu Qingzhou shrugged and handed his phone to Song Yao. The Nobel Committee had officially sent him the award email while he was on the way.

Song Yao began reading the emails sent by the Nobel Committee.

[Dear Professor Xu Qingzhou:]
We are deeply honored to inform you that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award you the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of your pioneering contributions to the field of batteries.

[Award Citation: Completely solved the lithium dendrite problem, eradicated the polysulfide shuttle effect, and pioneered high-performance superconducting thin film technology, laying the foundation for the clean energy revolution.]

Because of the committee's special request, he didn't even mention Song, the school beauty, when he received the call.

Song Lulu immediately opened her phone as well.

"Brother-in-law, you're trending on social media!"

Hot search.

Chinese scientist Xu Qingzhou wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Following the topic was a prominent red "Explosive" character.

Song Lulu clicked on it with excitement.

However, instead of the expected news footage, a "404" error message appeared on the webpage.

She refreshed the page twice in a row, unfortunately.

Both displayed page errors.

"Weibo seems to have crashed."

(End of this chapter)