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After Yu Yanjiang came specifically to express his gratitude to Qiao Yu, he strode away. Even though Qiao Yu didn't usually care much about saving face, she felt a little embarrassed.

After all, he had just finished criticizing someone, and then Lao Yu came along and caused this scene. It was somewhat awkward.

Fortunately, the world is actually quite tolerant of outstanding people. Especially in China, there is a strong tolerance for academically gifted children, starting from elementary school.

So Qiao Yu quickly decided to forgive herself. The reason was actually quite valid: when everyone else in the world is so tolerant of you, it would be foolish to make things difficult for yourself.

"According to the previously agreed-upon plan, the moon landing will be broadcast live. After that, we will broadcast live for about twelve hours every day, showing the astronauts establishing a base on the moon."

Therefore, we can hurry up and get things done at West University. This is the most important thing right now. We need to determine whether Chinese culture truly possesses an all-encompassing inclusiveness. This is crucial for future interstellar migration.”

Qiao Yu seriously assigned Zheng Xiwen some tasks.

Qiao Yu didn't specify how to do it, as she felt she wasn't an expert in that area. What was pleasant was that these things happened to fall within Zheng Xiwen's area of ​​expertise.

Zheng Xiwen nodded, but he was clearly not paying much attention to the matter. Instead, he asked seriously, "Why don't you go out and say a few words to everyone?"

Qiao Yu said resentfully, "Stop messing around! Last time I made a splash by giving an interview, Yuan Lao came straight to me and even got me a job researching turbulence."

I have no idea where to start right now, and if I keep showing off, who knows what my advisors will do with me! Besides, I don't need any of that right now.

You'll understand when you become famous; people are always burdened by fame! You know, my lifelong dream has always been to make money and then quietly enjoy life! Unfortunately, in this world, you can't have your cake and eat it too!

After saying that, Qiao Yu shrugged, looking genuinely helpless. But Zheng Xiwen felt that this young man had once again thoroughly humiliated him.

"Forget it, I know you definitely won't understand any of this! Let's go."

"Not watching the moon landing anymore?"

"What's so interesting about landing on the moon? I need to go back and study the Navier-Stokes equations! Everyone here is too excited, it's affecting my mood. Besides, you heard it yourself, even President Yu thinks this thing won't have any problems, so what's there to see?"

That makes a lot of sense, but Zheng Xiwen still felt a little regretful. Although he could watch the live broadcast, experiencing it firsthand at the command center was a completely different feeling.

Of course, the mission is more important...

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Western University, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Fishtown.

For John's family, life seemed to have changed again.

Richard attributes this to the changes that occur when people have a goal to strive for.

Yes, when you adopt a positive attitude towards life, good things will always follow.

For example, three days after he submitted his application to his Chinese leader, the results for the third phase of the Qiao Yu Scholarship at his eldest son's school were also announced.

His eldest son, Thomas John, received a first-class scholarship—a full ten thousand dollars!
Even though inflation has been severe for some time and the purchasing power of the dollar has continued to decline, the school has already waived tuition and textbook fees and provided free lunch and dinner.

This money is practically free.

Not to mention that he only brings home about $10,000 a month now.

Most importantly, but what surprised everyone the most about the scholarship wasn't the $10,000; Thomas also received a Taiji series computer as a school reward.

Even though it was the most basic product, it was still an excellent reward for the John family.

Although the US dollar still has an exchange rate advantage over the Chinese yuan (for example, it takes 2.9 yuan to exchange for one dollar), this advantage has disappeared for many goods.

For example, in China, you can buy an entry-level Taiji series computer for about 8000 to 12000 RMB.

The price difference lies in the slight differences in hardware configuration, involving differences in parameters such as quantum degrees of freedom, coherence time, and network card type.

However, in the United States, owning the same Taiji computer would cost between $2 and $2.3.

Not all products sold from China to the United States are so expensive; only extremely cutting-edge products such as electric vehicles and quantum simulation computers are so expensive.

Therefore, it would be a bit of a strain for John's family to buy such a computer outright.

Especially now that high-end classic computers are so cheap, you can get a high-end computer for just three thousand dollars, which is incredibly cost-effective.

So even though he knew his three sons had always wanted to own an analog quantum computer, he simply couldn't bear to buy it for them.

Now things are great; the school directly awarded them one. This saved the family a lot of money. Richard felt his family was on a roll.

Today, another piece of great good news has arrived from China.

After three days of space travel, the Lunar Palace-3 manned spacecraft has successfully reached its designated orbit and docked with the Wu Gang-1 cargo spacecraft.

The moon landing livestream will begin simultaneously at 8 PM China time.

If it were the old Richard, he probably wouldn't be as excited as he is now.

After all, these achievements were made by the Chinese people. Xi'an University was once the first to land on the moon, but it no longer has that capability.

But Richard now sees this from a higher perspective and feels immense joy.

Yes, from a broader perspective, this is not just a victory for China, but a great victory for the people of the whole world. Everyone in the world will benefit from this moon landing.

When China brings back more resources from the moon, or even develops the moon directly, it will create more living space, which will benefit every ordinary person in the world.

That's the resources of an entire planet!
Just imagine, if we can really transform the moon into a second home for people in the future, how many jobs could be created after many factories are built on the moon?
And how much space will it free up for Earth? It is said that space farming technology will also become widespread on Earth. Once the planting and breeding technologies developed under the harsh conditions of the moon are popularized on Earth, it means that even deserts can be used to build farms.

This wasn't his statement, but rather an expert's analysis.

After all, even the harshest uninhabited areas on Earth are far better than the environment on the moon.

This means that humans will have more arable land available, allowing everyone to have a full meal.

Yes, Richard finally understood that being able to eat his fill was a dream for many people in the world.

Since he applied to join the Chinese organization, they've shown him many documentaries. They're all about life in underdeveloped parts of the world. Many things were things he'd never imagined before. The lives of many people there are even worse than those of the homeless people he used to live on in the city center.

At least those homeless people are still remembered. There are food items nearing their expiration date in supermarkets, food from church canteens, and many volunteers who dedicate themselves to delivering food...

Even if you go to a fast food restaurant and grab the leftover pizzas or burgers, you won't starve.

But in those places, people struggle to get enough food even if they work non-stop all day. When everyone is struggling, no one is willing to be kind and distribute food.

What's most frightening is that this situation in many regions is caused by their military. In particular, many places are actually very resource-rich, and if the people there could enjoy the benefits of these resources, they could live a life free from want.

But they had taken all their resources! This made Richard feel extremely ashamed at first, but then a question raised by the Chinese person who was showing them the video turned his shame into anger.

The problem is actually quite simple...

"Since the army of Xida University plundered so many resources, why are there still so many homeless people at Xida University? And why do ordinary people still live in such poverty?"

This question really struck a chord with Richard.

Because he still remembered what kind of life his family had lived before. He clearly had a skill, but he couldn't find a suitable job and could only work odd jobs for twelve hours a day, yet he couldn't support his family of three.

In the end, they can only rely on having children and then receiving government subsidies to make a living!
The key issue is that the subsidy is barely enough to eat, and it's not even possible to eat your fill every day, let alone have any quality of life.

Before the arrival of the Chinese, this family had to carefully budget their credit card bills, let alone go on vacation...

The lavish lifestyles depicted on television and in movies seem completely irrelevant to those living on this land.

And it wasn't just their family; their neighbors were too, living in extreme poverty!
Even more frightening is that despite seizing so many resources, they still incurred a massive debt of hundreds of trillions of dollars!

So where the hell did all those looted resources go? It just doesn't make any sense no matter how you look at it.

It is common knowledge that robbery is one of the fastest ways to make money in the world. They have already robbed so much, so why do they still need to borrow money to make a living?
But the Chinese were different.

According to those documentaries, China does provide subsidies to the poor, but not to the able-bodied homeless. Instead, it subsidizes genuinely impoverished families who have lost their ability to work.

It could even be said that the poorest families in China truly don't have to worry about anything. Because there are genuine people who will help them, and each household has a specific person in charge of implementing the assistance.

The Chinese nation, which has achieved this, has never initiated a war against foreign powers, nor has it ever plundered the assets of others.

All they did was work hard to develop agriculture and industry. Then they used the labor value of the masses to do business with the world, earning meager profits, and in turn, developing the country.

The gap between the two countries is simply too vast! So vast that even Richard didn't know how to describe it!

So now he has learned to look at problems from a higher level.

His homeland, Xida University, is clearly rotten to the core. However, no matter how much he achieves, it has nothing to do with ordinary people.

But China is different. Any achievements they make in the future are likely to benefit ordinary people around the world, not just those who have already benefited.

Coincidentally, his family, and most importantly, his children, are all ordinary people.

Therefore, he has every reason to view this moon landing from a higher perspective!

The only downside is that the live broadcast of the moon landing was at 8 a.m. on a weekday. He definitely wouldn't have time to watch it.

However, the children's school will definitely organize everyone to watch it, and according to official Chinese statements, this live stream is not a one-off deal.

After the successful moon landing, the eight astronauts who landed on the moon will broadcast live for about 20 hours every day to show the world how they built the lunar base, so there will be no shortage of things to watch in the future.

As usual, he first took his eldest son to junior high school early in the morning, and then took his two younger sons to a nearby elementary school before heading to a construction site in the city center.

This is also where he has been working recently.

Those who work in the construction industry always follow construction sites. Especially now that he is a qualified welder.

Chinese people in this line of work value efficiency; once a job is finished in one place, they immediately move the worker to another place that needs a welder.

The whole of Philadelphia is now one big construction site, and you basically only stay at each site for about a month or so.

Fortunately, the current construction sites are all located near the city center, so no matter where they are moved, it's not too far and not too strenuous.

When he arrived at the location, he was about to change his clothes and go to work when his foreman approached him directly.

"Hey Richard, don't rush to change your clothes. Hurry up and go to the conference room. We're organizing a viewing of the moon landing today. You can start work after that."

Richard's foreman speaks fluent English.

Not every Chinese construction worker who comes here is fluent in English, and some Chinese who don't speak English can even reach management positions.

However, this will not affect communication.

All you need to do when attending meetings is wear a pair of AI translation glasses with matching simultaneous interpretation headphones.

This way, when the other person speaks Chinese, the audio can be simultaneously translated into English through the earphones.

He can simultaneously translate what he says to the other person. The meaning is generally very close to the intended meaning. This technology is now very mature, and there's virtually no chance of them talking at cross purposes.

Of course, Richard still preferred a foreman who could speak English. Communication would be much more pleasant without relying on technical skills.

"Huh? Didn't they say they were rushing to meet a deadline here? Is the company tasked with building a new building in Fairmont?"

"Haha, we're rushing to meet the deadline, but this moon landing is of great significance to the world. There's a Chinese saying, 'Sharpening your axe won't delay your work!' Don't worry, just like before, company-organized activities will still count towards your working hours!"

The foreman smiled and explained.

Richard nodded excitedly. He also wanted to see how they landed on the moon.

"By the way, I heard from the manager this morning that the head office has a collaboration with aerospace engineering and will select some people from various branches to participate in a seven-day trip to the moon."

If you're selected, the company will cover all expenses for your trip to China and to the moon! That includes a month's training. Haven't you always wanted to see China for yourself? Why don't you sign up and give it a try? I heard you can even bring your family! (End of Chapter)