armyinform Chapter 494 It’s a New Semester Again
Chapter 494 It’s a New Semester Again
A morning like any other.
The sun shines on the earth.
As usual, Lu You got up early, washed, did morning exercises, and filled his stomach. He returned to the dormitory and sent a "good morning" greeting to Tang Wan, then put his tablet on a stand and browsed current affairs news.
Lu You has two purposes for watching the news. One is to keep up with the changes in the social situation in a timely manner, and the other is to have fun and see what incredible operations are happening in foreign political circles.
I watched it for almost half an hour and chatted with Tang Wan for a while.
Tang Wan said she got up and was going to have breakfast. After breakfast she would go to register and asked Lu You if he wanted to join her.
Lu You replied that it was not necessary, as their majors were in different buildings, and he would have to go find Professor Xiao after registering.
"Brother Lu, what are you looking at? Are you studying again?" Zhang Zhichuang walked towards Lu You while putting on his coat.
Lu You was too lazy to answer him.
In Zhang Zhichuang's eyes, the dormitory is a warm and happy home, and home is a place for rest and communication. Learning behaviors that destroy unity is not allowed.
"Lao Bi, change your clothes and get ready to register."
Bi Yangde was wearing headphones, his eyes so absorbed in the plot on the screen that he did not respond.
Zhang Zhichuang walked behind Bi Yangde and slapped his shoulders with both hands.
"Xiao Bi, Brother Lu asked you to leave!"
Bi Yangde shook the mouse a few times to bring up the video progress bar, which was only a short distance away from the right end.
"Five minutes, just five more minutes, I'm almost done with this episode, I'll be there soon!"
Zhang Zhichuang bent down, put his head close to Bi Yangde's face, and asked curiously, "I saw you watching here last night, and you weren't playing games. What were you watching?"
Bi Yangde pushed Zhang Zhichuang away and said, "You wouldn't know even if I told you."
"How do you know I don't know if you don't tell me?"
Bi Yangde didn't want to be pestered by Zhang Zhichuang any more, so he said truthfully, "It's a Korean TV series, 18 Again."
“I’ve seen this.”
"Have you seen it?" Bi Yangde looked surprised.
Zhang Zhichuang nodded and said, "Are you surprised?"
"When did this happen?"
Zhang Zhichuang crossed his arms and said thoughtfully, "It was a long time ago. When I was in my third year of high school, Xiyue recommended it to me and said it was very good."
"What's your comment after watching it?"
"Not bad." Lu You, who was ready to go out, also interrupted and said, "The plot framework of this drama is very simple. The family relationship is broken, a miracle happens, the family relationship is repaired, and the ending is a happy one. There are funny moments and some bloody plots in the process. In two words, it's worth watching."
"Master, have you seen it too?"
Bi Yangde was completely shocked. In his impression, Lu You was a very self-centered person who never did anything he was not interested in. And the greasy and bloody Korean dramas were obviously not pleasing to him.
Seeing Bi Yangde's unexpected expression, Lu You said with a smile: "Who doesn't have a girlfriend who loves watching dramas? Why are you making such a fuss?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu You changed his expression and said, "No, I forgot you are still single."
Bi Yangde's eyes twitched and he said, "You don't have to add that last sentence."
"No." Lu You frowned and said seriously: "I am doing research, and rigorous wording is my job."
……
ten minutes later.
Lu You and his three companions were walking on the way to the professional college building, all with their hands in their pockets.
The wind is still strong today and the temperature is still low, but fortunately there is direct sunlight so the feeling is still acceptable.
"Speaking of which, Lao Bi." Lu You turned to look at Bi Yangde and asked, "Xiao Airen was attracted by your appearance and asked for your WeChat. Have you ever seen what she looks like?"
"Now that you put it that way, it seems like it really isn't there."
Bi Yangde thought he had met Xiao Airen, but when he thought about it carefully, his mind was blank.
Recalling what happened that night, Xiao Airen asked Tang Wan, who in turn asked Lu You for Bi Yangde's WeChat ID. After they finished eating the hotpot, they simply paid and left. From beginning to end, Bi Yangde and Xiao Airen had never met each other.
"No, Xiao Bi, you're so excited about chatting without even seeing her face, are you sober?"
"go away."
Zhang Zhichuang rarely had nice words to say. Apart from playing games and communicating about learning, Bi Yangde really didn't want to talk to him and was extremely aggressive once he opened his mouth.
"Since we are in the same school and the dormitory buildings are not far away, you can ask her out for dinner and meet her in person." Lu You suggested.
When he heard that they were going to meet, Bi Yangde became inexplicably nervous and his eyes avoided slightly.
"Isn't it a bit too hasty to meet after only talking for two days?"
"Too hasty? Who are you going to fuck? Fucking anyone randomly is not a good thing. It's easy to get sick. Don't infect me."
"Get lost!" Bi Yangde kicked Zhang Zhichuang away. "I was having a good chat with the great god, why are you messing up?"
Lu You didn't intervene in the dispute between the two, pretending not to see it, and said to himself: "You two are not thousands of kilometers away from each other in an online relationship. You can squeeze out ten or twenty minutes at noon to meet each other. It doesn't matter whether it's urgent or not."
Bi Yangde thought about it for a while and felt that what Lu You said made sense.
We were clearly nearby, no more than 500 meters apart, so why not meet? It wasn't that difficult.
"Then I won't have lunch with you guys?"
"Just right! If you leave, I'll go find Xiyue, and Brother Lu will go find Tang Wan. We both have a bright future."
"How tender!"
Although Zhang Zhichuang's words implied that he disliked Bi Yangde for being an eyesore, they were also in line with what Lu You was thinking.
……
The school building of the School of Mathematical Sciences, whose full name is Zhihua Building, has been in use for more than 30 years and carries the memories of many teachers and students.
But it is very new, very new, so new that the lawn next to the courtyard building has not been completely integrated, and several strips of exposed yellow mud can still be seen.
When Lu You was in his second year of high school, he attended the national team training at Capital University. The Zhihua Building he saw was a building full of the atmosphere of time, with every inch of the wall covered with lush green ivy.
At that time, the name was not Zhihua Building, but Electronic Education Building.
A year later, when Lu You came to Capital University again, Zhihua Building had been completely renovated and was converted into the building of the School of Mathematical Sciences.
The group swiped their cards to enter, turned left and right and came to the registration point for the computer science major.
The monitor of their class had already arrived, holding a stamp in his hand, and stamped it on the student ID cards one by one.
This monitor has short, shaggy hair, a pair of half-frame glasses on his nose, delicate features, and a constant smile on his lips. He is kind to others and acts decisively. He was a top scorer in the college entrance examination and has strong abilities in all aspects.
But in terms of academic performance, he is not particularly outstanding and is probably in the upper middle level of the class.
There is no way. The top scorer in the college entrance examination may be rare in other schools and other majors, but in the mathematics and application major of Capital University, he can only be said to be average.
Who isn’t a national gold medalist?
Lu You and the other two walked up to the class monitor, took out four student ID cards, and greeted him in unison.
"Hello, squad leader." x3
"Hello." The squad leader responded politely, with a smile on his face. "Just the three of you? Where's Gong Qing?"
"He will come on the first day of school." Zhang Zhichuang is the dormitory head, so it is natural for him to report on his roommates' movements.
"Okay." The monitor stamped four student ID cards and pushed a booklet and a pen in front of the three people. "Please sign your names. Don't sign for Gong Qing."
After the three signed, the monitor took the booklet and pen back and checked them carefully.
"From 3 to 4 pm, at least one person should stay in the dormitory to help move the textbooks. Is that okay?"
Zhang Zhichuang nodded and said, "No problem."
"Okay, take your student IDs and you can go."
After successfully completing the registration, the three of them went upstairs.
The upper floors are mostly meeting rooms and offices, which are quieter and less crowded than the lower floors.
The three of them stopped in front of a closed door.
There is a transparent card slot on the wall next to the door, with a business card in the slot. The business card has two fonts, one large and one small.
The small font is a long title, and the large font is just two words.
Xiao volume.
Lu You knocked on the door gently, and there was an immediate response from inside.
"Enter."
Lu You grabbed the door handle and pressed a lot.
Xiao Liang was sitting at his desk, next to him stood a young man with messy hair and a haggard face.
"Good morning, Professor Xiao."
Xiao Liang nodded slightly. He was not surprised by the arrival of the three people because he had been informed in advance.
"I've already given you the hint. Go back and think about it carefully. If you still can't figure it out within a week, come back and find me."
"Well, please."
The young man left the office.
As they passed by, Lu You took a quick glance.
To describe it in eight words, half dead, and a fairy-like spirit. Those who have this state are most likely graduate students or doctoral students, and they are at the bottleneck of their thesis, and have been working hard for several days without any progress.
"Why are you still standing at the door? Find a place to sit! Do you want me to treat you?"
The three of them didn't dare to say anything. They quickly found a seat on the sofa next to them and sat down.
Xiao Liang stood up from his chair, sat in the host seat, and glanced at everyone present.
"Why are there only three of you? Where's Gong Qing?"
In front of Professor Xiao, Zhang Zhichuang didn't dare to cause trouble at all, and replied obediently: "He is still in Shanghai with his girlfriend. He will come over on the day the class starts."
"Long-distance relationship!" Xiao Liang put the thermos cup on the coffee table into his hand, his expression filled with reminiscence and emotion, "The love is separated by mountains and seas, but when we are together, we don't want to be apart. I understand."
The three of them became curious. Xiao Liang's melancholy tone clearly revealed many unknown stories.
Zhang Zhichuang was the first to lose patience and asked, "Professor Xiao, have you ever had a long-distance relationship?"
Xiao Liang unscrewed the thermos cup and took a sip of hot tea. The swirling steam touched the transparent lens, forming a thin layer of mist that lasted less than a moment before quickly receding.
"When a boyfriend and girlfriend are separated from each other, it is called a long-distance relationship. What do you call it when a husband and wife are separated from each other?"
The three of them fell into thought.
"It's called a long-distance marriage?"
Xiao Liang smiled, neither confirming nor denying Lu You's answer.
"I got married during my first year of graduate school, had a child during my second year, and went to the United States for further studies after graduating from my third year of graduate school. I studied for a doctorate for five years before returning home."
"Five years? Doesn't that mean the child is already in elementary school? After not seeing you for such a long time, will he still recognize you?"
Without waiting for Xiao Liang to speak, Lu You slapped Zhang Zhichuang in the face and said unhappily, "What are you talking about? Studying for a doctorate is not like working in a black kiln. You have holidays."
Xiao Liang then added: "There are three types of academic systems in American universities. The Princeton University I studied in uses a semester system, which is divided into spring and fall. The spring period is from January to May, and the fall period is from September to December. There are long vacations in between, so I can go back to China at least once a year."
"Given the communication conditions at the time, it wasn't easy to contact the country, right?" Bi Yangde asked.
Xiao Liang stroked the wall of the thermos cup with his thumb and replied, "It's more than easy. Back then, there were no convenient tools like mobile phones. If you wanted to make an international call, you could only buy a phone card and use a landline. The steps were complicated and the delay was high. The fee was also high, 40 or 50 yuan per call. 40 or 50 yuan at that time was a large sum of money."
"With only one or two months together a year, the father-son relationship may be difficult to maintain." Zhang Zhichuang muttered.
"Okay, let's get down to business." Xiao Liang replaced the lid of the thermos cup, put it back on the coffee table, and clasped his hands together. "You came to me for one-on-one guidance, right?"
Lu You nodded and said, "The school said that students are allowed to find their own teachers, so we came to find you."
"I agree to this, but it's limited to the three of you."
"Then Gong Qing..."
Zhang Zhichuang was interrupted by Xiao Liang before he could finish his words.
"You asked him to come to me in person after he got to school. It's nothing to push what you were supposed to do to someone else and go off to date. "
"Didn't you just say that you understood long-distance relationships? Why did you change your mind all of a sudden?" Bi Yangde asked puzzledly.
"I understand, but that doesn't mean I approve of his approach. If I were Gong Qing, I would have come over to discuss one-on-one guidance at the end of last semester instead of asking you to do it for me."
The three of them looked at each other, but could not refute it.
When you ask someone to do something for you, you naturally have to do it according to their requirements.
"Ok, deal."
After finishing the business, Xiao Liang opened his clasped hands, naturally placed them on his knees, and changed into a relaxed sitting position.
"Bi Yangde, Zhang Zhichuang, tell me what your plans are for this semester."
Bi Yangde was the first to say: "My high school classmates and I have formed a team and plan to participate in the Mathematical Modeling Competition."
"You don't want to do academic research, you want to go the application route?"
Bi Yangde shook his head and said, "I haven't decided yet. I will try multiple directions to see which path suits me best."
"Yes, it's a good thing to try more before you have a clear understanding. You are still young and have plenty of time."
Bi Yangde couldn't help feeling happy that his idea was recognized, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.
"But it's only before the third year. In the third year, you should plan your future and prepare for the related matters of admission to graduate school."
"Got it, Professor Xiao."
It's Zhang Zhichuang's turn.
He sat up straight and said, "I plan to participate in the Qiu and Asai competitions with Lu You."
"Playing in a competition is fine, too. Did you make any relevant preparations last semester?"
“Does psychological preparation count?”
Xiao Liang couldn't help but smile and said, "If you really want to rank high, you'll have to start preparing when you get back, find the question types, and improve your knowledge. With your current level, you'll have no problem in the preliminaries, but it will be difficult to win a prize in the finals."
Zhang Zhichuang glanced at Lu You. What Xiao Liang said now was exactly the same as what he had said before.
"My advice is that for your first time participating, you don't have to force yourself to win an award. Instead, focus on gaining experience and testing your own level. If you can win an award, that's the best. If not, just wait until next year."
"Professor Xiao is so optimistic about me winning the award next year?"
"There are four of you in the dormitory, except for this one." Xiao Liang pointed at Lu You, "You have talent, but you just lack time. Once you have mastered the basics, this kind of test-taking competition with standard answers will not be difficult for you."
Listening to what Xiao Liang said, Zhang Zhichuang and Bi Yangde looked at Lu You at the same time.
"Professor Xiao, what you mean is that Lu You has no talent?" Bi Yangde couldn't help but ask.
"Don't get me wrong." Xiao Liang waved his hand and said, "He is different from you. You lack the time to transform your talent into strength, but he has already completed this process. If it weren't for the rules, he would be most suitable not to be your classmate, but to be my colleague."
(End of this chapter)