Chapter 398 The New Year
Although Lu Xiao is a talent that Xu Yun is eagerly waiting for, even with AstraZeneca's assistance, his resignation procedures will still take a certain amount of time.
Therefore, Xu Yun did not expect Lu Xiao to return to China immediately. After chatting with Tian Liangwei some more, the two parted ways.
Compared to previous years.
New Year’s Eve in 2023 will come earlier.
A few days passed after finishing the conversation with Tian Liangwei.
Xu Yun and others officially welcomed
Chinese New Year.
Tell the truth.
Although the various festivals these days have gradually become a bit dull, the Spring Festival is still an indispensable and important day for Chinese people.
Every Spring Festival.
A large number of migrant workers working outside the home and relatives who don't move much on weekdays will gather together to have a New Year's Eve dinner with different flavors.
Most children will receive red envelopes, and most elderly single men and women will be surrounded by relatives for a meal.
Wannan, to which Luzhou belongs, is a major labor-exporting province, so during every Chinese New Year holiday, many people return home from other places to spend New Year's Eve with their families.
So it is different from other first- and second-tier cities that turn into "ghost towns" when the Spring Festival comes.
The city of Luzhou will become a little lively during the Chinese New Year.
“It’s New Year’s Eve again”
Looking through the window at the pair of old people who were pasting Spring Festival couplets downstairs, Xu Yun could not help but feel a sigh in his eyes.
In fact, he is not the kind of young man who likes to mourn the spring and autumn, but it is the end of the year, and everyone has some feelings in their hearts.
If you add the precondition of not being able to reunite with your family, this feeling of gratitude will be magnified many times.
But soon.
Xu Yun's slight sadness was dispersed by the crisp clatter of pots and bowls behind him.
He turned his head and found that Lao Su was holding a stack of ceramic bowls in both hands, placing them one by one on the dining table.
Xu Yun quickly walked forward, rolled up his sleeves half way, and said to Lao Su:
"Mr. Su, let me help too."
Lao Su nodded and put the bowl on the table:
"Okay."
Hearing the clatter of dishes and chopsticks being placed and the squeaking noise coming from the kitchen, Xu Yun couldn't help but move a little cheerfully.
Although I can't go home this year, I am separated from my parents.
But now it seems that this New Year's Eve dinner is not so lonely.
After a while.
Xu Yun's ears suddenly heard Lao Su's sigh:
"Xiao Xu, tell me, how long will it take for me to fully adapt to this era?"
Xu Yun raised his head and found that the face of Lao Su, who had always been steady and calm, was now filled with confusion.
The word "adaptation" mentioned by Lao Su obviously does not mean keeping up with the pace of life in 2022 - in fact, Lao Su has now mastered the use of most electronic devices, and Xu Yun even watched him play Genshin Impact that day.
So what Su said about adaptation actually refers to when he will have the ability to contribute to this era.
After all, for such an ‘Eastern Da Vinci’.
It is too torture to watch the rapid development of human technology and be unable to do anything about it.
Then Lao Su sighed again, shook his head, and continued:
"I have been reading and studying almost day and night, and I have learned a lot of knowledge from books."
"However, in the face of the vast sea of knowledge, it is still like a drop in the ocean. I don't know when we will see the end. How sad."
Looking at Lao Su who was obviously a little confused, Xu Yun was silent for a moment and said:
"Mr. Su, I feel that you are a little anxious."
Lao Su was suddenly startled.
Then Xu Yun thought for a while, put down his chopsticks, took out his mobile phone from his pocket and fiddled with it a few times.
Pass it in front of Lao Su.
Lao Su raised his eyelids and glanced at him, reached out to take the phone, and subconsciously read:
". The third Jinshi, Zhining County. He moved to Jixian to manage the school and compiled books. Song stayed in the library for nine years, serving his grandmother and mother, adopted aunts, sisters and dozens of foreigners. They enjoyed the delicious food and got married in good time. His wife Food and clothing are often not given, but Yan Ru is promoted to Zhigao. The minister recommends Li Ding, the judge of Xiuzhou, and summons him to promote Prince Zhongyun, in addition to supervising the censor Li Xing."
After a while.
He then raised his head again and looked at Xu Yun, seeming to have some realization in his eyes:
"Xiao Xu, this is"
Xu Yun nodded and affirmed:
"Yes, this is exactly the content of "The Biography of Su Song, History of the Song Dynasty", that is, your past."
Then he took a deep breath, looked at the kitchen calmly, and continued after finding that no one was paying attention:
"According to the "Biography of Su Song, History of the Song Dynasty", you worked as a librarian in the library of the Northern Song Dynasty for nine full years, and you never showed any impatience."
"In the end, he was summoned by the emperor. He answered all questions with open mouth. In the end, he became a blockbuster and assumed the position of Prince Zhongyun."
"And now that you have only been in this era for a few months, why are you so anxious?"
Lao Su continued to be stunned.
Yes
When he was alone, he was able to remain silent for nine years and finally exploded.
Now that I have a better starting foundation, why am I a little impatient
Looking at Lao Su whose expression was changing, Xu Yun also shook his head gently in his heart.
As a reborn person, he could actually understand Lao Su's situation.
Although ‘Xiao Su’, who had been dormant for nine years during the Northern Song Dynasty, and ‘Xiao Su’ now, were all alone, they belonged to the “commoners”.
But at this time, 'Xiao Su' has the experience and experience of the 'Old Su' who was a noble person in his previous life, and his congenital spirit is a bit high.
There is an old saying in China that it was once difficult to change the sea.
After reaching a certain height, it is difficult for a person's vision and mentality to return to their original appearance.
Just like adults looking back on their junior high school life, some of the actions and conflicts with classmates in junior high school are really childish from the perspective of adults.
Xu Yun was the same way at the beginning.
Therefore, he could somewhat understand Lao Su's state of mind.
Facing such a technologically prosperous age, it is completely understandable that Lao Su wants to show his value, and this mentality is even inevitable in a certain sense.
But again.
Knowledge is something you can't get by just bursting out and taking a few sips of chicken soup.
It's impossible for you to tell me that I have to study hard today and deduce the wave equation of particles tomorrow - in that case, Schrödinger would probably have to lift the coffin.
Therefore, what Xu Yun can do is mainly psychological counseling.
Lao Su's own experience in his previous life was obviously a very effective dredge. After reading "The Biography of Su Song, History of the Song Dynasty", Lao Su's complexion gradually began to return to normal.
After a while.
He exhaled a long breath, and a flash of relief flashed in his eyes:
"Xiao Xu, you are right. I am indeed a little impatient. Now that I have been reborn, I am a little sensitive to time after all."
"I think I should learn more from you. I am still a fledgling at the age of 24 - when I was your age, I already had three sons."
Xu Yun had a question mark in his mind:
"???????"
Can this tmd be opened to me?
Lao Su, who was in a good mood, obviously didn't notice the critical blow he gave Xu Yun. When his expression returned to normal, he suddenly began to care about other small details:
"By the way, Xiao Xu, since today is New Year's Eve, why doesn't anyone set off firecrackers and fireworks?"
Xu Yun was still a little autistic at this time, and subconsciously wanted to ask Lao Su why he knew about firecrackers and fireworks.
But before the words were spoken, he reacted in time:
In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were indeed two things: firecrackers and fireworks.
For example, "Tokyo Menghualu" clearly records the scene of fireworks in the Northern Song Dynasty.
In addition, Ling Zhen, the "Thunder Thunder" in "Water Margin", was responsible for making fireworks when he was not reused.
Therefore, given Lao Su's status, it is not surprising that he knows about fireworks and firecrackers.
Think of this.
Xu Yun thought for a while and explained:
"In recent years, the state has banned the setting off of fireworks in urban areas for environmental protection and safety reasons - at least they cannot be seen in Luzhou urban area."
"After all, a few years ago, there were many accidents caused by the setting off or storage of fireworks in China, and there were even many casualties."
"Of course, we can occasionally see it in some towns and villages where the control below is not very strong."
When Xu Yun said this, he had a regret that he was not even aware of.
To some extent.
The fact that the taste of the new year is getting duller is also related to the ban on setting off fireworks - this is a fact that no one can deny.
However, from a national perspective, the disadvantages of opening up fireworks do exist, and there are too many lessons learned in this regard.
It can only be said that the perspectives are different and the situations are different
And while Xu Yun was talking to Lao Su.
Suddenly a brisk voice sounded behind them:
"Here comes the chicken soup!~~~~"
Xu Yun took advantage of the situation and looked around.
I saw Gu Qunqing and Weng Yujing respectively wearing aprons and walking out of the kitchen with a plate of steaming dishes.
That's right.
In addition to Xu Yun and Lao Su, there were also Gu Qunqing, Weng Yujing, and Qiu Sheng and Zhang Heguang who went out to buy drinks at today's New Year's Eve dinner - the same guy who took Xu Yun and the others to visit the observatory not long ago.
Among them, Qiu Sheng and Zhang Heguang both had their own projects to work on, so they were forced to stay at the main campus of the University of Science and Technology as lonely PhDs.
Gu Qunqing, on the other hand, missed the best time to go home because he was involved in public opinion incidents and related finishing work, so he simply stayed in Luzhou.
Anyway, he basically never returned to China for the Spring Festival when he was at Sanofi. He has even more experience in this area than Xu Yun.
As for Weng Yujing
From the time this girl arrived in Luzhou, it was easy to see that she had no intention of returning to Jinling for the Spring Festival.
Considering that she had few acquaintances in Luzhou and that the girl had already joined Huadun Biotechnology, Xu Yun extended an invitation to her.
After everyone got together, they all made a division of labor:
Gu Qunqing and Weng Yujing, who have been away all year round, defeated Xu Yun in the knife skills competition, so they were responsible for cooking.
Xu Yun and Lao Su were responsible for setting the dishes.
Zhang Heguang and Qiu Sheng were responsible for buying drinks
More than ten minutes later.
Zhang Heguang and Qiu Sheng returned to Xu Yun's rental house carrying a box of Wangzai milk.
Another half hour passed.
A sumptuous table of Chinese food was placed in front of everyone:
Chicken belly bun, Eastern star spot with scallion oil, braised pork intestines, fried prawns, boiled frog, fried rice cake
Of course.
With Gu Qunqing, a returnee from overseas, present, Chinese food such as chicken, which does not exist in Chinese food, is naturally indispensable.
Wait until the dishes are served.
Everyone took their seats one by one.
At family dinners, there is no need to differentiate between elder and younger, let alone the priority of the guests.
Everyone filled up the drinks, Xu Yun took the lead and clinked the glasses, and the reunion dinner started like this.
Qiu Sheng was a person who knew everyone well. After starting, he quickly picked up a piece of sausage, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it a few times. His eyes suddenly lit up:
“Delicious!”
Gu Qunqing couldn't help but smile proudly when he saw this, and pointed at himself with his thumb, making a gesture that said I am a bad person:
"To tell you the truth, during Chinese New Year gatherings in the Chinese community, the braised pork sausage I make has always been a hot commodity, and many foreigners like to eat it."
Hear these words.
Zhang Heguang, who was picking up rice, put down his chopsticks and asked curiously:
"Manager Gu, can foreigners also eat fat intestines?"
"Of course."
Gu Qunqing glanced at him and seemed very calm - he was often asked this question:
“You may have heard a rumor that Europeans and Americans don’t eat pig offal, but in fact this statement is quite different from reality.”
“Britain, Gaul, Italy, and Germany all eat pig offal—the only part they rarely eat is pig ears.”
"In addition, when it comes to things that foreigners really don't eat, you will definitely not guess what they are."
Zhang Heguang became interested immediately after hearing this, thought for a moment, and reported a few ingredients:
"Chicken feet? Zheergen? Fujian people? Or preserved eggs?"
Weng Yujing on the side thought for a while and added another answer:
“I heard that Europeans and Americans don’t eat fish heads, right?”
Gu Qunqing smiled mysteriously at them and shook his head slightly:
"No, the answer is melon seeds."
Then he paused, and after everyone showed a look of astonishment, he explained:
"Sunflowers, pumpkins, and watermelons are available in many countries, but except for China and the Iberian Peninsula, few countries eat melon seeds."
"Of course, the melon seeds I'm talking about are the kind of melon seeds with shells, that is, the melon seeds that need to be cracked open with your teeth."
"There are various seeds in foreign supermarkets, but most of them are processed melon seeds, which are commonly found in biscuits, CEREAL breakfast or desserts."
Xu Yun on the side listened quietly, and couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth with a slight arc.
Just as Gu Qunqing said.
Except for the Iberian Peninsula, there is almost no country in Europe and the United States where people like or can eat melon seeds.
When he was an exchange student in Cambridge, he was even asked to perform eating melon seeds.
For example, the way Americans eat melon seeds is to grab a handful and stuff them into the cheek on one side, move the seeds one by one to the front teeth with the tongue, pop them in the mouth and spit them out.
For example, in the movie "Planet", there is a scene where Jim Carrey spits out melon seed peels, like a machine gun with a lot of saliva.
Except for melon seeds.
Other items such as chicken feet, preserved eggs, and fish heads have more or less markets abroad.
Can you believe that Zheergen is even in the top sales of Tuji?
all in all.
With Gu Qunqing's warm welcome, the atmosphere at the dinner table couldn't help but become much more cheerful.
Everyone chatted while eating, and soon the topic of planning for 2023 came up.
Gu Qunqing first had a drink with Xu Yun, then looked at Qiu Sheng and Zhang Heguang:
"If I remember correctly, Dr. Xu, you three are going to defend your doctoral degrees next year, right?"
Xu Yun nodded:
"Well, the three of us are all from the same junior class. Our defense this year should be around May."
"That's you, our astronomy department is in April this year."
Before Xu Yun finished speaking, Zhang Heguang raised his hand with a grimace:
"That's why I can't go home this year. After the year, I will start preparing defense materials for QAQ."
Zhang Heguang’s teacher is the well-known Academician Chang Jin in China. After the death of Academician Zhou Youyuan in 2021, Academician Chang Jin is the only remaining academician in astronomy at USTC and is also the director of the Purple Mountain Observatory.
Academician Chang Jin has very strict academic requirements for students. Even though the number of people in the astronomy department is now sparse, he still has not relaxed his original requirements.
Therefore, it is much more difficult for Zhang Heguang to graduate successfully than for Xu Yun and Qiu Sheng.
Of course.
As a genius who graduated from the junior class, Zhang Heguang's actual pressure is not as heavy as it appears.
Looking at his good friend who was deliberately trying to be miserable, the corner of Xu Yun's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.
But after hesitating for a moment, he finally said nothing.
He would have had an idea a long time ago, which was to make the existence of the God King known to the public through Zhang Heguang's hands.
After all, the aura around him is really dazzling at the moment, and with the existence of a copy, there is no need to worry about not being able to produce results in the future.
Therefore, it is the most appropriate choice to hand over this kind of cross-professional discovery to Zhang Heguang.
However, the time did not seem to be right at the moment, so after much thought, Xu Yun gave up the idea of getting vaccinated now.
Anyway, King God is over there. With the existing observation technology, there is no need to rely on formula derivation to lock it as in the 1850 copy.
To put it bluntly, discovering the target is just a coincidence and does not require much effort.
Think of this.
Xu Yun completely gave up the original idea, looked at Weng Yujing aside, and changed the topic:
"Xiao Weng, what's going on with you? Are you still staying in Luzhou during the Chinese New Year and not going back to Jinling?"
"Me."
Weng Yujing scratched her hair carelessly, and then sighed:
"Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that my mother is doing business abroad, and my father is running some important projects out of town. My grandparents are staying with my uncle, so I'm too lazy to go there."
Only then did Xu Yun realize.
That’s it
At first, he thought Weng Yujing was having trouble with her family, but then he thought about the time when he accidentally contacted Weng's father when he added friends.
Look at it according to the situation during the conversation.
The relationship between Weng Yujing and her family should not be so tense. That’s what it turns out to be about co-writing.
Then everyone chatted and ate for more than an hour, and finally drank the last drop of milk at around eight o'clock.
Xu Yun's rental house had no guest rooms, so everyone said goodbye and left after washing the dishes.
After seeing off the guests.
Xu Yun suddenly felt something in his heart and found an excuse to return to his house.
Then
Entered the halo space. (End of chapter)