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

Chapter 783 You isolated the three of us.

Saturday, April 12.

Xu Qingzhou originally planned to go out for exercise with Song Yao, but who knew that they would end up staying in the lab until 5:30 pm, working for more than 5 hours. They did make some progress, working with the researchers to develop a framework for preventing high heat load shocks.

Xu Qingzhou came out of the lab, took out his phone to let Song Yao know before heading to his appointment with Xu Zhengyang and the others. "Have you eaten?"

"I cooked noodles with leftovers."

"Eating noodles tonight, be careful you don't get fat."

"Tch, I went for a run this afternoon and you're only just coming out of the office?"

"Yes, I was just about to go to Changchun Garden."

"Drink less."

"Okay, that's all for now."

Xu Qingzhou hung up the phone and planned to go to the parking lot.

The cold wind from the northwest was howling, and the atmosphere of winter was strong. The bare branches still had traces of snow that had fallen a few days ago. The sunlight fell and the shadows of the trees swayed.

Walking alone on the path in the research institute, I sometimes feel a little lost in thought.

Compared to two years ago, the roadside trees on both sides are much thicker, giving it the feel of a long-established research institute.

"All aspects of the Longwan demonstration reactor project are on track, and the first ignition test should be able to be conducted around this time next year."

"In addition to the construction of demonstration reactors, the miniaturization of tokamak is also a direction."

The future aviation industry, distributed energy, and other fields will all have demand. Take the former as an example: the Qiankun Tokamak is huge, reaching 2.5 tons, but the aerospace propulsion system requires a mass of less than 450 kilograms.

"Once the energy problem is solved, the focus of future competition will definitely shift to space."

Xu Qingzhou pondered for a moment, then turned and headed towards the parking lot.

The United States has already released a series of plans, including NASA's MARVL project, which aims to use fusion reactors to generate electricity and ionized propellants to produce thrust, reducing the time to Mars travel to less than two years.

"Tokamak technology is suitable for spacecraft, but the energy supply of the base still requires stellarators."

"The progress of the CFQS stellarator is still relatively slow, lagging behind Germany and the United States, and even behind Japan. China's foundation in stellarator construction is still too weak."

When the CFQS stellarator was first established, it originally had technical support from Japan and a cooperation agreement was signed. However, due to strained relations in recent years, it eventually became China's own project.

Fortunately, he had previously obtained plasma confinement optimization, diagnostics, and heating technology from the German W7-X through an exchange; otherwise, the construction of the CFQS stellarator would have been even more difficult.

"If we have the chance, we should try to get some more technology from over there."

Xu Qingzhou was preoccupied with Klinger and his team's stellarator technology, and by this time, he had already arrived at the parking lot.

"Professor." Liu Bin was already waiting in front of the car.

"Go to Changchun Garden Street."

Xu Qingzhou gathered his thoughts and spoke to Liu Bin.

"it is good."

After 20 minutes,

Xu Qingzhou arrived at the old gathering place in 101, the Old Kyoto Hot Pot Restaurant.

Xu Qingzhou entered the private room and found that only Xu Zhengyang was there, so he asked, "Old Zhai and Old Kong haven't arrived yet?"

Just now in the group chat, these two people already said they were going out.

"I said I'd be right there," Xu Zhengyang said with a smile.

Xu Qingzhou sat down, took a sip of hot tea to dispel the winter chill: "Then let's serve the dishes first. To be honest, I've really been craving this."

I've been brainstorming all afternoon, and now I'm actually a bit hungry.

He looked at Xu Zhengyang, who had just gotten a buzz cut, and asked, "Why the buzz cut?"

Xu Zhengyang was saying he didn't want to continue studying when he was an undergraduate, but now he's already a first-year doctoral student.

"Short cuts make you look more energetic."

"Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd just come out of bed."

"Pshaw, with my looks, why would I need to commit a crime? I could just find a rich woman and never have to worry about food or drink."

Xu Zhengyang touched his hair in a flamboyant manner.

"I recorded it for you, and I'll send it to Chen Shiqi in a bit."

"Cough~ No, I was just kidding. If she hears this, I'll be sleeping on the sofa tonight," Xu Zhengyang said with a bitter face.

"Your status in the family is like this." Xu Qingzhou expressed his contempt. Although he was just as bad, it didn't stop him from looking down on Xu Zhengyang.

"I'm doing this out of respect for my girlfriend."

Xu Zhengyang was still being stubborn. After a pause, he shamelessly asked, "Old Xu, can you share some experience with me on how to improve my status in the family?"

"You've come to the right person. First of all, you have to be tough. When faced with something that doesn't conform to your ideas, you have to stand up for yourself. Don't back down just because she glares at you. A real man shouldn't let a little girl control him."

"Really?"

“It’s proven effective.”

Xu Zhengyang nodded thoughtfully, "Then I'll give it a try."

"Try what?"

As the two were talking, the curtain of the private room was pulled open, and Kong Xianbo and Zhai Ziqiang walked in.

"It's nothing. Lao Xu and I will try another store next time. You guys came together?" Xu Zhengyang asked in surprise.

"I ran into you at the door. This weather is awful, it's freezing!" Kong Xianbo breathed out warm air, rubbed his hands together, and looked around. "Why haven't the dishes arrived yet?"

"It's coming right away, look, it's here."

"We ordered several plates of mutton."

"3 plates."

Kong Xianbo said to the waiter who was serving the dishes, "Hello, please give us four more plates of mutton. Don't say anything else, I just want to eat meat to my heart's content today."

“Me too,” Zhai Ziqiang said.

"Would you like some drinks?"

"Just a symbolic drink, I still have to write an analysis report when I get back tonight," Zhai Ziqiang said.

Kong Xianbo readily agreed: "Then let's just grab a beer. I have things to do back home."

Xu Zhengyang asked the waiter to bring up four bottles of Wusu beer.

All the dishes were served.

Kong Xianbo then served three plates of mutton.

Xu Zhengyang sighed: "Well, it seems we're all in the same boat. Me too. I have to go help the professor tomorrow."

“Brother Zhou is different from us.”

Zhai Ziqiang quietly added a comment from the side.

"That's right, you isolated the three of us by yourself."

"That's just how strong they are, there's nothing we can do about it."

Xu Qingzhou shrugged.

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Everyone chatted and laughed as the meat in the pot was ready.

Watching Kong Xianbo and the other two wolf down their food, Xu Qingzhou said strangely, "Why are you all eating like you're starving ghosts?"

"I only ate a piece of bread for lunch and didn't eat dinner."

Kong Xianbo ate several large bites of meat before realizing that there was no more meat in the pot. While adding more meat, he said, "I've discovered that pursuing a PhD is the real 996 workaholic; there's simply no time to rest."

"Yes, we sit in a cubicle every day."

"What I learned during my master's studies was too superficial. I've been cramming on a lot of things these past few months."

They chatted briefly.

The master's program focuses more on consolidating undergraduate knowledge and establishing a complete theoretical framework, learning existing knowledge under the guidance of a supervisor. In contrast, the doctoral program involves independently exploring research areas, discovering and solving problems on one's own.

After complaining about his studies, Zhai Ziqiang sighed, "I just saw a few college students carrying two cases of liquor inside."

"Youthful arrogance."

Xu Zhengyang was speechless.

During their undergraduate years, they also drank it by the case.

现在
I've already eaten six plates of meat, but only a third of the wine in my glass has gone down.

(End of this chapter)