From child prodigy to chief scientist

Although this matter is somewhat urgent, it's not so urgent that we need to make a phone call immediately.

Moreover, many details are difficult to explain over the phone, but are much clearer in an email.

However, Xu Xiao didn't have a computer, and if she went to an internet cafe, her appearance would be too obvious, as it would be clear at a glance that she was underage.

Knowing that there was a computer lab at Yucai School, Xu Xiao asked Liao Qiuju:

"Teacher Liao, I'd like to borrow a computer in the school's computer lab to access the internet. Do you have any ideas?"

"Going online? Is there something you need?"

"Professor Yuan Jiyang from Yenching University gave me his email address, saying I could contact him if I had any questions..."

Xu Xiao explained the reasons truthfully, but as for his desire to research academic topics, he felt there was no need to mention it.

After hearing Xu Xiao's explanation, Liao Qiuju still wanted to help Xu Xiao.

However, she wasn't very familiar with the server room staff, and she didn't have that much authority.

"Xu Xiao, let me talk to Director Wang about this. He should be able to help you find a solution."

Afterwards, Liao Qiuju called Wang Ze and explained Xu Xiao's idea.

"Yes, yes, Director Wang."

After hanging up the phone, Liao Qiuju said to Xu Xiao:

"Xu Xiao, Director Wang wants you to go to his office."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Xu Xiao arrived at the director's office with practiced ease, and before she could even knock, Wang Ze had already opened the door.

"Xu Xiao, you're amazing! A perfect score for CMO! You've really brought honor to Yucai!"

In his excitement, Wang Ze pinched Xu Xiao's tender cheeks with both hands, leaving Xu Xiao speechless.

I'm already in my thirties, and I never thought I'd have someone pinch my cheeks like this.

However, considering that Wang Ze had been running around trying to get his college entrance exam registration sorted out, he figured he might as well let him pinch her if he wanted.

"Director Wang, it's a pity I won't be able to use my chance to take the college entrance exam next year."

"Oh, what's this? Everything we've done is to give you the opportunity to enter university early. You've already secured a place in university through the guaranteed admission program, which is exactly what we've been aiming for."

Xu Xiao thought about it and agreed that this made sense. As long as the result was good, the twists and turns of the process were perfectly acceptable.

"Xu Xiao, have you decided which school you want to go to? Tsinghua University or Peking University?"

"It's not officially decided yet, but I prefer to go to the mathematics department at Yenching University, where the mathematics department is more advantageous."

"Yeah, I think there's nothing wrong with this choice. Remember to invite me to your graduation celebration!"

After chatting with Xu Xiao about university life, Wang Ze brought up Xu Xiao's desire to use the computer lab.

"Xu Xiao, the computers in the computer room are not usually connected to the internet. Even if they are connected, they can only use the internal network and cannot send emails to the outside world."

Hearing Wang Ze say this, Xu Xiao was slightly disappointed.

"It seems the only way to email Professor Yuan is to go to an internet cafe."

Going to an internet cafe with my own identity would be too conspicuous, but if I gave the owner more money and asked him to arrange a private room for me, they might agree.

Just as Xu Xiao was thinking about these things, Wang Ze continued:

"If you want to use your computer to send emails, just come to my office. My computer can connect to the internet. I'll give you the spare key to my office; if I'm not here, you can just come and use it yourself."

Because of work requirements, Wang Ze's computer is one of the few at Yucai School that can connect to the external network.

Xu Xiao was a little surprised that Wang Ze would so readily give her his work computer and even his office key.

"Director Wang, I won't be using it often, so you don't need to bring the key."

"It's alright, why would I worry about you? Anyway, I'm not always in the office, just keep the key safe."

Hearing Wang Ze say that, Xu Xiao stopped refusing and put the key in her pocket.

After sitting down at the computer, Xu Xiao prepared to log in to her QQ account and send an email to Yuan Jiyang using her QQ email address.

After skillfully entering her QQ account and password, Xu Xiao received a message saying "Account does not exist".

At first, Xu Xiao thought she had entered the wrong account or password, but she quickly realized what had happened.

"I almost forgot, I only registered this QQ account after I started high school in my previous life, so it definitely doesn't exist now."

However, QQ accounts are still very easy to apply for now and do not require real-name registration.

Xu Xiao quickly registered a new QQ number, an 8-digit number, which was much rarer than the 9-digit QQ number from her previous life.

Xu Xiao opened QQ Mail, entered Yuan Jiyang's email address, and then began editing the email content.

"Dear Professor Yuan, hello, I am Xu Xiao..."

In the email, Xu Xiao expressed her desire to further her study of mathematics and hoped that Yuan Jiyang could provide her with some suggestions, such as which textbooks to study and which journal articles to read.

After editing the email content, Xu Xiao carefully checked it again.

After confirming that her expression was clear enough and there were no typos, Xu Xiao clicked the confirm and send button.

Email communication is a bit slow, and Yuan Jiyang will only be able to process the information in the email when he has time.

Xu Xiao wasn't in a particular hurry; she would wait a couple of days to see if Yuan Jiyang had replied.

Over the next two days, Xu Xiao focused her main energy on reviewing for the academic proficiency test.

After resuming his studies, Xu Xiao felt much better, and he was able to focus on his studies for the required 6 hours each day.

Studying humanities subjects like literature and history doesn't really get the brain working at high speed, and the pleasure it provides is far less intense than when studying science subjects.

During her lunch break, Xu Xiao went to Wang Ze's office to check her email to see if Yuan Jiyang had replied to her email.

The office was locked at the time, and Xu Xiao didn't wait for Wang Ze to return. She took out the spare key and opened the door.

Xu Xiao naturally wouldn't let Wang Ze down. After entering the office, Xu Xiao didn't touch anything else, but went to the computer and logged into her QQ email.

To his surprise, Yuan Jiyang not only replied to his email, but had already replied two days prior.

Xu Xiao quickly opened the reply email and examined it carefully.

"Xu Xiao, I have seen your email."

"I'm glad you're willing to continue delving deeper into mathematics. Based on my own experience, I'll offer you some advice..."