Time passed by quickly.
In late June, the college entrance examination results were finally released.
The whole family gathered in front of the computer and accompanied Xiao Tong with a nervous expression.
This feeling was just like the lottery for the World Cup.
Xiao Tong was nervous as she looked at her brother for help.
"Brother …"
Lu Zhou patted her shoulder and said, "Don't be scared, I'm not even scared of handing in the test, why would I be scared of handing it out?"
"Oh …"
Xiao Tong hesitated for a bit before she took a deep breath and entered her student ID and exam ID number.
The score quickly appeared on the screen.
The moment he saw the score, Xiaotong froze on the spot as if he had been petrified.
It wasn't because it was lower than her expectations.
It was because …
620！
Happiness came so suddenly that Yu Xiaotong screamed with excitement.
"Brother!!! I got 620!!! "
"Nicely done, no wonder you're my sister."
When Lu Zhou saw this score, he nodded with satisfaction. He was sincerely happy for his sister.
The 2016 liberal arts college minimum score was 520, which was 100 points higher than the minimum score. Even though it wasn't as much as him, it was still impressive.
It might not be enough to get into Shuimu Yan University, but it was definitely enough to get into Jin Ling University.
"Haha, no wonder you're my daughter," Old Lu said as he patted Xiao Tong's head. He laughed and said, "I'm going out to buy some food."
Fang Mei rolled her eyes and said, "You're drinking in the middle of the day, are you going to work in the afternoon?"
Old Lu smiled and said, "I'm not going, I asked for a day off from work! I'm not going to work today! "
Both of his children were admitted to college. Old Lu felt like he was the happiest person in the world. How could he miss a glass of baijiu on such a happy day?
His only regret was that Lu Zhou had been away for so long. He even went to the foreigners' territory, but he didn't bring back a wife.
Old Lu felt like he would have no regrets in his life if he could hold a grandchild!
The entire day, it was like the family was celebrating a festival.
Even on the second day, Old Lu was still not satisfied. He proposed to host a celebration party for his friends and family.
However, Xiaotong was afraid of trouble and thought that it would be a waste of money, so Old Lu could only give up.
Lu Zhou casually asked his sister, who was lying on the sofa playing Honor of Kings, after arranging the interview plans for the next day.
"Have you decided what to major in?"
Xiao Tong had just finished a round. After scolding his teammates, he put down his phone and thought about the problem seriously.
"Yes, I have!"
Lu Zhou: "Oh?"
Nodding her head, Xiao Tong said with a firm expression, "I intend to apply for finance!"
In Jin Ling University, finance was considered a liberal arts and science major, and one could apply for either. Although it required a certain mathematical foundation, if one didn't develop in the direction of theoretical research, there was no need to memorize a lot of things.
The most commendable thing was that Xiaotong finally had her own thoughts. She didn't have to ask for help every time she encountered a problem.
This was also what made him most gratified.
Lu Zhou nodded approvingly. "Good idea. Can you tell me why finance?"
Xiao Tong's eyes sparkled as he said without hesitation, "The name Finance sounds like it's very rich!"
Lu Zhou: "…"
What should I say?
Other than the fact that they don't look alike …
Other than that, they look too f * cking similar!
Lu Zhou: "Actually, alchemy is quite rich. Listen to the name metallurgy, it's very similar to alchemy."
Xiao Tong was muddled. "Huh? Really? "
Lu Zhou: "I'm kidding."
Xiao Tong: "…"
…
Some people were happy, but some people were worried. The college entrance examination was a realistic thing.
On the day of filling in the application form, the students from a high school in Jin Ling gathered again.
Apparently, in the past, students had to fill in the application form on a piece of paper before the school entered it into the computer. However, now, they had to fill in the application form themselves.
Han Mengqi looked at the application form on the computer screen and pursed her lips. She did not move the mouse for a long time.
Fortunately, she successfully got a double A in two science subjects. However, her score was very close to Jin Ling University's admission score.
Technically speaking, her score was high enough. However, whether or not she could apply depended on how many people applied this year.
Mathematics …
Jin Ling University's mathematics department doesn't seem to be a strong major.
There shouldn't be a lot of people applying …
Han Mengqi gulped and made up her mind. She finally filled in the Jin Ling University and applied mathematics numbers on the website.
As for the option to accept the adjustment, she did not want to check it. However, after some hesitation, she still checked it.
"I have to apply …"
The girl closed her eyes and clenched her hands in front of her chest as she silently prayed.
…
Lu Zhou stayed in China until July, and his vacation was coming to an end.
Even though he wanted to wait for Xiao Tong's acceptance letter before leaving, it was troublesome to extend his vacation. Also, he still had things to take care of, so he did not stay in China for long.
He boarded a flight to the east coast. After 20 hours of traveling, Lu Zhou finally returned to the quiet town of Princeton.
For most American college students, it was still summer vacation. It would last from June to the end of August.
However, for master's students, the school's rules were the school's rules. As for when to return to school, it was up to the boss.
In a sense, American supervisors had much more power than Chinese supervisors. This was because supervisors had the power to directly expel graduate students. In contrast, even if a Chinese supervisor was unhappy with a student, they would only stop the student from graduating. This was because the school had the power to expel students.
However, there were also a lot of checks and balances. However, let's not talk about that for now.
Of course, Lu Zhou would not be an unscrupulous supervisor that exploited students. However, he would not make things easy for them either.
According to his request, the three master's students who received an offer from him would arrive at the school before July 15th. If it was a visa issue, he could extend the deadline to August. However, it would be best not to delay it for too long.
Before he assigned them jobs, he needed to meet with them first to understand their situation.
Lu Zhou left his luggage in his apartment and went to the Institute for Advanced Study.
When he was going upstairs, he happened to bump into Edward Witten. The moment Lu Zhou greeted him, he walked up to him with a look of surprise.
"My friend, you're finally back."
Lu Zhou was confused by Witten's warm welcome. He could not help but ask, "What happened?"
Edward Witten smiled mysteriously and only said one word.
"Gravitational waves."
When Lu Zhou heard this word, he finally understood what Witten was talking about.
In fact, as early as February 2016, the researchers of the LIGO project team announced that they had successfully detected the gravitational wave signal from the merger of two black holes using the two detectors of LIGO.
The related thesis was recently posted on arXiv and was being reviewed by theoretical physicists around the world.
Even though Lu Zhou had been on vacation for the past month, he was not completely out of touch with the academic community. He was always paying attention to the new arXiv articles.
Even though not every article on arXiv was useful, the sudden increase in the number of articles in a certain field meant something.
Just like last year's 750 GeV, this year's hot topic in theoretical physics was gravitational waves.
Lu Zhou said enviously, "This is … an amazing discovery."
Compared to his "insignificant" discovery, gravitational waves were undoubtedly more shocking.
"Yeah, I'm jealous," Witten said emotionally.
The successful discovery of gravitational waves filled in the last missing piece of the "puzzle" in the experimental verification of Einstein's general theory of relativity.
If Einstein was still alive, this great discovery would definitely win another Nobel Prize in Physics for his general theory of relativity.
After all, he won the prize because he successfully explained the photoelectric effect, not because of the obviously greater general theory of relativity.
However, this was obviously impossible. Because after 1974, the Nobel Prize Committee stipulated that the Nobel Prize could only be nominated by living people. Even though they would occasionally make an exception for particularly important discoveries, it was impossible for them to make an exception for people who had passed away.
Witten was probably the person who felt the most about gravitational waves.
Experimental physics had spent 100 years to find this piece of the puzzle in the theory of relativity. If this trend continued, his string theory would never be proven by experiments in his lifetime.
Next year's Nobel Prize in Physics would definitely go to Rainer Weiss from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his collaborators.
After all, the discovery of gravitational waves was a milestone in human history.
Witten cleared his throat and said, "About gravitational waves, LIGO invited me to help them do data analysis. I'm guessing you don't have any research projects to do right now. Are you interested in joining my research project? If you are, I can ask my students to book a plane ticket for you. "
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and politely rejected this attractive proposal. "Gravitational waves are not within my research scope. Unfortunately, I can't help. I'll probably be busy in a few days, so I won't have time."
The system's reward mission gave him a lot of freedom. Because of the efficiency factor, it was obvious that materials science was the best choice.
Also, the research project proposed by Professor Witten most likely did not involve the core research content of gravitational waves, and the experience points rewarded were closely related to the academic value.
Even though the topic of gravitational waves was large enough, the experience points rewarded based on the academic value of the thesis might not even be enough.
Witten: "That materials science research project?"
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Yes."
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