After everything in Princeton was settled, it was already the 28th.
Lu Zhou gave his students a month long vacation. He asked Jerick to drive him to Philadelphia International Airport.
On the way to the airport, Lu Zhou was scrolling through Weibo when he suddenly received a call from Yang Xu.
"Boss, you're back in China today?" Yang Xu immediately called when he saw Lu Zhou's WeChat moments.
Lu Zhou: "Yeah, I'm on my way to Philadelphia International Airport."
Yang Xu: "What time do you land tomorrow? I'll pick you up at the airport."
Lu Zhou: "No need, I'm flying straight to Beijing. I have to wait until the middle of the month to go back to Jinling."
"Shangjing?" Yang Xu suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed slightly. "Could it be …"
Lu Zhou: "Yeah, the conference on the 8th."
"You're nutty, boss! Do you know what award it is? "Yang Xu's voice was filled with envy.
Lu Zhou had no choice but to be envious.
The conference on the 8th, other than the China Science and Technology Awards Conference, what else could it be?
The State Science and Technology Award was out of the question, but he could fight for the Natural Science Award or the Technological Invention Award. As for the Science and Technology Progress Award, he should be able to win.
It didn't matter which of the five major prizes it was, as long as one could win one of them, they would be considered a god in the Chinese academic community. No matter which research institute they went to, they would be welcomed with open arms.
Lu Zhou smiled awkwardly and said, "No one told me what the award is, so I don't know yet. I'll find out when I get there."
"Boss, don't forget about us when you receive the award." Yang Xu said in a joking tone, "I'm asking on behalf of the research institute, are we giving out year-end bonuses this year?"
Lu Zhou said, "Of course we are."
"How much?"
"You'll know when I get back!"
Lu Zhou went to the road next to the airport and asked Jerick to drop him off. He then dragged his suitcase and walked toward the airport.
When he was chatting with Chen Yushan on WeChat, he had already agreed on a meeting place with her.
When Lu Zhou crossed the sidewalk in front of the airport and arrived at the airport entrance, he immediately recognized the figure in the crowd.
The familiar frameless glasses rested on the bridge of her delicate nose, and her long black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, reaching over the beige scarf and draping over the dark black coat. Below that was a black velvet cotton skirt and pantyhose, as well as a pair of dark brown boots. Overall, she gave off a fashionable and youthful vibe.
As if sensing Lu Zhou's gaze, Chen Yushan, who was standing at the airport entrance and looking around, made eye contact with Lu Zhou.
Her eyes lit up, and she immediately stood on her tiptoes, waved at him, and walked over with her suitcase.
Chen Yushan trotted to Lu Zhou's side, patted her chest, and said with a sigh of relief.
"You scared me. I thought you stood me up again."
Lu Zhou was speechless. "… What are you talking about? Do I often stand you up?"
The moment she heard this, a pair of bright eyes immediately stared straight into Lu Zhou's eyes.
"No?"
Emm …
I think …
I don't think so?
Maybe because he stood her up too many times in the past, Lu Zhou couldn't remember if he stood her up or not, so he subconsciously looked away …
…
There wasn't much time left, so Chen Yushan, who finally waited for Lu Zhou, immediately took him to the boarding pass.
Originally, Lu Zhou thought Chen Yushan's ticket was first class, but he didn't expect her to buy the same ticket as him, business class. Therefore, when they were choosing seats, they chose to sit together.
It seemed like even though her family was quite well off, she probably wasn't as rich as her cousin.
As for why Lu Zhou didn't buy first class …
It wasn't that he didn't need the money for first class, it was just that he didn't care which part of the cabin he sat in. Unless someone else bought the ticket for him, if he were to buy it himself, he would usually buy a business class ticket.
After receiving the boarding pass and passing the security check, the two jogged all the way through the waiting hall and smoothly boarded the plane through the gangway.
Lu Zhou gave the window seat to Chen Yushan and sat in the middle seat. He was about to close his eyes for a while.
At this time, a man with a leather bag sat down next to him while talking on the phone.
Because his voice was too loud, many people looked at him with dissatisfaction.
However, the man didn't realize it and continued to talk as if no one was around.
The flight attendant walked over.
"Sir, the plane is about to take off, please turn off your phone."
The middle-aged man frowned and looked very dissatisfied, but he still did as he was told.
Lu Zhou silently witnessed this scene from the side and sighed silently in his heart.
Sitting next to this kind of chatterbox, I'm afraid it's going to be a rare quiet trip.
The flight attendant asked the man to turn off his phone. He looked around with a bored look, trying to find someone to talk to to pass the time. Suddenly, he noticed Lu Zhou sitting next to him, so he smiled and took the initiative to talk.
"Bro, what do you do?"
"I teach mathematics."
"Oh, a mathematics teacher. A middle school or high school teacher? "
"University."
The middle-aged man was stunned. He looked at Lu Zhou with a look of disbelief.
"You're teaching university students at your age? I don't believe it! "
However, Lu Zhou didn't argue with him like he wanted.
The middle-aged man was a little unhappy that he was ignored. He looked at Lu Zhou and suddenly looked at his watch.
"Bro, what brand is your watch?"
Lu Zhou: "I don't know, when someone gave it to me, they didn't tell me which brand it was."
Middle-aged man: "The friend who gave you this watch probably bought it from a street stall, right?"
Lu Zhou: "…?"
Is this guy a psycho?
Seeing how Lu Zhou didn't speak, the middle-aged man thought he guessed correctly. He smiled and said, "Look at the color, it's obviously not pure silver."
Lu Zhou didn't want to talk to him, but when he heard this, he suddenly had a look of interest on his face. He looked at him and said, "You can tell?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Of course, I've been doing business for so many years, I can tell."
"Then guess who gave me this watch."
"How would I know, just tell me."
"The American Chemical Society."
The middle-aged man looked at Lu Zhou as if he was a psycho.
"Bro, you should at least come up with a plan. You said you're in mathematics, and now you're saying you're a chemist. Why don't you say the United Nations gave it to you?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "People who study mathematics can also study chemistry, there's no conflict."
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Bullsh * t, I didn't go to university. Fine, you said the watch was given to you by the American Chemical Society. Then tell me, why did they give you this watch? "
"Because of the Adams Chemistry Prize?"
"Haha, bro, you're too pretentious," said the man with a smile. He then said, "Come on, tell me, which Adams Chemistry Prize did you win? I'll help you look it up on Google."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Let's go with the one in April."
The man didn't say anything. He took out his phone and began to Google. He was ready to expose Lu Zhou's bullsh * t.
However, he didn't get what he wanted. Instead, he had a strange look on his face.
After flipping through the news outside the wall, he continued to flip through the news inside the wall and finally found a photo.
He looked at his phone and looked at Lu Zhou, who was sitting next to him. The middle-aged man looked like he saw a ghost.
The f * ck?
It's … It's real?!
Lu Zhou smiled and ignored him. He closed his eyes and continued to rest.
The flight attendant noticed the light from the phone and walked back.
However, this time, she was warning Lu Zhou.
"Sir, please turn off your phone. If you insist on causing trouble, we may ask you to get off the plane. Sir? Can you hear me? "
The middle-aged man obviously heard her, but he was completely dumbfounded.
Chen Yushan looked at the man's face and couldn't hold it in anymore. She slammed her head on the table and her shoulders couldn't stop shaking.
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