What worried the little girl didn't happen.
Because that night, she couldn't fall asleep. She finally took the initiative to ask her sister on WeChat to go to the movies the next night.
As for Lu Zhou, he didn't have any special plans for that day. He sat in his office as usual and did what he usually did.
When he was in Princeton, he celebrated this festival, but he didn't celebrate it ever since he returned to China.
Of course, it might be because he didn't have anyone to celebrate this festival with.
After all, most of these "imported" festivals were labeled as Valentine's Day. For people who didn't have a girlfriend, it was better to stay as far away from crowded places as possible.
However, at this moment, a movie ticket was shoved in front of him.
"Want to go to the movies together?"
Lu Zhou looked at the movie ticket and looked up. He saw Luo Wenxuan, who had his right hand on the desk, smiling. He seemed to be hinting at something.
Lu Zhou hesitated for a second.
It seems like he's saying …
Hinting at me to reject him?
He spoke in an uncertain tone.
"I … don't have time?"
"Ah … I can't believe you didn't have time. I even bought two tickets to treat you to a movie." Luo Wenxuan scratched his head and looked around the office for Assistant Kong. He said in an exaggerated tone, "What a headache …"
Lu Zhou: "…"
I can't take it anymore …
I'm going to throw up.
This guy wasn't a virgin who hadn't seen the world. How could he come up with such an old trick to ask a girl out to watch a movie? Even Lu Zhou, who hadn't seen much of the world, almost cried at this guy's stupidity.
He frantically hinted for a while, but Assistant Kong, who was sitting by the window, was still indifferent. She didn't even notice him at all. Just when Luo Wenxuan was about to give up, Assistant Lin happened to walk in from outside.
"Midnight show?" Lin Yuxiang heard the commotion and walked over to look at the movie tickets. She suddenly looked at Luo Wenxuan suspiciously. She then looked at Professor Lu, who was sitting behind the desk. She looked at Luo Wenxuan with a strange expression and said, "You invited Professor Lu to the movies … Why did you buy a midnight movie?"
"Two grown men watching a midnight show together, and it's not even the premiere …"
When Lu Zhou heard this, he nearly spat out his tea.
Damn, this guy is a werewolf!
Buying tickets for the midnight show on your first date?
Luo Wen Xuan, who was standing beside the desk, was also shocked by these words and hurriedly explained.
"No, this … I saw that the midnight show was cheaper, so I bought it."
However, it was useless to explain.
What's more, this explanation was too stiff.
Would a thousand-person professor who had a research start-up fund of millions of yuan care about the difference of ten to twenty yuan?
What a joke!
Then, she thought about how this guy always came to Professor Lu's office for no reason. At most, he would just drink a cup of tea.
Could it be …
Luo Wenxuan immediately regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth.
However, it was obviously too late for regrets.
He had already noticed that a few people in the office were looking at him with an unnatural expression.
In particular, the one who made his heart ache the most was Assistant Kong. Amidst the surprise, there was a trace of surprise in her gaze. It was simply stabbing at his heart, and he was about to cry.
It would be fine if I'm interested in this, but I'm not that kind of person!
Lin Yuxiang said, "You guys have money to renovate your office, but you don't have money to reimburse the ticket?"
Luo Wenxuan: "…"
At this moment, he didn't want to say a word.
Lin Yuxiang looked at Professor Luo, who was silent. She rolled her eyes and suddenly smiled.
"How about this, sell me the tickets, and I'll go with Professor Lu."
Luo Wenxuan, who only wanted to clarify the misunderstanding, had no objections. He decisively sold out his teammate.
"Okay! I have no objections! "
Han Mengqi: "!!!???"
Lu Zhou looked at the mess in the office and coughed.
"You guys … haven't asked for my opinion yet."
Lin Yuxiang's eyes flashed with anticipation. She immediately looked at Lu Zhou and clapped her hands together in front of her chest.
"Then …"
Lu Zhou: "I don't have time, I'm not going."
Lin Yuxiang: "…"
Unable to hold back her laughter, Kong Jie, who was sitting by the window not too far away, burst into laughter.
That smile was like a spring breeze caressing one's face, like blowing away the snow in winter.
Lu Zhou felt that it was quieter. He looked at Luo Wenxuan, who was standing across the desk. He looked like he was petrified and shook his head.
This guy …
His eyes are practically on me …
…
I can't watch a movie.
Not to mention, it's a midnight movie.
Other than mathematics, there was nothing worth keeping his eyes open until midnight. Even if he took ten thousand steps back and added another one, he could only add physics at most.
Lu Zhou's work rhythm wasn't disrupted by the two movie tickets. He worked until dusk. Most of the people in the office had left. Lu Zhou stretched his back and stood up from his desk.
However, less than two seconds after he stood up, he received a WeChat call.
Lu Zhou took out his phone and saw that the video call was from Xiao Tong. He picked up the call.
The moment the video call was connected, a familiar face appeared in front of him.
"Brother! I miss you! "
A crisp voice came from the other end of the video call. Xiao Tong, who was wearing loose pajamas, was excitedly looking at the phone screen.
They hadn't seen each other for almost a year.
Other than the last time they saw each other, Xiao Tong didn't look any different.
Lu Zhou looked at his sister on the other end of the video call and smiled.
"If you miss me, just look in the mirror. Anyway, we're born to the same mother. Even if we're not carved from the same mold, we're more or less similar."
Xiao Tong: "Don't even think about taking advantage of me!"
Lu Zhou looked at Xiao Tong and smiled. He didn't say anything.
Even though Xiao Tong didn't want to deny it, what was the point of denying it? As for who had taken advantage of whom, he knew very well in his heart.
After all, Lu Xun once said that a girl with a handsome and charming brother wouldn't disappoint the audience.
"Tell me, why did you suddenly call your brother?"
Xiao Tong heard Lu Zhou's question and instantly put on a fawning expression. She spoke in a coquettish tone.
"Brother, it's New Year's Day in a few days ~"
"Yeah."
"I want a gift!"
"No problem." Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Tell me what you want, as long as I can afford it."
"Haha, it's a deal, I'll send you a gift list!"
The moment he finished speaking, the computer on the table made a soft "ding dong" sound. A string of bubbles popped up on the lower right corner, and Xiao Ai appeared.
[Master, you have mail ~ (?????)???]
She has such a big appetite?
So big that I have to send an email …
However, Lu Zhou didn't feel troubled. With his current savings, he could buy a small investment bank for her to practice with, let alone some expensive bags or clothes.
Lu Zhou double-clicked the mouse with his right hand and opened his email. He then looked at the title of the email.
However, when he saw the title of the email and the contents of the attachment, he was slightly stunned.
[Based on the Bewley Model, the Impact of Welfare Policies on the Macroeconomy]
He had heard of the Bewley model before. When he was still in Princeton, a Nobel laureate in economics talked to him about this thing. Apparently, it was one of the most important, cutting-edge, and difficult topics in macroeconomics. The advantage was that it was numerically intuitive, but the disadvantage was that it was cumbersome to solve.
Using today's mainstream computers as an example, it would take one to two hours to run Krusell & Smith's Bewley model in Fortran 90, which included the overall fluctuations. Designing the entire mathematical model could take a well-known scholar several years.
Compared to this kind of macroeconomics research, the mathematical modeling competition questions were child's play.
However, even though Lu Zhou had heard about the Bewley model, he didn't know much about it. After all, he was like most pure mathematics professors in Princeton; he wasn't interested in money.
At most, he would be a little interested in spending money …
Suddenly, Lu Zhou realized something from Xiao Tong's expectant eyes. He retracted his gaze from the email and immediately spoke with an annoyed tone.
"F * ck sake!"
MMP！
I'm a Fields Prize winner helping a master's student with homework, wouldn't that be embarrassing?
"Bro!"
Lu Zhou said with a poker face, "It's useless, I don't buy it."
Xiao Tong said with a frown, "But this is too difficult, I'm not a mathematics major … You want me to do such a difficult project, I have no choice but to ask you for help."
Lu Zhou obviously didn't believe her, so he shook his head.
"How difficult can a master's thesis be?"
"If you don't believe me, look at the attachment! You'll know if it's difficult or not! "
Lu Zhou couldn't stand Xiao Tong's pestering. He sighed and looked at the time on the bottom right corner of his computer. In the end, he reluctantly agreed to look at the attachment.
However, when he downloaded the attachment and looked at it, he had a strange look in his eyes.
Even though he didn't know much about economic theory, he knew that the mathematical model problem wasn't something a master's student could solve.
Even if He Changwen, his disciple at Jin Ling University, did it, it would take a lot of time, and he might not even be able to make a beautiful model.
"Your supervisor is interesting, this kind of homework … If you don't put in a lot of effort in functional analysis, even if you just mastered the mathematical modeling principles, it's not easy to do this."
Xiao Tong pouted and said, "Like I said, is this something a human should do?"
Lu Zhou: "Are you sure this is the task your supervisor gave you?"
Xiao Tong nodded and said, "Yeah! What else? I'd be crazy to choose such a difficult topic for my graduation thesis. "
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "How about this, I can't help you with your homework, this is your thesis. But there's no problem writing it together. You finish the economics part, and I'll finish the mathematical principles part. "
"Really?! Bro, you agreed?! That's great! My graduation thesis is saved! mua！” Xiao Tong jumped up excitedly and kissed his phone screen. He then laid back on the sofa and said, "Bro, you're the best! I love you! "
"F * ck off, don't mess with me. Also, I have a request."
Xiao Tong sat up from the sofa with a pillow and said, "Go ahead, go ahead, I'll agree to any request. Do you need me to introduce you to a girlfriend? In the office next to ours, there are a lot of beautiful blonde girls with big breasts. "
"No need for that," said Lu Zhou. He coughed and said, "After this thesis is completed, you can directly submit it. You can be the first author, second author, or whatever, but I have to be the corresponding author."
When Xiao Tong heard Lu Zhou's request, he paused for a second and suddenly had a bitter look on his face.
"But … I'm worried my supervisor won't agree. I'm about to graduate. If he stops me from getting my graduation certificate, then I'm screwed. "
In academia, students worked for the supervisor for free.
The thesis didn't need to be approved by the supervisor and published by themselves.
Lu Zhou didn't even want his graduation certificate anymore.
Lu Zhou expected Xiao Tong to say this, but he didn't seem to care.
He smiled faintly and only said one sentence.
"Let him try."
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