Gao Qi was young, but he had a wariness that didn't match his age.
Although they spoke the same language and had the same face, Gao Qi didn't think that they were from the same hometown.
Even if they were from the same hometown, he couldn't let his guard down easily. As the saying went, when fellow townsmen met, they would stab each other in the back. This kind of thing was not uncommon.
However, Gao Qi would definitely be very polite to technical talents who had precious skills. This was because there was definitely no lack of ability users in the wasteland these days, but there was a shortage of technical talents.
When Gao Qi shook hands with the mechanic, he said eagerly, "I'm from that side. I'm from Chaoxi City. What about you?"
"Chaoxi City? What city is Chaoxi City? Oh, my name is Wang Ming Yuan. My hometown is Songyuan in the northeast. Do you know this place? "
Wang Ming Yuan seemed very enthusiastic. He held Gao Qi's hand and didn't let go. When he shook it again and again, he was so excited that his saliva flew everywhere.
He seemed to be very happy to meet someone from the same hometown, but Gao Qi couldn't rush to make a judgment. He calmly pulled his hand out of Wang Ming Yuan's hand and said enthusiastically, "Mr. Wang, are you a mechanic?"
Wang Ming Yuan looked very happy, but when he heard the term "mechanic," a look of disdain and humiliation appeared on his face almost immediately.
"Mechanic? Are you kidding me? Is there a mechanic? I'm an engineer, understand? I'm not a mechanic just because I fiddle with a few machines. There's no such thing! "
Wang Ming Yuan looked as if he had been insulted. Gao Qi hurriedly said, "Sorry, that's not what I meant. So, Engineer Wang, how did you come here?"
Wang Ming Yuan waved his hand and said, "Me? It's a long story. I'm a master's student in mechanical engineering and mechanics from Harbin Institute of Technology. Later, I was sent to Stanford University …"
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute, you have … a double master's degree?"
Wang Ming Yuan tilted his head and said, "Yes, why?"
Gao Qi was also a university student with a bachelor's degree, but he was a university student in the city after the Cataclysm. His status and reputation could not be compared to before the Cataclysm. However, Gao Qi still knew how difficult it was to get a double master's degree.
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that … it's too shocking. Please continue."
Wang Ming Yuan exhaled and said, "I got my Ph.D. in Aerospace from Stanford University. I originally wanted to get my Ph.D. before returning to China, but the major I chose was a little difficult, and it wasn't easy to write my thesis."
"What major did you choose?"
"Materials."
Even with Gao Qi's ignorance of science and engineering, he knew how difficult it was to get a PhD in materials science.
"This … isn't just difficult."
"It's not that difficult. It's just a waste of time. I was already twenty-seven years old at that time, and I had only gotten a doctorate. I was in a hurry. I was in a hurry to go home and work. Then …"
"Wait!"
Gao Qi sternly interrupted Wang Ming Yuan's words. Then, he swallowed hard and said, "At that time, you were … twenty-seven?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"That's not right."
Gao Qi looked at Anna for help, but he found that he couldn't get any support from Anna because Anna had never gone to school. She had learned everything at home.
"You got your doctorate at the age of twenty-seven?"
"To be exact, I got three doctorates. It wasn't because my girlfriend was too busy with her studies at that time, so while I was waiting for her, I seized the time to get two more doctorates. History and philosophy. Anyway, I had nothing to do. Besides, these two majors are personal. A doctorate in liberal arts doesn't count, so I usually don't mention it."
Gao Qi felt that he had been insulted, extremely insulted.
"Can the academic system be like this? Can one take the exam like this? "
"Yes, why not? Isn't it normal to take a doctorate in a different major?"
Gao Qi fell into deep thought. He felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what the academic system was like before the Cataclysm, so he couldn't tell whether Wang Ming Yuan was bragging or not. However, it didn't matter. The key was that Wang Ming Yuan couldn't say that liberal arts were useless.
Noticing Gao Qi's silence, Wang Ming Yuan paused for a moment. Then, he suddenly asked with a concerned expression, "You're asking this question. Have you been to university?"
"Yes."
"University?"
"Yes, university."
"Oh, oh! That's great! "
Wang Ming Yuan seemed to have finally found someone he could communicate with. He said excitedly, "You're still young. You must have gone to school after the Cataclysm. What did you study?"
Gao Qi swallowed his saliva and said, "Classical literature, undergraduate …"
Wang Ming Yuan was silent, but not long after, a kind smile appeared on his face. He reached out and patted Gao Qi on the shoulder. He said sincerely, "It's okay. It's normal to have intellectual deficiencies. This is nothing. Don't be sad."
Gao Qi stared at Wang Ming Yuan. Wang Ming Yuan nodded solemnly.
Actually, Gao Qi wanted to say something, especially scold him, but because of the preferential treatment given to geniuses, he chose to remain silent in the end.
However, even though Gao Qi had decided to swallow his anger, Niu Lidong was still there.
More importantly, Niu Lidong didn't understand what Gao Qi and Wang Ming Yuan were talking about. This was a tragedy. Then, Niu Lidong quickly turned the tragedy into a tragedy.
"Our Brother Qi is a university student!"
In the Wasteland, university students were considered cultured people. Especially in the cognitive system that Niu Lidong had been exposed to since he was young, university students were definitely favored by the heavens.
Therefore, Niu Lidong really thought that Gao Qi was keeping a low profile and didn't have an inferiority complex.
As an outstanding and not just qualified supporting actor, Niu Lidong felt that he had an obligation to make Brother Qi proud.
Silence. A deathly silence.
Niu Lidong raised the level of the tragedy to an extremely tragic level.
"Brother Qi's teacher is a professor, right, Brother Qi?"
Wang Ming Yuan was stunned. After looking at Niu Lidong for a moment, he suddenly said, "I have a son. He's just like you … naive and cute. Yes, naive and cute."
Gao Qi suddenly coughed violently. Then, he waved his hand and said, "Then Wang … Mr. Wang, how did you end up here?"
Wang Ming Yuan sighed and said, "I wanted to go back to China with my girlfriend, but the year she got her doctorate, the Cataclysm happened …"
His expression started to become pained and regretful. Wang Ming Yuan said with a depressed face, "The Cataclysm happened. We can't go back."
Gao Qi frowned and said, "Isn't there a buffer period between the first and second Cataclysm? Can't you leave at that time?"
Wang Ming Yuan immediately said with extreme disgust, "At that time, we couldn't leave at all. I'm an outstanding person with a high IQ and high education. My girlfriend and I were controlled and couldn't leave at all. They told China that I was already dead!"
After saying that, Wang Ming Yuan immediately said with a face full of resentment, "A bunch of bastards! Bastards! "
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