Chapter 5: Looking Young

Qi Min opened WeChat and scanned the code for him, and the verification information sent by the other party was called "Zhou Xiaoshan Laboratory-Ke Li".

"Hmm...... Is this word pronounced LI, or YUE? Qi Min pointed to the word "oak" and asked.

"DO YOU EVEN KNOW THAT THERE IS A PRONUNCIATION OF YUE? Awesome. Ke Li looked at her with some surprise, "PRONOUNCE YUE IN MY NAME." ”

"Oh...... Ke Li, remember. Qi Min deserved his praise. In fact, she had only been in a non-native environment for a long time, and she didn't understand that the word in his name was the "oak" of "oak (LI) tree".

"My name is Qi Min." Qi Min introduced himself back and forth, "Qi is...... Qi of Qilian Mountain. Min is the Min of the previous day and the following Min. ”

"Last day? Under...... Wen? Ke Li switched to handwriting input and drew for a while, and after writing this word, he couldn't help but sigh, "I thought I would pronounce WEN with this word." ”

"When I first started school, someone always mispronounced my name." Qi Min said with a smile.

"Again, my name is barely pronounced correctly." Ke Li also smiled, "You're better." This is a polyphonic word, but I still read the infrequently used sounds. ”

He suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look at the time in the lower right corner of the monitor, and said to Qi Min: "The boss's meeting has arrived, do you want to go to the stairs to meet her?" lest she go straight into the office again. ”

"Oh...... Then I'll go, if I can't come back and borrow your number. Qi Min nodded to him, got up and walked to the door of the laboratory.

Sure enough, she met Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan who was walking this way in the corridor.

When Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan saw her, she slowed down quite kindly and said, "I'm really sorry, there is something temporary, you have been waiting for a long time, right?" ”

"It didn't take long." Qi Min hurriedly said, wanting to say something more to show that he didn't care, but after thinking of several words, he felt that it was inappropriate, so he had to say, "It's quite cool in your laboratory......"

What is this called! The laboratory that mainly does data analysis and processing must be cool, but where is the laboratory that does biological experiments really hot? Generally, it is necessary to maintain a room temperature of 25°C all year round.

Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan could see that she was a little nervous, but said to her more kindly: "The air conditioner in the laboratory is a little cold, or let's go to my office to talk." ”

Qi Min followed Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan into her office. Sitting down face-to-face, Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan first took out the printed version of the brain-like project plan and asked Qi Min a few professional questions.

This is mainly to confirm that the proposal was written by herself. Supercomputers are so powerful and strategic at a national level that it would be dangerous for someone to steal someone else's project proposal to steal the country's computing resources.

Since Qi Min wrote the project plan by himself, even if he was in a hurry when he wrote it, it was impossible to have problems with his understanding of the details.

Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan quickly confirmed that she did know the project very well, so she said: "I don't hide it, I think your project is very interesting, and there is no problem in terms of practical significance." However, the computing resources it would require could be huge, and we need to make sure that the project can be completed. So be it...... Actually, I would like to talk to your mentor directly about this. ”

Qi Min didn't understand what this had to do with her doctoral supervisor, but she still said: "My supervisor should still be in the United States, it's night over there now, and it may not be convenient to call directly." ”

"The United States? I remember that Elder Zheng said that you are ...... Polytechnic University? Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan asked suspiciously.

"Right...... I just arrived at China Technical University this month. Qi Min replied inexplicably.

"So you're actually the new PI of China Technical University?" Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan couldn't help laughing, "That's really Elder Zheng's eyes...... But it's not surprising, you look too young. ”

Looking young is not a bad thing, but Qi Min feels that he has been involuntarily downgraded in the eyes of others because of his youth, which is really a bit wronged.

"Since it's the PI of the Chinese Technical University, then it's completely fine." Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan smiled again and said, "Girl, in fact, you can directly contact our computing center as a PI, and there is no need to ask Mr. Zheng for a recommendation." ”

"Whew, what's that...... My friend is now studying for a PhD in Mr. Zheng's lab, so that's why ...... It's more convenient. Qi Min whispered a little stumblingly.

It's true that she's not very good at words, and often gets wrong the more she says things that she hasn't prepared beforehand.

However, Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan didn't care too much about whether she spoke or not, and she said to Qi Min: "I'll sort out the project that 'Yuyun' is running first, and I'll send you the account number and password in a while." When the time comes, you can try it first, and call us at any time if you have any questions. ”

Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan pulled out a business card from the box on the table and gave it to her.

After Qi Min took it, she didn't know where to put it, and she had never printed a business card for herself, so she had to say, "I'll send you my phone number by email." ”

"It's all right." Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan looked at her with a smile, "Actually, it's okay if you don't send it, it's written on the official website of China Technical University." ”

Encountering such a good-natured joke on the occasion of a formal meeting, Qi Min didn't know how to respond at all: "Oh...... That's right. ”

But Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan suddenly thought that she was quite funny. Originally, the meeting could have ended, but she proposed to Qi Min: "It's almost twelve o'clock now, why don't I invite you to our cafeteria for lunch." I'm so embarrassed to be so late when I came back. ”

"Oh...... All right...... Thank you. Qi Min had no reason to refuse, not to mention that she was indeed a little hungry.

Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan led her out of the office and into the cafeteria from the laboratory building of the computing center. Unlike the university, which generally distinguishes between faculty and student cafeterias, the "Nimbus" computing center has not many people in total, and the cafeteria is shared by all staff.

When she arrived at the window for cooking, Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan first chose the dish she wanted to eat. And Qi Min lined up behind her and whispered to the uncle who was cooking at the window: "I want to ...... Same as before. ”

"What? Classmate, be louder. Uncle Rice asked loudly.

"Same as the previous one." Qi Min had to overcome his psychological barrier, tried to raise his voice and said, "Or-you watch the fight......"

"Isn't it just the same as the person in front of you?" Uncle Rice jokingly said, "What's so embarrassing about this." ”

Qi Min also felt that he was really like a waste wood at such a time. But she just felt really embarrassed to speak loudly in front of strangers in public, so that everyone around her could clearly understand the content.