Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 112: Project Completed! [-word chapter! Can I ask for a monthly pass?]

Wenbo lay on the ground, looking at the sky, his mind blank.

what happened……

Things happened so fast that he hadn't recovered from the shock when he was thrown to the ground.

Of course he didn't want to pick a fight with Li Xu.

To be honest, I had a conflict with Li Xu last time and suffered a loss. I even said some harsh words at the end, but when I think about it, it’s not a big deal.

It's just that I'm forced by the situation and can't let go of my pride.

Asking him to challenge Li Xu in a one-on-one fight... is naturally impossible.

I originally thought that this matter would gradually fade away and pass after a period of time.

But unexpectedly, Li Xu bravely stepped forward to help.

For Li Xu, the most bizarre thing about this matter is that... An Duoduo is clearly more powerful in combat, but no matter which level of report is published, he is regarded as the protagonist.

On the contrary, no one cares about An Duoduo.

Some people even think that An Duoduo was just a bystander and got a place in the provincial three good students for free. She is really lucky.

An Duoduo didn't seem to care either, and even when she was interviewed, she put all the credit on Li Xu.

All in all, Li Xu became a role model in this school.

Although Wenbo had a bad temper, he still admired Li Xu's feat of fighting a thief with a knife with his bare hands.

You won't be respected if you show off your abilities in school.

However, a student who dares to fight against a knife-wielding gangster in society will be admired from the bottom of his heart, even if he is the most fighting and courageous person in the school.

Wen Bo wanted to reconcile with Li Xu.

In fact, they had met several times before, but Li Xu did not take the initiative to talk to him, so he was embarrassed to talk to him.

Today, when he ran into someone on the playground, he asked if there were any other people he knew nearby. Only then did Wenbo muster up the courage to go over...

No matter what you say... Anyway, say something to him.

The goal is reconciliation.

But unexpectedly, Li Xu threw him down as soon as he turned around...

And this scene was seen by many people.

Fortunately, the ground is a plastic track and is not very hard.

Moreover, the wrestling technique Li Xu used was not extremely powerful.

It's just a trip-style throw that makes people lose their balance.

So Wenbo didn't suffer any harm.

——As long as the mental damage does not count as damage.

……

After the misunderstanding was resolved, life became harmonious again.

Li Xu has always believed that making one more friend is better than making one more enemy.

Wenbo is like most high school students of his age. It’s not that bad of a character.

They are prone to being irritable, radical, and even a little stupid, but it is mostly because they can't save face.

This is the reason why most high school students have problems.

It’s better to just talk about some things.

As for the fact that he accidentally dropped Wenbo... Li Xu felt sorry.

In order to save face, Wen Bo clamored to have a PK with Li Xuhuangcheng after the reconciliation.

I was thrown down several times again.

……

The project has been progressing steadily.

Many things have gradually become institutionalized.

For example, the time of the weekly project promotion meeting was not fixed at the beginning, but later the process and time were fixed.

Everyone’s tasks are set in one week and reported in the next week.

It is gratifying that everyone exceeded their targets when reporting.

Apart from the institutionalized project promotion meetings, other aspects have gradually begun to have a formal flavor, but overall the atmosphere is harmonious and joyful.

Li Xu's work does not involve specific research, and the professional requirements for him are not high, but Li Xu is always present when they are doing serious scientific research.

At first, Teacher Yan Qingde came a few times and gave some guidance, but it was obvious that he was surprised by the small makeshift team that Li Xu and his team had put together.

Not only is everyone's work divided in an orderly manner, but if you look at the parts each person is responsible for individually, they are all done amazingly.

So he paid more attention to this project.

Later, it evolved into coming over from time to time to provide guidance, check their progress, and offer some useful suggestions.

It has to be said that although several students are rare academic masters, they have no experience after all. With Yan Qingde's guidance, some key problems can be easily solved.

The happiest person was Li Xu.

He poured a lot of effort into this project.

It seems that he is not involved in every specific link, but he is actually the hardest working person in the entire team.

Whatever you need, we will solve it for you as soon as possible.

Some of the accessories needed for the designed equipment need to be customized from the manufacturer, or the parameters of the WiFi equipment do not meet the experimental requirements, or the designed application needs to be adapted to different mobile phones... Li Xu needs to take care of all these.

It seems complicated, but it is not simple at all.

In addition, Li Xu also needs to serve as the glue for the entire team.

To liven up the atmosphere and enhance mutual feelings, Li Xu would not interfere in specific projects, but would care about their lives even after leaving the laboratory.

Care about their lives and often invite everyone out for dinner.

Ye Ruida and Lei Yinbing are from No. 6 Middle School, and Xue Xue is in the same class as him, and their homes are not in the same place.

Every time after finishing work in the laboratory, it was often late at night, and Li Xu would have to ask Lao Liu to send them home one by one before he could go home with peace of mind.

He takes care of everyone in the team like an old father.

After he placed himself in this position, he unknowingly gained the corresponding power...

Occasionally, they would quarrel due to disagreements. If the quarrel got too emotional, Li Xu would criticize both the quarrelers regardless of whether they were right or wrong.

At this moment, the scene suddenly became quiet, and the person being criticized, even Ye Ruida, would shut up obediently.

Of course, scolding someone will not affect the relationship between them.

It is precisely because of everyone's collaborative efforts that the project has new changes every week, and it is moving towards what they envisioned at the beginning.

Towards the middle and later stages of the semester, the laboratory became a little more lively.

"You are currently self-studying the knowledge for the junior high school competition. Which section do you think is the most difficult?"

Ye Ruida looked at the chubby elementary school student in front of him with interest and asked casually.

Xia Xiaomiao looked up and thought for a moment. "I think the function part is a bit difficult. For example, the graph properties of quadratic functions, when combined with geometric problems, the problem-solving process is particularly complex... Which section of the high school competition is the most difficult?"

Xia Xiaomiao was brought here by Li Xu.

This semester, Xia Xiaomiao and Xia Xiaohe are both boarding on campus, but Li Xu still occasionally takes them out for a walk and to play.

Li Xu wanted to train Xia Xiaomiao to become his future team member, so he naturally hoped that he would see powerful people from a young age and set them as his goal.

Ye Ruida would be a good role model.

With this idea in mind, Li Xu brought Xia Xiaomiao over to let him see what he was doing.

Compared with her peers, Xia Xiaomiao is obviously more precocious.

Although generally speaking, she is still naive, but that naiveté is reflected in her life experience. When it comes to matters concerning mathematics, Xia Xiaomiao is better than the average junior high school student.

Because Li Xu told Ye Ruida that Xia Xiaomiao is a very good seedling, like you...

Ye Ruida became curious and chatted with Xia Xiaomiao for a few words.

"All sections of the high school competition are difficult. Number theory is relatively abstract, and many theorems are challenging to understand and apply. For example, the proof of congruence theory requires rigorous logic and unique thinking."

Ye Ruida casually answered Xia Xiaomiao's question. Xia Xiaomiao looked at the digital symbols on Ye Ruida's computer with some curiosity and asked, "Big brother, what are you doing now?"

“This is called mathematical modeling.”

"Simply put, it's about using mathematics to solve real-world problems, like weather forecasting and traffic flow optimization. It requires a combination of mathematical knowledge, programming skills, and teamwork, abstracting real-world problems into mathematical models for solution. Once you have a deeper knowledge base, you can give it a try; it's a great way to hone your skills."

Ye Ruida guided Xia Xiaomiao very patiently.

Xia Xiaomiao's eyes were clearly shining.

Ye Ruida casually pointed to a part he was working on and slowly explained the principle to Xia Xiaomiao.

From the perspective of logical difficulty, it is not something that is impossible to understand.

But Ye Ruida was soon surprised.

Xia Xiaomiao's ability to understand is incredible...

He originally thought that more specific and vivid examples would be needed to make Xia Xiaomiao understand what was going on, but he didn't expect that after just an abstract explanation, Xia Xiaomiao was able to quickly draw inferences about other situations!
For a moment, Ye Ruida became very interested and talked more and more in depth.

He saw his own shadow in Xia Xiaomiao.

When he was young, few people could keep up with his thinking.

Therefore, when interacting with people of the same age, I always seem out of place.

Ye Ruida casually asked, "Do you have many friends in your class?"

Xia Xiaomiao thought about it and shook her head...

Although the children in their class are all very smart, after a long time they will find that there are some things that are difficult to explain to them clearly.

Ye Ruida showed a thoughtful expression, and suddenly smiled and said: "Xiao Miao, when you are free after school, come to my place, we can study those math problems together."

Xia Xiaomiao's eyes lit up: "Is it really possible?"

"Just let Uncle Liu take you here."

Because of Li Xu, they all became very familiar with Lao Liu.

Lei Yinbing stood by without saying a word until Ye Ruida finished teaching Xia Xiaomiao mathematics and took a break, then he went over and called Xia Xiaomiao.

"Come, let's play Go..."

"You can't beat me, so I won't play with you."

But in the end, Xia Xiaomiao still went over to play chess with Lei Yinbing.

What was originally an empty room in the house has now been transformed into a room for Li Xu to practice wrestling.

Of course, nominally it is a gym shared by everyone.

However, Lei Yinbing and Ye Ruida both don’t like sports, so this room is only used by Li Xu, Xue Xue and An Duoduo.

But more often than not, it was the place where An Duoduo taught Li Xu to practice wrestling.

An Duoduo has become very familiar with them.

At first, everyone was a little surprised.

After all, it was strange that Li Xu planned to practice wrestling, and his teacher was a girl.

But when they learned that An Duoduo was the heroine who bravely stood up for justice when Li Xu did so, their attention was diverted.

They were also very curious about the girl who Li Xu said could subdue thieves.

When An Duoduo first arrived in this environment, she did not show any discomfort.

Although the academic performance of the people here was beyond her reach, she was able to quickly become one of them.

He also showed them his magical skill of snatching a knife with his bare hands.

Li Xu tried to pretend to be a gangster by holding a knife made of paper.

An Duoduo said with a smile: "If it hurts later, you must forgive me."

Li Xu shook his head calmly: "Unless you have 100% ability to catch a knife with your bare hands..."

Li Xu had seen an argument on a certain audio platform, which showed that when ordinary people faced knife-wielding criminals, there was a 99.99% chance that they would be stabbed to death.

No matter how good your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife.

It was like a thought was imprinted, implanted deep in his mind.

Even if there is someone in this world who can subdue a person with a knife, this person does not look like a weak girl like An Duoduo.

Well... at least she looks weak.

And then... Li Xu was subdued instantly every time.

"Are you satisfied?"

"Clothes……"

This was the first time An Duoduo asked him, but Li Xu answered surprisingly readily.

An Duoduo even felt a little unsatisfied.

Logically speaking, he should ask you whether you accept the defeat or not. Li Xu says no, and then he subdues you, asks you again, and you still refuse to accept the defeat, and this cycle repeats.

An Duoduo asked, "Why did you give in after I asked you only once?"

Li Xu angrily asked back: "Why did you subdue me so many times before asking?"

"Uh..." An Duoduo quickly let go of Li Xu.

Only then did Li Xu begin to understand why An Duoduo dared to chase him out that day.

An Duoduo is indeed an extraordinary woman.

At least for a long time, Li Xu did not find any obvious weaknesses in An Duoduo.

He has come into contact with quite a few girls, but most of them have weaknesses.

But there is no one in this world who has no weaknesses.

After having this idea, Li Xu tried to find out An Duoduo's weaknesses.

Li Xu likes doing this very much.

The significance of doing this is... if you want to become an excellent leader in the future, you have to know this.

Only when you understand the weaknesses of others can you exploit them effectively.

Especially in places like business and workplaces, not having this awareness is a weakness in itself.

He suffered such a loss in his previous life.

Anyone can take advantage of him... because everyone knows his weaknesses.

But he couldn't control other people.

Of course, this matter does not sound very fair, but there is no need to look at it through tinted glasses.

Finding weaknesses and mastering them is an ability, but the specific role it plays depends on what the user wants to do.

If you have light in your heart, you can use it to illuminate the darkness. If you have enthusiasm in your heart, you can use it to warm the ice.

The following day, it rained heavily when the few of them were returning.

Fortunately, Li Xu was well prepared and had several umbrellas ready in the laboratory.

After all, although the car can take people to the entrance of the community, they still have to get wet in the rain to enter the community.

Just in case, to prepare for a rainy day, everyone was cheering "Long live Li Xu".

Li Xu asked Lao Liu to send everyone back one by one. Since it was on the way, he dropped Lei Yinbing off at the gate of the community. There was still An Duoduo in the car who did not go back.

Old Liu drove the car to the gate of An Duoduo's community, and Li Xu handed the last umbrella to An Duoduo.

But An Duoduo said, "I don't need an umbrella. I want to run back."

Li Xu looked at the heavy rain outside and said unhappily, "I think you're going to catch a cold."

An Duoduo smiled and said, "Have you forgotten what I do? I'm a swimmer. This rain is just like a fish in water to me, isn't it?"

Li Xu thought for a moment and said, "Old Liu will drive the car directly to our garage. I won't get wet in the rain."

An Duoduo was stunned for a moment, then a smile broke out on her face. She took the umbrella from Li Xu's hand and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

An Duoduo got out of the car holding an umbrella, turned around and waved goodbye to him vigorously.

In the rain, the big umbrella shielded her tightly, and the raindrops fell at her feet. Her rolled-up trouser legs and white calves were bright and full of the color of youth.

Li Xu thought that An Duoduo definitely didn't like getting wet in the rain. Even if she liked swimming, she didn't like getting wet in the rain. These were two completely different things.

Look how dry she keeps herself.

An Duoduo turned around and walked slowly on tiptoe, like an elegant swan holding an umbrella.

Sitting in the car, Li Xu asked Lao Liu: "Uncle Liu, how can we find a person's weakness?"

Old Liu was a little surprised that Li Xu would ask him this question. He smiled while driving and said, "This question is too profound for me..."

Li Xu shook his head: "Uncle Liu, just say whatever you want."

"I actually heard your dad say this..."

"Ok?"

"Weakness... you can exploit it and make others do something they don't want to do."

Li Xu smiled: "Really insightful..."

Suddenly, Li Xu's expression froze slightly.

He thought again of the scene of An Duoduo walking in the rain with an umbrella, and An Duoduo's words: "I want to run back..."

"Can weakness be a person?"

Li Xu asked without thinking.

Uncle Liu gave Li Xu a strange look, thought for a moment, and nodded: "That should be fine... But if it's a human, it would be better to call it a weak spot."

"Weakness?"

An astonishing idea popped up in Li Xu's mind, and then he was frightened by this idea. He smiled silently and buried the incredible idea deep in his heart.

……

The project progressed more smoothly than expected. We encountered some difficulties occasionally, but they were resolved quickly.

Li Xu made an indelible contribution to this process.

Although he was not involved in the specific parts, the system he had seen in his previous life provided a complete sample.

In this era, it is still a relatively new thing. There is no reference, and many things can only be explored bit by bit.

But because Li Xu was just copying others, he was able to avoid many detours.

While everything was progressing as planned, at the end of the semester, the provincial three-good evaluation team came to the school.

Li Xu actually didn't have much interest at the beginning. In his opinion, there had been too much messy publicity recently. The title of Provincial Three Good Students was no different from those titles that were praised in news reports with all kinds of flattering words.

The working group was waiting in the conference room and wanted to see him, so the head teacher came to the classroom to find him and An Duoduo.

Li Xu said to An Duoduo, "Just go for me."

The head teacher said helplessly, "Don't think it's safe. Besides, being a provincial three-good student will get extra points in the college entrance examination. You should pay more attention to it!"

When he heard the word "extra points", Li Xu immediately raised his head and stood up: "Go!"

If you fail to participate in the subject competition and don’t win any awards in the subsequent scientific research competition, you will still have to go back to take the college entrance examination in the end.

One point can make a hero fail.

It turns out that being a provincial three-good student gets extra points!

Of course we can't let it go.

Li Xu had just walked out of the classroom when An Duoduo suddenly grabbed him.

Li Xu asked, "What's the matter?"

An Duoduo looked at his hair and said seriously, "Your hair is messy."

Li Xu blinked, took out his phone's selfie function and gestured for a long time, "Is it messy?"

Without saying anything, An Duoduo pulled him to the bathroom faucet and said, "Wait a moment."

Then An Duoduo turned on the faucet to wet her hands, then asked Li Xu to lower his head and rubbed Li Xu's head.

Li Xu raised his head again: "Is it okay?"

An Duoduo looked him up and down, nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared at Li Xu's collar.

Li Xu looked down and asked, "What's wrong?"

An Duoduo pointed to the T-shirt underneath her school uniform and said, "Didn't you notice? There's an oil stain here..."

Li Xu pulled out a bit of his collar to see clearly...

It must have been accidentally touched while eating breakfast this morning.

"It shouldn't matter..." said Li Xu.

An Duoduo shook her head seriously: "Details determine success or failure..."

"This……"

As she spoke, An Duoduo took out a pen from her pocket and looked up at Li Xu.

Li Xu was confused for a moment, then reacted and nodded.

An Duoduo started painting on the oil stain on Li Xu.

Soon, the oil stain was filled into a black pattern, which looked seamlessly integrated with Li Xu's T-shirt, as if it was the style of the clothes itself.

An Duoduo smiled and said, "It should be fine. Let's go!"

In fact, Li Xu didn’t think that a grease stain on the clothes would affect the result of the evaluation... If that were the case, then the evaluation would be too watery.

But Li Xu still let An Duoduo apply it.

An Duoduo is right, details determine success or failure, especially in the future business battlefield.

I should establish this kind of awareness from now on.

The subsequent review process went very smoothly. The teacher only asked a few questions, which were not as detailed or creative as those asked by the news media workers before.

Judging from the situation, there shouldn't be any more surprises.

After returning home, Li Xu took off the T-shirt and looked at the small black pattern drawn by An Duoduo on it, slightly dazed.

At this time, Aunt Zhao came in and asked, "Xiao Xu, do you need any clothes to change into?"

Li Xu was about to say that there were oil stains on the clothes. He just handed the clothes over, hesitated for a moment, took it back, and shook his head: "No."

"What about the one in your hand?" asked Aunt Zhao.

Li Xu shook his head and said with a smile: "No need to wash this one..."

He looked at the T-shirt and muttered to himself, "It doesn't matter if I have one more T-shirt. I won't wear it anymore."

Just then, the phone suddenly rang.

Li Xu picked up the phone and saw that it was Ye Ruida calling.

"This system should be fine, come and take a look!"

Li Xu's eyes suddenly lit up and he cheered up: "Okay, I'll be right there!"

……

Li Xu arrived at the laboratory as soon as possible with excitement.

Everyone is here.

Ye Ruida rubbed his eyes, which were a little red and swollen from not getting enough rest recently, and smiled with relief: "Finally, it's done."

Li Xu couldn't wait to take a look at this energy management system.

The hardware device is single, all sensors are integrated into a high-precision smart socket, and all data is transmitted via the home WiFi.

As long as there is a WiFi connection, all the functions of the sensor can be realized.

No matter what kind of family or house layout, you can deploy this system by simply replacing a socket.

Li Xu asked: "Is the debugging completed?"

Ye Ruida leaned back in his chair and nodded. "This is the current state of affairs. Although the product has been developed, the key task is optimization. Both my back-end algorithm and Xue Xue's front-end application need to be continuously optimized and iterated during subsequent use."

Li Xu nodded. He was of course aware of this.

Ye Ruida asked: "What should we do next?"

Xue Xue and Lei Yinbing also looked at Li Xu.

Now Li Xu is their backbone, and all decisions are made by him.

Li Xu thought for a moment and said, "Although the product has been made, this project has only just begun."

"A large amount of experimental data is needed to verify the feasibility of this system."

Ye Ruida naturally knew this, and the next step of system optimization also needed to be based on a large number of actual usage scenarios, so he asked again: "What are you going to do?"

Li Xu touched his chin and smiled slightly: "Let's divide the work."

"First, I will arrange the sample collection for experimental data."

"The collected data..." Li Xu looked at Lei Yinbing. "Because there's currently no room for hardware optimization, and among us, you're definitely better at collecting and processing data."

"So, I think there's no one more suitable for this job than you!"

"You're an expert in this area. Of course, if you're too busy or encounter a problem that's difficult to solve, we can discuss it together and think of a solution."

Lei Yinbing felt relieved. Li Xu's few words had praised him highly. Although he was happy, he remained calm and said, "No need. It's just organizing experimental data. I've learned this with my grandfather's students' research group. Don't worry, just leave it to me."

Then Li Xu turned his attention to Ye Ruida and Xue Xue.

"As for you two, just focus on optimizing the system."

"Whether it's hardware or other areas that require coordination, just tell me directly."

After dividing the work among the three of them, Li Xu slowly spoke: "As for me, I will be responsible for the experimental samples for the entire project!"

To put it simply, the experimental samples are the people who actually use this system.

Or to be more specific, family.

Of course, it doesn’t have to be limited to the family setting.

Offices, classrooms, and everything else can serve as samples.

And Li Xu already has a clear plan.

The richer the sample scenarios, the greater the variety, and the greater the number, the more convincing and credible the final experimental results will be.

First of all, let’s talk about the usage scenario. The office can directly ask my dad’s company or Uncle Tang’s company for help and install it for free.

You can also ask the relevant person in charge of the school to coordinate the installation of classrooms in the school.

Finally, we look for some representative families.

These scenarios need to be connected one by one.

Before that, Li Xu still needs to upgrade the system hardware again, because considering that a lot of data will come in later, the current servers used for research and development will not be enough.

In addition, installing a commercial server with good performance, not to mention the price, the maintenance and usage costs for one year alone are a considerable expense. In addition, the installation of the server also has requirements for the site, which is also a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

And this is just the server aspect. Next, we need to expand the test sample. Whether it is the volunteer homes or offices that install this system, the demand for the number of smart sockets is extremely high.

In short, smart sockets need to be produced in large quantities.

They don't have their own factory and need to find a factory that can help them with OEM.

Thinking of this, Li Xu felt a little emotional. It was indeed very difficult for a high school student with an ordinary family background to carry out a scientific research project.

The first is that the money problem is extremely difficult to solve.

Ye Ruida and Lei Yinbing also thought of this problem and were about to speak when Xue Xue brought it up directly.

Li Xu smiled and said, "It's not a particularly difficult question. Have you forgotten what I do? Look at me relying on my father with all my strength!"

For the following period of time, Li Xu devoted all his energy to the experimental sample matters.

I told my dad about this. As his biological father, he would naturally support him with all his strength.

In his previous life, Li Xu asked his father for money to buy racing cars, sports cars, and off-road vehicles. Although he begged and persuaded and spent some time, no matter how angry his father was, he would eventually compromise.

But in this life, I was doing serious business, so I felt more justified in asking for money.

After knowing Li Xu's idea and the actual product he took out, my father was stunned for a while.

At this time, the father and son were in Li Yuqian's office.

Li Yuqian played with the smart socket that Li Xu gave him in his hand for a while, his expression becoming more and more strange.

"Did you really create this thing with three high school students?"

"Yeah, not bad, right? Send me money!"

Li Xu said with a grin.

Li Yuqian was silent for a moment, then knocked Li Xu's head in dissatisfaction.

"Don't talk to me like that anymore."

"You are my father after all, who else can I rely on if not you?"

Li Xu acted like a second-generation rich kid.

Although Li Yuqian appeared somewhat dissatisfied, he was actually quite happy inside. He carefully examined the smart socket for a while and asked, "Can this thing really save energy?"

"The principle is a bit complicated, I won't explain it to you."

Li Xu put away his playful expression, gradually became serious, and said to his father earnestly: "Don't underestimate this little thing, it took us a lot of effort!"

"This project is very important to me. It's my first time leading a small team in the true sense. I've learned a lot. If this project can be completed..."

"I plan to use this project to participate in the National Youth Science and Technology Competition. If I win, I can get into a good university... through recommended admission!"

Li Yuqian leaned back in his chair, placed the smart switch on the table, pondered for a moment, looked at Li Xu and said, "What do you need me to do for you?"

"I need a server, and then I want to make 3,000 of these smart sockets."

Li Yuqian made a deliberate expression, then asked, "Is that enough?"

Li Xu immediately smiled, he knew that there would be no problem asking his father for help on this matter.

In fact, he didn't have a deep conversation with his father about the entire project. His father didn't even ask what the smart switch actually did.

In a sense, if I wanted to trick my dad, he would probably send me money.

But my father still gave his full support without hesitation.

This is fatherly love.

Li Xu nodded: "Enough!"

Li Yuqian looked at Li Xu and said, "Our company has several partners who specialize in sensors and switches. I'll contact them for you and make 5,000 of these sockets for you."

"As for the server, our company has a spare server ready-made. I'll give you one to use."

"Finally, regarding the experimental sample issue you mentioned, I'll have someone from the engineering department contact you and have them install your smart sockets in ten offices."

Li Yuqian looked at Li Xu: "Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Li Xu shook his head: "Not yet."

Li Yuqian was silent for a moment. "Just do whatever you think of. As long as it's the right path..." He raised his head and said, "I will support you."

Li Xu's nose actually felt a little sour, and he leaned over...

Li Yuqian's expression became a little alert: "What are you going to do?"

"Dad, I love you, come and hug me!"

Li Yuqian immediately showed a look of disgust and pushed back Li Xu who was approaching him: "Go away, go away, go away, go away..."

Li Xu showed a sad and regretful expression, shook his head and left, muttering: "Alas, my son has grown up, and his father is no longer close to him..."

Li Yuqian suddenly burst into laughter and shook his head in annoyance: "This brat..."

After Li Xu left the office, Li Yuqian took out the photo of him and Li Xu when they were children that was placed on the desk from the drawer and rearranged it on the table.

When Li Xu was here just now, he put this photo away. If that brat saw it, Li Yuqian would feel embarrassed.

Li Yuqian looked at the little Li Xu in the photo, his expression somewhat dazed, and then a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "In a blink of an eye, he has grown from so small to so big..."

……

To carry out this scientific research project, the easiest way to find experimental samples is to find volunteers.

This probably won't be too difficult to accomplish, after all, the experimental family doesn't need to make any sacrifices.

As long as we explain clearly what this thing does, I believe most families will be willing to install it.

There are so many people in the school, and behind every child is a family. If we just find a few dozen students to be volunteers, won’t we have samples for the experiment?

The original plan was to install a few such switches in the classroom, but then I thought that dealing with the teachers in the school and all the rules and regulations might not be smooth, so I was too lazy to persuade them.

Besides, we already have a sample of my dad’s office, so a place like the classroom with extremely regular work and rest time is not of much value.

Li Xu asked Chen Feiyang to help him do this. Chen Feiyang actually didn't quite understand what Li Xu was doing, but he was happy to run errands for Li Xu. After Li Xu finished making the flyers, he happily took a thick stack and ran to the class to distribute the flyers.

But he didn't expect that after a few days, instead of him going to see the school leaders, the school came to him.

At this time, An Duoduo was holding a bag of potato chips. She took one chip for herself and gave two to Li Xu, then took one chip for herself and gave two to Li Xu... feeding him.

Li Xu waved his hand and said, "Okay, if you eat any more you'll get fat."

An Duoduo looked down at her belly, reached out and touched it, and shook her head, "No, I'm still thin."

Li Xu said helplessly: "I'm talking about myself."

The two chatted casually when the head teacher called out from the door, "Li Xu, come out for a moment."

Li Xu was a little confused, but still followed the head teacher out.

The direction we were heading to was not the class teacher's office, but the school leader's office.

Li Xu looked at the teacher strangely and asked, "Teacher, where are we going?"

The head teacher looked at Li Xu helplessly and said, "Such a big thing and you didn't tell the school."

Li Xu blinked and said suddenly, "Oh, are you talking about that thing?"

Of course, it was about him distributing flyers at school.

Li Xu hesitated for a moment and tentatively asked the teacher, "What is the school's attitude?"

The teacher gave Li Xu a strange look, but didn't give a direct answer. He said, "You'll know when you get there."

A few minutes later, Li Xu followed the teacher to the principal's office.

As soon as they entered, Principal Yang's face showed a rich smile. He stood up and took Li Xu to sit on the sofa next to him. Then he asked kindly, "Is this Li Xu?"

Li Xu nodded, "I am Li Xu."

Principal Yang sat down beside him and asked Li Xu kindly whether he was used to living and studying in the class. He also said that he knew Li Xu's father, a very powerful entrepreneur, and so on.

Li Xu's expression became more and more confused. After chatting for a few minutes, Principal Yang turned the topic to business.

He took a list from the desk. Li Xu tilted his head and took a look. Wasn't it the flyer he gave to Chen Feiyang?

Principal Yang asked, "Did you make this flyer?"

Li Xu nodded, then said apologetically, "Principal, this...isn't it allowed by the school?"

Principal Yang's smile widened. "How is that possible? Our school's culture has always been to encourage students to innovate and participate in extracurricular practical activities. Has your project already been implemented?"

Li Xu nodded.

Principal Yang stood up and paced around the office, as if he was considering what to say next.

Li Xu watched Principal Yang walking around in the office, and vaguely guessed the purpose of calling him over.

After a moment, Principal Yang turned around and looked at Li Xu, saying seriously, "Student Li Xu, I won't keep you in suspense. What you've done is very good. You need volunteer families as experimental samples. Our school can help you promote it. Not only that, our school offices, classrooms, and laboratories can all serve as samples to help you realize this project."

"There are several teachers in the school who can even help you process data and organize experimental materials."

Of course there is no free lunch in the world.

When Li Xu heard this, he actually understood the school's purpose in looking for him.

There is no doubt that the school wants to get involved in their project.

Of course, the school may not necessarily want to take advantage of this.

As a student of No. 9 Middle School, if I can really win the award, it will definitely be of great benefit to the school's publicity and enrollment.

They helped Li Xu with some work on this project, so they would be more confident when promoting it.

Otherwise, what if Li Xu said to the camera, "This project has nothing to do with No. 9 Middle School."

Wouldn't that be embarrassing?
Li Xu understood the school's purpose. To be honest, it would not harm his own interests.

On the contrary, the school platform is very convenient when doing something.

Li Xu had never thought that the school would take this matter so seriously.

At this time, the principal came to talk to him personally about this matter, so Li Xu naturally would not be so stupid.

He quickly stood up and said modestly, "If this is really possible, that would be great. I was just worried about whether handing out flyers would affect other students and the school administration."

Principal Yang's eyes flickered slightly, and he was satisfied with Li Xu's emotional intelligence. He smiled and said, "Son, if you say that, it's the fault of our teachers!"

"You did a great job! You're a role model we should promote. If the school didn't support you and instead thought you were affecting their work, then our school wouldn't be able to become one of the top two high schools in Jinchuan City!"

So it was decided that the school would help organize the volunteer samples.

With the school's official support, this matter really became much simpler.

That afternoon, Li Xu received hundreds of volunteer application forms.

Li Xu screened them one by one again, excluding some households that did not have WiFi or WiFi transmission, and those that were inconvenient to install electrical appliances or did not meet the standards, and finally selected 100 households as samples.

Before the winter vacation, the customized batch of smart switches arrived.

Li Xu did not ask in detail how much money his father spent.

At the same time, the commercial server in my father's company was also installed and deployed accordingly, and then on the first day of winter vacation, the test version of the energy management system was officially launched.

Li Xu naturally installed a set at home as well, and installed the management application on both his own phone and his father's phone.

Whether this system is useful or not, you have to use it to know.

As a result of this incident, Li Xu's name became known to the entire No. 9 Middle School.

Li Xu had already become a celebrity in the school due to his previous bravery incident.

But after all, this is a student group whose main focus is on studying. In a good school like No. 9 Middle School, their academic achievements are even more impressive.

After learning about Li Xu's topic, some top students from Peking University and Tsinghua University also showed great interest.

But Li Xu did not forget that when he was looking for research subjects, he was rejected by the classes of Peking University and Tsinghua University.

It cannot be said that the students in the class at that time looked down on his topic, because their attitude was still very polite.

But they all refused with reasons like no time, or having other things to do... and so on.

Li Xu was rejected four or five times, and he was too lazy to deal with people from the Peking University and Tsinghua University classes. But now they came to him and offered to help optimize the system.

The people who came to see him had different purposes, but Li Xu could roughly divide them into two categories.

One type simply wants to experience what it is like to participate in a project.

The purpose of this type of students is relatively simple, to put it bluntly, they are curious. Their academic qualities are naturally needless to say, but not everyone can have access to scientific research projects and research topics.

Given the family financial situation of most students, it is difficult to get access to such things in high school.

I thought Li Xu was just doing something small, but I didn't expect him to come up with such a big thing, it was shocking.

The second type of people have other ideas.

They want to include their names in this scientific research project!
For the first category, Li Xu can consider letting them join.

To be honest, system optimization is still a relatively complicated matter. The front end may be okay, but there are too many algorithm variables in the back end.

The originally designed algorithm must be continuously iterated and upgraded according to actual conditions to ensure the stable operation of the entire system.

With the help of these top students from Peking University and Tsinghua University, this matter will be relatively easier.

Of course, they don't have to get involved in the core areas.

Of course, how to do it specifically depends on how Ye Ruida arranges it.

Li Xu did not reject the first type of people outright. He left their contact information and said that he would contact them later.

The second type of people are interesting. Some of them can recognize the significance of the right of authorship and express explicitly or implicitly that they are willing to pay a certain price.

But after all, they are high school students, and obviously, not all of them have this awareness.

Some of them ran up to him without realizing it and said in a condescending manner that they could participate in his project and give them guidance on improving the algorithm.

Of course. The original words weren't quite that harsh, but that's the general idea.

Li Xu did not tolerate such people. He casually asked a few high-level algorithm problems, which stunned them.

During this period of time, I have been with the technical backbones of the project team and learned a lot from them.

Although his professional ability is definitely not up to Ye Ruida's level.

But with his understanding of this system, it is easy to confuse those self-righteous high school students by just talking about a few models, key points, and actual problems that were developed through practical exploration.

Li Xu was unhappy with their attitude, so he shook his head and sighed in revenge, "Alas, brother, it seems that your ability does not meet the minimum requirements of our project team."

Those top students from Peking University and Tsinghua University were so angry that they left with red faces.

In the evening, Xue Xue vividly described to Ye Ruida and Lei Yinbing what had happened.

Lei Yinbing laughed so hard that his mouth couldn't stop. He said, "You don't even know what kind of person you are, yet you want to steal the fruits of our labor!"

Ye Ruida appeared relatively calm, but he also looked at Li Xu with some concern. He asked, "According to the requirements of the scientific research competition, our project has authorship rights for six people. In addition to the four of us, we can also add two more. What are your thoughts?"

Li Xu pondered for a moment, then said firmly, "This project is the result of our team's hard work. This is not a question of money. Like Lei Yinbing said, no matter who he is, he can't steal our achievements."

When Xue Xue heard Li Xu say this, her eyes sparkled. She thought Li Xu was so handsome at this moment.

Suddenly, he thought of something and asked curiously, "By the way, was your dad shocked when you came up with this project?"

Li Xu still remembered Xue Xue's original intention of joining his team. He smiled dumbly and said, "I shocked him."

Xue Xue couldn't hide her smile, "That's good, that's good."

Lei Yinbing also felt very satisfied. With Li Xu's words, he felt that his efforts during this period were of great significance.

Ye Ruida asked again, "Li Xu, what are your plans after we finish this project?"

Hearing this, Li Xu's heart moved slightly. He saw Xue Xue and Lei Yinbing also fell into deep thought.

I have to say that although they worked very hard during this period, they lived a fulfilling and satisfying life every day.

Such an experience will become an indelible mark in their youth.

But in high school, everyone will inevitably separate and part ways.

Thinking of that scene, everyone fell silent.

Li Xu suddenly laughed, looked at the three of them with burning eyes, and said, "What do you think of me?"

"it is good."

"I am always happy every time you treat me to a meal."

"And our group..."

"Uh... let's not talk about this for now."

Everyone made their comments, and Li Xu said seriously, "Life is long, isn't it? We're just getting started. As long as you're willing, there will always be a place for you on my future team!"

After all, they were just a few high school students. When they heard Li Xu's words, they felt an inexplicable surge of blood in their hearts.

Li Xu continued, "In the future, we will create more and more interesting things, and our team will become stronger and stronger, as long as you are willing!"

Ye Ruida chuckled: "You are right, life is still very long."

Lei Yinbing said arrogantly, "How can your team function smoothly without me?"

Xue Xue laughed heartily: "Lei Yinbing, you are so childish!"

Lei Yinbing was stunned for a moment, his face slightly red...

Isn’t it handsome?
Xue Xue said enthusiastically again, "Li Xu, you will be my boss from now on! We will all call you that. Do you two have any objections?" and looked at the two of them.

Ye Ruida laughed twice, while Lei Yinbing hesitated and snorted.

But no one refuted it.

(End of this chapter)