Open book is beneficial

Wang Xinlu's voice was full of probing and anticipation, and Cheng Zhou couldn't help but froze for a few seconds.

"Lulu, what's the matter?" She walked to the door in three steps and two steps, opened the door and poked her head out, "Did I talk too loudly and disturbed you?"

The detached houses in Canada are basically made of wood, and the sound insulation effect is particularly poor. People in the whole house who go down the stairs in the middle of the night can hear it clearly.

Holding a pot of Christmas red in her hand, Wang Xinlu raised her eyebrows at Cheng Zhou and said, "It's okay, I was just watching TV in the living room below. Do you think I found something at the door of the house just now?"

Taking the potted plant for no apparent reason, Cheng Zhou untied the small card tied to the leaf, opened it and took a look.

A line of crooked Chinese characters came into view: Cheng Zhou, I have liked you for a long time.

There is no inscription name.

"Which suitor gave it to you?" Wang Xinlu couldn't help asking, with uncontrollable curiosity on her face.

Speaking of suitors, Cheng Zhou instinctively thought of Gu Yazhen.But as soon as this idea came out, she immediately rejected it.First of all, Gu Yazhen would not say such strange things to her; secondly, Gu Yazhen would rather give her snacks than flowers; available plants.

Cheng Zhou was a little dizzy, thinking about the possible ins and outs of the matter.There are very few Chinese girls among the master's and doctoral students in the college, and everyone has reached the age of theoretically talking about marriage. When she first came, a group of seniors rushed to ask her out for dinner, or offered to take her to familiarize herself with the campus environment.

In order to reject them, she had no choice but to publicize that she had a partner in China, and the relationship between the two was very good.The effect of this approach was remarkable, the boys quickly retreated, let alone treats to dinner, and no one came to help her carry a piece of furniture.

It's just that, even so, some people are still pestering.

Lowering his head and wondering who was coming, a bad thought flashed through Cheng Zhou's mind, and his spine felt a chill.

She put down the flowerpot casually, and hurriedly asked Wang Xinlu, "Is the door below locked?"

Wang Xinlu scratched her head: "It's locked... what's wrong?"

"I think I may have been followed to my door these few days." Cheng Zhou rubbed his face wearily and sighed softly.

"Ah, ah?" Wang Xinlu shuddered in fright, and involuntarily clenched the mobile phone in her trouser pocket, "What should I do? Should I call the police?"

Wang Xinlu was still looking around in a panic, and Cheng Zhou saw it, and his mind gradually calmed down.After pondering for a moment, she said calmly: "Now the police may not be able to find that person, and maybe I am thinking too much. Otherwise, let's go to the supermarket to buy a door stopper and an anti-theft lock for the window?"

"Okay, let's go now! Before it's too late, there are still people on the road." Wang Xinlu ran back to the room to get the key wallet, and she didn't forget to bring anti-wolf spray.

The two dragged the grocery shopping trolley to the supermarket for a stroll. After picking out the tools they needed, they bought several boxes of discounted pizza and fruit.

On the way home, she probably felt happy after buying some food. Wang Xinlu lost the nervousness and fear before, picked up the pizza and did several weightlifting poses, and said triumphantly while doing it: "Brother, I still have a lot of muscles Yes, if my sister dares to bully you, I will go up and beat him directly."

Cheng Zhou glanced at Wang Xinlu's handsome short hair with a smile, recalled the strong muscles on her arms in his impression, and couldn't help nodding in agreement from the bottom of his heart.The child has great strength, but she is a little naive and timid. This character is a bit similar to her when she was an undergraduate.

After returning home to assemble the defense tools, Wang Xinlu went back to the house to play games, and Cheng Zhou learned programming on the computer for several hours.Although I felt a little uneasy in my heart, nothing really happened at night. After a few days of anxiety passed, the days returned to calm again.

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Life in the small village is as dull as a pot of boiled water. For several months, Cheng Zhou's experience of the passage of time is all due to the negligible progress in scientific research and the complex and severe weather.

I just joined the research group and passed the laboratory safety exam, and was almost attacked by aggressive Canada geese on the road. It was September; I discussed the experimental plan with my instructor and completed it, and I saw the red maple leaves all over the mountain. It was October; the preliminary experiment Failed three times, the snow fell, the temperature was below zero, it was November; the experiment stalled and needed to be adjusted, and a sudden big snowstorm hit, it was December.

That's right, it's December.Cheng Zhou moved into the college building stiffly, his whole body including eyelashes covered with a thick layer of snowflakes, like a little snowman with an expressionless face.

Jumping up and down, slapping left and right, Cheng Zhou shook off the snow from his body, and the moment he entered the office, he wanted to cry without tears.

What is a blizzard? If the experiment cannot be done, it is really hopeless.

Cheng Zhou was extremely anxious during this time, and even almost lost sleep.As Christmas approached and the semester was coming to an end, she not only had no progress in the experiment, but also desperately found that there was a serious problem with the direction of her previous experiment.

Hey, maybe I have to start over.

Dejectedly putting down his schoolbag and just sitting down, Zou Wen came in dressed in snowflakes.Seeing Cheng Zhou, she stopped shaking her clothes and said with a smile, "Zhouzhou, it's almost a holiday and you're here so early. Susan has gone to Cancun for vacation."

Susan is Cheng Zhou's mentor, a world-recognized master in this major, and another idol of Cheng Zhou.

"I'm going to do a few more experiments recently, so it's too late." Cheng Zhou smiled embarrassedly, "Sister, where are you going for Christmas?"

"Don't go anywhere, take the children to play at home. You don't go on a trip? You can still buy youth tickets, go for a walk."

Cheng Zhou shook his head: "I won't go, finish the experiment early and graduate early." There is one more thing she didn't tell Zou Wen, that is poverty.She no longer spends her family's money, and lives a tight life on the salary of a doctoral student. When she goes to the supermarket to buy vegetables, she can buy whatever is cheap, so she dares not think about traveling.

Fortunately, I am not picky eaters, Cheng Zhou thought happily.

"Hey, you're only 22 years old. Why do you think about graduating every day?" Zou Wen was a little surprised. Cheng Zhou was the only direct Ph.D. impatient.

Cheng Zhou smiled shyly, not knowing what to say.

Out of politeness, Zou Wen didn't ask any more questions, and quickly changed the subject.But in her heart, she vaguely guessed the answer to the question.

The sooner you graduate, the sooner you can reunite with your sweetheart.The feelings of young people are really enviable.

After chatting, Cheng Zhou put on his lab coat and went to the laboratory. The corridor was quiet, and he finally met a few people walking towards him. They were all Asian faces, and they were all Chinese.

There is no comparison and no gap. Chinese students can be said to be the most diligent group of doctoral students.

"Zhouzhou, do you want to go skiing for Christmas?" Zhang Kai came out of the laboratory and asked warmly.

"No brother, I still have to do experiments, you guys have fun."

"Are you going to the dinner that night?" Zhang Kai asked.

"Well, Senior Sister Zou and I are going." Cheng Zhou replied.

Zhang Kai smiled and left.

In the evening, Cheng Zhou attended the dinner party of the Chinese students in the courtyard.A group of people drove to Chinatown in the next city to eat the Little Sheep Buffet Hot Pot. They chatted enthusiastically, but Cheng Zhou couldn't get in the way.

"My daughter is only one year old and she is very skinny. My husband and I can't control it! Brother Jun, don't you plan to have a child yet?"

"Hey, how can I raise a child with such a small salary now?"

"I can only hope to find some graduates. Hu, the article is published like this, what is the personal impact factor?"

"Don't ask, you will get angry when you ask. I read the teaching job requirements of Z University in China a few days ago. The impact factor must be more than [-] to apply for a lecturer, and the associate senior title needs [-]. I am only a few tenths away. In a short time Where to make it up."

"That's right. When I first came here, I planned to apply for a young thousand and then return to China. Now, it would be nice to find a deputy high school."

"I think that the scientific research environment in China is really not good. Teachers' salaries are low, filling out forms for applying for funds, and all kinds of trivial things. How can I have the mood to do scientific research?"

Cheng Zhou, who had no intention of participating in the discussion, silently fished mutton, fat beef, fish balls, luncheon meat, enoki mushrooms, Chinese cabbage, shrimp paste, fish tofu, radish and potatoes from the pot, giving the illusion of eating alone.She suddenly missed the days when the research group had dinner together when she was an undergraduate. A group of people drank and played board games to their heart's content, and Gu Yazhen would secretly tease her by her side.

After eating a lot, she finally plucked up the courage, raised her hand and said a rare word: "Waiter, add more food to this table."

"Do you have anything to add?" Cheng Zhou said the second sentence.

The two people around Cheng Zhou stopped to discuss and helped to order another table.Back at the chat scene, everyone realized that there was an almost transparent junior sister on the table.

"Junior Sister, are you still used to it when you first came to Canada?" Zhang Kai asked with a smile.

"It's pretty good. I've been here for almost four months, and I'm getting used to it." Cheng Zhou replied politely.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" Another senior who was not familiar with him asked.

"Yes," Cheng Zhou said without hesitation, "I have a partner in China."

"Wow, I just said, how can such a beautiful school girl not have a boyfriend. I said Brother Liu, you should give up on this."

"You are studying for a Ph.D. in Susan's group. Does your boyfriend feel particularly stressed?"

"Why don't the younger sisters get married before coming out? Follow your brother Jun and marry your sister-in-law first before going abroad. Both parties can rest assured."

Cheng Zhou's mouth twitched in embarrassment at such teasing and ridicule. "I have my own plan, don't bother everyone." Her face was a little ugly, and her tone became stiff.

Why do you have to care about her emotional life as soon as you see a girl.

Zou Wen saw it, and interrupted the conversation of a group of boys impatiently: "How do you guys talk to your junior sister? He is seven or eight years younger than you. If you don't take good care of him, what are you talking about?"

Only then did the people at the table calm down, and a few people still had hippie smiles on their faces: "Sister Wen, don't be so angry, let's just care about the relationship status of the junior sister. If you don't have a boyfriend, according to our tradition of helping each other, we must give Junior sister introduces an honest and reliable one."

"It hurts my heart, Junior Sister is so young." Another person said while clutching his chest.

Zou Wen frowned, glanced over with serious eyes, relying on his aura to make a few gags shut up in disappointment.

Cheng Zhou glanced at Zou Wen gratefully, and silently vowed in his heart that he would never participate in this kind of dinner party or activity again.