Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Busy

At noon on the second day of Easter, when Wu Xiaotian drove to the laboratory, his mind was heavy and he hadn't fully recovered from the drunkenness.He was in a car accident while crossing busy Santa Monica Avenue. Between Santa Monica Avenue and Westwood Blvd, less than twenty yards apart, there are two traffic lights.When Wu Xiaotian's car reached the first light, the yellow light just turned on, and he slammed on the accelerator and rushed over. At this time, unexpectedly, the yellow light at the second light port was on, and there was a car in front of him. When the owner saw the yellow light, he slammed on the brake.

Wu Xiaotian, who was following closely behind him, made a misjudgment. He thought that according to the routine, the car in front would definitely pass through the yellow light quickly, so he stepped on the accelerator and wanted to follow along.I didn't expect the car owner in front to be so cautious.So the car accident happened.His car dented the buttocks of the Benz320 in front of him by more than two inches, and the bumper in front of his own 96 Honda Civic also crashed into a crescent shape. The owner of that Benz320 was a white man in his sixties. He got out of the car, took out his mobile phone and called 911.Wu Xiaotian understood that this time it was entirely his own fault, but luckily the old man was not injured.He walked over to apologize to the old man, and the two chatted while waiting for the police.

After everything was dealt with, when Wu Xiaotian arrived at the laboratory in his broken car, it was almost half past eleven.He didn't tell anyone about his car accident.When everyone was going to have lunch, he called Chen Qiudi. Chen Qiudi first nervously asked him if he was hurt?After learning that he was fine, she said: "Xiaotian, I remember that your insurance seems to be single, and it covers a car under 25,000. What is the model of the car you hit?" Wu Xiaotian told her it was Benz in 1996.Chen Qiudi said: "It's okay, the estimated value of the car will not exceed 25,000, so you don't have to pay for his repairs. However, you have to repair the car yourself, so you don't have to worry about the repair money." .In addition, your insurance premiums will also increase in the second half of the year. After ten o’clock on Saturday morning, you can bring your car over, and you don’t have to worry about other things.”

Wu Xiaotian sighed, said bad luck, and hung up the phone. After the car accident, Wu Xiaotian was a little sluggish for a few days, and he started the experiment carelessly.He thought, why does luck always have trouble with him? !Seeing that the experiment had just begun to show signs of progress, there was a car accident. Xu Mei saw something, so she called him to her office and asked him why he was so depressed these days?Wu Xiaotian didn't tell her about the car accident, only that he didn't sleep well recently.Xu Mei said: "Your experiment is about to have results, so don't be too nervous and stressed. After a few days, you write the first draft of the paper, and I will revise it and submit it to PNAS magazine. You are the first author. And , There will be an annual meeting at Harvard next month, and I want to take you to Boston with me, you have to present at that time, so prepare well. In scientific research, hard work will always be rewarded!"

After hearing these warm words from Xu Mei, Wu Xiaotian immediately felt better. On the second weekend, Chen Qiudi fixed the car for him.On Friday night, Chen Qiudi drove his car over after get off work.The repairs cost a total of thirteen hundred dollars.Wu Xiaotian wanted to write a check to her.Chen Qiudi said forget it, when it comes to money, she still owes him. Wu Xiaotian didn't insist anymore.He invited Chen Qiudi to have a meal of Chaozhou cuisine in the old Chinatown on Broadway, and then he wanted to send Chen Qiudi home. Chen Qiudi said: "Tonight is the weekend, I don't want to go back too early, I want to relax. My dad has gone back to Taiwan two days ago, and I am free again. My dad treats me closely, as if I am his subordinate Seems like, so I found an excuse to go to the mainland to go to school, really like a fish in water."

Wu Xiaotian smiled and said, "Then the water is me." Chen Qiudi scolded him in Hokkien dialect: "Smelly!" Wu Xiaotian said: "I'm quite busy during this time, and the boss is rushing me to produce the test results as soon as possible, so I have to go to the laboratory to stay on weekend nights." Are you reluctant to part with it when you are young?!" Wu Xiaotian agreed after thinking about it. Chen Qiudi proposed to go to the bar to dance disco, Wu Xiaotian sighed, and said with a smile: "Anyway, I'll be a flower protector at night, as long as you don't go too crazy."

That night Wu Xiaotian didn't dare to drink too much, but Chen Qiudi let it out to his heart's content, until he was tired and drunk in the end.When Wu Xiaotian helped her out of the pub, her eyes were already depressed, and her head was hanging limply on Wu Xiaotian's chest. It was already past one o'clock in the morning when Wu Xiaotian sent her home.He put Chen Qiudi on the bed, tucked in the quilt for her, and was about to leave quietly.Suddenly Chen Qiudi muttered, "Xiaotian, don't leave me. I want you to hug me and kiss me like before." Wu Xiaotian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and stopped in his tracks.He looked at Chen Qiudi's blushing face, those years ago passed by in an instant before his eyes.He sat down next to Chen Qiudi in front of the bed, lit a cigarette, watched her silently, and thought to himself: Did I really love this woman before?At the same time, has this woman ever fallen in love with him from the bottom of her heart?

Just as she was thinking, Chen Qiudi suddenly turned over and made an "uh" sound as if she was about to vomit, Wu Xiaotian quickly helped her up and helped her to the bathroom.Before Chen Qiudi reached the toilet, he began to vomit wildly, his face pale with pain.After vomiting, Wu Xiaotian supported her with one hand, took a towel in the other hand, rinsed the water, wiped her face clean, and then helped her onto the bed.He cleaned the bathroom again. In the early morning, he saw that Chen Qiudi was fast asleep, so he quietly left her house. When he returned to the apartment in a daze, Mr. Cheng just got up.He smelled the strong smell of alcohol on Wu Xiaotian's body, so he smiled wryly and shook his head.Wu Xiaotian closed the door, got into the bed, and fell asleep sullenly.This sleep lasted until noon.

After he got up, he saw that Cheng's family had gone out, so he went to the kitchen and casually ordered two packs of instant noodles. While he was eating, Chen Qiudi called and she apologized to him for her gaffe last night."I must be ugly when I'm drunk," she said. Wu Xiaotian said with a smile, it's not bad to be unrestrained for a while, anyway, the matter has passed, so she doesn't have to take it to heart.Wu Xiaotian said: "Besides, it's not the first time I've seen you drunk. That time when you were at school in Shanghai, you were so drunk that you collapsed to the ground. Later, I carried you back to the dormitory."

Chen Qiudi said: "That time you made me angry. This time I was angry with myself!" Wu Xiaotian said: "It's so good, why are you making things difficult for yourself?!" After thinking about their quarrel last time, I understood why she was angry. Chen Qiudi said: "I haven't eaten breakfast yet, do you want to come over and let's go to China Town for morning tea together?" Wu Xiaotian said: "I was eating noodles just now, and I was a little tired last night, so I won't go there." Chen Qiudi said: "Why don't we go to the beach to relax, my head is still dizzy."

Wu Xiaotian said that he was going to the laboratory after dinner: "The boss is urging me to produce the results. I have been busy during this time." Chen Qiudi muttered something and hung up the phone. When Wu Xiaotian came to the laboratory, Jiang Gu and Stacy were also there, they were chatting, when they saw Wu Xiaotian coming, they suddenly stopped talking.Wu Xiaotian knew that the two of them were close, and now they had nothing to say.Once Jiang Gu secretly told Wu Xiaotian that Stacy once told him that Wu Xiaotian's buttocks were very sexy, which made Wu Xiaotian look unnatural when he saw Stacy for a few days. Wu Xiaotian greeted them and was about to do the experiment when Stacy suddenly asked him, "Wu, I heard that next month you will go to Boston with Boss to attend an annual meeting?" Wu Xiaotian was stunned for a moment, thinking, where did she get this news?He glanced at Jiang Gu, and Jiang Gu hurriedly turned his face away. Stacy said: "Wu, I think Jiang is more qualified to attend this annual meeting." Wu Xiaotian didn't say a word, but felt very uncomfortable. Stacy said: "Jiang has been in the United States for six years, and he has more experience in our field. And his spoken English is better than yours." Wu Xiaotian felt annoyed when he heard this, it turned out that the two of them were talking about this matter just now.Maybe Jiang Gu was not convinced when he heard that he was going to the annual meeting, so he complained to Stacy. Stacy is straightforward, and she said what Jiang Gu was not good at saying.Wu Xiaotian said to Stacy: "I didn't decide this matter, you'd better talk to the boss about these things!" Jiang Gu was a little embarrassed when he heard this, he knew that Wu Xiaotian's words were actually aimed at him.After Wu Xiaotian said that, he turned around and went to do the experiment. After Wu Xiaotian's data results came out, Xu Mei was very satisfied. She praised Wu Xiaotian for the first time, because it added some points to her application for Grant.Wu Xiaotian then began to write paper by hand. In addition, after he returned to the apartment every day, he had to close the door and spend more than an hour rehearsing the presentation, making Mr. Cheng think he brought someone home.After Wu Xiaotian handed over the first draft of the paper to Xu Mei, Xu Mei quickly made revisions and finally sent the paper to PNAS magazine two days before going to Boston. The night before going to the annual meeting, Wu Xiaotian called He Ru.He Ru said: "The Northeast is not as spring-like all year round as LA. Although it's already spring over there, the weather is still very cold. Maybe it will snow after you go. So you'd better Bring a few more winter clothes to avoid catching cold. Be careful on the road." Wu Xiaotian felt warm in his heart when he heard it, and it felt like he had returned to more than eight years ago. He also called Chen Qiudi, and Chen Qiudi said: "You really don't know how to arrange time, why don't you wait until summer to go there? It's the worst time to go there." Wu Xiaotian said that he was not there for fun, but for a meeting.Chen Qiudi said: "Okay, okay, call me more when you get there. There will be plenty of opportunities for us to hang out together in the future." After Wu Xiaotian and Xu Mei arrived at Harvard, it really started to snow again. Wu Xiaotian didn't feel cold, but when he thought of He Ru's words, his heart became much warmer.On the day of his presentation, he performed very well. After the presentation, several colleagues came to ask him some questions.Xu Mei was also very satisfied with his performance, and praised him in private. The day before returning to LA, Wu Xiaotian wanted to buy a gift for He Ru.He wandered around the mall for a long time, and suddenly remembered He Ru's birthday next month, and He Ru's zodiac sign, so he bought a delicate crystal bison.He thought of Chen Qiudi helping him repair the car last time, so he bought her a bag of brand-name cosmetics by the way. When he returned to the hotel to pack, Xu Mei happened to come to him to talk about something. She saw the crystal calf, picked it up to admire it for a while, and said with a smile, "Is it for your girlfriend?" Wu Xiaotian smiled embarrassedly and said, "My ex-girlfriend was born in the year of the Ox." Xu Mei sighed, and said: "You young people are much more careful now. I am also a ox, but when I passed my thirtieth birthday, my husband actually forgot my birthday. He still regrets it. Woolen cloth!"