Chapter 298 The Significance of Controlled Nuclear Fusion (13)

I was cheating on Yan Xiaoxi?
Chen Xiaoxin was almost stunned. He didn't know what to say for a moment. What the hell is going on? How did I cheat on her? How did I cheat on her?
"Great aunt?"

"Are you mistaken?" Chen Xiaoxin replied speechlessly, "How can I have the time to cheat? I'm flying around all day and have a lot of things to do. Even if I wanted to, I don't have the time. Besides, you know Xixi's temper. If she knew, she would chop me up with a kitchen knife in a minute."

My aunt rolled her eyes and said earnestly, "Xiao Chen, the facts are in front of you, so don't quibble anymore. When I called you just now, a woman's voice came over the phone saying that you pressed her hair. I heard it with my own ears. How could it be false? Don't tell me I was hallucinating."

Whoops!
After all the twists and turns, it turns out to be a misunderstanding!

Chen Xiaoxin was embarrassed and helpless. He hurriedly explained: "Aunt, you misunderstood! This is a complete misunderstanding. Don't you think that voice sounds familiar?"

"Sound familiar?"

"What sounds familiar?"

"You said I know her?" My aunt frowned and said seriously, "How could I possibly know her?"

"You must know her, because she is Xixi." Chen Xiaoxin replied bitterly, "She came here secretly, just arrived yesterday evening, so I said before that I was very surprised, I didn't know she would come here."

"hope"

“Xixi?!”

The aunt looked at a loss, looking at her nephew-in-law beside her, seeing his calm appearance, she muttered in her heart, "Could it be that the little girl is here? Don't say it. Can she really do such a thing? The little girl has been so bold for a long time."

"Yes."

Chen Xiaoxin nodded and whispered, "If you don't believe me, give her a call and ask her where she is now."

The aunt hesitated for a moment, silently took out her mobile phone, and then dialed her niece's number. After a moment, the call was connected.

"where?"

My aunt asked.

“The capital.”

"In the bed of your nephew's husband"

Yan Xiaoxi's sleepy voice came from the phone.

My aunt was almost speechless, and at the same time, a feeling of embarrassment ran through her body. She said unhappily, "You damn girl, you didn't even inform me when you came."

“What’s there to announce?”

"I'm here to find my future husband, not to go home," Yan Xiaoxi muttered.

"Go, go, go."

"Go on to sleep."

The aunt hung up the phone and glanced at her nephew and son-in-law. Her brows were full of embarrassment. She whispered, "Xiao Chen, it was your aunt who misunderstood you. When your aunt heard that voice, she suddenly became a little nervous, afraid that you might do something wrong."

Chen Xiaoxin smiled and replied softly, "I know. Aunt, please don't feel any psychological burden. But then again, I am really sorry for Xixi. I have to go on business trips every now and then, either to other places or abroad. I often can't be with her, and I always feel that I have failed her."

Before the matter was clarified, these words would seem very false to my aunt, but at this moment, my aunt only felt that Chen Xiaoxin revealed his deep affection and apology for Xixi in his words. What a loyal and good child!

My aunt hesitated for a moment and said to him softly, "Xiao Chen, I know you are keen on promoting the country's scientific cause, but you don't have to help with everything. After all, long-term separation will affect the relationship between you, unless you don't want this relationship anymore."

My aunt’s meaning was very clear. While being busy with scientific career, she should also take care of her family.

In fact, Chen Xiaoxin also thought so. He would not go if he could avoid it. Even if he went, he would only go for a few days to spend as much time as possible with the girl. He couldn't help but pursed his lips and answered seriously: "I know. Aunt."

In the following time, the two chatted about some trivial matters, and only when the road became clear did they set out again on the journey to the research institute.

Chen Xiaoxin finally experienced the pain of teaching students. Although these were not students but masters or doctors, there was no difference between them and students.

This day of teaching made him physically and mentally exhausted. If it were not for promoting the country's electromagnetic industry, he might have slipped away long ago. At the same time, he was more determined not to take students. It was not because he was afraid that the students would pose a threat to his academic career, but because he was worried that the students would ruin his reputation in the education industry.

"Goodbye, Professor Chen."

"Goodbye, Professor Chen."

The technicians present left one by one, saying goodbye to Chen Xiaoxin before leaving. When everyone had left, Chen Xiaoxin sighed, quietly packed up his things, and prepared to go back to the hotel to find a certain girl. As soon as he walked out of the conference room, Academician Ma came towards him, and the two bumped into each other.

"Xiao Chen."

"How's the progress?" Academician Ma, who was always serious, showed a rare smile in front of Chen Xiaoxin and asked him.

"Not bad, but only in terms of calculations. I'm afraid they won't be able to digest the deeper content unless they go back to graduate school for a few more years." Chen Xiaoxin didn't hide it and answered seriously: "But I think this is enough, enough to deal with application problems."

"Ah."

"We are from the engineering department. As long as we can complete the application content, the rest of the academic content is beyond our ability to handle." Academician Ma smiled and then said, "Recently, there is a very large amount of scientific research funds, but we don't know which field it will be invested in. We need to conduct research."

Speaking of which,
Academician Ma paused and said seriously: "Currently there are three fields: quantum communication, quantum computing, and controlled nuclear fusion. I have recommended you. Your opinion is very important."

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"Academician Ma, this is easy to offend people." Chen Xiaoxin replied bitterly.

Academician Ma smiled and said, "Doing science will offend people, as long as you feel you are doing nothing wrong, that's fine. As for your concerns about offending certain groups, you don't need to care about those groups at your level."

Chen Xiaoxin was not afraid, but worried about trouble. He already had a lot of things to do, and he had to submit proposals for two projects. He was afraid that something unexpected would happen and he would get into trouble.

"Xiao Chen?"

"In which field do you think this money should be invested?" asked Academician Ma.

"First, let's rule out quantum communications." Chen Xiaoxin replied: "A lot of money has been invested in this field, but no practical results have been seen. This is because there are a lot of entities related to this, and they are all in the stock market. So in my eyes, it only has academic value, not application value, and the cost-effectiveness is not particularly high."

finished,

He continued, "In the area of ​​quantum computing, we are a little behind the United States. If we want to catch up, we need to invest more money. The key is that we lack technical talents in this area. I personally think that this is not feasible, so I chose controlled nuclear fusion. At least in this field, we are currently in the world's leading position."

"The essential."

"The value behind this technology is greater. It is related to the future energy challenges faced by the entire country. If it is successful, every Chinese citizen will benefit. From the perspective of people's livelihood and practicality, controlled nuclear fusion is more suitable." Chen Xiaoxin said.

After listening to his analysis, Academician Ma felt surprised. He did not expect that Chen Xiaoxin, who was so young, could think about problems from such a profound perspective. He did not think from a scientific perspective, but from a higher global perspective.

"I"

"I'll tell you the truth."

"Controlled nuclear fusion has not received much support, and most people have chosen quantum communication." Academician Ma said: "Of course it is not without opportunities, because you have a very high status in the academic field, and there are few people who can compare with you, so your words represent authority."

As soon as the words fell,
Academician Ma thought for a moment and then continued, "There are five experts in the team, including you. If you can convince the other two, the three votes will pass this matter."

At this time,

Only then did Chen Xiaoxin realize the seriousness of the matter and that he might be scolded to death.

"The best way to convince the other party is to provide better and more powerful evidence. The current situation of controlled nuclear fusion is not very ideal." Academician Ma said: "Xiao Chen, your road is a bit difficult."

More than difficult.
If you are not careful, you will die from this.

Chen Xiaoxin smiled bitterly and didn't say much.

After saying goodbye to Academician Ma, Chen Xiaoxin took a taxi back to the hotel. On the way, he kept thinking about a question. If I remember correctly, quantum communication and quantum computers should belong to the same group, right? Doesn't that mean he has to fight alone?

it's over
This. What should I do now?
For the sake of the future, we should support controlled nuclear fusion, but this will offend a large group of people. If we consider the future, we should support quantum communication or quantum computing, but this goes against our original ideas.

There have been some achievements in quantum communication and quantum computing. Although the practical significance is not very great, at least there is some hope and it can give people hope. The current controlled nuclear fusion is still under continuous experimentation, and it is unlikely to have any major results in about 30 years. However, its actual value is so great that it can change the entire world pattern.

Think about it
Chen Xiaoxin finally decided to support controlled nuclear fusion.

Looking at the history of human development, it is actually the history of energy utilization. However, from steam engines to internal combustion engines, humans are still unable to get rid of chemical energy. The only difference is that the utilization rate is getting higher and higher. However, chemical energy is limited, but controlled nuclear fusion is standard material energy.

think carefully
The significance of controlled nuclear fusion is not the transition from burning branches to burning oil, but that for the first time humans have learned how to use fire.

　I feel terrible. I feel like I'm going to die.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)