Chapter 602
Liu Xiaoli was furious: How dare he disobey me? What an ingrate!
Inside a teaching building at Harbin Institute of Technology, several people were gathered in one of the laboratories discussing the Van Allen radiation belts.
Some time ago, Want Want Group launched a plan to land on the moon and explore Mars. After the related scientific research projects were distributed, many small projects were naturally given to Harbin Institute of Technology.
If you want to travel to outer space, then you will inevitably have to talk about the Van Allen radiation belts.
The Van Allen radiation belts are regions in the Earth's magnetosphere where high-energy charged particles are trapped by magnetic fields. They are mainly composed of megaelectron-volt electrons and protons and are named after American physicist James Van Allen, who discovered them in 1958.
This radiation belt is formed by confining solar wind particles through the Earth's magnetic field, and the particles move between the poles along magnetic field lines.
During solar geomagnetic storms, particles falling into the atmosphere can trigger auroras, but they also pose a radiation threat to astronauts and spacefarers.
Last year, when Wang Duoyu returned from the moon, he encountered a solar geomagnetic storm and almost couldn't make it back.
Just as they were discussing, Wang Duoyu suddenly appeared; he had come looking for someone.
Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) is a world-class university with many talented individuals in its various colleges.
Over the past two decades, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) has continued to expand, attracting a large number of top talents from all over the world.
In addition, Harbin Institute of Technology enrolls a large number of students every year during the National College Entrance Examination.
As a result, the rankings of Harbin Institute of Technology's various disciplines have steadily improved in the national rankings of their respective majors.
The School of Mathematics is undoubtedly ranked first, but the School of Missile Engineering, the School of Aerospace Engineering, and the School of Physics, among others, also ranked first in their respective fields nationwide before the turn of the millennium, and were among the top in the world's university rankings.
There's no way around it; Harbin Institute of Technology has just too many resources behind it.
It's fair to say that it's inexhaustible.
After all, the Want Want Group and the many companies under Harbin Institute of Technology are all supporting Harbin Institute of Technology to become a world-class university.
For example, this time, Wang Duoyu came to the School of Aerospace Engineering to find a suitable candidate to complete the project he wanted to complete.
Logically speaking, given Wang Duoyu's current status, he wouldn't need to personally go to the door; after giving instructions, many people would be willing to do the work.
He just wanted to get out and about instead of staying at home all the time.
Ding Ding!
Just then, his phone rang. It was Liu Xiaoli calling, telling him to come home early tonight because there was a family meeting.
"What meeting? Can't you tell me now?"
Looking at the phone that had already been hung up, Wang Duoyu muttered something but didn't pay it any mind.
After finally finishing his busy work, he got up and went home.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the living room of the villa on the island in the lake was extremely tense.
As soon as Wang Duoyu got off the bus, he ran into Wang Yifei.
The latter had just arrived home, but she knew what had happened.
"Big Fish, you can't side with Sister Xiaoli later, she's going to punish Third Brother."
Wang Yifei pulled her father aside and whispered something.
It turned out that she had already received a call from her third brother. The reason was that Xie Yunshu ran into Liu Xiaoli on campus and told Liu Xiaoli that she and Wang Junkang were pretending to be boyfriend and girlfriend.
When Liu Xiaoli found out about this, she was so angry that she started cursing on the spot.
Xie Yunshu was indeed satisfied, but Wang Junkang was completely numb.
He never expected that Xie Yunshu would be such a sore loser, actually telling his mother about it.
How stupid!
Liu Xiaoli didn't care about all that. In her opinion, Xie Yunshu was a pretty good girl and quite suitable to become the Wang family's daughter-in-law.
To be precise, Xie Yunshu and Wang Junkang could be considered childhood sweethearts, and their personalities were compatible.
Such a good girl is hard to find even with a lantern.
But unexpectedly, Wang Junkang only treated her as a fake girlfriend to appease his mother.
"Oh, I see. I understand."
After listening, Wang Duoyu simply gave a casual "oh".
He already knew about Wang Junkang and Xie Yunshu's situation yesterday, but Liu Xiaoli was still kept in the dark.
Moreover, after Wang Junkang returned home, Liu Xiaoli kept trying to find him a girlfriend.
She meant well, but her son not only didn't appreciate it, but also hired outsiders to deceive her, so it's understandable that she's upset now.
The truth has come out!
"Big Fish, are you really that calm?" Wang Yifei asked, her eyes darting around in confusion. Suddenly, she said:
"You didn't already know that Third Brother had someone pretend to be his girlfriend, did you?"
Wang Duoyu rolled his eyes at her:
"Wang Yifei, will you do this again in the future? Will you also try to deceive me and your mother?"
"Definitely not!" Wang Yifei quickly raised her hand to swear.
Ha ha!
A son is no longer under his mother's control once he grows up; who can say for sure?
As Wang Duoyu and his daughter Wang Yifei entered the living room, today's family meeting officially began.
Xie Yunshu was also present, so before the meeting even started, Wang Junkang immediately called a halt, intending to ask her to leave.
Liu Xiaoli immediately retorted angrily:
"Wang Junkang, shut up!"
"She's your girlfriend, or even if she isn't, she's still an important guest in our family. How can you be so rude? Where's all the manners your father and I taught you since you were little? Where did you go?"
Wang Junkang was furious, but since this was his mother, he could only weakly defend himself:
"Mom, she's not my girlfriend."
"Are you looking down on Yun Shu? What's wrong with her? She's more than qualified to be your girlfriend!"
"Mom, I'm not looking down on anyone. I'm just stating a fact: she's not my girlfriend."
"I don't care, you've already admitted it, so let's do it this way!"
Liu Xiaoli ignored him and acted extremely domineeringly.
"Let me tell you, don't be ungrateful. Yunshu is the future daughter-in-law I've chosen. She's willing to endure hardship with you, so you should be secretly happy."
"mom!"
Wang Junkang retorted:
"What do you mean by hard times? Am I that bad?"
"Moreover, Dad has already told us: The founding of New China was to enable the vast majority of working people to live a good life. If you ask others to live a hard life, then you are going against the will of the Party and the people. Are you trying to turn back the clock of history?"
"No matter what, I will not agree."
Liu Xiaoli was instantly furious.
The son I raised is so disobedient to me, what an ingrate!
"No, I've made up my mind about her. I've even talked to Yun Shu's mother about it."
Just then, Wang Duoyu suddenly interrupted:
"Xiaoli, don't be so stubborn. Young people have their own ideas. You shouldn't always impose your ideas on Lao San. That's not right."
Then, he looked at Wang Junkang and said:
"Third brother, aren't you going to apologize to your mother right now? Can't you even say sorry? Apologize now."
Wang Junkang paused for a second, then immediately understood his father's meaning and quickly stood up to apologize to his mother.
Just then, Wang Duoyu looked at Xie Yunshu and said:
"Xiao Xie, it's getting late, so Uncle won't keep you for dinner. Qianqian, aren't you going to see your sister Yunshu off?" With this series of moves, Xie Yunshu's scheme was completely foiled.
It wasn't until Xie Yunshu was escorted off the island in the middle of the lake by Wang Yifei that she realized what had happened.
But by then, it was too late to do anything about it.
At this point, Xie Yunshu could no longer exploit Liu Xiaoli's eagerness to find a wife for her son and her being deceived by the third son to cause trouble.
Wang Yifei rushed back into the living room.
But by then, it had all vanished like smoke.
Although Liu Xiaoli was still very angry, her third brother had already apologized, and Wang Duoyu was also there to persuade her, so the matter was naturally dropped.
"Let's eat!"
So the whole family sat down and ate together.
With Bai Doufu around, and the little ones Wang Junxian, Wang Sixin, and Wang Ruoxi, the house will always be lively.
Fortunately, their house is on an island in the middle of the lake, and there are no neighbors around, so they don't need to worry about disturbing the neighbors.
"Xiaoli, eat more and try not to get angry."
At the dinner table, Wang Duoyu took the initiative to serve food to Liu Xiaoli and offered her some words of encouragement.
I'm not angry!
Liu Xiaoli snorted:
"I'm the only one worrying about the third son's marriage. You're still his father, so I'll just be your hands-off manager. Of course you're not angry!"
"Mom, what is a head manager?" Wang Sixin blinked her big eyes and asked curiously.
puff!
Liu Xiaoli laughed when Wang Sixin interrupted her.
Wang Duoyu seized the opportunity to say:
"That's right, you should smile more instead of always having a long face. Children grow up quickly; they can walk, run, and make their own choices. You can't protect them forever; it's time to let go."
Learning to let go is not an easy thing.
Many parents simply cannot do this, nor are they aware of it. They always think that they should pass on all their years of life experience to their children.
These experiences are the culmination of decades of life lessons learned by these parents.
But times change, and the experiences of our parents are from the past and may not be entirely accurate.
Children need to forge their own path.
Just like Wang Junkang's marriage this time, there's no rush, so why make him get married so early like the eldest brother?
Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at him, then turned around and coaxed Wang Sixin with a smile.
The family was finally able to get along well and stopped arguing.
Wang Duoyu knew that this was just a facade.
Let alone family members, even the tongue can sometimes be bitten by teeth.
So it's normal for a family to argue and bicker.
Time flies, and summer vacation is almost here.
Wang Yifei has gone to Hollywood again.
This time, she went to Hollywood to film movies and sing.
The songs have already been recorded and are very classic English singles, part of a total of twelve English songs on the album.
Now that she wants to make it in the North American entertainment industry, she will inevitably have to sing and act.
Of course, this time she's filming "Fast & Furious 3," and she's one of the female leads with quite a bit of screen time.
According to the contract, her role didn't involve any romantic scenes; she was simply a female thief overflowing with a sense of justice.
The week after she arrived in Hollywood, she received a call from her second brother.
"Sissi, are you in Los Angeles?"
"Yeah, second brother, are you coming to Los Angeles?"
"Okay, I'll arrive tomorrow. Remember to send me the address."
"Great, welcome, Second Brother."
Wang Yifei didn't understand why her second brother would come looking for her, but she was genuinely happy.
The next day, her second brother came looking for her.
In a luxurious hilltop estate in Beverly Hills, west of Los Angeles, after exchanging a few pleasantries, Wang Jun'an took the initiative to ask:
"Sissi, do you have any connections you can introduce me to? I'd like to invest in Hollywood blockbusters too."
In an instant, Wang Yifei was completely stunned.
The handsome young man in front of her was indeed her second brother; she was absolutely certain of that. However, she didn't quite believe what he said.
If she remembered correctly, her second brother was extremely wealthy.
Last year, her second brother apparently earned over a billion US dollars, right?
I don't remember the exact amount of money, but the only thing I can confirm is that the profits earned definitely exceeded one billion US dollars.
Since her second brother is so rich, why is he still eyeing Hollywood blockbusters?
Admittedly, Hollywood blockbusters are very profitable, but this is the domain of the Anglo-Saxons and squid.
With their looks, the siblings are certainly not the type to succeed in Hollywood.
The reason why Wang Yifei was able to get a decent role in the movie "Fast & Furious 2" and earn a lot of money is that
But what else?
From last year until now, she hasn't been able to land a single A-list film, let alone a leading role in one.
Even if she doesn't act in films, she can't find any movie projects she wants to invest in.
Movies like "The Hangover," which achieve big results with small budgets, are not common in Hollywood.
Even if it really existed, it wouldn't be something an ordinary person could covet.
"Second brother, are you short of money?"
"Nonsense, who doesn't need money?"
Wang Jun'an glared at him and said in an annoyed tone.
He was indeed out of money, but he was too embarrassed to tell his father. Even now, he still only thinks about solving the problem of insufficient funds himself.
It's all because the lab he's currently investing in is spending money like water.
He sought help from Nebula Supercomputing, a supercomputer manufacturer under Harbin Institute of Technology, to order two of the best-performing supercomputers currently available, in order to ensure that the supercomputer could be successfully deployed in his laboratory.
Then he would have to come up with the money in a timely manner.
After all, his supercomputer is not a standard computer, but a customized version with completely different performance in all aspects, so it needs to be ordered in advance.
That's how money gets burned out.
He has burned through all the profits from the first half of this year.
If no new profit growth points emerge, his laboratory project may need to be postponed.
As for loans?
That's a plan for later. Right now, it's better to plan ahead and resolve the funding issue in advance, so that we won't be caught off guard when we actually run out of funds in the future, which would be a real problem.
He prefers to plan everything in advance rather than rushing around at the last minute. (End of Chapter)