Starting from a top student and marching towards the sea of ​​stars

Chapter 73 No, This Is Not My Girlfriend

"Teacher Ning, what do you think of the price?"

"That's great, it's lower than I expected."

"Then it's settled now?"

"Well... I'll think about it again."

It's not that Ning Chen is dissatisfied with the price, it's just that the money he has on hand is still a bit short.

If Ning Chen thinks it's not enough, he can borrow some money from his parents. Anyway, he is making money quickly now, and he will pay it back in a short time.

If the parents don't have enough money, the worst they can do is shamelessly talk to Dean Liu about it.

Ning Chen is not a person who likes to borrow money, but when such a house is placed in front of her, Ning Chen really doesn't want to miss it.

Seeing Ning Chen's sudden silence, Zhou Li asked in puzzlement:
"What's the matter, are there any other questions?"

"Well... I'm still short of money on hand now."

Facing Zhou Li's question, Ning Chen didn't hide anything, and answered truthfully.

"How much is the difference?" Zhou Li frowned slightly.

"Two million."

Hearing this number, Zhou Li suddenly relaxed.

"Let's sign the contract first. 20 yuan is not a problem. It will be difficult to encounter such a house again."

Ning Chen didn't immediately understand the meaning of Zhou Li's words, but Ning Chen also felt that it was more important to sign the contract first.

Ning Chen nodded, and walked towards the homeowner with Zhou Li.

"If you sign the contract now, how much is the deposit and when will you pay the final payment?"

"Just give me a deposit of [-] yuan, and the balance can be settled within a week."

Regarding this amount, Ning Chen also had no objection, so he discussed the signing of the contract with the homeowner.

Ning Chen confirmed the real estate certificate and other information of this house. After all, the deposit cannot be refunded after payment. Naturally, Ning Chen must be very cautious.

After confirming that it was correct, the three of them drew up the contract together.

After completing the deposit payment, the owner smiled and said to Ning Chen:
"Brother, your girlfriend is really amazing. She can push down the price like this. If I hadn't moved out in a hurry, I would definitely not be able to afford this house at this price."

"You misunderstood, she is not my girlfriend."

The homeowner was a little surprised when he heard this, but he immediately thought of another possibility.

"Oh, that is, you are already married."

"Haha, I'm her sister, can't you tell how much older I am than him?" Zhou Li laughed.

"Hmm... I really can't tell. I thought you were all college students."

Hearing what the landlord said, Zhou Li was very happy.

In two years, my son will be going to college.

After signing the deposit contract, Ning Chen was not as excited as he expected.

Because I still have 20 to pay off the house, and now I only have one week left.

If you can't make up the money during this period, then the 1 yuan deposit will be in vain.

"Sister Zhou, thank you for accompanying me to look at the house today. You directly helped me save 5 yuan."

Thinking of Zhou Li's bargaining for him today, Ning Chen felt less stressed.

"It's nothing, bargaining is one of the great pleasures in life."

"Haha, but when I tutored Yangyang for the first time, you didn't bargain."

"It's different. It's not easy to find a good teacher, and you can't save money on it. Teacher Ning, give me your card number."

Hearing Zhou Li's words, Ning Chen was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Zhou Li meant.

It turns out that Zhou Li just told herself that 20 was not a problem and she wanted to borrow money from herself.

"Sister Zhou, that's not necessary. I'd really like you to accompany me to look at the house. How can I have the nerve to lend you money again?"

"Hey, don't be too polite. I can still take out 20 yuan. If not, just treat it as an advance payment for your class fees. If you hesitate any longer, the deposit will be for nothing."

After thinking about it, Ning Chen decided to accept Zhou Li's loan.

"Then thank you Sister Zhou, I will definitely pay you back the money as soon as possible." "It's okay, don't worry, you are at Shengzhou University, I am afraid that you will fail if you run away."

Zhou Li trusted Ning Chen very much, and she didn't even plan to ask Ning Chen for any loan certificate, but Ning Chen insisted on giving Zhou Li an IOU, otherwise she would feel really sorry.

After going through the property transfer procedures with the owner, Ning Chen finally has this dream house.

"This is a house in Xiangdu Garden... In my last life, I'm afraid I couldn't even pay the down payment for this house."

Lying on the big soft bed, Ning Chen enjoyed the happiness of owning his own house.

Before Ning Chen was reborn, the houses in Xiangdu Garden were sold for more than 2 yuan per square meter. Even if the housing market was hit, the housing prices here were not affected.

Although Ning Chen was able to buy the house in full with the 20 that Zhou Li lent him, the main reason was that Ning Chen changed his destiny through learning.

At this time, Ning Chen suddenly felt that he was a bit vulgar. Even after being reborn, he was still so persistent in buying a house.

But life is like this, no matter how outstanding achievements Ning Chen will achieve in the future, he can't escape from life.

Before the landlord left, the room had been cleaned relatively clean. Ning Chen did a simple cleaning and put on the sheets and quilts that he had changed.

Ning Chen does not plan to renovate this house, and there is no need to replace most of the furniture and appliances. Ning Chen is very satisfied with the current conditions.

……

After completing the important life event of purchasing real estate, Ning Chen continued to devote his energy to study and research.

Although Ning Chen bought a house, he usually chooses to live in the first dormitory or the doctoral student apartment. After all, it is more convenient in the school and can save more precious time on the way back and forth.

During this period, Ning Chen completed the translation of the paper, and after review by Xu Zhou and others, submitted it to the academic journal "ACS Nano".

After submitting the paper, Ning Chen did not stop the research, but continued his own research.

Ning Chen hopes to optimize the synthesis method of porous silicon nanoparticles so that the success rate of its synthesis can be stabilized at a relatively high level.

In addition, Ning Chen is also conducting more detailed research on the various properties of this new material, and is trying to apply it to the negative electrode material of lithium batteries.

These studies seem simple, but actually require a large number of experiments, and the various experimental data obtained also require very in-depth research.

After a period of experiments, Ning Chen did not make many substantial breakthroughs.

Of course, Ning Chen knew that this was a very normal thing. Many great studies lasted for several years or even more than ten years, and the difficulties he was currently encountering were nothing.

What Ning Chen can do is to improve the subject level of each subject through continuous learning, and to think and try various new experimental methods.

……

On this day, Ning Chen saw a message from Tong Yicheng on QQ.

"Brother Chen, someday I have time, I invite you to dinner!"

Seeing Tong Yicheng suddenly asking him out, Ning Chen asked curiously:

"Why, is there anything good?"

"You guessed it right. Our paper on the Sobolev equation is officially published! I have to treat you to this meal, and I will send you a journal as a souvenir."

When submitting the paper before, Tong Yicheng deliberately placed Ning Chen as the second author.

Ning Chen resisted at first, because Ning Chen did not participate in the writing of the paper, and only inspired Tong Yicheng on some key points. The entire framework of the paper was done by Tong Yicheng himself.

However, Tong Yicheng insisted that Ning Chen helped him break through the bottleneck in this research. If Tong Yicheng hadn't faced the pressure of graduation, maybe he would be willing to share the first author with Ning Chen.

"Then Senior Brother Tong, I'd rather be respectful than obey. You set a time, and I'll set aside the time in advance."

"It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day, so it's 5:[-] tonight?"

"No problem, see you tonight then."

After finishing the last set of experiments in the afternoon, Ning Chen tidied up the experimental equipment, put on his clothes and went downstairs.

"Senior Brother Tong, long time no see."

Seeing Tong Yicheng, Ning Chen was still in a good mood, especially since Tong Yicheng was able to publish his thesis smoothly, Ning Chen was happy for Tong Yicheng from the bottom of his heart.

"Yeah, long time no see. Come on, I'll give you the journal first."

Tong Yicheng handed the journal in his arms to Ning Chen, and after Ning Chen opened it, he found the paper about Sobolev's equation.

At the author of the paper, Ning Chen saw his name appearing behind Tong Yicheng.

Although it only provided some directions for Tong Yicheng, Ning Chen did participate in the research of this thesis.

(End of this chapter)