A Favor
Zhou Yu'an has never understood why the number of people who like "boys dressed as girls" is increasing year by year.
Is it a moral decline, or a loss of humanity?
"It's obvious I'm a real man, and I hate cross-dressing!" Zhou Yu'an struggled fiercely. "Don't touch me! I'm a boy, I'd rather die than cross-dress!"
"Princess Rain Anna, just give in to the three of us brothers, hehehe." Luo Ji revealed an evil smile.
"Damn it, I never thought you were like this, Luo Ji! And you, Shen Qi!" Zhou Yu'an took off running, fleeing from the KTV room.
It was the dead of winter in December, and it was so cold outside that Zhou Yu'an came back after a while, his nose running.
Everyone was just having some fun on Christmas Eve, and Zhou Yu'an ultimately didn't wear women's clothing.
Foreigners get a holiday for Christmas, but Chinese people go to work or school as usual.
From the end of December to the beginning of January, final exams for all majors are held intensively.
Shen Qi was reviewing physics lessons and preparing for his exams in the SOS Office.
Shen Qi did not get a perfect score in any of the three exams that have already concluded: electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, and Solid State Physics.
The two upcoming physics-related exams are "Mathematical Physics Methods" and "Fundamentals of Physical Cosmology".
"Mathematical Physics Methods" is a required course, and Shen Qi cannot tolerate making a mistake in this course.
"Fundamentals of Physical Cosmology" is an elective course, and Shen Qi also needs to obtain a certain number of elective credits.
With a creak, the door to the SOS Project Office opened, and Sun Erxiong rushed in, looking both busy and excited. "Good news! The SOS Project has been approved for completion, and I've finished revising the project paper. Take a look."
"Professor Sun, once you've finished revising it, it's fine. You don't need to confirm it with me." Shen Qi said this, but still took the printed copy of the paper and started browsing it.
The paper has three authors: Sun Erxiong, Shen Qi, and Ou Ye.
Sun Erxiong was the thesis advisor and project leader.
Shen Qi and Ou Ye, as members of the team, will share their research findings.
"Professor Sun is brilliant and capable; there are no problems with the final version of the paper. So, I'll handle the translation and then submit it to the journal?" Shen Qi asked, as he was very familiar with this process.
"I'll handle the paper submission. For papers on such important projects, you don't need to translate them into English; the journal will find a professional translator to do that," Sun Erxiong said.
"Professor Sun, you seem quite anxious. Is this what you wanted to talk to me about?"
Shen Qi thought Sun Erxiong was going to give him some work to do, but Sun Erxiong rushed in to deliver some good news.
Sun Erxiong: "Of course not, I have a big job for you."
"As expected, we've got some work to do. So, Professor Sun, what do you need me to do?" Before leaving the country, Shen Qi to help Professor Sun with as many things as possible.
Sun Erxiong took out a USB drive and placed it on the table. "Help me create a test paper, for Advanced Algebra, for Advanced Algebra -year students' final exam. The USB drive contains editable templates of past Advanced Algebra exams; you can modify them."
"Great, great, this job is interesting." Shen Qi rubbed his hands together excitedly.
Sun Erxiong reminded him, "Don't make it too difficult. Make sure the passing rate is over 50%. Follow this standard, and you can decide the appropriate level yourself."
"Around this time last year, Professor Sun gave me a '36-question test paper on Advanced Algebra's and required me to complete it within 48 hours. So, is the difficulty level of the test paper given to the first-year students in the School of Mathematical Sciences this time the same as the 36-question Advanced Algebra test paper?" Shen Qi asked.
"Of course we need to lower the difficulty! Do you think everyone is as insane as you?" Sun Erxiong glared at Shen Qi.
"Speaking of which, where is my original manuscript for problem 36 in Advanced Algebra? I've already received my Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, so you can give me the original manuscript now, right? I only kept a photocopy." Shen Qi suddenly remembered this; that original manuscript for problem 36 in Advanced Algebra was over a hundred pages long and held great sentimental value.
"Your original manuscript, which I kept safe for you, has been stolen!" Sun Erxiong was furious. "It must have been Old Lu who did it. That old bastard always steals my things. We've worked together for so many years, the cigarettes, alcohol, and tea he's taken from me could open a small shop!"
"This... that can't be, there's no evidence, you can't wrongly accuse Professor Lu... Never mind, the manuscript is gone, anyway, all the papers based on Problem 36 of Advanced Algebra have been published, their mission is over."
At this point, Shen Qi expressed his deep gratitude to Sun Erxiong. It was Sun Erxiong's paper, derived from the 36 Advanced Algebra problems, that enabled Shen Qi to accumulate a lot of academic capital and academic points, laying the foundation for studying abroad.
"Applying for SOS research results and publishing papers are important matters, Professor Sun, you can go ahead and take care of those. Leave the paper-setting to me, it's a small matter." Shen Qi inserted the USB drive into the computer case.
Shen Qi quickly reviewed the previous years' Advanced Algebra exam papers from the School of Mathematical Sciences. Sun Erxiong's question-setting style was conventional and had remained stable over the years, with only two types of questions: fill-in-the-blank questions and proof questions.
Fill-in-the-blank questions accounted for 20%-30% of the total, while the remainder were proof questions.
The final exams for Advanced Algebra for this year's freshmen are scheduled after New Year's Day, so Shen Qi still has time to prepare the exam papers after finishing the exams for "Mathematical Physics Methods" and "Fundamentals of Physical Cosmology".
With multiple business operations running simultaneously, Shen Qi temporarily forgot about his personal matters.
"Mathematical Physics Methods" is divided into two main parts: one part deals with mathematical equations, which involve a large amount of calculation; the other part deals with Complex Analysis, focusing on proofs.
The SOS Project, which addresses the non-constant equilibrium solutions of the bipolar non-isoentropic Euler - Poisson Equation, is a typical example of the integrated application of Mathematical Physics Methods, involving both calculation and proof.
The final exam for "Mathematical Physics Methods" is underway, a course that is not easy for most physics majors.
But for Shen Qi, it was simple; he completed the exam smoothly.
The exam will continue in the afternoon for "Fundamentals of Cosmology".
Physical cosmology is a branch of astrophysics that studies fundamental questions such as the large-scale structure of the universe and its formation and evolution.
This course sounds impressive, and it truly is impressive, but the exam isn't difficult; it tests basic physics knowledge of the universe.
Next, Shen Qi focused his energy on writing the final exam paper for the first semester of the first year of the Department of Mathematics, for the course "Advanced Algebra".
Just moments ago, Shen Qi was a student who had completed his final exam for "Fundamentals of Cosmic Physics".
Now that Shen Qi has become the question setter, this is a new challenge for him.
When it comes to exam preparation, Shen Qi considers himself unbeatable in the entire Department of Mathematics.
Completing 36 extremely difficult Advanced Algebra problems within 48 hours and getting them all correct is something few students at Yenching University's Big Mathematics Department, known for its abundance of geniuses, could achieve.
A hero doesn't dwell on past glories, and being good at exams doesn't mean you can create questions. After much thought, Shen Qi finally began to write.