The Warmth of a Wife

Besides being able to replace metal parts in automobiles, Shen Qi believes that the more important significance of Metallic Plastic is that it can achieve micro-nano processing at room temperature, which is something that ordinary crystalline alloy materials cannot achieve.

"Let's go get some late-night snacks first. We'll all have to keep working hard later. We need to get the micro-nano processing parameters of the A1 sample before the Spring Festival holiday." Shen Qi checked the time; it was past 10 p. m. He thought for a moment and decided it wasn't appropriate. "Alright, let's call it a day. Everyone come to the lab early tomorrow. We'll continue with the late-night snacks tonight. Let's go."

After finishing their late-night snack, the researchers went back to rest.

Shen Qi called Ou Ye to report on his work, "Honey, you go to sleep first. I'll be back later. We've encountered a technical problem at the lab, and I need to stay and solve it."

The FASTER project is Shen Qi's first project after becoming an academician. Ou Ye understands the nature of her husband's work. "Yes, be careful on your way back."

Shen Qi returned to the lab alone, started the experimental equipment, and got to work by himself.

Shen Qi used focused ion beam technology to process A1 sample at the micro- Nanoscale.

A1 sample was precisely processed on a focused ion beam etching deposition system. Under vacuum and protective gas atmosphere, at a pressure of 18 N and a temperature rise of 20 degrees/min, a problem arose.

While working on it, Shen Qi ruined the sample.

"The sample strength is insufficient." Shen Qi confirmed his previous doubts.

Make another one, then scrap it again.

As expected, the strength was insufficient.

The experiment demonstrated several facts.

Shen Qi Definition No. 4 this theory is correct. Guided by the theory, Shen Qi Team found a new type of Metallic Plastic, namely A1 sample, in a short period of time with a clear direction.

A1 sample can be used in industries where machining precision requirements are not so stringent, such as the machining of automotive metal parts.

However, in the realm of higher-precision micro- Nanoscale processing, A1 sample is unqualified.

A theoretical framework can provide direction, but it cannot be copied and pasted to produce every specific product.

The development of specific products, assuming the theoretical direction is correct, requires researchers to adjust parameters one by one, experiment with elements one by one, continuously test raw materials with different proportions of components, and even change and innovate experimental methods until success is achieved.

Shen Qi worked until dawn without realizing it when someone knocked on the lab door. Shen Qi opened the door and asked, "What brings you here?"

The visitor was Ou Ye, wearing a down jacket and carrying a thermos. "I've come to bring you some warmth."

"Honey, go sit in the office next door. I'll turn off the equipment and come right over." Shen Qi wouldn't let Ou Ye into the lab, afraid that harmful substances might hurt his wife.

In his office, Shen Qi drank the chicken soup that Ou Ye had brought him, feeling particularly guilty towards his wife.

It's so late, why isn't he home to sleep with his wife? He even made her bring him chicken soup herself, in the dead of winter, when it's so cold outside.

"From now on, I'll bring you food and drinks whenever you're doing experiments late into the night." Ou Ye is very supportive of her academician husband's scientific research. After becoming a wife, her awareness is truly different.

"No, honey, how can I eat like this?" Shen Qi quickly finished the chicken soup and the chicken meat, then went home with Ou Ye to sleep.

Instead of going home to sleep, Ou Ye stayed with Shen Qi in the lab, showing her love.

Shen Qi finally understood; his wife was using various methods to urge him to come home and go to sleep.

"Wife, I promise I'll be home before 10 PM from now on," Shen Qi said confidently.

"It's alright, work comes first." The house was well-heated, Ou Ye was wearing a nightgown, the kind with straps and lace, which was quite sexy.

What does it mean, what does it imply, that my wife is wearing such a sexy nightgown?

Shen Qi was well aware of this; he needed to submit assignments given by the government on time, and he needed to complete assignments given by his wife even more promptly and with high quality.

Opening the bedside table drawer, Shen Qi noticed something was missing. "Huh, where are the condoms?"

Ou Ye smiled and said, "Why would I need a condom?"

"Oh my, so this is the kind of person you are, wife." After finishing the chicken soup, Shen Qi felt that there must have been something added to it. This ingredient was potent; even after working all day until the early hours of the morning, he wasn't tired at all, but instead felt energetic and had plenty of strength.

Before getting married, Ou Ye insisted that Shen Qi take safety precautions, saying that she would not solve the equation without them.

Several months into their marriage, Ou Ye voluntarily requested that all contraceptive measures be removed.

What does this foreshadow, what does it imply?

As dawn broke, Shen Qi drove Ou Ye to work at Yanda University.

My wife wants a child.

That's what Shen Qi thought, and that's what he did.

His wife wanted a child, Shen Qi wanted a child himself, but he couldn't just keep running to the lab every day.

Even with the best protective gear, who can guarantee that you won't be harmed by any radiation or toxic substances?

This illustrates a point: becoming an academician too early, or becoming an academic leader at a very young age, is not necessarily a good thing.

After the baby is born, let them do whatever they want with radiation, let them harm us however they want, who's afraid of who, let's just hurt each other.

However, Shen Qi's wife is not pregnant at the moment, so Shen Qi must pay attention to his wife's health, and at the same time, he must also take care of his own health.

"Success too early isn't necessarily a good thing," Shen Qi said inexplicably when he arrived at the center.

Shen Jinbao shook his head. "I disagree with that view. The timing of success or failure depends on one's own will."

"Jinbao, you disagree with this and you don't approve of that. What exactly are you trying to do?" Shen Qi found this female doctoral student quite interesting. Shen Jinbao had a strong critical realist style.

"Why would a girl like you choose such a name? Is it your real name?" Shen Qi asked.

Shen Jinbao: "My real name, given to me by my father. My brother is called Shen Yuanbao, and my sister is called Shen Jubao."

Shen Qi then asked, "Is your father a banker?"

Shen Jinbao shook his head in scathing criticism. "What a joke, my dad only has a junior high school education."

Jinbao, where is your hometown?

"Datong."

"Does your family own a mine?"

"Boss, I don't need to explain my family background, I'm not a Party member. I've always felt that it's inappropriate for our project's samples to be doped with Carbon Group Elements. I'm referring to samples with excellent micro-nano processing properties." Shen Jinbao is quite passionate about his major and always talks about his field.

Shen Qi said, "Maybe, but I still want to try preparing samples doped with tin and lead. Germanium, tin, and lead are simple and readily available raw materials, possessing the attributes of large-scale commercialization. If possible, I prefer these cheap and common raw materials. I've read some recent reports that a team in the UK used uranium to develop Metallic Plastic. The introduction of radioactive elements means that even if their products are successfully developed, it will be difficult for them to leave the laboratory."

"I don't agree..." Shen Jinbao said half a sentence, then stopped abruptly when he noticed Shen Qi turning around to look out the window.