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Lu Xiaoxiao's Diary:

April 1, Monday, Sunny

Today, Wang De said that all the other big shots at the experimental base already had students, so in a couple of days, he'd find me an impressive teacher too.

Wang De reeked of cigarettes. I told him he should quit smoking—smoking ruins your lungs. He said smoking was good for both body and mind, and that quitting smoking was worse than jumping off a building.

I asked how old this impressive teacher was, and whether he was a man or a woman. Wang De said he was a man, and that he looked younger than me, though he didn't know which of us was actually older.

I said, "How could some younger brat possibly be an impressive teacher? Wang De, you're lying to me."

Wang De chuckled and said I'd know whether he was impressive once I met him.

That evening, Chuchu and I went shopping. Chuchu said her legs had gotten thicker again. I compared them with mine, and mine were still thicker. So annoying! I beat her up and forced her to buy me milk tea. The taro paste and boba were all stuck together. So annoying. I'm not going to that shop again next time. Trash shop—go out of business already!

I ran five kilometers that night. I'm going to keep running and see if I can slim my legs down to be as skinny as Chuchu's.

April 3, Wednesday, Torrential Rain

The impressive teacher was Chen Zhao!

Oh my god!

He really was impressive!

I was dumbfounded! Could I really become the student of someone so godlike? Would I become a great scientist like Madame Curie someday?

But I only came here to coast through life...

I'd only seen Chen Zhao on television before, and I hadn't thought