Ming Chunxi

Biodata

Background / History

Youth and Education

Ming Chunxi and Qing Mengzhu became stepbrothers when Ming Lexin married Qing Mengzhu’s father, Qing Yan. Their parents later divorced amicably because of incompatible personalities. The boys spent about five years as stepbrothers; they are not blood-related and do not share a household registration 1 9.

An exceptional student, Ming Chunxi won several gold medals in domestic and international mathematics and physics competitions during high school, earning the nickname God Ming. While Qing Mengzhu worked on ordinary school assignments, Ming Chunxi was already reading advanced mathematics monographs 37.

His academic ability did not initially make him a good tutor. He gave explanations too compressed for Qing Mengzhu to follow, then completed the homework himself when he became impatient. As an adult, he acknowledged that he had been insensitive to Qing Mengzhu’s feelings 115.

Ming Chunxi completed his university credits ahead of schedule and left to study at a top international university. His departure ended their already-diminished contact, and they did not see each other for years 5.

Return and Reunion

After earning his doctorate, Ming Chunxi returned to China and joined ET in Vine City, taking a leadership role in internationally cutting-edge projects. He re-established contact with Qing Mengzhu through WeChat, first asking through a friend whether Qing Mengzhu wanted to add him rather than obtaining his contact directly from Ming Lexin 9 15.

He subsequently became the first Chinese recipient—and youngest-ever recipient—of a prestigious award whose name is not given in the supplied passages. His acceptance speech and earlier talks circulated widely online. The resulting attention included people filming him without his knowledge, prompting him to ask that a planned meeting with Qing Mengzhu take place somewhere private 20 23.

Visits to Qing Mengzhu’s countryside home became a regular part of his life. He helped with weeding, fertilizer application, harvesting, and fence repairs. After finishing a demanding project, he spent a week there and explained that he wanted physical work as a change from professional pressure 34 47 69.

Relationship with Qing Mengzhu

After Qing Mengzhu rescued a child from drowning, Ming Chunxi asked him to become his partner. Recognizing Qing Mengzhu’s fear of change and further loss, he offered to pursue him slowly and let him adjust without rushing a decision 1 93.

Once they began dating, Ming Chunxi told his mother that he had a boyfriend while initially keeping the boyfriend’s identity private. He moved luggage and exercise equipment into Qing Mengzhu’s home and arranged to commute with a driver; the journey took about fifty minutes each way without traffic 95.

Ming Lexin accepted their relationship. Before a family dinner, Ming Chunxi asked Zhao Hexi to stay specifically so Qing Mengzhu would feel less awkward. Afterward, he reassured Qing Mengzhu that their relationship was nothing to feel guilty about 131 132.

During a seaside holiday, Ming Chunxi proposed while they were diving. Guard and Dharma Protector helped them exchange rings, and the couple announced their engagement through photographs on Moments 344.

Qing Mengzhu later surprised him with preparations for their wedding, arranging for Chu Yanhuan to cover his work. They married amid sunflowers, with Ming Lexin officiating 385.

Zhuxi Agricultural Technology

Ming Chunxi offered substantial financial backing for Qing Mengzhu’s plans: approximately 47 million yuan in available funds, with another 50–60 million yuan potentially obtainable by selling shares and fixed assets. He attributed his wealth mainly to patents, dividends, and investments 116.

Together with Qing Mengzhu and Zhao Hexi, he agreed to establish Zhuxi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. He helped plan its capital, recruitment, and ownership structure, including Zhao Hexi’s ten-percent share, and arranged assistance from a company-registration agency 119.

His later work included recruitment and business expansion. He investigated Zhou Yan’s position before a proposed recruitment approach and traveled to Santa Clara to persuade his academic junior, Chu Yanhuan, to visit the company and farm. Chu Yanhuan returned for a visit without immediately committing to stay 220 317.

Appearance

• Build: Very tall and long-legged, with a muscular physique, defined arms, and an imposing presence 15.
• Features: Handsome, open features, a prominent brow, and a high nose 15 47.
• Glasses: Wears non-prescription blue-light glasses rather than glasses for nearsightedness 15.
• Dress: Appears polished at professional events, but changes into casual clothes or loungewear at home 88 135.

Personality

Ming Chunxi is highly analytical and efficiency-minded. He finds ordinary conversation unproductive when it conveys little information, and Qing Mengzhu initially sees his public manner as almost programmatic: precise responses behind a layer of emotional distance. At the farm, he becomes noticeably more relaxed 47 140.

His confidence in his work coexists with modesty. He speaks graciously when receiving public recognition and rejects Qing Mengzhu’s assumption that his plans never fail, describing himself as a mortal who merely hopes to make fewer mistakes 20 40.

With Qing Mengzhu, he is direct, attentive, and patient. He recognizes avoidance without treating it as rejection, protects Qing Mengzhu’s privacy when speaking to his mother, and accommodates his unease around family meetings. Although he dislikes dealing with outsiders, he takes care of household matters without finding them troublesome 93 95 131 343.

He also has a teasing streak. After lecturing Dharma Protector until the dog fled to hide, he readily admitted that teaching the dog a lesson was fun. His aversion to insects is more serious: he objects to their appearance, smell, and uncertain cleanliness, insisting that he dislikes them rather than fears them 135 137.

Abilities & Skills

Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing

Ming Chunxi’s professional specialty is confirmed by the Mall Assistant, which identifies him as “artificial intelligence and quantum computing (master)” 340.

• Leads demanding technical projects and writes code while staying at Qing Mengzhu’s home 47 69.
• Holds patents and receives dividends connected to his substantial personal wealth 116.
• Has received numerous awards and attracted public attention through academic presentations 20 319.
• Interprets unfamiliar Interstellar Mall functions through technical reasoning, including its data volume and ability to give digital form to information 223 340.

Business Planning and Recruitment

• Helps structure Zhuxi’s financing, staffing, registration, and share allocation 119.
• Encourages Qing Mengzhu to build a seed brand and considers the relevant production and operation permits 149.
• Assesses recruitment terms and gathers information before approaching prospective partners 220.
• Offers to create a detailed digital map of the bamboo grove and fields 258.

Interstellar Mall Access

Qing Mengzhu designates Ming Chunxi as an auxiliary user, allowing him to enter and explore the Interstellar Mall 119.

• Reviews products and helps select agricultural supplies, including fertilizer fermentation powder and the Seed Gene Agent 185 327.
• Participates in prize draws, sometimes operating them directly and sometimes directing Qing Mengzhu’s start-and-stop timing 180 286.
• Reviews Qing Mengzhu’s soil-improvement plan and helps interpret changes to the Mall 175 223.
• Watches over Qing Mengzhu during skill-book absorption and recovery 175 193 310.

Physical Fitness and Farmwork

• Regularly practices boxing and occasionally runs marathons 23.
• Maintains enough stamina to hike mountain paths without noticeably heavier breathing 34.
• Assists with harvesting, sowing, digging bamboo shoots, and orchard work 69 133 185 356.
• Does not possess Qing Mengzhu’s specialized crop-assessment ability: he cannot independently judge durian blossom quality and instead helps by carrying the ladder 356.

Cooking and Tea Preparation

• Prepares ordinary home-style meals, including stir-fried chicken, vegetable dishes, and New Year’s Eve dinner 124 318 343.
• Credits the farm’s ingredients rather than exceptional cooking technique for the quality of his food 318.
• Learned tea-processing techniques at a hands-on workshop during his doctoral studies abroad and later makes black tea at home 216.
• Selects suitable brewing equipment and prepares lotus flower tea for himself and Qing Mengzhu 291.

Equipment / Personal Items

• Blue-light glasses — Non-prescription glasses worn during work 15 47.
• Computer — Used for coding during stays at Qing Mengzhu’s home 47.
• Dumbbells and exercise equipment — Brought with his belongings when he moved in 95.
• Engagement ring — Exchanged with Qing Mengzhu during the underwater proposal 344.

Relationships

• Qing Mengzhu — Former stepbrother, first love, business partner, and husband. Ming Chunxi explicitly describes him as both his first love and his family 116 385.
• Ming Lexin — Mother. They respect one another’s independence in romantic matters; she accepts his relationship and later officiates his wedding 95 385.
• Zhao Hexi — High-school acquaintance and later business partner. Zhao continues to call him “God Ming” and helps ease Qing Mengzhu’s nerves during a family dinner 37 119 131.
• Chu Yanhuan — Academic junior whom he visits in Santa Clara and encourages to consider joining the venture. Chu later covers Ming Chunxi’s work during the wedding preparations 317 385.
• Zhou Yan — Friend and prospective business collaborator. Ming Chunxi helps assess the terms needed to recruit him from his executive-chef position 137 220.

Alternate Timeline: Youth What-If

The youth what-if route presents a separate version of their relationship in which Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi recognize their mutual feelings before university 389 390.

• After their parents’ divorce, they continue living together at Ming Lexin’s home so Ming Chunxi can tutor Qing Mengzhu. The villa is transferred into both boys’ names 389 390.
• While applying balm to Qing Mengzhu’s mosquito bites, Ming Chunxi reveals that he likes him. He says he recognized Qing Mengzhu’s feelings when Qing Mengzhu first came to him for tutoring 390.
• Ming Chunxi earns the highest college-entrance-exam score and attends a top-two university. Qing Mengzhu studies agronomy at a 985 university in the same city, and they continue living together 390.
• Both families accept their relationship. During Ming Chunxi’s three-year combined master’s and doctoral program abroad, they video-call daily and meet more than ten times a year 391.
• Qing Mengzhu welcomes him home after graduation with green-centered sunflowers and a house prepared for their life together 391.

Notable Quotes

“You can take your time getting used to our new relationship. There’s no need to rush or be afraid.” 93

“You’re my first love and my family. If I don’t trust you, who would I trust?” 116

“For a long time, my life was nothing but monotonous numbers and data. You brought me out of that colorless world and made the bright moon and the flowers shine again.” 385