Super God-Level Top Student
Chapter 891 - 336: The Season of Harvest

"Qiao, if Dou Dou's brain is the CPU, what would its heart be?"

Lying lazily in the business class seat of the high-speed rail on their way back, Su turned to Qiao Ze and asked whimsically.

"Its heart, huh?" Qiao Ze thought briefly before replying, "Considering the vital role of the heart to humans, if we were to draw a parallel, it would probably be Dou Dou's core algorithm and data processing capability."

"So it's the algorithm and data processing capability!" Su Mucheng sighed, her tone carrying a hint of melancholy.

It was purely because she was bored.

Although the business class on the high-speed rail was very comfortable, people were ultimately confined to such a small carriage.

Flying would indeed have been faster, but the safety guidelines Lv Bei had received recommended prioritizing high-speed rail travel when possible.

Besides, after watching the carrier controlled by Dou Dou being lowered into the sea and then disappearing into the depths moments later, Su Mucheng felt an inexplicable sense of farewell. Even though her own Dou Dou was still in her phone, always ready to crack jokes with her.

Another version of Dou Dou remained at school, present online, yet Su Mucheng couldn't shake the feeling that part of Dou Dou had already grown up and moved far away.

That kind of emotion was strange—tinged with sentimentality...

Clearly, Qiao Ze found it hard to understand this feeling. He cast Su Mucheng a puzzled glance but didn't dwell on why she had suddenly become so wistful. It was curious, but Qiao Ze's curiosity wasn't strong enough to dig into the reason behind Su Mucheng's sudden change in mood.

After glancing at her, he resumed his calculations for the next engineering project.

He believed that with Su's intelligence, she would quickly adjust her mindset. To Qiao Ze, getting emotionally caught up over something was an utterly nonsensical act. If there's a matter to resolve, then simply resolve it.

And that did turn out to be the case.

By the time they arrived at Xilin and disembarked from the train, Su's mood had returned to normal, and she seemed cheerful again.

"Xilin is better after all—everything smells much more normal here. The air in Luyun always has this fishy tang, and it makes your skin constantly sticky."

"Isn't Linhai humid too?" Qiao Ze asked casually.

After all, both Luyun City and Lin Hai City were coastal cities. The air in cities near the sea was more humid than that of inland cities; this was perfectly normal. Growing up in Linhai, Su Mucheng should have long been accustomed to this sort of humidity.

"Not really. Linhai summers aren't as hot as Luyun's, so it's manageable. But winters are genuinely freezing."

Qiao Ze had never been to Linhai, but sketching its geographic location in his mind, he figured Su Mucheng had probably added a hometown filter to her perception. Being near the Tropic of Cancer and by the sea, it was pretty much impossible for the air not to be humid. Especially in the summertime, it was likely the plum rain season—which would mean muggy and hot conditions. No way it's much better than Luyun.

By comparison, Qiao Ze indeed preferred Xilin's climate.

It could be quite hot in Xilin too, but it was a straightforward kind of heat—different from the muggy heat of places in the south. Indoors here remained quite comfortable. Regardless, Qiao Ze wasn't about to argue about this with Su Mucheng. He simply nodded and said, "Let's head back to school."

"Alright, anyway, I napped on the train, so I'm not tired at all. Luckily, Dad's staying in Luyun for a couple more days. If he were on the same train back, he'd be nagging nonstop, and I wouldn't be able to sleep."

The remark prompted an instinctive eye-roll from Lv Bei, who had been following the two all along.

He once thought that if he ever settled down and got married, having a daughter would be great. But now he was reconsidering—maybe having a son wouldn't be so bad either.

After all, Lv Bei was well aware of how much Su's father doted on her.

But Su Mucheng didn't seem to appreciate it all that much? Where was that sweet, affectionate "little padded jacket" stereotype daughters were said to embody?

This "padded jacket" clearly had leaks.

Of course, this train of thought only lingered briefly in his head. For someone like him—a bachelor who didn't even know where his future wife might be—the matter of children was undeniably overthinking it.

Once they boarded the car, the journey was quiet and uneventful. Returning to the Mathematics Research Institute, Qiao Ze was surprised to see Xu Dajiang there.

The moment they met, Xu Dajiang beamed with delight and shared the good news, "Professor Qiao, you're back! I came specifically to inform you—the Mathematics Research Institute building is complete and has passed inspection! You all won't have to stay in this small building anymore."

It was indeed good news.

Though the existing building wasn't bad, it was undoubtedly too small. It felt constricting, as if there wasn't enough space to really spread out and work.

Previously hired researchers had to borrow space in the science building to conduct their work. Now that the institute's new building was finished, they wouldn't have to rely on others anymore.

As expected, Su Mucheng displayed the most excitement. Although the building belonged to the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute, as long as Qiao Ze was in Xilin, how it was used was undoubtedly up to him.

"That was fast! From the project launch to now, it's only been a year, right? And it's already finished?" Su Mucheng marveled.

"Eleven months, to be precise. Actually, the building was topped out four months ago. The past four months were focused on interior decoration. This project is a provincial priority, so although it's been fast, you can absolutely trust the quality. All materials used comply with the new national standards, and the interior decoration materials are all top-tier, environmentally friendly products.

Every ten meters inside the building, there's an air quality sensor installed specifically per Dou Dou's request, constantly analyzing the air in real-time. Every office is equipped with a fresh air system, and if harmful gas levels exceed limits, the alarm system will activate automatically.

Oh, and the basement has a small network center. The entire network infrastructure of the building was designed collaboratively by Youwei and Dou Dou. It uses top-notch network equipment with redundant connections... Honestly, I'm tempted to move my office there."

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