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"Okay then!"

This was the reply given by Ning Wei in the comment section of his video.

The reason for his instant peace of mind was simple.

"Nature" is a weekly magazine that is updated every Thursday. China time is only seven hours ahead of London time. The omnipotent Internet can basically synchronize data in a few minutes to major universities and colleges in China that have subscribed to the electronic version of Nature. Within the institute's library system.

And today is already Wednesday.

In other words, if this email is not a joke, there will be less than 24 hours left before his paper is published in Nature.

Ning Wei, who closed the computer and let out a deep breath, suddenly stood up from his seat. The stool made a squeaking sound, startling the other three bored guys in the dormitory.

"Fuck, Ning Wei, don't be so surprised. Hey, where are you going?"

While Luo Xiang was complaining, Ning Wei had already reached the door of the dormitory.

"I don't know, just go out and walk around."

"What are you doing? There are classes in the third or fourth period this morning!"

"I'm not going. I haven't skipped a class in four years of college. I'm going to be a little capricious today. You don't have to hold a seat for me. I'll probably be back in the evening." After saying that, Ning Wei walked out of the dormitory, leaving only the room in the dormitory. The three people looked at each other.

For a while...

"Ningwawa went crazy?"

"Seems to be."

"Forget it, children start to become rebellious when they grow up. It's normal. As an old father, I am very happy."

"Go away, don't steal your son from me!"

"That's enough for you two. Don't you think it's just because our small dormitory can no longer accommodate our Ning Baobao? The interview invitation from Imperial College of Technology. Speaking of which, you got the interview invitation from Imperial College of Technology. What else do you think? Going to class?"

Luo Xiang's words left Mr. Xuan and Liu Cong speechless.

how to say……

Comparing people to each other is so annoying!

…

Of course Ning Wei walked out of the dormitory not because of the interview invitation from Imperial College, and it had nothing to do with the fact that the dormitory couldn't accommodate him.

He simply felt that he really needed to reorganize his life goals.

According to his previous plan for himself, he was to go to graduate school and then take the Ph.D. examination. If all went well, he hoped to stay in school and become a university lecturer in a mathematics college. From now on, he will buy a house near the school and bring his parents to the provincial capital. This is what Lao Ning has always hoped for.

The career of a university teacher is relatively stable, and the social status is not low. The most important thing is that you have plenty of time and can spend more time with your family.

But now it seems that his former ideals were set a bit low.

He needs to think calmly about the future, such as whether he should study abroad in London if he can really pass the Imperial College interview.

He just walked out of the dormitory, and for a moment he really didn't know where to go.

After walking around the school for a while, a thousand-year-old temple came to mind inexplicably, and then Ning Wei made a decision.

Go to Guiyuan Temple!

There is no scientific explanation for the various changes that occurred in his body. Perhaps he can find some solace in the field of theology.

The most important thing is that today is not a weekend, the temple is clean and can be used for meditation.

So an hour later, a young man in simple clothes appeared at the door of Guiyuan Zen Temple in the provincial capital.

This was not Ning Wei's first visit to Guiyuan Temple, but he was still shocked that an ancient temple could be located in a busy city without violating the rules.

Along the way, we had to walk through a noisy fresh market, a flower market where people gathered, a row of lively food shops, an elementary school, a bookstore, a grocery store, a grocery store, a barber shop...

After walking through the human world, this majestic ancient temple suddenly appeared in the field of vision.

One side is a chaotic market, and the other side is a pure Buddhist gate, which has a vague meaning of tranquility amidst the chaos.

Feeling a little sad, I spent 30 yuan to buy a half-price ticket. Ning Wei, who felt that I had to spend money to see the Buddha, walked into the temple gate.

Take one step forward and you will be pure.

It must have been past the morning class time, but the sound of chanting was still vaguely heard, adding a solemn temperament to this large temple.

However, none of this had any impact on Ning Wei. Unlike other tourists who worshiped the Buddha when they saw it, he just walked around casually, watching, and silently thinking about his future life.

An SCI opened a new door to his life and gave him more choices.

People are inevitably confused when they have too many choices.

This is still a trivial matter. There are still many troublesome things he is facing now, such as whether to really apologize to Teacher Call blocking function...

I was thinking about various pros and cons in my mind when I suddenly saw a young monk slipping out of a Guanyin Temple. He was groping up and down on his body with a cigarette in his hand. He looked up and saw Ning Wei and asked, "Donor, are you there?" Is there a fire?”

Ning Wei was stunned and subconsciously replied: "Can a monk smoke?"

"It's refreshing. Monks are also human beings. Who said that if you believe in Buddha, you can't smoke? Besides, monks are also very patriotic."

“What does smoking have to do with patriotism?”

"Don't you know that tobacco tax plus various circulation taxes are going up by 80%, and smokers still have to foot the bill?"

It makes sense, but Ning Wei is speechless and feels ashamed because he doesn't smoke, so naturally he has no fire.

"Sorry, I don't smoke." Ning Wei said.

"Oh." The young monk nodded, looking a little annoyed. Then he thought about it and said, "Wait a minute."

Before Ning Wei could recover, the young monk entered the main hall again. After a while, he took out a magnifying glass with a wooden handle and pointed at the sun outside: "Little brother, do me a favor, it's inconvenient to do this by yourself. "

…

The monk squatted there, puffing on his cigarette. Ning Wei used a magnifying glass to focus the sunlight on the tobacco. After a few dozen seconds, the green smoke floated out...

"Coming to travel?" the comfortable monk asked casually.

"I'm studying in college in Jiangcheng, and I suddenly wanted to come and have a look."

The monk asked casually, and Ning Wei answered casually, since he was not in a hurry anyway.

"Oh, what's bothering you?"

"That's right, I was bullied."

"Big man, if you are bullied, why don't you just go back? Is this kind of nonsense worth a trip to the temple on such a hot day?"

"Well, doesn't Buddhism say that you should endure the calm for a while and take a step back to open up the world?"

"Bah, there is a Raging-Eye Vajra in Buddhism! What do you think all those Arhat protectors do? Let me tell you, if you endure it once, you must be prepared to endure it a second time; if you take a step back, you will be pressed step by step. Some You have to understand it this way. For example, monk, I punched you today. Of course I hope you can endure the calm for a while; but if it were you who punched me, hehe, I'm sorry, you really can't get out today. .”

"Let me tell you, the so-called principle of life is don't think so much, just do it! After you finish doing it, you will find that the world is wide and the road is taken step by step. What's the use of thinking so much?"

"It's like me. When I was in graduate school, I never thought I would become a monk. But one day I suddenly wanted to become a monk. Look at me now. I'm not doing very well. I'm much better than many of my classmates. So, don’t think about useless things. Just do it!”

The monk continued to point.

Ning Wei asked piously: "Master, which university did you graduate from? What major did you study?"

"I studied both my bachelor's and master's degrees at the School of Philosophy of Jiangcheng University."

"Oh? So it's senior brother? I'm from Jiangda Shuyuan."

"Um?"

Seeing the surprised look in the monk's eyes, Ning Wei silently took out his student ID card.

There are many places where you can get half price with your student ID, so of course you have to bring it with you.

"Which hospital would you rather do?"

The monk looked at his student ID card, his eyes lit up, and he immediately started talking about sex.

"Hey, I'm really a junior. Let me tell you, even though I'm just a monk now, I was also a famous figure when I was studying at Jiangsu University. There were many SCI publications in the top 10 at home and abroad. Of course, it's about philosophy. , the first author has more than ten articles, and the signatures are at least dozens!"

Hearing this, Ning Wei suddenly felt blessed and asked: "Brother, did you also write a special article on the school's BBS about the methods, procedures and some experience that was sent to major top journals? The name on the BBS seems to be Call it a thousand years of sleep?"

"Huh? How do you know?"

"Senior brother, you really are my guiding light!"

Ning Wei sighed.

What kind of fate is this?

He actually met the senior brother in Guiyuan Temple who, after finishing his thesis, had taught him step by step on how to express himself naturally on the forum based on his experience? Senior brother is actually a smoking monk?