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"The status of the paper submission...has changed?"

Ning Chen noticed that the position where the system displayed the progress of the task had changed from "paper being submitted" to "editor making decision".

However, judging from the information provided by the system interface, Ning Chen was still unable to determine whether his paper was accepted or rejected by the journal.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door in dormitory 208.

Chen Tianpeng walked over and opened the door and found that the person coming was He Sheng.

"Teacher He...why are you here?" Chen Tianpeng said in surprise.

Yang Yan and Yuan Shuai were also a little surprised, but they subconsciously got up and asked He Sheng.

"You haven't gone home yet, have you?"

"Well, teacher, we can't leave school until the day after tomorrow." Chen Tianpeng replied.

He Sheng came to dormitory 208 at night, naturally to see Ning Chen. After briefly chatting with everyone, he asked Ning Chen:

"Ning Chen, I called you and you didn't answer, so I came directly to find you."

After hearing He Sheng's words, Ning Chen glanced at his phone and saw several missed calls from He Sheng.

"Sorry, Teacher He, my phone was muted just now, so I didn't hear it."

Ning Chen has always had the habit of muting his cell phone when studying and working, which allows Ning Chen to better maintain his flow state.

"It's okay. I came here just to tell you that there was a reply from "Progress in Calculus of Variations". I happened to be passing by here after get off work, and I just wanted to come up and see if you were there."

Because of publishing a paper, Ning Chen left his information with He Sheng, so He Sheng was able to find the location of Ning Chen's dormitory.

Chen Tianpeng, Yang Yan, and Yuan Shuai did not know what "Progress in Research on the Calculus of Variations" was, and looked at He Sheng and Ning Chen curiously.

"Teacher, what did the editor say?"

"It's not a big problem, it just needs some minor modifications, and then it should be ready for publication. I've sent the specific modification plan to your email. If you have time, just modify it and then send it to me."

Hearing what He Sheng said, a stone finally fell from Ning Chen's heart.

It is very normal for journal editors to ask contributors to make revisions to their papers. Only minor corrections are needed, which is already a very good result. And judging from He Sheng's tone, this result also makes He Sheng satisfied.

"Okay, teacher, I will start revising it now." Ning Chen replied.

If you revise and submit the paper earlier, you can complete the task earlier. Ning Chen naturally hopes that the progress can be faster.

After telling Ning Chen something about the paper, He Sheng was ready to leave.

"Okay, then I won't disturb you. We have advanced mathematics courses next semester, see you then!"

"goodbye teacher!"

After He Sheng left, Chen Tianpeng, Yang Yan, and Yuan Shuai couldn't help but become restless.

Just listening to the conversation between He Sheng and Ning Chen, they already roughly understood what Ning Chen had done.

"Brother Chen, when did you write the paper? Why didn't you tell us?" Chen Tianpeng asked.

"Oh, I just wrote it a while ago. You didn't even ask me."

Naturally, Ning Chen would not take the initiative to tell others about his submission of the paper, as this would be just showing off.

"You started submitting papers in your freshman year. Brother Chen, is this too awesome? And I just heard from Teacher He that you are also the first author of the paper?"

Ning Chen independently completed the research work on this result and also completed the writing of the article alone. Naturally, he is the first author of this paper.

"Yes, of course Teacher He also provided me with a lot of guidance and help." Ning Chen said.

Without He Sheng's help, at least Ning Chen would not have written the paper so quickly.

At this time, Yang Yan also remembered something.

"I said that Ning Chen had been using the computer before, and it turned out that he was writing a paper. Not only did he have the best final score in his major, but he also found time to write a paper... What kind of monster is this?"

Before, Yang Yan fantasized about comparing himself with Ning Chen, but now it seems that the gap between him and Ning Chen is not the slightest bit.

Perhaps in Ning Chen's eyes, the final exam was not a big deal at all, but writing the paper was a more important thing.

"Brother Chen, after your paper is officially published, will it be guaranteed to be a graduate student?" Chen Tianpeng asked.

"I don't know. The first semester of my freshman year has just ended, so I haven't thought about it so much."

Ning Chen knew that he was just in the initial stage of learning, and his future development direction had not yet been fully determined.

But no matter what, Ning Chen will maintain his original intention, continue to learn and explore upward.

The next day, the instructor Zhang Kun found Ning Chen and told him about staying in school during the winter vacation.

"You can stay in school during the winter vacation. You need to write a written report to apply, and parents should also be informed. During the winter vacation, the canteens will not be open all the time. For details, you need to pay attention to the canteen's notice..."

Zhang Kun told Ning Chen some precautions for staying in school during the winter vacation, and Ning Chen had no objection to these requirements.

Since he chose to stay in school during the holidays, Ning Chen naturally had to abide by the school's regulations, and small things like the cafeteria being closed would not affect Ning Chen's determination to stay in school.

After explaining to Ning Chen the application process for staying in school during the holidays, Zhang Kun continued:

"Ning Chen, why do you remember that you want to stay in school during the holidays?"

"I just want to stay in school and read some books. It's still early for the Chinese New Year anyway."

Hearing Ning Chen's answer, Zhang Kun couldn't help but praise:

"No wonder you did so well in the exam. Others can't sit still at this time, and their hearts go home. But you must also pay attention to safety at school. There shouldn't be many people staying in school during the winter vacation."

"Okay, Director Zhang, please excuse me."

"It's not troublesome. When the application for staying in school during the vacation is completed, just send it to me and I will confirm with your parents."

After Zhang Kun left, Ning Chen called his mother Wang Yanping.

Wang Yanping was a little surprised to hear that Ning Chen wanted to stay in school during the holidays, but when she learned that Ning Chen wanted to study in school for a longer period of time, Wang Yanping agreed.

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With the official arrival of winter vacation, students from Shengzhou University are leaving school one after another and returning to their hometowns.

Ning Chen's application for staying in school during the vacation was successfully approved. During the following period, Ning Chen will live alone in dormitory 208.

The school collected the card number information of students who received scholarships, and soon Ning Chen received a first-class scholarship of 1,500 yuan.

Recalling his college career in his previous life, Ning Chen couldn't even get the lowest third-class scholarship, and Ning Chen couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

The first-class scholarship is an affirmation of a student's learning achievements in a semester, and its meaning is not just pure money.

But 1,500 yuan is indeed too little for Ning Chen.