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"Teacher Ning, what do you think of the price?"

“It’s great, it’s lower than I expected.”

"Then it's settled now?"

"Hmm... I'll think about it again."

It's not that Ning Chen is dissatisfied with the price, it's just that the money he has on hand is still a bit short.

If Ning Chen thinks it's really not possible, he can borrow some money from his parents. Anyway, he can make money quickly now, and it won't take long for him to pay it back.

If the parents don't have enough money, the worst they can do is shamelessly talk to Dean Liu about it.

Ning Chen is not a person who likes to borrow money, but when such a house is placed in front of him, Ning Chen really doesn't want to miss it.

Seeing that Ning Chen was suddenly silent, Zhou Li asked in confusion:

"What's wrong? Do you have any other questions?"

"Well... I still have some money on hand."

Faced with Zhou Li's question, Ning Chen didn't hide anything and answered truthfully.

"How much is the difference?" Zhou Li frowned slightly.

"Two hundred thousand, maybe."

After hearing this number, Zhou Li suddenly relaxed.

"Let's sign the contract first. Two hundred thousand is not a problem, but it will be difficult to encounter a house like this again."

Ning Chen didn't immediately understand the meaning of Zhou Li's words, but Ning Chen also felt that it was more important to sign the contract first.

Ning Chen nodded and walked towards the homeowner with Zhou Li.

"If I sign the contract now, how much is the deposit and when will the balance be paid?"

"Just give me a deposit of 10,000 yuan, and the balance can be settled within a week."

Ning Chen had no objection to this amount, so he discussed signing a contract with the landlord.

Ning Chen confirmed the real estate certificate and other information of the house. After all, the deposit cannot be refunded after it is paid, so Ning Chen naturally had to be very cautious.

After confirming that it was correct, the three of them drafted a contract together.

After completing the deposit payment, the landlord smiled and said to Ning Chen:

"Brother, your girlfriend is really good at keeping the price down like this. If I hadn't been in a hurry to move out, I would never have been able to buy this house at this price."

"You misunderstood, she is not my girlfriend."

The homeowner was a little surprised when he heard this, but he immediately thought of another possibility.

"Oh, it's just that you are already married."

"Haha, I'm her sister, can't you tell how much older I am than him?" Zhou Li said with a smile.

"Hmm... I really can't tell. I thought you were all college students."

Hearing what the landlord said, Zhou Li was very happy.

In two years, my son will go to college.

After signing the deposit contract, Ning Chen was not as excited as he expected.

Because I still have 200,000 yuan left before I can pay off the house, and now I only have one week left.

If you can't raise the money during this period, then the 10,000 yuan deposit will be wasted.

"Sister Zhou, thank you for accompanying me to look at the house today. You directly saved me 50,000 yuan."

Thinking of Zhou Li's bargaining for him today, Ning Chen felt less stressed.

"It's nothing. Bargaining is one of the great pleasures in life."

"Haha, but when I tutored Yangyang for the first time, you didn't bargain."

"This is different. It's not easy to find a good teacher, and you can't save money on it. Teacher Ning, give me your card number."

Hearing Zhou Li's words, Ning Chen was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Zhou Li meant.

It turns out that Zhou Li just told herself that 200,000 yuan was not a problem and she wanted to borrow money from herself.

"Sister Zhou, that's not necessary. I'd really like you to accompany me to look at the house. How can I have the nerve to lend you money again?"

"Hey, don't be polite. I can still come up with the 200,000 yuan. If not, just treat it as an advance payment for your class fees. If you hesitate again, the deposit will be in vain."

Ning Chen thought for a while and decided to accept Zhou Li's loan.

"Then thank you, Sister Zhou. I will definitely pay you back as soon as possible."

"It's okay, don't worry, you are at Shengzhou University. I was worried that you might run away."

Zhou Li trusted Ning Chen so much that she didn't even plan to ask Ning Chen for any loan certificate. However, Ning Chen insisted on writing an IOU to Zhou Li, otherwise she would feel really sorry.

After completing the property transfer procedures with the homeowner, Ning Chen finally owned the house he had dreamed of.

"This is the house in Xiangdu Garden... In my previous life, I probably couldn't even afford the down payment for this house."

Lying on the soft big bed, Ning Chen enjoyed the happiness of owning his own house.

Before Ning Chen was reborn, the house in Xiangdu Garden was sold for more than 20,000 yuan per square meter. Even if the housing market was hit, the housing prices here were not affected.

Although Ning Chen was able to buy the house in full with the 200,000 yuan that Zhou Li lent him, the main reason was that Ning Chen changed his destiny through studying.

At this time, Ning Chen suddenly felt that he was a bit vulgar. Even after being reborn, he was still so persistent in buying a house.

But life is like this. No matter how outstanding achievements Ning Chen will achieve in the future, he can't escape from life.

Before the landlord left, the room had been cleaned relatively clean. Ning Chen did a simple cleaning and put on the sheets and quilts that he had changed.

Ning Chen does not plan to renovate this house, and there is no need to replace most of the furniture and appliances. Ning Chen is very satisfied with the current conditions.

…

After completing the major life event of purchasing real estate, Ning Chen continued to devote his energy to study and research.

Although Ning Chen bought a house, he usually chooses to live in the first dormitory or the doctoral student apartment. After all, it is more convenient in the school and can save more precious time on the way back and forth.

During this period, Ning Chen completed the translation of the paper, and after review by Xu Zhou and others, submitted it to the academic journal "ACS Nano".

After submitting the paper, Ning Chen did not stop the research, but continued his research.

Ning Chen hopes to optimize the synthesis method of porous silicon nanoparticles so that the success rate of its synthesis can be stabilized at a relatively high level.

In addition, Ning Chen is also conducting more detailed research on the various properties of this new material and trying to use it as anode material for lithium batteries.

These studies seem simple, but in fact they require a large number of experiments, and the various experimental data obtained also require very in-depth research.

After a period of experiments, Ning Chen did not make many substantial breakthroughs.

Of course, Ning Chen knew that this was a very normal thing. Many great studies lasted for several years or even more than ten years, and the difficulties he was currently encountering were nothing.

What Ning Chen can do is to improve the academic level of various subjects through continuous learning, and to think about and try various new experimental methods.

…

On this day, Ning Chen saw the message Tong Yicheng sent to him on QQ.

"Brother Chen, if I have time someday, I'll treat you to dinner!"

Seeing Tong Yicheng suddenly asking him out, Ning Chen asked curiously:

"What, is there anything good going on?"

"You guessed it right. Our paper on the Sobolev equation has been officially published! I have to treat you to this meal and give you a journal as a souvenir."

When submitting the paper before, Tong Yicheng deliberately placed Ning Chen as the second author.

Ning Chen resisted at first, because Ning Chen did not participate in the writing of the paper, and only inspired Tong Yicheng on some key points. The entire framework of the paper was done by Tong Yicheng himself.

However, Tong Yicheng insisted that Ning Chen helped him break through the bottleneck in this research. If Tong Yicheng had not been under pressure to graduate, he might have been willing to share the first authorship with Ning Chen.

"Then Senior Brother Tong, I'd rather be respectful than obey. You set a time, and I'll set aside the time in advance."

"It's better to choose a different day than to hit it. How about 5:30 tonight?"

"No problem, we'll see you tonight."

After finishing the last set of experiments in the afternoon, Ning Chen tidied up the experimental equipment, put on his clothes and went downstairs.

"Senior Brother Tong, long time no see."

Ning Chen was in a good mood after seeing Tong Yicheng, especially since Tong Yicheng was able to successfully publish his paper. Ning Chen was happy for Tong Yicheng from the bottom of his heart.

"Yeah, long time no see. Come on, I'll give you the journal first."

Tong Yicheng handed the journal in his arms to Ning Chen. After Ning Chen opened it, he found the paper on the Sobolev equation.

At the author's table, Ning Chen saw his name appearing behind Tong Yicheng.

Although he only provided some direction to Tong Yicheng, Ning Chen did participate in the research of this paper.