Chapter 879 Installing a Fireplace

On the second day of Christmas, it rarely snowed in Jinling City.

Although there was nothing worth looking forward to, but because he thought of Santa Claus from Christmas, Lu Zhou remembered the fireplace in his house in Princeton. Whenever it snowed heavily in New Jersey, he would put the The place of work is moved from the study to the living room, leaning against the sofa and sitting on the carpet in front of the fireplace, letting your mind wander in the endless universe and exploring the truth.

It's still far from the age of nostalgia though.

But looking at the snowflakes falling outside the window, Lu Zhou really missed it.

Sitting in the living room, he dipped the soup bag with chopsticks into the vinegar dish sprinkled with shredded ginger, and stuffed it into his mouth. Looking at the silver hanging on the dwarf pine tree outside the window, he suddenly said without warning.

"I'm going to have a fireplace in my house."

Wang Peng, who was standing in the living room, looked around and asked thoughtfully.

"Is it insufficient heating?"

Lu Zhou gave him a strange look: "Your thinking is very strange, why must it be cold to install a fireplace."

Slightly stunned, Wang Peng made a helpless expression, "I just asked casually...do you need any help from me?"

Lu Zhou teased: "That's not necessary, unless you tell me you can build walls."

Although it was just a joke, Wang Peng actually took it seriously. After thinking about it for a while, he answered seriously.

"There are experts in this field at the General Staff."

Lu Zhou: "...Are you Ding Dong?"

There are all sorts of things.

Wang Peng: "...?"

In the end, regarding the fireplace, Lu Zhou did not bother the General Staff. Instead, he contacted the decoration design company that had renovated the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study and asked them to help complete the entire work from design to installation.

After all, there is really no need to occupy national resources for such a trivial matter.

There are two things that Lu Zhou especially dislikes, one is to bother others, and the other is to go to war for a little thing.

Work is work, except that he is relatively smarter and handsome, he never thinks that he is different from others and needs such excessive special care.

He would feel more at ease if other people treated him like a human being.

And maybe that's one of the reasons why he's single so far.

After receiving Lu Zhou's call, the decoration design company can be said to have taken it seriously.

Although compared to the tens of millions of large projects, a mere fireplace is nothing more than a small business, but this decoration design company still showed the highest level of professionalism and attitude , The designer and project team were sent to Lu Zhou's home almost the same day, and several alternative design drawings and quotations were sent to Lu Zhou before that night.

Among them are Victorian style, modern minimalist style, and the relatively retro red brick classical style, a total of 15 sets of design plans, all of which are designed according to the decoration layout of the living room itself, and even each set of design plans Also included is a handmade wool rug.

Looking at those cost-effective design schemes that made people not even want to bargain, Lu Zhou even suspected that he would not be able to make money in this business, and he might have to lose money.

Although there is no reason to ask for a price increase from the standpoint of a consumer, Lu Zhou, who couldn't get over the hurdle of conscience, finally couldn't help but open his mouth when he saw the offer of a carpet for less than 5,000.

"Is it really okay to be so cheap?"

The saleswoman who was in charge of negotiating with Lu Zhou had a smile that met social expectations, and said to Lu Zhou politely and enthusiastically.

"No problem, you can rest assured that you are an important partner of our company, of course we will not cheat you. It has always been our company's business philosophy to provide customers with the best service at the lowest price, and the cost-effectiveness of our products It is also one of the core competitiveness of our company, I believe you will feel this soon.”

Looking at the quotations and discounts under the design plan with a bit of a headache, Lu Zhou pinched his brows and asked, "My math may be a bit too good... This is a decoration package worth 20,000 yuan for the purchase of 3588." What the hell are the silk handmade wool carpets and 5888 wall decorations?"

The clerk Yingying smiled and said, "This is our discounted price."

Lu Zhou: "..."

What kind of discount is this shit!

However, if someone wants to make a loss-making business, Lu Zhou is not easy to stop him. After hesitating for a while, which design plan he likes the most.

"... Then this set is fine."

After confirming the design plan that Lu Zhou had chosen, the saleswoman ticked the bottom of the picture with a pen, then looked at Lu Zhou politely and continued.

"Okay, we will install it for you in the shortest time, when is it more convenient for you?"

"I can do it, just arrange the construction time in the afternoon..." Said Lu Zhou and looked at Wang Peng who was standing next to the sofa, "Do you have time in the afternoon these few days?"

Wang Peng's answer was as reliable as ever.

"I'm available 24 hours a day."

Lu Zhou nodded, and continued to look at the salesperson.

"Then every afternoon from two to six o'clock... How long will it take to install it?"

The saleswoman gave a number with a smile.

"It will be three days at the latest."

In fact, Lu Zhou didn't wait until the third day at all. Counting from the day after signing the contract, the entire fireplace was installed before the evening of the third day.

Euphemistically declined the salesperson's proposal to help him install floor heating pipes for free. After paying the final payment of 4,000 yuan, Lu Zhou politely sent the decoration company people outside the courtyard. After returning home, he couldn't wait to go inside. Stuffed in the smokeless charcoal bought from Haitao, and lit a raging fire.

Leaning on the sofa and sitting on the wool carpet, listening to the crackling fire from time to time, feeling the warm fire light, Lu Zhou yawned lazily, feeling as if he was going to fall asleep at any moment.

"Comfortable……"

Stretching comfortably, just when he was about to take a nap, the phone rang suddenly.

When he saw the name on the caller ID, Lu Zhou immediately pressed the connect button and brought the phone to his ear.

Before he could even open his mouth, that familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Zhou'er, are you busy this year?"

"It's okay, not as busy as last year." With a relaxed smile on his face, Lu Zhou's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he continued after a pause of half a second, "Mom, you and Dad are over there in Jiangling. Are you okay?"

Hearing this "Mom", Fang Mei on the other end of the phone, the crow's feet in the corner of her eyes bloomed a flower, and said with a relieved smile.

"Don't worry about your parents, we'll be fine. Your dad will retire in a few years, and now he has nothing to do in the workplace. He just drinks tea and reads the newspaper every day. It's not me urging him to go for a run every day. Exercising, now I don't know what it looks like to be fat. I just called to hear your voice, didn't I disturb your work, did I?"

Lu Zhou said with a smile: "How come? Work is not as important as you."

Fang Mei scoffed and said, "Don't say that, you are in the rising stage of your career now, so you don't need to focus on me and your dad, and we don't need our children to worry about our health. But I hope you are busy, but Or don’t tire yourself out too much, your body always comes first, no matter how important things are, they are not as important as your own body... By the way, are you busy before and after Chinese New Year this year? If you are busy, you and I Dad is here to take care of you."

"No, no, no, please don't do this, I said I'm not busy!" Hearing that his father and mother planned to come over to take care of him, Lu Zhou said quickly, "This year is just in time for the end of the year. It's empty, it's rare that nothing happens, I'd better come back for the New Year."

Fang Mei sighed and said, "You child is good at everything, but you are too polite."

Lu Zhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Mom, what are you talking about...Why am I being polite to you? It's just that I haven't been back to my hometown for so many years. I'm really homesick. Anyway, don't buy tickets. I'll drive back during the holidays this year."

Although research is important, it cannot be more important than family.

What's more, the research on Riemann's conjecture cannot be completed overnight. He has just solved the century-old problem of quasi-Riemann's conjecture. He also needs some time to relax, organize his thoughts, and change his mind by the way.

Of course, the most important point is that his parents are getting older. If he has time, Lu Zhou still hopes to go back to reunite with him.

As for the work of the Lunar Orbit Construction Committee, everything is going according to plan, and there is no need for him, the general counsel, to make special arrangements.

If the plan needed to be adjusted, or if something unexpected happened, he would naturally put down what he was doing and return to the front line of the scientific research front to perform his duties.

After making sure that there was no embarrassment in Lu Zhou's voice, Fang Mei showed a relieved smile.

If possible, of course she still hopes that her son can go home for the New Year. Although my son has developed very well in Jinling and lived in a big house in a big city, for them who have lived in Jiangling all their lives, this is their root. Their relatives and friends are all here, and only here is the real life. life.

It is precisely because of this that even though Lu Zhou mentioned moving to Jinling many times, they never agreed.

"Come back, mother will make dumplings for you when you come back, and don't be busy working all day long... Hey, I asked you to study hard before so that you can have a better future. Your father and I have nothing to do with each other. Thinking about it, it will become like this. My dad and I can’t help you with mathematics. I just hope that you don’t spend all day in the laboratory ordering takeaway. If you have time, you should go out more and get in touch with other people. "

Lu Zhou coughed lightly and said, "I have to make a correction. Don't believe what is filmed in the documentary. Now whether you study mathematics or study physics, you still need to contact people..."

The idea of ​​building a car behind closed doors also only worked in the past.

Now even if Lu Zhou wants to work behind closed doors, it is impossible to completely cut off the connection with the outside world. At least Arxiv and several commonly used literature databases must be used.

Fang Mei: "It's fine no matter what, as long as you live happily. Your father and I have reached this age, and we have no other hope except to hold our grandson soon."

Lu Zhouhan said: "This... Let's talk about it later, there will definitely be."

As if smiling without any expectations, Fang Mei said something as if she was comforting Lu Zhou and herself.

"hope so……"

Lu Zhou: "..."

Although I knew that my mother didn't want to put too much pressure on me by saying this, but for some reason, hearing this "I hope" made him feel so fucking heartbroken...