Chapter 40 40【Princess Panchali】


    Two days later, Friday.


    As soon as he got to work in the morning, Xiang Nan asked Peggy, "Peggy, I have a personal question for you."


    “What’s the problem?” When Peggy heard this, she had a wary look on her face.


    "Here''s the thing, you are a girl. If you go on a first date with a boy, what kind of gift would you like him to give you?" Xiang Nan asked.


    He wanted to buy a small gift for Lalita to add a little spice to tonight''s blind date.


    "I really can''t help you with this question. I''ve never dated a boy." After hearing this, Peggy shook her head.


    When Xiang Nan heard this, he was stunned and quite surprised.


    ?There must be many suitors for a beautiful girl like her, but she claims to have "never dated a boy."


    If she wasn''t lying, there must be another reason.


    “Okay, thank you.” Xiang Nan nodded and then searched the Internet.


    ?However, the suggestions on the Internet are also diverse and inconsistent.


    Xiang Nan looked at it for a long time and couldn''t make up his mind.


    ?While he was getting worried, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he smiled and asked Peggy, "Peggy, can you help me go to the bookstore to buy a book?"


    “Of course.” Peggy nodded.


    “It is a fairy tale book, telling the story of the Indian princess Panchali who led the monkeys to freedom.” Xiang Nan later explained.


    “Fairy tale book?!” Peggy was a little surprised.


    She thought Xiang Nan wanted her to buy an information book related to a scientific research project, but she didn''t expect that he wanted to buy a fairy tale for herself. It was really unexpected.


    “Everyone has his own secret, right?” Xiang Nan said with a smile.


    Hearing what he said, Peggy nodded in agreement.


    …


    At noon, Peggy bought back the fairy tale book "Princess Panchali".


    “Thank you for your help.” Xiang Nan nodded, and after lunch, he started reading.


    The fairy tale book "Princess Panchali" is actually only about 40 pages long and is suitable for children in first and second grade to read.


    The reason why Xiang Nan read this book was mainly inspired by Sheldon.


    In the play, he used this fairy tale book to abduct Raj''s blind date, Lalita Kutta.


    ?Peggy saw him reading the fairy tale book so seriously, and she couldn''t help but feel suspicious.


    After reading it twice, Xiang Nan kept the story of "Princess Panchali" in mind, then put it aside and prepared to start writing the paper "Thermal Chemical Evolution of Comet Nucleus and Kuiper Belt Objects".


    ?In the past two days, Peggy has helped him collect the required information.


    ?With the help of these materials, his thesis was a matter of course.


    While writing the paper, Xiang Nan imparted knowledge to Peggy and exchanged opinions.


    ??The reason why so many people are rushing to apply for assistants to top scholars is because when you serve as an assistant, you can get hands-on guidance from scholars and learn first-hand knowledge. Of course, not all academics treat their assistants so well. Many scholars only treat their assistants as secretaries and let them handle trivial matters for them, but they do not teach them their knowledge and resolve their doubts.


    For example, Sheldon. In the sixth season, he hired a beautiful assistant named Alex. As a result, he only asked people to help him buy meals, buy gifts, organize his childhood notes, and even listen to his sleep talk, such trivial and menial things, without letting her participate in his research. As a result, Alex only worked for a few months before resigning and leaving.


    Xiang Nan is naturally not as selfish as Sheldon, and he is still willing to impart knowledge to Peggy.


    In the play, although Raj has various shortcomings, such as being a mother''s boy, a sissy, vain, inferior, sentimental, etc., his knowledge is definitely top-notch and he is a real astrophysics expert.


    ? Sheldon has ridiculed Leonard and Howard''s work, education, and IQ many times, but rarely did it to Raj. Even when the two were working together, Raj once corrected Sheldon''s mistakes.


    Xiang Nan inherited all his knowledge after becoming Raj. Because of this, he had a lot of knowledge to pass on to Peggy.


    ?Peggy also feels very honored to be able to participate in Xiang Nan’s new project when she first arrived.


    At the moment, she is studying and communicating at the same time, like a sponge falling into water, absorbing the water in the ocean of knowledge.


    …


    He was busy until four o''clock in the afternoon. After looking at the time, Xiang Nan smiled at Peggy and said, "OK, let''s stop writing here for today. I have something else to do later."


    ?Peggy was swimming in the ocean of knowledge. When she heard Xiang Nan say this, she couldn''t help but feel a little disappointed.


    “Raj, are you free tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? I hope to learn more from you.” She asked expectantly.


    Knowledge is wealth and is not easy to obtain.


    First, tuition fees in the United States are ridiculously high. Even though Leonard graduated more than ten years ago, he is still repaying the loan every month.


    Second, top experts and scholars only want to do research and rarely teach. For example, Sheldon only wants to do scientific research. Even if the school offers him a promotion or a salary increase, he is not willing to teach students.


    For this reason, it is very difficult to obtain teachings from top scholars in the United States. That''s why Peggy wanted to cherish the opportunity and seek advice from Xiang Nan as much as possible.


    "Let''s do this. If I have time tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I will call you." Xiang Nan thought about it and said, "You can also go to the library these days and borrow some books, such as "Time, Space and Everything", "The Structure of the Universe, the Meaning of Space, Time and Reality", "The Lightness of Being, the Unity of Ether and Force", etc. If you encounter something you don''t understand, just ask me for advice."


    “Okay, thank you.” Peggy nodded gratefully.


    ?There are really few people like Xiang Nan who are willing to preach, accept work and solve doubts.


    “You’re welcome.” Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile.


    The reason why he helped Peggy in this way was partly due to his personality. Both he and Raj are kind-hearted people who are willing to help people as much as possible within their capabilities.


    On the one hand, Peggy is a great beauty. It is said that everyone loves beauty, and beautiful women always get more preferential treatment. If Peggy was ugly, I''m afraid she wouldn''t even be able to be chosen as an assistant.


    The main reason is that Xiang Nan hopes to deepen the relationship with her so that future cooperation and getting along with her can be more pleasant.


    …


    After leaving school, Xiang Nan first went to the gift shop and asked the clerk to wrap up the book "Princess Panchali".


    Then he drove back home, washed up, changed clothes, and when the time was almost up, he drove to the Sakura Sushi Restaurant on Saint-Germain Avenue, booked a seat, sent a text message, and waited for Lalita Kuta .


    At 6:05, Xiang Nan was flipping through People magazine.


    In this issue of the magazine, there are reports about him, which are still related to TOI700D. The planet is a hot topic right now, and Caltech is hoping to generate more hype to bring in more donations to the school.


    “Hi, are you Rajesh?” At this time, a girl asked tentatively.


    (End of this chapter)