After hearing what Xiang Nan said, Howard thought about it and felt it made sense.
Sheldon is indeed arrogant and always puts himself first.
As long as someone surpasses him, whether it is a friend or a competitor, he will become very unhappy.
When Leonard collaborated with him on supersolid research, Sheldon insisted on being signed as the first author on the paper.
Howard could imagine that once Sheldon joins the project, he will rush to be the person in charge and confidently treat others as subordinates.
By then, even if results are achieved, he will definitely take the credit. Others work hard in vain and end up with nothing.
"You're right, we can't cooperate with Sheldon." Howard nodded vigorously, "What about Leonard, do you want him to join?"
"Not yet. Haven't you seen it yet? Leonard is Sheldon's slave. As soon as Leonard joins, Sheldon will definitely know." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
"Leonard is not as miserable as you said." Howard frowned and said doubtfully.
"Why not? Leonard is responsible for helping Sheldon drive, pick up meals, send doctors, do shopping, and take care of everything in his life. This is what slaves do.
Sheldon controls Leonard's life, entertainment, work, love, and even his defecation time. To be honest, this is wider than a slave supervisor. Xiang Nan analyzed it for him.
Howard blinked, feeling that what he said did make sense.
Sheldon did manage Leonard very tightly, and even the two of them were affected.
For example, because Sheldon is afraid of the sun, they can't play outdoors in the summer; because Sheldon is overbearing, they can't sit in his special seats; because Sheldon drinks cold drinks too quickly, which causes headaches. Many times, they stop watching the movie halfway through. Forced to leave with him...
Not to mention that Sheldon also helped them customize a recipe and eat strictly according to the recipe every week without any changes.
In this way, Leonard really cannot join.
He is more influenced by Sheldon. There is no difference between him joining and Sheldon joining.
"But, can only the two of us do it? You are just an astrophysicist, and I am just an engineer." Howard said worriedly.
"Let's try it first. If it doesn't work, we'll find a way." Xiang Nan nodded.
He admitted that the two of them cannot conquer the world, and they will definitely encounter many difficulties during the research and development process.
But there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. He didn't want to do anything, so he backed down first.
Besides, it’s the lesser of two evils. He would rather the pace of research and development be slower than Sheldon coming in and messing around, which would end up making everyone busy.
"OK!" Howard also nodded.
…
Later, Xiang Nan and Howard met with the real estate agent and looked at several houses.
In the end, he chose to rent a single room with one bedroom and one living room at 6175 York Road.
It is about ten kilometers away from the California Institute of Technology. If you drive, you can get there in only twenty minutes. The transportation is very convenient.
Moreover, it is surrounded by convenience stores, gas stations, fast food restaurants, museums, parks, etc., and the supporting facilities are also very complete.
The most important thing is that the security environment here is relatively good, and the apartment has an access control system to protect the personal and property safety of the residents.
Therefore, after comprehensive comparison, Xiang Nan decided to choose it as his new home.
Its rent is also relatively cheap, with one bedroom and one living room only costing US$1,500, which is much cheaper than renting a house before.
Xiang Nan then signed the contract and paid the rent and deposit. Renting here in the United States requires one deposit and one payment.
After choosing a house, Xiang Nan started to move.
Leonard and Howard were both captured by him.
"I want to accompany my mother to a water aerobics class. I really can't help you." Howard declined.
"My computer has a problem and I need to reinstall the system." Leonard also refused.
Neither of them likes sports, let alone something as tiring as moving.
"If anyone helps me move, I will give them a limited edition Green Lantern energy lamp and Hulk gloves signed by Stan Lee." Xiang Nan said with a slight smile.
"When I think about it, I seem to have misremembered my mother's class time. She should be going to class tomorrow." Howard immediately changed his mind.
"I don't think there is any need to rush to reinstall the system." Leonard immediately changed his words.
"You two really hurt your friends." Xiang Nan rolled his eyes and said.
It took three people and two cars a day to move, and finally they were almost done.
Some large luggage, such as refrigerators, ovens, air conditioners, etc., are handled by the moving company.
After everything was settled, Xiang Nan went through the check-out procedures with the original landlord and got his deposit back.
The move is finally over.
…
"I lived well in the previous house, why do I want to change it all of a sudden? This house is not as good as your old one." Penny asked curiously.
"The monthly rent for the house before was US$4,500. Although my father helped me pay the credit card bill, I don't think men should always rely on their parents." Xiang Nan explained.
Hearing what he said, Penny nodded, thinking it made sense.
She came to Hollywood from Omaha alone and without financial support from her family, but she still persevered on her own.
"Honey, when you say that, you make me feel so manly." Penny smiled.
"Thank you." Xiang Nan nodded.
…
On Monday, back at school, Xiang Nan completed the paper "Edgeworth-Kyber Fragment Disk".
He had almost finished writing this paper last week, and there was only some verification work left today.
After verifying that it was correct, he sent the paper to the preprint server.
The reason for this is that, on the one hand, if a paper is submitted for publication according to the normal process, peer journal review alone will take several months. Publishing a paper on a preprint server only requires one or two days of screening.
The same research result belongs to whoever publishes it first. Therefore, in the field of scientific research, time is more important than money.
On the one hand, the open access nature of the preprint server allows more readers to read this paper, thus bringing more popularity and reputation.
The purpose of Xiang Nan writing this paper is to become famous, so naturally the more people see it, the better.
After finishing this paper, Xiang Nan began to study the "N-dimensional Superfluid Surface Tension Model" with Howard.
Once the research is successful, he can work with Howard to build a superfluid vortex model and create a quantum navigation system and quantum communication system.
Once these two new inventions are successfully developed, he and Howard will be able to use them endlessly and no longer have to worry about money for the rest of their lives.
So both of them were serious about it. I started doing calculations in the afternoon and kept busy until I got off work.
