"Lalita, do you want to come and take a look?" After setting the observation direction, Xiang Nan called to Lalita.
Lalita walked over curiously, looked at the star map on the screen, and was stunned, "Wow, is this what the sky looks like? It's really beautiful."
"Yes." Xiang Nan smiled and nodded, suddenly pointing to the screen and saying, "Hey, I noticed a weird flash here. Lalita, can you take a photo of it for me?"
"How to shoot?" Lalita asked doubtfully
Xiang Nan taught her step by step.
Lalita immediately took the photo and asked with concern, "What could it be? Is it a new planet?"
"It could be the heliosheath flash, it could be Neptune, or it could be a dwarf planet..." Xiang Nan waved his hands and smiled, "Don't worry, I'll know what it is by comparing it with the information I collected before. .”
"Wow." Lalita said in surprise. It was the first time she heard the names of so many stars. She felt that Xiang Nan was really knowledgeable. As expected of someone who got a doctorate at the age of twenty-two.
In comparison, Xiang Nan, who is the same age as her, is still studying for a master's degree in dentistry at the University of Southern California.
…
"How's it going? Is there a conclusion?" After a moment, Lalita asked with concern.
"Well, okay, the comparison data is coming out soon." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "Start the countdown!"
"Okay, five, four, three, two, one!" Lalita began to count down, her mood becoming more and more expectant.
"Ah, the results are out. The celestial body we discovered is..." Xiang Nan looked at the results and said, "A medium-sized asteroid that has never been discovered!"
"Really? That's great!" Lalita Lalita's eyes widened in surprise.
I didn't expect that I would be so lucky. I would discover something when I observed a planet for the first time. This feeling is so wonderful.
"Congratulations, we can freely name this planet." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I think there will be one more Lalita star in the sky from now on."
"Wow!" She couldn't help but feel excited when she thought that there was a star in the sky named after her.
"Thank you, Rajesh. Without your help, I wouldn't have discovered it." She said gratefully.
Xiang Nan smiled and said, "You're welcome. Come on, let's have a drink to celebrate."
He took out a bottle of champagne and two wine glasses from his desk, then popped the cork on the bottle and filled up the wine.
Lalita was excited and naturally would not refuse, so she immediately clinked glasses with Xiang Nan.
…
When I was drunk, the bottle of champagne was already empty.
Lalita, who was drinking happily, became unhappy when she saw this situation. She turned the wine bottle upside down and wanted to control more wine.
"No, let's do this. I have a few bottles of good wine at home." Xiang Nan suggested with a smile.
Lalita glanced at him, then smiled and nodded.
She was originally unwilling to go on a blind date because she was worried that the person her family would find for her would not be to her liking. But when she saw Xiang Nan today and saw that he was handsome, smart, romantic, and talented, she was 50% willing.
Then Xiang Nan helped her discover the asteroid, allowing her to name it after herself and shine in the sky forever. This intention made her 70% willing.
Now add this bottle of champagne. It is said that wine is a matchmaker for sex, and Fengliu tea is the matchmaker. Under the influence of alcohol, Lalita is 90% willing.
So after hearing Xiang Nan's proposal, she thought about it briefly and decided to go happily.
So the two of them drove to Xiang Nan's home, drank and indulged all night long.
…
After getting up early, the two had breakfast together.
"Raj, your cooking skills are really good." Lalita said while eating the breakfast cooked by Xiang Nan.
"Thank you for the compliment, I have learned it specially." Xiang Nan smiled proudly, "I just hope that I can cook for my beloved woman in the future."
"Yes, you are really thoughtful." Lalita said movedly after hearing this.
"Then what are you going to do after dinner?" She asked again with concern.
"After dinner, I have to go back to school." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I have a project on hand right now, which is very energy-consuming and I can't even rest on weekends."
"That's it~" Lalita suddenly felt a little disappointed.
She originally had a favorable impression of Xiang Nan, but after a night of fun, her favorable impression went straight off the charts. Therefore, I really want to stay with Xiang Nan and don't want him to do other things.
"Don't be sad. In fact, I really want to be with you, but I'm forced by work and I really have no choice." Seeing this, Xiang Nan smiled and comforted, "Well, you wait for my call tonight. If I have time , I will definitely accompany you."
He could see that Lalita was already very fond of him, but his feelings for her were only average at the moment, and he didn't know enough about her yet. Therefore, he decided to get along with each other for a while first and not rush to get married.
"Okay." Lalita nodded.
After eating, Xiang Nan saw Lalita off and then drove back to school.
On the way, he also called Peggy and asked her to meet at school.
Peggy was very pleasantly surprised after receiving Xiang Nan's call and immediately agreed to come to school to see him.
…
"Peggy, this is an asteroid I discovered last night. Please help me apply for registration." After the meeting, Xiang Nan handed Peggy the picture and coordinates of the asteroid last night.
"Raj, you are really lucky." Peggy smiled.
It is not difficult to discover asteroids. So far, humans have discovered millions of asteroids. Even astronomy enthusiasts can spot them with their own telescopes.
However, Xiang Nan first discovered a habitable planet, and now he has discovered an asteroid, which is considered very lucky. You know, many astronomers may not be able to discover one even though they are busy all their lives.
"Thank you." Xiang Nan smiled.
"The discoverers, Lalita Kutta and Rajesh Kuthapalli, applied to name it Lalita." Peggy checked again, "Raj, this Lalita is..."
"Can't you let me have some privacy?" Xiang Nan waved his hand.
"Okay, I'm sorry." Peggy nodded, and then Xiang Nan applied to the International Astronomical Union.
After finishing all this, Xiang Nan continued to write the paper "Thermal Chemical Evolution of Comet Nuclei and Kuiper Belt Objects" with Page.
Because both of them were busy studying and creating, they didn't have a good meal at noon. They only bought some biscuits from the vending machine to satisfy their hunger.
So in the evening, Xiang Nan planned to treat Peggy to a good meal to replenish her meal.
"Isn't this a date?" Peggy asked hesitantly when Xiang Nan invited her to dinner.
"I didn't plan to pursue you. I just didn't have a good meal at noon, so I want to have a good meal now." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "You don't have to come, I will save money."
"Well, since that's the case, then I'll go." Peggy nodded.
The two then went to a restaurant to eat. As soon as I sat down, I heard someone say, "Did you dump me just to pursue her?"
Xiang Nan looked around in confusion and saw Penny standing there angrily, with an embarrassed Leonard standing behind her.
