บท 789: Driving

It took about three to four hours to drive from Bin City to the countryside where the orphanage was.

She had originally thought that it would be boring, but when she picked up her phone and found a random educational forum to browse, Xiang Huai said, "Do you know what the Hodge conjecture is?"

Xue Xi paused and replied, "This is a powerful method to study the shape of complicated subjects. The basic idea is to ask how far we can go. We can form the shape of the given target by sticking simple geometric pieces together…"

Xiang Huai and Xue Xi started a series of discussions on this question.

An hour later, Xiang Huai, who was speaking confidently, suddenly shut his mouth. Xue Xi was confused. "Why aren't you saying anything? Could it be that your logical thinking is stuck?"

"Not really."

Xiang Huai continued driving. "I'm just a little thirsty."

Xue Xi: "…"

Xiang Huai continued slowly, "There's water over there."