Genius Girlfriend

Vol 4 Chapter 134: Maslow hierarchy of needs

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

The United States and the United Kingdom have many cities with the same name, and "Cambridge" is one of them. Lin Zhixia went from one Cambridge to another, she found it very interesting. However, the rent in Cambridge is also very expensive. Lin Zhixia felt very distressed after paying the rent.

Lin Zhixia's residence is only two kilometers away from the school. The room type is Studio (single apartment) with its own bathroom, desk, wardrobe and single bed.

On the first day of arriving at the apartment, Lin Zhixia showed her new room through WeChat and family videos. Her brother was the first to say: "This place is too small and the layout is unreasonable. There is a stove opposite the bed. Why are you at home? Cooking?"

Lin Zhixia asked back: "Why can't I cook? This is called an open kitchen."

My brother said, "You stir fry a dish, and the smell of oily smoke fills the room."

Lin Zhixia frowned slightly.

Dad immediately said: "Qiuqiu, don't talk about your sister, your sister is working abroad alone, hey, always reluctant to spend money..."

Lin Zhixia argued: "This type of room is very good. If I really want to save money, I won't find a house near the school."

Lin Zeqiu once again told her: "You usually have to eat and sleep well. If you don't have enough money, tell me, don't live your life."

Lin Zhixia whispered: "I didn't pick it up."

Lin Zeqiu sat on the dilapidated old sofa at home, and his father and mother sat on his left and right sides. He tightened his lips, and after a while, he said: "I'm also making money, don't be too tired."

In June this year, Lin Zeqiu graduated with an undergraduate degree. Due to the relatively high cost of living in Beijing, Lin Zeqiu did not stay in Beijing. He returned to the provincial capital, participated in the autumn recruitment of freshmen in 2014, and successfully became an algorithm engineer for an Internet company in the provincial capital. He often works overtime and earns more than 10,000 yuan after tax each month. There is still more room for growth in the future.

Lin Zeqiu believes that their family's life will be better.

After the call between Lin Zhixia and her family was over, she initiated a video chat request to Jiang Yubai. It was around nine o'clock in the evening Beijing time, and Jiang Yubai had just taken a bath. He put on a thin pajamas, sat on the bed in the bedroom, and answered Lin Zhixia's call.

Jiang Yubai's collar is half exposed and half open, the texture is tight and strong, and it has a healthy luster, but he himself seems to know nothing about it. Lin Zhixia opened her eyes wide, and glanced over his chest and abdominal muscles, and he calmly began to tie buttons.

Lin Zhixia quickly stopped him: "Don't you want to fasten the buttons."

Jiang Yubai still buttoned all the buttons.

Lin Zhixia fell on her single bed: "You would show it to me before."

Jiang Yubai said, "It's not interesting to look at the phone. When we meet..." He guided her in a low voice: "You can study me as you please."

Lin Zhixia suddenly reacted: "Are you fishing for me?"

Jiang Yubai firmly denied it. He also said that at the end of this month, he wanted to visit Lin Zhixia in the United States.

Lin Zhixia rolled on the bed: "But I'm so busy."

Before leaving for the United States, Lin Zhixia had set a plan for herself, and had various tasks to complete every month. She only plans to stay at MIT for one year. During this year, she will do her best to observe, learn, and innovate as much as possible. In addition to physics and computers, she is also very interested in brain neuroscience-MIT has several research groups dedicated to exploring the relationship between the human brain and artificial intelligence. Lin Zhixia would like to know the students and teachers in these groups .

Therefore, Lin Zhixia tactfully declined Jiang Yubai's visit.

Jiang Yubai was silent for a few seconds. He pulled up the quilt to cover his face, his voice still calm: "Okay, we'll see you next October."

"Why do you hide your face?" Lin Zhixia asked in surprise.

Lin Zhixia suddenly remembered that when he was a child, when Jiang Yubai had nothing to say, he would cover his head with a hat. This behavior expressed his helplessness and audacity. Lin Zhixia quickly remedied: "You are free at Christmas! Come to me for Christmas."

According to Lin Zhixia’s experience when he was studying in the UK, every Christmas, all the classmates and teachers in the entire laboratory building ran out, and even the most diligent students were nowhere to be seen. The whole campus was empty, quiet and peaceful, empty and lonely. ... Lin Zhixia can also give herself a vacation and take time out to play with Jiang Yubai.

As soon as Lin Zhixia's words fell, Jiang Yubai pulled off the quilt.

The phone screen showed his face again.

"You look really good-looking." Lin Zhixia sighed for the ten thousandth time.

"Not bad." Jiang Yubai was very humble. He is very concerned about another question: "How is your place?"

Lin Zhixia flipped the camera and took pictures of every corner of the room clearly. Jiang Yubai wanted to speak but stopped. He typed for a while before telling Lin Zhixia implicitly that he wanted to provide her with a little housing subsidy.

Lin Zhixia decisively refused. She was also a little strange: "Why do you think the same as my brother..."

"What did your brother say?" Jiang Yubai asked her.

Lin Zhixia relayed the words of her brother: "He said that when I cook a vegetable at home, the smell of oily smoke will float everywhere." After a pause, she said: "This house is in good condition. You don't need to worry about me. I’ll get used to it soon. I’m going to the laboratory in the afternoon. I’ll take a break and talk again when I’m free."

Jiang Yubai held the phone, resting his thumb gently on the screen. The video call has long since stopped, and he is still missing Lin Zhixia. She was more independent than he expected. In the past, every time she went to an unfamiliar environment, she always needed his encouragement and support. He remembered that Lin Zhixia had to call him before participating in the National Olympic Games and chat with him in the hotel. He coaxed her to no longer fear the darkness with the story of "The Big Bang Brings Eternal Night"... Thinking of this, Jiang Yubai put down his phone.

Jiang Yubai leaned back against the head of the bed and began to think about "Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory."

"Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory" is also called "Maslow's Pyramid". It explains the needs of human existence and is used to explain the motivation of human behavior.

There are five layers in the "Maslow Pyramid". The bottom layer represents a kind of "physical needs", including food, clothing, shelter, transportation and **** life-this is the most basic and common life pursuit. Going further, the fourth layer is a sense of security, the third layer is a sense of belonging, the second layer is a sense of respect, and the highest layer is "self-actualization."

"Self-actualization" means to give full play to one's own talents, and finally realize one's grand ideals.

Jiang Yubai deeply analyzed his relationship with Lin Zhixia.

He realized at this moment that even if he tried his best, he could only provide Lin Zhixia with the satisfaction of the second to fifth levels of the "Maslow Pyramid". As for the highest level of "self-realization", it must be Lin Zhixia. Zhixia's way alone.

Jiang Yubai once told Lin Zhixia that he and Lin Zhixia were performing different tasks separately, and that they would eventually reunite on the same planet. Now it seems that Lin Zhixia's description is more accurate-she has said long ago that she and Jiang Yubai are binary star systems, and they are born with different orbits, but they will always maintain the same center.

Just as Jiang Yubai predicted, the MIT research group brought Lin Zhixia new thinking and experience, and she was completely immersed in the world of scientific research.

Their laboratory has the best equipment in the world. In addition to working in this group, Lin Zhixia often participates in interdisciplinary cross-discussions. She occasionally runs to the "BrainanditiveSce (Brain and Cognitive Science experimental building to communicate with professors and doctoral students there. She never described her peculiar memory to anyone, because she was not sure if she would be considered a research object.

Lin Zhixia's life is busy and fulfilling.

She seems to have forgotten Jiang Yubai again.

Fortunately, Jiang Yubai was used to it. His own work is also very busy.

His father gave him two investment companies, injected hundreds of millions of capital, and gave him a secretary and assistant. His father's friend's family cultivated successors, basically letting the children start from the grassroots. Since Jiang Yubai has been intern at his own company since he was sixteen, his father skipped the grassroots training stage and directly let him get started in the investment business.

In addition, Jiang Yubai's mother also let go of part of the management rights of her industry.

Every Monday to Friday, Jiang Yubai holds a morning meeting at the company. After the meeting, there are still a bunch of documents waiting for him to process.

It was October now, and the secretary sent the analysis report for the first three quarters, the branch's fixed asset investment report, and the phased results report of new product development... Jiang Yubai watched it all morning. He separates the branches of the industry that suffer losses. At this time, the secretary called him again, saying that Jiang Shaoqi had appeared in the company, and Jiang Shaoqi wanted to have lunch with President Jiang.

President Jiang?

Uncle even called Jiang Yubai as "Mr. Jiang".

Jiang Yubai thought that his uncle had an official business to discuss with him.

Unexpectedly, after entering the door, my uncle happily said: "Uncle drove past your building and thought of your work here. Uncle came to see you. Where did you eat at noon? You are in a suit and leather shoes, and the table is full of documents. He really deserves to be the son of my elder brother."

One of Jiang Yubai's secretary poured a cup of Longjing tea for his uncle.

The central air conditioner maintains a constant room temperature, the tea in the cup overflows, and the uncle sits on a black leather sofa.

When the secretary left the office and the surroundings fell completely silent, the uncle sipped a sip of tea before revealing: "I heard, a good friend of your mother wants to introduce her to you. That girl will come to your house tonight. .Your father is not very supportive, and your mother didn’t say anything, but that girl...very like your grandparents, just like your aunt. Jessica and I were introduced by the family, and so are your father and your mother. They may I think it’s the most important thing for everyone, uncle is inconvenient to talk more, you should pay attention."

"Are you here today for this?" Jiang Yubai asked again.

The uncle sighed: "Otherwise? I'm not that free."

Jiang Yubai said politely: "Thank you for reminding."

The uncle showed dissatisfaction: "You boy, why are you so polite with your uncle." He put down the tea cup in his hand and asked, "How are you getting along with Lin Zhixia?"

Jiang Yubai said honestly: "She has been busy recently."

"How busy are you?" Uncle was puzzled, "Are you busier than you?"

Jiang Yubai had a hint of resentment: "It's much busier than me."

Uncle heard what he meant: "Lin Zhixia doesn't usually contact you?"

Jiang Yubai leaned back in his chair: "I have called four times in the past month."

"Once a week." Uncle sighed, shaking his head.

Jiang Yubai didn't know that Jiang Shaoqi had a very good impression of Lin Zhixia, and he had already regarded Lin Zhixia as his future nephew.

Although Jiang Shaoqi has no love experience either-he has only talked about love once, but he is also working hard to help his nephew find a way: "What does Lin Zhixia like?"

"I like to eat strawberries," Jiang Yubai described truthfully, "There are almost no requirements for substances."

"Oh?" Jiang Shaoqi was a little surprised.

Jiang Yubai tapped his fingertips on the table and said in a low voice, "She has no faults."

Jiang Shaoqi thought about it for a moment, and then gave his nephew a trick: "Xiao Jiang, you are done with your work, ask for a leave at the end of the year and go to America to find her."

That's what Jiang Yubai planned. In order to maintain stable performance and strive for the holiday at the end of the year, Jiang Yubai has been working hard for more than two consecutive months. Jiang Yubai's mother's friends wanted to introduce her daughter to him, but they couldn't find the opportunity. Jiang Yubai didn't stay at home on weekends. The office was his new home. He often goes on business trips out of town, and his whereabouts are erratic and unpredictable.

By mid-December, the fourth quarter performance of a branch that Jiang Yubai followed showed an upward trend. Jiang Yubai took the fourth quarter's operating report on the plane. The plane departed from the provincial capital and went straight to Boston, USA-Christmas is coming soon, Lin Zhixia and Jiang Yubai have agreed to meet during the holidays.

Jiang Yubai was working in the first-class cabin of the plane. Lin Zhixia sent him a message: "When are you landing?"

Jiang Yubai replied: "At six o'clock in the evening, Boston Airport."

Lin Zhixia said happily: "Then I will pick you up, where will you live, hotel?"

Jiang Yubai sent her an address: "The hotel next to your house." Then he asked: "Can you...not go home tonight?"

Lin Zhixia said frankly: "Do you want to sleep with me? Yes, we have slept together many times."

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