intellectual norms

After coming down from the steel arch bridge, the next two bridges are different. One of the orange and white steel truss arch bridges is currently the longest span of arch bridges in the world, with a single span of 552 meters.

The last bridge they flew over was a beautiful white cable-stayed bridge.

There are two towers about 50 stories high at both ends of the bridge. The two towers are connected to the bridge deck by 180 steel cables, like inclined steel strings. This is a typical "cable-stayed bridge". .

Qiao Yu took the opportunity to popularize science with Xia Xiaoli: "Look, the cables that are pulled upward prevent the beam body from bending downward, as if there are invisible piers, which greatly improve the span potential of the bridge. The bridge can span thousands of meters."

"It's great." Xia Xiaoli sighed on the car window, these big guys are really stable and reliable.

Qiao Yu was actually very surprised. He thought Xia Xiaoli would soon get bored with such boring engineering knowledge, but he didn't show that he didn't want to listen to it. Instead, he relished it and asked some cute questions from time to time.

Having dealt with high-tech people of the same profession and level for too long, and suddenly being with a child like a blank sheet of paper, Qiao Yu gave birth to many simple joys.

"The super-large span of the cable-stayed bridge will also bring some problems, such as huge self-weight, as well as passing vehicles and pedestrians, and violent crosswinds. These loads are mostly transmitted from the cables to the cable towers. It is very important, it must be extremely stable and strong." Qiao Yu said, pointing to the last cable tower they were about to pass through.

"Oh, I understand, the cable tower is like the pinnacle of the cable-stayed bridge!"

"Smart." Qiao Yu said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, the first bridge in our country to win the Arthur Haydn Award was a cable-stayed bridge. In Nanjing, it was called Nanjing Eye." Qiao Yu said.

Xia Xiaoli immediately searched for pictures on her phone, and sighed, "It's really beautiful."

"The cable-stayed bridge is a model of the combination of engineering and art."

From the simply supported bridges at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China to the cable-stayed bridges with a span of more than one kilometer, several bridges are not only the testimony of history, but also the portrayal of social and industrial development. Xia Xiaoli pressed the car window to blow the wind, feeling a little emotional.

The sky was getting darker, and at dusk in the summer night, there was a long blue night sky that deepened little by little. Qiao Yu drove along the bank of the Denghong River, watching the bridges light up with night lights. The surface of the river suddenly brightened.

He knew in his heart that it was right to return to China, but only at this moment did he finally regain a little sense of belonging.

Not only did he know intellectually that this was his hometown, but his body, his skin, and his spirit all began to reintegrate into this prosperous city.

The little ghost next to him was blowing the slightly hot evening wind, Qiao Yu glanced at him, Xia Xiaoli seemed to feel the gaze from the back of his head, looked back at him, squinted his eyes and called him with a smile: "Brother Qiao."

"Why?" Qiao Yu smiled.

"Why not, I just want to tell you that I am very happy." Xia Xiaoli said casually but sincerely.

"Well, it's good to be happy." Qiao Yu's voice was flat, talking too much in the afternoon, and this will return to silence: "Brother Qiao is also very happy."

Xia Xiaoli remembered: "When I checked the information, I saw that there is a cross-sea bridge at the entrance of Denghong Bay, but it is too far..."

"It's okay, you can go and see it in the future." Qiao Yu knew that it was the center of the development of the entire Yangtze River Delta.

"Are you hungry? Shall we find somewhere to eat?" Qiao Yu asked him.

It was fine, but when someone asked Xia Xiaoli, she immediately felt hungry, her appetite was like a bottomless pit, and Xia Xiaoli rarely lost her appetite, thanks to her natural physique, she couldn't get fat no matter how much she ate.

But he suddenly thought of his fat mother, and suddenly felt a sense of crisis...

Qiao Yu and Xia Xiaoli are not familiar with this area. When passing by Baita Park, Qiao Yu inadvertently looked up and saw a signboard of Restaurant hanging on a tall tower crane. He became interested and asked Xia Xiaoli if he wanted to try it.

Xia Xiaoli didn't care what to eat or where to eat, as long as she was with Brother Qiao.

The two parked their cars in the park and followed the highest point of sight to find the restaurant on the gantry tower crane. The elevator went up to the top. They chose to be outside, overlooking the Denghong River and the several buildings above it. Bright Bridge.

In the evening, the cruise ship on the river also started, carrying passengers from other places down the river and crossing bridges. Every time they crossed a bridge, the passengers on the ship would cheer collectively on the deck.

An inexplicable but enthusiastic collective behavior, Qiao Yu would have thought these behaviors were silly and unbelievable in the past, but now he finds them very interesting.

Outside of work, he has learned not to pay too much attention to the so-called "meaning" of a thing, to be happy is to be happy, and there is no need to pursue meaning.

He spent an afternoon with a kid who was younger than a teenager, which was very meaningless, but very happy.

I ordered a few light local dishes, the temperature was lower, and the evening breeze was just right, and it was cool and transparent.

Xia Xiaoli still remembered the book Lin Zhihua read in the morning, and asked Qiao Yu in the blue night: "Brother Qiao, who is better between you and Professor Lin Zhihua?"

No one has ever asked Qiao Yu such a question, and he has never compared himself with Lin Zhihua in his heart. When they are together, he unconditionally believes that the other party is the best person in the world.

Seeing the child's flickering and expectant eyes, Qiao Yu thought for a while and said, "Professor Lin is better."

Xia Xiaoli's eyebrows were all wrinkled, and she held back what she wanted to say. She changed into a dejected expression, moved her lips, and said, "Oh, that's it, I'm so disappointed."

Seeing that the small appearance was intentional, Qiao Yu smiled silently, and added, "I haven't finished, but I'm even stronger."

Haha, Xia Xiaoli couldn't hide her thoughts at all, and instantly stretched her brows with a smile: "I knew it must be like this!"

He doesn't care what the "strength" method is, and how to judge who is more powerful. The second-year boy just cares about the most unreasonable result. He just thinks that Brother Qiao is the most powerful person in the world. ,

Wearing a glazed battle armor and stepping on colorful auspicious clouds, as for that Professor Lin, who made Professor Lin hurt Brother Qiao, hum.

Although there were jokes mixed in, Xia Xiaoli gradually figured out the difference between Qiao Yu and Lin Zhihua.

Qiao Yu is like those huge bridges he has handled, like the "spiritual" pylons on the cable-stayed bridge, not much to say but stable and reliable, all the power is stored under the surface, his people, with his The temperament of the works is in one continuous line.

This is probably the charm of a wise and mature man. Xia Xiaoli couldn't make a deeper conclusion, so he could only draw a conclusion that he could understand for the time being.

Anyway, he liked it and admired it.

He still has a lot of questions he wants to ask brother Joe, and wants to know everything about him.

Xia Xiaoli asked: "Brother Qiao, besides the bridge in South America, what other bridges have you designed?"

Qiao Yu looked up at him with smiles in his eyes. Just as he was about to answer, a certain nerve in his brain couldn't help but want to tease the little guy opposite, so he cleared his throat, changed his sitting posture and said: "Emmmm, I I finally met my first interviewer after returning to China, and I need to prepare carefully for this question.”

Xia Xiaoli laughed out loud after being startled, interviewer? ? ?He blushed and waved his hands again and again: "No no no no no..."

Qiao Yu said, "Well, how about we exchange three questions with each other?"

"Okay, okay." This Xia Xiaoli likes it, it's fair.

"The question you just raised is the first one. Of the bridges I designed, seven of them have been completed, four of which are located in North America, one in South America, one in Africa, and one in Southeast Asia. All of these bridges have a span of more than 1000 meters. There are large bridges and hundreds of kilometers of road bridges, and there are also some pedestrian bridges, landscape bridges, etc. If you are interested in specific information, I can send you the information later.”

Xia Xiaoli nodded again and again, very professional.

Qiao Yu still smiled and said gently, "Are you satisfied? Interviewer."

"Don't say that...Brother Qiao..." Xia Xiaoli begged for mercy.

"Well, what's the second question?"

Xia Xiaoli thought for a while and wanted to cherish these three opportunities. He really wanted to ask a question, but he was very guilty, and asked with all his strength: "Well, Professor Lin Zhihua...do you still keep in touch? Do you still miss him?"

This question is simple and adult. Qiao Yu didn't expect Xia Xiaoli to ask such a question, but it's normal after thinking about it. This guy has all kinds of questions on his face. Ever since he found out that Lin Zhihua was his ex this morning, he really wanted to find out. His expression never went down.

Qiao Yu is an open-minded person, both in work and in love, even when faced with children of different ages, he didn't want to be fooled.

"I broke up with him at the end of last year. He proposed and I agreed after thinking about it. But after two months, I tried to get it back. At that time, he already moved on and had a new boyfriend, so I gave up. Professor Lin is very good. Whether we are together or not, I hope he will live a happy life. Although this relationship did not have a happy ending, for me, I have no regrets. When we are together, we will be wholeheartedly, and we will be safe separately. The last time we contacted was Before I went back to China, he sent a message to wish me a good future, but he didn't contact me after that, that's it."

Xia Xiaoli didn't expect that he got such a frank and detailed answer, an indescribable feeling filled his heart, like a soft cloud of fire, moving in his heart and eyes, warm and hot, restless.