He said, "Your sleep quality has been declining recently. I'm collecting data so I can get you a new pillow."
A year later, Shanshan made breakthroughs on several world-class problems in one fell swoop. The moment her papers were published, the entire scientific community was in an uproar.
At international academic conferences, numerous Nobel laureates publicly cited her data.
Several academies of science sent her letters of nomination for membership, inviting her to their annual conventions.
A coalition of authoritative organizations launched a joint award, naming her the most influential scientist of the year.
Some universities even proposed naming newly discovered molecular structures after her.
Her research findings were incorporated into the latest medical textbooks, becoming required reading.
Awards came flooding in like snowflakes, more than she could possibly accept.
