Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 222 - 107: Presenting Roses, Hands Retain Fragrance_2

Chapter 222: Chapter 107: Presenting Roses, Hands Retain Fragrance_2

The old man looked at the question and nodded repeatedly, kindly asking, "Hmm, you can indeed solve it this way, but why haven’t you finished the paper yet, and already thinking of slacking off?"

"Grandpa Teacher, it’s not that I’m lazy, mainly I’ve been reading all afternoon and my stomach feels a bit hungry. If I solve everything using differential geometry, it will take at least half an hour. If I use an easier method, I can finish in twenty minutes and go back to eat!" Qiao Yu patted his stomach and said.

Yuan Zhengxin suddenly realized and immediately said, "Right, right, it’s my fault, Grandpa Teacher. Oh, I forgot you’re only fifteen, at the age of growing, I wasn’t hungry, so I thought you wouldn’t be hungry either. Well, you don’t need to write the entire solution for the big problem, just write down the idea."

It was a pity that there were only Qiao Yu and Yuan Zhengxin in the office. If Elder Yuan’s students saw their teacher’s remorseful expression, they would probably be very surprised and question their life.

You should know that Elder Yuan is famous for being strict. If it were someone else, not to mention being late for a meal, it would likely be fine to skip a meal because starvation wouldn’t be the result...

"Grandpa, you are so kind. It will only take fifteen minutes at most!"

"Alright, you start with the questions. By the way, have dinner here tonight. What do you want to eat?"

"Huh? Hmm, let’s eat at the canteen then! Anyway, the food at Yanbei University’s canteen is quite delicious. I just want to try the food from the Qingbei canteen to see if it’s good too! And the food at the canteen is quick!"

"It can’t be worse than the Yanbei canteen. What dishes do you usually like? I’ll have someone bring them over while you work on the questions."

"Grandpa Teacher, I’m not picky, just more meat would be great. Oh, if there’s lamb, that would be even better."

"Alright!"

...

"Elder Yuan, are you sure the food should be directly packed to your office?"

"Yes, remember to get more lamb, all kinds of lamb."

"Alright, alright."

"Be quick!"

"Don’t worry."

...

"How was it? The food at Huaqing canteen is okay, right?"

"Yeah, just as delicious as Yanbei canteen."

"If it’s good, eat more."

"Grandpa, you should eat too."

"I’m not hungry yet, you eat more. So, have you adapted to life in Beijing?"

Hearing this, Qiao Yu blinked, glad the old man didn’t correct him, which was quite nice.

"I’m quite used to it, it’s just that the heating in the room is a bit too much, I often wake up at night because it’s too hot."

"In that case, it’s good to leave a crack in the window while sleeping, to let in fresh air, as it’s indeed not good to be too hot."

"Okay, Grandpa. I’ll try it tonight."

"Also, is your living allowance in Beijing enough? I heard from Teacher Lan that you had to earn money to support your family in Star City?"

"Enough! Grandpa, that’s an old story! I got the gold medal in the Little Alibaba International Mathematics Competition and received a prize of 200,000. First place in IMO, and the school secretly rewarded me with 250,000. I left my school’s prize for my mom as living expenses, and I still have 200,000 myself. To be honest, I’ve never been this wealthy."

"Haha... You’re excellent, and the school is excellent too. Speaking of which, grandpa teacher and I also went through tough times in the past."

"I know, I’ve heard from my grandpa. His generation had it tough, and your generation certainly had it tougher. My grandpa was a really good person too, but unfortunately, he passed away when I was in fifth grade."

"Ah, life is unpredictable, such a pity... Anyway, enough about these gloomy things. Are you still reading Schulz’s paper?"

"Yes, Grandpa, I’m studying his ’Perfectoid Spaces’ paper published in 2012 in Publications mathématiques de l’IHÉS. This paper makes the definition of complete spaces clearer.

Combining it with the differential geometry I am currently studying, I think on a complete p-adic field, as long as the structure sheaf of a complete space satisfies the characteristics of a perfectoid, it can be used for those complex geometric analyses. And his tower constructions are so impressive."

"Yes, that’s the way to read a paper, to extend your thinking by linking it with what you are currently studying. Schulz’s work is pioneering. As far as I know, many teams are currently using his results for foundational research.

For instance, Professor Gatesgori at the Planck Mathematics Institute is leading a team to work on proofs related to the Geometric Langlands Program. Some professors here at Huaqing are also involved, if you have the capacity, you might want to look into the Rosetta Stone problem, especially the parts involving geometry and number theory."

The hint was too obvious, and Qiao Yu decisively shook his head and said, "Grandpa, I don’t want to follow others in doing research that’s already started. Besides, my basics are still too weak! Once I shore up these foundational deficiencies, I want to start from scratch and accomplish something you can be proud of!"

"Yes, yes, doing something with others indeed isn’t as meaningful! My great-grandson has ambition! Alright then, spend the next half year bolstering your fundamentals, Grandpa is looking forward to you achieving results."

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"Grandpa, I’m full."

"Hmm, I still have some things to attend to tonight, so I’ll have someone drive you back."

"No need, Grandpa, I can walk back myself."

"It’s not good to walk so far right after eating. Besides, it’s inconvenient for me to have someone drive from Yanbei to pick you up, and they’re just going to give you a lift? Listen to my arrangements."

"Okay, Grandpa."

"Oh, and take this card. You can use it to enter Huaqing anytime you want. There’s still some balance in it, so if you want to eat at Huaqing, just swipe this card. If you’re feeling unwell, you can also use it at Huaqing’s clinic."

"Ah? Grandpa, isn’t that a bit too much?"

"You call me Grandpa, and in such a hurry, I haven’t prepared a gift for you as an elder, just take it, don’t decline. There’s also this book, take it with you, you can read it in your spare time."