Chapter 259 Looking to the Future
At the foot of Purple Mountain, Xu's father looked at the surrounding scenery and the villas at the back of the scenic spot, and asked curiously.
"By the way, Chuan'er, I forgot to ask last time, how much did you spend to buy this villa?"
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "I didn't spend any money. This is one of the benefits the country gave me after I returned to China."
After thinking for a while, he continued: "If converted into money, the villas here are only over 50 million. Of course, the key point is that you can't buy a villa here nearby even if you have money."
"The villas in this area are all owned by NTU. Most of them are academician-level professors or scientific researchers, and they are basically not for sale to the outside world."
Hearing this, Xu's father and Xu's mother couldn't help but clicked their tongues.
Fifty million, this number can be said to be an astronomical figure even if the family has become a lot richer in the past two years due to Xu Chuan's relationship.
Looking at the villa near the scenic spot, Xu's father said seriously, "The country has been so good to you, so you must repay the motherland well."
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "Of course, the scientific research project I am in charge of this year will be successful soon. The benefits this project can bring to the country are more than 500 billion, not to mention 50 million."
He is not showing off how powerful he is or how much money he can make for the country, but he just wants to let them know something and give them peace of mind.
The technology for reusing nuclear waste is worth more than RMB 500 billion, and if it is sold for RMB 5 trillion, any country will buy it.
When Xu's father heard this answer, he smiled and nodded. To him, 50 million or 500 billion are actually just numbers, because the money at this point has already exceeded his imagination.
But as long as you understand the kindness of a drop of water, it is enough to repay it with a spring of spring.
"By the way, haven't your two students gone back to celebrate the New Year? Today is twenty-five. That girl doesn't go back to China to celebrate the New Year either?" Xu's mother also asked curiously while browsing the surrounding scenery.
Xu Chuan nodded and said with a smile: "Amelia doesn't want to go back. She is Germanic and there is no Spring Festival there."
"As for the holiday." He shrugged and continued: "Originally, they had already taken the holiday, but because of some research problems, they started doing research again."
"Actually, there is not much difference between studying for a Ph.D. and working part-time. Sometimes the holidays are early and sometimes the holidays are late. It all depends on the mentor of the follower."
"If the tutor does not have a project in hand, he may take a vacation much earlier. If he does, he may not take a vacation during the New Year. It is normal to stay up all night processing data and doing research."
Father Xu nodded suddenly and sighed: "That was quite hard. I thought it would be much easier when I was a doctoral student."
Xu's mother's attention was not focused on this at all: "You said that girl named Milia won't go home for the New Year, then where will she go?"
Xu Chuan thought for a while and said: "She should be able to travel. She is very interested in our country's food and likes to go shopping and eat."
Xu's mother smacked her lips and said: "It's a pity that we have arrangements. If not, we can invite her to our house to celebrate the New Year together and experience our Chinese New Year."
"By the way, where is the other girl named Liu Jiaxin that I met in Sweden last time?"
"She will definitely go back to her hometown to celebrate the New Year. Mom, what are you thinking about?" Xu Chuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This mother's character really comes out every time she thinks about it.
After a pause, he continued: "In addition, if you are looking for a partner for marriage or something, don't worry about it."
"I'm still young. I just turned twenty-two today. Normally, I'm only a sophomore at this age. How can I get married so early? Let's wait until I'm thirty."
"The age of 20 to 30 is the golden time for a scientific researcher. Even though your son is now a Nobel Prize-level scientist, I still hope to go to higher and further places. ”
Xu Chuan said with a smile that he knew what his mother was thinking, so he just pointed it out and said it.
He didn't say he wouldn't get married, he just waited a few years before saying anything.
It is normal in today's society to consider marriage after the age of thirty.
Xu's mother glanced at him and complained: "At thirty, when can I have a grandson?"
Xu Chuan shrugged, Xu's father smiled and said nothing.
In the Xu family, the best thing is probably the way parents educate their children.
Xu's father and Xu's mother will listen to their children's opinions to a large extent, and then encourage, discuss or communicate matters related to Xu Chuan and Xu Xiao.
This is relatively rare in traditional Chinese education. Of course, with the changes of the times, there are more and more educational methods for parents and children to discuss things.
It is precisely because of this relatively rare education that a pair of sons and daughters were successfully cultivated.
By the time Xu Chuan and his party came back, Xu Xiao and Amelia were already playing very well. Both of them could be said to be familiar with each other, and their social arrogance was absolutely perfect against their social arrogance. The living room was filled with their laughter.
As for Gu Bing, he could only sit aside and sit quietly.
The topics between the two girls were such that he couldn't understand them at all and couldn't get in, so he could only sit aside and wait.
"Chuan'er, go and do your own business. I'll call you later for dinner." In the living room, Xu's mother carried a bag of dishes into the kitchen and pushed Xu Chuan out of the kitchen.
"Okay." Xu Chuan nodded, turned around and called Gu Bing and Amelia to the study.
"Brother, can I also go in and listen?"
In the living room, Xu Xiao came over and asked eagerly. Although she had seen many of her brother's speeches and reports, she had never really seen him when he was teaching.
Xu Chuan glanced at her and said: "Okay, but everyone who comes in has questions. I can give you some questions later to test how well you have learned. If you can't do it."
Hearing this, Xu Xiao stiffened and ran toward the kitchen with a smile: "Brother, I'm going to help my mother cook. I'll call you later after dinner!"
Xu Chuan had basically taught her all her studies since she was a child. She really didn't want to understand the questions her brother asked anymore. They were simply not made by humans and were even more tricky than the questions asked by the school teacher.
Xu Xiao ran away, Xu Chuan smiled and shook his head, he was just trying to scare him.
This girl is now in college, majoring in biochemistry. He is not familiar with this area of knowledge, and it is impossible to formulate questions. As for mathematics, forget it. Biochemistry still requires very little mathematical knowledge.
After driving away the troublemakers, Xu Chuan led Gu Bing and Amelia into the study.
He pulled two test papers from the bookcase and handed them to the two of them.
"I was really busy in the second half of this year and didn't pay much attention to your study situation. This test paper can be regarded as a new bottom-up for you at the end of the year."
"There are a total of five questions above, each focusing on your previous learning directions and algebraic variety and group mapping tools."
"The deadline for completing the questions is five o'clock this afternoon. Putting aside lunch and rest time, you still have about six hours. You can do as much as you can. It doesn't matter if you can't do it. Write down your understanding and ideas on it. Just let me take a look. I will teach you well next year.”
Five questions, six hours. To be honest, with the difficulty of his questions, these two people would definitely not be able to answer them all.
But this is just a good way to get a feel for the knowledge base of these two students.
Xu Chuan was indeed embarrassed that he had not done his job well. Therefore, in this test, he also canceled the punishment and reward mechanisms that were commonly used before, mainly to see the learning status of these two students in the second half of the year. Of course, the so-called punishment mechanism is actually nothing. Punishment mainly involves reading books, answering questions, and doing some targeted exercises. It stipulates that a certain amount needs to be completed within a certain time, such as how many books to read in a week, etc., for sure. It is still a bit heavier than daily study.
As for the rewards, they are quite abundant.
From helping to apply for scholarships, participating in his projects, to participating in various other experimental research in fields such as physics, materials, chemistry, etc.
For a doctoral student, these rewards are quite attractive.
In the study, Gu Bing and Amelia took the test papers and started answering them in the room.
Anyway, the study room is big enough. In addition to the desk that Xu Chuan usually uses, there is an extra tea table. It is okay to use it as a temporary guest desk.
As for Xu Chuan himself, he returned to his desk and continued his unfinished work.
Although today is his birthday, no one stipulates that birthdays must be rested, right? The most important thing is to finish the work at hand as soon as possible.
The study quickly became quiet, and the three people were busy doing their own things.
Communication here is of little significance for the time being. Xu Chuan needs the help of Gu Bing and Amelia, and the two of them do not need to discuss each other.
After all, this is essentially an exam. Have you ever seen people whispering and discussing during an exam?
Outside, Xu's father and mother were cooking, while Xu Xiao's girl was wandering around the villa, choosing the room she wanted.
For her, a patient with advanced choice difficulty, it is a bit difficult to choose what she wants from a three-story villa with a total of more than a dozen houses.
I guess she might not be able to finish it before lunch today.
“Dong dong dong········”
The morning time passed unconsciously, and it wasn't until a series of knocks on the door that Xu Chuan came back to his senses from sifting through data.
“Brother, it’s time to eat!”
Xu Xiao stood at the door and shouted. Xu Chuan nodded, turned around and called Gu Bing and Amelia who were still thinking about the questions on the test paper: "You have read the questions, how do you feel?"
Gu Bing said honestly: "It's quite difficult. If I give it a few days, I'm still a little sure of it. But I can solve it within today. To be honest, I can't do it. I can make two or three at most today." Look.”
Xu Chuan nodded, looked at Amelia and asked: "What about you?"
Amelia thought for a while and said: "I can probably solve the three questions. I don't have much thought about the last two questions yet."
Hearing this, Xu Chuan was a little surprised. He knew the questions he asked very well. In terms of difficulty, Amelia's questions were only two or three points lower than Gu Bing's.
Although the difficulty is lower, don't forget that Gu Bing is more than four years older and has four more years of study, so he is an authentic doctoral student.
Strictly speaking, Amelia has not finished college yet. She was originally exchanged to Princeton to study for her undergraduate degree.
For doctoral level questions, the difficulty is only two or three points lower, which means that these questions are actually far beyond the knowledge mastered by undergraduates.
She was able to solve three problems in one day. It must be said that she did not waste her time eating all the Chinese delicacies when no one was restraining her.
Of course, this is also inseparable from her talent. It goes without saying that she can get full marks on IPHO.
After being stunned for a moment, Xu Chuan said with a smile: "Very good. It seems that you have not wasted your time in the past six months. Let's eat first and take a rest before coming back."
On the dining table, a twenty-two-inch two-tier cake was placed among sumptuous dishes, with birthday candles on top. .
"Brother, happy birthday!" Xu Xiao jumped over and blessed with a smile.
"Chuan'er, happy birthday! Professor, happy birthday." On the side, Xu's father, Xu's mother and two students also said with a smile.
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "Thank you."
"Brother, blow out the candles and make a wish!"
Xu Chuan smiled, leaned over and blew out the candles on the cake, closed his eyes and made a wish.
A sumptuous lunch and a twenty-second birthday.
For Xu Chuan, this is a day worth remembering forever.
The afternoon passed quickly. Gu Bing and Amelia handed in their test papers on time. Xu Chuan just flipped through them and roughly understood the current level of these two students.
Compared with the few months at Princeton, their progress did slow down a lot in the second half of the year.
This is normal, after all, there is a lack of guidance and guidance from the instructor.
But their consciousness allows them to still move forward on the academic path, and because they have more time to think, they now have more unique views on some issues.
This is a good thing, especially in the academic field.
Independent thinking is always more important than repeated learning.
After seeing off the two students, Xu Chuan packed up his clothes and followed his parents back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year.
The flavor of the new year became stronger day by day. On the night of thirties, Xu Chuan sat on the balcony on the second floor and looked at the sky in the distance.
The faint smoke of firecrackers floated in the air, the fireworks lighting up the darkness in the night sky came into view, and the noisy New Year celebrations downstairs could be heard in his ears, and he also had a smile on his face.
Not only to celebrate the New Year, but also to recall the great gains of the past year.
In the past 18 years, he not only learned deeper mathematical knowledge at Princeton, but also made more self-breakthroughs.
Whether it is in the field of high-energy physics, mathematics, or even astronomy that he has never thought about.
He has won the Fields Medal and the Nobel Prize, the two highest awards in mathematics and physics.
More importantly, he successfully returned from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere. After all, I took some risks when I went out to study, but it's all over now.
Next year will be a brand new year. The problem of nuclear waste reuse has been solved, and the fatal lithium dendrites in lithium batteries have been deciphered. As a result, the motherland and electric energy will develop rapidly.
And he can also pursue something that has not yet been broken through.
Just like the NS equation, and like controllable nuclear fusion
(End of chapter)