Chapter 420

December 25th, Christmas.

Cheng Nuo, who accompanied He Youjun for a night yesterday, slept until noon, and then crawled out of the bed in a daze.

I opened the window, and the outside of the house was covered in snow from last night's heavy snowfall. Many children wore thick coats and blushed their faces and chased and played clumsily in the snow.

Looking further afield, some families have set up Christmas trees in the courtyard of their homes, and all kinds of glittering trinkets are hung on the trees, and children are looking up from under the trees, looking up with longing eyes.

Cheng Nuo's gaze fell into a momentary distraction.

I don't know, is it snowing at home?

Carefully calculated, it has been nearly five months since I left my hometown to study in the United States. That feeling of homesickness is getting stronger and stronger.

A few years ago, I didn't have this feeling when I was at Tsinghua University, but now in the face of an unfamiliar environment, an unfamiliar culture, and all the discomfort has amplified Cheng Nuo's thoughts.

"This winter vacation, I must go back to China!" Cheng Nuo secretly decided in his heart.

Shaking his head, putting aside these sad thoughts, Cheng Nuo began to ponder about today's dinner.

Yesterday, Cheng Nuo had already received news from Professor Fresnel. Seventy-six people attended the mathematicians' dinner, and almost all of the full professors of mathematics at Cambridge's four top universities: MIT, Harvard, Boston and Brandeis were invited.

A total of 60 full professors, 16 associate professors and other outstanding young mathematicians attended the event.

Sixty full professors, of course, needless to say.

The sixteen mathematicians invited to be professors, the oldest of whom was only thirty-five years old, were all expected to be professors within five years.

It can be seen how rare it is for Cheng Nuo to get an invitation letter from it.

At the dinner at the International Congress of Mathematicians, Cheng Nuo did not catch up because he ran away early. Therefore, this dinner party gathered by the big guy should belong to the highest-grade banquet he has ever attended.

Cheng Nuo naturally attaches great importance to it.

I changed into a neat suit, went downstairs to the barber shop and got a slightly mature hairstyle, and waited for Professor Fresnel to call.

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At six o'clock in the evening, a Chevrolet slowly pulled up under the door of the five-star hotel in Cambridge, the Rising Hotel.

An old man and a young man got out of the car, and the two took the elevator and went directly to the eighteenth floor of the hotel, where they handed the invitation to the waiter standing at the door.

"Come in, two," the waiter said politely.

"Has Professor Maas arrived?" Professor Fresnel asked casually.

"Not yet...... Uh, now it's here. The waiter glanced at the elevator entrance.

Professor Fresnel and Cheng Nuoqi turned to look.

An old man with gray hair and a thin complexion, supported by a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, walked slowly towards this side.

Needless to say, Cheng Nuo naturally knew that this was Professor Mas, the organizer of this dinner.

As a legendary figure who has achieved countless achievements in his life and has represented a glorious era in the mathematical world, he is no different from an ordinary old man who has fallen into his dying old age.

Professor Maas became famous in the previous era when Professor Fresnel became famous, and as a junior, Professor Fresnel stepped forward.

"Mr. Maas, this kind of thing can be done for a few of us to watch, and I bother you to come over in person. Professor Fresnel and Professor Maas shook hands warmly.

"Hey!" Professor Mas waved his hand, the wrinkles on his face deepened a little, and he said with a smile, "This is my personal organization, and I can be regarded as half a master, so there is no reason not to come." ”

"Besides, I heard that there was an interesting little guy here today, and I want to get to know him. As he spoke, Professor Maas's gaze moved away from Fresnel, and landed on Cheng Nuo, who was standing silently on the side, and said with a smile, "Fresnel, this should be the genius student you are talking about, right?"

"Well, Mr. Maas, this is it. As he spoke, Fresnel winked at Cheng Nuo.

Cheng Nuo immediately understood, and took a few steps forward, "Professor Maas, student Cheng Nuo." ”

"Yes, I've heard Kyle and the others tell me about your deeds. You have such a talent, and the reason why you have devoted yourself to the boring industry of mathematics is really a blessing for our mathematics community!"

"Students don't dare to be. Cheng Nuo naturally wouldn't pretend to be a wave in front of this big guy, and replied honestly, "Besides, math is not boring for me, but quite interesting." ”

"Oh?" said Professor Maas, with a kind smile like a grandfather's face, "I don't see many people who say that mathematics is interesting. ”

"Cheng Nuo, do you have any ideas to transfer to my sect to study?" Professor Mas asked very abruptly.

Professor Fresnel and Cheng Nuo shook almost at the same time.

Dig the foot of the wall, and dig the foot of the wall in person.

Cheng Nuo shrugged helplessly in his heart: Am I so popular?

Sure enough, it's not a good thing to be too good!

Professor Fresnel's face was also in pain.

If someone else came and dared to dig into the wall in front of him, Professor Fresnel would probably be able to fight that person directly. Professor Komas......

Fresnel really didn't have that courage.

Seeing that the two of them changed color at the same time, Professor Maas couldn't help but laugh, "Don't be so nervous, just kidding." At my age, I don't have the time or energy to train a math genius. ”

"It was the right choice to follow Professor Fresnel. ”

Cheng Nuo and Professor Fresnel breathed a sigh of relief.

"But ......," Professor Maas said, and the hearts of the two of them lifted up again.

"However, Cheng Nuo, you can often come to Haval's Mathematics Courtyard. At least in terms of number theory, the development of our school of mathematics is not weaker than that of any university in the world. ”

In terms of hard power, Haval's math major is not as good as that of MIT, but the gap is not too big.

Professor Maas was the main focus of number theory when he became famous, so Harvard University has always been at the forefront of the world in the development and research of the field of number theory, which is not comparable to MIT.

The middle-aged man who was holding Professor Maas on the side whispered, "Teacher, it's almost time, we should go in." ”

"Oh, good, good. Professor Maas spoke, "Kyle, and you Fresnel, let go, don't hold me, just let Cheng Nuo come." I still have a lot to say to Cheng Nuo. ”

"Teacher!" Kyle couldn't help but raise his voice.

"Why, you're still afraid that I'll not make it?" Professor Maas glared.

Kyle silently stepped back.

Cheng Nuo quickly accepted it, and slowly walked into the banquet hall with Professor Mars in his arms.

So, under the surprised or confused eyes of everyone in the banquet hall, Cheng Nuo accompanied Professor Maas into the banquet hall together.

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