Pointing to the above content, Cai Yuanpei smiled and said: "Zhiyuan, Mr. Tom above is you, you can win great glory for our people!" ”

Cheng Nuo smiled bitterly, and said in his heart that the news had spread too fast, just got the news here, and it was published in China over there, without the slightest defense.

"If nothing else, there is no second Tom at Peking University, then he may be me." Cheng Nuo arched his hand, took the newspaper and glanced at it, and knew that it was right.

The contents of the newspaper were very detailed, and a whole page was devoted to the book, focusing on the significance of this scientific achievement, how the foreigners were surprised and how they praised it, and finally encouraged the Chinese people to strive for self-improvement, to be indignant, and to look up to this Mr. Tom.

The above words made Cheng Nuo's face a little panicked, there are academic achievements, but they are not so boastful, they are almost comparable to national heroes.

"Cai Gong, these words are exaggerated, I dare not take it seriously." Cheng Nuo said modestly, the limelight is too big at the moment, and it is better to avoid it for the time being.

Cai Yuanpei waved his hand and said with a smile: "Zhiyuan, you haven't finished reading your report yet, and there is still an article in it." ”

Cheng Nuo is a little confused, the headlines on the front page are already very detailed, and they can't squeeze much juice, how else can these editors write?

I opened the inner page with doubts, and it was actually a conjecture about Mr. Tom's identity, and a large amount of space was used to describe the process of submission.

The most powerful thing is that even Meng Guess is accompanied by a stereotype of Tom's portrait, but the elongated beard obviously has nothing to do with me.

In Cheng Nuo's view, that is, the content on the surface of the work unit is correct, and the rest is basically nonsense.

But the more popular it is, the more people can understand it, and the faster it spreads.

Qin Fen coaxed on the side: "Brother Zhiyuan, I didn't expect you to be a big celebrity now, you have to support me more in the future." ”

"You may not know that on the way I came, some of the masters who performed the arts have turned this news into limericks, and Peking University has also been stained." Cai Yuan Pei Le said: "This newspaper is very commemorative, but it should be well collected." ”

At this time, a few students passed by and talked about it.

Student A: "Hey, you've heard, there is a Mr. Tom in our college who is very powerful, and he has published papers in foreigners' academic journals, which has made people look at him well, and I heard that the American ambassadors are inquiring about this gentleman." ”

Student B's eyes widened in disbelief: "Their foreign devils who look at people with their nostrils every day will also praise us?" Why haven't I heard of it? ”

Student C echoed: "Don't believe it, there are many front-page headlines in newspapers today, and the British "Times" knows about it, and it is also one of them. ”

Student B praised: "So, Mr. Tom has given us a long face in Peking University, and now we can say that we are Peking University, so we will not look down on us anymore." ”

Student A lowered his voice and said, "Isn't it, thanks to Mr. Tom, I heard that the girls in Baishun Hutong are specially discounted for teachers and students of Peking University today, so it is better to get out of class in the afternoon and we will ...... together."

Then several students laughed with expressions that they understood.

This scene happened to be heard by Cheng Nuo and his party behind the tree, and Cai Yuanpei, who was originally very happy, had a black face and said nothing at this time.

When the students came out and saw so many teachers, they instantly understood that they had been arrested.

You pushed me, I touched you, and finally lowered their heads and whispered: "Cai Gong is good, teachers are good." ”

Cai Yuanpei wanted to stop them, but when he raised his hand, he thought that the school did not explicitly stipulate that students could not do these things, and there were teachers who took the lead in entering and leaving these places, and criticized the students alone for being unjustifiable, and his hand suspended in the air hung down weakly.

Shaking his head, Cai Yuanpei said helplessly: "You guys can do it yourself." ”

With that, the students hurried away as if they had been granted amnesty.

Qin Fen rubbed his nose and said loudly: "Cai Gong, if there is nothing else to do here, we will leave first, and there are still some final exercises in the office that have not been corrected." ”

"The results of the year-end exam are very important, so you and Uncle Han should be busy first." Cai Yuanpei nodded in agreement.

After getting the reply, Qin Fen specially patted Cheng Nuo's shoulder, ignored his eyes for help, and motioned for his brother to take a step forward and pull Feng Zuxun away.

Cheng Nuo was so angry that his teeth itched, and he said in his heart that this is a brother who inserts a knife in both ribs, and an enemy who inserts a knife in my ribs.

Cai Yuanpei looked at the backs of the two of them and said with emotion: "Zhiyuan, do you know what Peking University looked like before I came?" ”

Cheng Nuo shook his head: "Although I have heard of it, I have not understood it in detail." ”

"Before I came, Peking University was more of a yamen than a modern university." Cai Yuanpei walked in front and led the way: "Let's go, come and sit in my office, I have something to hand over to you." ”

Cheng Nuo nodded and followed behind without saying a word.

"That's because Peking University still retains the rules left over from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the school worker calls the students 'master' and 'young master', the students call the school worker 'Listener', and the students have something to discuss with the president, and they even write submissions." Cai Yuanpei stopped, pointed to the bulletin board next to him and said angrily: "The principal also doesn't know what to say, the reply is called approval, and the non-face-to-face communication is actually written on the bulletin board, which is an old-style yamen." ”

Cheng Nuo knew that Peking University had a bad reputation at that time, but he didn't expect the feudal remnants to be so stubborn, recalling the happy look when the school worker sent the telegram just now, judging the two of them, and said sincerely: "Cai Gong has been coming to Peking University for less than a month, and there have been earth-shaking changes here, and the future can be expected." ”

Cai Yuanpei shook his head: "It's not enough, I think the suggestion you made last time is very good, the reform plan has been greatly adjusted, and we will start to reform after the New Year. ”

As they spoke, the two of them arrived at the principal's office.

Cai Yuanpei pushed the door in, picked up a piece of paper from the desk and handed it over.

Cheng Nuo took it and saw that it was a new letter of appointment, hiring him as a professor of mathematics at Peking University, and the ink on the paper had not dried, and it seemed that it had just been prepared today.

Cai Yuanpei smiled: "Zhiyuan, now that the paper has been published, you should be able to sign it now." ”

Seeing that Cheng Nuo still had the intention of refusing, he hurriedly added: "Eh, excessive modesty is pride, Zhiyuan, think about it, if the people knew that Mr. Tom who made the university question was just an ordinary faculty member of Peking University, then what would they think of Peking University, and what would they think of me Cai?" ”

"I'm afraid it's not good to carry a hat that is not used by someone else and is overused."

"I hope you will lead by example and establish a good atmosphere of mathematics."

Again and again, Cheng Nuo smiled bitterly and had no choice but to sign it.

"I will live up to the trust of Gong Cai!"

At this time, there was a sudden sound of chattering from outside the door, and it didn't take long to see several female students coming to the door.

The leader was Wen Yin, knocking on the door and smiling: "Uncle Cai, can Yin Yin come in with her classmates?" ”

Cai Yuanpei was very happy: "Yin Yin, hurry in, how can you have time to see Uncle Cai today?" ”

Yin Yin said with great interest: "I also study mathematics, I heard that there is a Mr. Tom in Peking University, so I hurriedly came over with my classmates to ask for advice, I don't know if Uncle Cai can take us to get to know us." ”