I am devoted to scientific research, but you want to trick me into having a love relationship?

Chapter 729 I used to be a rival to the Nobel Prize!

A biting wind, carrying fine snow, whipped against the Gothic blue exterior of the city hall, while champagne bubbled, candlelight flickered, and the air was filled with the scents of perfume and flowers.

The dinner was held in the Blue Hall of the City Hall, while the ball was moved upstairs to the Golden Hall.

Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao weren't very good at waltzing, but they still went up and danced for a while.

The walls of the Golden Hall are inlaid with 1800 million pieces of stained glass and gold leaf, which refract flowing halos under candlelight and crystal chandeliers. In the dance floor, people dance to the rhythm of the music.

Xu Qingzhou held Song Yao's hand and followed her steps, the girl's long eyelashes casting silhouettes on her cheeks.

"Isn't it beautiful?" The girl proudly raised her chin.

Xu Qingzhou nodded: "It's alright."

"You're just saying that, but you don't mean it." Song Yao snorted lightly.

Song Yao said quietly, "Professor Xu, you've already stepped on my foot twice."

"It turns out that I really don't have much talent in dance. Did I hurt myself by stepping on it?"

"What do you think?"

"I'll give you a foot massage tonight, it's free, no money required."

"hehe."

When the music ended, Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao came down and walked towards Xu Shouyun and the others. Old Xu and the others didn't participate in the dancing; they just stood on the sidelines and experienced it for themselves.

"It's not much different from square dancing, except the music isn't as loud."

Song Shisong's evaluation.

"Yes."

Xu Shouyun nodded, paused, and then added, "Phoenix Legends is still the most energetic."

“That’s a waltz,” Wang Xiaping rolled her eyes.

Song Lulu stood by the dance floor to greet them.

Seeing Xu Qingzhou and his companion arrive, Song Lulu gave them a thumbs up and said, "You danced very well! I took some photos of you and have already posted them in the group."

"They didn't capture my handsomeness in the photo."

Xu Qingzhou glanced at the photo; compared to Song Yao, his movements seemed a bit stiff.

"Isn't my good looks a perfect photo?"

Song Lulu said nonchalantly.

Xu Qingzhou said he couldn't refute it; it seemed to make sense. As for the photos, it didn't matter if he looked ugly or not, as long as his wife was beautiful.

The three of them went to Xu Shouyun's place.

"Sis, I remember you have a background in dance, right?" Song Lulu said with some envy, as her cousin seemed to know everything.

"No, no, no." Xu Qingzhou looked like he understood, and whispered to Song Lulu, "Compared to dancing, your sister is actually better at martial arts. Her fighting power is off the charts, the kind that can kill a bull with one punch."

"Professor Xu, what did you just say?"

If it weren't for the inappropriate setting, Song Yao felt she would definitely punch the person who slandered her into the ground.

“I said you are gentle, considerate, beautiful and charming. Mom, Auntie, look, she just tried to hit me.”

Xu Qingzhou winked at Wang Xiaping and Zhang Junli.

"Serves you right."

Wang Xiaping uttered two words.

Xu Qingzhou didn't go dancing; instead, she chatted with the scholars who occasionally came by, while Song Yao kept Wang Xiaping and Zhang Junli company.

"Professor Xu." At this moment, Xu Qingzhou was standing in front of an elderly man with white hair.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Levitt,” Xu Qingzhou said sincerely.

The man before us, Michael Levitt, is now over seventy years old. He is the 2013 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry and is known as "the Nobel laureate who never studied chemistry."

This gentleman is actually more skilled with computers. The reason for the award is that he developed multi-scale models for complex chemical systems, and through computer simulation, he broke down the barriers between classical physics and quantum physics, developed the first molecular dynamics simulation software, and realized computer visualization of DNA and protein structures.

There were over a thousand people at the banquet, and not everyone would get to meet. Xu Qingzhou was also a little surprised to see this old gentleman here.

Levitt looked Xu Qingzhou up and down, his aged face wrinkled and smiling. "I sense a youthful creativity in you that we old folks don't possess. Meeting you makes me even more confident that you will bring us even more surprises in the future."

Thank you for your compliment. I hope I won't disappoint you.

Xu Qingzhou said sincerely.

Levitt has consistently emphasized that innovation in basic science originates from young people, advocates breaking down disciplinary barriers, and criticizes the scientific community for not needing to promote respect for the elderly… Young scientists have more new ideas.

Levitt served as the honorary dean of the Institute for Multiscale Complex Systems at Fudan University and was quite friendly to Xia Guo.

"Professor Xu doesn't seem to be against computers. As far as I know, a considerable number of mathematicians have strong opinions about artificial intelligence."

In my view, artificial intelligence is a part of mathematics.

"Well, the reason I came here is to ask you a few questions about the Riemann Hypothesis. I'm currently working on a model related to the Riemann Hypothesis. I think there's no one in the world who understands the Riemann Hypothesis better than you."

"Tell me everything you know."

With the grand banquet concluding that evening, the awards ceremony officially came to a close.

Having finally managed to travel abroad, Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao had no plans to go back. Instead, they intended to take Lao Xu and the others to Europe for a couple of days.

The Nobel Prize award ceremony was broadcast live, but due to the time difference, the footage was edited by reporters the very next day and broadcast on various domestic platforms during prime time.

This once again sparked a frenzy on the internet.

At Changchun Garden Food Street outside Kyoto University, the three students from dormitory 101 gathered together again.

Xu Zhengyang raised his glass and said, "Brothers, let's go through the formalities first."

"Come on," Kong Xianbo said, filling his glass to the brim.

The three clinked their glasses and shouted at the same time.

"Old Xu is awesome!"

After finishing his drink, Xu Zhengyang started preparing the dishes.

"Come on, cook all the meat. I was so busy at noon that I only ate a piece of bread. I'm starving."

Kong Xianbo had already thrown several plates of mutton into the pot: "Damn, me too. I've been revising my thesis these past few days and haven't had a proper meal. I've been thinking about tonight."

"Old Zhai, aren't you going to say a few complaints?"

Zhai Ziqiang said with a smile, "Zhang Shuyi and I are doing very well, and we often cook for ourselves."

"Okay, actually I just went to eat hot pot with Chen Shiqi yesterday too."

Xu Zhengyang coughed lightly and said from the side.

"Depend on!"

"Girlfriend? As if you don't have anyone else!" Kong Xianbo glared, secretly thinking how lucky he was to have gotten back together with his girlfriend, otherwise these two bastards would have really put on a show today.

Xu Zhengyang: "We had hot pot yesterday."

Zhai Ziqiang: "She brought me lunch at noon."

Kong Xianbo: "."

Everyone chatted and laughed, focusing their attention on the food, unlike before when they would stand on a box to drink.

“When I first entered the school, I felt that Lao Xu was different from us. Tsk tsk, look how respectable he is.”

After a hearty meal, Xu Zhengyang leaned back in his chair and sighed, "Who would have thought that Old Xu could actually suppress all ages and directly break through the path to immortality?"

“Definitely a male protagonist in a novel.” Zhai Ziqiang nodded.

Kong Xianbo took a couple of gulps of wine, a sigh escaping his lips. Five years had passed; everything had changed. Old Xu had become famous both at home and abroad, while they remained pathetic research dogs.

"No, we can't be discouraged. I used to be a rival to the Nobel Prize."

Kong Xianbo squinted, trying to cheer himself up.

(End of this chapter)