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Chapter 107: Master, I will definitely carry forward your sect!

Huaxia, Star City, Qiao Yu’s alma mater, Tieyi Middle School.

Qiao Yu went directly from Xingcheng to Beijing on the eighth day of the first lunar month. Since he had informed the school in advance, he did not say goodbye to the school when he left and went to Beijing quietly, but it did have an impact on the school.

Others may not feel it, but Principal Zhang feels it deeply.

As the school term is about to start, although students are still on winter vacation, many teachers in the school are already busy.

The time periods before holidays, before school starts, and before important exams are also the busiest times for principals.

Not only the children need to focus after a long vacation, but the teachers do too.

Little-known fact: at least in middle school, it’s not just the kids who don’t want to go back to school, the teachers don’t want to go back to school either. After all, working is not as comfortable as sleeping at home.

So Zhang Tiejun always has to get busy first.

Internally, we need to properly arrange all work after the start of school. Safety is still the most important issue and it should be mentioned at every meeting. We should also have heart-to-heart talks with faculty and staff of all grades. Even though the new year is over, we still need to get started on next year's work.

Xingtie No.1 Middle School developed well last year, and we must continue to work hard this year. Especially the teachers of the third grade and the third grade, it is the last semester, and we have to shoulder the responsibility!

There are a lot of things going on outside, and the higher-level guidance departments are also worried that the principals will slack off, especially in high schools. So there are a lot of external meetings.

At this time, Qiao Yu's influence became apparent.

For example, at the opening meeting held by the superior department after the New Year, Lao Zhang's seat was in the first row, surrounded by principals of famous schools.

Even though this is just a small change, it often has a more obscure meaning in China, especially in meetings held by formal units. Sometimes, just how to arrange the seats for the leaders on the stage can give many inexperienced housekeepers a headache for a whole day.

Although the seats in the audience are not as particular as those on the stage, the status of the principal of a prestigious school is the same as that of the principal of an ordinary school. Who sits in the front and who sits in the back has long been clearly divided, and it is all a rule.

Of course, the ranking will often change. For example, if a principal’s school has recently achieved good results, or if a principal may be promoted in the near future, the seat position will naturally be adjusted.

Never doubt the ability of those who are entrusted with arranging seats to get information. After working in government agencies for a long time, they will know basically any little movement in this area.

They are all smart people. They can analyze a lot of things just by looking at someone's expression when he walks out of the leader's office. Their ability to read people's expressions is no joke, not to mention that Zhang Tiejun's name has been mentioned more and more times by the leaders recently.

And most of them sighed: "Lao Zhang, it's not easy."

It is indeed not easy.

The flow of educational resources from backward areas to developed areas, from ordinary schools to famous schools, and then gradually concentration is an almost irreversible dynamic process.

From a global perspective, talent has been flowing to developed regions.

Looking at China, when the economically developed coastal regions waved checks to poach high-quality professors from colleges and universities in the central and western regions, they could directly force the top institutional design institutions to issue documents to prohibit developed regions from unilaterally poaching people with high salaries...

Specifically in Xingcheng, good teachers and good students are all trying their best to get into the four famous schools, or at least the five primary schools. It is very difficult for ordinary high schools to achieve good results in competitions.

The leaders above also know that this is not good and goes against some core spirits, but what can they do? If they want to change, how much resistance will they face?

We can't really force those excellent teachers to rotate among schools, right? Their houses are nearby, so why should they be transferred to places farther away to teach students with weaker foundations?
Not to mention that it’s not just the excellent teachers who have complaints. The students who have finally been admitted to the famous schools and their parents are even more dissatisfied. There are also the education groups behind the famous schools and even the owners of the households around the famous schools...

In short, hard reforms may not necessarily be praised, but they will definitely be criticized by a group of people. Even when it comes to allocating resources to major public schools, those resources will eventually unconsciously tilt towards famous schools.

What can I do?
The famous schools are full of children who will be able to go to famous schools in the future, such as Huaqing, Yanbei, Double First-Class, or at least 211. They are all the pillars of the future construction of the motherland...

But humans are strange animals. They always hope that others can do what they cannot do themselves.

Zhang Tiejun did a great job in this regard.

Look, Xingtie No. 1 Middle School is just an ordinary middle school. It doesn’t have any resources allocated to it. When it recruits students, it is not as attractive as famous schools like you. But how can they cultivate a student like Qiao Yu?

He ranked first in CMO and was the first student directly booked by Yanbei University this year, with a bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree.

You should know that although the top 60 CMOs can be admitted to Huaqing or Yanbei, it does not mean that everyone can sign an agreement to study for a bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree.

Not to mention that everyone has already received the news that Qiao Yu’s future mentor is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, one of the current pillars of the Chinese mathematics community, and his salary will be maxed out!
The most important thing is that Qiao Yu was trained in the junior high school department of Tieyi Middle School!
So it’s really not that the higher-ups don’t value those average middle schools in Xingcheng; it’s simply that you principals aren’t working hard enough and aren’t trying to find solutions!

If other general middle schools can work as hard as Xingtie No. 1 Middle School, wouldn't the average level of educational resources be higher? Everything has its two sides. The head of a unit should bear the greatest responsibility when something goes wrong, but if something good happens, he can also take the greatest benefit.

This makes sense.

Therefore, Zhang Tiejun has become a role model, and even has to make special reports to introduce his school management experience to the principals. If this trend continues, and the college entrance examination results of Tieyi Middle School are similar this year, Zhang Tiejun will probably not stay in Tieyi Middle School for long.

Many people have heard the news that a deputy director position has become vacant in the district's superior department, and a higher-level leader has already indicated that Zhang Tiejun should take the position.

There is no way. The district where Xingtie No. 1 Middle School is located happens to be the area with the weakest secondary education in the entire Xingnan.

Although strictly speaking it can only be considered a lateral transfer, the transfer from a public institution to an administrative unit, coupled with the fact that Xingnan is still implementing a strong provincial capital development strategy, how difficult this step is to take is probably only known by those who are involved.

It is not the case that if one person succeeds, everyone else will benefit. For positions that require responsibility for specific matters, instead of allowing people who have made achievements to take up the position, are we giving the opportunity to people who are mediocre?

Let’s not talk about the issue of ability for now, but we should also consider the demonstration effect, right?
Of course, to others, this is just news, but Zhang Tiejun knows very well that this is the fact because the relevant departments have already had a formal talk with him.

The fact that we have come to the stage of talking to him shows that all investigations on him have been basically completed quietly, and the next step is to wait for the appointment documents, so there is a high probability that he will be transferred after the school starts.

This has also made Zhang Tiejun very motivated in recent times.

It's not just that he is feeling high and proud, but more importantly, he wants to arrange many things about Xingtie No. 1 Middle School before leaving.

In particular, Zhang Tiejun planned to promote Lan Jie to the position of deputy director of the Political and Educational Department before he left.

If a teacher wants to be a vice principal, he must be trained in a mid-level administrative position for a period of time. Of course, this is not nepotism, but more of a consideration of the relationship between Qiao Yu and Lan Jie.

Zhang Tiejun certainly hopes to maintain a good relationship with Qiao Yu. After he leaves, slowly discovering Qiao Yu's mentor and taking up a leadership position in the school is the best choice. If he can really take this step, Xingtie No. 1 Middle School will be where he will make his fortune.

Naturally, the faster things develop here, the better; the more stable his future will be.

By the time Qiao Yu gets the job, Ranjie will have been sufficiently trained to be able to take on the responsibility of vice-principal.

In addition, we must also try our best to find a candidate to take over his position. I have made some agreements with Qiao Yu, and it is more reassuring to execute them with our own people. If a young man who has no idea about the grassroots situation is transferred from a certain department above to serve as the principal, it would be bad to turn a good thing into a bad thing.

Zhang Tiejun is not worrying about nothing. This kind of thing has not only happened before, but happens frequently.

He hoped that Vice Principal He Duchang, who was in charge of teaching at the school, would take over his position.

He Duchang understood the series of agreements signed with Qiao Yu and has always fully supported them, which is enough to ensure the implementation of subsequent agreements.

Just like that, although it was almost six o'clock and time for lunch, Zhang Tiejun was still in the office, thinking about the things that would follow up on him, when the phone suddenly rang. It was a call from the higher authorities again. He had received quite a few calls of this kind recently.

Zhang Tiejun also answered the call immediately as usual.

"Hello, Director Xu."

"Tiejun, Huaqing University just contacted us and wanted to know the details of Qiao Yu, a student from Tieyi Middle School. They left me a phone number, and I'll tell you. Please find a teacher who knows Qiao Yu and call Huaqing as soon as possible."

"Ah? Huaqing University? But Qiao Yu has already decided to go to Yanbei University. Someone from Yanbei University came to sign the agreement before the winter vacation."

"This is not our business. They just wanted to know about Qiao Yu's situation and didn't say much else. Anyway, you won't offend anyone if you ask them to report it."

"Oh, I see. I'll arrange it right away."

"Okay, I'll give you the number now, please write it down."

……

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Tiejun didn't have time to think about what was going on. He called Lanjie immediately.

Things that are specifically instructed by the superiors must not be neglected. The teacher who knows Qiao Yu's situation best in the school is naturally Lan Jie.

"Teacher Lan, are you in school?"

"I just finished the new semester teaching meeting for my grade and was preparing to go home."

"That's fine. Come to my office right away."

"What a coincidence! I'm right below the administration building. I'll be right up."

After hanging up the phone, within two minutes, Ranger caught up.

"Principal Zhang, what's the matter?"

"Well, Huaqing University called to inquire about Qiao Yu and asked me to find a teacher who knows Qiao Yu's situation to call back immediately."

After saying that, Zhang Tiejun pushed the phone number he had written down in front of Lan Jie.

"Hua Qing?" Lang Jie was also confused.

"Don't worry about it, just go back first, um, hands-free." Zhang Tiejun said.

"Whose number is this? What should I call when I get through?" Ranger asked while taking out his cell phone and dialing.

Zhang Tiejun shook his head and replied, "I don't know."

I was also confused. Normally, when I gave him the number, I should have told him who he was, at least his last name. But he didn't know that either, only that he was a teacher at Huaqing, which was outrageous.

But the call went through quickly, and Lan Jie immediately introduced himself: "Hello, I'm Lan Jie, Qiao Yu's math teacher..."

"Hello, Teacher Lan, I'm Yuan Zhengxin."

When the person on the other side introduced himself, Lan Jie and Zhang Tiejun were both confused.

In the education sector, there are people who like this guy and people who don’t, but there is definitely no one who doesn’t know this big guy.

After all, he is the first Fields Medal winner in Chinese history, so he has some status, especially for a math teacher like Ranger, he is simply the supreme existence.

Let me put it this way, the mentor that Lan Jie had when he was a graduate student at Shuangdan University could only be considered a disciple in front of this person...

"Hello, Mr. Yuan, hello!"

"You're welcome. I'm sorry to bother you this time. I mainly want to know some information about Qiao Yu. The more detailed the better."

"Qiao Yu, I discovered his mathematical talent by coincidence. At that time, I found that two children in my Olympiad class made rapid progress in competitions, so I kept them after class to encourage them. As a result, I learned that they mainly relied on the guidance of a junior high school student in our school, Qiao Yu. Then..."

Immediately, Langjie made some artistic processing of his discovery of Qiao Yu, concealed the part about hanging out in the Internet cafe, and gave a general introduction.

The focus was actually on his participation in the Xiaolibaba Mathematics Competition and his solution to the Diophantine equation on the forum.

"Oh, so he also completed a paper independently?"

"Yes, yes, it was published in the Journal of Number Theory. It should be the day before yesterday. He sent it to me on WeChat."

"Oh, very good. By the way, I saw that his other high school entrance examination results were very good, but biology and geography were only 9 points. Do you know what this means?"

The tone on the other end was very gentle, but Ranger felt cold sweat oozing out of his forehead.

"Mr. Yuan, the situation is like this. You may not know that Qiao Yu's family environment is quite special. He grew up in a single-parent family. He was in his teens and was in a rebellious period. He also had some conflicts with his mother at the time, so he deliberately took this score in the two subjects in the second year of junior high school.

Later, our school principal Zhang learned about Qiao Yu's situation and personally visited his home. Together with Qiao Yu's class teacher, he repeatedly persuaded the child. As a result, in the second half of the third year of junior high school, Qiao Yu's grades immediately improved. "

Really, before dealing with Qiao Yu, Lan Jie would definitely not be able to come up with such an excuse in such a short time. Of course, it really can't be said that he lied, after all, Zhang Tiejun did go to make home visits and did Qiao Yu's work many times.

I can only say that some people really have a huge influence on the people around them.

“It’s still a single-parent family…”

After hearing this, Lan Jie looked at Zhang Tiejun, and then in the encouraging eyes of the principal, he closed his eyes and said: "Well, Qiao Yu has actually had a hard time these years. He has no father, his grandparents have passed away, and his mother is in poor health and cannot work, so he has to find a way to support the family.

The school also thought of many ways to help Qiao Yu, such as preparing various bonuses for Qiao Yu, reducing tuition and miscellaneous fees, etc. Qiao Yu was also very motivated. He relied on self-study and not only won the first prize and the first place in the Xiaolibaba competition, but also published a paper. A very inspiring child! "

"Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Lan. I have another request, I hope you can help me."

"Mr. Yuan, you are too polite. If you have anything to ask, just tell me directly. I will definitely do it if I can."

"I just hope you can pass my number to Qiao Yu and ask him to call me back when he has time. I have something to talk to him about."

"Oh, don't worry, I will convey it to you later."

"Thank you, Teacher Lan. If you have any problems in the future, you can also call me on this number."

"Thank you, Mr. Yuan."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye, Mr. Yuan."

After hanging up the phone, Lan Jie and Zhang Tiejun looked at each other.

Then Zhang Tiejun said quietly, "You gave Mr. Yuan's phone number to Qiao Yu. Didn't that offend Academician Tian?"

"Ah?" Ranger was stunned.

He was just so excited just now that he didn't think so much.

"What should we do then?" Langjie was a little confused.

"Give it to me, what else can I do? You are just a little math teacher, are you really afraid that the academician will embarrass you?" Principal Zhang said slowly and complacently: "Hey, don't you think highly of our Qiao Yu? What did this kid do at Yanbei University?"

"Oh..." Without hesitation, Lan Jie sent the number to Qiao Yu on WeChat. Lao Zhang was right. He was just a small math teacher and there was nothing to be afraid of.

But he still edited it: "Qiao Yu, this is Mr. Yuan Zhengxin's number. Please give him a call when you have time. By the way, it's best not to tell your mentor."

Soon, Qiao Yu replied: "??? Eh? Who is Mr. Yuan Zhengxin? Why can't you tell your instructor?"

This question confused Ranjie.

My goodness, this kid has even become Academician Tian’s disciple, but he doesn’t know anything about his own situation?
However, Lan Jie did not intend to explain these to Qiao Yu. As a junior high school teacher, he was not qualified to introduce these things, so he directly replied: "You can ask Professor Xue about these. I can only tell you that Mr. Yuan Zhengxin is now a very good professor at Huaqing University.

In addition, I told Mr. Yuan Zhengxin that your family is in financial difficulty and you have to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family. As for the other things, I didn't say much. Anyway, just call me back as soon as possible!"

"Oh, I see. These are all the truth, Teacher Lan! Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Lan Jie put down his phone and looked at Zhang Tiejun. They both breathed a sigh of relief.

"See, I knew that such a student would be snatched up." Zhang Tiejun said complacently. Lan Jie curled his lips. He would never have thought that because of Qiao Yu, he could talk to this big shot for more than ten minutes.

"Well, I just happen to have something to discuss with you. Let's have dinner together today."

"Okay, Principal Zhang."

……

Huaxia, Yanbei, Qiao Yu, who had just finished dinner and a walk and was about to turn on the computer in his room, received a WeChat message from Lan Jie and felt a little puzzled.

There seemed to be not many people who could be addressed as "Mr." by the nice guy, but Qiao Yu was not in a hurry to call Mr. Yuan Zhengxin back. Instead, he asked Xue Song directly on WeChat: "Mr. Xue, Teacher Ganglan sent me Mr. Yuan Zhengxin's phone number and asked me to call him back. Who is this Mr. Yuan?"

Reply to WeChat messages instantly.

"???"

"Wait a minute, don't go back yet, I'm right next to you, I'll be there soon."

Qiao Yu waited obediently for a moment, and soon Xue Song arrived at his room.

"Hey, Mr. Xue, you work here too?"

"Nonsense, all my connections are transferred here, where else would I work if not here? Let me check the WeChat of that teacher Lan."

Qiao Yu honestly handed the chat history with Lan Jie to Xue Song for him to take a look.

Good guy, the other party was too embarrassed to come to Qiao Yu, so he contacted Xingtie No. 1 Middle School directly.

"Teacher Xue, who exactly is this Mr. Yuan?"

Xue Song thought about it and answered truthfully: "Your teacher's teacher."

"Ah? Isn't that my great-grandmaster? That means my teacher is in Yanbei, and my great-grandmaster is in Huaqing. Doesn't that mean my school will be invincible in China?" Qiao Yu said with surprise.

Xue Song rolled his eyes at Qiao Yu and said, "Well, that's true in theory, but your teacher doesn't have a very good relationship with your master. Do you remember that I told you before that the affairs of the older generation in the mathematics world are very complicated, and I told you not to get involved. With a good mentor who can handle things to help you, you can just concentrate on studying mathematics?"

Qiao Yu nodded. Of course he remembered, but he still asked, "How bad can their relationship be? No matter how bad it is, it's still a teacher-student relationship."

Xue Song thought for a moment and said, "You can understand this as a falling out. Got it? So you decide for yourself whether or not to return this call."

Qiao Yu blinked and said, "Then I must reply. Teacher Lan is such a good person, just like you. What he tells me is of course the same as what you tell me. If I don't reply, am I still a human being?"

Xue Song was slightly stunned and asked, "Aren't you curious about why your teacher had a conflict with his teacher?"

Yes, he thought Qiao Yu would ask this question, but who would have thought that Qiao Yu didn't ask it at all.

But what he didn't expect was Qiao Yu's answer.

"No, Teacher Xue, is it important? You've already said it, what does what happened between the older generation have to do with me? I'm only fifteen years old. When they had a conflict, I wasn't even born yet, right? I don't want to know what conflict they had at all. It's enough for me to know that Mr. Yuan is my master."

After that, Qiao Yu asked again: "By the way, is my master also very powerful?"

Xue Song took a deep breath and said, "He is the first Chinese-American to win the Fields Medal. So far, there are only two Chinese-Americans who have won this award. Don't you think it's amazing?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that Fields Medal that Schultz won? Isn't that even more impressive than Director Tian? Wait a minute, I'll call my master back first."

After saying that, Qiao Yu quickly sat down next to the computer under Xue Song's confused gaze. He put his phone on the side, then searched for the old man's paper in the Yanbei University literature database, which was already open, and quickly downloaded and opened it. The operation was so fast that Xue Song felt his scalp tingling.

This hand speed...

Wait, this guy not only downloaded the old man's thesis, but also downloaded his director Tian's doctoral thesis...

Then Xue Song saw Qiao Yu quickly comparing the two sides, swiping the mouse for a few minutes before he picked up the phone next to him and dialed the number without hesitation.

Xue Song really wanted to just turn around and leave, not getting involved in this matter, but in the end he couldn't resist his curiosity.

He really wanted to see how Qiao Yu would handle this situation, and also wanted to hear what conditions the other side would offer Qiao Yu.

Then, he felt a little regretful...

Because when the call was connected, as soon as the other end said "Hello", Qiao Yu spoke very enthusiastically: "Master, hello, I am Qiao Yu, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Really, Qiao Yu's enthusiastic and a little too much "Grandpa Master" really made Xue Song dazed for a moment, and he got goose bumps all over his body.

He had never expected that this guy would be so direct and straightforward without any hesitation. Did he think this was a recognition of his relationship? !

But thinking of Qiao Yu's fifteen-year-old age, Xue Song suddenly felt that the old man across the street probably wouldn't mind if he yelled at him like that... After all, if the big boss argued with a fifteen-year-old kid, it would be a big deal if it got out...

This is indeed the case. Qiao Yu's call of "Grandmaster" obviously made the other party a little confused.

After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Qiao Yu, you call me Grandpa Shi?"

"Of course. My teacher Tian mentioned you on the first day I came to Yanbei University. He said that you are the pride of our Chinese mathematics community. You are the first Chinese to win the Fields Medal. He also said that I must take you as an example and goal in the future and learn your spirit of research when facing difficult problems.

Only in this way can I go further in mathematics in the future! I have been thinking about when to visit you at Huaqing University and listen to your teachings in person. I didn't expect that my high school teacher sent me your phone number. I am so happy! "

The old man opposite fell silent and didn't respond for a long time. He probably didn't know what to say.

Xue Song had already cast his dull eyes out the window. Well, he should have left instead of listening to this.

At this time, Qiao Yu's eyes were fixed on the computer screen in front of him.

Finally, a voice came from the phone again: "Qiao Yu, are you talking nonsense?"

"Nonsense? How is that possible, Grandpa Master? The day I came, Director Tian talked to me for half an hour, and for 20 minutes he talked about the results and achievements you made back then, especially your manipulation of Ricci curvature, which was simply amazing. At that time, who else but you could have thought of analyzing the curvature on these manifolds to describe the curvature of space!

Professor Tian also said that when he was studying the existence problem of the Kähler-Einstein metric, he relied entirely on the techniques of nonlinear partial differential equations that you taught him, especially the techniques of using the Ricci flow equation to deal with nonlinear terms.

This allowed him to find a way to keep the solution smooth during the evolution of the flow while avoiding the formation of singularities. Director Tian also said that the method you taught him was extremely creative and advanced at the time, and it was unique. You did not cheat at all to win the Fields Medal.

By the way, my mentor also told me that no matter what others think, his most important achievements are inseparable from your help and guidance during that time. Really, I admire you so much! Eh? No, Master, how could you think I'm talking nonsense? Didn't you teach me all these back then? "

The other side fell silent again, and Xue Song also fell silent.

I also read Qiao Yu's paper faster, I was really concentrating on reading it...

Xue Song's thoughts were far away at this time. He began to suspect that some historic event might happen in the Chinese mathematics community in the future. For example, the Great Reconciliation of the Century. Well, if such an event really happened, he would probably be one of the witnesses, right?
It turns out that a mentally mature 15-year-old kid is really good at making an old man happy...

He actually thought of flipping through the paper before making a phone call. What's wrong with Qiao Yu's brain?

He didn't know what the old man opposite was thinking at this moment. Anyway, if it were him, it didn't matter whether his former disciple recognized him or not, but he had to recognize this disciple.

……

Hua Qing, the old man held the phone and really didn't know what to say for a long time.

Although I still have many doubts instinctively, but Qiao Yu was able to list all his proudest works of the year in one breath, and these were not the most easily found achievements on the Internet. His tone was sincere, without any pauses, and even included details. Upon careful consideration, it did not sound like a fabrication.

Considering that the child is only fifteen years old, it is not difficult to hear from Teacher Lan's narration just now that Qiao Yu is just a young genius who is struggling hard in adversity, and he should not say such nonsense with his eyes open.

Moreover, from the time he hung up the phone with Lan Jie to the time Qiao Yu called him, it was only ten minutes in total. Considering that it would take some time for the teacher from Tieyi Middle School to contact Qiao Yu and for both parties to communicate, even if he wanted to make up a lie, he wouldn't have the time to prepare so much, right?
This made him involuntarily feel that this was probably true, and that his unworthy student really introduced him to Qiao Yu in this way!
There are definitely some loopholes, but considering that if Tian Yanzhen and Qiao Yu only talked for half an hour, they definitely couldn't talk about anything too in-depth, and it's even more impossible for them to talk about that whole past, this is normal.

Moreover, the time of the conversation between the two people that Qiao Yu casually mentioned also makes sense.

Of course the old man knew that Tian Yanzhen was usually very busy, so it was reasonable for him to take half an hour to talk to Qiao Yu on the first day they met.

Anyway, it’s full of details…

Well, it seems that Tian Yanzhen is very optimistic about this child, and he must show respect for his teacher no matter what. However, since Tian Yanzhen has communicated with Qiao Yu in this way, it is difficult for him to say anything more about the other party's faults...

Just as I was thinking about how to start the conversation, the boy opposite me spoke again.

"Hey, Master, why are you silent? Really, Master, although I have only been at Yanbei University for a few days, Teacher Tian is very good to me, just like you treated him back then. It just so happens that Huaqing is so close to Yanbei, can I go to see you when I have nothing to do?

Director Tian told me the same thing the day before yesterday. He said that although I haven't enrolled yet, he still needs to get me a temporary student ID as soon as possible and enter it into the access system of Huaqing across the street. This way, if I have any questions and he doesn't have time to guide me, I can go directly to Huaqing to ask you.

Director Tian also said that you are more knowledgeable than him and have more experience in dealing with problems than him, so it would be right for me to ask you for advice in the future. Um, you won't refuse to let me in when the time comes, right?"

After hearing this, Yuan Zhengxin immediately followed Qiao Yu's words and said, "You are welcome to come anytime. This is my personal mobile phone number, and the same number is used for WeChat. My office is in Qiuzhai on Xiqiu Road. It doesn't matter if your identity information is not entered into the system. Send me a WeChat message before you come and tell me which door you will go through, and I will arrange someone to pick you up."

"Then let's put it this way, Grandpa Shi! I'll add you on WeChat after I hang up! Really, you may not know this, but I have never had a father, let alone a grandfather, since I was a child! It is said that a teacher is a father for life. Now Director Tian is like my father, and you are my grandfather. It's all complete at once!

I really want to thank you and Director Tian for providing me with such a good learning environment. I will work harder in the future to bring honor to our school! I promise not to let you and Director Tian down! No matter where I go in the future, Director Tian will always be my teacher, and you will always be my grandmaster!"

Well, just now Lan Jie also said that Qiao Yu grew up in a single-parent family... He lacked fatherly love since childhood...

But this child spoke everything at a very fast speed. What did he want to say just now?

Never mind, it’s not important. He already said he would come to visit me, so let’s talk about it when we meet.

So when he spoke, his tone was gentler: "Okay, this kind of spirit is what you need to study mathematics! I'll wait for you at Huaqing University, come over when you have time."

"Don't worry, Master. I have to attend Professor Robert's lecture tomorrow. Teacher Tian has also assigned a lot of reading tasks in the afternoon and evening. So, after Professor Robert goes back, I will go to Huaqing to see you, okay?"

"Okay, it's a deal!"

"By the way, Master, Teacher Tian gave me a lot of book lists! Especially the books that I must read in the first stage. Now that you have added me on WeChat, can you help me check which books on this list I don't need to read and help me eliminate them?"

"Send me the list of books later. But your basic knowledge is not solid yet, so you still need to read the books you need to read. Just now you said you would work harder to bring honor to your school, but now you say the teacher has given you too many reading tasks?"

"No, Master, I don't want to be lazy. In fact, I just want to save some time to read more papers!"

"Reading papers is important, but the foundation is more important! And you have to be selective when reading papers. You have to read good, high-quality papers! Okay, I can't explain it clearly at the moment. Add me on WeChat and send me the list of books your teacher has chosen for you."

"Okay, Grandpa Master! You must take care of yourself!"

"Okay, okay, okay, let's chat on WeChat then."

"Well, Grandpa Master, please hang up first. Teacher Tian has repeatedly emphasized to me that I must respect my teacher. I dare not hang up on you first. If Teacher Tian finds out, he will definitely scold me to death."

"You kid...Okay, I'll hang up first."

……

Opposite to Yanbei University, research center.

After Qiao Yu hung up the phone, he let out a long sigh, and then heard the person next to him also let out a long sigh.

Qiao Yu tilted his head, looked at Xue Song strangely, and asked, "Teacher Xue, why are you so nervous?"

Xue Song said expressionlessly: "I'm afraid you'll be exposed!"

Qiao Yu was surprised and said, "Exposed? What? I'm only fifteen years old. Can the master still take his anger out on a fifteen-year-old grandson like me? Besides, I didn't tell any lies!"

“No, can you stop calling me Grandpa Master?” Xue Song said helplessly. When he put the name Qiao Yu into his mind, he always felt weird about it.

But then again, given Qiao Yu's age, there is really no problem in calling Mr. Yuan "grandfather". It even virtually raises his academic seniority in China. After all, if you really count, many of Mr. Yuan's great-grandchildren and students have already taken up teaching or scientific research positions.

"He's actually my grandmaster's name, right? I didn't call him wrong..." As he spoke, Qiao Yu skillfully applied to be his grandmaster's friend on WeChat.

The application was quickly approved. Qiao Yu put the book list given to him by Director Tian on the desk, took a photo and sent it over.

Xue Song was speechless. After watching Qiao Yu do all this in silence, he couldn't help but ask, "How are you going to tell your mentor about this?"

"Of course I'm telling the truth! My master found a way to contact me. After a friendly exchange between us, he affirmed the reference books that the teacher prepared for me and told me to listen to the teacher, be a good student and read more, and make more achievements in mathematics in the future!"

"How do you know that your master's grandfather would approve of the reference books given by your teacher?" Xue Song didn't even notice that he was influenced by Qiao Yu and didn't call him Mr. Yuan.

"There are only a few excellent basic math books, how can you pick out the best? My tutor is my senior teacher, so there may be some differences of opinion, but their academic tastes are definitely the same. If you don't believe me, wait and see. At most, my senior teacher will make some minor revisions, and the overall situation will definitely not change. So I just need to tell the truth."

Good man, no wonder he specifically mentioned this matter before hanging up the phone...

As expected, Mr. Yuan on the other side replied to the message soon. His reply was similar to Qiao Yu's analysis. He slightly adjusted two books and then emphasized again the importance of reading these basic books...

"Look, my master's grandfather told me to listen to the teacher. These books are must-reads. He only replaced two of them, and asked me to read the books recommended by both sides to learn from each other's strengths. I said, academic aesthetics are consistent and cannot change too much."

Xue Song has begun to admire Qiao Yu. He has even come up with the term "academic aesthetics". Does this allow the master and disciple to seek common ground while reserving differences in an alternative way?

Don't tell me, don't tell me, if Qiao Yu tells Tian Yanzhen like this, Academician Tian may not stop him from going to Huaqing to see Mr. Yuan. Of course, even if he stops him, Qiao Yu still has the long legs...

With this guy coaxing both sides, it would not be surprising at all for Xue Song to see the great reconciliation of the Chinese mathematics community in the future.

He even thought it was a pity that Qiao Yu only had mathematics in his head...

"Okay, handle your own business. Just take it easy. I'm leaving first." Xue Song was about to leave.

"Well, go ahead and do your work. I'll report this to Director Tian first."

Xue Song's legs couldn't move again...

"Call now to report? Then let me hear what Academician Tian has to say."

"Ah? I have already reported everything on WeChat. I also sent the screenshots of the reply that my master sent to Director Tian. I don't know when Director Tian will reply. Is it better to call for something like this?" Qiao Yu, who had been fiddling with his phone, raised his head and asked seriously.

Xue Song answered blankly: "Probably... it's all fine. Professor Tian shouldn't care about these things."

Sure enough, he was still thinking too much... This kid really didn't take the conflicts of the previous generation seriously at all!

After a while, Qiao Yu held up his phone and said, "Look, I'll tell you what I'm saying. Director Tian agreed and specifically told me to be polite, humble and sincere. Teacher Xue, you have to be my witness. I didn't tell a single lie on either side."

Xue Song leaned over to take a look at Tian Yanzhen's reply.

"Yes! The students of the teacher are not taught by others, but they are attracted by the knowledge. When you ask for advice, you should be polite and not arrogant."

Good man, judging from the current situation, this guy is indeed telling the truth on both sides, it’s just that he changed the order and said something a little bit exaggerated...

So before Xue Song left, he couldn't help but patted Qiao Yu on the shoulder and said sincerely: "Don't think about anything in the future, just focus on studying. If you can't make a name for yourself in the future, that would be a miracle!"

　Thanks to lhrgxf and book friend 20210301106522696680 for their rewards and encouragement.

　　PS: Completed 22 days of checking in for -word updates!
　　
　
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