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Chapter 208 Because I am proud of you!

If it were anyone else in this world, Qiao Yu would probably have started thinking about leaving...

Are you kidding me? You want a mathematician who just won the Fields Medal to help you read a paper for a box lunch? This is obviously too outrageous.

But this was Qiao Xi, so Qiao Yu not only didn’t want to leave, he even forgot the good news he wanted to share and just felt curious.

After coming to Beijing, Qiao Xi has been attending classes and studying. He doesn't know what his mother has learned.

Judging from her grades, she can only say that they are average. However, considering Qiao Xi's age, her average grades are actually excellent.

"Where's the paper? Let me see it."

"Eat first, it will get cold later."

"To be honest, isn't it better to eat cold food in the summer?"

"I told you, let's eat first!"

"Okay, then you can always tell me what problem your paper solves first?"

Qiao Yu had no choice but to help Qiao Xi open the lid of the lunch box while asking.

I was secretly complaining that Qiao Xi still hadn't developed the mindset of a mathematician. After all, for a mathematician, discussing a new paper was far more important than eating.

Not to mention it's still summer.

"Remember you insisted that I put forward a conjecture before?"

Qiao Xi responded casually.

Qiao Yu suddenly realized.

It was because Qiao Xi raised this question that he felt that his mother had a talent for mathematics.

"Stable upper bound conjecture? Have you proved it? And found the function?" Qiao Yu asked curiously.

"No."

Qiao Xi shook his head: "It is just a preliminary construction of the function form, but it is only applicable to specific types of curves. Including elliptic curves and some low-genus superelliptic curves.

Yuan said that my next task is to generalize the scope of application of the function and strictly prove its asymptotic behavior. Of course, the ultimate goal is to prove that it tends to a stable value under high genus conditions. "

As he spoke, the lunch boxes containing the dishes had already been opened, and Qiao Yu sat there and began to eat his meal without any appetite.

To be honest, Qiao Yu, who was used to grand propositions and had just won the Fields Medal, suddenly felt a little bored when he heard the problem solved by Qiao Xi.

He was a little disappointed. He thought that after so much time of study, Qiao Xi's first paper should at least completely solve the conjecture. He never expected that it was only a small part of the conjecture.

It's not even that difficult. A paper of this level will definitely not be published in the Big Four. At most, it can be published in an ordinary first-tier journal, after all, Mr. Yuan and his face are there.

"What's that expression on your face? This paper is very important to me. This time when I was attending the International Mathematical Congress, Professor Yuan introduced me to many teachers and gave me guidance so that I could finally complete it."

Qiao Xi glared at Qiao Yu and said.

Qiao Yu raised his left hand and pointed at himself, saying, "Um... did you forget that there is another teacher here?"

"Is your skin itchy again?" Qiao Xi tilted his head and asked seriously.

"Haha, I'm just kidding." Qiao Yu laughed.

Qiao Xi's serious expression was very dangerous. After all, her mother was very sharp when she started to fight. She pinched where it hurt, and although it wouldn't cause much damage, it still hurt.

"By the way, do you have any good news?" Seeing Qiao Yu become honest, Qiao Xi asked.

"My national natural science project was passed." Qiao Yu said proudly.

"How is this good news? The night you won the award, Mr. Yuan was full of energy and talked to me until one in the morning. He said a lot of things over and over again. I remember he said that if you apply for a project again, no one will be blind." Qiao Xi said disapprovingly.

She came to Huaqing to study in order to make up for her unfulfilled college dream.

Qiao Xi really had never thought about applying for the National Natural Science Foundation of China or winning any awards. She was forced to learn mathematics.

I don’t have much ambition, so I don’t have many ideas about these national natural projects.

"My project is different. If we can really achieve the goals of my previous project plan, we will be rich. Let me tell you this, remember my grand goal in life? It can be achieved in minutes!"

Qiao Yu said proudly.

"What about your idea of ​​demolishing the railway new village and rebuilding it?" Qiao Xi asked in surprise.

"Yes! Isn't it cool? As long as my project can succeed, there will be no problem. After all, my new technology does not solve the problem of currency, but the problem of the new generation of productivity and production relations."

"So confident?"

"of course."

"Then I wish you success. And will helping me look at the paper interfere with your work?"

"Hey, the news hasn't come out yet. It was Director Tian who informed me. But no matter what, don't worry, classmate Qiao Xi, I guarantee that your second half of life will be stable!"

"Student Qiao Xi?"

"Mom, on such a happy day, let's not worry about these details, right?"

"Ha ha……"

……

Qiao Yu has many criticisms about the fact that Chinese parents regard their status as more important than anything else.

But there was no way. The blood suppression that had been passed down for thousands of years could not be broken by just howling twice.

In the afternoon, I stayed with Qiao Xi and helped to review the paper.

Although it cannot be said that the value is very high, Qiao Yu feels that there are still many highlights.

Although the tools used are not very innovative, the way of proof is somewhat novel.

I must ask Qiao Yu to give an evaluation, it would probably be average.

But one thing is certain, Qiao Xi is indeed very talented in mathematics. At least the proof process is very precise and logical, and he can't find too many flaws.

It was indeed quite good for a novice to write such a good paper for his first paper. He had read papers that were not worth reading, and they were written by graduate students.

Theoretically speaking, Qiao Xi is still an undergraduate student. From this point of view, this paper is very impressive, at least surpassing many graduate students of Yujiang University.

"I revised it for you again, and there are no problems. But where do you plan to send the paper?"

“Mr. Yuan suggested that I publish in Mathematica Slovaca.”

Qiao Yu nodded. It turned out that having a good teacher meant that he didn't have to worry so much. "That's good. Just listen to Mr. Yuan."

"What else? Should I still listen to you?" Qiao Xi rolled his eyes at Qiao Yu.

"Well, if you want to listen to me, then publish in the Annals of Mathematics. I'm very familiar with their editor-in-chief, so maybe I can help you get in through a back door or something. As far as I know, Frank has never published an article in the Annals of Mathematics. Let's piss him off to death!"

Qiao Xi smiled, then shook her head and said, "Don't talk nonsense all the time. That's not how relationships are used. I'm not publishing my paper for him to see. Let's do it step by step. Professor Yuan also said that if I can really generalize the conclusion to the universal stage, I can publish it in a top journal."

Qiao Yu shrugged. He couldn't say that Qiao Xi was stubborn, could he? Although in his opinion, Qiao Xi was indeed a little...

"By the way, Qiao Yu, Mr. Yuan also asked me to talk to you."

"What to talk about?"

"He asked me to ask you whether the banner hanging at Yanbei University that read "Study for the Rise of Chinese Mathematics" was just for show in front of him."

After hearing this, Qiao Yu suddenly lost his composure and said seriously: "Do you still need to ask this? Others don't understand me, but you don't understand me?"

Qiao Xi smiled and said, "Yes, so I told Mr. Yuan at the time that you were just putting on a show."

Qiao Yu looked at Qiao Xi speechlessly, and then realized that his mother knew him too well, which was actually not a good thing.

"No, Mom, how can you undermine your son like this? You should tell Mr. Yuan that I have had this ambition since I was a child."

Qiao Xi smiled and said gently, "In fact, you should have. Your grandfather has taught you a lot about this since you were a child. But obviously, you didn't listen to much.

In the past, we just had enough food and clothing, but now that you have the ability, I think you can really consider this issue seriously. Do you know what the proudest moment for me when I attended the International Mathematicians Conference this time was? "

Qiao Yu replied: "Shouldn't it be at the award ceremony when I won the Fields Medal?"

Qiao Xi shook her head and said, "Although I did feel very proud at that time, what made me most proud was that Mr. Yuan took me to various lectures in various venues.

No, it should be said... Well, you should know that during the conference, many mathematicians did not receive invitations from the organizing committee, so they would gather in the hall outside the venue and use a blackboard or a curtain to sell their mathematical ideas, right?

I think they called it blackboard mathematics.”

Qiao Yu nodded.

Although he did not stay at the International Mathematicians Conference for long, he did not see this scene with his own eyes.

However, he was invited to attend the International Conference on Algebraic Geometry.

He had been at the meeting for the entire time, so he was aware of this pattern of behavior. In fact, there were many names for this behavior.

For example, academic posters...

To put it simply, it is a poster exchange session. Write your research results on a poster, and when other mathematicians are wandering around, if you come across something that interests you, you can exchange a few words.

There are students and professors who do this, and some conferences even charge fees specifically for this behavior.

You have to pay for poster exchanges before you can set up a stall in the hall during the conference and sell your mathematical ideas.

"That's good to know. When Mr. Yuan took me on a tour, he told me that few Chinese mathematicians chose to communicate with others in this way before. Because in the international mathematics community, even including many of our own Chinese people, there are still many people who think that the soil for mathematical research in China is very barren and can't produce masters.

So they don't care that much about the mathematical ideas of Chinese mathematicians. But Yuan Lao told me that you have become different after winning the Fields Medal. During the International Congress of Mathematicians, Chinese mathematicians have already put up a curtain there.

And almost everyone is surrounded by many people. They are very curious about the progress of Huaxia mathematics research. In particular, your generalized modal axiom system has sparked a lot of discussion.

In addition, Professor Yuan took me to visit each lecture after another, and this year's lectures with the most people were all attended by our Chinese mathematicians.

When I heard Mr. Yuan say this to me, I was most proud. I thought, look, many outstanding Chinese mathematicians are now speaking because of my son, and more international mathematicians are willing to listen to them. They all benefit from my son's influence!"

Qiao Yu looked at Qiao Xi in a daze. Well, he was sure that his mother was not brainwashed by Mr. Yuan, because when she talked about this matter, the pride on her face could be seen.

But it was obviously not over yet. Before Qiao Yu could digest the meaning of Qiao Xi's words, dear mother asked again: "And do you know who is the most popular and popular young mathematician in this conference besides you?"

Qiao Yu thought for half a second and replied, "You're not going to say it's Senior Brother Chen, are you?"

"That's right, but it's incomplete. It's your Senior Brother Chen and Professor Xue. You can't imagine how busy they are during the conference. People visit them every day, and there are many very powerful international private universities that have extended olive branches to them.

And all this is because of you, Qiao Yu. This is what makes me most proud. Even if a thousand or ten thousand people emphasize how great the Fields Medal winners are in front of me, it can't bring me this feeling! Very shocked, very excited, very proud! "

Qiao Xi's tone didn't actually fluctuate much, but this already surprised Qiao Yu.

After all, this time there have been ups and downs. The two have lived together for more than ten years, and Qiao Yu certainly knows how introverted Qiao Xi is on weekdays. Even when praising him, it has a taste of blandness.

Instead of directly expressing the mood at that time with tone like today.

"So when I was still in Philadelphia, I kept thinking, does your grandpa really want you to buy his neighborhood and put his statue at the entrance of the neighborhood? Actually, no.

If he knew about your achievements, and knew that because of you, Chinese mathematicians have been highly regarded internationally, and that more people have to bend down and listen humbly to what Chinese mathematicians have to say, he would definitely be so happy that he would go crazy!
I believe you can understand. Because you know your grandpa best, you know better than me what he loves and hates most in his life!"

Hearing this, Qiao Yu nodded and said honestly: "Well, I remember that my grandfather said that the thing he was most proud of in his life was that he could always hold his head high and live his life as a man.

I hate people who live like dogs. They told me to be a man in the future and never be like Frank's family. They don't want to be good people, but become dogs for others, and they are very proud of it. "

Qiao Xi did not answer this question, as if she was thinking of something and was a little absent-minded. After a while, she reacted and smiled at Qiao Yu gently, which was rare.

"Yes, look, not only can you hold your head high and lead a decent life, but you can also make many Chinese mathematicians hold their heads high and do research and talk about knowledge like you. You have done a great job!

Don't put too much pressure on yourself, at least don't put too much pressure on making money! I hope you can follow your heart, live happily, and do research happily.

Enjoy the process of life, instead of doing things with a strong purpose. Or facing career and life with a calculating mentality. Do you understand what I mean? "

Qiao Yu nodded. What he was thinking about at this moment was what Qiao Xi had told him when he went to Xiaozhou with the good guy to participate in the Xiaolibaba Mathematics Competition in the third year of junior high school.

"Out there you must be more sincere and less calculating..."

Qiao Xi nodded and said, "I'm glad you understand. Mom hopes you can find something you like, or what you really want and pursue, so that you won't regret anything when you reach my age."

Qiao Yu thought for a moment and asked, "So even if I don't think I really like math and want to do something else in the future, will you still support me?"

Qiao Xi smiled and replied, "As long as you feel happy, I will definitely support you. But you are not allowed to tell Director Tian and Mr. Yuan! After all, I am your mother. Just don't do bad things that don't conform to the values ​​of most people."

"Mom, is this really what Mr. Yuan asked you to talk to me about?"

"Haha, of course not. But I'm your mother, so I'll make the final decision on how to discuss this."

"Oh!" Qiao Yu thought for a moment, then stood up from the table, took the initiative to move over, hugged Qiao Xi, and whispered in her ear: "Thank you, Mom, for being proud of me!"

But the warmth lasted only three seconds, and Qiao Yu said playfully: "Fortunately, I am still quite interested in mathematics now. Otherwise, Director Tian and Mr. Yuan would definitely make trouble for you. But I will definitely think about it carefully and plan my life well as you said.

Anyway, don't worry, I will definitely not let myself down! But have you ever thought about the possibility that I would be very happy if I could do something that makes you proud? "

Qiao Xi didn't answer but just hugged Qiao Yu tighter.

(End of this chapter)