A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 196 Going Home (Second Update)
"For a closed path CC in four-dimensional spacetime, its gauge transformation U(C) corresponds to the generator σi of the braid group B_n..."

Chen Hui began to pick up the chalk and write lines of equations on the blackboard.

Everyone stared intently at the podium, afraid of missing a single detail.

Even though most of them couldn't understand what Chen Hui was saying at that moment.

As the presentation progressed, perhaps because the auditorium was too crowded and the air was not circulating, some students began to doze off.

But he pinched his thigh hard to force himself to stay awake, with a level of intensity he showed even more than when he was in math class in his senior year of high school.

"My defense is now concluded. Please ask any questions."

Chen Hui took this defense very seriously. Before the defense, he searched for some tutorials and knew some common phrases.

As soon as those words were spoken, the six judges in the audience were left feeling awkward.

"A question?"

"I didn't even understand everything, why am I asking?"

The teachers sat upright, their eyes fixed straight ahead, each one like a meditating monk.

It's not that they don't have questions; on the contrary, they have many doubts right now. However, they are not sure whether these questions are obvious, and it would be embarrassing to raise them in front of so many people if they asked a bad question.

Fortunately, the students were also out of it at this moment. They looked at Chen Hui, who had stopped talking, with blank expressions.

"Oh, that's it?"

"Who am I, where am I, and what am I doing?"

The students are all in a state of malfunction.

The auditorium was even quieter than when Chen Hui was giving his report; it was deathly silent.

"Great! Chen Hui's defense was excellent!"

Wang Qiming stood up and said, "After discussion by the review committee, it was unanimously agreed that the defense was successful. The School of Mathematics of Jiangcheng University has decided to approve Chen Hui's graduation application and award him a doctoral degree!"

These words immediately caused a stir in the lecture hall.

"Huh, Doctor?"

Zeng Yiyuan, standing at the door, looked at Yin Piao, his head full of questions.

He knew it was a graduation defense, but it didn't say it was a doctoral graduation defense.

He's already graduated with a PhD after less than a semester of freshman year?

"It's my fault for being uncultured; all I can say is 'fuck!'"

Schultz immediately recognized the expert's expertise.

"Cow!"

"If I can solve the Millennium Problem, Jiangcheng University should be able to give me a doctoral degree, right?"

"Wake up! You should publish that functional analysis paper you have first!"

The commotion in the lecture hall quickly turned into a frenzy. The students couldn't understand the proof of the existence of the Yang-Mills equation, but they knew the value of a doctorate. Even today, when academic qualifications are devalued, a doctorate is still highly sought after.

As far as they knew, they had a senior alumnus with a PhD in mathematics who switched careers after graduation to work in computer algorithms at a major internet company, earning a total contract value of seven figures.

As for those who switch to finance, they all earn an annual salary of six or seven hundred thousand.

It's true that it's hard to find a job with a math degree, but a PhD is a different story.

Everyone knows that it's difficult to graduate with a PhD, and companies that hire PhDs naturally understand that those who graduate with a PhD are all highly skilled.

Sun Binyong, sitting in the front row, glanced back at Wang Qiming. The other academicians and professors also nodded in agreement. The mathematics department of Jiangcheng University was quite bold to directly award Chen Hui a doctoral degree. Such a move was reasonable, but in terms of compliance, there was no precedent for it in China.

They seemed to understand why Chen Hui chose to come to Jiangcheng University.

There was no suspense after that; Chen Hui's proof had already been recognized by academic giants, and this defense was just a formality.

"Congratulations!"

Wang Qiming smiled and said to Chen Hui, raising his hands and clapping vigorously.

clap clap clap...

At first, the applause was sparse, like raindrops, but in an instant it became a continuous roar, like a surging wave. Some students were so excited that their palms turned red, but they were still clapping vigorously.

Only then did they snap out of their daze after listening to the report, and they realized that they had just witnessed history.

The problem that had plagued the international mathematics community for decades has been solved!
It was solved by a Chinese person!
As witnesses to history, and as compatriots of the one who solved it, they felt honored.

At that moment, a sense of pride welled up in my heart and surged within me.

This feeling is like watching your favorite esports team defeat strong opponents and win the championship in an international competition. The difficulty of this event is even greater than the Chinese national football team winning the World Cup. At this moment, these students who study mathematics and physics are the most enthusiastic fans.

Chen Hui, who was in the middle of it, was a little surprised. He originally thought that he had experienced the lecture at Yanbei University, such a grand scene of presenting in front of a group of internationally renowned scholars, so this small scene should be nothing to him.

But actually standing here, looking at the students below the stage clapping wildly, he still had a strange feeling.

Unlike the lecture at Yanbei University, the scholars' congratulations were equally sincere and enthusiastic, but with a greater sense of rationality and restraint.

The applause here was like a summer thunderstorm—swift, enthusiastic, and unrestrained.

It made him feel as if this was not an academic conference, but a concert by a popular star.

"Thank you!"

Chen Hui bowed to the audience.

This is both a way of thanking the judges for their scores and an expression of gratitude to the students for their congratulations.

Chen Hui stepped down from the podium and left through the back door for a while before the applause in the lecture hall gradually subsided.

"Boss, quick, put it on!"

As soon as they stepped out of the lecture hall, Li Zehan rushed up and handed Chen Hui a doctoral gown, saying, "I rented this especially for you."

Chen Hui did not refuse. He could take some photos and send them to his uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters so that they could also be happy.

"So handsome!"

Li Zehan looked at Chen Hui's doctoral gown with envy in his eyes.

The students around me who had just come out of the lecture hall were in the same boat. They had already graduated with their doctorates, while they still had to hurry up and review for their final exams.

trouble!

"He's just handsome, he looks good in anything," Chen Ling'er retorted.

Li Zehan pursed his lips, hopped onto the electric scooter, patted the back seat, and said, "Come on, boss, I've arranged everything for you. We'll take a picture under the archway, then go to the cherry blossom avenue, and the old library..."

"Never mind, you take Ling'er, I'll drive Ling'er's car."

Chen Hui waved his hands repeatedly, looking at the overburdened electric scooter, and could only mourn for him, "With your physique, in a few months, you won't be able to climb to the top of the cherry blossoms at Jiangcheng University."

"Don't worry, boss, I thought of that a long time ago. I bought a Niu electric scooter, it's powerful, even NBA stars ride these!"

Riding their electric scooters, the three headed straight for the Jiangcheng University archway.

Before we knew it, the school had entered exam week, and with Chen Hui hiding in the small building, this grand defense event gradually became just a topic of conversation among the students.

On a sunny morning, Chen Hui packed his things and left Jiangcheng University with his suitcase. He had been away from home for several months. Although he often video-chatted with his younger siblings, it had been a long time since they had seen each other, and Chen Hui was eager to go home.

For other students, even after the exams are over, they can only leave school on the day of the holiday.

Chen Hui, of course, wouldn't face this restriction. He had already graduated and could leave school at any time. The next time he returned, he would be under a different identity. Instead of flying, Chen Hui chose to take the train this time.

The high-speed train from Wuhan to Chengdu only takes seven hours, which is not too time-consuming, safer, and smoother, allowing you to read continuously.

Nothing happened on the way.
Back in Qingfeng Times City, after putting down his luggage, Chen Hui stood in the living room and inexplicably felt that his home had become smaller. The once spacious living room now felt somewhat cramped, and the toilet, which he used to think would take a long time to reach, now felt like he could walk there in one step.

I don't know if he went to see a bigger world or if he just grew taller.

So, maybe it's time to consider buying a house!
This thought appeared in his mind without any reason, yet it seemed perfectly natural.

He didn't think it mattered much to sleep in the living room, but Rui Rui and Qing Shan were getting older and couldn't stay in the same room forever.

Without hesitation, Chen Hui sat down on the sofa, took out his phone, and started searching for nearby property prices.

Chen Hui initially planned to buy a four-bedroom apartment, but after looking around, he felt that a three-bedroom apartment was also good. That way, his uncle and aunt would share a room, and Rui Rui and Qing Shan would each have their own room. Anyway, he would spend most of his time at Jiangcheng University and would only come back occasionally to sleep on the sofa.

Even so, a new three-bedroom apartment now costs 2.6 to 2.7 million yuan, and that's with the option of commuting within an hour.

If you want to be closer to the school, with a commute time of less than fifteen minutes, then there's no upper limit to the price.

After looking around, Chen Hui finally decided to buy a second-hand house or a nearly new house. Buying an off-plan house was unnecessary because he didn't know when or even if he could get the house.

Second-hand houses are also more affordable, costing around 2.2 to 300,000 yuan, and with a little searching, you can find some with very nice renovations.

Based on 2.3 million, Chen Hui consulted a bank and found that he could borrow 1.8 million. Although the repayment pressure would be a bit high, the interest rate was low now, and the down payment was only 500,000, so borrowing more was worthwhile.

Looking at my bank account balance, it was exactly 500,000 yuan. Among them were 170,000 yuan from the Barbary Mathematics Competition Gold Medal, 50,000 yuan from the CMO Gold Medal School Award, 100,000 yuan from the IMO School Award, 100,000 yuan from the admissions director of Chengdu University, and 5000 euros from the ECM Grand Prize, totaling 460,000 yuan.

With the 600,000 yuan reward from the school for publishing the paper and the 2 million yuan bonus from the thermoelectric materials department, Chen Hui now has a balance of more than 3 million yuan in his bank account. He can no longer expect to buy a good house in Chengdu, but buying a decent house is still no problem.

Jiangcheng University offered him a professorship some time ago, with an annual salary of 300,000 yuan, and Wang Qiming gave him a year-end bonus of 50,000 yuan in advance.

Of course, the annual package of 300,000 yuan refers to the five social insurances and one housing fund. In reality, the monthly take-home pay is only a little over 10,000 yuan, but with the housing fund included, it is more than enough to pay the mortgage.

After careful consideration, Chen Hui realized that he really needed the one million dollars from the Clay Institute. It seemed that he needed to speed up his research on the Yang-Mills equation.

Although there was still two million yuan in research funding in the account, this money could only be used for research projects and would be audited later, so Chen Hui dared not misuse it.

This was after he had only looked at remote areas and ordinary residential communities.

Most houses in the High-tech Zone start at three million, and large single-level apartments are usually six or seven million, while duplexes easily cost tens of millions. It's truly terrifying.

He was also quite disheartened, noting that even for a scholar like himself with considerable achievements in mathematics, buying a house was not easy, and he wondered how ordinary people managed to buy one.

Of course, most people don't need to buy a house in the core area of ​​Chengdu. He just wanted to make it more convenient for his uncle and aunt to commute, and mainly wanted to make it closer for Rui Rui and Qing Shan to go to school.

Buying a house in the surrounding districts or counties should make things much easier.

Just then, my phone vibrated. It was my uncle, Li Tianhua, calling. They knew Chen Hui would be coming today.

"Xiaohui, are you home yet?"

"Go pick up Rui Rui and Qing Shan from school. Auntie went to the market to buy groceries. I'll cook something delicious for you tonight."

"Okay, I'll be there now."

Chen Hui glanced at the time, and imagining Rui Rui's reaction upon seeing him, a happy smile appeared on his face.

"Your Xiaohui is back?"

After Li Tianhua hung up the phone, Zhao Dayong, who was next to him, asked curiously.

"Yes, I just got back today."

"I heard he graduated with his doctorate?"

Zhao Dayong asked with a face full of curiosity, "Didn't he just start college? How did he graduate with a doctorate? It's all over Douyin (TikTok) now."

The power of big data is boundless. Because Zhao Dayong had been paying close attention to Chen Hui's news before, Douyin would push any news about Chen Hui to him online.

For elderly people like them, a doctorate is several levels more valuable.

Watching that little guy graduate with his doctorate in less than a year, he felt like he was listening to a legendary story.

"I'm not too sure either."

Li Tianhua waved his hand dismissively and said, "Probably not. I'm just a rough guy who didn't even finish elementary school, how would I know that much?"

He was, of course, pretending not to know, since he had photos on his phone that Chen Hui had sent back, photos of Chen Hui wearing his doctoral gown and standing under the archway of Jiangcheng University.

"I was saying that there are a lot of fake news on Douyin short videos now."

Zhao Dayong chimed in, "But I believe Xiaohui will graduate with his doctorate sooner or later. I've always had high hopes for that kid."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Zhao Dayong left the laboratory building to patrol other areas, while Li Tianhua returned to the laboratory building management office. Now, all the laboratories in this building were under his and another administrator's management.

At 5:30 p.m., at the gate of Huayang No. 2 Primary School, the children who had just finished school gathered together. The children who had been dozing off during class were now chattering excitedly about the interesting things that happened that day.

"Rui Rui, you're so amazing! You solved that really hard math problem today!"

"It's all thanks to my brother's excellent teaching!"

Li Qingrui proudly raised her head.

"Your brother?"

"Could you ask your brother to teach us too?"

Several small eyes rolled around as they looked at Li Qingrui.

My brother is studying in another city.

"Oh."

The children were very disappointed.

Li Qingrui also looked regretful; he hadn't seen his brother in a long time.

However, the next moment, he suddenly blinked and looked at the boy who was walking towards him with a smile not far away.

"elder brother?"

"elder brother!"

While Li Qingrui was still hesitating, Li Qingshan had already excitedly stepped forward to greet her.

Of course, he was soon overtaken by a pink figure. Li Qingrui sprinted past him at the speed of a 100-meter dash and then threw herself into Chen Hui's arms.

"Brother, I missed you so much!"

The commotion attracted a lot of attention, and the children looked at Li Qingrui's brother with curiosity.

They had initially been somewhat skeptical of Li Qingrui's words, but now that they saw Chen Hui, they immediately had no doubts. It was only natural that such a handsome older brother could teach Ruirui math well.

"Rui Rui, is he really your brother?"

The teacher quickly stepped forward and blocked Chen Hui's way out. She looked at the unfamiliar boy warily and asked with some suspicion, "I remember that it was always the two little ones' mother who picked them up from school. I've never seen this boy before."

"Uh-huh!"

The two little ones nodded vigorously.

The teacher, however, continued to scrutinize Chen Hui carefully.

She didn't realize it until she looked, and then she suddenly felt that the boy in front of her looked familiar. Her eyes widened, and she stammered,

"You...you are..."

(End of this chapter)