A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 197 A Sudden Inspiration
"Are you Chen Hui, the great mathematician who solved the Yang-Mills equations?"

The teacher stammered for a long time before finally asking a complete question.

"I'm not a great mathematician."

Chen Hui smiled and looked at Li Qingrui's teacher. He had great respect for such a dedicated teacher. "However, if you are referring to the person who proved that Yang Mills had sexual problems, then it was indeed me."

"Hello."

The teacher's face lit up with a bright smile, and she reached out to shake hands with Chen Hui, saying, "I never expected you to be Rui Rui's brother."

"I know, he's that great mathematician!"

A commotion broke out at the entrance, and soon someone recognized Chen Hui. Chen Hui had been quite popular online these days, and Chengdu was his home base, so news about him spread much more widely than in other regions.

"No wonder Rui Rui is so good at math, she has a great mathematician brother!"

The elementary school students who were waiting at the door to be picked up instantly became excited, their eyes sparkling as they looked at Chen Hui, wishing they had a brother like him.

At their age, when they dream of becoming scientists, seeing a renowned scientist appear before them is no different from seeing Ultraman or Sun Wukong.

"Could you come to our school and give a lecture to the kids?"

Teacher Li Qingrui extended a warm invitation.

Although she was just a teacher, she believed that given Chen Hui's status, the principal would definitely welcome him to give a lecture if he wanted to.

Furthermore, Li Qingrui's grades have recently skyrocketed, from the middle level to consistently ranking in the top three of the class. The other person in the top three of the class is Li Qingshan, who sits next to Li Qingrui.

Li Qingshan's success can be attributed to hard work and diligence; he consistently achieved good grades and was a diligent student.

Li Qingrui's significant improvement is undoubtedly related to the great mathematician in front of us. If Chen Hui could give a lecture and promote this method, it would certainly be of great benefit to children.

"No need."

Chen Hui resolutely refused, as he did not want Rui Rui and Qing Shan to cause too much trouble at school.

"That's such a shame."

The teacher made no attempt to hide the regret on her face.

"Goodbye, Teacher Zhou."

"Bye-Bye!"

After saying goodbye to the teacher, Chen Hui led the two children home.

"Brother, what delicious food did you bring us this time?"

As they crossed the street, Chen Hui held the hands of the two little ones on either side. Li Qingrui asked excitedly, not knowing why, but she was especially happy to see her brother.

"Of course, I brought you Zhou Hei Ya (a type of braised duck) and crab roe buns."

Chen Hui said with a smile that he knew his younger sister was a foodie, and that whenever they went to a new place, she would always ask what good food there was. This time, after returning from Jiangcheng, he naturally made ample preparations.

"Wow!"

Crab roe buns!

Li Qingrui's eyes were shining brightly, and she was already swallowing her saliva frantically.

"Brother, I heard you proved the Millennium Problem, is that true?"

Even the usually taciturn Li Qingshan asked curiously.

"Ah."

Chen Hui nodded.

"how did you do it?"

Li Qingshan's eyes sparkled. Clearly, his interests were completely different from Li Qingrui's. He looked as if he was about to solve a millennium problem after Chen Hui taught him the secret.

Chen Hui smiled. He hoped that Qingshan could really do it, so he said without reservation, "First of all, of course, you have to find a goal that interests you. Interest is the best teacher. The Millennium Problem is not easy to solve. No problem can be solved easily. So only interest can keep us going until the day we solve it."

"Then it's about breaking down a huge goal into smaller problems and solving them one by one... As long as you find the right direction, there will always be a day when you can solve it..."

As he was speaking, Chen Hui suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Find the right direction!

Yes.

The mass gap problem in the Yang-Mills equation has not been solved to this day because existing methodologies are insufficient to address it; therefore, new tools must be created.

The gauge topology weaving technique has proven its role in proving existence problems, but that is not enough. What is needed is a completely new mathematical framework for non-perturbative quantum field theory!
Countless formulas and symbols flashed through Chen Hui's mind, and a brand new world seemed to be gradually being built, with the prototype of that framework already taking shape in his mind.

Having studied this problem for several months, he already possessed a deep enough foundation. Now that he had figured out the key point, everything naturally fell into place.

Your math level is determined by...

However, Chen Hui did not immediately complete the framework. Instead, after identifying some key points, he temporarily sealed it in his mind, just like a computer saves data, so that he could retrieve it and continue whenever needed. This is a wonderful use of memory after reaching level 3.

Of course, this is also because it is not a true epiphany; a true epiphany cannot be preserved in this way.

Li Qingshan, who was standing to the side, nodded as if he had figured something out, and then stopped talking. He seemed to have figured out some issues and had been thinking about them seriously the whole way.

Only then did Li Qingrui speak again, "Brother, when are you leaving this time?"

"You're going to spend the Lunar New Year at home, right?"

"Of course, I'll go back to school after the Lantern Festival this time!"

Chen Hui chatted with Li Qingrui all the way back to Qingfeng Times City. He felt especially at ease being back home.

sizzle...

As soon as I opened the door, I could hear the sound of stir-frying coming from the kitchen, and the rich aroma of the food wafted over.

"came back!"

"You guys rest for a bit, dinner will be ready soon."

Aunt Fan Rong poked her head out of the kitchen and said with a smile that he had specially asked the school for leave to come back today.

"Wow, it smells so good!"

"It's wild chili beef!"

Li Qingrui swallowed hard again, then peeked into the kitchen. "There's tofu and twice-cooked pork too!"

She couldn't help but cheer.

Twice-cooked pork with tofu is arguably Fan Rong's signature dish. Chen Hui has been to many places and eaten many delicacies, but whenever he thinks of his aunt's twice-cooked pork, his mouth still waters.

However, that's how Chinese food is. It's delicious, but it's too much trouble to prepare. Even when Fan Rong isn't busy at school, she can't go home and cook complicated meals. Li Qingrui and the others haven't had such a sumptuous meal in a long time.

"Brother, brother, let me see the photos you took!"

Sitting on the sofa, Li Qingshan obediently took out his homework and started doing it seriously. Li Qingrui came to Chen Hui's side and said excitedly that a few days ago, Chen Hui took a picture wearing his doctoral gown and sent it to his uncle Li Tianhua. The two little ones had naturally seen it.

Of course, he only posted a few of his carefully selected photos; he didn't post them all.

"It's a promise, you'll play for a little while and then go do your homework." Chen Hui took out his phone, opened the photo album, and handed it to Li Qingrui.

Li Qingrui nodded like a chick pecking at rice, then sat down next to Chen Hui while holding her phone, and waved to Li Qingshan, saying, "Qingshan, come here quickly."

Li Qingshan, unusually, did not refuse. He hesitated for a moment, then put down his pen, sat down next to Li Qingrui, and looked at Chen Hui's phone screen.

"Wow!"

"This river is so beautiful!"

Besides the doctoral graduation photos, Chen Hui also took some photos on his phone when he was taken out to play by Schulz and Tou Zhexuan in Budapest. The exotic scenery captivated the two children.

Finally, the phone screen displayed Chen Hui's graduation photo.

That photo was taken by Chen Hui, who was wearing his doctoral gown and standing under the archway of Jiangcheng University. The archway had the words "National Jiangcheng University" written on it.

The sky was very blue, and since it wasn't cherry blossom season, there weren't many people.

The young man, dressed in his doctoral gown, stood before the archway, a perfectly timed smile on his face.

It was just an ordinary photo, but for some reason, it seemed to have pierced the hearts of the two little ones, making them stare at it for a long time without turning their heads away.

"I want to go to Jiangcheng University in the future!"

After an unknown amount of time, Li Qingrui looked at the photo and said with a firm gaze.

Li Qingshan nodded vigorously. He didn't say much, but his eyes said it all.

Not long after, Li Tianhua also came back.

This is one of the advantages of being a lab administrator over a security guard: their work hours are the same as the students', they don't have to work shifts, and they don't have to attend evening self-study sessions, since there are usually no lab classes in the evening.

Of course, because of the physics competition team that Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School has recently started, there are occasional experiments scheduled in the evenings, so we only need to work overtime occasionally.

With higher wages and shorter working hours, Li Tianhua truly understood what it meant for knowledge to be powerful. As a result, he increasingly understood why Chen Hui was sending more and more money home.

At least for him, Chen Hui earned a lot of money, ridiculously so.

What are the next steps?

After sitting down on the sofa, Li Tianhua asked.

This feeling was unfamiliar to everyone. In the past, Li Tianhua would not come back until 11 or 12 at night, and he would be very tired. He would not have time to chat with the three little ones and would fall asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Li Qingrui sat excitedly next to Chen Hui, glancing at her brother and then at her father, very excited.

This is something she's never experienced before, as far back as she can remember. It's a novel and wonderful feeling!
"Jiangcheng University invited me to be a professor there, and I accepted!"

Even if Li Tianhua didn't ask, Chen Hui would still tell him the news, so that it would be easier for him to lay the groundwork for the next topic.

"professor?"

Li Tianhua exclaimed in surprise. Even though he already knew that Dr. Chen Hui had graduated, he still couldn't suppress his astonishment when he heard those two words.

For him, the title of professor was a word so prestigious that he never even dared to dream of it.

I never expected Chen Hui to become a professor right after graduation!
"So I'm planning to buy a house."

Chen Hui then presented his plan.

"What a good thing!"

"What kind of house do you want to buy? Let me give you some advice."

Li Tianhua said happily, he didn't expect this day to come so soon, but Chen Hui had already graduated from university, so this day seemed to be coming soon.

Chen Hui readily agreed, took the phone from Li Qingrui, and sat down next to Li Tianhua. "I just took a look, and I think these neighborhoods are all quite nice."

"Why is it in Chengdu?"

Li Tianhua frowned. "Since you're going to be a professor at Jiangcheng University, you should still buy a house in Jiangcheng."

"The school assigned me a dormitory, so there's no need for me to buy a house."

Chen Hui had already prepared his explanation: "Now that Qingshan and Ruirui are older, they should have their own rooms too."

"I like sleeping in the same room as my younger brother."

Li Qingrui spoke up in rebuttal.

Li Qingshan nodded emphatically, unusually agreeing with his sister's statement.

"And I can't bear to leave this place!"

As Li Qingrui spoke, she looked around the house. They had lived here for almost eight years. Although it wasn't their house, it had become their home.

"Then how about I buy this house?"

Chen Hui originally had the same idea. The location of this house was not bad, but it was a bit old, so the rent was relatively cheap. He should be able to buy it for 1.5 to 1.6 million yuan.

What would you do with it?

Li Tianhua waved his hands repeatedly, "We're renting just fine, there's no need to waste money. You need to save the money to get married, and if you're going to buy a house, you should buy it in Jiangcheng!"

Chen Hui smiled wryly, "Uncle, I'm only seventeen this year!"

Is it a bit too early to get married?

Li Tianhua also realized that, generally speaking, after graduating from university, all the relatives would start urging him to get married. He was just following his usual thinking and said it subconsciously. But Chen Hui's situation was indeed special. He had not only graduated from university, but also earned a doctorate, but he was still not of legal marriage age.

"That won't work either. You should save your money first; you'll need to get married eventually."

Li Tianhua absolutely refused.

"Just listen to your uncle. We're doing very well now, so you don't need to worry about us."

Fan Rong also came out carrying the dishes. After saying something to Chen Hui, she said to the two children, "Alright, wash your hands and eat. Go get the dishes and rice."

Li Qingrui cheered and rushed into the kitchen, her mind already filled with images of twice-cooked tofu and pork.

Li Qingshan followed behind his sister, looking like a little old man.

Chen Hui didn't say anything more.

The meal was filled with laughter and joy. After the meal, Chen Hui wanted to wash the dishes, but Fan Rong stopped him, refusing to let him do so no matter what.

Chen Hui had no choice but to clean the table with the two little ones and start studying the paper to further refine the inspiration that had struck him that day, while the two little ones diligently did their homework on the side.

Nothing happened that night; Chen Hui went about his usual routine.

After a night of deduction, he could clearly feel that he had taken another big step closer to that ultimate question.

The next day, after his uncle and aunt left for work, he contacted the landlord of the house.

Chen Hui already knew that the landlord was an old professor at Xihua University. Over the years, they had inevitably had times when they couldn't pay the rent, but even then, the landlord never kicked them out and let them live there for eight years without raising the rent. He would never forget this kindness.

Otherwise, once you've experienced being evicted by a landlord while renting a place, you'll never forget it.

The old professor recognized Chen Hui at a glance, and things went smoothly from there. The two signed a contract, made a down payment, took out a bank loan, and completed the transfer of ownership in just three days.

(End of this chapter)