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Chapter 139: Iron pot is not only for stewing big goose, Zhou Peiyuan is under great pressure

In Beijing, inside the Wangfujing Subdistrict Office, a group of middle-aged women were still discussing something.

"The novel 'Snow City' is so popular, and the stories in it are so real. It's impossible for someone without some experience to write such a novel. That young man just now is only 23 years old. How could he possibly write such a delicate novel?"

"You can't judge a book by its cover. Even though I still don't believe it, the girl spoke so confidently, as if it were true. He's so young and yet he can write such a great novel. His future is limitless. No wonder he's so willing to marry her."

"If 'Snow City' was really written by this young man, doesn't that mean the letter of introduction from the Institute of Mathematics is also genuine?"

"How bizarre! I've already said this before, it's true. He's not just a writer, he's also a mathematical researcher. I don't know what's going on with his brain."

"Hey, it's strange. Looking at his household registration, Comrade Wang clearly came from a remote village. How did his parents raise him so well?"

The street office is originally an intelligence distribution center, and a group of aunts often get together to exchange information on weekdays.

Today, they finally learned a huge piece of information.

In the past six months, the novel "Snow City" became an instant hit after its release, as can be seen from the large number of letters Wang Duoyu received from readers.

After "Snow City" became a hit, Aunt Song and others often discussed it, and even after the third part came out, the discussion became even more heated.

They never expected that the author of "Snow City" would appear in front of them, and he was just a 23-year-old young man who had just got married.

It’s incredible!
Such a hot topic naturally made the aunties talk non-stop for a moment.

It is foreseeable that in the next few days, or even half a month, Wang Duoyu will be one of the topics of discussion in their street office.

On the other hand, Zhu Ling, who had already obtained the marriage certificate, kept staring at the marriage certificate on the way back and couldn't get enough of it.

This marriage certificate is actually a certificate of merit. There is nothing special about it, and it is not a notebook either. This is completely different from the passport-style divorce certificate that Wang Duoyu received before.

So he didn't feel anything.

Of course, he definitely wouldn't show it, otherwise, Zhu Ling would definitely whisper in his ear.

"Are you going to the Jingxi Hotel today?"

"Not today, but I'm going to the Mathematics Institute. They have a small blackboard there, and it's quieter, which is suitable for me to work."

"Isn't Sunday a holiday? And we got our marriage certificate today, so why aren't you accompanying me?"

Wang Duoyu heard this and pondered for a moment before saying:
"How about this, I'll call the mathematics institute later and I won't be going there. Let's stay at home today. I have to work, so you can stay with me."

Zhu Ling shook her head, saying that she was just joking and didn't need him to stay with her.

"Yeah, I know, but I don't really have to go to the Institute of Mathematics. I can stay at home. The main thing is that my mind is full of mathematical symbols. I came to Beijing this time to communicate with those Americans. You know that too."

Hearing Wang Duoyu say this, Zhu Ling became even more nervous.

Others may not know how important this academic report held in Beijing is, but as Wang Duoyu's bedmate, how could Zhu Ling not know?
You know it so well!
Even though Wang Duoyu had always downplayed these things when telling her about them, she was not stupid and would of course look for them in the newspapers herself.

"Okay, okay, I'm really kidding you, go ahead." Zhu Ling pushed him. Although she felt a little disappointed, she still tried to hold back her tears and pretended to be strong.

"This exchange between you is already very rare and of great significance. If any accident occurs because of me, I will be a historical sinner."

Wang Duoyu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. It was too exaggerated!

He immediately explained to Zhu Ling that inspiration had to be relied on by oneself. They had already communicated many times the day before yesterday and yesterday, and now it was up to him to do it himself.

So, it doesn’t matter where he works, as long as he makes sure it is a quiet environment.

"Really? You didn't lie to me?"

After listening to this, Zhu Ling confirmed again and again with an expression that said, "I'm not well educated, so don't lie to me."

After getting repeated confirmation from Wang Duoyu, Zhu Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't understand math, but as long as Wang Duoyu said it was okay, then it was okay.

For the rest of the day, Wang Duoyu and Zhu Ling stayed in the room in the small courtyard. Zhu Ling took care of his daily life and diet and did not let him do anything.

To be honest, the difference between having a wife and not having one is really huge.

Zhu Ling took very good care of the house. Although she also read a book for an afternoon, she was responsible for the cleaning inside and outside the house, clothes for the two of them, lunch, etc.

In the evening, the two of them went to Beijing Institute of Technology to have dinner with her parents.

The marriage certificate was shown to Zhu Qizhen and Fang Zhen. The old couple looked at it from left to right, and they were so surprised.

I really like it!

My daughter is already 27 years old. If she doesn't get married, she will really become an old maid.

Now I am really married, and I brought home the marriage certificate, which is so great.

However, as the old couple laughed, Fang Zhen's eyes suddenly turned red, and then the tears surged out like a flood from a reservoir that could not be stopped at all.

The same thing happened to Old Zhu, his eyes were red, but fortunately he didn't cry.

Zhu Ling was suddenly panicked. Only at this moment did she realize how worried her parents were about her, and she also understood that being a parent is not easy.

In this day and age, it is indeed controversial for a 27-year-old girl to still be unmarried.

Although Zhu Ling looks very young, the neighbors around her all know her. No matter how young she is, her age is there, and everyone will definitely talk about it.

Therefore, the old couple, Mr. Zhu, often suffer from these criticisms and concerns on a daily basis, which is certainly not easy.

Wang Duoyu accompanied him silently without saying a word, and it was not his turn to speak.

A small marriage certificate made the Zhu Qizhen couple excited, so it was of great significance.

This dinner tonight is not destined to be that simple.

The next day, Wang Duoyu stayed at home and didn't go anywhere.

For the next two days, until the 18th, he would not go anywhere. He would stay at home and do only one thing, which was to write his thesis.

In fact, he knew very well that it would not be easy to prove the Poincare conjecture in three-dimensional space. When he communicated with Shing-Tung Yau and others two days ago, he had already made it clear that this matter was not that simple.

The so-called use of Ricci flow to transform space and then control those uncontrolled singularities is the key to proving the three-dimensional Poincare conjecture. However, how can it be so easy to control these singularities?
Wang Duoyu has spent three days and has written hundreds of pages of manuscript paper, but there is still no good progress.

From the current perspective, he is still a long way from completing his thesis.

At six o'clock in the afternoon on the 17th, Tao Fangqi came over, and Liu Deben, Wu Congyin and others also came.

"Duoyu, how are you doing recently? Did we not disturb you?"

In the small courtyard of No. 6 Xila Hutong, Tao Fangqi and his companions walked in with smiles on their faces. When they saw the room full of manuscript papers, they were all immediately filled with surprise.

Liu Deben stopped Wu Congqin and others who were about to enter the room, fearing that they would accidentally mess up the manuscript papers.

"Well, it's okay. Principal Liu, Professor Tao, please take a seat."

With guests coming to the house, Wang Duoyu certainly couldn't stay in the house any longer, but before he could start pouring tea, Liu Deben stopped him.

They can help themselves and don't need Wang Duoyu to go through all these formalities, and they are all family members.

Tao Fangqi had already picked up the manuscript and started reading it. Wu Congyin took a look and couldn't understand a lot of it because he was using geometric structural arguments, which was not his research direction.

"Duoyu, how far have you advanced now?"

Hearing Tao Fangqi's words, Wang Duoyu shook his head. "It's not ideal. It's too early to say that now. I don't have too many ideas right now. I need to sort them out..."

It took him more than two months to prove the four-dimensional Poincaré conjecture. Now, the three-dimensional space is obviously more difficult, and the time spent is exponentially more.

What's more, he had spent most of the past month writing the novel "Snow City" and had little time to think about other things.

If you don't exercise your thinking, it can easily become rigid, and when you pick it up again, you'll need time to adjust.

Not to mention that he did not think about the proof of the three-dimensional Poincaré conjecture. He was thinking about analyzing it from the aspects of manifolds, nonlinear differential equations, geometry, etc., and then breaking through the three-dimensional Poincaré when the time is right.

That's one reason why he wrote the Langlands concept first.

Hearing Wang Duoyu's words, Tao Fangqi, Liu Deben, Wu Congxin and others could not hide their disappointment. Liu Deben was the first to react and said comfortingly:
"It's okay, take your time, there's no rush. We came here today just to check on you. By the way, I want to remind you that the lecture will officially start at 10:00 tomorrow morning, and you must be at Peking University by 9:30..."

"Principal Liu is right!" Tao Fangqi immediately continued:

"You can take your time proving the three-dimensional Poincaré conjecture. There's no rush. Your health is more important. Tomorrow's report will be even more important. It's the most important international exchange our country has had in recent years..."

"Although you've already given a lecture at Tsinghua University last time, I still want to ask you, are you confident about this lecture?"

In terms of importance, this report will undoubtedly be of very high importance, and leaders above all attach great importance to it.

Therefore, Tao Fangqi came to Wang Duoyu on behalf of the Institute of Mathematics to confirm it.

"Professor Tao, did I perform poorly last time at Tsinghua?"

Wang Duoyu almost rolled his eyes.

There's nothing much to say about this. He can't guarantee it 100%. He can only say that he will do his best.

Based on the performance of the last lecture, he believed he wouldn't do too badly.

As for language?

It must be English, there is no way around it.

Most of the people attending this academic conference come from all over the world and speak all kinds of languages, but most of them definitely speak English.

Who made the United States, Britain and other countries speak English?
Although there are many mathematics professors and doctoral students in countries such as France, Germany, and the Polar Bear Empire, their language is even more inconsistent.

Although Wang Duoyu's English has a slight Chinese accent, overall it is not a big problem. After all, Smel and the others can understand it, so other people should be able to understand it too.

Now that the language problem has been solved, what other problems are left?
There are no other problems at all!
Seeing this, Tao Fangqi smiled and said:

"Your performance last time was not bad, but this presentation is of great importance, so we are taking it with extra care. We are confident we can do well, but since this is your first time, we are worried about you. I hope you can understand."

Before Wang Duoyu could say anything, Zhu Ling came home from get off work.

Seeing so many guests at home, she was stunned for a while.

Wang Duoyu stood up and introduced Zhu Ling's identity to Liu Deben, Tao Fangqi, Wu Congqin and others. Only then did Old Liu and others know that Zhu Ling was his daughter-in-law.

Wow, it’s hidden really deeply!

Even though Zhu Ling was there, Liu Deben and the others still teased Wang Duoyu before leaving.

"Principal Liu, Professor Tao, Director Wu, please walk slower."

Zhu Ling pulled Wang Duoyu and insisted on sending Liu Deben and the others out of the compound before returning to the small courtyard.

This time, Zhu Ling finally gained face and earned enough reputation.

The neighbors all stood on tiptoe, unable to stop their curiosity.

To be honest, the neighbors didn’t know Wang Duoyu’s identity. They only heard Zhu Ling say that he was a college student.

Then two days ago, Wang Duoyu and his partner went to the street office to get their marriage certificate, and his identity as a writer could no longer be hidden.

However, Wang Duoyu lives a secluded life and rarely interacts with his neighbors, so he is still very mysterious in everyone's eyes.

I never expected that several "leaders" of different identities would come today. I didn't expect that they were not just leaders, but principals and professors!

Therefore, everyone is more curious about what other identities Zhu Ling’s husband has?

"Did you find some money today or did you get a perfect score on the test? Why are you so happy?"

After returning to the house, Wang Duoyu saw that Zhu Ling was still very happy, and couldn't help asking curiously.

"I didn't pick up any money, but I'm much happier than if I had, hehe!"

"Just be happy. Let's go back and cook. I'm hungry."

"Okay, wait for me, I'll be there soon."

"Hey, did you really buy a goose?"

"Yes, didn't you say you wanted to stew the goose in an iron pot? This is quick and delicious, you said so."

Last night, when Wang Duoyu and Zhu Ling were having dinner, they talked about food. There are quite a lot of delicious food in Northeast China, but most of them are non-poultry food, so even if you want to eat them, you can't.

Then Wang Duoyu said: A wise man does not fall in love, and an iron pot is not only used to stew geese.

Of course, the iron pot can be used to stew many other dishes, but dishes like stewed chicken with mushrooms also require side dishes like mushrooms. So the dish that can be tried is stewed goose, so Zhu Ling went to the vegetable market to buy a goose today.

What else can Wang Duoyu say? Just stew it!
Fortunately, Zhu Ling came back not too late, and after more than an hour, we were finally able to have dinner.

While Wang Duoyu was having dinner, the final safety check was being carried out at Peking University.

Peking University will hold its first academic seminar tomorrow. There are many foreign friends coming to attend. As of now, the number of registered friends is as many as 1,832.

The paper proving the Poincaré conjecture is still very influential. Of course, this is only one of the reasons.

The most important thing is that many foreigners are visiting this mysterious oriental country for the first time, and they are all very curious about what kind of country it is.

Among the more than 1,800 people, there are less than 1,200 real mathematics professors, doctors, experts, etc. In other words, more than 600 of them just took advantage of this favorable opportunity and came to the capital to take a look.

Is it true that China is going to carry out reform and opening up?

To know what the current situation in China is like, you need to come and see it in person.

So many people came to attend this lecture claiming to be math enthusiasts.

With so many people coming, the security pressure on Peking University becomes greater.

Without considering the more than 600 mathematics enthusiasts, let’s just look at the approximately 1,200 mathematics professors, doctors, and others. Many of them are top scholars in the world-renowned mathematics community.

If anything happened to these people, it would be a huge problem.

In fact, even if something happened to those 600 people, it could eventually turn into an international incident.

If it was any other time, it wouldn't be a big deal.

But now is a new era of reform and opening up. If such a scandal occurs, it will bring shame to the whole world.

By then, let alone other things, international investors will have little confidence, and it will be even more impossible for them to invest in China.

Since there was an order from above, Zhou Peiyuan could only personally arrange and supervise and host this academic conference.

"Is it possible for us to retain some professors or allow others to study abroad here this time?"

In an office, Hua Luogeng, Zhou Peiyuan, Su Buqing, Wu Congxin and others were sitting together in a meeting. When they heard the leader in a Zhongshan suit asking a question, everyone was stunned.

Then he took a deep breath and asked, "Let those foreigners come to our country to study?"
I'm afraid I can't do it!

Zhou Peiyuan was the first to speak and explained the situation.

If we want to attract foreign professors and experts to stay in our country, we must have something attractive to them, right?

What is available in the country now?
To be honest, we have nothing to offer. We don’t have any talent, we don’t have any money, we don’t have anything.

Why?
The leader is asking this question, I’m afraid he is not joking, right?

Wu Congyin, Hua Luogeng and others did not say anything, but frowned as they thought about whether this matter was feasible or not.

Just after Zhou Peiyuan finished speaking, the leader spoke again:
"I heard these past few days that Comrade Wang Duoyu was chatting very well with those foreigners. They were researching some topic together. Yes, it was the Poincare conjecture, right?"

"Is it possible to get them to work on a project together? Keep them here, Principal Zhou, what do you think?"

After listening to his leader's words, Zhou Peiyuan wanted to say that this project was really not that good.

Because this is a purely mathematical theoretical research, it does not require any financial costs, and it is likely that top mathematicians are needed.

In other words, we can only send Wang Duoyu to participate in this project. What is the attraction of this project?

I'm just overthinking it!
(End of this chapter)