Chapter 226 Haunted?

I haven't seen you for a long time, and when we meet again in a foreign country, it is inevitable that we will talk a lot.

While eating and chatting, the meal went from twelve o'clock to more than two o'clock without knowing it.

After paying the bill, the three walked to the door.

Before saying goodbye, Lu Zhou looked at Chen Yushan and said sincerely, "I'm really sorry this time... I'll treat you to dinner in Philadelphia when I get my driver's license."

Chen Yushan's eyes lit up, and she immediately said: "Then it's settled, I will remember this meal!"

It seems that the senior sister still has a bit of a grudge about hanging herself in the airport for a long time.

Lu Zhou patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not let you dove what I promised!"

The group said goodbye, Chen Yushan returned to the University of Pennsylvania, and Lu Zhou got into Brother Luo's car and headed for Princeton, a small town between Philadelphia and New York.

Sitting in the car, Lu Zhou fastened his seat belt and asked casually.

"What's the condition over there?"

Senior Brother Luo said while driving, "Which aspect are you asking about?"

Lu Zhou thought for a while and said, "For example, a dormitory?"

Brother Luo: "Dormitory? There are good and bad, but you don't have to worry. Mathematics and physics are at the top of the chain of contempt in Princeton, and you are enrolled as a joint training program between King University and Pudong University. I will probably give you a single room. But to be honest... I personally think that a two-bedroom quadruple room is more interesting."

Lu Zhou: "Will it be troublesome?"

Senior Brother Luo smiled and said, "Actually, it's okay. It's interesting to make friends with people from different countries. The most important thing is that the dormitory will not be deserted. In addition to being lively, the four-person room has a large living room, and weekends are also popular." I can have a party. My ex-girlfriend and I met at a weekend party held by an international student."

lively?

Forget it.

Lu Zhou smiled.

Given the choice, he would prefer a quieter place.

Along the way, Senior Brother Luo talked to him endlessly about Princeton's campus, but as he talked, the topic drifted to his ex-girlfriends for some reason.

With an awkward yet polite smile on his face, Lu Zhou listened quietly to what he said.

Just when he was about to fall asleep, Brother Luo finally stopped telling his relationship history and parked the car on the side of the road.

"arrive."

Lu Zhou, who was about to fall asleep, looked out the window and saw a familiar building.

Before I knew it, I had reached my destination.

After getting out of the car, Brother Luo helped Lu Zhou drag the suitcase out from the back of the car, and said casually.

"Let me take you to go through the formalities. I guess you haven't had time to go shopping here the last time you came to Princeton. You may get lost when you come here for the first time. I meet freshmen who ask for directions every year."

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Then I will trouble you."

Indeed, the last time he came to Princeton, he spent more than half of his time staying in a ten-square hotel, studying the twin prime number conjecture. And when he turned this conjecture into a theorem, the five-day academic conference was over, and soon he got on the flight back to China.

Brother Luo grinned: "What's the trouble, we're all on our own, and we should help each other outside."

After speaking, he took Lu Zhou and walked towards the administration building.

...

As one of the few universities in the American colonial period, Princeton University was influenced by British universities in both its academic style and campus architectural layout, with a kind of Oxford-style staidness.

This staidness is like the two tiger statues in front of Nassau Hall, insisting on themselves in this ever-changing world.

Although most of the elites who graduate from here will meet in a certain investment bank on Wall Street, it has to be said that this is indeed the place farthest from Vanity Fair among the Ivy League schools.

Bringing Lu Zhou to the Nassau Hall, Senior Brother Luo did not accompany Lu Zhou in, but stood outside waiting for him, watching the suitcase for him.

Taking his own materials into the administrative building full of history, Lu Zhou quickly found the registration place according to the instructions on the pamphlet and the door number on the side of the corridor.

Sitting in the office was a Latin American woman in her thirties with a darker complexion and a ponytail. Judging from her attire, she was probably an assistant or something.

It may be that someone came here to say hello in advance and told the lady that a Huaguo student would come to report today, so she just glanced at Lu Zhou and said formulaically.

"Do you have the materials?"

"It's all here." Lu Zhou handed out the materials in his hand.

The lady checked the materials, and after confirming that there was no problem, she opened the drawer at hand.

"Your student status has been registered. Here is your student ID card and dormitory key. The door number plate is written on it. Remember to keep it safe. Also, your dormitory is at this location..." He said, using a ballpoint pen to write in the new student handbook A circle was drawn on the map, and the lady returned the freshman handbook to Lu Zhou, smiling slightly, "I wish you a happy study and life."

This is the end?

Lu Zhou blinked and looked at her.

Noticing the inquiry in that line of sight, she asked, "Is there anything else?"

Lu Zhou glanced at the only key and student ID in his hand, and asked, "Where is my tutor?"

"It depends on your choice." The lady looked at Lu Zhou and continued, "Generally, people determine their doctoral supervisors before enrolling, but your situation is a bit special. My suggestion is that the opportunity is rare, you You can sit in on a few classes, choose a tutor that suits you, and start your own studies... Of course, the premise is that the other party has time, and it’s best as soon as possible.”

Meaning, go to the interview yourself?

Lu Zhou thought that the school had already appointed him.

But that's fine too.

If you randomly arrange a mentor and find out that they don't get along, it will be very troublesome.

After coming out of the administrative building, Brother Luo immediately walked over to him.

"The formalities are done?"

"That's right."

"Who is your mentor?"

"Not ready yet……"

"Haven't thought about it yet?" Senior Brother Luo looked at him in surprise, and said unexpectedly, "I thought you had already considered this issue during Chinese New Year."

Lu Zhou coughed lightly and said, "There are a lot of things during the Chinese New Year, I'm not busy... Can you give me some recommendations?"

Brother Luo thought for a while and said: "If you recommend... If you plan to jump into the big pit of mathematical physics, of course I will first recommend my boss Edward Witten. If you plan to focus on number theory or algebraic geometry, Deligne is a Good choice. If you come a few years earlier, you can even learn from Andrew Wiles, the prover of Fermat's last theorem, but it is a pity that he returned to his alma mater Oxford University to teach in 2011. And Farr Tings, the prover of Model's conjecture, is also a master in algebraic geometry and number theory..."

It seems that apart from his ex-girlfriend, this senior brother still has something in his stomach.

Although I have never worked with him, I think it is impossible for me to be able to study for a doctorate under Edward Witten without any ability at all.

After listening to his suggestion, Lu Zhou thought about it for a moment, then nodded: "I will consider it."

Brother Luo smiled and said, "Do you need me to take you to the dormitory?"

Lu Zhou: "No, according to the map, I think I can find the location, so send me here."

"OK, remember to call me if you need something."

"Well, definitely!"

After separating from Senior Brother Luo, Lu Zhou followed the route on the map and walked towards the dormitory building.

His dormitory is located in a quiet corner of the Princeton campus, not far from the Institute for Advanced Study.

With his excellent sense of direction, Lu Zhou found it easily.

Although he had already seen the photos of this dormitory building in the freshman handbook, he was more or less prepared in his heart. But when he saw this dormitory building in reality, he was still surprised.

It is really……

So retro!

It is said that this colonial-style British building has a history of more than 90 years, and the older ones can apply for museums. Although it has been renovated several times one after another, it still maintains the original appearance of the building in general.

Especially the dark red brick wall and the dark green vines on the wall, it looks like an old house that has aged.

Are there really no ghosts here?

With such doubts, Lu Zhou walked in.

When he walked up to the second floor with his suitcase, he looked up and saw a figure standing abruptly on the stairs.

Because of the poor lighting of the stairs, and the fact that he just came in from a bright place, Lu Zhou couldn't see her face clearly. He could only judge that she was probably a lady based on the outline of her figure and skirt.

Brushing his long hair around his ears, the man with his arms folded smiled at him.

"You finally came."

Lu Zhou was startled when he saw the man talking to him in a tone that was very familiar to him.

Hold the grass!

Really haunted?