Chapter 513 Farewell to Princeton

Two days have passed since the manuscript was donated to the Flint Library.

After contacting the local housekeeping company, Lu Zhou cleaned his villa from roof to floor.

Then on the third day, he invited his mentors, friends, and professors in Princeton to throw a lawn party at his home.

One was as a farewell to Princeton.

Secondly, it can be regarded as congratulations to several of my students for their successful graduation.

Including Professor Deligne, Dean Goddard, Fefferman and Edward Witten, who have always had a good relationship with him, and almost half of the lifelong researchers of the Princeton School of Mathematics and Physics, attended the party.

Due to his good popularity, Lu Zhou has a good relationship with everyone he has come into contact with.

It is precisely because of this that after hearing the news that he planned to leave, many people expressed their desire to stay.

"... I still remember that more than twenty years ago, when I heard that Faltings planned to return to Germany, I almost laughed out loud in class. But my friend, I feel very sad to hear that you plan to leave. After clinking glasses with Lu Zhou, Professor Peter Sanak said this with a tone full of regret.

As the former editor-in-chief of "Annals of Mathematics" and a big cow in the field of number theory, when he was still the editor-in-chief of "Annals of Mathematics", he was one of the reviewers and reviewed Lu Zhou's proof of Goldbach's conjecture .

Compared with his old friend Faltings, what Professor Sanak admires most about Lu Zhou is probably his humility.

Although he has a good relationship with Faltings, this does not mean that Faltings' arrogance will show mercy to his subordinates.

Although he didn't have the opportunity to verify the truth in person, Lu Zhou still chose to believe that the "chess meme" that was talked about in the mathematics world - "You-are-better-on-chess, but-I'm-a -much-better-mathematician." (Your is a better chess player, but I'm better at math), probably not for nothing.

Deligne: "Are you planning to go back?"

Lu Zhou: "Yes."

Unlike the others, Deligne didn't say anything to keep him. After a pause, he said briefly: "Do you still have the letter from my mentor...Mr. Grothendieck? ?”

Lu Zhou: "Of course I still keep it."

Deligne nodded: "Don't lose it. If you don't need it, return it to me."

Lu Zhou coughed lightly: "... how could I lose it."

I am ashamed to say that although the research involves many fields of mathematics, but only the most important branch of algebraic geometry, he has not made any major research results.

When he needs his wisdom someday, he will consider a trip to France.

but not now.

Staring at Lu Zhou for a while, Deligne said slowly: "I have taught many students, including some with outstanding talents and some with mediocre talents. If I were to evaluate, your talent in mathematics is probably the best I have ever seen. It is the highest among the scholars who have ever lived, but it is also the most incomprehensible to me."

"In any case, I hope you will not waste your talent. No matter what kind of research or job you are engaged in, I hope you can continue on the path of mathematics as always."

Lu Zhou nodded happily.

"That is for sure."

...

There is no never-ending feast.

As dusk draws closer, the farewell party also draws to a close.

In the next two days, several of his students received their graduation certificates and degree certificates one after another. And Lu Zhou also took advantage of the time before he returned to China to help them solve the problem of going to school or working for them.

In fact, there is no need for his help at all, several of his students are excellent.

As he said, no matter which mathematics institute or university they go to, it is impossible for someone to reject their resume.

In the end, under Lu Zhou's recommendation, Wei Wen finally decided to study for a Ph. D. under the hands of Mr. Edward Witten, and Witten also readily accepted this potential student. Although Wei Wen felt a lot of pressure from his mentor's fame, he still accepted the challenge.

As for Jericho, he did not stay in Princeton. Materials science is not a strong major at Princeton, and it is difficult for him to get further development here as he studies computational materials science. So, under Lu Zhou's recommendation, he finally chose to go to MIT to study for a doctorate.

As for the three PhD graduates, they chose to stay in school one after another.

In this way, Lu Zhou, who had settled his last worry, could finally set foot on his way home with ease.

After spending a few hours packing up the things to take away, Lu Zhou came downstairs with the suitcase and got into the Ford Explorer parked at the door.

At this time, Qin Yue was sitting in the driver's seat.

Although when going to the airport, Lu Zhou usually asks Jericho to help him drive.

But this time, Qin Yue offered to send him off, and Lu Zhou naturally would not refuse.

Driving that Ford explorer, Qin Yue sent him to the airport.

After getting out of the car, he walked to the back of the car and took out the suitcase from the trunk.

After taking the suitcase from his student, Lu Zhou nodded to him.

"Thanks."

Qin Yue: "you're welcome, this is what I should do."

Lu Zhou smiled and was about to say goodbye to his students.

But at this moment, he suddenly remembered something, so he reached into his pocket and took out a bunch of keys.

"By the way, I almost forgot something...then."

Looking at the key thrown into his hand, Qin Yue was slightly taken aback.

"……This is?"

"The key to my house," Lu Zhou said with a smile, "I probably won't have much time to come here in the future, and I don't think I'll have a chance to live here. You're going to move out of the student apartment after a while, and I guess you haven't either." Find a place to live. My house, please."

Staring at the bunch of keys in his hand for a while, Qin Yue suddenly said, "Can you tell me your bank card number?"

Lu Zhou: "What's wrong?"

Qin Yue said solemnly: "I'll put the rent on your card."

"No," Lu Zhou shook his head with a smile, "I'm not short of that money, just help me clean the room if I have time. By the way, try not to touch my study and fireplace, although I don't know if I will come here next time. What time is the edge, but I still hope that these two places can remain the same."

Qin Yue nodded seriously and wrote down this sentence.

"I see."

Not staying at the airport for too long, after saying goodbye to Lu Zhou, Qin Yue turned back to the car and drove towards the road outside the airport.

Watching the Ford Explorer disappear from his field of vision, Lu Zhou waved his hand with a smile, then grabbed the handle of the suitcase, turned and walked towards the entrance of the airport.

However, at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from not far from him.

"Lu Zhou—"

Hearing someone calling his name, Lu Zhou stopped in his tracks.

When he looked back, he couldn't help being slightly stunned.

I saw an unexpected figure running towards this side.

Stopping in front of Lu Zhou, as if she had just gone through a long-distance run, Vera, who was panting lightly, supported her knees with her hands, a small drop of sweat slipped down the golden hair and dripped on the ground .

I didn't expect her to appear here at all. Seeing the little girl panting, Lu Zhou asked in surprise, "You...why did you come here? No, how did you come here?"

"I... I came here as a train..."

Panting heavily, Vera explained intermittently.

Lu Zhou: "...then there's no need to send me off at the airport."

"I... didn't... come to see you off. I just forgot to tell you something... very important."

Seeing her panting, Lu Zhou sighed.

"Isn't it the same on the phone or in the email?"

However, what he didn't expect was that Vera, who had always been docile, became unexpectedly stubborn at this time.

"Different!"

Taking a deep breath, Vera stood up straight and straightened her messy hair.

Needless to say, the timing was terrible.

At the very least, she should wear the most beautiful dress in her closet, put on a little makeup, and dress up a little bit.

However, there is no chance to hesitate.

Or, she has hesitated for too long...

The thin lips parted slightly, and a word came out lightly.

"I……"

Lu Zhou: "...Me?"

If you continue to hesitate, you will never have another chance...

Taking a deep breath, Vera finally mustered up the courage and closed her eyes.

With a desperate voice, she yelled out the words that had been buried for a long time, as if to vent.

"I like you!"