Qin Ke suddenly thought of the paper he and Ning Qingyun published recently, and he felt a little confused. He smiled and said: "Professor Witten, Qingyun and I did spend the Spring Festival in Yuanzhou this year. If you don't mind, bring us with you." Will your wife stay at my house for a while and experience the Spring Festival atmosphere of Xia Kingdom for yourself?"

Qin Ke now has too much money to spend. He has not even calculated how much assets he currently has. Even his father, as the legal representative and nominal chairman of Qing Ning Technology, has a monthly salary starting at 100,000.

I heard from my dad that the home in Qingping Town has been renovated and expanded a long time ago. Recently, the three bedrooms upstairs were also purchased and combined with the original second floor to form a duplex. A small indoor elevator was also built between the two floors. , so that Ning Qingyun can have a relatively quiet and independent environment when she comes back to live, and does not have to climb the stairs to the second floor of the duplex with two babies - from these details, it can be seen that Qin Yanghui and Shen Qiuyi How thoughtful the couple is for their daughter-in-law.

So when you invite Professor Witten to live in your hometown, you don't have to worry about whether there are enough rooms. The only concern is that Americans pay more attention to private space and generally don't stay in other people's homes, preferring to stay in hotels.

But I heard Professor Witten smile and say cheerfully: "There is a saying in your Xia Dynasty, which is, 'Respect is better than obeying orders.' I will say, 'Respect is better than obeying orders.'" The last sentence, "Respect is better than obeying orders," is said in Chinese, although it is very Not standard, but surprising enough.

Qin Ke applauded and said, "Professor Witten, your Chinese skills are pretty good."

"After attending your wedding to Academician Ning last year, I learned a few words while traveling in Xia Kingdom for two months. This time I came to Xia Kingdom. In addition to experiencing the Spring Festival atmosphere of Xia Kingdom with my wife, I mainly wanted to be with you. Let’s exchange some theoretical knowledge about particle physics together. I wonder if it will disturb you?”

Professor Witten knew that Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun were on the rise in their careers and had many things to do and many projects on their hands. They were not as idle as he was, holding the title of tenured professor of advanced studies at Princeton and going back to give lectures when they were in a good mood. I give lectures and do research, and when I’m not in a good mood, I take my wife to travel around the world.

Qin Ke was overjoyed when his guess was confirmed. Not long ago, he told Ning Qingyun that if he wanted to continue to study particle physics in depth along the thesis, he must ask for help from qualified foreign aid to reduce the burden on the two of them. Unexpectedly, Professor Witten I have the same thoughts as myself.

Speaking of foreign aid, who is more suitable than Edward Witten, who is proficient in mathematics and is also a master of particle physics theory?

"Very welcome. In fact, if you hadn't been living in the United States, Qingjun and I would have invited you to come to Xia State to conduct research on particle physics together. In this regard, we can't find a more suitable candidate than Professor Witten. partners.”

Professor Witten smiled and said: "I still have to discuss with my wife whether to live in Xia Kingdom for a long time, but I am happy to cooperate with you. Now the whole world is proud to cooperate with you. By the way, you can call me Academician Qin 'Edward', that's what my friends call me."

"Okay. Then Edward, you don't need to call me 'Academician Qin', just call me Qin Ke."

After the two decided to cooperate, the conversation became more enjoyable.

Professor Witten sighed: "Qin Ke, you also know that I don't have much pursuit in this life. I just want to see more beautiful scenery in the world of physics. If possible, win another Nobel Prize in Physics."

If you get a scholarship, your life will be complete."

Professor Witten is not bragging when he says this, MacArthur Foundation, Dirac Medal, Fields Medal, Poincaré Medal, Einstein Science Medal, Newton Medal, Lorentz Medal, Crafford Mathematics Medal, National Science Award of the United States

Prize... He has basically won all the prizes a physicist can win, including the Fields Medal in mathematics. Except for the Nobel Prize in Physics, there is no prize in the world worth his efforts.

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"I also look forward to our cooperation this time to help you achieve your wishes."

The two agreed on a time to meet in Yuanzhou and ended the call happily.

Qin Xiaoke asked curiously: "Brother, is that Grandpa Witten coming to live with us?"

Qin Ke said unexpectedly: "Your English has improved a lot. Can you understand what we are saying on the phone?"

Qin Xiaoke said proudly: "Brother, I have only finished the college entrance examination half a year ago. It is the peak period of my life when my English proficiency is the highest, okay? I will probably forget everything in a year or two."

Ning Qingyun was also very interested: "Did Professor Witten agree to cooperate with us in the follow-up and in-depth research of the paper?"

"Yes, but it has not been decided yet whether he will live permanently in Xia Kingdom or whether he will cooperate through emails or video conferences. He loves his wife more, and he must obtain his wife's consent as to where he will live permanently. He is probably excellent.

Mathematicians all love their wives, just like me." Qin Ke said with a smile.

Ning Qingyun's pretty face was immediately stained with a beautiful blush. Now she has a higher immunity to Qin Ke's love words, and she won't blush easily anymore, but that was in private, and now she is still sitting in this business car

Where are Qin Xiaoke, Fang Yongtang, Wei Feng and Wei Jing? How could the tender-skinned Ning Qingyun not be shy when talking such nonsense in front of outsiders?

She stretched out her hand and squeezed Qin Ke, and said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense."

Qin Ke was thick-skinned and didn't care at all, but in order to avoid making Ning Qingyun angry, he changed the subject: "Professor Witten was my idol when I was a child."

Qin Xiaoke thought for a while and said "Oops": "No wonder I felt a little familiar when I saw Grandpa Witten. It turned out to be the character on the poster that my brother had posted in the room when he was a child!" She "told" Ning Qingyun again:

"Sister-in-law, when I was in elementary school and junior high school, there were posters of two types of people in the room, one was basketball stars, and the other was mathematicians and physicists. The basketball stars in the front were normal, but the ones in the back were special.

It’s strange. At that time, I also saw him posting photos of Newton and Einstein, similar to those on the walls of school classrooms. Oh, and there seemed to be photos of mathematicians named Gauss and Euler. Later, there was also a person in a wheelchair.

The weird-looking physicist named Hawking, and then Grandpa Witten. Do you think my brother is a big weirdo? Fortunately, you have a sister-in-law who is willing to marry him, otherwise you will never find a big weirdo like my brother in your life.

Wife!"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This was the first time for everyone, including Ning Qingyun, to hear such a "secret", and they couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The little girl was probably addicted to snitching, so she added: "My brother had a strange problem when he was a child. When others were in a bad mood or bored, he would watch cartoons, movies, and games. Besides playing basketball, he would do math problems.

And the more you do it, the happier you will be, the kind that makes you laugh out loud. Oh my God, I have always wondered since I was a child whether my brother was out of his mind. Can anyone do math problems so happily? There was one time in his class in junior high school.

The female classmate in the school secretly called him to ask him to hang out. He directly told her that he had to do math problems and was not available... Oops, it hurts. Brother, please stop hitting my forehead. I will shut up right away..."

Everyone laughed again, but as they laughed, there was even more admiration in their hearts.

Perhaps only "idiots" like Qin Ke who love mathematics from the bottom of their hearts and regard mathematics as the joy of life can achieve dazzling results in mathematics that no one can match, right?

Qin Ke was not actually angry. He recalled the past events of his childhood with a nostalgic look on his face: "At that time, I really aimed to become a god of learning, so I often watched some famous scholars and scientists in history.

Biography, to inspire myself. Just like Professor Witten, his life is actually full of legends."

"Professor Witten was originally a liberal arts student as an undergraduate, majoring in history and minoring in linguistics. He also received a bachelor's degree in literature. At that time, he was not interested in physics, but later when he was studying economics, he discovered that he liked mathematics.

, so he dropped out of the University of Wisconsin and got admitted to the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University - you see, he is really good at studying and he can take the exam wherever he wants. When I was a kid, I particularly admired him for this."

The biggest feature of Qin Ke's speech was his humor. Everyone was listening to his story attentively, but when they heard this, they laughed happily again.

Qin Ke also laughed: "Then, when he was studying mathematics, he discovered that his favorite was actually physics, so he transferred from the mathematics department to the physics department, where he studied under Nobel Prize winner David Gross, specializing in particle physics and superstrings.

Theory. When he was 29 years old, relying on his amazing physical intuition and extraordinary mathematical ability, he wrote a paper on the compactification of Calabi-Yau manifolds, which set off the "first superstring revolution" in the history of physics.

For a year, the entire physics community has been discussing superstring theory, which is considered to be a unified framework that can unify quantum field theory and general relativity."

"At that time, Professor Witten was already famous around the world for his intelligence. A famous physicist once jokingly said, 'When the physics community proposes a major scientific discovery, it is best to pray that Witten will not take a fancy to it.

Because he would easily write a paper of several hundred pages to completely end the subject, leaving others with no subject to work on.'"

Fang Yongtang interrupted: "Boss, isn't this what others say about you and the boss's wife now?"

Qin Ke was startled, but everyone laughed, even Ning Qingyun pursed her lips and chuckled.

Qin Xiaoke clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother, maybe Grandpa Witten asked you to cooperate because he was afraid that you would solve all his problems!"

"Don't talk nonsense. There is still a gap between me and Professor Witten in terms of particle physics." Qin Ke flicked Qin Xiaoke's forehead inertly: "And Professor Witten is not such a person. He cooperates with us, probably

It’s because only the two of us can complete the superstring theory together with him. He really loves superstring theory.”

"The 'first superstring revolution' that was launched in the physics world disappeared in about a year. Because superstring theory was too abstract and difficult, and no experimental evidence could be found, most physicists gave up.

, only Professor Witten is still insisting."

Qin Ke showed a look of fascination: "This kind of persistence that everyone abandons me to stay alone is what I admire most about Professor Witten. With his talent in physics, if he had changed his direction, he would have won the Nobel Prize in Physics long ago.

, but he still chose to stick to the superstring theory that interested him most, and used his mathematical talents to continuously derive profound mathematical theorems, such as quantum invariants. These unintentional academic achievements actually made him the first in the world

Physicists who have won the Fields Medal. Qingjun and I are not included, because although we studied physics, we are essentially mathematicians."

Everyone was fascinated by what he heard.

Qin Ke added: "Professor Witten's greatest contribution in physics is the creation of M theory, which expanded the 10-dimensional space of strings to 11 dimensions, unified the five string theories in the world today, and directly triggered the 'second

Superstring Revolution'. Even Hawking once said with admiration, 'The M theory proposed by Witten may be the ultimate theory of the universe'."

"When I was a child, I particularly admired Professor Witten because of his strong liberal arts ability. He has written more than 350 papers and books, has been cited more than 50,000 times, and ranks first in the physics world. With the literary talent of a liberal arts student

, his publication "Superstring Theory" was on the best-seller list, so he achieved financial freedom easily and did not have to worry about financial issues at all. When I was a child, I never thought about making a living in the future. I only thought about pursuing theoretical research all my life.

Because I read this story. But... I wasn't very good at liberal arts in junior high school."

Qin Ke said, holding Ning Qingyun's little hand, and said with a smile: "If Qingyun hadn't guided me in liberal arts, I would have had to rely on competition to be admitted to Qingbei. It would be impossible to get a perfect score in the college entrance examination."

Qin Ke felt that God was so kind to him that he unexpectedly met a good girl like Ning Qingyun and could stay together for a lifetime.

Ning Qingyun gently held Qin Ke's big hand, feeling warmth and sweetness in her heart. In high school, she tutored Qin Ke in liberal arts, and Qin Ke tutored her in science competitions. It was because of this that the two fell in love.

Today, every time she recalls these beautiful past events that are green and dreamlike, she will cherish the ordinary but happy daily life in front of her even more.

Everyone applauded subconsciously.

Qin Ke smiled and said: "Okay, okay, the story is over. I tell this story just to let everyone know how great Professor Witten is. It is also an honor for Qingyun and I to cooperate with him on research projects.

Xiaoke, don't be too young or old when you arrive. I also want to ask Brother Feng and Sister Jing not to take any special precautions against Professor Witten and his wife moving into my house, such as secretly scanning their luggage for security checks. This is

Disrespect for a great physicist, foreigners are very concerned about privacy..."

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Back in the city, Qin Ke, Ning Qingyun, and Qin Xiaoke lived in Green Green Home. It was low-key and unobtrusive, and it was the first warm home where Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun "lived together".

Particularly memorable.

The three of them rested for half a day and one night, and quickly decided on the itinerary.

Considering that the weather in Yuanzhou has been very good recently, the sun is shining brightly during the day, the temperature can rise above 10 degrees Celsius, and the wind is not strong, the three decided to go camping in the suburbs.

It was easy to be recognized in the city, and the shopping malls were crowded with people. It would be troublesome for Ning Qingyun to get bumped into, so she simply went camping in a place with few people and felt the charm of nature.

Of course, the so-called camping cannot really live in a tent. After all, Ning Qingyun is pregnant with two little treasures and is physically inconvenient. So the actual "camping" is to rent a private villa with beautiful scenery in the middle of the mountain. At most

Just set up a tent in the leeward place, barbecue by yourself, and experience the feeling.

Wei Feng, Wei Jing, and Fang Yongtang were also traveling with him, so Qin Ke was not afraid of being disturbed in his two-person world with Ning Qingyun, and naturally he would not chase Qin Xiaoke away.
Chapter completed!