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Chapter 417 Dinner
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December 12th, Christmas.

Cheng Nuo, who spent the night with He Youjun yesterday, slept until noon before crawling out of bed in a daze.

Open the window, the outside of the house has been covered with snow covered by a heavy snow last night.Many children were wearing thick coats, chasing and playing clumsily on the snow with flushed faces.

Looking farther away, some families have already set up Christmas trees in their courtyards, with all kinds of glittering trinkets hanging on the trees, and children are watching from under the trees, looking up with longing eyes.

Cheng Nuo's eyes fell into a brief absence.

I don't know, is it snowing over there?
After careful calculation, it has been nearly five months since I left my hometown to study in the United States.The feeling of homesickness is getting stronger and stronger.

A few years ago when I was in Tsinghua University, I didn't feel this way, but now facing a strange environment, a strange culture, and all the inadaptability, Cheng Nuo's thoughts continued to magnify.

"This winter vacation, I must go back to China!" Cheng Nuo secretly decided.

Shaking his head, putting aside these sad thoughts, Cheng Nuo began to think about today's dinner.

Cheng Nuo had already received news from Professor Fresnel yesterday.There will be a total of 76 people attending this dinner for mathematicians. Almost all the full-time professors of the four top universities in Cambridge: MIT, Harvard University, Boston University, and Brandeis University are invited.

A total of [-] full professors, [-] associate professors and other outstanding young mathematicians participated.

The sixty full professors naturally needless to say.

Among the sixteen mathematicians who were invited under the title of full professor, the oldest was only 35 years old, and they were all expected to be awarded the title of professor within five years.

From this, it can be seen how rare it is for Cheng Nuo to get an invitation letter from it.

Cheng Nuo missed the dinner at the International Conference of Mathematicians because he ran away early.Therefore, the dinner party gathered by the bosses this time should be the highest-level banquet he has ever attended.

Cheng Nuo naturally attached great importance to it.

Putting on a straight suit, I went to the barber shop downstairs to have a slightly mature hairstyle, and then I waited for Professor Fresnel to call.

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At six o'clock in the evening, a Chevrolet slowly parked at the door of the five-star Rising Hotel in Cambridge.

Two people, one old and one young, got out of the car, took the elevator, went directly to the eighteenth floor of the hotel, and handed the invitation letter to the waiter standing at the door.

"Come in, two!" the waiter said politely.

"Is Professor Marth here?" Professor Fresnel asked casually.

"Not yet...uh, it's here now." The waiter glanced at the elevator entrance.

Professor Fresnel and Cheng Nuoqiqi turned around to look.

An old man with gray hair and a skinny complexion walked slowly towards this side, supported by a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes.

Needless to say, Cheng Nuo naturally knew that this was Professor Ma Si, the organizer of the dinner.

As a legendary figure who has achieved countless achievements in his life and once represented a glorious era in the mathematics world, he is no different from an ordinary old man in his twilight years.

Professor Maas became famous in the last era when Professor Fresnel became famous. As a junior, Professor Fresnel stepped forward.

"Mr. Maas, just let us take a look at this kind of thing, and I'll trouble you to come here in person." Professor Fresnel and Professor Maas warmly shook hands.

"Hey!" Professor Ma Si waved his hand, the wrinkles on his face deepened, and he said with a smile, "I organized this myself, and I can be regarded as half of the master. There is no reason not to come."

"Besides, I heard that an interesting little guy came here today. I also want to meet him." As he spoke, Professor Ma Si moved his eyes away from Fresnel and landed on Cheng Nuo who stood silently by the side. He said with a smile, "Fresnel, this should be the gifted student you mentioned, right?"

"Well, Mr. Mars, this is the one." While speaking, Fresnel winked at Cheng Nuo.

Cheng Nuo immediately understood and stepped forward, "Professor Ma Si, student Cheng Nuo."

"Yes, your deeds, I heard Kyle and the others tell me about it. You have such a talent, and you have devoted yourself to our boring industry of mathematics for a reason. It is really a blessing for our mathematics community!"

"I don't dare to be a student." Naturally, Cheng Nuo would not put on a show in front of this boss, and replied honestly, "Besides, mathematics is not boring to me, but quite interesting."

"Oh?" Professor Ma Si showed a kind grandfather-like smile on his face, "I rarely see people who say mathematics is interesting."

"Student Cheng Nuo, do you have any ideas about transferring to my school?" Professor Ma Si asked abruptly.

Professor Fresnel and Cheng Nuo shook almost at the same time.

Digging the wall, and digging the wall face to face.

Cheng Nuo shrugged helplessly in his heart: Am I that popular?
Sure enough, being too good is not a good thing!

Professor Fresnel's face also hurt.

If it were someone else who dared to attack the wall in front of him, Professor Fresnel would probably be able to fight that person directly.Professor Comas...

Fresnel really didn't have the courage.

Seeing that the two changed their colors at the same time, Professor Ma Si couldn't help laughing, "Don't be so nervous, it's just a joke. At my age, I don't have the time and energy to cultivate a mathematical genius."

"Following Professor Fresnel is a correct choice."

Cheng Nuo and Professor Fresnel heaved a sigh of relief.

"But..." Professor Ma Si changed his words, and raised the hearts of the two of them again.

"However, Cheng Nuo, you can often visit Harvard's mathematics department. At least in terms of number theory, our mathematics department is not weaker than any university in the world."

In terms of hard power, Harvard's mathematics major is not as good as MIT, but the gap is not too big.

When Professor Maas became famous, he focused on number theory. Therefore, in the development and research of number theory, Harvard University has always been at the forefront of the world, which is beyond the reach of MIT.

The middle-aged man who was supporting Professor Ma Si whispered, "Teacher, it's almost time, we should go in."

"Oh, good, good." Professor Ma Si said, "Kyle, and you, Fresnel, let go, don't hold me, just let Cheng Nuo come. I still have a lot to say Tell classmate Cheng Nuo."

"Teacher!" Kyle couldn't help raising his voice.

"Why, are you still afraid that I will fail?" Professor Ma Si glared.

Kyle took a silent step back.

Cheng Nuo quickly accepted, and walked slowly into the banquet hall with Professor Ma Si.

So, under the surprised or confused eyes of everyone in the banquet hall, Cheng Nuo accompanied Professor Ma Si into the banquet hall.

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(End of this chapter)