Just turned over a new leaf and became a wise and intelligent student

Chapter 449: Chairman’s National Lecture Tour
"It turns out that some scenery can only be appreciated when you visit the place in person, and how shocking it is when you see it with your own eyes."

Jiang Huanxi stood by the Bottomless Lake, looking at the sparkling lake in front of him and the snow-capped mountains in the distance. He waved his hands and turned around and sighed to Xu Qingshan.

Xu Qingshan held up a camera, looked left and right, looking for the best angle to capture this beautiful scenery.

"Look over there!"

Tong Tong, who was standing by the bottomless lake like Jiang Huanxi but at a higher place, suddenly shouted to Jiang Huanxi and Xu Qingshan, pointing at the canyon on the other side of the lake.

Xu Qingshan put down the camera and looked over there.

"Is this the Tyndall effect?"

Jiang Huanxi spoke with some uncertainty.

In the canyon before our eyes, sunlight is pouring down like a waterfall. The sunlight itself may be colorless, but when the sunlight falls into the canyon, unknown impurities floating in the air dye the light into a sky blue color.

Moreover, the impurities in the air are constantly floating, making the light curtain seem to be slowly surging, as if it has life.

"Brother, take a picture!"

"Oh yes!"

Xu Qingshan also stood there in a daze, immersed in this natural beauty that he could never see on a normal day.

He quickly raised the camera in his hand. This time he did not look for any angle, because he knew that such a beautiful scenery that happened by chance might disappear in the next second.

The camera's beeps and red lights kept ringing.

Xu Qingshan recorded it faithfully, and this beauty can only be fully felt by being there in person.

The road from Shangri-La to the Bottomless Lake was not easy to drive on. Xu Qingshan drove for more than two hours and felt a little tired.

This is especially true on the Linya Mountain Road, where rocks often fall, there are no guardrails, and the road can only accommodate one car. Even a driver with the best driving skills would be scared when driving.

However, all the hardship from the journey was washed away when he saw the beautiful scenery before him.

"Are we going to stay here tonight? I see there are still a lot of yaks over there."

Jiang Huanxi came to Xu Qingshan, gently took his hand, stood on tiptoe, leaned over and asked in his ear.

"It feels like it should be OK, but the wind is a bit strong here, so it's better for us to camp closer to the car."

Xu Qingshan looked around and nodded.

This place is indeed quite suitable for camping. There are flat grasslands, snow-capped mountains in the distance that never melt all year round, and clear lakes nearby that can be drunk directly.

That night, with the help of the two girls, Xu Qingshan set up a tent in the quiet canyon.

Perhaps colleagues in the academic community would never have imagined that the great scientist Xu, whom they were thinking about, was wandering and camping with two girls at this time.

But Xu Qingshan is not completely unemployed.

He cleans out the emails in his mailbox every day to avoid missing important events and information.

Tonight was no exception. He sat on a small cloth stool with his laptop on his lap, concentrating on looking at the documents on the computer.

Jiang Huanxi and Tong Tong were trying to grill yak kebabs over a campfire on the other side.

"Ok?"

Xu Qingshan quickly browsed through the unread emails in his mailbox. When he saw one of the emails, he paused, a little confused.

"Why would the Chinese Mathematical Society send me an email? It should be a long time before the Chinese Mathematical Society holds the Chinese Mathematicians Conference. I remember it is usually at the end of the year."

Xu Qingshan frowned and opened the email, muttering to himself.

After carefully reading the entire email, Xu Qingshan's eyebrows raised and lowered, with a strange expression.

"What are you looking at? Come and taste this skewer to see if it's cooked."

Jiang Huanxi held a skewer and placed it in front of Xu Qingshan. She curiously went to Xu Qingshan's computer and looked at the email on it.

She had only come over to take a quick look, but she caught sight of the key words and let out a cry of surprise.

"Chairman?"

A smug smile appeared at the corner of Xu Qingshan's mouth.

It turns out that it’s best not to pretend to be cool yourself.

"The Huaxia Mathematical Society has actually invited you to become the new chairman of the Huaxia Mathematical Society? You should be the youngest chairman in history, right?"

"Alas, I don't really want to be the chairman, but this email is not an invitation, but a direct letter of appointment."

Xu Qingshan shook his head in a serious manner, with a look of regret on his face.

"Tsk, you're still acting cute after getting the advantage, brother is just pretending again."

Tong Tong bit the skewer in his hand, chewed the small piece of yam beef hard in his mouth and spoke, walking over in a somewhat unclear voice. He just heard Jiang Huanxi's exclamation.

"Then you won't be even busier next time?"

Jiang Huanxi asked worriedly, she looked at Xu Qingshan.

"It should be fine. The teacher sent me a message and told me that the chairmanship is mainly an honorary title and there is nothing for the Mathematics Society to do on a regular basis."

Xu Qingshan shook his head and said to Jiang Huanxi.

"They said they would add me to the group later. I don't know what QQ avatars these old guys use."

"My brother's focus is still so strange."

"Tong Tong! You seem to like complaining about me recently?"

"Isn't it because my brother's actions are worthy of others' complaints?"

Jiang Huanxi shook his head helplessly and supported his chin, sitting aside watching Xu Qingshan and Tong Tong arguing there.

"In tears."

Xu Qingshan looked up at the starry sky with grief and indignation. The starry sky of the Bottomless Lake was absolutely beautiful, and the air was clean without any pollution, allowing the starlight to travel through tens of thousands of light years and reach this paradise.

"My Tong Tong used to be so well-behaved, but now he has become like this. It's true what they say, that if you get something, you won't cherish it!"

While Xu Qingshan was still arguing with Tong Tong, the QQ notification sound rang from the computer.

He paused, quipped, and looked down.

"Wow? These old guys are quite polite. As soon as I entered the group, everyone started to chat. Welcome to the group."

The faint light from the computer reflected on Xu Qingshan's face.

"Eh?"

Xu Qingshan was a little surprised. He put his hands on the keyboard and typed quickly, replying to the greetings from the group of veteran Chinese mathematicians in the group.

After a while, Xu Qingshan looked up at Tong Tong and Jiang Huanxi and asked.

"These senior colleagues serve as deans and professors in various 985 universities across the country. They invited me to their schools to give a speech if I have time. I was thinking, don't we also want to travel around the country by car? How about a special on efficiency?" Xu Qingshan asked. He thought about the scene for a moment and felt that it seemed quite interesting.

"It just so happens that we have only seen Peking University, Huaqing University and Ludao University. Let's take this opportunity to visit famous universities in various provinces. It seems that thousand-year-old institutions like Xiangnan University and Yuelu Academy can be considered scenic spots themselves, right?"

"Well, I think it's okay. Anyway, we can have fun while sightseeing. There might be a tour guide to introduce us, and we can also eat and drink for free."

Jiang Huanxi nodded, she agreed with the plan.

"I don't mind. I just want to be with you guys."

Tong Tong had no other ideas at all.

"That's settled then. I'll reply directly in the group and they'll drive to the schools closest to us slowly when the time comes, and give lectures across the country while traveling."

Xu Qingshan nodded and began to contact the senior members in the group.

"If we continue to go north according to our route, the first stop should be Sichuan University in Chengdu, right? Oh, yes, and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China."

Jiang Huanxi opened his phone and looked at the map.

"Then have a good rest tonight, and we'll set off tomorrow."

It is the end of the first half of the semester in 2011, and we are about to enter the critical moment of summer vacation.

Chengdu has also ushered in the hottest season of the year. This hot feeling is even more exciting than the feeling from your buttocks after staying in the toilet for a day and a night after eating Chengdu hotpot.

Many students of Sichuan University booked their train and plane tickets in advance after the final exam week, and rushed back home from this hot city to enjoy the air conditioning.

Not really. There is no air conditioning in the school dormitories.

The main reason is that I miss home too much. In the city of Chengdu, there are many students from outside the city who can't get used to spicy food. I was so confident when I chose to apply to Sichuan University, but now I feel like crying when I miss the light food at home.

More than half of the undergraduate students at Sichuan University have basically run away, and only a few unlucky ones have not yet finished their professional exams.

As for graduate students? These people don't have any summer vacation at all. Many of them choose to stay in school to spend this summer vacation, just to do two more months of experimental research and try to finish their graduation thesis in one go.

Don't be held back by your supervisor when the time comes. After studying for several years and working as a slave for several years, you still only get a bachelor's degree when you graduate.

It’s just that a poster has unknowingly appeared on the official campus bulletin board of Sichuan University.

The school’s official website also quietly posted an announcement.

[Xu Qingshan is about to visit Sichuan University and give a lecture on the theme of "New Future of Mathematics"]

This name does not need any extra introduction. Just type these three words and everyone will know his status.

This is the treatment for the most popular person in Chinese academic circles.

A sharp-eyed student paid attention to the news at the first time. Even if he was not a student of the Department of Mathematics, he was ready to grab the front row seat for Xu Qingshan's lecture.

Chasing stars! Do you know what it means to chase stars?
Nowadays, if the smart students in the country's 985 universities really have an idol, it must be Xu Qingshan.

This is a bond they have had since high school!
Of course, this group is mainly undergraduates.

The sudden emergence of Xu Qingshan in the past few years made them write about this extraordinary genius who made a comeback over and over again in their composition topics.

Although at that time everyone used all their life's learning and tried their best, and piled all the most gorgeous words they had learned in their lives on Xu Qingshan.

The heights Xu Qingshan has reached in reality are still higher than the future heights that primary and secondary school students across the country have imagined for him in their test papers.

No wonder people say that reality is adapted from novels.

There are many legendary doctors in a way that even novelists dare not write about.

The news about Xu Qingshan's upcoming visit to Sichuan University soon broke out on Sichuan University's campus BBS and social media.

Many students who had bought tickets in advance and had already returned to their hometowns were now feeling very upset and were struggling over whether they should ask their parents for more money, buy a new ticket, and return to school to attend this hard-earned lecture.

On the contrary, those students who were originally suffering had smiles on their faces while sitting in the classroom taking exams.

I originally thought I was the unlucky one, but I didn't expect that the one who is close to the water would get the moon first.

Xu Qingshan did not pay attention to the noisy social media. When he drove to Chengdu, as soon as he got off the highway, the president of Sichuan University had already driven several cars at the highway exit, waiting to welcome him.

"It doesn't need to be so high, does it? It makes me a little scared."

Xu Qingshan said with a smile to the senior academician of the society from Sichuan University.

"You have to have it."

When the old academician saw Xu Qingshan, the smile on his face was brighter than the sun over Chengdu at that moment.

"You had a great time this time. Come again next time. Come more often."

Xu Qingshan originally thought that he still had the chance to rest in the hotel for a few days, and then accompany Jiang Huanxi and the others to wander around Chengdu and see pandas and such.

As a result, just after I finished lunch, I received the time and place from Sichuan University.

As expected, the enthusiasm of the old predecessors is not so easy to get. All the gifts of fate have been secretly marked with prices.

Fortunately, Xu Qingshan was in good mental state. When the time came, he entered the auditorium of Sichuan University as scheduled.

However, the enthusiasm of the students at Sichuan University far exceeded Xu Qingshan's expectations.

According to their previous discussions in the QQ group, this lecture is mainly aimed at graduate students in the Department of Mathematics, so that they can increase their passion and desire for mathematical research.

Xu Qingshan easily recognized this new force in Chinese mathematics.

After all, to cause a certain degree of hair root thinning in an entire area at the same time, it would require some magical power.

Apart from the seniors in the mathematics department, perhaps only computer science students would have such serious hair loss.

But students from the Department of Mathematics only accounted for a small part of the audience of this lecture.

Xu Qingshan looked at the auditorium of Sichuan University in front of him, where even the aisles were filled with people, and at the students who were looking at him fanatically, waving their own standees and name signs in their hands.

He really doubted whether he was here to give a lecture or a concert.

In this first lecture, Xu Qingshan was still thinking about whether he should speak freely or restrainedly. However, as soon as he opened his mouth and said hello everyone, someone in the audience started shouting "awesome!"

Xu Qingshan even saw a boy holding a sign that read "My Husband Loves Me" and shouting hysterically, "God Xu! I want to give birth to a baby for you!"

Sure enough, my stereotype of Chengdu was too advanced.

Until he stepped down from the stage, Xu Qingshan himself could not remember what he had said in the entire lecture, because the enthusiasm of the audience was like waves, one after another, swallowing up his thoughts.

However, Sichuan University's organization has set a good example for other schools.

UESTC announced that it will not restrict the academic status of students who attend Xu Qingshan’s lecture.

That is to say, other students can also enter the University of Electrical Science and Technology of China to attend lectures.

So Xu Qingshan saw the boy from Sichuan University holding the sign that said "Husband loves me" again in the second game at the University of Electrical Science and Technology of China.

Fortunately, there are only two 985 universities in Sichuan.

(End of this chapter)