Chapter 83: Chapter 72 We Must Learn to Respect and Understand (8/10 requests for first subscription, asking for monthly tickets)_2
After all, you've got to eat.
Su Mucheng had already started packing up her things happily, while Chen Yiwen just looked up blankly at the two of them.
"Ah? Just going to eat?"
"Brother Chen, it's already past five. By the time we get to the cafeteria, it'll be half past."
"Time flies? I feel like I haven't understood anything yet." Chen Yiwen was somewhat annoyed.
"It's okay. That's how it is when you first encounter Group Theory," Qiao Ze offered some comfort.
"Oh? Was it the same for you?" Chen Yiwen looked at Qiao Ze with a mix of confusion and anticipation.
Qiao Ze fell silent for a moment, then shook his head honestly.
This admission made Chen Yiwen a bit unwilling to accept it and he pressed on, "Then how do you know that?"
Qiao Ze answered, "I saw a lot of people saying that online."
Chen Yiwen had nothing to say in response.
"Pfft..." Su Mucheng couldn't help but laugh out loud, but she quickly composed herself and said seriously, "Chen Yiwen, it's okay. Why compare yourself to Qiao Ze? Look at me, I never compare myself to him; I just compare myself to other people."
Chen Yiwen shot the girl a look.
He used to think Su Mucheng was quite cute...
But her words annoyed him.
Because it seemed like he couldn't even outdo Su Mucheng.
Qiao Ze looked at Su Mucheng and said, "Well, actually the gap between you and Su Mucheng isn't big. It's just that you haven't shifted your way of thinking yet. Group Theory is different from mathematical analysis; it's more abstract because it's a discipline that studies structure and symmetry.
You have to abandon the habitual way of thinking instilled by elementary mathematics and not be limited by various laws."
"Higher-level mathematics is an extensible system where many things can be self-defined. For instance, A⊙B = AB + A - B, ⊙ could be a newly defined operation. To be honest, once you get used to it, you'll find Group Theory is much simpler than mathematical analysis. At least it doesn't have so many complicated calculations."
Chen Yiwen nodded thoughtfully; this explanation seemed to give him a bit of insight.
"Alright, alright, let's go to eat now! What are we eating today?"
"Let's go to Cafeteria Three, it's close," Qiao Ze decided.
"Sure!" Su Mucheng nodded in agreement.
...
On the way from the library to the cafeteria.
Su Mucheng cheerfully walked on Qiao Ze's left, while Chen Yiwen silently walked on his right, deliberately staying half a step ahead.
He couldn't stand seeing Su Mucheng holding Qiao Ze's hand as a single dog.
"Qiao Ze, who was calling you just now? They kept calling, and I saw you've blocked them all."
"It was a professor from Yanbei International Mathematics Center."
Qiao Ze nodded subconsciously.
Indeed, as exams are drawing near, it's becoming harder to find a spot in the library.
Especially later on when we need to feed data, it would be best if we could also use the evenings.
What's important is that the project really isn't short on money right now.
"Then I'll talk to Li about it tomorrow; it would be best to find something on campus, so we don't waste too much time on the road."
"You don't have to worry about these things, I will contact Li and take care of it. Rest assured, leave it to me, I can handle it in a day," Su Mucheng said happily.
Whether or not she took part in this project didn't really matter to Su Mucheng, but as long as she could help Qiao Ze, she would feel extremely happy.
Chen Yiwen pursed his lips from the side.
Actually, when Su Mucheng brought up her idea, he had also thought about offering to rent the house himself... After all, renting houses was in his family's blood. He knew all about it. Discover stories at m,v l'-novelhall.net
But seeing how excited Su Mucheng was, Chen Yiwen held back his offer.
Forget it, he didn't want to get involved in this.
Spending money and possibly offending someone is something only fools would do.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the cafeteria.
This time, Chen Yiwen finally found an opportunity to show off.
He generously paid for six servings of stir-fried dishes.
Just thinking that Qiao Ze could have gone out for a fancy meal with the professors from Yanbei University, but chose to eat in the cafeteria with them, made Chen Yiwen quite proud.
He even felt the money was extremely well spent!
...
Meanwhile, in the school's guesthouse, Xu Dajiang was preparing to pick up three professors from Yanbei University for dinner, but came up empty-handed.
He instinctively called Li Jiangao.
"Jiangao, where are you right now?"
"Eh? In the office, what's up?"
"The office, ha! That's great, by the way, did anyone come to invite you to lunch or something this afternoon?"
"Oh, Professor Zhao said he had some friends from the Capital, and asked me to take Qiao Ze out for dinner, but Qiao Ze refused. You know, the kid has been pretty busy lately."
"Professor Zhao? Zhao Guangyao?"
"Yep."
"Heh... That Zhao Guangyao, really! I wonder how this news spread so quickly! At his age, he's still playing the game of being physically present but mentally elsewhere with me! Alright, Jiangao, if there's nothing else, come out for dinner. The banquet is already prepared, and we'll eat amongst ourselves.
Oh, and bring Qiao Ze along."
"Eh... I could go, but Qiao Ze, he might not be available."
"That... Well, okay then?!"