"Huh~" Meng Lang wiped his sweat after finishing his morning run and slowly calmed down his breathing.
After 16 days of unremitting exercise.
From running less than 2 kilometers at the beginning to now running 4 kilometers in one breath, Meng Lang's physical fitness has returned to the peak state in college at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Although it has been abandoned for a while, this body is still young after all.
Although patience and persistence are painful things, they can gradually bring benefits to the body.
In fact, people often do not lack determination, but what they lack is a "sense of delayed harvest."
If you exercise for one day, the effect may be minimal.
So it's okay to persist for one day, and it's okay to persist for two days, but after three days, most people will give up the plan because they can't see obvious effects of exercise.
The reason why many people are intermittently complacent and continue to eat and wait for death is because the gains obtained through exercise are a kind of "delayed harvest."
It can be said that the biggest difference between people is whether they can overcome this sense of loss caused by not being able to "get it immediately".
But for Meng Lang, the emergence of "autobiography" greatly advanced this "sense of delayed harvest" and turned it into an "immediate harvest".
If I choose to persevere, at most I will have a brain problem after more than 20 years, and if I choose to give up, I will be separated from gastric cancer ten years later...
This sense of harvest...is full!
With the satisfaction of "It's been 16 days since I broke up with stomach cancer", Meng Lang walked into the community happily.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the community, I bumped into the couple from yesterday. The woman was holding the "lucky" little guy Fanfan in her arms.
"Eh? It's you, little brother!"
As soon as the man saw Meng Lang, he immediately came up to say hello enthusiastically.
"Haha! What a coincidence. Are you out for a walk?"
"Yeah! I'm not afraid of your jokes. Now we don't even dare to walk near high-rise buildings. Once bitten by a snake, we are afraid of well ropes for ten years." The man smiled bitterly.
"That's not necessary. Such accidents are rare after all, and there's a saying that adversities turn into good fortune, and misfortunes turn into good fortune." Meng Lang comforted with a smile.
"That's all thanks to my little brother! I didn't make it last time, but it's fate that we met you this time! Come on, come to my house, I'll be the host!"
"Yes! Let's go! My sister-in-law has to show her hand to you no matter what!"
"no, I'm fine."
After repeated polite refusals, the couple declined their warm invitation.
After introducing each other and having a conversation, I found out that the couple were actually university teachers at Suzhou University, one teaching mathematics and the other teaching physics.
"Brother Chen and sister-in-law come from a scholarly family!" Meng Lang was stunned for a moment.
In particular, Chen Youwei, who was tall and thin, with eyes and a gentle look, was actually a university teacher in the Department of Mathematics. This made Meng Lang couldn't help but feel more concerned.
Did you also do a family background check when you chose your rescue target?
It's unlikely. Think this is another "echo of fate"?
So according to "Little Rain's Law", could he... be the "key figure" in solving three mathematical problems by himself?
"Haha! It's not a scholarly family, but the family is full of scholars. This is true." Chen Youwei said with a smile.
"Although I am a bad student in mathematics, one of the people I admire most is a mathematician!"
Because we need it, we worship it.
"Haha! Little brother, you've won the prize. I'm not a mathematician, I'm just a teacher."
"Hey! Brother Chen, when you are in university, do you always study some conjectures, hypotheses and other world-related problems?" Meng Lang asked expectantly.
Hearing this, Chen Youwei laughed.
“Of course I want to solve the P-complete problem, Hodge’s conjecture, Poincaré’s conjecture, Riemann hypothesis, these world’s difficult problems, but my level is far from that level.
There are probably two types of lecturers in universities, one is those who like to teach and educate people, and the other are those who like to conduct research projects, I think I belong to the former type."
Meng Lang was a little disappointed when he heard this.
Saving a person and solving a problem, it turned out that I thought too much.
If you can really play like this, then if I help an old lady every day, wouldn’t I be able to become a saint through meritorious deeds?
Chen Youwei didn't know Meng Lang's disappointment, so he continued with some self-deprecation.
“In the past, the basic task of university teachers was to teach and educate people. Later, in order to meet the national strategic needs, they needed to engage in scientific research.
Therefore, the main task of university teachers has changed, becoming scientific research.
Even teachers in teaching positions are required to have a thesis and scientific research, and various professional titles are inseparable from academic achievements.
Teachers with limited talents like us are very helpless."
"Brother Chen is too modest. Of course, teaching and educating people is also very important. Scientific research is of contemporary importance, but education will benefit the future!"
"Haha! Brother Meng hit the nail on the head.
Fortunately, in the past two years, the Ministry of Education has required that equal emphasis be placed on teaching and educating as well as scientific research, so many schools have modified the requirements for professional title evaluation.
Nowadays, the scientific research system is becoming more and more complex. If you want to achieve something, the demand for specialized talents is even higher, especially in mathematics.
Whether you have a good teacher or a good family environment will have a huge impact."
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details!" Meng Lang looked very interested. Chen Youwei was obviously a bit chatty, but seeing that Meng Lang seemed really interested, he started chatting.
"Mathematics is actually a very boring thing. Most people in China study mathematics just for the college entrance examination.
The domestic education environment also determines that the average mathematics level of Chinese people is high, but the extreme values are low.
So we keep winning Mathematical Olympiad medals, but the chance of producing top mathematical talents is not as good as that of some major mathematical countries.
At this time, the teacher's ability will be tested. How to guide students' interests and teach students in accordance with their aptitude will greatly affect students' attitude towards learning mathematics."
Chen Youwei paused.
“On the other hand, the impact of family environment is also extremely huge.
If you observe carefully, you will find that both domestic and foreign mathematics circles are becoming familial.
If the parents are talented in mathematics and have been influenced by them since childhood, the chances of their children and grandchildren studying mathematics are relatively high.
On the contrary, without a good educational background, ordinary students will be more inclined to "emerging" subjects that appear to be easier and more promising for achievement.
Rather than basic subjects that are more difficult and have less clear employment prospects.
Therefore, most of the outstanding mathematicians in history, even if their families did not produce outstanding mathematicians, were at least the result of the influence of high-achieving families.
This leads to the concentration of resources in the mathematics circle towards a certain group of highly educated people.
For example, the famous Bernoulli family has three generations of eight outstanding mathematicians, all of whom are outstanding mathematicians. Another example is the Mei family, a famous mathematical family in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
They formed a certain academic circle!
This is a phenomenon that will inevitably occur when the level of education reaches a certain level."
Meng Lang nodded, deeply touched by this.
When I was in junior high school, I had a classmate whose father was a mathematics teacher. He had excelled in mathematics since he was a child.
Not surprisingly, when I went to college, I became a student majoring in mathematics.
And very few students from ordinary families like them choose to major in mathematics.
The curse of "Advanced Mathematics" has made countless students firmly remember the fear of being dominated by this book.
Human beings are naturally fearful of difficulties.
Family background is definitely an influence that cannot be ignored!
"There are disadvantages and advantages to learning a clan, just like coming from a military family.
Although it has caused certain difficulties in talent selection, it has also created a group of professional soldiers who have specialized in certain disciplines since childhood.
For example, during World War II, the German army had an endless stream of military commanders, most of whom came from military families.
Such an environment is more conducive to cultivating and nurturing top professional talents from an early age.
Especially for basic sciences like mathematics.
Of course, it cannot be denied that whether it is a scholarly family or a military family, if it continues to develop, it will easily become a monopoly group that cannot be eliminated. That is the tragedy of the times.
Therefore, the reason why outstanding mathematicians emerge one after another abroad is not unrelated to the long-term stable domestic environment, which has created a large number of Kochi families.
Some people say that three generations create a nobleman, and this is especially true for mathematicians.
Therefore, it is not that we cannot educate top scientists in our country, but that we are still unable to provide a growth environment for such intellectuals on a large scale.
When our material conditions and education levels catch up, that's when the Chinese people will truly unleash their amazing potential.
In terms of invention, creativity and racial wisdom, few ethnic groups can compare with the Chinese."
Meng Lang nodded frequently after hearing this.
From the mouth of the other party, an insider, we can probably draw the following two conclusions.
1. Foreign mathematicians are more popular now.
2. Domestic mathematicians will be more popular in the future.
This inspired him that the influence of the three major problems still needs to be spread out, so that humans all over the world can help him solve the problem.
The second is...
"So, Brother Chen, you are also a scholar?" Meng Lang asked, touching his chin.
Chen Youwei was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
"Haha! You are right if you say that. I became a university teacher partly because of my family environment."
Compared with those real "academics" who are secretive and rely on talent and hard work, Chen Youwei is undoubtedly much more frank.
Meng Lang nodded.
So, the other party is at least a second-generation student, so Fanfan is a third-generation student and has a promising future.
"So, Brother Chen, do you also want to train Fanfan to be the heir to the school?"
"Haha, if possible, I would be very willing." Chen Youwei smiled.
"Well! Then I've decided!"
"Uh decide what?"
"Brother Chen, you see that we are so destined, why not...let Fanfan be my goddaughter?"
"ha?"
…
Noon, room 1103.
"Uncle, why are you smiling so happily?"
At the dinner table, Xiao Yu looked at Meng Lang strangely.
"Oh, it's okay, hehe!"
Meng Lang chuckled. Since you can't be a scholar, then you can be the godfather of a scholar...
Calculating the age, the little guy will be almost in his twenties in 2043.
The inspiration given to Meng Lang by Chen Youwei's "Education Theory" lies not in the educational environment at home and abroad, but in the sustainable development of the scientific research team.
People of the same age as Meng Lang are undoubtedly the main force in current scientific research.
Xiaoyu's group is considered a new force. In a dozen years, he will be able to join Meng Lang's scientific research team and become the main force of the next generation.
After that, there is Fanfan's generation, which can be said to be the reserve team of the scientific research team.
Now, the future, the more distant future...
Those who do not plan for eternity cannot plan for a moment!
If you want to provide your "brothers" with more adequate and continuous scientific research power, you must not only "base yourself on the present", but also focus on the future.
Scientific research starts from babies!
Regardless of whether he learns valves or not, if it can promote scientific and technological progress, it is a good method!
From the perspective of victory theory, perhaps what the future world needs more is not average values, but extreme values!
In an era where there have been no major breakthroughs in basic science for more than a hundred years, a large group of engineers can undoubtedly create huge dividends. This is an era that is better than average.
But when the application of basic science is expanded to the extreme, "Einsteins" will be needed to break the bottleneck of human development.
Aliens are coming, and the role of a large number of engineers may not be as useful as one outstanding scientist.
At this time, the world needs extreme values even more!
"By the way, why isn't Yan Weiwei here?"
"Oh! Sister Weiwei took a call in the morning and went out. She said she wouldn't be back until evening."
"Oh!" Meng Lang nodded.
"That's right! Uncle, this is for you." Xiaoyu took out a ticket from his pocket with a smile.
"What is this?" Meng Lang took it and asked doubtfully.
"Ah? You forgot, today's Canglang Cup! I have to perform in the afternoon!" Xiaoyu looked at him pitifully.
"Oh! Haha! How could I forget? That's impossible. In fact, I didn't go anywhere today, just to cheer you up!"
"I believe you for the time being. It opens at three o'clock this afternoon. You must go!"
"Do not worry!"
"By the way, this is the parent seat ticket. You must sit according to the seat number and don't sit in the wrong seat." Xiaoyu warned.
"I know, I'm not a child." Meng Lang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
However, when Meng Lang talked about the Canglang Cup, he thought of another person.
So it’s today? It seems necessary to go over and confirm...
Xiaoyu couldn't go with Meng Lang because she had to travel together with the school bus.
Not long after Meng Lang went out and left, Lin Haitang returned home and Xiao Yu had packed up and looked ready to go out.
"Sister, here you go, the tickets for the afternoon. You promised me to go yesterday." Xiaoyu magically took out another ticket.
"Okay, I understand, I will definitely go."
"Yeah! It's agreed! By the way, this is the parent's seat ticket. You have to take your seat according to the number. Don't take the wrong seat."
"Okay, okay! You're not a kid anymore."
"Alas! Everyone says they're not children, so they don't deserve anyone to worry about."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing! Then I'll go out first!"
"boom!"
Outside the door, Xiaoyu smiled like a little fox.