I just want to be a salted fish quietly Chapter 113

There were no other classes in the morning except for College Chinese.

After Lin Xian left the infirmary, he returned to the classroom where he had just taken class. He had left in a hurry and hadn’t brought his books or his mathematical modeling assignment.

Arriving at the classroom, he found it already full of people, and a white-haired professor was giving a lecture.

Seeing Lin Xian, the professor pushed up the glasses on his nose and said, “Classmate, you’re 20 minutes late!”

“Teacher, I forgot my books, I came back to get them!” Lin Xian explained.

“Oh, then go ahead!”

The professor nodded, ignored him, and continued his lecture.

Under the gaze of hundreds of people, Lin Xian calmly walked to the back row and successfully found his previous seat.

“What a coincidence!”

Mu Wanqing smiled slightly and greeted him softly.

Lin Xian was stunned, then also smiled, “It really is a coincidence!”

It was indeed a coincidence, because Mu Wanqing’s seat was the same as his previous one.

Taking his books and assignment, Lin Xian waved his hand and said, “See you next time!”

“Goodbye!”

After Lin Xian left, a short-haired girl next to Mu Wanqing quietly asked, “Wanqing, do you know Lin Xian?”

“Why, do you know him too?” Mu Wanqing raised an eyebrow, curious.

The short-haired girl giggled and said, “Of course I do, the freshman campus heartthrob, young, rich, and with a good temperament. I don’t know how many people are eyeing him!”

Mu Wanqing said indifferently, “If you like him, go after him!”

Hearing that, the short-haired girl sighed, “I’ll pass, I know my place.”

…

All the way to the office building, Lin Xian quickly walked to Professor Dai Pingbo’s office.

Standing at the door, he politely knocked.

Dai Pingbo was reading, and hearing the knock, he said without raising his head, “Come in!”

Walking to the desk, Lin Xian put down the assignment and smiled, “Teacher Dai, I’ve already finished the assignment you gave yesterday.”

“So fast?”

Dai Pingbo was slightly stunned, his expression a little surprised.

This problem wasn’t too difficult for a freshman, but it wasn’t easy either.

He thought Lin Xian would need at least three to five days to solve it, but he didn’t expect him to be so efficient.

Taking the assignment, Dai Pingbo quickly scanned it.

He mainly looked at the problem-solving approach, not the model, because whether the modeling was correct or not wasn’t that important; the problem-solving approach was!

Mathematics is different from physics. Physics only looks at results. No matter what hypothesis or conjecture you propose, if the result is wrong, then everything is meaningless.

But mathematics is completely different; the result is not important, the approach is the most important.

Many mathematics giants who won the Fields Medal didn’t solve some world-class problem, but rather, in the process of solving world-class problems, they created new mathematical tools.

And these mathematical tools might play a crucial role in solving other problems.

This is why they won the award!

A few minutes later, Dai Pingbo put down the assignment and smiled, “I thought you would use differential equations to solve the problem, but I didn’t expect you to use partial differential equations, very good!”

He had a very easygoing personality, but he rarely praised people.

To say “very good” meant that Lin Xian indeed made him satisfied.

Lin Xian asked, “Teacher Dai, I’d like to ask about the Higher Education Press Cup National College Student Mathematical Modeling Contest.”

“Higher Education Press Cup? What, you want to participate?” Dai Pingbo smiled kindly.

Lin Xian nodded, “I have that intention!”

Hearing that, Dai Pingbo shook his head and laughed, “Haha! Then you’re too late. This year’s Higher Education Press Cup ended a few days ago. If you want to participate, you’ll have to wait until next year!”

“It’s already over?”

Lin Xian was slightly stunned, surprised.

Damn it!

He had been thinking that since he had drawn the chewing gum item, he might be able to compete for the top three in the province.

But the competition had already ended several days ago…

Glancing at the task in the system interface, Lin Xian sighed to himself. It seemed this task would have to be shelved for now and wait until next year.

“Mathematical modeling requires a very broad range of knowledge, so even if the competition hasn’t started yet, I don’t recommend you participate.”

Dai Pingbo paused, then continued, “If you calm down and work hard for a year, participating next year, you still have a chance to compete for the top three in the province.”

Lin Xian nodded, then asked, “Teacher Dai, which school won the Higher Education Press Cup this year?”

The Higher Education Press Cup has provincial and national awards. The national awards are divided into first, second, and third prizes.

From first to third prize, the number is not just one, but many.

However, there is only one spot for the highest honor, the Higher Education Press Cup!

Which is equivalent to the champion!

Dai Pingbo gestured towards the next door and said, “This year, Jin University next door won the cup, and they were overjoyed!”

“Is Jin University’s math department that strong?” Lin Xian asked in surprise.

In his impression, Jin University’s math department didn’t seem that strong! At most, it was at the top twenty level nationwide, still quite a gap from famous math departments like Tsinghua, Peking University, Fudan, and University of Science and Technology of China.

Dai Pingbo pouted, his tone a little sour, “Hmph, their Jin University just produced a good seedling this year.”

“Very impressive?”

“Very impressive!”

Dai Pingbo nodded, and said seriously, “He’s a sophomore student, his name seems to be Lu Zhou. He almost single-handedly led his teammates to win the cup. If nothing unexpected happens, that kid’s achievements won’t be lower than old Mr. Qiu Chengtong!”

Holy cow!

Sophomore student?

Single-handedly led teammates to win the cup?

This guy probably has a system too!

The more Lin Xian thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, and he decided to go meet him at Jin University next door another day!

“Teacher Dai, I’ll head back now!”

Lin Xian glanced at the time; it was almost dinner time.

“Go ahead!”

Dai Pingbo waved his hand and continued to read his book.

Walking out of the office building, Lin Xian was hesitating whether to go to the infirmary to see Ling Youyu when his phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

He took it out and saw it was a WeChat friend request.

“Jin University Scholar wants to be your friend, do you agree?”

Jin University Scholar?

This name is a bit arrogant!

He had just talked to Dai Pingbo about Jin University, and now someone was adding him. What a coincidence.

Could it be that Lu Zhou?

Thinking of this, Lin Xian clicked agree.

After adding the friend, he clicked on the other party’s avatar to view their Moments.

Huh?

It was actually a beautiful woman, and her looks were exceptionally high, at least 93 points by estimation.

And her figure was excellent, with an older sister vibe.