Chapter 173 Chapter 173 [(Revised) Before the Conference Begins]...

Not long after solving the problem of experimental materials, Lin Yimu was about to prepare to go to South Korea with professors and researchers from the Mathematical Research Center to attend the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Considering that Lin Yimu was the only newcomer from the Mathematical Research Center who was attending the conference for the first time, everyone finally decided to go there early to allow everyone to adapt to the environment.

The final departure time was decided to be the last day of September. After learning the news, Lin Yimu told He Xiuji the specific time of his departure, and hurriedly packed his luggage to gather at the school.

Because they were going there with everyone from the Mathematical Research Center, they all needed to gather at the school first, and then go to the airport together. So when Lin Yimu arrived at the school's Mathematical Research Center, many people were already there.

When he saw the man carrying the suitcase, a researcher who had a good relationship with Lin Yimu quickly waved at him, "Xiaomu, come here quickly. We're waiting for you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yimu quickened his pace and walked towards the crowd. After everyone gathered, the team leader Professor Jiang checked the number of people again. After confirming that everyone was present, he led everyone to the airport.

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As Lin Yimu and Professor Jiang and their group walked out of H Country's Capital Airport, they were greeted by a staff member from the organizer who was waiting at the exit to pick them up. After a few words with Professor Jiang, they arranged for everyone to get on two black cars. When they got off the cars, they had already arrived at the arranged hotel. Lin Yimu followed them throughout the whole process, silently looking around without saying a word.

Although Lin Yimu could understand English, he had no interest in the topics of conversation between Professor Jiang and the other party.

He was actually a bit nervous now. They had arrived less than two days before the conference started, and when he had just talked with a few senior students he was on good terms with, he learned that he had to wear formal clothes to attend such a mathematician conference. He thought that everyone was a researcher and just needed to dress neatly, so he didn't prepare formal clothes at all, and Professor Jiang, who arranged him at the time, didn't tell him either.

Thinking of this, Lin Yimu looked at Professor Jiang, who was walking in front and talking happily with the conference reception staff, with a bit of resentment in his eyes. How could he get a formal suit so temporarily? He was not familiar with Korea at all.

After the reception staff led Lin Yimu and his group to their residence and handed the room card to Professor Jiang, they left. After all, he still had to go and pick up participants from other countries.

After everyone left, Professor Jiang gave the three room cards in his hand to everyone and arranged two people in a room. However, Liang Bo, who had the best relationship with Lin Yimu, did not come this time, so he could only choose to share a room with a researcher he was relatively familiar with.

After everyone was settled, Lin Yimu looked at the simple daily clothes in his suitcase, and sighed as he sorted them out. The researcher who was also sorting out his luggage looked at Lin Yimu curiously, "Xiaomu, why are you sighing as soon as you get here?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yimu turned to look at the researcher in the same room. In fact, the other party also graduated from Professor Jiang. Because of his excellent grades after graduation and also joined the Mathematical Research Center, he stayed in the school as an assistant teacher and a researcher in the Mathematical Research Center after graduation.

"Brother Fang, I didn't know I had to wear formal attire to attend the conference, and the professor didn't remind me, so there was nothing in my suitcase. What's going on?" Lin Yimu sighed worriedly.

Fang Wenduan heard this and recalled the conversation they had just had in the car. Seeing Lin Yimu's frown, he smiled and said in a good-tempered manner, "Well, it's not a big deal. I thought something difficult to resolve had happened. I'll go with you to buy a set later. It will be quick. This was my first time attending a mathematician conference and I had no preparation at all. I borrowed the formal suit from a senior at the time."

After hearing what Senior Brother Fang said, Lin Yimu felt a little relieved from his nervous and worried mood, and at the same time he became a little curious.

"Brother, when was the first time you attended a mathematician conference like this? Were you nervous at that time?"

Fang Wenduan smiled and glanced at Lin Yimu, then put the packed suitcase aside and said, "Of course I was nervous. After all, it was my first time attending such an important and grand meeting. So when the professor told me about the precautions, I was not paying attention. I was just too nervous at that time."

As he said this, Fang Wenduan looked at Lin Yimu and said teasingly, "Looking at you like this, it's not like you're not nervous. Seeing that you've been so calm, I thought you weren't nervous at all. Okay, don't worry. I'll go with you to find the professor and tell him to buy you a formal suit. Anyway, you'll only wear it during the awards ceremony."

Hearing this, Lin Yi Mu breathed a sigh of relief with gratitude, "This is also my first time attending such an occasion. I must be nervous when I think that all of them are big names in the field of mathematics, and I may have to give a speech in front of so many big names. But thank you, Brother Fang, I will trouble you later." After Lin Yi Mu finished explaining, he smiled and thanked her with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face, pursing his lips.

Fang Wenduan waved his hand nonchalantly, "Oh, it's okay, it's not a big deal, have you cleaned it up?"

Lin Yimu hung the clothes he had sorted in his hand in the closet, then closed the suitcase and hesitated, "Okay, okay, but are we going now? Doesn't the professor have anything else to plan?"

Fang Wenduan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay. I noticed when I came here before. There is a commercial street not far from the hotel. We will be back soon. Besides, we also need to report to the professor first. If there is anything, we will definitely tell him in advance."

Lin Yimu nodded to show that he understood, and the two of them walked out of the room and went straight to Professor Jiang's room.

Professor Jiang was a little confused when he saw the two people coming together. After hearing the purpose of their visit, he slapped his forehead in annoyance and said, "It's my fault. I arranged a lot of things but forgot this one. Okay, you two should go buy clothes first. There's nothing else to do here for the time being."

After that, he told the two to hurry up, and before they left, he said, "Remember to go early and come back early, and keep your phone open. After all, you are abroad, so be careful."

"Got it, Professor." Lin Yimu and the other man responded and walked out of the room and went straight to the hotel lobby.

This was Lin Yimu’s first time in Country H. He was not very familiar with the surrounding environment and had not learned their language. Although he could communicate with people in English, he felt a little uncomfortable in an unfamiliar place. So he followed Fang Wenduan all the way and went straight to a men’s clothing store.

Lin Yimu didn't plan to waste time choosing clothes. He told the store his size and took a black suit to try on. Fang Wenduan, who came with him, couldn't help but complain, "Even if boys don't like shopping for clothes, they wouldn't be as casual as you, right? This one fits me well, but the color is too dark and makes you look a bit old."

Lin Yimu didn't take it seriously when he heard this. He straightened his collar and said, "That's why I bought this outfit. After all, I can't look too young and unstable among a bunch of big shots. This outfit is just right to hold me down."

Fang Wenduan shook his head in disdain, took another black suit from the hanger on the other side and stuffed it into Lin Yimu's hand, "No, even if you want to appear mature and steady, you can't wear this one. My dad doesn't usually wear such old-fashioned clothes. Try this one." As he said that, he pushed Lin Yimu back into the fitting room.

The final result, of course, was that Lin Yimu chose the suit recommended by Fang Wenduan, which had a strong sense of design and made him look very energetic. Even the researchers who came back and looked at the comparison pictures that Fang Wenduan took for Lin Yimu couldn't help but nod their heads to express their agreement with Fang Wenduan's vision.

Even Professor Jiang, who usually doesn't get involved in these things, couldn't help but feel fortunate after looking at the comparison between the two sets of clothes. "It's a good thing that Xiao Fang accompanied you. If you bought such an old-fashioned piece of clothing by yourself, we old guys would be embarrassed to go with you." As he said this, he couldn't help shaking his head.

Lin Yi Mu didn't quite understand what Professor Jiang meant until the day of the Mathematicians' Conference, when everyone changed into their suits for the award ceremony. Only then did Lin Yi Mu understand.

Except for Professor Jiang, everyone else on the day of the conference was dressed in the same youthful outfit. Even the black suits were full of design and texture. If Lin Yimu hadn't known that they were attending an academic mathematicians' conference, he would have suspected that they were going to attend some celebrity banquet when he saw the suits they were wearing.

However, when Lin Yimu moved his gaze from everyone's suits to their faces and heads, and saw that everyone had more or less shiny foreheads, he began to feel that they were actually doing scientific research. He even began to genuinely worry whether he would be as bald as them in the future.

Thinking of this, Lin Yimu's face inevitably showed a bit of sadness, which made Fang Wenduan, who was walking beside him, curious, "What's wrong with you? Are you too nervous to do anything about it?"

Hearing this, Lin Yimu retracted his gaze from the crowd, put away his scattered thoughts, and whispered his previous thoughts again. Then he frowned and said with sorrow: "I am really worried that one day I will lose all my hair like everyone else. Although I know it is very rude to say this, I am still very worried."

Fang Wenduan's face was filled with distress when he heard this, because he was also one of the bald men mentioned by Lin Yimu. He was only about 40 years old this year, and his hairline had already moved back to the point where his forehead was exposed. However, it was very normal for people in their line of work to stay up late in the laboratory every day doing calculations, so there was nothing they could do about it being bald.

However, Fang Wenduan was kind enough to comfort Lin Yimu, "You haven't reached this stage yet, so don't worry about it. Besides, it's too early to say you're bald with your current amount of hair. Maybe you won't be bald." As he said this, he looked at Lin Yimu's thick black hair, his eyes full of envy.

"However, if you are really worried, how about I recommend you some good hair care and growth shampoos?" Seeing that Lin Yimu was still frowning, Fang Wenduan suggested.

Unexpectedly, when Lin Yimu heard this, he glanced at the top of his head, and fell silent when he saw the shiny forehead. After a while, he refused with a difficult tone: "Thank you, senior, but I still don't need it."

The two of them followed Professor Jiang and his group to the venue, chatting all the way, and sat down at the seat arranged by the staff, which was right in the middle of the second row. The seven-person seat provided a very good view.

Not long after everyone sat down, the award ceremony began.