Chapter 62: Sleepless

It was already late when Wu Tong finished the proof. Li Yisheng spent a lot of time verifying the subsequent demonstration process. Now it was really dark, the lights were bright, and it was very late. "Man is made of iron and steel. Teacher will take you to dinner. After dinner, go back and have a good rest. You must take care of your body. Don't stay up like this in the future! You are still young and may not feel it, but many scholars have been plagued by physical diseases because of carelessness. They want to shine and do research but can't. It's a pity! Don't be careless in this regard!"

At around 8 or 9 in the evening, most of the cafeterias in Beijing University had already stopped operating, but there were still restaurants open until 9 or 10. Li Yisheng found a small kitchen nearby, ordered a few dishes, and had a midnight snack with Wu Tong. He sent Wu Tong to Shaoyuan and told her to rest early. Then Li Yisheng hummed a little song and happily digested his shock.

Late at night, Li Yishen lay on the big bed at home, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Half of his mind was filled with undigested shock, and the other half was filled with mathematical equations like meteors passing by.

In the end, the act of making pancakes attracted the violent suppression of the lover who shared the bed, and a slap was given on the back. "What are you doing here in the middle of the night? Do you think people can sleep?"

"I realized today that we are just ordinary people. So, let's not ask anything of Li Yueling in the future. As long as he is healthy and has a positive mindset, that's enough!" Li Yishen felt that he really should calm down.

If a child's academic performance is not good enough, it may be because they, as parents, only gave him ordinary genes. In this case, they should not be too demanding on their children.

Li Yisheng's wife, Ms. Chen Xueling, currently works at the Huaguang College of Peking University and is a famous economics expert. He sat up halfway with his hair gathered. What was this person doing so madly in the middle of the night?

"What's the matter? Did you go to the Chinese Department today? Why are you suddenly so sentimental?" There is already a weird person in the family. The man is usually reliable, so don't let him be infected by that useless boy.

Otherwise, with her taking care of two children, this family would be in trouble.

"Do you still remember the child I mentioned before, Wu Tong?"

"Remember, he got first place in the CMO exam this year, and he also got full marks in the national team exam. I couldn't even hope for an outcome like that if Li Yueling were to go back to school and start over!" Ms. Chen Xueling felt that she was already very Buddhist. Li Yueling's grades were hovering around the passing line, and his Chinese score was so bad that it was eye-popping, but she didn't even bother to slap him in the face.

When Li Yueling was a child, she could still dream about this kind of other people's children, but now, she has never thought about it at all. This year, the admissions office was quite powerful and got the person to their Peking University.

"Wu Tong proved Zhou's conjecture today. I verified the argumentation process and found no errors. The unsolved mystery that has been hanging for nearly twenty years may be solved by a sixteen-year-old girl! Compared with a child like Wu Tong, we used to be a little proud. We are all ordinary people, so don't be too demanding of Li Yueling!" Li Yisheng sighed and stated the facts.

"Zhou's conjecture? Proven?" Chen Xueling was stunned. She had a lover who was a mathematician, so she knew all about conjectures. Zhou's conjecture, she remembered correctly, Li Yisheng also tried to do it ambitiously, but he failed in the end.

"No surprises, proven!" Li Yishen nodded in confirmation.

"Oh my God... this world is crazy!" There is another person in the room who can't sleep tonight.

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[Proof of Zhou's conjecture on the distribution law of Mersenne primes]

【Abstract: This paper studies the distribution law of Mersenne primes and proves that 2^(2^n)····

[References cited: The distribution law of Mersenne primes...]

In the Shaoyuan dormitory of Beijing University, Wu Tong's mind was active. She turned on the computer and began to edit the paper, using the paper format in the mathematics journals she had read as a reference, from the title to the abstract, to the citations, and the formal content...

Wu Tong began to edit. This paper only needed to cite one document and did not require a long article. This was a relatively easy task. Otherwise, it would take a lot of time just to look up the sources of the documents.

Compared with the previous careful consideration of the words and sentences, Wu Tong edited the most difficult reasoning formulas. After adapting to the mathematical symbol editing of documents, she edited at a high speed. The process of her own deduction was deeply engraved in her memory. Wu Tong did not need to look at the content on the draft paper at all, and edited directly without a draft.

It took Wu Tong two days to complete the first draft of the paper. During this time, he also spent half a day attending the closing ceremony of the first training selection of the IMO National Training Team.

The Chinese Mathematical Society specially sent people to participate in the closing ceremony, and leaders from various provinces and cities also rushed over. At the closing ceremony, the directors of the Mathematical Society announced on the spot the list of candidates who would enter the second phase of training.

In the auditorium usually used for lectures, except for a few who were confident of winning, most people were nervous and held their breath as they listened to the announcement on the stage.

"The first place goes to Wu Tong, with an average score of 126 points. Congratulations to Wu Tong for once again getting full marks in four training exams, ranking first and entering the second round of training selection!" The leader of the Chinese Mathematical Society was very happy. This year, a good seedling emerged. With such stable results, we can expect good results in this year's IMO!

There was warm applause from the audience, which was an involuntary admiration from everyone.

A perfect score in one exam was already amazing enough, but getting full marks in every exam this time was beyond God. This was the IMO training camp, and the questions were getting harder and harder. They were tortured to death again and again, exceeding the upper limits of many of them, but still not the upper limit of this God.

All the teachers and students present were truly impressed. They were afraid that they were all fake geniuses. In front of this god, none of them dared to call themselves geniuses!

"Second place, Guo Jiachen, average score 113, third place..." The second round list of the training team was released. The players whose names were called were so excited that they almost cried for joy, and the eliminated players could not hide their disappointment, they really tried their best.

However, there is always someone stronger than you, and there is still one top god who remains unmoved.

Fortunately, being able to enter the training team has proved their excellence, and most of those present have already secured admission to prestigious universities. It’s a pity that their participation in the Olympiad ends here and they cannot compete in the international arena.

This year, Zhongyuan Province is still quite strong. It advanced to the second round by beating Feng Yueyue, who was also from Zhongyuan Province and ranked 14th. Wu Tong applauded in the audience and was proud of Zhongyuan Province.

Feng Yueyue glanced in the direction of Wu Tong, and the reluctance in her heart had turned into sincere submission. Compared with Wu Tong, who had emerged from adversity, she had grown up in a superior environment and had abundant conditions, but she was immature and had never experienced any hardships.

Wu Tong's relaxed attitude made it seem ridiculous how proud she once was of her own achievements.

Fortunately, she has realized it in time and it should not be too late. It doesn’t matter if she can’t catch up for the time being. She can try her best and continue to pursue. I believe that she will be able to usher in her brilliant future and live up to her family’s heritage.

Wu Tong set a good example for her. No matter how much praise and achievements she received, she remained unmoved and continued to walk steadily on the path of learning.