Chapter 47 Professor Zhang Yuan
Shen Yanting scratched his hair in annoyance: "Okay, I won't bother you."
But he didn't play games, but looked at Su Yi.
Su Yi's strong psychological quality made her accustomed to people staring at her, but no one had such a scorching gaze as Shen Yanting. To be honest, if she didn't have strong willpower, she really couldn't stand it.
But compared to the meeting with Professor Zhang Yuan later, Shen Yanting is no longer important.
The venue for Shen Congsen's banquet was a famous five-star hotel, and a private room was booked. When Su Yi and Shen Yanting arrived, the Shen couple had already arrived, and sitting next to Shen Yanting was a man in his fifties, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and looking very elegant.
Su Yi had seen photos of Professor Zhang Yuan on the Internet, but he actually looked much younger than in the photos.
In addition, there were two other slightly younger men, who should be assistants or disciples.
"Sorry, I had classes at school and was delayed for some time." Su Yi said apologetically.
"Come and sit down." Shen Congsen said, "Su Yi, this is Professor Zhang Yuanzhang, and the other two are his assistants."
Su Yi saluted Zhang Yuan respectfully and said, "Hello, Professor Zhang. I am Gu Suyi."
Zhang Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Sit down."
After Shen Yanting sat down, Shen Rou asked in a low voice: "Why are you fighting again?"
Shen Yanting muttered, “Don’t ask.”
"You..." Shen Rou was helpless.
Their son's rebellious period is getting worse and worse. They want to control him, but the more they try, the more rebellious he becomes. Shen Rou is worried about hurting the relationship between mother and son, so she basically lets him do whatever he wants.
Now, it seems that she has to rely on Su Yi to discipline her son.
During the meal, Shen Congsen and Zhang Yuan mostly reminisced about the past, and others rarely interrupted. As they chatted, the topic turned to Su Yi.
"Gu Suyi, right? It's really good that you can get full marks in the Provincial Mathematical Olympiad. Do you plan to specialize in mathematics in the future?" Zhang Yuan looked at her.
"To be honest, I haven't decided on which field of academic research to pursue, and my current interest in mathematics is based on my desire to participate in the IMO." Su Yi was worried about offending Professor Zhang Yuan. On the contrary, in front of such an academic giant, telling the truth would win their favor.
"This is my assistant, Xiao Li, also my disciple and a former IMO silver medalist." Zhang Yuan glanced at the chubby, stocky man sitting next to him and said with a smile, "You can add each other's contact information and ask him for advice if you have any questions. Who knows, maybe you'll get into C University in the future."
"Little sister, you are so talented. Maybe we can be senior and junior brothers and sisters in the future." Xiao Li continued with a smile.
"I've heard about your performance in the provincial competition. You seem to have strong mental arithmetic skills. It might be better for you to specialize in number theory," said Zhang Yuan.
"I've also been doing related training recently, such as Sudoku..." Su Yi briefly described his recent learning progress.
Sudoku is a globally popular logic game that originated from the Latin square proposed by a famous mathematician in the 18th century. It has simple rules and gameplay, but tests the player's logical reasoning ability. It is also a classic and interesting problem in number theory. Su Yi is currently studying 9*9 advanced Sudoku.
Although they were just simple questions, Zhang Yuan was quite satisfied with Su Yi's performance. Occasionally, he asked questions from some of the book lists he had provided before, and Su Yi could answer most of them. It was obvious that he had really read the books he introduced carefully.
This level of mathematical ability has already exceeded the level of current high school students.
"With Sister Su Yi's current abilities, it won't be a problem for her to be admitted to the Mathematics Department of University C." Xiao Li couldn't help but sigh. "If nothing unexpected happens, you'll be one of the candidates to participate in the IMO next year."
"Those competing for IMO are all math geniuses from various provinces. Thanks to my senior brother's good words, I also hope that I can stand out from these people." Su Yi smiled slightly.
"You were previously the champion of the provincial physics competition and also won the individual gold medal in the National Institute of Physics (NOIP). Gu Suyi, your performance is truly astonishing," Zhang Yuan said, unabashedly praising Suyi. "I'd like to speculate: do you plan to participate in other Olympiads during your next three years of high school?"
Xiao Li and another man named Huang Yisheng had surprise in their eyes. They didn't know that in addition to getting full marks in the Provincial Mathematical Olympiad, Su Yi had two other such impressive achievements.
"I'm relatively weak in biology and chemistry, but I also want to give it a try." Su Yi did not deny it.
"Although these subjects have some overlap, they are still different courses. Have you considered the issue of time? Moreover, have you ever thought about whether so many courses will have an impact on your own academic performance?" Zhang Yuan's calm words were somewhat sharp.
"Thank you Professor Zhang for reminding me. I have thought about all these. It's just that I am a bit 'flirtatious'. I think only after trying them all can I find the path that suits me best." Su Yi chuckled.
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