CHAPTER 390: CHAPTER 136: CAMPAIGN IN AUSTRALIA_3

On Children’s Day, Elder Yuan really took a whole day off and went to Joy Valley in Beijing with his entourage, spending the entire day playing.

Both meals were eaten outside.

Though this year’s Children’s Day happened to fall on a Sunday, it still left Elder Yuan’s entourage astonished.

Elder Yuan was recognized several times and happily took photos with a few kids.

As for Qiao Yu, he couldn’t care less about what others thought. After all, he was genuinely happy this Children’s Day.

He played almost everything in Joy Valley except the roller coaster.

Even though Beijing’s weather was nice today and Children’s Day coincided with the weekend, the park was packed with people.

But with his grandmaster there, naturally, he didn’t have to wait; every ride was accessed with fast passes.

Several rides even waived the fast pass fees just because Elder Yuan was recognized.

Other parents, upon learning that Elder Yuan was out playing with his grandson today, insisted on letting Qiao Yu cut the line. He couldn’t stand in line even if he wanted to...

Really, without going out, Qiao Yu wouldn’t have known that his grandmaster was so respected among ordinary people.

But he truly had a great time this Children’s Day.

He played nearly all the attractions and took a bunch of photos, including over ten with Elder Yuan.

When he got home at night, he sent all the photos to Qiao Xi.

He also shared some photos of the Joy Valley outing and selfies with Elder Yuan in his friends’ group.

The caption read, "Today grandpa took me to Joy Valley in Beijing, it was really fun. When you come, I’ll take you guys there too."

He received several exclamation marks, ellipses, and a few cheeky replies.

For example, Yu Yongjun directly replied, "Brother, let’s just be their dads, why become their grandpas? It just makes us look old for no reason."

Of course, these were just for fun; Qiao Yu mainly focused his energy on studying fundamental coursework.

This time, Qiao Yu was more strategic, not only following the reading list given by Director Tian and Elder Yuan but also referring to undergraduate courses offered by various university mathematics departments.

Not just Yanbei and Huaqing, but also top universities like Princeton, Harvard, Bonn University, and Stanford University, along with their course materials.

For foundational studies, Qiao Yu felt it was necessary to systematically learn through these elite universities’ undergraduate courses.

This way, he could ensure he missed nothing in basic mathematics.

He chose these universities because he didn’t need to expend great effort searching online; he just had to email the professors who had given him their contact information.

He not only obtained the undergraduate course plans from these renowned universities but also managed to get hold of some textbooks used and recent exams issued by professors.

Especially from Lott Degen and Peter Schultz.

The math exams they sent him included nearly all the undergraduate finals of the past five years, as well as thought projects and even papers required by teachers.

Peter Schultz also mailed him several sets of math textbooks he endorsed.

This gave Qiao Yu no excuse to slack off; these professors were just too enthusiastic.

Of course, June is also a time of harvest.

For instance, his paper was finally published on Ann. Math. Not only did he receive a sample copy from the other side, but he could also already find it in Yanbei University’s literature database.

Another paper about the Conjugate Ridge Singular Point has entered the typesetting stage and is expected to be officially published next month.

Meanwhile, he’s been in daily communication with Danis and Pan Jingyuan, and their paper has mostly been revised.

The initial five papers have become four, with the last one about the Ambidexterity Theorem extension being merged into his paper.

Because the solution Qiao Yu provided has essentially proven the global applicability of the Ambidexterity Theorem, ensuring global consistency in the algebraic geometry context.

The four papers combined have been reduced from over eight hundred pages to just over six hundred pages.

Making it appear more concise and clear.

Next up was the discussion about where to publish them.

Having benefited a lot from Lott Degen lately, Qiao Yu suggested they submit to Ann. Math, and it was unanimously agreed upon.

Clearly, publishing location didn’t mean a lot to everyone; they just let Qiao Yu do a favor.

Thus, the papers were directly submitted. This time, Qiao Yu himself submitted them, trying the journal’s online submission system for the first time.

However, this time the corresponding author’s name was Yuan Zhengxin, with him as the first author and Pan Jingyuan as the second.

He had discussed this with Director Tian.

Since Elder Yuan introduced Professor Pan, who gave him thorough guidance and was initially quite troubled by it.

Some compensation was in order.

However, in the other papers, Qiao Yu’s name appeared as third and fourth author, maintaining academic rigor.

Because some of the contents also used the mathematical ideas provided by Qiao Yu.

As for the project on Professor Li from Huaqing’s side, Qiao Yu didn’t continue in-depth research.

The most critical issue had been resolved, and Qiao Yu felt that achievements would eventually come without needing to overshadow others.

So for the whole of June, Qiao Yu’s main themes remained reading, learning basic knowledge, and doing exercises.

Of course, he didn’t forget about Xia Keke’s matter either.

In late June, when he saw the news on Yanbei University’s official website that this year’s Summer Mathematics Science Camp for High School Students was opening for applications, Qiao Yu approached Tian Yanzhen.