readsfreenovel Chapter 350 Oath
Chapter 350 Oath
Chapter 350: Oath
The meeting started on time again in the morning. The chairman came on stage to talk about today's speech and the question-and-answer session...
The first person to take the stage to speak this morning was Qiu Huoming.
He was still wearing formal clothes today, and the boy had a straight posture. The only flaw was that a strand of hair stuck up on his head. He went to bed yesterday before his hair was dry, and no matter how hard he tried to wipe it in the morning, it wouldn't stick out, so he just left it alone.
This actually makes the serious young man more cute.
The lights in the conference hall were bright. When Qiu Huoming heard his name, he stood up immediately, straightened his coat, and walked quickly towards the stage.
When he got on the stage, he leaned closer to the microphone and said, "Good morning, colleagues. My name is Qiu Huoming, and I am from China..."
Qiu Huoming briefly introduced himself, and waited until the applause from the audience died down before continuing, "Next, I will demonstrate to you the whole process of my derivation of the 'Fermat Conjecture'..."
Oritz and several colleagues were sitting in the front row. They looked up at the young man who was speaking on the stage. The boy looked young, but spoke with experience and a relaxed look. His English was so standard that it was amazing.
Not far away, a photographer from the San Francisco Daily News was pressing the shutter.
In the academic world, everything is determined by strength. The scholars who originally had some doubts about Qiu Huoming were convinced after listening to half of his speech. It was not because of how knowledgeable the young man was, but because his angle and approach to solving the problem were truly refreshing.
An hour was almost up, and Qiu Huoming stopped while calculating the time.
"Next, it's time for questions..." Qiu Huoming looked at the audience with sharp eyes.
As soon as he finished speaking, applause suddenly broke out. Oritz was applauding, and the applause continued one after another, and soon the whole audience was boiling.
Qiu Huoming stood on the stage, maintaining a friendly smile. When the applause finally died down, the first person to ask a question turned out to be a reporter from the San Francisco Daily.
His question was, "Mr. Qiu, is the academic environment in your country very bad? Logically, you should have many rewards for your great achievements... But as far as I know, you don't have any in your country..."
Qiu Huoming glanced at him and said, "Today we are mainly discussing academic matters. I didn't want to answer your question, but I still want to correct this sentence of yours..."
"My ability to come here is the best proof of our country's support for young people... Our country is not yet rich, and a huge amount of money has been spent for people like us to come to the United States to study. What is the reward? I am a 19-year-old boy, and I can stand on the international stage. This itself is our country's attitude towards me..."
"There is a saying in our country that food should be eaten bite by bite..." After Qiu Huoming spoke for a long time, he finally stopped.
"Next, please ask more questions about academics..."
Applause broke out again, and this time it was the reporter who applauded first.
Qiu Huoming stood on the stage with a slight smile on his face. The tense atmosphere just now had dissipated.
After he answered two more questions, the time was up.
Oritz personally came on stage to welcome him down.
Another main speaker walked onto the stage from the side with a speech in hand.
Everyone then realized that Qiu Huoming had nothing in his hands before, and that the long speech he just gave was entirely impromptu. This young man is truly impressive.
Sitting back in the audience, Qiu Huoming finally breathed a sigh of relief. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous at all. Fortunately, he passed the test smoothly.
Oritz handed him a bottle of mineral water.
"Thank you." Qiu Huoming unscrewed the bottle cap and drank it in big gulps.
Another scholar on the stage had already begun to deduce his paper. Qiu Huoming put down the water bottle and listened attentively.
Those who can take the stage at the main venue are not ordinary people, they are all the best among people. Their knowledge may be similar, but their ideas and imaginations are very different.
Qiu Huoming gradually became fascinated by what he heard...
The meeting will last for a week, and the last day will be the closing ceremony, at which time the winners of the awards will be determined.
At noon, he kept his promise and chatted with the reporter from the San Francisco Daily. In addition to the newspaper reporters, there were also many reporters from other scientific newspapers and magazines in the venue...
Seeing that Qiu Huoming was free, they all rushed over. Qiu Huoming wanted to use the excuse of going to the bathroom but it was too late, so he could only hold the sandwich and eat while being interviewed.
He was worried that some people would take his words out of context, so he confirmed again and again before the interview and published them truthfully before agreeing to continue the conversation.
The meeting continues...
These days he has been leaving early and returning late...
On the evening of the third day, he had just got off the train and had not yet reached the school gate when he was stopped by William, who was holding a newspaper in his hand and happily showed it to Qiu Huoming.
"Qiu, you're in the newspaper..."
Qiu Huoming has been at the conference venue these days and has no idea what is going on outside.
Hearing this, he took the newspaper and scanned it. This was a report from the San Francisco Daily. The reporter of this daily newspaper was very honest. The content he wrote was very true, with almost no fabrication...
Qiu Huoming folded the newspaper and put it into his backpack. "Don't take it. It's mine."
William slapped him, "Let's go, let's go have a drink, Danielle will come too..."
"Okay, I'm hungry now. I want to eat the barbecue we had last time..." Maybe because he was hungry too many times when he was a child, he especially likes barbecue. The barbecue here is big in portion and tastes very satisfying.
"You actually talked about the same thing with Danielle. She also wanted to have barbecue. Let's go. I'll treat you..." William has always been generous to his own people.
Not long after walking, I saw Danielle standing at the door of the beverage store, holding a glass of specially mixed ice water in her hand, "Here!"
She came over briskly.
She didn't wear a skirt today, which was a rare occasion. Instead, she wore a smart shirt and trousers, with her long curly hair tied up behind her head, looking a bit like those white-collar workers in later generations.
"Have you read the newspaper?" She took out a folded newspaper from her shoulder bag and handed it to Qiu Huoming.
William laughed and said, "He has seen it."
Qiu Huoming accepted everything and put the newspaper in his pocket. These will be historical materials in the future...
I'll go to the newsstand and buy a few copies and ask Chen Suniang to give them to others, so that my mother can show off to her.
The barbecue restaurant was opened by a Turk. The boss wore a white hat and spoke poor English. He did everything by himself and hired several kitchen helpers. He would often demonstrate cutting meat in public. Judging from his physique, he definitely ate a lot of barbecue.
The barbecue restaurant is also one of the busiest restaurants nearby.
After all, the charges are reasonable and you can still fill your stomach.
The place inside was not big, so William grabbed a seat. The three of them ordered a large portion of kebab, and the boss even gave them extra naan bread...
Three people each had a bottle of beer. Even though Danielle was a woman, she could drink the best among the three.
A few people were drinking and eating barbecue, and the music played in the barbecue restaurant was the most popular folk songs at the time.
After dinner, Qiu Huoming and his group were about to leave.
As soon as I walked to the door, I heard a familiar voice, it was a Mandarin voice.
Qiu Huoming stopped and saw a figure swaying in the kitchen not far away. The sound came from there.
He paused for a moment, and no more sound came out.
"Strange." Qiu Huoming muttered, and was dragged out by William. "What are you looking at? Is there a woman more beautiful than Danielle?"
Before Qiu Huoming could open his mouth to fight back, he saw Danielle respond with a smile: "Of course..."
Her eyes were looking towards the lighted corridor.
There were two Sakura people wearing traditional costumes. The older one was none other than Keiko, a teacher from our school whom I met at the math conference.
The person next to her looked 70% similar to her, and seemed to be her junior.
"Qiu..." Her face showed a hint of surprise, "I just came here for a walk with my daughter. Why, you just finished your meal?"
"Teacher Huizi, I'm here with my classmates..."
"Oh, if you have time, why not go to the tea room and have a cup of tea? Of course, your classmates can come along too."
Before Qiu Huoming responded, he heard William urging in a low voice: "Hurry up and agree, let's go together, Teacher Huizi's tea ceremony is quite famous..."
"Well, sorry to bother you then." Qiu Huoming agreed helplessly.
Huizi smiled and said, "Please follow me..."
Their teahouse is on campus, not too far away. It is rare that there are no palm trees here, but other green plants are planted here. The house has been renovated and the color is not yellow, but white, which adds a bit of elegance.
"Please take a seat."
The interior was in typical tatami style, and everyone sat down.
"She is my daughter, her name is Miyuko..." Teacher Keiko first introduced her daughter.
Miyuko is a bit introverted, so everyone exchanged a few pleasantries and then introduced themselves.
Teacher Huizi was busy fetching water and tea sets...
Miyuko was extremely beautiful, but her expression was reserved and a little timid.
Danielle was very curious about her and took the initiative to pull her over and asked in a low voice.
These were all girls' topics, Qiu Huoming turned his eyes away and started chatting with William.
"Do you know each other?" Qiu Huoming asked, looking around the room.
William smiled slightly, “I’ve taken her tea ceremony class…”
Huizi came over with a kettle in hand. "Tea ceremony is my hobby. Occasionally, I will do it once or twice upon the invitation of students... I am a math teacher. When you are a junior, you will have my class."
There was also a Sakura City in San Francisco originally, but because of the incident at the port, many Sakura people were boycotted and many left. Sakura City gradually declined and Chinatown became the only dominant city.
After a while, the water boiled, and as the hot water poured in, the fragrance of tea filled the room...
William looked at Huizi's movements with admiration, the tea ceremony was indeed beautiful. Qiu Huoming took a few glances, he didn't know much about it, drinking tea properly had so many extra steps, it was tiring to just watch.
When the steps were completed, a cup of tea was pushed in front of each person.
I just drank some wine, and drinking some tea can help me get rid of the greasiness. Qiu Huoming felt like a cow chewing on a peony. This tea is indeed good, but he has no idea what's so good about it.
William is already praising it, "The first fragrance is rich, the middle fragrance is elegant, and the aftertaste is sweet..."
"Puchi" someone in the room laughed.
Danielle couldn't help it. She pointed at William and laughed, "You look so serious, just like an old professor..."
She was talking about an old scholar in the school who spoke slowly and liked to choose his words carefully.
William grinned and laughed, "Hahaha, you saw through me. I was just reciting the notes I took last time... Actually, I didn't drink it at all."
Huizi was not angry when she heard this. "The first time I drink tea, I just drink it for fun. To really appreciate tea, I need to go through a lot of training..."
Miyuko, who had been silent, suddenly looked up at Qiu Huoming, "Qiu, can you taste tea?"
Qiu Huoming touched the back of his head. The strand of hair on top of his head was still sticking there stubbornly. "I think it tastes good, but I can't tell you why."
Huizi clapped her hands gently, "That's very well said."
Qiu Huoming was stunned for a moment.
Miyuko smiled slightly, "You are very honest."
William hastily announced, "I think it tastes good too, but I don't know how to describe it, so I used the words in my notes..."
Danielle added, "It's too late for you to explain, dishonest William..."
William's ears turned red, and Qiu Huoming quickly tried to smooth things over, "It's a gradual process. Everyone starts from not understanding and then understands. William is a straightforward guy who says whatever he thinks..."
"Oh, yes, yes, Qiu still understands me..." William glared at Danielle.
Danielle laughed even more happily.
Teacher Huizi has a very gentle voice and controls the rhythm of the conversation very well, making chatting with her feel like a spring breeze.
When the party was about to end, she took out a few boxes of tea to give as gifts to everyone present.
A few people couldn't refuse and had to accept it.
After he went out and walked far away, Qiu Huoming finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was naturally somewhat resistant to this kind of literary environment.
William held his tea leaves with a smile on his face, "Teacher Huizi is so nice..."
"After I attended her tea ceremony class last time, I went back to try it."
Danielle asked curiously, "After one class, will you be able to do it?"
William shook his head. "I ruined my dad's box of good tea. He still doesn't know about it. In order to destroy the evidence, I took the whole box of tea away..."
He turned to look at Qiu Huoming, "That tea comes from your country..."
"Your country has a lot of good things..." He thought for a moment, "There are a lot of antiques in my house, and they also came from your country..."
Qiu Huoming looked a little bleak, "Those were probably stolen from our country..."
William quickly explained: "No, I bought it..."
Qiu Huoming glanced at him, and he believed what he said.
There may be some people who buy it, but the proportion is definitely not high.
Danielle has memorized Marx's quotations, "Every capitalist..."
Qiu Huoming followed her words and recited it as well.
William was in a dilemma for a moment. He rubbed his red ears and said, "Stop, stop, stop..."
"When I have a position of power in the future, I will return the things that my family has stolen from you. Of course, I will only return the things that were stolen. If they were bought through legitimate channels, then I will not accept them..."
Qiu Huoming laughed loudly, "You said, let's make a pinky promise..."
William reached out and patted his shoulder, “Qiu, this is too childish, we men all high-five…”
He stretched out his hand, Qiu Huoming stretched out his hand...
"Snapped"
"Okay, the alliance is fulfilled."
The moonlight was like water, and the three young men were innocent at that time, their eyes were honest...