It had been two days since he donated the manuscript to the Firestone Library.
Lu Zhou contacted a local housekeeping company and cleaned his mansion from the roof to the floor.
Then, on the third day, he invited his Princeton supervisors, friends, and professors to a lawn party at his house.
First, it was to say goodbye to Princeton.
Second, it was to congratulate his students on their successful graduation.
Professor Deligné, Dean Goddard, Fefferman, Edward Witten, and almost half of the tenured researchers in the mathematics and physics departments of Princeton attended this party.
Because of his good relationship with others, Lu Zhou had a good relationship with everyone he interacted with.
Because of this, many people wanted him to stay after hearing that he planned on leaving.
"… I still remember more than 20 years ago, when I heard that Faltings planned on going back to Germany, I almost laughed out loud. But my friend, I'm sorry to hear that you plan on leaving. " Professor Peter Sarnak clinked glasses with Lu Zhou. His tone was full of regret.
As the former editor-in-chief of Annual Mathematics and a big name in the number theory world, when he was still the editor-in-chief of Annual Mathematics, he was one of the reviewers for Lu Zhou's proof of Goldbach's conjecture.
Compared to his old friend Faltings, Professor Sarnak admired Lu Zhou's modesty the most.
Even though he had a good relationship with Faltings, it did not mean that Faltings would go easy on him.
Even though Lu Zhou didn't have a chance to verify it in person, he still chose to believe it. There was a popular "chess meme" in the mathematics world, "You're a good chess player, but I'm a much better mathematician." There was a reason for this meme.
Deligné: "You plan on going back?"
Lu Zhou: "Mhm."
Unlike the others, Deligné didn't try to persuade him to stay. After a pause, he said, "My teacher … Mr. Grothendieck gave you the letter. Do you still have it?"
Lu Zhou: "Of course I still have it."
Deligné nodded. "Don't lose it. If you don't need it, give it back to me. "
Lu Zhou coughed softly. "How could I have lost it?"
However, even though his research was in many areas of mathematics, he hadn't made any major achievements in the most important branch of mathematics, algebraic geometry.
He would think of going to France when he needed his wisdom.
But not now.
After staring at Lu Zhou for a while, Deligné slowly opened his mouth and said, "I've taught many students. Some of them are talented, while others are average. If I had to evaluate you, I would say that your talent in mathematics is probably the highest among all the scholars I've ever seen. But I also don't understand you the most.
"Regardless, I hope you don't waste your talent. No matter what kind of research or work you do, I hope you can continue on the path of mathematics. "
Lu Zhou nodded.
"That's for sure."
…
All good things must come to an end.
As dusk approached, the farewell party came to an end.
In the next two days, several of his students received their diplomas and diplomas one after another. Lu Zhou also took advantage of the time before he returned to China to help them solve their school or job problems.
Actually, Lu Zhou didn't need his help at all. His students were all outstanding.
Just like he said, no matter which mathematics institute or university they went to, no one would reject their resumes.
Finally, with Lu Zhou's recommendation, Wei Wen decided to study under Edward Witten. Witten gladly accepted this student with potential. Even though the reputation of his supervisor made Wei Wen feel a lot of pressure, he still accepted the challenge.
As for Jerick, he didn't stay in Princeton. Materials science wasn't a strong major in Princeton, and it would be difficult for him to further develop his computational materials science. Therefore, with Lu Zhou's recommendation, he chose to go to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study for his PhD.
As for the three PhD graduates, they all chose to stay in Princeton.
Just like this, Lu Zhou could finally embark on his journey home with a relaxed mind.
Lu Zhou spent a few hours packing his belongings. He then carried his suitcase downstairs and sat in the Ford Explorer parked at the entrance.
Qin Yue was sitting in the driver's seat.
Normally, when Lu Zhou went to the airport, he would ask Jerick to drive him.
However, this time, Qin Yue offered to drive him, so Lu Zhou obviously wouldn't refuse.
Qin Yue drove the Ford Explorer to the airport.
After he got out of the car, he walked to the back of the car and took out his suitcase from the trunk.
Lu Zhou took the suitcase from his student's hands and nodded at him.
"Thanks."
Qin Yue: "You're welcome, this is what I should do."
Lu Zhou smiled and was about to say goodbye to his student.
But at this moment, he suddenly thought of something, so he put his hand into his pocket and took out a bunch of keys.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot something … Take this."
Qin Yue looked at the keys in his hand and paused for a second.
"What is this?"
"The keys to my house." Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I probably won't have time to come here anymore, and I probably won't have a chance to live here. You're moving out of the student apartment soon, so I'm guessing you haven't found a place to live yet. I'm counting on you to take care of my house. "
Qin Yue stared at the keys in his hand for a while and suddenly said, "Can you tell me your bank account number?"
Lu Zhou: "What?"
Qin Yue said in a serious manner, "I'll transfer the rent to your card."
"No need." Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head. He said, "I don't need money, just help me clean my house. Oh yeah, try not to touch my study room and fireplace. Even though I don't know when I'll be back here, I still want these two places to stay the same. "
Qin Yue nodded seriously and memorized this sentence.
"Okay."
Qin Yue didn't stay at the airport for too long. After saying goodbye to Lu Zhou, he went back into his car and drove away from the airport.
Lu Zhou watched the Ford Explorer disappear from his field of vision. He smiled and waved his hand. He then grabbed the handle of his suitcase and walked toward the airport entrance.
However, at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from not far away from him.
"Lu Zhou —"
When Lu Zhou heard his name being called, he stopped walking.
When he looked back, he couldn't help but be stunned.
He saw an unexpected figure dashing towards them.
Vera stopped in front of Lu Zhou. She looked like she had just finished a long run. She was gasping for breath with her hands on her knees. A drop of sweat slid down her blonde hair and dripped onto the ground.
Lu Zhou didn't expect her to appear here at all. He looked at the little girl who was panting and said, "You … Why are you following me? Wait, how did you get here? "
"I … I … took a train …"
While gasping for breath, Vera explained intermittently.
Lu Zhou: "… You don't have to come to the airport to see me off."
"I … didn't … come to see you off. It's just that I forgot to tell you, there's something … very important. "
Lu Zhou looked at her panting and sighed.
"Wouldn't it be the same if I said it over the phone or in an email?"
However, he didn't expect Vera, who had always been very docile, to become unexpectedly stubborn.
"It's not the same!"
Vera took a deep breath and stood up straight. She then fixed her messy hair.
It had to be said that the timing was terrible.
She should at least put on the prettiest dress in her wardrobe, put on some light makeup, and dress up a little bit.
However, she didn't have the chance to hesitate.
Or rather, she had hesitated for too long …
Her thin lips opened slightly, and she softly spat out a word.
"I …"
Lu Zhou: "Me?"
If I continue to hesitate, I won't have another chance …
Vera took a deep breath and finally mustered up the courage to close her eyes.
With a desperate voice, she shouted out the words that had been buried in her heart for a long time, as if she was venting them out.
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