I really just want to be a scholar

Qin Ke's 23rd birthday was dull and unforgettable.

In the warm atmosphere where everyone sang birthday songs together, Qin Ke blew out the candles to make a wish, cut and divided the cake, and even opened a bottle of red wine—of course, Ning Qingyun only drank warm water because she was pregnant.

Because it was a rare birthday, Qin Ke put aside the scientific research projects that had been haunting his heart and enjoyed this rare leisure time.

Chatted with academician Tian Jianlan about the great masters of mathematics in the past, and old academician Wang Heng; chatted with Qin Xiaoke about her study and making friends in Yangmeili; watched the wind and snow quietly for a while with Ning Qingyun , and excitedly discussed the naming of the two children; talked with Mr. Qiu about the future of mathematics and mathematics education, and exchanged ways of training master and doctoral students...

The age difference between Mr. Qin Ke and Mr. Qiu is nearly 50 years, but they are very good friends. The biggest reason is that both of them love mathematics from the bottom of their hearts, and they hope that the mathematics career in the motherland will become more and more prosperous, and the talents will become more and more talented. many.

The common interests and common goals made the old and the young become friends who can talk about everything. Mr. Qiu did not change his attitude towards Qin Ke because he won two more Nobel Prizes.

"Qin Ke, I found that for the past half month, especially after you came back from Sweden, you have been very busy every day, and even a little irritable. I heard that you have even canceled the time to play every day recently, except In addition to teaching students, devote almost all your time and energy to doing research? It is indeed very important to devote yourself to scientific research and overcome scientific research difficulties, but don’t you think this is not like your style of doing things? "The old gentleman said sharply.

Qin Ke took a sip of the red wine in his hand, and said helplessly: "It just happened to be a relatively urgent situation, and you know that Qingyun and I have devoted the most energy to a project called 'Response to Extreme Abnormal Airflow Disasters at High Altitude in China'." In scientific research projects, this is directly related to the stable development of the country's aviation industry and the safety of passengers. When I think of my own laxity, the air crash that could have been avoided could not be avoided in the end, and I feel uneasy in my conscience. For this reason, we can only step up and lead the team to do research, and strive to solve this problem as soon as possible.”

Qin Ke told the shocking 27-minute story that he experienced in the European Meteorological Center, and then said: "If our meeting was delayed by half an hour, or our research results came out half an hour later, it would probably be the same. There will be a tragedy of hundreds of broken families."

Old Mr. Qiu said softly: "I understand your original intention, but I remember you once said that family always comes first, and scientific research work is only a part of life, but now you are obviously driven to nerves by your imaginary 'accident' Too tense. It is difficult to have enough innovative spirit in such a state of mental tension all the time. Qin Ke, a strong sense of responsibility is a very shining advantage in you, but you cannot save the world alone, nor will you All disasters are stifled in the cradle. No one will know when the disaster will come, and the disaster may even happen at this moment, so you will be sad and suffer a great blow to your spirit because of this?"

The old man's words made Qin Ke fall into contemplation and introspection.

Recently he was indeed a little too tense, even Ning Qingyun was unknowingly infected by his emotions, stayed up all night, and was busy with him, the two of them even canceled the half-hour walk after dinner every day, and changed to Scientific research.This is certainly due to the bad weather outside, but if you really want to take a walk, can't you take a walk slowly in the villa?
In the final analysis, he became a little impatient.

Although Qin Ke has been working hard to maintain a calm mind after the main task of the system of learning the gods to save the world has been issued, trying to avoid letting his life revolve around "saving the world", but he is unavoidable in his heart. "World catastrophe" has a trace of anxiety.

Therefore, when encountering the request for technical assistance from the European Meteorological Center, the first thought in his mind was to help improve his reputation in the international meteorological community, so that he could lead the world's elite scientific research personnel well in the future to form a "Global Extreme Climate Disaster Response Team", working together to save the planet.For this reason, he devoted himself to research day and night, and tried his best to complete the scientific research that originally took at least two or three months to complete in eight days.

After saving hundreds of lives and avoiding several air crashes because of this research, his desire to "save the world" became even stronger in his heart.

When he returned to China, his mentality became more impatient because it was about his compatriots in the country, as well as relatives and friends who might fly.For this reason, he transferred most of the staff of the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory to this project team at one time, and canceled all vacations, constantly pressurizing them, and he did not have the time to savor life and spend time with his family...

"Qin Ke, I have always admired you, because you used to have a quality that is necessary for the best scientists, but it is difficult for most people to possess, that is, a rich and abundant taste, a calm and gentle attitude, This enables you to handle the relationship between work and life with ease, and enjoy the beauty of life calmly. You will always have friends by your side. In a relaxed and gentle atmosphere, the spirit is relaxed, and many amazing ideas have been born, and incredible results have been achieved. And these characteristics are the vast majority of people who devote themselves to research only for fame and fortune, regardless of family and friends The so-called 'big scientist' in the world can't do it, so you will achieve more dazzling achievements than anyone else, and you will be respected and loved by everyone."

Mr. Qiu patted Qin Ke on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "I know that the project you are researching now is very important, but the more you are at such a juncture, the more you have to return to your usual self, so that you can be in the best state, Solve problems with maximum efficiency."

Qin Ke was grateful in his heart, and the old gentleman's words calmed his impetuous and anxious heart.

Sure enough, "an old man in the family is like a treasure", Mr. Qiu Lao has a long history and rich experience, and he is indeed a good guiding light.

"Thank you, old Mr. Qiu, I have figured it out. From this moment on, I will be my usual self, and I will also restore the project team to normal as soon as possible to avoid excessive tension."

Mr. Qiu reassured: "You are very smart, I don't know why you accidentally lost yourself, but I believe you can adjust it. In addition, these words are also suitable for your students. Both you and Xiao Ning You are a good role model, but your achievements cannot be repeated. They are a little too impatient, perhaps because the level of their instructors is too high, so they have to devote themselves to learning day and night, hoping to achieve as much as possible in just three or two years. It’s mostly about learning useful expertise from the two of you. But it’s also not right that they are too busy to enjoy and think about life.”

Qin Ke was ashamed. He had indeed noticed that the students had such signs, especially after returning from the Nobel Prize presentation ceremony. When I saw him, I asked him all kinds of questions.

Qin Ke also thought about persuading them, but there were too many important and urgent matters at hand, which made it difficult for him to spare time to talk to the students one by one.

However, Mr. Qiu's words made him make up his mind. Now that all the students have only started to study with him and Ning Qingyun for about four months, it is the best time to correct them.

On the morning of Christmas, the second day after his birthday, before giving lectures to a group of master and doctoral students, Qin Ke held a short meeting.

"Yesterday, Mr. Qiu and I exchanged ideas on how to train students. Now I would like to ask about your aspirations, do you want to be a professional with a high professional level, or do you want to become a great mathematician or physicist?"

The students looked at each other, and Ruslan Baker raised his hand curiously and asked, "Academician Qin, is there any big difference between the two? With a high level of expertise in mathematics and physics, they can be called mathematicians and physicists." right?"

"If you want to be a professional scientific researcher or mathematician, you only need to have a high professional level and research spirit, but if you want to be a truly great mathematician or scientist, you must have profound knowledge , a broad mind, rich emotions, a calm attitude, noble morals, and healthy interpersonal relationships."

Qin Ke combined his undergraduate experience, the teachings of Jiang Weixian and Wang Heng, and the guidance of Mr. Qiu into his own understanding, and passed it on to a group of students.

"If you are only satisfied with becoming professionals, you can continue to devote yourself to learning as you are now. In the old saying of Xia Guo, that is 'keep your ears off the window, and read only the books of sages', but I think The 'professionals' cultivated in this way are immature and flawed." Qin Ke looked around and saw that everyone was listening intently, he nodded secretly, and continued:

"In September, when I gave you the first class, Qingyun and I said, 'We hope that when you graduate, you can become outstanding scholars or scientific researchers whose moral and academic standards can far surpass those of your peers. ’, now I would like to add that we both hope that when you graduate, you will have the potential to develop into a great mathematician and physicist.”

"These potentials include: love of life, love of peace, love of one's own nation, rich and profound knowledge, high-level professional ability, hobbies that cultivate temperament, stable circle of friends that can provide good emotions, perfect and correct "Three Views, unique personality charm, determination to face difficulties, indomitable perseverance, calmness when encountering major events and dangers, and a mind that is open to all rivers..."

"Our expectation for you is that you can have the above five potentials when you graduate. Life is beautiful. To put it bluntly, as long as you can graduate from us, you will basically achieve financial freedom within ten years. Worry about buying a house and a car in life, so we don't want everyone to become a "machine" that can only do scientific research. We hope that you can enjoy the joy of life, and get inspiration for work in happiness, and make progress in studies and careers , lead a meaningful life, and make greater contributions to this society and human civilization.”

"Finally, we are also here to express our opinion. We are happy to chat with you, not limited to professional knowledge, but also life and thoughts. We also welcome you to have more conversations with some outstanding old professors Academicians communicate and communicate. In our garden villa, a tea room will be specially opened from today, every night from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-], we, our friends, and close elders, such as Academician Tian Jianlan, Qiu Lao Sir, academician Guo Weiyang, etc., as long as they are free, they will often drink tea and coffee there to taste the leisure life. If you are interested, you are welcome to come at any time. We will also hold some parties and activities from time to time, and everyone is also welcome to come. These are just some ways to relax, not homework, let alone tasks, and there is no strong requirement to participate, but I still hope that everyone can actively participate, and in such activities, we can enhance mutual understanding, learn from each other's strengths, and collide with sparks of thinking. "

These measures of Qin Ke were sorted out after referring to the suggestions of Mr. Qiu, especially referring to the "tea party" in Princeton.Mr. Qiu used to work at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and he highly praised the "tea party" held there every day. He thought it was a good way to relax the mind, have a collision of ideas, and learn from each other's strengths.

Qin Ke also decided to try and promote it—in fact, he often drank tea and chatted with Mr. Qiu and Academician Guo Weiyang in the hall, which also belonged to similar tea parties.

The effect of this short meeting is still obvious. Whether it is the students from Xiaguo or foreign students, after this short meeting, they all fell into deep thought, and began to slow down their pace, no longer buried in the pile of books all day long, Learn how to look up at your future life.Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun also relieved the students' professional learning pressure, and guided them to think independently and learn efficiently.

And Qin Ke himself got out of the anxiety some time ago, and recovered a calm attitude towards life, and the smile reappeared on his face.

His figure was once again active on the indoor basketball court in the evening, and Ning Qingyun, who was sitting in the auditorium quietly flipping through books and looking up at the basketball court from time to time, once again became one of the "Ten Most Beautiful Views of Qingmu University".

The relaxed and pleasant living atmosphere, the hearty basketball game, and the fights with his wife and family make Qin Ke's scientific research state excellent.

He led the team to overcome many difficulties such as the insufficient density of the automatic meteorological monitoring station network in Xiaguo, the weak quality and experience of personnel, the need to strengthen special observation methods such as radar satellites, the low application level of electronic information technology, and the imperfect early warning management system. In three days, the parameterization of the influence of the urban heat island effect on extreme airflow, the influencing factor model of complex surface conditions, the aerosol factors in the atmosphere, the current global warming environmental factors, and the small convective winds have been overcome. Scale space complex variable functionalization and a series of problems.

The tense and depressing atmosphere in the project team also returned to normal, and the successive successes stimulated everyone to be full of energy.

When the calendar turned to December 12st in the warm sun that is rarely seen in winter, after a one-day repeated test, the "Lime High Altitude Extreme Airflow Warning and Flight Avoidance Route System v31. out of the oven.

Uncle Yang Chengke was extremely excited when he heard the news, and he drove to Qingmu University with a team composed of national meteorological department and airline executives.