Interview

"Daddy's mean!" Shen Nuo Fei felt wronged. Other children start kindergarten at three, so why do I have to start at two? This isn't fair!

"Nofi, then tell me your true thoughts. Why don't you want to go to kindergarten?" Shen Qi's tone gradually softened; he wanted to find out the real reason.

Shen Nuo Fei: "I want to play."

Playing is a child's nature, and Shen Qi could understand Shen Nuo Fei's simple logic.

"Kindergarten is a place to play. There are many smart and cute children like you there. You can play together and have so much fun." Shen Qi guided his daughter step by step, hoping to lead her onto the right path.

Shen Nuo Fei waved her little fist. "I'm not happy."

"Nofi, have you ever been to kindergarten? You haven't, have you? Since you haven't, what makes you think you'd be unhappy there?"

"I'm just unhappy." Shen Nuo Fei was being unreasonable.

Shen Qi frowned and said, "Shen Nuo Fei, if you mess with me again, I'll spank you."

Shen Nuo Fei burst into tears, her eyes brimming with tears, looking utterly heartbroken. As she cried, Shen Nuo Fei muttered, "Daddy's bad!"

"Bad dad!"

"Daddy is the worst, I want Mommy!"

"Mom is the best, I love Nofie the most!"

"You... you..." Shen Qi raised his hand as if to spank her, but he couldn't bring himself to actually do it. After all, a daughter is a father's little darling.

"You've even learned to make sentences! You're self-taught!" In the end, Shen Qi gave in. He picked up his daughter and compromised. "Nuofei, how about we start kindergarten when you're two and a half?"

Shen Nuo Fei suddenly blurted out, "I don't listen to Dad; Mom is the boss."

"Oh my, you little devil Shen Nuo Fei, not only can you make sentences, but you've also learned to observe the situation?" Shen Qi was both amused and exasperated. Then, with a righteous and authoritative tone, he told his daughter, "Nuofei, let me tell you, in this family, the most important person is..."

Just then, the door opened, Ou Ye returned.

"The most important person in our family is Nofi's mother! Nofi's mother is in charge of this family!" Shen Qi said confidently.

"Shen Qi, what are you doing? You made Nuofei cry again?" As soon as Ou Ye got home, she saw her daughter crying loudly. She felt extremely sorry for her, took Nuofei from Shen Qi, and kept comforting her daughter, her maternal love shining brightly.

"Well, I'm going to take a shower first." Shen Qi temporarily put aside the topic of Nuofei going to kindergarten, since Shen Nuo Fei was actually the most important person in the family.

Shen Qi grew up in an environment of a loving mother and a strict father. His Mom always spoiled him, while his father would beat him when he was naughty. He actually did beat him.

A person's childhood environment has a significant impact on their personality and values as an adult. Shen Qi to emulate his father and be a strict father, but he found himself rather powerless in front of the quirky and clever Nofi.

Raising a child is much harder than doing scientific research, and this is certainly true for Shen Qi.

On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Shen Qi Mathematical and Physical Research Center's official operation, with the consent of relevant departments and Shen Qi himself, the center welcomed a reporter from Nature magazine for an exclusive interview.

Nature is preparing a special issue to introduce Yenching University's core academic research departments to the world.

Shen Qi received Jeff Miles, a senior reporter from Nature, at the center. He led Miles on a tour of the center, chatting as they walked, and occasionally answering questions from the British journalist. Officials from relevant national ministries accompanied them.

"China has made tremendous achievements over the past few decades of reform and opening up, but we are still the largest developing country. As our leaders have said, China will continue to advance its opening-up policy and is willing to conduct deeper exchanges and cooperation with friendly countries under the Belt and Road Initiative framework. It is on this basic principle that I warmly welcome Mr. Miles' visit." Shen Qi speaks fluent English and has no difficulty communicating with foreign guests whose native language is English.

"It is my honor to have the opportunity to interview Professor Shen," Miles said politely. "Since its establishment five years ago, your center has achieved remarkable results in mathematics, physics, chemistry and other fields. Let's start with mathematics. I would like to film your academic office or conference room where you worked on the Navier-Stokes equations. May I do that?"

"Of course." Shen Qi led Miles and his comrades from the ministry to the coffee shop, where they sat down and drank coffee.

"Is this the place?" Miles asked, sipping his coffee and looking around.

"Yes, this is the place, this is the coffee shop. Actually, Chinese people prefer tea, so we've prepared black tea, green tea, milk tea, and lemon tea. Mr. Miles, would you like to try our black tea? The British drink tea every afternoon, don't they?" Shen Qi displayed the hospitality of a true host.

"Oh, okay, thank you." Miles finished his coffee and then his tea. After getting Shen Qi's permission, he took pictures of the coffee shop from various angles.

Shen Qi was the main subject of the camera lens. He cooperated very well with Miles' interview, posing in various ways until Miles was satisfied with the photos.

Shen Qi has received numerous personal honors and has been featured on the front page of various international media outlets.

Now, Shen Qi values team honor more. His center has only been established for 5 years, making it seem young compared to any established academic institution.

When Yenching University and Tsinghua University celebrated their 100th anniversaries, and Wuhan University celebrated its 125th anniversary, Nature published special issues for these prestigious Chinese universities—a privilege not every academic institution enjoys.

The Shen Qi Mathematical and Physical Research Center is a department of Yenching University. It is even rarer for a department to be featured in a special issue of the journal Nature.

This is not only an affirmation of Shen Qi's personal abilities, but will also increase the influence of the Shen Qi Mathematical and Physical Research Center.

Therefore, Shen Qi was very cooperative with Miles' interview, saying, "You can film however you want, and I will try my best to answer your questions sincerely."

Of course, for confidentiality reasons, photography is not allowed in some areas of the center. When it comes to the most critical scientific research issues, Shen Qi could only answer, "Under research."

"Hey, Edward, Lao Zhou, Lao Xiao!" Shen Qi greeted Witten, Zhou Yu'an, and Xiao Junlong, who had just arrived at the coffee shop, and gestured for them to sit down.

Today, we had an interview with Nature magazine. The center carried out its scientific research work in an orderly manner, without deliberately creating a fake atmosphere because of the arrival of the British journalists. Openness, inclusiveness, and a pursuit of truth are the attitudes that Shen Qi demonstrated.

"Wow, the four members of the NS equation team are all here." Miles was visibly excited. The most dazzling achievement of the Shen Qi Mathematical and Physical Research Center was proving the Millennium Prize Problem, the NS equation. The four core researchers who cracked this super problem were all standing before Miles.

"What's going on here?" Zhou Yu'an looked at Shen Qi, then glanced at Miles: "Hello, this must be the reporter from Nature magazine?"