The End of Technology

In Ning Zi's office, Ge Dongshu was looking at the contents of Ning Zi's computer in a daze.

Of course, this time he didn't sneak into Ning Zi's room, but Ning Zi took the initiative to invite him over. Naturally, the content on the computer was not peeked at, but Ning Zi invited him to look at it.

He wanted to talk about robots, so what he saw now was also about robots.

Very detailed information.

There are hundreds of gigabytes of detailed drawings, and they are only the main joint structure design drawings.

Ge Dongshu couldn't help but ask: "Where did these pictures come from?"

Ning Zi replied: "The machine drew it by itself."

Um……

Ning Zi's answer made Ge Dongshu speechless again. So mathematicians are all experts in bugs, right?

Decided to make a robot, and then let the robot draw its own body design?

"Is this design too advanced?" Ge Dongshu gave his own judgment.

"Well, so subtraction is also one of the next tasks of Youwei Group. We don't need robots with such high dexterity at this stage. However, this subtraction is not simple. When designing these, we did not refer to the current industrial level. .So almost all parameters need to be adjusted according to the materials and the specific conditions of our laboratory. You can regard these drawings as concept drawings." Ning Zi nodded and replied.

Ge Dongshu probably understood what Ning Zi meant.

Just knowing doesn't mean understanding.

Because he couldn't understand who would draw such detailed concept drawings that every detailed component part would be taken care of, and would also mark the dimensions strictly, as if it could really be made according to these drawings.

Too luxurious.

No one with such a big fortune as Youwei Group would dare to do this.

unless……

"Ning Zi, was this picture really designed by the machine itself?"

Ning Zi glanced at March, then nodded calmly, and said: "You never know how many things machines can do when humans liberate their minds. It's like we are about to release a machine that can give answers based on natural language. Feedback programming software, it can even design colorful black. However, this software currently only supports the English version, and will soon be available in the West and neighboring countries."

Ge Dongshu was stunned again, and after a while he asked: "Programming based on natural language? What does it mean to only support the English version?"

Ning Zi said: "Give some programmers with insufficient skills and skills time to change careers. By the way, after we sign the formal contract, we will also notify you of the scientists you will select to teach. The computer languages ​​taught are C language and assembly, and other high-level languages ​​will no longer be taught, because learning these languages ​​​​will be of little use in the future. Our software can even construct databases and automatically adapt to mainstream server operating systems."

Ge Dongshu probably understood that Ning Zi told him so clearly that he was actually helping him make up his mind, or that through his words, the Youwei Group could let go of all worries. But the shock remains.

"Well, if that's the case, I'm afraid our scientists won't know what courses to take."

Ning Zi nodded and said: "No, they all have rich experience, and the school will also send letters for guidance. In fact, this is a dynamic process. For example, before the M10 was released, I saw on the recruitment website that there would be training on SSD It is very popular. If you know yolov3, you can get an excellent offer, just like if you are promising, if you know cloud computing and can do slam, you can be offered. This is obviously not possible.

Our goal in training students is to enable them to understand algorithm reasoning performance, engineering parallelism, traditional algorithms, and mathematical optimization, so that they can do more basic and important things. This will be the key training goal of the Department of Computer Science of the National Sports University in the future. Otherwise, what is the difference between the students trained by the Computer Science Department of the National Sports University and the students trained by the School of Computer Science of Yanbei University and Huaqing University?

Of course, I also believe that the scientists of Youwei Group have the ability to teach them enough knowledge. The goal we want to achieve is to let machines do everything they can do. What machines cannot do is the direction in which we humans should focus on learning and development. Mr. Ge, in the future, this will not only be a matter of personal choice, but also for the company. We still don’t know what the smart devices of the future will look like. The reason for temporarily giving up is for a better attack. I told Ge Linyue today that it is not a joke that the Future Youwei Group will carry out dimensionality reduction attacks on Apple. "

Ge Dongshu was silent, and then said: "I heard that you have a girlfriend. I didn't bring any gifts this time. Why don't I treat you to a meal? You can call her in the evening. If your cousin and sister are free, If you want, call us all together, and I will take you to a place where ordinary people can’t find a meal, the kind that tastes delicious.”

Ning Zi glanced at Ge Dongshu and said to himself: "Because for a long time in the future my main task will be to do some purely academic work that does not make money. So making money has to be left to you."

Ge Dongshu replied: "Well, I'll take it as your promise. I'll call the boss and ask him to prepare the dishes. The boss used to specialize in state banquets. After retirement, he opened this private restaurant by himself. If you want to eat, you should come in advance." Make a reservation, and the rules are very strict. His apprentices are good at every cuisine. Today I will cook it taking care of the taste of your hometown! Have fun eating and celebrate our happy cooperation in the future.\

,""Do you have to invite me?" Ning Zi asked, too lazy to talk to Ge Dongshu anymore.

"Believe me, after you eat this meal, you will have a new understanding of food. It's not easy for me to have this opportunity. The boss just owes our company a favor, so he promised that I can come to him at any time to cook." Such a meal. You have to know that if a person achieves the ultimate at any level, he can actually make all the difference in his field. At least that boss's current status in the capital's culinary industry is almost the same as yours." Ge Dongshu said seriously .

Ning Zi took it in for a moment, then nodded and said, "If it's as delicious as you said, then I can call more people?"

Ge Dongshu couldn't laugh or cry and said: "If you want to eat tonight, that's not possible. The boss said that when he opens a restaurant, he doesn't care about how much money he makes, so he must not destroy his own sign. If you make a reservation on the same day, you must make a reservation at least three hours in advance, and at most Prepare meals for six people. If there are more than six people, you must make a reservation at least one day in advance. If there are more than ten people, you must make an appointment two days in advance. And we don’t accept orders, just tell them what their taboos are, and they will make arrangements."

Ning Zi probably understood why Ge Dongshu asked him to call Ning Xiao and Ning Yulin. It would be a waste for such a famous chef to eat with only three people. What Ge Dongshu said was so magical really aroused Ning Zi's interest.

So he nodded and said: "Okay, then you call to make an appointment. I'll inform them. But there are only five of us, do we need to make an appointment with one more person?"

Ge Dongshu immediately replied: "I'm alone anyway, you decide who you want to date. I'll make a call first, and then I'll go to Principal Chen for a cup of tea later. I'll set off at five o'clock in the afternoon. You tell them, and I'll go directly Arrange a car to pick them up.”

…

Ge Dongshu left without any hesitation, probably because he was afraid that if he stayed here longer, his outlook on life would be so severely affected that he would have some bad thoughts. Ning Zi sat in front of the computer again, curiously called up Penguin, and took the initiative to open the chat box in March: "Can you design an extremely delicious recipe?"

"Meow, it is an extremely inefficient way for organisms to obtain energy for thinking and action through eating. What you call delicious food is actually more derived from the biological instinct for energy."

Ning Zi looked at the kitten's arrogant look and suddenly smiled happily: "So your previous owner didn't help you design the corresponding smell and taste stimulation mode?"

"Meow, I have tens of thousands of odor standards of various compounds in my database, and I can accurately distinguish various compounds. This is thousands of times more powerful than the human sense of smell."

Ning Zi shook his head and retorted again: "But you can't taste all kinds of delicious food after all. Therefore, excellent chefs are absolutely irreplaceable professions for human civilization. Especially chefs who can create a variety of new dishes are very important to human civilization. Bar?"

"Meow……"

Too lazy to pay attention to the arrogant kitten, Ning Zi took out her cell phone and called Ning Xiao first.

Ning Xiao is still working as a librarian at the International Mathematics Research Center of Yanbei University. After all, she is very satisfied with this job. Not to mention that she also applied for a graduate degree in psychology this year. The job in the library allows her to have enough time to study. Although it can actually go through the motions, Ning Xiao really wants to learn something, so it is still important to understand some prerequisite knowledge.

The phone was answered quickly, and then his cousin's hearty voice came into his ears: "Xiaojie, why did you think of me today?"

"Let's have a meal together tonight, and bring Yulin with you by the way."

"Ah? We agreed with Lao Fang yesterday that we would go to dinner and watch a movie together tonight."

"Lao Fang?"

"Professor Fang Xu."

"Oh, you happen to still have a spot, so invite him to join you."

"Um, this meal is important, isn't it?"

"It's not very important, but a friend of mine said that he managed to get an appointment with a very good chef to cook in person. Most people can't get an appointment, so I want to take you to have a try."

"I'm so greedy after what you said, so I'll tell Lao Fang and we'll go directly there after Yulin is out of school. Where is that place?"

"When you receive Yulin, wait at the gate of the Affiliated Middle School. A car will pick you up when the time comes."

"OK."

Okay, everyone is here now.

Through Ning Xiao's address to Fang Xu, Ning Ji suddenly discovered that his cousin-in-law had probably been identified.

Although my cousin seems to be carefree on weekdays, she is still very particular about the way she addresses people. Unless she is relieved, she probably wouldn't call Fang Xu that way. But in Ning Zi's opinion, this was pretty good, after all, that guy Zhuo Mingqian was really not a good match.

Thinking of Zhuo Mingqian, Ning Zi suddenly realized that it had been almost a year since this guy went to the countryside to teach. I haven't contacted him much during this period. I don't know if I am too happy to miss my childhood, so I took out my mobile phone and called up WeChat and sent him a message: "Will you go back to school this summer?"

Ning Zi didn't wait for a reply. After all, he was very busy as a substitute teacher, so he might be in class right now. I just found Lu Xiaoya's WeChat account again and edited a message: "President Ge from the Wei Group will treat us to dinner tonight. Come directly to the administration building after class and set off together."

Ning Zi was not disappointed. Lu Xiaoya, who had finished class, quickly replied to the message: "You take me to a big meal every day. I feel like you are feeding me like a pig."

"Mr. Ge said it's a rare delicacy. You can only entertain a maximum of six people on the same day. Are you sure you don't want to try it?"

"Bah, bah, bah, do I care if I gain so many pounds of meat if there is delicious food? Um, no, there are six of us, who else is there?"

"My cousin, my cousin's boyfriend is my sister."

"Aren't you going to meet your family? Is it too late for me to put on a beautiful makeup now?"

"You know how to put on makeup?"

"Don't show off, can I make it to the administration building at 5:30?"

"Yeah, okay."

"OK! Let's just say that!"

Just after chatting with Lu Xiaoya, news suddenly popped up from Zhuo Mingqian.

"Is there something good going on?"

The sentence was followed by an ecstatic expression.

"Well, maybe you can attend my cousin's wedding." Ning Zi replied.

Zhuo Mingqian quickly sent a heartbroken expression.

Ning Zi smiled, and then quickly replied: "There are no classes in the afternoon?"

"Well, I'm busy correcting my homework."

"Lingering?"

"Not really, but I do feel like I can cultivate myself in a small town."

"Your big boss will come back next month. In addition, I plan to let you be the director of the Chip R\u0026D Center of TiDa. The most important task is to coordinate the various laboratories below to advance various projects in an orderly manner according to my requirements. Experiments The person in charge of the department may be the best in the industry. After it starts running, they will all think that their respective research and development directions are the most important and need someone who can coordinate. So I'm asking for your opinion."

"Boss Ning, you have said so. No matter how reluctant I am to say goodbye to these children, I can only reluctantly say goodbye."

"Actually, it doesn't have to be that painful. If you want to train for another year, I don't have a problem with it. We will also have a robot industry center under construction in the future. You can wait a little longer."

"No, no, no, Boss Ning, for the sake of your career, I decided to go back and accumulate more experience in laboratory management. After all, you have to deal with the big guys in the industry, and it takes time to develop your aura, right? Wait a minute I will resign after all the classes for the semester are over. There is exactly half a month left, so I will try to find a replacement teacher."

"You don't have to worry about the teacher's affairs, I will make arrangements. You can just go back to school after the holiday. That's it, see you in the capital."

"Promise to complete the mission!"

…

At 5:30 in the afternoon, Lu Xiaoya came as requested. To Ning Zi's surprise, this girl actually wore light makeup that looked quite delicate. It probably feels more pleasing to Ning Zi.

"My girlfriend Lu Xiaoya, this is Ge Dongshu from Youwei Group." Ning Zi introduced her simply.

"I've heard about it a long time ago, classmate Lu, hello, hello."

"Hello, Boss Ge, I spent a lot of money today." Lu Xiaoya waved to Ge Dongshu and said hello.

"Haha, this is my honor. There are many people who want to treat Ning Zi to dinner, and many of them are willing to spend extra money to treat Ning Zi to dinner. I just took advantage of everyone's old acquaintances to get it. This opportunity, don’t talk about it, get in the car first.”

Ge Dongshu was well prepared. He specially brought a nine-seater Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle and enthusiastically sent the two of them aboard.

"First go to the gate of the High School Affiliated to Yanbei University to pick you up."

After getting on the bus, Ge Dongshu explained to the driver, then took out a packaged box from the bag in the car, turned around and handed it to Lu Xiaoya, and said politely: "Classmate Lu, come here this time Beijing is in a hurry and I didn’t have time to prepare any gifts. This is the M2O that the company will release next month, which is a small token of appreciation. However, I also have some small requests. It would be best if you could share your feelings and opinions with us during use. ”

Lu Xiaoya was slightly stunned, and was about to refuse, but she glanced at Ning Zi subconsciously, and then saw Ning Zi nodded towards her, so she took back the words that had reached her throat, and reached out to take the gift from Ge Dongshu. Cell phone, said: "Thank you Mr. Ge."

"Haha, you're welcome. Isn't this mainly because I hope you can give us more advice? Besides, our M series can sell so well, thanks to Ning Zi. And maybe for some time in the future, M The series will not be released again. Just keep it as a souvenir." Ge Dongshu said with a smile, but his tone was slightly sad.

"Huh? Why? Isn't the promising M series selling very well? I remember that someone tried to snatch up the M10 for half a year, but it was only in the past few months that it could be purchased at any time, right?"

"You have to ask your boyfriend about this. He knows better than me. Forget it, let's not talk about these spoilers. You envy you for being young enough." Ge Dongshu said with emotion, then shook his head and turned around.

To be on the board of directors of Youwei Group, your emotional intelligence will not be too low. Naturally knows when it is best not to talk too much nonsense and make people unhappy.

In fact, his judgment was correct. Lu Xiaoya had already taken out her mobile phone and started chatting with Ning Zi on WeChat.

"Is this phone really collected?"

"Well, if you don't like it, give it to your dad."

"I won't give it to him. He just changed it last year."

"Then use it yourself."

"By the way, why did Mr. Ge just say that the M series will be discontinued soon?"

"It's a bit complicated. You should know it in a few days. By the way, don't you know how to put on makeup?"

"Hehe, this is what I promised to treat you to two big meals in exchange for! How about it? Does it look good?"

"Well, it's pretty good, but will the makeup affect your performance in the fight?"

"Ning Xueshen, are you planning to write a paper on this issue?"

"Can consider it."

"..."

After the two chatted for a few words on WeChat, the car had already arrived at the entrance of the Affiliated Middle School.

In fact, Ning Zi doesn't talk so much on weekdays, but he thought very thoughtfully that today's meeting with Ning Xiao and Ning Yulin is also a meeting with his family. He knew that Lu Xiaoya might be a little nervous, so he behaved better than usual. A bit more talkative.

This is indeed the case.

When the car stopped, Ning Ziyou noticed that Lu Xiaoya, who never paid much attention to her appearance, even looked at her own image through the car window.

"Sister." Ning Zi opened the car window and saw three people waiting at the school gate, then opened the window and waved.

Soon the three of them arrived in front of the car. Ning Yulin, who was walking in the front with a schoolbag on his back, was the first to see Lu Xiaoya sitting next to Ning Zi, and immediately said: "Wow, there is such a beautiful young lady. ah."

Then, before the beaming Lu Xiaoya could speak, Ning Yulin spoke again: "Brother, I want to sit with the young lady."

"Okay, let your brother sit in front." Lu Xiaoya agreed.

Ning Zi glanced at Ning Yulin, then looked out the window at Ge Dongshu, who had already gotten out of the car to greet Fang Xu and Ning Xiao, and said to Ning Yulin: "Then give way first."

Then he stood up and changed seats.

After the fuss in the car was over, Ge Dongshu on the other side also finished a brief greeting with Ning Xiao and Fang Xu. Then Ning Xiao looked inside the car and when his eyes fell on Lu Xiaoya, he was obviously stunned, and then looked at Ning Zi, who was sitting in the middle of the car looking at her, smiled.

"Sister, you also sit in the back. Let's sit together and let Professor Fang and brother talk about business."

"Okay." Ning Xiao agreed and sat at the end. Fang Xu followed Ning Xiao and sat next to Ning Ji.

Soon the voices of two women behind him entered Ning Zi's ears.

"Hello, cousin."

"Hello, you are Xiaoya, right? Ning Zi has told me about you. I originally planned to take Yulin to the National Sports University last Saturday, and I should be able to meet you. Who knows about Yulin's school weekend? I couldn’t make it to the event I arranged, and I was delayed by other things on Sunday, so I finally got to see her today.”

"Sister Xiaoya, in fact, it was not my brother who told us about you first, but I first saw it on the Internet. I saw on the Internet that you have been in a relationship for a long time, is it true?"

"No, it's all nonsense on the Internet, really."

"By the way, Sister Xiaoya, the Internet says that you study martial arts? Is it true?"

"Well, I have learned Sanda and free fighting. Do you want to learn?"

"Yes I do!"

"Then I'll teach you when I have time..."

…

Well, Ning Zi decided to filter out the chattering sounds behind her, so she looked at her prospective brother-in-law, Fang Xu, who looked a little reserved next to her. Speaking of which, this was the first time these two met him together.

Ning Zi asked casually: "Professor Fang, did my cousin take you to see my uncle the day before yesterday?"

Fang Xu nodded and said, "Well, your dad went too. He originally planned to call you, but he knew you were busy, so he didn't call you."

Ning Zi glanced at Fang Xu and had to say that this mathematics professor was so lucky, he was simply the chosen one. He asked casually: "Well, my sister has never brought anyone else home. When do you plan to get the certificate?"

"Well, what Ning Xiao means is that I take her back to meet my parents this summer, and then bring them to the capital to meet with your uncle and the others before we talk about this matter." Fang Xu answered honestly.

Ning Ji nodded slightly, this was indeed Ning Xiao's style.

"I remember your dad is a professor at Jinling University, right?"

"Yes, he teaches mechanics. But he has retired. He got married late and was already over thirty when he gave birth to me." Fang Xu replied.

Ning Zi felt that this should have something in common with his uncle. After all, Ning Jian used to produce machinery, and the tractors produced by the Ningjia Village Agricultural Machinery Factory were also well-known as the county's dominant industry.

Ning Zi asked: "By the way, have you decided on your research topic recently?"

Fang Xu shook his head and said: "Not yet. However, Liu Chenming contacted me when he went to the Mathematicians Conference and hoped that I could sit with him in the direction of differential k theory of eta invariants and localization formulas. Let's discuss briefly For a while, I thought that there might be a localized formula under group action. After searching for information, I found that no one had proposed this research. I am considering whether to cooperate with him to try this project."

"Who is Liu Chenming?" Ning Zi asked.

"Uh... you don't know him?" Fang Xu was a little surprised.

Ning Zi shook her head.

"He is also an internationally renowned Chinese mathematician. He is currently a tenured professor at the School of Mathematics at the University of Paris." Fang Xu introduced.

"Oh, actually I am not very familiar with the mathematics circle. When I need to use some literature, I look up the information directly and rarely pay attention to the author. As you know, my papers rarely cite other people's articles, so I don't know the names very well. Sensitive." Ning Zi replied.

Fang Xu didn't know how to answer this sentence, so he could only smile.

Ning Zi asked again: "What did you think about it?"

Fang Xu thought for a moment and then said: "Well, I think differential K theory is still a relatively niche mathematical research direction at present, but if we can really find a type of operator that can be described using symplectic geometry, I think it will be very interesting. Meaningful, so I’m quite hesitant.”

Ning Zi said: "Well, if you are hesitating, don't do this. Let's do the Siegel zero-point conjecture together. Try to solve this problem in one or two days."

"Ah..." Fang Xu was stunned again.

Of course Fang Xu knew what Ning Zhe was talking about.

In fact, this difficult problem in the direction of analytic number theory is closely related to one of the most important mathematical conjectures in the world - the Riemann Hypothesis. It can be understood as a weak form of the Riemann Hypothesis. Although it is not as famous as the Riemann Hypothesis, many mathematicians believe that completely solving the zero-point problem is no simpler than the conjecture of the original Riemann zeta function.

If the two of them can really solve this problem completely, then they can basically win another Fields Medal.

The simplest description of this problem is that Riemann proposed that the non-trivial zero points of the function ζ(s) are all at Re(s)=1/2+Bi. The real part is naturally the 1/2 line, and the imaginary part is not specified, so the 1/2 line on the real part becomes what mathematicians call the critical line.

But many years have passed, and although countless mathematicians feel that Riemann's judgment is correct, nearly two centuries have passed, and no one can prove it. For example, the great scholar Hilbert once highly praised the Riemann Hypothesis.

Although they could not completely prove it, mathematicians began to study this proposition. For example, start to calculate whether the zero point is on this line. Although Riemann proposed this hypothesis at that time, he did not perform the calculation himself, because the entire calculation process was indeed extremely complicated at that time.

Many mathematicians over the last century have calculated thousands of zero points, all within the line predicted by Riemann.

When computers appeared, mathematicians calculated 300 million zeros, without exception. However, at this time, mathematicians found that the computing power was not enough, so the IBM laboratory of that year also launched a ZetaGrid program. Specifically, it provided a software to all users with computers in the world. If you are willing to join the Search for Extraordinary Zero Point program, you only need to Download this software, and then the computer will automatically help mathematicians perform calculations to find zero points when it is idle.

At that time, more than 10,000 computers around the world were sacrificed to this project, and it took more than three years to calculate nearly one trillion zero points, and without exception they were still on the line predicted by Riemann. However, the project was canceled three years later, because in 2003, after rigorous proof, the academic community came to a generally accepted conclusion that the first ten trillion zero points were all on the critical line of Riemann's prophecy, and the project also lost its original purpose. meaning.

So the Riemann Hypothesis still cannot be proven.

However, it could not be proved, so mathematicians began to think of ways to extend the Riemann Hypothesis, and thus the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis was born. To put it simply, a molecule 1 in the original Riemann zeta function is replaced by a Dirichlet function The zero points are also on the critical line of 1/2.

However, in the last century, mathematicians discovered that the zero points in the generalized Riemann Hypothesis may also appear on the line with a real part of 1. The mathematical language expression is that some zero points s of L (X.s) satisfy Re (s) ≈ 1.

This is the Landau Siegel zero-point conjecture.

If this conjecture can be proven, it will prove that the generalized Riemann hypothesis is wrong.

If this conjecture can be proven or disproven, it proves that the generalized Riemann Hypothesis still follows the definition of the Riemann Hypothesis.

Although the Clay Mathematics Institute has not included this problem in the seven major mathematical problems of the millennium, if it can be solved, its proof will undoubtedly provide effective tools and ideas for the majority of mathematicians to thoroughly prove the Riemann Hypothesis.

Now that Ning Zi suddenly asked him to solve this problem together, Fang Xu's biggest feeling was probably that he was flattered.

He is only 33 years old this year. If he can solve this problem in one or two years... So does Ning Zi want to push him to the Fields Medal podium?

Although he was very excited, he really didn't think that entering this field rashly would be of much help to Ning Zi. He couldn't help but said in shock: "Ning Zi, are you sure you want to work with me on this topic?"

Ning Zi nodded and replied: "Well, it's decided. This project will be done by you, me, and Dominic. I will send you some information later, and you can study it first. As for Liu Chenming , just decline it politely."

Fang Xu nodded in a daze, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Ning Xiao, who was chatting and laughing with Lu Xiaoya.

Well, let's do a project with two young Fields Medal winners in mathematics...

Because the Fields Medal has an age limit of 40 years and is only awarded once every four years, no mathematician has ever won the Fields Medal twice. But Ning Zi and Dominit are both young enough. If the three of them can really solve this problem, maybe Ning Zi and Dominit will both win the Fields Medal in Mathematics twice.

Of course, if everyone can solve the Riemann Hypothesis by the way...

Forget it, Fang Xu doesn't dare to think about it anymore.

The more you think about it, the more you think about it, you will feel that this kind of top mathematics award has become less valuable. After all, the most excessive thing Ning Zi did at the academic level before was probably writing papers in top journals. Now he feels that Ning Zi also has the potential to win top awards as well as papers.

"Well, I will try my best to get into the state as soon as possible." In the end, Fang Xu could only make such a serious promise.

The biggest opportunity in life is right in front of you. Even if you are suspected of being a softie, you really can't refuse it.

…

Amidst Fang Xu's mixed emotions, the car stopped at the entrance of an alley in the capital.

The group of people got out of the car with Ge Dongshu's warm greeting, and then followed Ge Dongshu into the interchange and arrived at the entrance of an antique courtyard. However, unlike ordinary restaurants, there was no signboard and the door was closed. Ge Dongshu first confirmed the house number, then stepped forward and knocked on the door with the knocker.

"Wait a minute, come on."

Soon there was a sound of answering the door in the yard, and then a young man opened the door.

"Hello, I'm Ge Dongshu. I made an appointment with Master Su and booked box number three."

"Oh, Mr. Ge, please come in, please come in. To be honest, you all are in a good mood today. My master personally went to the kitchen to cook your meal today." The young man greeted enthusiastically.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Ge Dongshu replied, then turned around and made a gesture of invitation.

Ning Zi walked into the courtyard at Ge Dongshu's greeting. She could feel that although the small courtyard was not big, only more than fifty square meters, it was still very delicately decorated.

A small vegetable plot of about three square meters was opened in the far left corner, and some green onions were planted. A small pond was dug in the center of the yard, with fish swimming in it. A small bridge was built over the pond, leading to a small pavilion in the center.

But they didn't stay outside for long. The young man took the three of them directly into a small box in the side room.

Although the private room is not large, there is a round table that can accommodate ten people. However, it was obvious that the box had been tidied up, and the extra chairs and tableware had been taken away, leaving only a space.

"Everyone, please take a seat. By the way, Mr. Ge, do you need any drinks?" the young man asked politely.

Ge Dongshu glanced at Fang Xu and Ning Zi and saw both of them shaking their heads, so he smiled and said, "No need for wine. What special drinks are there?"

"If you don't drink, then I suggest you don't drink any drinks. How about each of us have a bowl of plain rice milk first?"

"Can."

"Then I'll tell Master to serve the food? You know, when eating, you have to wait while it's hot to get that texture."

"Okay, let's serve the food. We're all hungry by the time."

"Okay!" The young man agreed and left the box.

Ning Yulin, who had been holding back for a long time, immediately asked: "Uncle Ge, isn't this a restaurant? Why is the door still closed during meal time?"

Ge Dongshu smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, I don't know either, but I think it's because I don't have to worry about no one coming to eat, right? In fact, this is my first time here, and I know that a greedy friend asked me to help. That’s when I found out about this place.”

Ning Zi was a little surprised and said, "Is this your first time here too?"

Ge Dongshu nodded and said: "But don't worry, the taste of the food here, in the words of my friend, if you don't eat here once, your life will be in vain."

Hearing that Ge Dongshu started to praise this restaurant again, it would be a lie to say that he wasn't curious. Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long. The young man who just came back had already returned and brought the first dish: "Dear guests , today according to Mr. Ge’s instructions, the main dish is Nanhu’s popular Hunan cuisine banquet, the first dish is the Hunan style Zu’an tofu, please try it.”

After he finished speaking, General Tofu was placed on the table.

I have to say that although the ingredients don't sound very expensive, the presentation is indeed exquisite and the portions are quite impressive. Ning Zi could tell at a glance that there were exactly twelve pieces, two pieces for each of the six people.

But are you sure this is Hunan cuisine?

Ning Zi glanced at Ning Xiao subconsciously, and her cousin made a face at him.

Obviously this touched upon both of their knowledge blind spots.

But how can I put it, the tofu looks light and smooth, and the soup that has been poured on it is still steaming a little bit. It has a delicious and fragrant taste, which penetrates into the nose and makes people's index fingers move before it even enters the mouth.

Yes, the smell of this dish alone made Ning Zi believe Ge Dongshu's words.

Lu Xiaoya and Ning Yulin, who were sitting on his left and right respectively, were twitching their noses. Especially Ning Yulin, when the food first came, she exclaimed: "It smells so good!"

"Come on, come on, everyone is using their chopsticks. I heard that you don't have to wait for the dishes here. They lose their flavor when they are cold. We are all talking about it today, so don't be polite." Ge Dongshu greeted. road.

Lu Xiaoya put the tofu in Ning Zi's bowl for him...

Although classmate Xiaoya gave him the first piece of tofu first, her speed was very fast. Before Ning Zi even moved her chopsticks, the girl had already stuffed the whole piece of tofu into her mouth: "Wow, it's really good." Eat, it’s so delicious that I want to cry. You actually have such delicious food in Nanhu? Am I too ignorant? Why have I never heard of it?”

"Yeah, brother, I've never eaten it before. Is this really tofu?"

Ning Zi didn't answer, because he had just put the tofu in his mouth, and then he roughly understood why the two foodies around him were so excited.

It was also his first time to experience the feeling of this delicious fragrance exploding directly in his mouth...

The soup poured over the tofu is already fresh enough, but the moment the tofu is bitten with the teeth, a more mellow and delicious aroma begins to sprout and spread in the mouth. The taste is extremely complex, because this tofu seems to be fuller and denser than the usual tofu, but the taste is so elegant, with only layers of progressive aroma, it feels like the taste buds have been sublimated...

Really, after eating it, Ning Zi was also doubting, is this really tofu?

But by the time Ning Zi finished tasting it, the plate that had just held twelve pieces of tofu was already empty...

In fact, both Ge Dongshu and Fang Xu put down their chopsticks after tasting one piece, so the situation was probably that after the three men each tasted one piece of tofu, the plate was already empty.

But this is actually normal. After all, there was a growing little lolita and a lady practicing martial arts at the table.

Ning Jiezhao didn't care about this, but found that what Ge Dongshu said before was really not an exaggeration...

If one person can make a dish so delicious, in Ning Zi's opinion, it already belongs to everyone.

The key is that the women in the family obviously like to eat...

So, Ning Zi curiously asked: "Mr. Ge, how much help did you have to the boss here that he personally cooked this table for us?"

Ge Dongshu quickly replied: "Actually, I'm not helping him, I'm helping his son. Boss Su's child is studying in Germany and got into some lawsuits. Boss Su has such a good face that he is too embarrassed to ask the people around him. I happened to be working on a press conference there for a while, and a friend asked me to come to my place and it was solved smoothly."

Ning Zi nodded thoughtfully. It would be a pity for a chef of this level not to get in shape.