Chapter 729: I used to be a rival to Nobel laureates!

The cold wind at minus ten degrees Celsius, wrapped in fine snow, lashed against the blue Gothic exterior walls of the City Hall. In the grand hall, champagne bubbled, candlelight flickered, and the air was filled with the scent of perfume and flowers.

The evening banquet was held in the Blue Hall of the City Hall, while the dance party moved to the Golden Hall upstairs.

Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao were not particularly skilled at the waltz, but they still followed the crowd up to dance for a while.

The four walls of the Golden Hall were inlaid with 18 million pieces of colored glass and gold leaf, refracting flowing halos of light under the candlelight and crystal chandeliers. On the dance floor, people moved to the rhythm of the music.

Xu Qingzhou held Song Yao's hand, moving his steps along with hers; the girl's long eyelashes left silhouettes on her cheeks.

"Isn't it beautiful?" the girl asked, lifting her chin with a touch of pride.

Xu Qingzhou nodded: "It's alright."

"You don't mean that," Song Yao hummed softly.

Song Yao said quietly: "Professor Xu, you've already stepped on me twice."

"Facts prove that when it comes to dancing, I really have no talent. Did I step on you hard?"

"What do you think?"

"I'll massage your feet tonight, free of charge, no money."

"Heh."

The music ended, and Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao stepped down, walking toward Xu Shouyun and the others. As for dancing, Old Xu and the others hadn't participated either; standing on the sidelines to experience it was enough.

"It's no different from square dancing, just that the music isn't as loud."

Song Shisong commented.

"Exactly."

Xu Shouyun nodded, paused, and added: "Phoenix Legend is still more energetic."

"This is a waltz, you know," Wang Xiaping rolled her eyes.

Song Lulu stood by the edge of the dance floor to greet them.

On this side, seeing Xu Qingzhou and the other arrive, Song Lulu gave them a thumbs up and said: "You danced quite well. I took photos of you and already sent them to the group chat."

"You didn't capture my handsomeness."

Xu Qingzhou glanced at the photos; compared to Song Yao, his movements appeared a bit stiff.

"Isn't the fact that I look good enough to make it a perfect photo?"

Song Lulu said nonchalantly.

Xu Qingzhou found he couldn't refute that; it seemed to be the logic. As for photos, it didn't matter if he looked ugly, as long as his wife looked good.

The three of them went over to Xu Shouyun's side.

"Sister, I remember you have a foundation in dance, right?" Song Lulu was a bit envious; her cousin seemed to be good at everything.

"No, no, no." Xu Qingzhou revealed an expression of deep realization and whispered to Song Lulu: "Compared to dance, your sister is actually more skilled in martial arts. The kind that has explosive combat power and can kill a cow with one punch."

"Professor Xu, what did you just say?"

If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, Song Yao felt she would definitely have hammered this person who was slandering her into the ground with one punch.

"I said you are gentle, considerate, beautiful, and moving. Mom, Auntie, look, she just wanted to hit me."

Xu Qingzhou winked at Wang Xiaping and Zhang Junli.

"You deserve it."

Wang Xiaping spat out two words.

Xu Qingzhou didn't go to dance, but instead interacted with the scholars who occasionally came over, while Song Yao accompanied Wang Xiaping and Zhang Junli to talk.

"Professor Xu." At this moment, a white-haired old man stood before Xu Qingzhou.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Levitt," Xu Qingzhou said sincerely.

The person before him, Michael Levitt, was already over seventy years old, a 2013 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, and furthermore, known as the "Nobel Laureate who never studied chemistry."

This was because the old gentleman was actually more skilled in computer science. As for the reason for his award, he developed multi-scale models for complex chemical systems, bridged the barrier between classical physics and quantum physics through computer simulation, developed the first molecular dynamics simulation software, and realized computer visualization of DNA and protein structures.

There were over a thousand people at the banquet, and not everyone would meet. ===== CHAPTER 730 =====