118. Six on forty-seven
First trip with Youngmi.
We headed to Gangneung by train, and got on a bus bound for Yangyang at Gangneung Station.
For reference, Yangyang is where Yeong-mi’s mother-in-law resides.
And as I was preparing for this trip, I learned that staying close to my girlfriend’s family isn’t always a good thing.
Last winter, when he was on vacation as a recruit, Yeong-mi stayed overnight.
After staying overnight, Yeong-mi went home the next day, and it is said that Young-mi’s house was literally turned upside down.
At that time, Yeong-mi lied that she stayed up all night at school to finish the group assignment, but the next day, Yeong-mi’s father found out that I was on vacation.
Although Yeong-mi’s parents didn’t scold or scold me, it wasn’t just my mood that I felt the cold eyes of Yeong-mi’s father every time I visited Young-mi’s house.
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Not only this.
At the end of last April, when I was sent out for ten days to detoxify V19, there was even a happening where there was a curfew that had never been done before at Youngmi’s house.
So, the plan to go on a trip with Yeong-mi during this vacation was practically in vain. Fortunately, Yeong-mi’s mother persuaded Yeong-mi’s grandmother for over a week, so she was able to come to Yangyang in this way.
For reference, Yeong-mi’s maternal grandmother lives alone at Yangyang’s maternal house, and she says that she doesn’t like independent children or grandchildren coming to her house to play.
It was the same when Youngmi and I arrived.
After the brief greeting, Yeong-mi’s maternal grandmother looked at me with a sad expression and said:
“Is that the boyfriend you said you had an accident with Youngmi last winter?”
“yes? Buy, accident… yo. this?”
When I couldn’t continue speaking with a bewildered expression on my face, Grandma spoke to Youngmi in a low voice.
“ah… ! Isn’t it him?”
“Ugh! grandmother! really!”
At Yeong-mi’s raised voice, the grandmother smiled and said.
“I’ve come all the way here, should I go see the sea first?”
“I will.”
“Yeah, let’s go and have a swim in the beach, and then go eat dinner.”
Grandma took out three 10,000 won bills from her wallet and held it to Yeong-mi.
“On the way to Naksansa Temple, do you know that it is Josan Elementary School?”
Youngmi nodded her head in response to the grandmother’s question.
“Yes, I know.”
“At the back of the school, there was a new restaurant called ＜Dokdo Galbi>, and they said the pork bulgogi was excellent. There is no rice at home, so go eat there until dinner.”
After speaking, the grandmother sat down in an armchair in the corner of the living room, opened the thick book she was reading, and said to Yeong-mi and me.
“Young-mi, you’ll be using your little aunt’s room, and my boyfriend will use the library on the left.”
“yes—!”
So we went to our respective rooms, changed our clothes, and headed to the sea with our simple luggage.
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Naksan Beach.
Youngmi and I took a seat under the parasol, spread out the rented folding beach bed, and laid down in a comfortable position.
Pieces of white clouds were floating in the sky, the beach was full of people in colorful swimsuits, and the sea in the distance was dark blue.
While I was spending my leisure time lying on the beach bed, Youngmi next to me called me.
“It’s Jeongho.”
I turned my head to look at Yeong-mi, and Yeong-mi continued.
“Do you have that Riemann hypothesis?”
“yes.”
“How long will it take to complete the proof?”
“Well… .”
“Professor Park Soo-Soo said that the end is now in sight, didn’t you?”
“ah… ! that is… So… … .”
How do I explain this… ?
The proof of the Riemann hypothesis has been very difficult so far.
It was impossible to even predict what the end of the proof would look like, since we didn’t know where to start.
This daunting problem has now gone through the realm of topology and confirmed where the end of the proof is by using the dimensional transformation equation used in the M-theory.
Professor Park’s expression, ‘the end is visible’, was referring to this.
But the end is only visible, and how to get there remains a difficult question.
However, it is only speculating that the motion of the fluid, that is, the Navier-Stokes equation, is the key to solving the problem.
But if the Navier-Stokes equation is the key to solving the Riemann hypothesis, then this may be a more serious problem.
Because mathematicians don’t know much about the Navier-Stokes equation.
The Navier-Stokes equation is a monster that doesn’t even know that a solution exists, let alone finding a solution to the equation.
Another monster was brought in to solve the monster called the Riemann hypothesis.
Youngmi nodded at my explanation and said.
“Then how long will it take?”
“It’s not that it’s going to take that long, do you think it’s more likely that it won’t arrive at the end of the day?”
uh… ? Smile?
In response to my answer, Youngmi said with a bright face.
“If it’s such a time-consuming problem, can’t I do it too? ah… ! Of course it’s difficult right now, but… If I go to graduate school and continue to study mathematics, I want to challenge the Riemann hypothesis with you.”
I nodded, and beautiful half-moon eyes were formed on Yeong-mi’s face.
two days later.
Yangyang trip of 4 days and 3 nights has entered the third day.
Yeongmi and I visited Hajodae Lighthouse and returned home a little early.
It was to prepare my luggage for returning to Seoul tomorrow.
When we arrived, Yeong-mi’s maternal grandmother was using a computer in her study, and it seemed a little strange to see her diligently typing on the keyboard, who was over eighty.
“I’m home.”
Grandma saw us and said.
“Okay, did you enjoy the lighthouse tour?”
“Yeah, I’ve been looking around.”
Grandma said as she checked her watch.
“Have you not eaten dinner yet?”
Youngmi nodded at the grandmother’s question, and the grandmother stood up and said.
“Yeah, my granddaughter has been here for a long time, but still, this grandmother should make a hot dinner.”
Grandma left the study and headed to the kitchen, and I pointed to the computer and said to Youngmi.
“I think Grandma is busy with the computer right now?”
In response to my question, Youngmi looked at the computer monitor carefully and shrugged.
“It looks like a post on the internet community, but I don’t know what you mean?”
Yeong-mi raised her voice and said to her grandmother in the kitchen.
“grandmother–! What did you write on the computer here?”
“ah… ! it? Someone on the internet was igniting a debate about the Yesong with thin knowledge, so I was just writing my words.”
In response to the grandmother’s answer, Youngmi turned her head to me and said.
“Yeson controversy? I learned it in national history class… Jung-ho, what was that?”
When Hyojong and Hyojong’s wife, Queen Inseon, died, the controversy over the length of time during which Hyojong’s stepmother, Ja-bi, wore mourning clothes was the Yeson controversy.
As a result, there was an extreme confrontation between the Westin and the Namin, and after two arguments, the Namin overthrew the Westin and took power.
Since Joseon was a country founded on Neo-Confucianism, it was natural to place importance on ceremonies, but the problem is that the second Yesong controversy occurred right after the Great Famine, when hundreds of thousands of people starved to death.
In a situation where the people are suffering from famine, high-ranking government officials are fighting fiercely over the question of whether the mother-in-law wears a mourning robe for one year or nine months after the death of the queen.
While I was explaining to Yeong-mi, the old woman who was standing next to us suddenly said to me.
“Ohh–! This is my granddaughter’s boyfriend, right?”
By the way, ‘boyfriend’ is the word my grandmother really used.
Grandma spoke to me with a serious expression.
“Actually, did you know that the Yeson controversy was a really important issue for King Hyeonjong at that time?”
“Yes, because the legitimacy of his father, Hyojong, was at stake.”
In response to my answer, Grandma raised both her white eyebrows and gave me a look to keep talking to me.
Hyojong was Injo’s second son, and when Injo’s first son, Crown Prince Sohyeon, died, he became Crown Prince and later became King.
However, when Crown Prince Sohyeon died, the eldest son and descendant of Crown Prince Sohyeon, Gyeongseongun, had to succeed to the throne according to the principle of succession to the eldest son.
However, Hyojong succeeded to the throne as King Injo, who hated Crown Prince Sohyeon, intended.
This was the weakness of the legitimacy of Hyojong and Hyeonjong, the son of Hyojong.
Therefore, when Hyojong and his wife, Queen Inseon, died, the question of whether to follow the funeral rules when the eldest son died, or to follow the rules when the second son (second son) died is bound to be a sensitive issue for Hyeonjong. there was no
When I finished my words, Grandma smiled brightly and said.
“I have a friend with whom I can talk after a long time. haha—!”
The half-moon eyes created when Youngmi smiles… I inherited this from my grandmother… .
Grandma turned her head to Youngmi and continued.
“Young-mi, put the pork and potatoes in the kitchen and put them back in the refrigerator. Let’s just have dinner at a Chinese restaurant tonight.”
Grandma asked me again.
“Did you say your name is Chae Jeong-ho?”
“yes.”
“Yes, yes. From what I saw earlier, you seem to know Neo-Confucianism well, so let’s talk with me. Are you fine?”
Thus, a conversation with Yeong-mi’s maternal grandmother about Neo-Confucianism began.
In fact, all I know about Neo-Confucianism is the basic knowledge I learned in high school national history class and national ethics class.
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Neo-Confucianism begins with the assumption that the world moves with two principles: Yi, meaning essence, spirit, and principle, and Qi, meaning phenomena, body, and material.
In other words, Neo-Confucianism is a philosophical thought with a dualistic worldview.
In fact, I do not know much about Neo-Confucianism, but I systematically studied the genealogy of Western philosophy while taking a mathematical philosophy class at the Graduate School of Life.
Western philosophy begins with Plato’s theory of ideas, and the theory of ideas also has a dualistic worldview divided into the ideal world (idea) and the real world.
So, most Western philosophies that started with the theory of ideas look at the world from a dualistic point of view.
For this reason, Western philosophy had many similarities to Neo-Confucianism’s selfish theory, and my conversations with my maternal grandmother in the United States and England continued without end.
When that long conversation was over, the clock was pointing to half past 11 at night.
The three of us went back to our respective rooms, and I laid a blanket on the floor of the study and laid our tired bodies on it.
During the last life math and philosophy class, I thought about learning what to do with this useless thing, but I didn’t know it would be so useful today.
Thanks to that, I felt like I got a score from Yeong-mi’s maternal grandmother, so a happy smile appeared on her face.
I was single like that, and suddenly a long sigh came out.
under——!
The 4 days and 3 nights Yangyang trip is already over… .
Seriously, time goes by so fast.
Tomorrow morning, I will visit Naksansa with Yeongmi and head to Seoul.
Still, there was one more week left on vacation, and two days later, my advisor, Dr. Hamilton and Mike Schultz visit Seoul.
What will these two look like in this life?
Dr. Does Hamilton still have the habit of touching his mustache when thinking deeply?
Will we ever see Mike Schultz’s blue eyes and kind smile again?
It was about time to fall asleep with various thoughts.
Tiling~~~!
Who is it?
It’s approaching midnight… Texting at this late hour… .
I reached out and picked up the phone.
＜Are you sleeping?>
it was young
I texted Youngmi.
“No, I haven’t slept yet.”
＜Are you unable to sleep?>
“Yes, because today is the last day of the trip.”
＜Looking back, there was nothing you didn’t know. Kantney Hegel, when did you study philosophy like that?
“ah… it? I just studied before.”
＜Can you tell me more about that philosophy? lol >
“Isn’t it? I’ll do it for you on the train tomorrow.”
After a while, Youngmi’s message arrived.
＜Should I wait until tomorrow?>
What?
this… What do you mean?
While thinking about what to reply, a text message from Yeong-mi arrived.
＜Would you like to come to my room now?>
When I woke up, I was already out of bed and changing clothes.
With all my clothes on, I went out of the study and carefully closed the door.
He stalked his feet and crept across the living room, and stood in front of the door with the British and Americans.
Arriving in front of the door, I brushed my hair and grabbed the doorknob… … .
what? Feeling itchy in the back of the head?
I slowly turned my head in apprehension.
in the dark… An armchair across from the living room.
there… Yeong-mi’s maternal grandmother was looking at me with twinkling eyes.
Whoops!
My body hardened on the spot like a frog in front of a snake.