The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of vitality in the foggy city. Chapter 169: On the Appearance of Hemp
Chapter Subtitle: Old Jokes Renovated
"Ladies and gentlemen. My friend Mr. Albert Einstein is a good man!"
After saying this, our Master Yuan began to count down in his mind: 10, 9, 8...
Almost ten seconds had passed, and the audience was just beginning to get a little impatient.
Yuan Yan suddenly made the sign of the cross devoutly and said solemnly, "So after his death, Mr. Einstein will surely be called by the Lord to heaven!"
"Um……"
For Christians, this must be a "blessing"... Well, the audience felt that this "blessing" was not right. This Chinese man was probably cursing "his friend Albert" to death.
Before anyone could react, Master Yuan added with regret, "And when he got to heaven, he found it was actually quite crowded. After all, there were so many devout believers going there. So, just like in college, he lived in a dormitory."
"ah……"
Everyone was confused again. Was this Chinese man telling a joke? But the joke didn't seem that funny.
This time, Yuan Yanshu spoke in a brisk tone, "Mr. Einstein discovered that his dormitory was a four-person room, and when he arrived, there were already three devout souls living there."
He didn't give them time to react and continued, "The three residents were also very happy to see him, because they all recognized that their new roommate was a great scientist."
"The first guest said, 'Welcome, Mr. Einstein. By the way, my IQ is 120.'"
"My friend Albert listened to this and said with great appreciation: 'That's great, sir. We can discuss the theory of relativity together in the future.'"
"The second one came up and said, 'Hello, Mr. Einstein. By the way, my IQ is 100.'"
"Albert said with some satisfaction, 'That's all very well, sir. We can discuss mathematics together.'"
"Then……"
He started counting again, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Those five seconds kept everyone on suspense, and just when everyone was about to lose patience, Yuan Da Speaker revealed the answer: "Then he saw me , and as my friend, he was naturally surprised and delighted. He said, 'Neo, I didn't expect we'd meet here! I originally thought you wouldn't come to heaven. I think we can...'"
He turned and smiled at Einstein, then turned to the audience and said loudly: "He thought for a moment and said: 'Neo. How about you tell me what the stock market will be like tomorrow!'"
“ …”
The whole audience was quiet for a moment, but not long after, someone started laughing out loud.
"ha……"
The first one to laugh was the Grand Mage himself.
"Ha ha……."
Several smart people with quick minds also followed Yuan Yanshu's train of thought.
"Hahaha……"
After all, it was Princeton University, and many people in the conference hall finally got the joke.
“Hahahahahahaha…”
That's what jokes are like. As long as some people laugh out loud, others will laugh too, whether they understand it or not.
The whole audience burst into laughter, except Yuan Yanshu who maintained a calm expression.
After waiting for three or four minutes, when everyone had finally finished laughing, Yuan Yan suddenly frowned exaggeratedly and said unhappily, "I was naturally very unhappy when I heard that, so I said to him, 'Albert, there's no rush about the stock market. We've waited so long for you to come here, and we've finally got four of us together. So now we can..."
"Playing mahjong!"
“Hahahaha…hahahaha…”
This "chase" once again made the audience laugh out loud.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please don't laugh. Let me tell you, mahjong and the theory of relativity really do have something in common."
After waiting for another three or four minutes, when the room quieted down a bit, Master Yuan said seriously, "According to my understanding, general relativity states that gravity is caused by the curvature of spacetime due to matter and energy within it. So, when playing mahjong, the money in everyone's pockets is also curved due to luck and skill, and all goes to the pockets of the luckiest and most skilled players..."
"Anyone who has played mahjong knows this!"
“Hahahaha…hahaha…hahaha…”
"WELL, WELL, WELL. I have said too much. If I continue, my friend Albert will not have to go on stage." Yuan Yan suddenly began to give his closing remarks.
"If, and I mean if, someone didn't understand what he said today, then..."
"Welcome to the Princeton Mahjong Club. Now let's welcome my friends..."
"Mr. Albert Einstein!"
"Pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah..."
The audience responded with warm applause. On the one hand, they appreciated his wonderful warm-up speech, and on the other hand, they welcomed the real protagonist of the day - the greatest scientist of the 20th century.
The Grand Magister stepped forward and embraced the Grey Knight before stepping onto the podium and speaking directly, "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you to my friend Mr. Neo Yuan for such a brilliant description of my theory of relativity. So..."
“I am also a mahjong lover now!”
“Hahahaha…hahahaha…”
“Pah pah pah…Pah pah pah…”
"The Relativity Mahjong Club was founded in December 1920 as the Princeton Mahjong Club. Like many mahjong clubs on the East Coast of the United States, it was originally a branch of Club 144. Its founders were two Chinese students studying at Princeton University, Wu Fu and Xisheng Duan."
In April 1921, Albert Einstein, the greatest scientist of the 21st century, and Neo Yuan, the greatest promoter of mahjong in history, became honorary members of the Princeton Mahjong Club. To commemorate this event, the club's president initially considered changing the name to the 'Einstein-Yuan Mahjong Club.' However, at Yuan's insistence, the name was finally changed to the Theory of Relativity Mahjong Club.
"With the addition of these two players, and the strong support of Princeton University President John G. Hepburn, this small mahjong club, originally comprised of only a dozen members, grew into a large club with over 500 members within just one month. At the time, it was the second largest mahjong club in the United States, second only to Club 144 in New York. Later, the Relativity Mahjong Club became one of the earliest members of the American Mahjong League."
"Since then, mahjong has become the most popular recreational sport at Princeton University. Every April, a 'Relativity Cup' mahjong tournament is held. This is the top mahjong tournament, second only to the four major mahjong tournaments in the United States."
——Excerpt from "From Clubs to Major Leagues: A Brief History of Mahjong Development in the United States"
