The opening ceremony took an hour and a half, and team formation took another hour. By the time everyone had formed their teams, it was almost 11 o'clock.

The summer camp has a relatively regular schedule: 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, and an additional hour and a half of self-study time after 7:00 PM. Classes end at 8:30 PM.

After all the teams were formed, it was time for the morning classes to end. The newly formed teams could go to the cafeteria for lunch together to continue getting to know each other and build rapport.

Shi Jing and his group of eight also went out together, each getting their own food and eating. Afterwards, they chatted about their respective schools and grades in the cafeteria. Everyone was a little surprised when Shi Jing introduced his grade; although there were first-year high school students in the competition, there were very few.

When everyone heard Fang Ning's introduction, they were even more surprised. Fang Ning had just started high school this year, and he was very young, only fourteen years old.

Everyone knows that Fang Ning is not tall, and they all just thought he was short, but they didn't expect him to be so young.

When everyone wanted to exchange contact information, they discovered that he didn't even have a cell phone!

To be honest, high school students these days are not like they used to be. Almost everyone has a cell phone, even if they can't carry it with them all the time. It's very rare to find someone like Fang Ning who doesn't use a cell phone at all.

Fang Ning lowered her head slightly, offering no explanation.

Seeing this, Shi Jing quickly smoothed things over: "That's normal. Fang Ning is only fourteen years old. Her parents must be worried about her."

However, when Shi Jing noticed that Fang Ning's eyes dimmed slightly when he said this, it seemed that this was not a topic that made him happy.

Shi Jing didn't understand why, so he changed the subject and started talking about other things.

Compared to other things, everyone was naturally more concerned about the summer camp's curriculum and the subsequent assessments. Seeing that the topic had shifted to studies, Fang Ning gradually relaxed and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief; this really was a strange child.

The eight of them studied and discussed plans together in the following courses, and their relationship quickly became close. Through their interactions, Shi Jing discovered that Fang Ning was indeed a young man with solid professional knowledge and his own ideas.

What surprised Shi Jing the most was that Fang Ning had the same wish as Rong Yu: to enter the research institute.

It must be said that Fang Ning's personality is indeed suited to a work environment with simpler interpersonal relationships.

"Keep it up! With such a solid foundation in your field, you'll definitely be able to get into a research institute in the future."

"Th-thank you!"

"The summer camp will end in two days, and you'll have a day off. Have you thought about where you want to go?" Shi Jing asked.

Fang Ning shook her head: "No, I'm not going out. I want to read."

Shi Jing was surprised. It was a rare day off, and the child didn't want to go out and play?

She couldn't help but tease, "Studying so hard? Are you aiming for the top national score?"

Fang Ning blushed slightly and nodded somewhat shyly, "Mm."

What an adorable child.

Ever since Shi Jing learned his age, she treated Fang Ning even more like a child, after all, she was actually twice his age. More importantly, perhaps because she hadn't yet developed, Fang Ning was thin and small.

"You're so capable, you'll definitely be fine," Shi Jing encouraged.

As for Shi Jing herself, she wasn't obsessed with winning first prize. She admitted that she was quite talented, but there was still a difference compared to true geniuses.

"Shi Jing, Fang Ning, come here quickly and take a look at this topic. A simple harmonic transverse wave propagates along the positive x-axis in a uniform medium..."

The two ended their conversation and continued discussing the problem when they heard their teammates calling them.

Although Fang Ning is somewhat socially anxious and stutters when speaking, she is much better when doing problems and no longer stutters, which is quite interesting.

With nearly two hundred students, each with different personalities, conflicts were bound to arise. Shi Jing's group was relatively peaceful, while some groups experienced significant disputes.

This includes the young girl who had previously had a conflict with Fang Ning.

The girl's name is Cai Jiajia. She is eighteen years old and a local from Beijing. Her family is in business and is quite well-off with a wide network of connections.

This wasn't something Shi Jing had time to dig into; rather, it was something Cai Jiajia, a girl with an arrogant temper but not much of a mind, revealed herself during an argument with someone in her group. There were many people present at the time, and a simple connection led to this conclusion.

The phrase "poor wretch" offended most of the students, since they were all ordinary people, and in this young lady's eyes, they were all penniless. Naturally, news about her spread faster than anything else.

There are more than a dozen team leaders on loan from Kyoto University this time. Each of them is basically responsible for two groups, which is a huge headache for them.

Fortunately, most of the arguments arising from the research topic were still under control, and other conflicts caused by trivial matters were also handled as much as possible. In any case, Cai Jiajia has made a name for herself in one fell swoop, successfully leaving her mark among many students and team leaders.

If Cai Jiajia is known for being disliked, Shi Jing is probably known for her good temper and good looks. Although her good temper is just a facade, she is surprisingly popular among the students, and as a result, she has become friends with many of them.

This also made Cai Jiajia somewhat dislike Shi Jing. After all, the two of them almost became roommates, and now their popularity was worlds apart.

Shi Jing certainly wouldn't cause trouble just because the other person didn't like him; he'd simply pretend he didn't see it. Cai Jiajia had been arguing with her teammates several times recently, creating a tense atmosphere within the group. Although she disliked Shi Jing, she hadn't actually provoked him.

After several assessments, everyone had a general understanding of their own level. Shi Jing's physics was not very good; he could only be considered above average in the summer camp. He was estimated to barely get a second-class national physics certificate, or even a third-class one.

Fang Ning's grades are really good; he's consistently ranked at the top in multiple tests. He's young and academically gifted—a true little genius.

Thanks to the hard work of the team leaders, the summer camp activities came to a successful conclusion.

On the last day, there was a rest day. Students were free to do as they pleased or go on group outings. Shi Jing, invited by Su Lili, decided to go to a museum in Beijing with them.

Quite a few people are interested in going to the museum. The bus stop in front of the Central Stadium is almost full of students who are going out to play, most of whom are planning to go to the museum.

As the others talked, they would occasionally ask Shi Jing a question, and Shi Jing would answer them without any awkwardness.

As she was speaking, Shi Jing's phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Zhang Ningyuan calling.

The two hadn't contacted each other for a long time since Zhang Ningyuan called to tell her that his new drama had started filming. Shi Jing had been quite busy lately and hadn't thought to call Zhang Ningyuan to ask about his recent situation.

Why did they call so suddenly? Could it be that our previous investment isn't enough?