An hour passed quickly, and the staff came over to announce the list of qualified players, and made it clear that the list was based on the total scores.

After all, it is a youth group, and the contestants all have a certain foundation.

Therefore, in the first round of eliminations, there were quite a few contestants who scored full marks.

After calling out more than ten names, everyone finally heard the three words "Jiang Jingyan".

Now the old man and his friends could no longer remain calm, and they started a new round of cheering with banners.

Finally, it was thanks to Grandpa Jiang Si's persuasion that the two of them managed to suppress their excitement.

As the list of qualifiers was announced, most of the people at the competition venue left at once.

It's not that they are not good enough, but the competition this time is really fierce. In the past, you could advance with 80 points, but this time the difficulty has increased, and the score line has also increased by ten points.

And those who got full marks in the exam were quite happy.

But after hearing that Zhao Zhao also advanced with full marks, he suddenly felt that his one point was worthless, and even the look in his eyes when he looked at her became complicated.

"I told you she has a backer, but you didn't believe me." The tall, thin man from the Shaoji Palace, who had been brutally bullied this time, was now angrily saying to his companions, "Whoever gets treated like her would be sitting on the stage!"

The platform was so high that others could only see her small hands moving the keys.

No one knows whether it was a random call or what.

So, when the second elimination match just started.

One of the little boys directly stood in front of Zhao Zhao and told her not to sit on the podium anymore!

Zhao Zhao didn't think much about it, just said thank you, and then found an empty seat and sat down.

The boys exchanged glances and sat down next to her.

They had just agreed that if they found her moving a bead randomly during the competition, they would report it immediately.

However, they were destined to be disappointed.

The Zhao Zhao of today is no longer the Zhao Zhao who knew nothing about multiplication and division half a month ago.

Once she learned the logic of multiplication and division, it made no difference to her no matter how many digits were involved.

The time Zhao Zhao took to answer the questions this time was almost the same as in the first round of eliminations.

Because the little boys kept their attention on Zhao Zhao, they lost focus when answering the questions. They either pulled out the wrong bead here or filled in the wrong number there.

The final result was that Zhao Zhao successfully advanced to the finals, while all of them were eliminated.

After learning the result, the parents waiting outside all looked a little unhappy.

It was freezing cold, and they took a day off to wait outside. As a result, their child didn't even make it to the finals, and his performance in the competition was worse than that of a four-year-old baby.

If I tell anyone about this, people will laugh at me.

Several children hung their heads, feeling that it was a bit embarrassing to lose to a little kid.

So I had to find all kinds of excuses to make up for it.

He also mumbled some random things.

These words were like adding fuel to the fire for the angry guys.

Soon the news spread like wildfire among the crowd.

Not long after, the parents, overwhelmed by anger, went directly to President Lan of the Abacus Association to ask for an explanation.

Jiang Si knew nothing about what happened afterwards. As soon as it was confirmed that Zhao Zhao had advanced to the finals, the family hurried back to the old house.

The old man and my third uncle were very old, and their feet were almost numb from standing outside for several hours.

So after some persuasion from Jiang Si, she took Zhao Zhao to participate in the finals in the afternoon, and the old man and the others waited for good news at home.

Regardless of whether it was good news or not, Huo Li had made up his mind.

I must prepare a table full of delicious food in the evening to reward my lovely grandchildren.

But no one expected that in the afternoon, when Jiang Si took Zhao Zhao to the Abacus Association, they were told that the rules of the finals had been changed.

The current system uses a quick response system. One point is awarded for each correct answer, one point is deducted for an incorrect answer, and those who do not answer a question are eliminated on the spot.

In addition, some of the questions in the finals may be beyond the syllabus.

Jiang Si frowned when she heard this. If she remembered correctly, this seemed to be a competition system that only appeared in overtime.

"There has to be a reason for temporarily changing the rules, right?"

"this……"

Seeing that the staff member looked embarrassed, Jiang Si did not make things difficult for her and went directly to find President Lan of the association.

President Lan was helpless about this.

During the first elimination round, the kid was sitting next to him.

President Lan knows better than anyone whether she has the ability to enter the finals.

But now the parents are very emotional, saying that if the competition system is not changed, all the contestants who have qualified for the finals will withdraw from the competition.

While saying these words, President Lan kept paying attention to the expression on Jiang Si's face.

He expected her to be angry, to object strongly, or to demand a confrontation with the parents who questioned their children.

Surprisingly, she was calm.

Jiang Si didn't immediately confront President Lan. Instead, she calmly asked Zhao Zhao, "Zhao Zhao, did you hear everything President Lan said just now?"

Zhao Zhao understood, but asked, "Do you want to grab the questions yourself?"

"Yes." Jiang Si asked, "Do you want to compete?"

Hearing this, Zhao Zhao looked up, a rare look of excitement on his face, "Yes!"