In short, you have to jump into the hole you dug yourself.

At lunch, Lin Chaoxi didn't eat much, because he had no appetite after the intense exercise.

However, the three little boys ate very quickly, as if the sprint just now was just a simple exercise before the meal.

Comparing yourself to others will make you feel nauseous.

The boys ate quickly.

After they finished eating, Lin Chaoxi wanted to get up and throw away the food.

But just as she was about to clear the plates, Pei Zhi, Hua Juan, and Lu Zhihao all put down their stainless steel plates and stared at her intently.

Lu Zhihao said: "There was a note on the wall saying that no food should be left behind."

Huajuan: "You seem to be very picky about food. This will give you an unbalanced diet."

"That's why I can't run." Pei Zhi concluded.

Lin Chaoxi was shocked. She, a 22-year-old female college student, was actually stared at by three children and accused of being picky about food. These children may not know that the privilege of female college students in the future is that they can justifiably skip meals just because they want to lose weight.

But the future is the future, and the present is the present.

Lin Chaoxi slowly lowered his head and looked at the edge of the stainless steel plate.

Her short fingers were holding the plate, her blurry face was reflected on the stainless steel, and the three words "black earth and round" could best describe her.

She is not a college girl yet, she is just a little brat.

The reality was too cruel. She could only lower her head silently, pick up a handful of carrots with chopsticks in fear, slowly stuff it into her mouth, and hypnotize herself.

You can’t compete with your kids. Carrots are also delicious…

You will definitely have a chance for "revenge".

——

Who would have thought that the opportunity would come so quickly, even catching us off guard.

At that time, after they finished lunch, the four of them, led by Pei Zhi, returned to the dormitory building with full confidence.

Huajuan took the lead and pushed open the door of small house No. 3 very handsomely, ready to do something big in front of the empty Lego table.

However, the moment the door was opened, a noisy sound suddenly exploded.

"You can't wear it like that!"

"Are you a fool?!"

"This is my base, I built it!"

In the living room in front of me, people were moving.

There were three layers of children surrounding the Lego table, more people than when they left.

The little boys were fighting for the game. Those who got the game sprayed each other for not playing well, while those who didn't get the game tried hard to get a spot. All kinds of colorful Lego bricks were flying around, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

At the door, Brother Juan's hands were still stiffly resting on the door panel, and Comrade Xiao Lu had a dazed look on his face.

And Pei Zhi...

There was also a look of obvious surprise on Pei Zhi's usually calm face.

Perhaps in his life, there are very few such unexpected and uncontrollable moments.

Why? It’s different from what we agreed?

Student Huajuan translated it into more common language, which is: "Why the hell are there still so many people who don't eat?"

Lin Chaoxi finally laughed. Looking at the wonderful expressions of the three little classmates, she felt a sense of pleasure as if she had achieved revenge.

She finally realized what the problem was that she had not thought about carefully before - the people who were competing with them for Lego were all children.

Kids, who would remember to eat when playing with new toys?

Only a self-disciplined child like Pei Zhixiao would think that by eating first he could avoid the time of others and thus get the toy.

It never occurred to him that other children might not even eat.

Perhaps it was because the smug smile on her face was too obvious; the other three people turned their heads slowly and looked at him unhappily, with a sullen look on their faces that said, "How can you take pleasure in other people's misfortune? This is so disloyal."

Lin Chaoxi quickly put on a serious expression, cleared his throat, poked his thumb at the lively scene in front of the Lego table inside the door, and asked seriously: "So what should we do now!"

The three children in front of him frowned and thought seriously.

Lu Zhihao said: "How about waiting a little longer?"

Huajuan said, "Can we come here secretly at night?"

Pei Zhi said nothing.

Huajuan: "Brother Pei, what do you think?"

Brother Pei still didn't answer. He lowered his head, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Lin Chaoxi was just about to speak out his proposal when Pei Zhi moved.

Brother Pei raised his head, took a step forward, brushed past her, and walked straight towards the Lego table.

The next second, a scene that made Lin Chaoxi burst with joy appeared. Peizhi found a gap, thrust his hand between the two boys, pried them apart, and half of his body was stuck in the gap, trying to squeeze in.

Squeeze in...

——

For the entire afternoon, the three-member group headed by Pei Zhi was fighting for territory with other children.

Lin Chaoxi had no interest in Lego and couldn't play with dolls, so he found a Sudoku book in the small bookcase in the living room and started filling it out out of boredom.

All around her was the noise of boys playing Lego, and the warm summer breeze made her drowsy, and before she knew it, she fell asleep.

——

The camp opening ceremony will be at 4:30 pm in the small auditorium in the forest area of ​​the Oasis Base.

Lin Chaoxi was unusually energetic. They followed the team and before they reached the auditorium, she discovered that the scale of this summer camp was much greater than she had imagined.

Elementary school students, middle school students, and high school students all gathered together, with a total of two to three hundred people standing on the ground in front of the auditorium entrance.

All the students lined up from short to tall and entered the venue one by one and sat down, which was very much like a swearing-in ceremony.

Perhaps it was too dark in the auditorium, and soon Lu Zhihao and Huajuan were leaning against each other, drooling in their sleep.

Even Pei Zhi lowered his head and dozed off from time to time like a chick pecking at rice.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the speakers, most of the children in the room were awakened by the fright, and Lin Chaoxi also sat up straight.

Two high school students, a boy and a girl, appeared on the stage, holding microphones respectively, and were the hosts of the opening ceremony.

The main lights dimmed and the spotlights in the four corners lit up, making the young host shine brightly.

"Good afternoon, dear teachers and students. We are the hosts of the opening ceremony of the Anning Jinjiang Cup Mathematics Competition Summer Camp. Now, let us invite all the leaders and teachers to enter..."

The athletes' march started, the side door at the front of the auditorium opened, and a group of leading teachers entered, with Vice Principal Zhang walking in at the end.

After the leading teacher took his seat, Lin Chaoxi noticed that the seat next to Vice Principal Zhang was still empty.

Generally speaking, if the seats are arranged according to official rank, the person sitting on Vice President Zhang's left must be of a higher rank than him.

In other words, the biggest boss of the entire summer camp didn't even attend the opening ceremony?

Looks like a person with a lot of personality.

Lin Zhaoxi sighed.

This is a small detail, other than that the entire ceremony went very normally.

The host welcomed leader a to speak and the students applauded.

The host welcomed leader B to speak and the students applauded.

The teacher representative spoke and the students applauded.

Student representatives from each grade group gave speeches...

After the host finished reading "Now, please allow the outstanding students from the primary school group to speak", they finally started to make a small commotion.

The students in front and behind clapped numbly, but in their senior group, most of the students were looking around, trying to see who the student representative was.

In fact, if nothing unexpected happens, the representative should be Zhang Liang.

But what surprised Lin Chaoxi was that before the spokesperson stood up, most of the children's eyes were focused on them. Some were looking at her, but more were looking at Pei Zhi.

Pei Zhi was sleeping soundly with his head down, not realizing that he had unknowingly become a leader in the eyes of the children.

But it's normal to think about it. No matter how cold he usually appears, a child who can stand up and confront the teacher at the most critical moment and can confidently say "I won't do it" under the pressure of the vice-principal will definitely become a hero in the eyes of other children.

Lin Zhaoxi looked at Pei Zhi and smiled. When he looked up again, Zhang Liang had already stood up amid applause.

There was obvious confusion in their eyes, and Zhang Liang probably sensed it as well. He walked up to the stage pretending to be nonchalant, raised the microphone, faced everyone, bowed, and spoke.

"Dear teachers and students, everyone..."

As soon as Lin Chaoxi heard Zhang Liang's speech, he smiled secretly.

How to put it, she always thought that Zhang Liang was a more mature boy, but her impression was ruined as soon as Zhang Liang opened his mouth.

The tone of his speech was exactly like that of an elementary school student, with a drawn-out tone, ups and downs, and a slight rise at the end of each sentence. His voice was clear and as proud as a little peacock. The content of his speech was also exactly the template of a regular student's speech, and I don't know where he got it from.

Her hostility towards Zhang Liang had faded a little, after all, they were still children.

After several students finished speaking, the opening ceremony seemed to have come to an end, and Vice President Zhang slowly walked onto the stage.

Many people had already said what they needed to say, so he didn't waste any more words when he came on stage. He roughly talked about the schedule of the summer camp.

From July 3rd to August 3rd, there will be a one-month closed training, with rest on weekends.

Therefore, parents can visit on weekends and can take their children away after the teacher signs, but they must return to the dormitory before 8 pm on Sunday.

These contents were also written in the summer camp manual, but after being emphasized by Vice Principal Zhang in a serious tone, they became particularly serious.

Vice Principal Zhang also emphasized the prohibitions on stage, such as no activities after lights out, obeying management, and not bringing game consoles...

Fortunately, mobile phones were quite rare in that era, and people generally used IC cards to make calls. There were no smartphones, otherwise there would definitely be another clause added to the ban.

"After the meeting, your class teachers will distribute specific course schedules and assign learning tasks to you. Please do not leave immediately and follow your class teachers' arrangements. This is what I want to emphasize..."

As Vice Principal Zhang spoke, he retreated behind the podium. The students gradually felt that the ceremony was about to end and began to whisper to each other.

But then, Vice President Zhang did not announce the end of the ceremony.

He held the microphone seriously and looked down at the audience. A white curtain slowly descended from the stage in the auditorium.

“At the end of the ceremony, let us invite the honorary president of this summer camp, Professor Zeng Qingran, a tenured professor of the Department of Mathematics at Sanwei University, a famous mathematician and educator, to give the final opening speech.”

The projector emitted a beam of light, and the white screen gradually lit up.

"Professor Zeng was unable to attend today due to an international conference. But he specially recorded this video for the students. I hope everyone can watch it carefully and gain some insights."

Vice President Zhang made comments in a low voice.

There was a small commotion among the students present, but the commotion was not because the kids knew who Zeng Qingran was; they just thought this way of appearance was cool and interesting.

The adult academic world is still very far away from these children.

But Lin Chaoxi's feelings were completely different. She was surrounded by a strong sense of disbelief.

Zeng Qingran, this name sounds familiar, she must have heard it somewhere...

Thinking of this, she immediately picked up the summer camp admissions brochure in her hand, flipped through a few pages, and stopped at the column about the organizing committee, which she had not read carefully before. She moved her finger upwards, and after the line about the principal at the top, she saw the three words "Zeng Qingran", and she was completely certain of something.

She looked up at the screen in disbelief. The light and shadow overlapped, and the figure on the screen gradually became clearer, overlapping with the face she had seen once many years later.

If she remembered correctly, ten years later, the old man who appeared on the screen would become Pei Zhi's mentor.

And now...

She shifted her gaze to her side, and Pei Zhi slowly opened his hazy eyes under the white light of the projection screen.

And now, this is probably the first time they meet unilaterally.