Chapter 34 The Meaning of Travel

After she started taking math classes in the sixth grade, she adapted very well to the teaching methods there. Some of the problems that she had previously only known the answers to were now solved step by step.

And one thing that really surprised her was that the textbooks here were very suitable for self-study. Not only her, but everyone in Teacher Ethan’s weekend math club was learning the later knowledge points in advance.

There are two children Zhang Wei thinks are real math geniuses. One of them is Paris, who was locked in the reading room by librarian Mary before. Although he is only in the third grade, he can already solve second-order equations independently.

At his learning speed, he will surpass Zhang Wei's current level before the sixth grade.

Although Teacher Ethan always praised her for her speed and accuracy in solving problems, if she did not make more progress, she would be left behind by these other children. So Zhang Wei rarely challenged herself. She did not believe that her newly grown brain would be inferior to others.

Paris has already won the gold medal in the BO National Elementary School Mathematics Competition, but he doesn't think he's that great. What he's most looking forward to is participating in the ML National League in the fourth grade. This is the most authoritative mathematics competition in the United States, and all the top schools in the country recognize its authority.

But it only accepts students in grades four through eight, so he's not currently eligible.

Several of Zhang Wei's classmates in the sixth grade had participated in the competition, but the best award was only a silver medal, which was already very good in Teacher Ethan's opinion.

If Zhang Wei wants to participate in a math competition, he has to wait until the second grade at the earliest. Only then can he participate in the relatively simple BO math competition, which has a very high winning rate. It can be said that all the students in the math club have won awards in this competition.

In this way, Zhang Wei's mind was filled with the contents of further studies and examinations throughout her vacation in Denmark. Mainly because Manny was in a completely nervous state, Zhang Wei also felt a sense of urgency, although she did not relax her studies at the moment.

The snow-covered beauty of Northern Europe could not fully immerse her in the Christmas atmosphere of the streets of Copenhagen. While riding in a reindeer sleigh with everyone, she was still thinking about how to improve her math skills.

"Don't you like it here?" a deep voice came. Santa Claus, who was driving, noticed that she was absent-minded and turned around to ask her.

Zhang Wei felt like laughing when she saw his fake white beard that hadn't been straightened out. She looked up at the street scene. The faces of the people on the street were all filled with happy smiles, and the music was flowing happily. She couldn't help but say:

"I like it. It's beautiful here, just like the scene in my dream."

He shook his head. "Little kid, if you lie, your nose will get longer! I'm giving you a present. Santa Claus wants you to be happy."

As he said that, he took out a long object from his pocket. Zhang Wei took it and saw that it looked like a whistle.

At Santa Claus's suggestion, she took it, put it in her mouth, puffed up her lips and blew.

“Quack—”

Oh my God, the sound was so loud and penetrating that the whole street was staring at her!

It took a few seconds for everyone to realize that the funny loud noise came from the mouth of a silly-looking little black-haired girl.

Zhang Wei looked around and found that even the reindeer cart had stopped. She was so embarrassed that she almost exploded...

Unexpectedly, Manny was the first to burst into laughter. This was the first time Zhang Wei saw him laugh so happily. Then it caused a chain reaction. From the Wilsons to the people around them, everyone laughed in good faith.

Zhang Wei held the tool in her hand, not knowing whether to return it to Santa Claus or keep it. Manny's face was still red as he said to her:

"If you don't like it, give it to me! I like it!"

"Why are you so happy to see me make a fool of myself?" Zhang Wei quickly stuffed the hot potato into his hands.

"Yes!" He admitted it generously.

"You look like a carefully customized doll. I've never seen you angry or happy. It's really funny to see such a frightened expression on your face."

Manny's mind might have been confused by the pressure of going to college, and he rarely took the initiative to talk so much to Zhang Wei.

Are all children this sensitive? No wonder he never liked communicating with her.

Suddenly, a warm hand wrapped around her slightly cold little hand. It was Emma.

"Relax, Vera. No one asks you to do anything. You can be yourself, you can be angry and willful. We are a family."

"Thank you, I'm very happy to be with you all, really." Zhang Wei was sincere, thanking them for their tolerance and accepting a child like her who was not like a child.

"Isn't Christmas in Copenhagen beautiful?" Santa Claus asked again with a smile.

"Yes, it's beautiful. I've never seen such a beautiful Christmas." Zhang Wei replied.

"Well, you're honest this time. Your nose won't get any longer."

Life is so short, we should be happy when we should be happy, because every moment is unique.

Zhang Wei may never come to Copenhagen at Christmas again, no strange whistles will be blown, and the family will no longer ride in a reindeer carriage parade. Every minute and every second of the present will never be repeated.

The important lesson she learned today was not to let future worries cloud her happiness today.

Over the next few days, she went skiing with Leida and the others, although she spent more time crawling on the ground than sliding.

She went to play snowball fights with strange kids, and although she was always hit, fortunately her three brothers were not pushovers either.

When she walked around the streets and alleys, she would ask Emma to buy her some exquisite little items. She would bring gifts for Dora and the others as well as the teachers.

She was more relaxed than when she was in the English castle. She would complain to Namier about the taste of turkey, and when she saw a Chinese restaurant, she would strongly recommend that everyone go and try it together. She would also teach everyone the Chinese names of the dishes, even though the Chinese food here was not very delicious.

Zhang Wei finally understood why foreigners enjoy vacations so much. Spending precious time with the whole family is the best way to enhance family relationships.

She finally figured out some ways to get along with the Wilson family. Most of the time, they would not be happy because of other people's indulgence. The most important thing was to stay true to themselves.

I forgot to mention that on Christmas Day, Zhang Wei also received a Christmas gift from the Wilsons - a large book voucher signed by the world's largest publishing company.

This was really a huge surprise. Judging from the above amount, Zhang Wei felt that he could buy all the books he needed in his lifetime!

She no longer has to go to Dora's house to borrow books, let alone go to the reading room. Emma is really the most caring mother!