Chenghua Private High School
On the boulevard, high school students who had just finished their physical education class were discussing:
"Have you heard? He Qianjian, a senior in the Mathematics League, gave up the exam."
"Of course I heard about it. I spent the entire day on the forum discussing this matter during the National Day holiday. There were many speculations. There was a guy in the next class who shared an exam room with him. I asked him and he said that He Qianjian looked very bad during the exam, as if he was not feeling well."
"No way. I heard that he looked unhappy because the questions in this competition were too difficult. He didn't take classes with the competition class and had always been studying on his own. Apart from the two exams, few people knew his specific strength in the competition. So he didn't answer any of the questions this time and just gave up the exam."
"How is that possible?"
"impossible!"
"Nonsense."
Several people refuted the student who spoke earlier in unison.
One person said, "Don't you think about who He Qianjian is? Since he entered Chenghua, he has never been second. He has always been first. No matter how difficult the competition paper is, it is impossible for him to fail to answer a single question."
The student who was questioned defended himself: "I guarantee that the source of the information is absolutely accurate. The person who told me this was my childhood friend. He sat next to He Qianjian during the competition. He said that when he was turning the page, the invigilator happened to come down for patrol. He Qianjian followed him and turned the page with a lot of movements. He couldn't help but glanced at him from the corner of his eye and found that He Qianjian had not answered the previous question, and his expression was a little panicked."
"He Xueshen didn't do a single question, but what does that prove?"
"Are you stupid? If he wanted to hand in a blank paper from the beginning, why are you panicking?"
“…”
Several people looked at each other, still unwilling to believe it.
"He Xueshen may have turned the page just because he didn't want to cause trouble during the exam. If the invigilator saw that he didn't answer any questions and asked him why, he would directly say that giving up the exam would not affect other people's answers. I think your friend must have seen it wrong."
"That's right. The academic genius doesn't need to panic. Even if he really hands in a blank paper, he still has his father, his uncle, and his grandfather. Who dares to say anything to him? Why does he need to panic?"
Some people disagreed: "Don't bring up the He family. I heard that when senior He Qianyang was still in Chenghua, he skipped class to play games. He was beaten with a military stick when he got home. He limped to class the next day. Even He Qianmin in the junior high school has a bad temper, but I've never heard of him getting caught in a fight or skipping classes. And even though He Qianmin's grades are not as good as He Qianjian's, he still ranks in the top ten in the grade. This shows how strict the He family's education is. In addition, He Qianjian has always performed very well in school. It doesn't seem like he would do such a thing because of his momentary willfulness. So I think there must be a reason for this. No matter how willful He Qianjian is, he would not challenge the authority of his parents."
"Why not?" A boy passed by them, paused when he heard the words, and interrupted nonchalantly, "I think He Qianjian is much more pleasing to the eye this way. Before, he had a good temper, good grades, and a good family background. He was a complete pretentious guy. If there weren't so many handsome guys like me in our school, those girls would have directly crowned him as the school hunk. Now that he's rebelling, I actually look up to him."
"Come on, you're not as good-looking as Senior He, okay?"
"I'm eight hundred times more handsome than him, okay? Do you have eyes, woman?"
"You don't have eyes. Although Senior He is not the most popular boy, his brother He Qianmin is the most popular boy in the junior high school. His brother is so handsome, how can he be worse than you?"
"Yes, yes, yes. He Qianmin from the junior high school is really good-looking, with milky white skin and impeccable facial features. It's just that she went to Yan No. 1 High School for high school. What a pity..."
"Yeah, I also think my brother is very handsome, handsome, cute and fierce, simply amazing."
"Hey, speaking of this, have you seen the school idol poll on the forum? This year, Jiang Chen from Yanyi High School is still ranked first, and He Qianmin is ranked second. Huo Bo, the school bully from Yanyi High School, is ranked third. He Qianmin has now transferred to No. 1 High School, so the top three schools on the school idol list are all occupied by Yanyi High School."
"Let's not talk about anything else. There are so many handsome guys in Yan No. 1 Middle School. Now my brother has also gone there. If these guys stand together, my God, I can't even think about it. I'll have a nosebleed..."
"What's wrong with you girls?" A boy said dissatisfiedly, "Just talking about He Qianjian, why are you changing the subject so quickly?"
The girls ignored him and continued, "My cousin is in the same class as Jiang Shen. She said that Jiang Shen and He Qianmin have a very good relationship. You can often see Jiang Shen, school bully Huo, and He Qianmin leaving school together. Sometimes He Qianmin will wait for Jiang Shen outside Class 1 of Senior 3."
Several girls screamed:
“Is this true or false?”
“What a beautiful picture!”
"Oh my god, mom, I need to transfer schools!"
…
Not only the students were discussing the fact that He Qianjian had given up the math competition, the teachers at Chenghua were also very surprised.
The head of the third grade group at Chenghua High School asked He Qianjian's head teacher: "What happened to He Qianjian this time?"
He Qianjian's head teacher said helplessly: "I don't know either, Team Leader. I asked the teacher of the competition class, and he also said that He Qianjian had no problems before the exam. I don't know why he gave up the exam so suddenly."
"Student He Qianjian usually performs well. There must be a reason why he gave up the exam this time. You should talk to him and pay more attention to his life besides studying. But don't blame him too much and make him feel psychologically stressed. This time he gave up the exam. Don't let it affect his future college entrance examinations."
"I know, Team Leader." He Qianjian's class teacher said, "I plan to talk to him at noon."
"That's good." The head of the grade group said, "Pay more attention to him during this period, try to find out his psychological problems, communicate with him more, and report to me at any time. The college entrance examination is not long away, remember not to put pressure on He Qianjian. We haven't had a top scorer in the college entrance examination in Chenghua for several years, and this time it all depends on him."
"Okay, Captain, I understand."
Only after the head of the senior grade group left did the other teachers in the office start the discussion.
"Is He Qianjian really just being willful and giving up the exam this time? I don't think he is a willful child."
"He is in adolescence now, so he might be rebellious."
"But it's a pity that he gave up the exam. Teacher Yang, who led him in the competition, told me that based on his previous test scores, he would definitely get a silver medal this time, and 70% sure of a gold medal. If that's true, he would have directly given up the opportunity to enter Huayan in advance. He's a bit too willful."
"There is still the college entrance examination." A teacher smiled and said, "With He Qianjian's grades, it won't be difficult for him to enter Huayan through the college entrance examination."
"What the team leader just said is that He Qianjian from your class is considered the top candidate. What do you think?"
He Qianjian's head teacher was thinking about how to talk to him later. Hearing this, he said without thinking, "It's unlikely that he will do that."
Some of the other teachers understood, while others were confused: "What do you mean?"
"The other candidates for the science champion this time include Li Xiao from the Affiliated High School and Jiang Chen from the First High School. Their strengths should not be underestimated, especially Jiang Chen, who ranked first in both joint exams. He Qianjian from our class did have very good grades, but compared to Jiang Chen from the First High School, he may still be a little behind."
"It is a foregone conclusion that Jiang Chen and Li Xiao will be admitted, but they may not take the college entrance examination at that time."
"Yanshan University and Huazhong University do not restrict recommended students from taking the college entrance examination." A female teacher took a sip of water and said, "And do you think No. 1 Middle School and the Affiliated Middle School would be willing to let these two not take the college entrance examination?"
"Too……"
The teacher who was drinking water saw the two teachers who had not participated in the discussion and said with a smile: "Teacher Sun and Teacher Li, what are you two talking about? You are so mysterious."
He Qianjian's Chinese teacher, Mr. Sun, smiled and shook his head, saying, "Let's talk about some small things."
The teacher was just asking casually, and turned around to join the discussion with other teachers. Teacher Sun in the corner stopped laughing and said, "I discovered this problem when I first taught him in the first year of high school, but I stood by his side during the subsequent exams. He really did it one by one, without cheating, and his grades are real."
Math teacher Mr. Li frowned and said, "I have observed him several times, and there is indeed nothing suspicious about him, including the steps in answering the questions. There is no mistake at all. The only explanation may be that his thinking is jumping."
Teacher Sun: "Maybe we are just surprised by what we have seen so rarely."
…
Jiang Chen didn't know about Chenghua's discussion about He Qianjian. After school started after National Day, he was busy like a top every day.
From Monday to Friday nights, in addition to schoolwork, Jiang Chen also had to take time out to tutor Shen Xu and Huo Bo. The monthly exam was coming up, and Fu Jinyu had said that only if Shen Xu's monthly exam score was in the top 100 would he be allowed to skip the evening self-study. On Sundays, Jiang Chen stayed at home or went to Lide's laboratory, where he upgraded Changjiang 2.0 while analyzing and cracking the multiple codes that Changjiang had intercepted last time. In addition, he also used these codes to let Changjiang conduct a simulated barrier system test.
The last time he was able to successfully intercept all the system's signals and block its connection with He Qianjian, it was the combination of the fixed location, C's help, and catching the system off guard. However, Jiang Chen still has a long battle to fight with the system in the future, and there will never be such a favorable environment again.
Jiang Chen is still unclear about the danger of the system, but he is sure that the system has power that modern technology cannot possess, so he must make the Yangtze River stronger and must be foolproof in order to fight this protracted war.
Busy times always pass quickly. Jiang Chen's experiment was proceeding in an orderly manner. People on the street changed from short sleeves to jackets, and November arrived quietly.
With the arrival of November came the results of the mathematics competition, two pre-admission notices for recommended students, and the first time as a parent, I was invited to the office by the head teacher of Class 1, Grade 1, to have a chat.
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