This year's mathematics league was held at Yanyi Middle School. Before entering the examination room, all the teachers in charge gave instructions to their students.
Fu Jinyu also encouraged and instructed all the participating students, and then called Jiang Chen aside.
"Although I don't know what you have been doing for more than half a month, I believe that you are sensible and capable." Fu Jinyu patted Jiang Chen on the shoulder: "Do well in the exam and get in."
As the class teacher and math competition coach, Fu Jinyu took on a lot of pressure to approve Jiang Chen's half-month leave, whether it was from the leaders or the subject teachers. If Jiang Chen did not perform well in the competition this time, he would be the first to be blamed, and he might even be blamed more than Jiang Chen himself. But even so, he did not put any pressure on Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen reached out and patted Fu Jinyu's arm, his eyebrows and mouth full of smiles, with the unique spirit of a young man: "Definitely a gold medal, don't worry."
Fu Jinyu laughed and scolded him, "You little brat!" But he couldn't help but laugh along with him: "Wait for your gold prize."
At 8 am, the test begins.
Jiang Chen took the test paper in his hand, quickly scanned it, and then put aside all distractions and concentrated on doing the questions. The test lasted a total of 80 minutes. Just halfway through the time, Jiang Chen had finished all the questions and checked the test paper from beginning to end.
He looked up at the clock on the podium, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then curled his lips.
At this time, He Qianjian, who was two classrooms away from Jiang Chen, was already sweating in his hand as he held the pen. His hand was scribbling on the draft paper without any pattern. He seemed to be looking at the test paper attentively, but in fact his eyes were unfocused.
After getting the test paper, He Qianjian called the system in his mind as usual, asking it for the answer to the first fill-in-the-blank question, but after waiting for more than ten seconds, there was no response from the system. He Qianjian panicked at the time, but with the invigilators standing in front and behind him, he could not show any abnormality. The only thing he could do was to call the system over and over again in his mind.
But after forty minutes, the system seemed to have disappeared. No matter how he called out or asked, the system did not give him any response.
The classmate at the next table flipped the paper. The sound of flipping the paper stimulated He Qianjian to look up suddenly. He saw the teacher on the podium slowly walking towards him. He quickly lowered his head and flipped the paper as well.
The invigilator walked past He Qianjian. He breathed a sigh of relief, but continued to call the system in his mind without giving up.
However, until the end of the first test, the system did not make any sound, let alone teach him how to do the questions.
The invigilator stood on the podium, and the candidates came forward one by one to hand in their papers. After handing in their papers, they could go outside to rest and wait for the second test in twenty minutes.
He Qianjian had already crumpled up his paper, but he still didn't have the courage to hand it in. His paper was blank, with nothing written on it except his name. If the invigilator saw it, he would definitely ask him why he didn't answer a question. If he couldn't find a reasonable reason, the image he had maintained for so many years would be ruined.
He could already imagine what kind of expressions his parents and schoolmates would have when they found out that he had handed in a blank paper. But what else could he do if he didn't hand in a blank paper? In the last 20 minutes, after He Qianjian knew that it was hopeless to seek help from the system, he also thought about doing the questions himself, but he couldn't even understand the questions, let alone answer them.
With the god-level plug-in of the system, He Qianjian has never solved a single question by himself since the second year of junior high school. In addition to maintaining the image of being the top student in the grade, it was also because he did not study very well in his previous life. He did not read any books for several years after graduation. Re-studying made him feel frustrated again after having the system to make everything go smoothly.
This is the feeling that He Qianjian hates the most. He has enjoyed all the admiration and support in his new life, so it is even more difficult for him to accept failure.
Now, he had to face this huge setback in person, along with the predictable ridicule and jeers.
"Classmate...the classmate who is still sitting!"
He Qianjian suddenly came back to his senses and looked up to see that the invigilator on the podium was already looking impatient.
"carry out an assignment."
He Qianjian tightened his grip on the test paper, his face turning pale. Students in the same examination room had already noticed him. Someone who knew him was curious and puzzled, and whispered to his companion next to him: "Isn't that Chenghua's top student in the grade? What's going on?"
His companion shook his head: "He doesn't look very good, maybe he didn't do well in the exam."
"That's impossible. He is a legend in Chenghua, as famous as Jiang Chen from Yan No. 1 Middle School and Li Xiao from our affiliated middle school. They are the three great test gods in Yan City and are all recognized geniuses. How bad can such a person's test scores be? He should get a silver medal at least, and he's only trying now."
"Then I will...the teacher will go over."
He Qianjian watched the invigilator approaching step by step, his hand holding the test paper trembling slightly. When the invigilator was one step away from him, he suddenly stood up, handed the test paper directly to the invigilator, and said, "I am not feeling well, I have decided to give up the competition."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar inside and outside the classroom.
The classrooms in the teaching building are all connected. There is a twenty-minute break, and the candidates are scattered in various classrooms. Familiar candidates will visit each other. At this time, there are far more students outside the door than just the students taking the exam in this examination room. Also, because there are many people gathered by the window here, people who pass by to use the toilet also come over to see what is going on. The whole corridor is already crowded with people.
The invigilator suspected that he had misheard: "What did you say?"
"I said I won't take the exam." After saying this, He Qianjian was no longer nervous. He was the eldest son of the He family and the top student in Chenghua, a privileged class. If he failed the exam, he would be ruined. But if he handed in a blank paper and gave up the exam, no one would think that he was weak, but just being willful. And his identity made him qualified to be willful.
He Qianjian raised his lips and repeated again: "I won't take the exam anymore."
The invigilator frowned and looked down at the test paper that He Qianjian had just given him. After seeing the blank space on it, his expression became grim: "Do you think the competition is a game?"
The invigilator's words actually satisfied He Qianjian's wishes. He said, "I suddenly don't want to take the exam anymore. Can I leave the exam room first?"
Another invigilator also came over and said with a dark face: "You can't leave even if you withdraw from the competition. You have to wait until it's over."
"Then I'll wait outside." He Qianjian picked up his pen and draft paper, turned around and left.
"Wait." The invigilator confirmed again: "Are you really determined to give up the second test?"
He Qianjian nodded, and the invigilator said expressionlessly: "Okay, I'll count it as you giving up the test, and leave your draft paper behind."
He Qianjian was dissatisfied: "I gave up the exam and you still want my draft paper?"
"This is the rule." The invigilator said expressionlessly, "You cannot take the draft paper out of the examination room."
He Qianjian tightened his grip on the draft paper, gritted his teeth, handed it to the invigilator, and then left the classroom without looking back.
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"Great news!" A boy ran in from the front door, slamming his head on the table excitedly. "Great news, great news, comrades!"
Jiang Chen looked up when he heard the voice, and other classmates also looked at him curiously, and asked the people he knew, "What's the news?"
The boy smiled mysteriously and lowered his voice: "Do you know He Qianjian from Chenghua?"
Someone nodded: "I know him, he's from a wealthy family, he ranked third in the last joint entrance exam, what's going on?"
"He gave up the exam!" The boy slammed the table and said, "He handed in a blank paper!"
"What the hell? Is this true?"
"Is it so hanging?"
"That's impossible. I'm from Chenghua. He Qianjian doesn't seem like that kind of person. He's quite measured in what he does, and he cares a lot about his reputation. I don't think that's possible."
"How is it impossible?" The male student who was questioned was unhappy: "Go to the toilet on the east side of the third floor now. He Qianjian is in that examination room. Now everyone outside the corridor is discussing this matter."
"Why?"
"How should I know?" the boy said, "I heard that he said he was not feeling well, but no one knows whether he was really feeling unwell or just pretending. Anyway, I heard that the two teachers who supervised his exam today had a bad impression of him and their faces turned black."
Someone laughed and joked: "You have heard a lot."
"That's right. I'm a gossiper in No. 1 Middle School. Apart from Chen Xu, no one else can be more accurate than me, right, Master Jiang?"
Jiang Chen curled his lips and smiled: "Where is He Qianjian?"
"I heard he went to the invigilation room downstairs. He couldn't leave until the exam was over, so he just sat there doing nothing."
Some people were puzzled: "No, it has come to this point, and if he says he doesn't want to take the exam, then he won't take it. What's the point?"
"What does he need to do? He just wants to make himself happy. Do you know what his family situation is like?" The boy who just said he was from Chenghua gave a thumbs up and shook it, saying, "That's right. Most of the students who study at Chenghua come from good families. His family is at the top of the pyramid in Chenghua. What's more, his grades are very good. He has set a precedent in our school by only taking midterm and final exams. Even if he takes the college entrance examination, he can still get into the school he wants. Even if he doesn't perform well in the college entrance examination, with his family situation, he can go to any school. At worst, he can go abroad."
"The He family won't let their children go abroad." A boy sneered and said, "Besides, the He family has strict family education. No matter how favored He Qianjian is, he usually doesn't dare to be so willful. I guess something happened to him this time."
"What's up?"
"How should I know?" the boy said, "If you want to know, go find the invigilator and ask him yourself."
As soon as he finished speaking, the bell for the second test rang and the teacher entered the examination room. The 150-minute examination went smoothly. At 12:10 the bell rang again and the candidates handed in their papers and left the classroom in an orderly manner.
When Jiang Chen left the classroom, all he heard besides checking answers was gossip about He Qianjian giving up the exam. He lowered his eyes, curled his lips, and followed the crowd out.
As soon as I walked to the school gate, I saw He Qianyu waving vigorously. She put her hands on her mouth and made a trumpet shape: "Brother Jiang Chen! We are here!"
Jiang Chen paused, his eyes swept over He Qianmin who was beside He Qianyu, and was smiling at He Yanfeng and his wife, and then fell on He Qianjian, who was trying hard to hide the gloomy and fearful look in his eyes, and the smile on his lips faded a little.
"Uncle and aunt." Jiang Chen greeted politely.
He Qianyu immediately ran over and grabbed his hand, and chattered away the reason for waiting here: "My eldest brother has an exam today, and brother Jiang Chen and Xiaoxiao also have exams, so we are waiting outside. When you all come out, we can celebrate together!"
Jiang Chen rubbed her head, and He Qianyu shook his arm and acted coquettishly: "Brother Jiang Chen, come with us~"
"Come together." He Yanfeng said, "It's just right that the three of you can compare your answers with each other then."
Jiang Chen glanced at He Qianjian, who looked flustered for a moment, and felt bored. Just as he was about to refuse, he saw He Qianyu jump up and wave: "Xiaoxiao! We are here!"
Li Xiao walked through the crowd and was not surprised to see Jiang Chen. After greeting the He family, he asked, "How did you do in the exam?"
Jiang Chen nodded calmly: "Not bad."
Li Xiao tilted his head: "Gold Prize?"
"That's about right."
"I will definitely win the gold medal as well." Li Xiao said, "It seems like we can only decide the winner in the winter training camp."
"Let's talk in the car." He Qianyu held Li Xiao's hand while holding Jiang Chen's, and quickly determined the position: "I want to be in the same car with brother Jiang Chen and Xiaoxiao!"
"My brother and I are in the same car." He Qianmin pulled He Qianyu's hand away: "Men should sit with men, little girls should move aside."
"I don't care, I want to ride in the same car with Brother Jiang Chen!" He Qianyu hugged Jiang Chen's arm and said, "Brother Jiang Chen also wants to ride in the same car with me! Brother Jiang Chen, right?"
Jiang Chen met her expectant and excited expression, and it was difficult for him to say no.
"I'll take Uncle He's car. I'm a little tired from the exam and I want to sleep for a while." Li Xiao said, "Jiang Chen, did you use Ptolemy's theorem to prove your last geometry problem? I realized I seemed to have thought in the wrong direction after I finished writing it, but there was no time to change it, so I thought of another way. I'll tell you later when we have dinner."
Jiang Chen had no choice but to get in the car.
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