Chapter 98 You are really a country bumpkin in the city
Wen Zhu's father had not returned until he went to participate in the math competition.
However, his father asked someone to bring a message to his family, saying that he was helping to deal with the problem at the factory and asked them not to worry.
Only then did Wen Zhu feel at ease to participate in the competition.
After visiting the examination hall today, they had to stay in the guesthouse for one night and take the exam early the next morning. Otherwise, if they lived far away, they would not be able to make it in the morning, or if they arrived, they would not be able to find a seat.
This is a national mathematics competition, so it is divided into preliminary and final rounds.
This is the preliminary round, which is the exam held in the junior high school department of Ningcheng No. 1 Middle School in the city.
Last time she even strolled around the entrance of a high school, but because it was a holiday and she was not a student of the school, she was unable to get in.
This time, because of the competition, I had the opportunity to visit the junior high school, which was a new experience. However, since we were a group activity, I only had a brief overview.
But Wen Zhu still couldn't help but sigh: As expected, no matter what time, classes and differences always exist.
For example, now the school’s buildings are very modern, and it has all kinds of sports facilities, including basketball courts, football fields, badminton courts, and most importantly, there are several canteens!
In comparison, the junior high school in their town seemed old and dilapidated.
There were two teachers and five students in their group, just like villagers visiting a big city. Although they tried to be calm, it was obvious that they were a little restrained and not as calm as the local students.
"Hey, how come they have more than a dozen people in each team? The least is seven or eight. It seems like we have the least people."
Zheng Fangyuan sighed as he watched the students coming and going.
Teacher Lin didn't want to dampen their confidence and said, "We're selecting the best from the best, so we're relatively streamlined. The number of people isn't important. You should do your best and bring honor to our school."
Another teacher, Mr. Wang, who was with the team, also said, "Yes, we are all elites."
The students' confidence suddenly increased.
Wen Zhu didn't want to expose Teacher Lin's white lie, so he could only nod.
Their school brought in all the math savvy students, but only managed to get five. Did they not want eight or ten to compete? It was simply because they couldn't get enough.
Teacher Lin was cheering them up, and someone was laughing secretly beside them.
"They're elite, they actually believed it, haha."
"Exactly, whose elite family looks like a bumpkin?"
"Don't be so loud. What if you hurt other people's pride? We can't look down on people from the countryside just because we're from the city. That's not good, right?"
"Manman, you're just too kind-hearted. We're just talking about it. We don't mean anything else."
Wen Manman smiled and said, "No, I just think that we are all classmates and should get along well with each other."
Xu Niannian was already upset because the money she had earned had suddenly turned to stone. She hadn't been able to eat or sleep for several days, and her face was haggard. She was also extremely irritable.
Now, hearing the open and implicit ridicule from others, she felt personally responsible and became furious.
"Who are you calling a bumpkin? Do you think being a city dweller makes you something special?"
Wu Xiaoyun looked Xu Niannian up and down, and immediately saw Wen Zhu, whom he had met in the bookstore last time. He felt that the aura was indeed wrong. No wonder he looked at the whole group of them with disdain. It turned out to be an old enemy.
"Whoever admits it, we'll criticize him. If you don't rush to do it yourself, how do you know we're criticizing you?"
Xu Niannian was furious, but she didn't know how to argue.
Wen Manman acted like a good person again. "Forget it, Xiaoyun, let's not be so ostentatious, or people will say we are bullying our classmates from the countryside."
"What do you mean by 'from the country'? Words like 'from the country' and 'from the city' are inherently discriminatory."
Wen Manman shook her head, "I didn't."
Wen Zhu continued, "Don't be so quick to deny it. Besides, if you count back three generations, who in your family isn't from the countryside? You're looking down on the farmers by saying that. Don't you know where the food you eat comes from?"
Wen Zhu was always so accurate in his ability to put a hat on someone. He learned this from watching the aunties and the women in the village quarreling and summarizing their experiences.
"Except for those from the city, the rest of us taking the exam are from other towns and villages. They are all children of our fellow farmers. If you're not talking about us, then are you talking about them?"
Tsk tsk tsk, such thoughts are unacceptable."
Students from other schools have already begun nodding in agreement. If it doesn't concern you, you can just ignore it.
But there aren't that many city dwellers these days; most are from rural areas. I immediately resonated with her. I felt Wen Zhu made sense. I even felt these girls were a bit over the top.
Without waiting for the other party to refute, Wen Zhu continued to speak rapidly, "I'm not saying that although you didn't mock us, it's wrong to mock others. They are all selected by various schools and represent the reputation of the school. If you mock them, isn't it the same as slapping the face of the school and saying that the school is bad? What teacher wouldn't feel sad to hear this!
Are you still questioning the judgment of teachers at other schools? Such thoughts are not good. "He said, shaking his head.
After Wen Zhu said this, the teachers in charge of other schools were inexplicably added to the ranks of being scolded and became the ones being scolded.
“I’m not…” Wu Xiaoyun was about to argue, but Wen Zhu raised his hand, “I know, I know.
You don’t want to mock them, you just look down on them because they are not from big cities, I understand…”
Wen Manman suppressed her anger, tried to keep her voice down, and maintained her gentle demeanor, "My friend didn't mean that. You..."
Wen Zhu covered his mouth and said, "I'm sorry, I wanted to help you explain, but I accidentally said the truth. You have seen me last time. I am too outspoken and straightforward. I told you last time, please don't be offended.
I was going to say that although we country folk haven't seen the world, we're generous, so there's no need to apologize. Do you agree?
Students from other towns and villages also nodded in agreement. No one would say they were narrow-minded.
Wu Xiaoyun was so choked up that she couldn't utter a word. She had already said all the good and bad things, so what else could she say?
Every time I meet someone named "Xu Niannian", nothing good is going to happen!
Wen Manman usually just needs to be a good person and never has to face such quarrels because her "good friends" will help her solve these troubles.
But every time she met Wen Zhu, her gentleness and courtesy seemed to be of no use at all, and her "good friends" were silenced one by one.
So she had to apologize herself.
"Sorry, my friend was being blunt. She meant to say that it was fate that brought us all together, even though we were all from different places. But her words didn't capture her meaning. She just wanted to say hello and show goodwill."
Wen Zhu nodded, "I understand. Next time I see classmate Wen Manman, you'll call her by this name, right?"
"Yes, my name is Wen Manman." Wen Manman nodded, and everyone's eyes fell on her. Her brand new dress made her particularly eye-catching.
She really enjoyed the feeling of being noticed, which was what she deserved.
Then I heard Wen Zhu say, "Since Wen Manman thinks your friend said that as a greeting and a gesture of goodwill, then next time we meet again, I'll just yell, 'Wen Manman, you're such a city bumpkin!'"
The people around couldn't help but burst into laughter.
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