Those who got full marks were initially quite happy.
But after hearing that Zhao Zhao also advanced with a perfect score, she suddenly felt that her perfect score was no longer so appealing, and even her gaze towards Zhao Zhao became complicated.
"I told you she had powerful connections, but you didn't believe me." The speaker was the tall, thin guy from the children's palace.
She was now indignantly saying to her companion, "Who else gets the treatment she does? They're all sitting on the stage!"
The platform was so high that others could only see her small hands moving.
Whether it was a random dialing or something else, nobody knows.
So, when they had just taken their seats for the second knockout round...
One of the little boys blocked Zhao Zhao's way, telling her not to sit on the stage anymore!
Zhao Zhao didn't think much of it, said thank you, and then found an empty seat to sit down.
After exchanging glances, the boys sat down next to her.
They had just agreed that if they saw her randomly moving a bead during the competition, they would report it immediately.
However, they were destined to be disappointed.
The Zhaozhao of today is no longer the Zhaozhao who knew nothing about multiplication and division just half a month ago.
Once she learned the logic of multiplication and division, it made no difference to her whether the number of digits involved was multiplied or divided.
The time allotted for Zhao Zhao to answer the questions this time was almost the same as in the first round of elimination.
Because the boys' attention was focused on Zhaozhao, they couldn't concentrate on answering the questions themselves.
Either a bead was pulled out incorrectly here, or a number was filled in wrong there.
In the end, Zhao Zhao successfully advanced to the finals, while the rest of them were all eliminated.
Upon learning this result, the parents waiting outside all looked rather grim.
In the dead of winter, they took a day off and stayed outside the door the whole time.
As a result, the child didn't even make it to the finals, and his performance in the competition was worse than that of a four-year-old toddler.
If I told anyone, people would laugh their teeth out.
The children hung their heads, feeling that losing to a little kid was a loss of face.
So he had to make up various excuses and vaguely said some irrelevant things.
These words were like adding fuel to the fire for the already angry parents.
The news quickly spread like wildfire among the crowd.
Not long after, the parents, blinded by anger, went directly to President Lan of the Abacus Association to demand an explanation.
Jiang Si was completely unaware of what happened afterward. After confirming that Zhao Zhao had advanced to the finals, the family hurried back to their old house.
The old man and his third uncle were getting on in years; they had been standing outside for hours, and their feet were almost numb with cold.
So, after some persuasion from Jiang Si, she took Zhao Zhao to the final competition that afternoon, while the old man and the others waited at home for good news.
Whether it was good news or not, Mrs. Huo had made up her mind.
I must cook a delicious meal tonight to reward my adorable grandchildren.
No one expected that when Jiang Si took Zhao Zhao to the abacus association that afternoon, they were told that the rules for the finals had changed.
The current system uses a buzzer-style format. One point is awarded for a correct answer, one point is deducted for a wrong answer, and those who do not answer a question are eliminated on the spot.
In addition, some of the questions in the final round will be beyond the scope of the curriculum.
Jiang Si frowned upon hearing this. If she remembered correctly, this was a format that only appeared in overtime.
"There must be a reason for changing the rules temporarily, right?"
"this……"
Seeing the staff member's troubled expression, Jiang Si didn't make things difficult for her and went directly to President Lan of the Abacus Association.
President Lan was also helpless about this.
The child sat next to him during the first elimination match.
President Lan knows better than anyone whether she has the ability to enter the finals.
But now the parents are agitated, saying that if the competition rules are not changed, all the finalists will withdraw from the competition.
While saying these words, President Lan kept a close eye on the expression on Jiang Si's face.
He thought she would be angry, strongly object, or demand a face-to-face confrontation with the parents who questioned the child.
Surprisingly, Jiang Si remained quite calm after hearing this.
She didn't respond to President Lan immediately, but instead asked Zhao Zhao a question in a gentle voice.
"Did you hear what Chairman Lan said just now?"
Zhao Zhao understood, but was still a little confused, "Do we have to grab the questions ourselves?"
"Yes." Jiang Si asked, "Do you want to compete?"
Zhao Zhao looked up at her, her face showing unusual excitement, "I want it!"
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