Chapter 401 Not enough medals to go around!
President Lan was clearly aware of this, and fearing that she might have misunderstood, she asked another question.
"You mean you'll use both hands to operate the abacus during the competition?"
Zhao Zhao wiggled her chubby little hands. "Yes, is that okay?"
"..."
President Lan was speechless for a moment.
The other contestants were also dumbfounded when they heard this. What kind of contestant were they going to face?
Is she really only four years old?
What's heartbreaking is that she really is only four years old, and that's just a figure of speech.
Realizing what was happening, President Lan said excitedly, "Of course!"
He took a deep breath and emphasized again, "You have five minutes to prepare. Once the blackboard in front of you is turned around, you can start answering the questions."
"Remember, you must answer within two seconds of raising your hand, otherwise it will be treated as an incorrect answer! Does everyone understand?"
"I understand!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the five-minute countdown officially began.
The contestants quickly took advantage of this time to loosen up their wrists and familiarize themselves with the new abacus.
Zhao Zhao also seriously cracked her little finger and did a few stretching exercises.
Suddenly, as if struck by a thought, she turned her head and looked towards the back row, instantly spotting her mother in the crowd.
She waved her hand with a smile, and then blew several kisses at Jiang Si.
She only turned her head away satisfied when Jiang Si returned the kiss.
Looking at her adorable little face, Jiang Si felt helpless.
This habit is exactly like her father's.
Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
The competition has officially begun!
Not only the contestants in the front row, but all the parents in the back row were holding their breath in anticipation.
As President Lan said before, the questions in the final round were significantly more difficult than those in the first two rounds of elimination.
The moment the blackboard turned around, everyone felt a row of numbers flash past their eyes.
25613 + 18425 - 9307 = ?
Many parents had just finished reading the test questions when suddenly a small hand appeared in their field of vision, raised high.
She was much shorter than everyone else, wearing a bright red, fluffy cotton-padded jacket, and had two little buns in her hair.
This made Zhao Zhao stand out among the more than twenty contestants.
The next second, Zhao Zhao's voice rang out: "The answer is 34731!"
Immediately afterwards, the referee's voice rang out from behind, "Correct answer! Correct calculation!"
You could tell that the referee was quite agitated when he said those words.
If he hadn't been standing right behind the child, watching her little hands deftly move up and down on the abacus...
He couldn't believe that a child's hand speed could be so fast!
He didn't even get a good look before the calculation was over.
The entire process takes only about three seconds. (PS: Under normal circumstances, the two-handed bead-handling method can process 8-10 beads per second.)
Zhao Zhao won the first question, which made the parents in the back row gasp in surprise.
So for the rest of the time, everyone stopped looking at their own children and focused all their attention on Zhao Zhao.
Soon, the second question arrived.
612534 + 284105 - 156320 = ?
As soon as the question was read, Zhao Zhao raised her hand again.
The answer is 740319!
"Correct answer! Correct calculation!"
Next, for the third question, the fourth question, the fifth question... all the way up to the eighth question, without exception, everyone who raised their hand was Zhao Zhao!
And everyone finally understood why she was always so far ahead of others.
Aside from the speed advantage of the two-handed bead-picking method, her memory is far better than others.
When others are doing math problems, they have to look up and check the numbers again, for fear of dialing the wrong number.
But she's different.
She only glanced at each question!
Not to mention they were shocked, even Jiang Si, who lives with her daughter every day, was speechless with astonishment!
She considers her memory to be pretty good, but only when it comes to drawing.
For example, memorizing a person's facial features or characteristics.
But she really has absolutely no sensitivity to numbers.
To make a joke, the first time she went to Qiongzhou Island, she glanced at the carriage and seat number when she got her train ticket.
She glanced at it on the way there, glanced at it when she was checking her ticket, glanced at it when she was looking for her carriage, glanced at it after she sat down, and when other passengers came over to ask her, she had to glance at it again!
But Zhao Zhao was different; she memorized all those numbers at a glance!
And it can give an accurate answer in just a few seconds!
My goodness! Just thinking about how she gave birth to this child made Jiang Si's lips curl into an uncontrollable smile.
Before I knew it, the competition had reached the thirteenth question.
There are a total of 25 contestants in the finals. According to the scoring rules of the buzzer-round, theoretically, as long as Zhaozhao completes this question, she will be number one.
The staff of the Abacus Association were obviously aware of this as well.
Therefore, the difficulty of the thirteenth question increased significantly.
816354x5-927400+361820-154200-83675=?
Before Jiang Si had even finished reading the question, someone had already raised their hand to answer.
Quite a few people rushed to answer; including Zhao Zhao, there were four in total.
The group took turns announcing their answers.
The first contestant: "The answer is 3278068!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the second contestant exclaimed with delight, "No, the answer is 3278486!"
The third person chimed in, "Mine is also 3278486!"
The three people gave two different answers, and the latter two were the same.
It's quite obvious that the latter answer is most likely correct.
Just then, President Lan looked at Zhao Zhao, who was the last to raise her hand, and asked, "Little Jiang Jingyan, what is your answer?"
Zhao Zhao said, "3278315!"
Upon hearing this, President Lan smiled with satisfaction. "I think the competition can be declared over here!"
Then everyone realized that her answer was correct.
For a moment, everyone's feelings were indescribably complicated.
I had thought I might lose, but I never imagined I would lose so decisively.
Zhao Zhao was still somewhat unsatisfied, "Aren't we going to compete anymore?"
She felt like she was just getting into the swing of things and hadn't had enough fun yet!
Everyone: "..."
That's enough. If this continues, the contestants will be so embarrassed they'll want to dig a hole and bury themselves.
But it must be said that they accepted their defeat wholeheartedly.
So, before President Lan could speak, everyone stepped forward one by one and sincerely apologized to Zhao Zhao for their words and actions.
Zhao Zhao may be small in stature, but she is by no means small in magnanimity.
"It's okay, I had a lot of fun today. Mom said that a good child is one who admits their mistakes and corrects them. You can't say that to me anymore."
Left with no other choice, for her daughter's sake, Jiang Si had to give in.
Finally, the match ended with both sides shaking hands and agreeing to a draw, but the atmosphere remained somewhat awkward.
Of course, Zhao Zhao also won her first medal in life with her own strength.
It was supposed to be a happy occasion, but on the way back, Zhao Zhao looked preoccupied.
"What's wrong? Didn't you just say you were having a lot of fun?"
Jiang Si couldn't help but get excited just thinking about how she fought against twenty-four opponents on the field today.
It's a pity Huo Tingzhou isn't here, otherwise he would be incredibly arrogant today.
"I'm happy." Zhao Zhao looked up, a little embarrassed. "But there aren't enough medals to go around!"
Jiang Si was taken aback. "Not enough to go around?"
"Hmm!" Zhao Zhao counted on her fingers, "One for each of the two great-grandfathers, one for the great-grandmother, and one for the grandfather, grandmother, Grandpa Zhong, father, mother, brother, uncle, aunt..."
The more she counted, the more she owed, and Zhao Zhao's face almost fell. "I want to hang a medal around the neck of everyone in my family!"
Jiang Si was both amused and exasperated. She cupped Zhao Zhao's little face and kissed her several times. "You didn't get a medal, but you shared our joy. Mom is so proud of you!"
"Really?"
"Of course!" Jiang Si said this with unprecedented firmness.
Zhao Zhao was instantly cheered up. She blinked and said, "Mom, I want to share a little secret with you."
"Hmm, what little secret?"
"Actually, Zhaozhao could have been even faster today."
Jiang Si: "..."
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