Chapter 23 The Nanny's Niece's Counterattack
"Since she did it right and the steps were correct, let's give her the score she deserves."
Mathematics is never about one-size-fits-all answers. Being able to solve it correctly using this method is a skill in itself, and they shouldn't dismiss someone's achievement. How many other test-takers could solve a competition problem like she did? This speaks volumes about her ability.
The examiner who had been objecting immediately fell silent upon hearing this, saying respectfully, "I'll listen to you, Professor Liang."
The person in front of him was the head of the grading team for this mathematics competition, fully qualified to make a decision on this paper. In fact, he hadn't expected the higher-ups to send such a person down; it seemed they attached great importance to this mathematics Olympiad.
However, it's true that in recent years, China's mathematics education has repeatedly declined in international exchanges. Not only that, but other subjects are also not looking good. The higher-ups are really getting anxious," he sighed.
Professor Liang only wanted to see if there were any talented people left in the country for this competition, but it seems things aren't going to get to the worst. He glanced at an exceptionally well-written paper in front of him, his expression softening considerably. His gaze then fell on another paper filled with dense writing, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
He does have two places available for recommendation to this winter camp, but whether or not to give them those two admission tickets depends on the situation in other provinces and cities.
None of the participants, who had just finished the competition, knew any of this, and Lin Wei was unaware that she had almost missed out on first place. Because she was traveling the same route as Zhang Mo, the two of them separated from Fang Yihuai halfway through the journey.
"What are your plans next?" Zhang Mo asked. He was wondering whether she would participate in the Mathematical Olympiad or the Physics Olympiad; as for not participating, he had never considered it. Compared to the previous two competitions, the Olympiad was clearly more prestigious.
Lin Wei shook her head. "I haven't decided yet." She wasn't struggling with whether or not to participate in the Olympiad, but rather with which subject to participate in.
She could skip computer science, but she was a bit uncertain about the remaining four subjects. She had already studied physics up to university level, and although her foundation wasn't entirely solid, it was definitely a significant advantage over the other subjects. As for mathematics, she had some understanding from this competition, but if she couldn't apply that competitive mindset, winning would be difficult.
As for chemistry and biology, she had no prior knowledge of the competition content, but she was certainly more familiar with them than with computer science.
In this situation, she wanted to choose the subject that would be most beneficial to her and that she also liked best. Putting everything else aside, Gao Fuya was willing to give up the math competition for English. Zhang Mo, for the physics competition, was willing to lower his expectations and repeatedly ask her to team up. Fang Yihuai, on the other hand, was passionate about math. It was obvious to everyone that they all had their own preferred goals. So what about her? What did she like?
A hint of confusion flashed in Lin Wei's eyes. She didn't know what she liked. Every time, she would just follow what these people said, but now the three of them were clearly saying different things, so how was she supposed to choose?
She still couldn't figure out the problem even after returning to her dorm.
When Zhou Xueqing saw her return, she asked, "How did your exam go? Was it easy for you?" She seemed even more confident in Lin Wei's ability to do well than Zhou Xueqing herself. This put a lot of pressure on Lin Wei. She realized that being a top student was truly difficult; once that impression was firmly established in everyone's minds, no matter what the exam was, everyone would think you could do it.
Upon hearing this, she didn't comment on the difficulty of the exam, only replying, "I finished the exam, but how many points I get depends on the grader." Unsure if she could get first place, she didn't want to make a boast and risk being proven wrong.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xueqing knew it was the same old story. She always acted so modestly and uncertainly when she wasn't absolutely certain. However, she was still very happy to have such a top student as a roommate. A little while later, she brought out a few questions she couldn't answer and asked her.
Lin Wei answered all the questions for her. Ever since the math competition, she had found that ordinary math problems were really too easy. Before she could even react, her brain had already given her the answer. This change surprised Lin Wei, but then she was also delighted.
Even if she doesn't win first place in this competition, this alone is enough for her to feel that all her hard work over the past few months has been worthwhile.
After answering Zhou Xueqing's questions, she went online to find some practice questions to do.
As a result, many online students witnessed this scene: they had just posted a message, and someone replied to them shortly afterward, leaving only the reply and then leaving without paying any attention to their words, acting very aloof.
Her presence was everywhere in other people's posts, like someone checking in to do practice problems. They didn't know whether they were doing the problems or she was doing them.
Someone who had previously received her help said, "God F is always like this. After answering the question, she doesn't chat with anyone and just leaves. The key point is that she solves problems too quickly, leaving everyone in the dust." Because her name has two characters for "rice" in it, no one could call her "God of Rice." Since "rice" and "Fan" are homophones, a group of people called her God F.
Tao Mengrui was a big fan of hers. When she saw that someone had started a thread specifically to discuss her, she chimed in, "The question that F God helped me with before was correct. I redid the experiment using her method, and this time my tutor didn't scold me. In fact, he praised me." Rather than thinking that it was a high school freshman, she was more inclined to believe that the person was some big shot who was just killing time.
Among them, some people did see Lin Wei's previous post asking about the competition question, but even if they recognized that the question wasn't particularly difficult, they instinctively made excuses for her, saying, "That person definitely isn't F-God. That tone doesn't sound like something F-God would say. Maybe it's some relative's kid using her account to ask a question. So cute and innocent." In their minds, F-God was a cold and aloof person, a true master who would finish a problem and never look back. This post was completely out of character for her.
Among these people, some said she was a first-year high school student, while others said she was a big shot who was playing on a relative's child's account. In any case, everyone had a different perspective.
Lin Wei was unaware of all this, and even if she had, she wouldn't have cared. As before, once she was almost done, she prepared to log off the website. However, upon seeing the "Result of the Divination," she hesitated whether to tell him she had finished the exam.
After teaching me for so many days, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate not to say hello?
Because of this, Lin Wei finally tagged him, "Big brother, big brother, I've finished the exam, but the competition questions were too difficult."
Looking at the sentence she had typed, Lin Wei hesitated and thought, "This should be okay, right? It won't sound stiff, and it lets people know how difficult the competition is. Even if she doesn't do well in the end, it'll be normal."
[The result of the divination] I didn't expect that she would come to me after the competition. When I saw her, I didn't know what to say, so I could only say in the tone of encouraging my younger brother, "It's okay, just try harder next time."
Lin Wei replied with an emoticon.
Upon seeing this, Qin Boyuan's slightly cold eyes revealed a hint of confusion. What did this mean?
Forgive those who don't chat with people online much for not knowing this meaning.
After logging off, Lin Wei was back to pondering the same question: physics or mathematics—which should she choose? Biology and chemistry were completely out of her consideration at that moment. It wasn't until three days later, when she called home and heard her mother mention the teeth, that she began to have a better idea.
“Your grandfather is old and has lost several teeth. The doctor said he needs dental implants. Your aunt and uncle can chip in the money, but his condition is not good. The doctor said he has no gums and no bone left, so he can't get implants.”
"Sigh, these days, you can't buy a tooth even if you have money."
At this moment, Lin Wei couldn't help but wonder if there was a technology that could make teeth grow back. This thought only flashed through her mind for a moment before her attention was drawn away by her mother's other words.
Even though she knew Lin's mother had money on hand and had earned some from previous competitions, she still wired her some money. "Eat as much as you can at school, don't go hungry. Call home if you run out of money. Although we don't have much money at home, we can still support a little kid like you." No matter how old a child is, isn't she still a little kid in her parents' eyes?
Lin Wei was touched. Although she didn't want to be a burden to her family, she had to admit that they really loved her, and perhaps she could do something for them.
Thinking about this, she couldn't help but think of tooth regeneration technology. Was this method even possible? Because of this, she entered the system space of the biology course for the first time, aside from dealing with exams.
She had already learned most of the material for the first semester of high school, so she started listening to the lectures for the second semester and the second year of high school. Since there were no textbooks to read, she didn't know what the content of the first and second semesters of high school was. She just learned whatever the system teachers taught.
However, she became increasingly confused as she listened. She recognized all the words—infectious proteins, immune factors, gene mutations—but why was it so difficult to understand? Two days later, she sheepishly emerged from the system space, feeling as if her brain was about to explode from all this knowledge.
"Is the knowledge in the first year of high school really this difficult? It's completely different from the difficulty of this semester. No wonder some people don't want to study biology when choosing their majors." Even if Lin Wei was out of touch with the world, she knew that among the nine subjects, Chinese, math, and English were compulsory for the college entrance examination. However, for the remaining six subjects, some people would rather choose politics, history, and geography than physics, chemistry, and biology. With the former, you can get some basic points by memorizing, while with the latter, you either know it or you don't.
At that moment, she was unaware that her earlier tinkering with the system space had caused some knowledge that shouldn't have appeared in high school to end up in biology. This resulted in her learning things differently from ordinary people; they were genuinely difficult and ahead of their time.
However, her immediate priority was to check her score in the last math competition. Lin Wei logged onto the website with some anticipation, entered her name and exam number, and a number appeared on the page: 100 points.
She smiled after seeing the score. She had wondered if she could get a perfect score, but she was still unsure about the solution. Now that she thinks about it, the examiner really had a good eye.
While she was checking her scores, Professor Liang, having also reviewed the situation in other provinces and cities, decided to give the two spots he had to Fang Yihuai and her.
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