Lao Lin recovered quickly, as if discovering the mistake did not have much impact on him, and he quickly devoted himself to self-correction after discovering the mistake.
Lin Chaoxi didn't believe that Lao Lin could recover so quickly, but she was too embarrassed to say, "Dad, tell me what's bothering you." She could only observe Lao Lin's reaction carefully, and her attitude towards Lao Lin became fawning.
In the morning, she would get up half an hour earlier than usual, go to Lao Lin to buy breakfast and do housework. When she came back in the evening, she would cut fruit and make tea for Lao Lin, and she was almost going to massage his shoulders and legs.
Lao Lin himself probably noticed that she was apologetic, and he was a bit too much. He asked her to eat bubble wontons at noon, and asked her to run two more streets to buy his favorite barbecue after school in the evening. Lin Zhaoxi usually followed him.
Even so, Lao Lin still had the habit of whining whenever he was dissatisfied.
The autumn air was deepening. It was Sunday, and it was still dark when Lin Chaoxi got up in the morning. The light in Old Lin's small study was still on, as if he had been working all night.
She walked across the yard, knocked on Lao Lin's study door, and asked him as usual what he would like for breakfast.
Old Lin looked up at the drizzle outside the window and slowly put down his pen: "On this rainy day, I should make a cup of Huangshan Maofeng tea, add some Lin's big cakes and fried dough sticks, Aunt Zhang's glutinous rice balls, and two freshly picked apples. Wouldn't it be delicious?"
"You're almost there." Lin Chaoxi crossed his arms and looked at Lao Lin coldly.
Lao Lin groaned and covered his chest, then he felt something was wrong and started to cover his head: "Why do I feel a little dizzy? It must be because I have been working too hard these days..."
Lin Chaoxi took a deep breath: "I'll go!"
"Why are you still cursing?"
"I said I'll buy it for you right now!" She said, and turned around to leave.
"Wait~" Lao Lin called her again.
Lin Chaoxi thought he had another request and turned back angrily, only to see Lao Lin picking up the long-handled umbrella on the table. He yawned, took two steps, and then opened the umbrella above her head.
"Let's walk." Lao Lin said with a smile.
It was just after six o'clock and still dark, but the old man in the alley had already started to light the coal stove. The smoke was curling up, mixing with the aroma of fried dough sticks at the breakfast stall and the wet rain, giving a very ethereal feeling.
The premise is that Lao Lin doesn't speak.
"How are you doing in school recently?" Lao Lin asked for the first time as they stood in front of the fried dough stick stall.
Lin Chaoxi took a bite of the crispy dough stick and said, "Dad, are you really concerned or are you asking me out of obligation?"
Raindrops sprinkled lightly on the umbrella, the air was humid, and they waited in front of the breakfast shop.
"Of course, it's just a casual question."
"Then I will also report it out of obligation." Lin Chaoxi cleared his throat, "Your daughter has recently achieved excellent academic results and enjoys helping others. She has repeatedly won the school's radio awards (in parentheses) for returning lost property. She has also made a breakthrough in the grade rankings and won..."
Lin Chaoxi couldn't continue talking here, and the grandparents around her looked at her curiously.
"Go on." Lao Lin walked forward and took her to the next restaurant.
"I feel a little embarrassed to brag about myself, so I can't go on."
"Is Pei Zhi ranked higher, or is your ranking higher?" asked Lao Lin.
Lin Chaoxi was shocked: "Dad, when did you become such a vulgar educator? Why do you compare me with other people's children?"
Lao Lin was equally shocked: "When did I stop being vulgar?"
As Lao Lin asked for two rice balls, the umbrella in his hand tilted as he took out the money, and rain water slid down, pouring half of Lin Chaoxi's head. She jumped and said, "Dad, don't say anything nice, hold the umbrella straight."
As more and more people came onto the street, Lao Lin peeled off his rice ball and started eating. He looked relaxed and happy. Lin Chaoxi thought that he must have made some new progress last night, otherwise he would not have stayed up all night.
"Anything happy?" she asked.
Lao Lin slightly moved his umbrella away and looked up at the sky in a very artistic manner: "The sky will be blue after the rain."
"The sky is blue and waiting for the rain." Lin Chaoxi followed up.
"Hugo once said that there are three keys to unlock the treasure house of human wisdom. One is mathematics..."
Lin Zhaoxi: "You are making it up again."
Old Lin looked at her and shook his head: "Student Lin Zhaoxi, you should read more books."
"???" Lin Zhaoxi looked at Old Lin's serious expression, "Hugo...did he really say that?"
"Really." Lao Lin continued to walk forward slowly and said slowly, "I saw something interesting with Pei Zhi yesterday."
"How interesting is that?" Lin Chaoxi was excited. Could it be that Old Lin had discovered the new algorithm that he was unable to complete later? She hadn't had time to cheat for him yet.
"It's hard to say, it's hard to say right now." Comrade Lao Lin was very cautious and just smiled.
Lin Chaoxi thought for a moment and asked, "You just asked me if my grades were better than Pei Zhi's. Is it because you feel that your intelligence level will never surpass Pei Zhi in this lifetime, so you want your daughter to surpass him? Dad, an excellent educator should not pin your hopes on your own children."
"I didn't pin my hopes of completion on you," said Lao Lin.
"ah?"
"I personally always think that whatever you want to do is fine. I have been teaching you math because you want to do it, and I personally think math is interesting. Most importantly, it is also my only strength."
Lao Lin suddenly became sincere. He took the last bite of rice and burped.
Lin Chaoxi was a little stunned, but the emotion lasted only for a short time, because after a moment, Old Lin said: "And actually I won't hide it from you, because I have always regarded Pei Zhi as my own child."
This means that we can put our hopes on Pei Zhi anyway, so...
After saying this, Lao Lin shook his umbrella and slipped away.
Lin Chaojian simply wanted to hit someone.
——
She and Lao Lin quarreled all the way home. The rain had almost stopped, and the air was filled with the aroma of sugar-roasted chestnuts.
Lin Chaoxi thought that the relationship between them as father and daughter seemed to have always been so plain, and the most communication was always during meals.
Sometimes they chatted idly, and sometimes they talked about something nutritious, but no matter what, the process was always relaxed and enjoyable, which was probably due to Lao Lin's own literary talent.
Today is Sunday. After serving Old Lin a meal, Lin Chaoxi could have taken a nap. But because the National Mathematical Olympiad Winter Camp selection was coming up soon, she had to attend a training course organized by the city on Sunday.
As an old comrade who had participated in the provincial training team, Lin Chaoxi thought it would be easy for her to go to the city training class. But when she sat down in the classroom, she found that she didn't know half of the people in the class.
In just a few months, it seems that a lot of new talents with good math skills have emerged in the city.
She arrived a little late and looked around the classroom, but did not see Pei Zhi.
Lu Zhihao was sitting in the front row, with the seat next to him empty, so Lin Chaoxi walked towards him.
When there were still two or three rows left, a dark figure passed by her, got in front of her, and sat down next to Lu Zhihao with a thud.
Lin Chaoxi didn't know the boy sitting next to Lu Zhihao at all, and Lu Zhihao himself was also confused and obviously didn't know the other person either.
"Classmate Lu Zhihao, can I be your deskmate?" The boy was very handsome, but a little sloppy. You could tell at first glance that he was the type who was very smart but not hardworking.
"I don't know you."
"It doesn't matter. I just know that Lu Zhihao is very good at math. I really want to learn from you."
The boy's eyes were obviously not as sincere as his words. Lin Chaoxi walked over and knocked on the table: "Student, please stand up for a moment. You are sitting in my seat."
The boy looked up at him and smiled: "Student Lu Zhihao not only has good grades, but also has many girlfriends."
"Not his girlfriend, but his elder sister."
"No, I want to be with classmate Lu Zhihao, you can't take him away."
The students around them looked at them and began to laugh.
Lu Zhihao, this straight man, looks unhappy.
"Let's go to the back." Lin Chaoxi looked at the boy's face and said to Lu Zhihao.
——
Lin Chaoxi thought that the boy was just teasing Lu Zhihao because he thought he was funny. But she didn't expect that during the next self-introduction session, the boy stood up and introduced himself.
"My name is Zhang Yao, and I'm from Anning No. 1 Middle School. I have a request. I want to be deskmate with Lu Zhihao."
When he heard the word "Zhang Yao", Lu Zhihao raised his head suddenly, and the second half of the sentence made Comrade Lu's face turn pale.
"Who is it?" Lin Chaoxi asked.
Lu Zhihao frowned, as if hesitating for a moment, but did not answer.
"Student Lu Zhihao has very good grades. I would like to learn some math experience from him. I hope the teacher will agree. I also hope that Lu Zhihao's current deskmate can switch seats with me."
Hearing this, there was a small-scale whisper in the class, and some girls smiled ambiguously.
At this moment, another boy in the classroom suddenly shouted in a long voice: "Teacher, I also want to sit with Lu Zhihao, he is so cute~"
The class suddenly burst into laughter.
"Wow~ Wu Skye, you're here to interfere?"
"Who do you choose, Lu Zhihao?"
There were more and more booing voices, Lu Zhihao's face turned red, and he looked like he wanted to curse.
Lin Chaoxi roughly understood. Although he didn't know what grudge there was between them and Lu Zhihao, he believed that these two people came here deliberately to harm Lu Zhihao.
——
Because of Zhang Yao and Wu Sikai's instigation, after the class, she and Lu Zhihao were called to the office by the teacher who was in charge of the training class.
That was a teacher from the municipal teaching and research section. After so many years of Olympiad classes, Lin Chaoxi was quite familiar with him.
So when the female teacher cleared her throat to speak, Lin Chaoxi said directly, "Teacher, it is obvious that those two boys bullied Lu Zhihao today. We don't know them and don't know why they did this."
"I know, I know. These are all trivial matters. I asked you to come here because of Pei Zhi."
Lin Zhaoxi raised his eyes: "What happened to Pei Zhi?"
"Pei Zhi is not going to participate in the training organized by the city."
"Yes, these classes are too easy for him." Lu Zhihao said.
"But did you know that he refused to participate in the Math League?"
"No, why wouldn't Pei Zhi participate?" Lu Zhihao said.
The Mathematics League is the threshold for entering the national winter camp, and only after entering the national winter camp can one be selected to represent the country in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Lin Chaoxi pursed her lips and said nothing.
The teacher began to persuade him: "We all know Pei Zhi's ability. Whether it is to win glory for the school, the city, or even the country, he must participate. I know you have a good relationship, so I hope you can persuade him."
Lin Zhaoxi: "You should call his parents about this matter."
The teacher was also helpless: "I have never seen such a parent. When they heard that I was a mathematician, they hung up the phone and blocked me. Teachers from the teaching and research department in the city have come to my house, but it didn't help."
Lu Zhihao looked at her with a puzzled expression, as if to say: How about we persuade Pei Zhi?
"Then there's nothing we can do." Lin Chaoxi said, and the bell for class rang. She bowed to the teacher, pulled Lu Zhihao's sleeve and walked out.
"Wait a minute." As soon as they went out, Lu Zhihao grabbed her: "What's wrong with Brother Pei? Why did he give up everything? It's not normal for him not to participate in the training. Does he really not want to win the gold medal in the Mathematical Olympiad?" Comrade Lu asked a series of questions.
The autumn wind blew through the corridor, bringing a somewhat bleak feeling.
"I don't know." Lin Chaoxi didn't want him to ask any more questions, so he changed the subject, "You should explain your relationship with Zhang Yao first."
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