Lin Zhixia immediately retorted: "Academic performance is only one aspect. Everyone has his or her own characteristics. Jiang Yubai is very unique and is very worthy of my attention."
Lin Zhixia was defending Jiang Yubai in every way she spoke.
She knew that her brother must be unhappy.
Lin Zeqiu sat on the chair with a stern face and expressionless expression.
Before Jiang Yubai came out, Lin Zeqiu went to the kitchen and brought back a plate of egg rolls that had just come out of the oven. He held the plate in his left hand and the chopsticks in his right hand, slowly picking up a roll, and the light fragrance drifted into the bedroom.
Lin Zhixia turned her head and looked at him intently.
He thought: My sister is a glutton, but on the surface he said gently: "Bring your bowl over here."
Lin Zhixia obediently passed her bowl to him. He picked a roll that was golden on both sides and the best, and personally put it into Lin Zhixia's bowl. He whispered, "Okay, let's eat."
"Thank you, brother." Lin Zhixia responded happily.
The brother and sister ate breakfast while staring at the computer screen.
Lin Zeqiu didn't want to watch the game at all. However, he couldn't let his sister face Jiang Yubai alone. He just heard Lin Zhixia praising Jiang Yubai for "looking so good in a suit", and he was even more worried that during the next game, Lin Zhixia would be deeply impressed by Jiang Yubai's style.
In January this year, a girl from Lin Zeqiu's class confessed her love to him. The girl said that she was fascinated by Lin Zeqiu's talent.
Lin Zeqiu didn't believe this statement. Lin Zeqiu thought that his appearance was far more attractive than his inner qualities.
Jiang Yubai is extremely handsome and has a deadly killing power on girls. If Lin Zeqiu leaves his sister alone, he can almost foresee what will happen in the future - he will never allow Lin Zhixia to get closer to a boy.
Lin Zhixia will go to Beijing to attend university in September this year, and Jiang Yubai happens to be studying in high school in Beijing. They are only fourteen years old, so young, just entering puberty, which is a critical period that parents must guard against.
After careful consideration, Lin Zeqiu quickly formulated a response policy - he decided to try his best to find Jiang Yubai's mistakes and erase Lin Zhixia's good impression of Jiang Yubai.
He stretched his legs and asked casually, "Is this the final? Why are there six teams?"
Lin Zhixia told him that there were six teams in the finals, and every two teams would compete once, with the winner getting one point and the loser losing one point. The judges would determine the final ranking of this year's competition based on the total score of each team.
Lin Zhixia introduced the rules of the competition in detail and finally waited for Jiang Yubai to take the stage.
Jiang Yubai was wearing a black suit and a striped tie, and was clearly a handsome young man. There were four people in their team, and Jiang Yubai was standing closest to the microphone.
Lin Zhixia saw the clue and was delighted: "Jiang Yubai is the Spokesperson of their group."
Lin Zeqiu repeated subconsciously: "Spokesperson?"
Lin Zhixia translated for him: "Spokesperson means spokesperson in Chinese. According to the rules of the North American Economics Competition, each team will have a spokesperson who will summarize the team's thinking and answer questions on behalf of the teammates."
At this time, the host read out the topic clearly in English.
Lin Zeqiu only understood the words "w of one price". English listening is not his strong point, and he didn't understand what the host was saying at all.
He took a breath and his back straightened.
For Lin Zeqiu, this live broadcast competition was like a difficult English test.
Under Lin Zeqiu's gaze, Jiang Yubai answered the question.
Jiang Yubai spoke the answer very quickly, and Lin Zhixia immediately commented: "Yes, this question appears to be the Law of one price, but in reality, we need to consider purchasing power parity."
Lin Zeqiu frowned and looked at Lin Zhixia.
Lin Zhixia explained again: "Law of one price refers to the 'law of one price'. According to the 'law of one price', the actual value of a single homogeneous commodity is the same. The 'law of one price' ignores the country of production and transaction costs. Purchasing power parity can be directly translated into 'purchasing power parity'. It actually represents the equivalence coefficient between currencies. It takes into account the different price levels of commodities in various countries and can be used to compare the gross domestic product of various countries... Purchasing power parity collects market prices of many kinds of commodities. By the way, Jiang Yubai talked to me about Purchasing power parity theory before. The popular explanation of this theory is 'the exchange rate is equal to or depends on the domestic price level relative to the foreign price level'."
Do Jiang Yubai and Lin Zhixia often discuss these things in private?
Even though Lin Zhixia was kind enough to translate and give a detailed explanation, Lin Zeqiu still didn't understand.
Lin Zeqiu's right eyelid began to twitch. He remembered the old saying: "Left eye twitching means wealth, right eye twitching means disaster." He stood up slowly, backed away slowly, turned around and walked towards the bedroom door.
"Brother, don't you want to watch it anymore?" Lin Zhixia asked him.
Lin Zeqiu didn't want to stay in this room for even a second longer. He began to doubt his English ability.
Lin Zeqiu was about to back out. He had never been exposed to economics, and his English level did not allow him to watch a North American game without subtitles. He was about to lie that he had something to do when he heard Lin Zhixia say, "Jiang Yubai is so good, Jiang Yubai is the best!"
Lin Zhixia put down her bowl and clapped her hands.
Her brother suddenly sat back next to her.
She asked, "Brother, why did you come back?"
My brother actually said, "I want to see Jiang Yubai."
Lin Zhixia said in surprise: "Have you discovered his strengths?"
My brother said expressionlessly: "He lost."
In the finals where every second counted, Jiang Yubai got two questions wrong. After discussing, the judges unanimously gave the verdict of "incorrect", which means "wrong". Jiang Yubai lost his advantage and his total score was only slightly higher than his competitor.
Lin Zhixia approached the computer nervously.
My brother sneered, "Jiang Yubai grabbed the answer so quickly, I thought he had it all figured out... As the saying goes, if one soldier is incompetent, the general will be incompetent as well."
"No," Lin Zhixia said, "The competition questions are very difficult, and no one can guarantee a 100% accuracy rate."
My brother raised his chin slightly and said, "That kid must be very worried now."
Lin Zhixia wasn't sure.
She couldn't read Jiang Yubai's thoughts from his face, because his expression and demeanor were calm and composed.
In fact, Jiang Yubai did feel a little pressure. He and his three teammates thought the previous question was too complicated, so they made a simple mistake, which could be called "carelessness leads to failure".
He remained calm and continued answering the questions without any rush. His teammates did the same, standing straight and looking at the moderator who was reading the questions.
As the competition progressed, the questions became more difficult, and competitors began to make mistakes. Jiang Yubai's team's total score gradually recovered.
Jiang Yubai found the right opportunity and quickly answered four questions in a row. After a brief conversation with his teammates, he provided the correct answer for each question. His fluent spoken English also left a deep impression on Lin Zeqiu.
"How does he usually learn English?" Lin Zeqiu asked.
Lin Zhixia told the truth: "Jiang Yubai has always had many tutors... not private tutors, but a teaching team. He also has a team in Beijing. His English teacher team includes three Americans and one British."
This is how rich people educate.
Lin Zhixia's description was far beyond Lin Zeqiu's imagination. He unconsciously clenched his fists and didn't let go for a long time. Before this, he always nags and picks on Jiang Yubai's shortcomings, but now he suddenly quiets down, and Lin Zhixia is a little uncomfortable.
What's wrong with my brother?
Lin Zhixia guessed that the class gap between common people and the rich might make her brother feel uncomfortable.
She never expected that her brother would say, "So that's it. This kid has become what he is today thanks to his parents and a group of teachers. Listen to me, he is nothing special, don't look down on him."
Lin Zhixia ignored her brother.
She focused all her attention on the competition.
After a series of tough rounds, Jiang Yubai's team won the runner-up. The champion was a super team from a famous American high school - this team was also composed of Asian students. They claimed that they had been studying economics for many years and their greatest hobby in life was to discuss economics-related issues with their teammates.
In comparison, Jiang Yubai's teammates seemed quite low-key.
Teammates stood behind Jiang Yubai with shy smiles. Jiang Yubai picked up the microphone and gave his acceptance speech.
On the award-winning platform, which was under the spotlight, flowers and applause covered the sky. Jiang Yubai briefly thanked his parents, teachers, and the organizers of the competition. Finally, he emphasized that he has a best friend. He said to this "best friend": "Thank you for always encing me."
This sentence means, thank you for always encouraging me.
Lin Zhixia was facing the computer screen, and Jiang Yubai happened to be looking at the camera.
For a moment, Lin Zhixia suddenly realized that Jiang Yubai was looking at her. She pressed her palms together, unable to make any sound, and her mind was filled with his words: Thank you for always encouraging me.
Lin Zhixia murmured to herself: "This should be what I said to him."
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