On Monday, Zhou Xiu and Xu Qing reported to No. 4 Middle School.
This year's National Biology Competition had a total of 30 teams and 239 students participating, making it the largest competition in history in terms of the number of participants.
The Fourth Middle School has made a lot of preparations for hosting this competition, and candidates from other provinces have arrived one after another on Sunday. After Zhou Xiu and Xu Qing reported to the team leader, they received some information and went to the hotel to visit their dormitories.
They will spend the next five days here.
Zhou Xiu came to the dormitory and put away her luggage. When the girl in the same dormitory saw her, her eyes lit up, "Wow! I recognize you, you are Xiu Shen!"
"Just call me Zhou Xiu." Zhou Xiu said.
"I watched your game, it was amazing! But it's a pity that our school team wasn't strong enough and didn't make it to the semi-finals," said another girl.
They were surprised by Zhou Xiu's arrival. Zhou Xiu's belongings were very simple. She only had a schoolbag, which contained some clothes for changing, a magazine, and a piece of draft paper.
After saying hello, a girl took out her books and test papers and started reviewing against the clock. Seeing this, others who originally did not want to review were forced to follow suit and study under the influence of this atmosphere.
The dormitory was suddenly filled with a tense atmosphere of exam preparation.
Zhou Xiu took out her mobile phone and listened to an online English class.
On the other side, Gu Mingxi calculated that Zhou Xiu should have arrived at the hotel, so he knocked on the door of Zhou Xiu's dormitory.
The girl who opened the door had a quick look of surprise in her eyes. The boy in front of me is so handsome!
Gu Mingxi smiled and said, "I have something to ask Zhou Xiu. Please ask her if she is free later."
Zhou Xiu finished the online class and took off her headphones. She replied, "I'm free."
Gu Mingxi handed Zhou Xiu an interesting question, "This year our school issued an IMO simulation question, it's quite interesting, I want you to take a look."
In the past, when Gu Mingxi watched Zhou Xiu’s live broadcast, he also followed it to do many of Lao Wang’s test papers.
Gu Mingxi first paid attention to this live broadcast room, and what aroused his interest was actually Lao Wang’s test questions. Later it gradually became Zhou Xiu's way of solving the problem.
Gu Mingxi also suggested to Zhou Xiu to have dinner together, "I think Jia Jun is looking for you now. Let's have dinner together."
Although Gu Mingxi had found Zhou Xiu first with his own ability, when Jiang Jiajun was looking for Zhou Xiu all over the world, the senior was just watching the show. I'm afraid that the friendship may be overturned at any time.
Zhou Xiu asked for the questions but declined the invitation to dinner.
After dinner, Zhou Xiu started doing math problems in the dormitory. It took her four hours to solve an A4-sized test paper, from eight to eleven o'clock. Except for the time to go to the toilet and stretch her body, she seemed to be glued to the desk.
This kind of academic master's aura made the other academic master girls in the dormitory tremble with fear. I didn’t even have time to send a text message to my family to let them know I was safe, and I suddenly felt that it was a shameful waste of time.
Before going to bed, the curious female student glanced in Zhou Xiu's direction...
It turned out that she was solving math problems and felt very tired.
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The next day, after breakfast, the thirty participating teams came to the Bowun Pavilion of No. 4 Middle School to hold the opening ceremony.
The opening ceremony invited many big names, including well-known professors in the field of biology, directors of the Biology Committee, and leaders of education departments at all levels.
Those faces that usually appear in textbooks but are far away from students gave speeches on the stage one by one. Their words were gentle and their faces were kind. The student candidates in the audience could hardly suppress their excitement.
Even the big names from previous World Biology Competitions appeared on stage to discuss biology learning methods with students.
Finally, the opening ceremony was addressed by Professor Liu, Director of the Biology Committee. He slowly elaborated on the significance of biological science to the development of human society and discussed with the students the characteristics of scientific workers.
As Zhou Xiu listened, she became increasingly fascinated, and ripples finally appeared in her calm eyes.
He smiled slightly, looking at the group of young students in the hall, as if he was looking at himself who had just entered the classroom yesterday.
He said: "Scientists are full of curiosity about nature and are interested in exploring the mysteries behind it, and science is born. This process makes scientists have the following characteristics."
"First, they have a pure passion for science. They get indescribable joy in the process of exploring nature, which drives them to pursue the truth. This motivation comes from inner satisfaction. They do not seek fame or wealth, but only to explore the mysteries of science."
Hearing this, Zhou Xiu sat up straight, his eyes fixed straight ahead.
"Second, they all have a spirit of perseverance. Looking back at the history of science over hundreds of years, although there are many scientists who have achieved results, the vast majority have failed.
There is a great possibility that they will spend their entire lives at work in obscurity, without fame or profit, and even endure poverty. Therefore, workers in this field are definitely not those who seek great wealth and fame..."
The dormant system suddenly woke up and stared at the scene. It looked at the old professor and then its gaze fell on Zhou Xiu.
Its eyes darkened and it sighed silently.
The vast majority of scientific workers are poor and unknown. In the pursuit of science, he endured loneliness and poverty. While looking up at the moon, I also had to lower my head to pick up the penny at my feet.
In the stinking ditch, how can we look up to poetry and the distant future...
In the future society, such things will not be allowed and will never be tolerated.
Scientists will not endure poverty, nor obscurity. Behind them is a powerful motherland, and in front of them are the faith-like reverence of countless people.
At the end, Professor Liu said encouragingly: "Competitions are not just a shortcut to the college entrance examination. They provide a platform for young people to explore science, cultivate the most basic scientific literacy, understand the fun of science, develop problem-solving skills, and determine the direction of their future lives.
Here, I wish everyone can get what they want! ”
There was thunderous applause all around, which lasted for a long time.
After hearing this, Zhou Xiu felt a warmth in his chest, as if a hot current was gushing out.
Xu Qing, who was sitting next to Zhou Xiu, couldn't help but smile when he saw this and asked, "Are you too engrossed in what you are listening to?"
His eyes fell on Zhou Xiu, and he looked along her profile, only to see that her dark pupils seemed to be filled with flowing light. Under the soft light of the auditorium, it is particularly crystal clear and bright.
Xu Qing promptly took out a pack of napkins from his coat pocket and handed it to Zhou Xiu.
Zhou Xiu shook her head and blinked, "It's okay, I'm not crying."
Xu Qing turned his head away, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, "Well, you didn't cry."
Xu Qing could clearly capture Zhou Xiu's changes. At a certain moment, her confused look became firm. He had an almost intuitive guess that Zhou Xiu would continue along the path of biology.
Xu Qing's heart suddenly softened, and he was suddenly full of confidence in himself.
He could walk this path with her.
After the opening ceremony, members of each provincial team left the auditorium one after another and gathered in the library to take photos. Province C is the host province this year, with a total of ten participants, five from No. 4 Middle School and two from Yude.
Almost all the players of the Provincial Team of Province C are old acquaintances, including Du Heng, Jiang Yuanyuan, Yue Shi... There are also a few familiar faces from other provinces, such as the players who have competed on the stage of "Intelligence Confrontation".
At this time, everyone gathered together, and it felt like a reunion. After all the teammates took a group photo, the team members from each province communicated with each other under the guidance of the team leader and exchanged contact information.
Yue Shi turned her head to look at Zhou Xiu, and looked at him several times.
After peeking a few times, her eyes met Zhou Xiu's, and she said to him, "I hope you do well in your competition!"
"Also, I'm really sorry..." Yue Shi lowered his head, feeling extremely ashamed.
After hearing this, Zhou Xiu was silent for a long time, then said "hmm".
At this time, Jiang Jiajun was searching among hundreds of team members like a blind fly. Excluding the boys, there were more than a hundred girls left. His eyes were like a radar, scanning one by one. At this moment, whoever he looks at looks like "Xiu Xiu loves to study".
The top students all look so similar.
Jiang Jiajun took out his cell phone and prepared to send a message to the anchor to arrange a meeting.
In the private message of the live broadcast room, there was a string of mobile phone numbers lying quietly. Jiang Jiajun was delighted and dialed the number. After dialing eleven digits, the phone book showed the number's location, City C, Province C.
It’s actually City C?
There are two teams in City C that Jiang Jiajun is particularly familiar with.
Jiang Jiajun's eyelids twitched, and he had a bad feeling. In this competition full of familiar faces, the host is likely to be someone he has met before but did not recognize?
He hung up the phone and looked up at the members of Du Heng's provincial team.
Almost all the members of the provincial team of Province C were familiar faces from "Intelligence Confrontation". Jiang Jiajun's eyes fell on the four girls in the provincial team. He walked over and suddenly asked Du Heng: "Who here is better in math, physics and chemistry?"
Du Heng raised his eyelids and moved them, saying without any modesty: "I."
Jiang Jiajun had a strong premonition. He searched for the WeChat ID through his mobile phone number and refreshed the host's WeChat ID in seconds. He flipped through the host's circle of friends and was stunned on the spot.
He stared at the group photo in Zhou Xiu's dynamic feed, and fell on her familiar face——
“Xiu Xiu loves studying” is actually... the one who beat him and, by the way, the Yu De seed player in R?
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