Zhou Qingqing is the math class representative and the only girl among the three people in Wei Lai's class who participated in the math competition.
As for her math grades, they were above average, but not particularly good. Wei Lai felt that she was either pulled in to make up the numbers, or she had some special qualities that he didn't know about.
On a winter night, the school was quiet, and the teaching building behind me was brightly lit.
Wei Lai and Qing Ting were walking alone in the school flower bed, feeling a strange feeling.
It was as if they were students who had a tryst without the teacher's knowledge.
"What do you think the math teacher wants us to do when he asks us to go to the office to wait for him?" Wei Lai glanced at Qingting's profile and inexplicably had an urge to confess his feelings, so he quickly changed the subject.
"You'll know when you go there."
"There are three people in the class going to participate in the competition, and now one person is missing. I wonder if the teacher is planning to let you replace Zhou Qingqing to participate in the competition."
"Then tell me, why were you, the teacher's already nominated participant, asked to replace Zhou Qingqing in the competition? Why were you called over?"
Qingting ran in front of Wei Lai, facing him, walking backwards with her hands behind her back, and asked with a smile.
This question stumped Wei Lai.
Should I give him a few more test papers? That doesn't make sense. There's still one person in the class who hasn't come yet. If I give him a few more test papers, I can't just give them to him alone.
"You want to ask me how the three sets of test papers are going. Did you encounter any difficulties?" Wei Lai thought about it and this was the only possibility.
Those three sets of test papers were indeed quite difficult. Wei Lai could say without any arrogance that even the other boy who participated in the competition with him might not be able to do them.
His math score in this exam was the best in the class, so it was natural that the teacher had high hopes for him.
"That's also a possibility." Qingting nodded in response, but the smile on her face made Wei Lai feel that her thoughts were different from his.
"Do you think there are any other possibilities?"
"There is another possibility. I won't tell you for now. Keep it a secret." Qingting thought for a while, returned to Wei Lai, and whispered in his ear.
【After talking for so long, I still kept it a secret. 】
Wei Lai's ears were itchy from the breath Qingting exhaled while talking in his ear. He covered his ears and turned to look at her with regret.
As they were talking, the two of them arrived at the teacher's office.
There was no one in the office, so the two men walked straight in.
Generally, during the evening self-study period after the holidays, the head teacher would come over occasionally to take a look. It was rare for other teachers to be in class. It was even common for there to be only one head teacher in the entire grade.
The math teacher not only teaches their one class, but may also be dealing with something in other classes.
When he arrived at the math teacher's desk, Wei Lai looked around. Apart from the teacher's daily necessities, there was no clue at all.
This made him even more curious. Why didn't the teacher go to the classroom to find them, but called them to the office through Zhou Qingqing?
Qingting didn't have as many thoughts as him. She opened the office window and admired the night view outside.
Time passes by little by little.
Wei Lai was tired of standing and wanted to move a plastic stool to sit down when the math teacher wearing glasses appeared at the office door.
"Now that you're here, go get two chairs over there and sit down."
The math teacher walked to his desk with a stack of papers in his hand and asked Wei Lai and the others to sit down.
"Teacher, why did you ask us to come here?"
Two plastic stools were taken from the corner of the office, and Wei Lai and Qing Ting sat down one after another.
The math teacher sorted out the papers in his hand, took out three papers and placed them in front of Wei Lai without saying anything extra.
"The thing is, Zhou Qingqing took three days off because of a cold and couldn't participate in the math competition. She recommended Qingting to take her place."
"Although Qingting's math grades are good, she's never encountered competition-type questions, and time is tight. I'd like you to guide her. Here are three test papers, the same as the ones I gave you. She can take them and do them. If she doesn't understand something, you can teach her."
"If you encounter a problem that neither of you can solve, come to my office."
"You two are desk mates, so it's easier for you to communicate. Any questions?"
After saying this, the math teacher stared at Wei Lai through the lenses.
[The problem is, Zhou Qingqing is worse at math than her, right? Teacher, why did you choose Zhou Qingqing over Qingting?]
Wei Lai didn't say his doubts, but responded directly: "Okay, no problem, this is what I should do."
Although he didn't ask, Qingting asked for him, "Teacher, have you contacted Qingqing? Is she okay? Teacher, do you have any instructions for her? Do you need me to do it for her?"
[She's such a sensible child. It's hard to say directly if she joins Zhou Qingqing to make up the numbers.]
"Qingqing sounded distressed when she called me, but you don't have to worry too much because she's being taken care of by her family." The math teacher smiled. "It's a school tradition to include a few girls in the math competition. You don't need to do anything extra, so don't worry too much."
Tradition?
It was also the first time that Wei Lai learned about the traditions of participating in the competition.
"If you have nothing else to do, please go back to the classroom. These three exams are quite difficult and require careful consideration."
"Okay, I understand. Goodbye, teacher."
After picking up the test paper, Qingting pulled Wei Lai and stood up together.
Before the two of them left the office, Qingting seemed to have just remembered something and turned around to ask the math teacher a question.
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