But Wei Lai's people were dumbfounded.
The first place in the math competition was actually Qingting, not him. So what the math teacher said to him was a joke.
So he lost again?
When Qingting heard that she won first place, she stood up from her chair, turned to look at Wei Lai, with a look of surprise on her face.
She had read all of Wei Lai's draft papers. She had gotten one question wrong, yet she still got first place. Wei Lai didn't get any prize, on the contrary.
Wei Lai in the audience had already begun to doubt his life. Qingting withdrew her gaze and walked towards the podium with no expression on her face, as if she was thinking about something.
When she walked up to the podium and received the certificate and the yellow envelope containing the bonus handed to her by the dean of studies, her face was filled with joy again when she came back.
Wei Lai looked up at her and felt that it was as she should be. After all, whether Qingting was accompanying him to write the math competition test or he was teaching her to write, she was very serious and attentive.
She is smart and hardworking, and she should be happy that her achievements are recognized.
But how come I didn’t even get a ranking?
Could it be that the name and school on the test paper were written incorrectly?
After thinking about it, Wei Lai could only come up with this answer.
"This math competition is a little special, so we've added a special prize. Wei Lai from Grade 7 (8), please come up to the stage to receive the prize."
"Huh?" Wei Lai's brain was frozen. Besides the first place, how come there was also a special prize?
"Hey, what's going on? Come on." Wang Zi couldn't bear it anymore, so he pushed Wei Lai and pushed him off the chair.
Under the gaze of all the teachers and students in the school, Wei Lai was confused, forgot what Qiong Linlin said, and walked directly to the podium.
He only came to his senses after seeing the dean in front of him.
The Dean of Studies handed over the certificate and another envelope with a red flower printed on it. As Wei Lai held out his hand, he couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, what's the special prize? Aren't there only first, second, and third prizes?"
"This time, the teacher was negligent and added an extra condition, resulting in an incorrect answer. However, you relied on the previous condition to infer the correct answer. Because it was the teacher's fault this time, I will give you an additional award while keeping the original list of winners unchanged."
The Dean of Studies said kindly that his students had discovered something that other teachers hadn't noticed, and he would save face if he told others about it. He lowered his voice and said:
"Besides, your prize money is also more than the first place, 800 yuan. Go home and have a good New Year. Keep working hard."
"Well, can I ask you a question, teacher? Whose grades are better, mine or Qingting's?" Wei Lai asked in a low voice.
"We've discussed this before. After all, the problem lies with the teacher, so writing according to the original answer is correct."
"Qingting from your class is very smart. Even though she didn't find the mistake, she still got full marks. Even if you did find the mistake, you can't get extra points. There's no precedent, so we can only say you're tied for first place."
"Oh, thank you, teacher."
After thanking the dean, Wei Lai turned and walked down the podium.
I can’t say whether I’m happy or sad, after all, it’s better than losing directly.
This is the nth time that Qingting and I have tied. It seems to be the third or fourth time?
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