Hearing him say that, what else could Jiang Xiaoli not understand?
She packed up her lunchbox and stood up. "Don't worry, Teacher Duan, I won't lose the bet. My only opponent is Xu Xing. The others aren't even worth my attention yet."
After saying that, she took her things and left the restaurant.
Teacher Duan stepped forward to stop her, but Chen held her back. "Alright, I know my student. You can't persuade her. Let's see how the exam goes."
Xu Xing said goodbye to the two teachers and left. He quickly caught up with Jiang Xiaoli and said, "You have to do your best tomorrow!"
She turned around and smiled at him, "Xu Xiaohang, you have to keep it up!"
Back in her room, Wu Cui immediately put down her pen. "Jiang Xiaoli, are you really going to gamble with Yu Yang on your ranking?"
Jiang Xiaoli placed the washed lunchbox on the table. "If Yu Yang doesn't go back on his word, then it should be fine."
Wu Cui couldn't help but advise, "The people from No. 101 Middle School are very talented. It would be such a loss if they accidentally missed the national training team!"
She took out the fruit that Zong Jia had bought for her from her bag and handed one to Wu Cui.
"If I lose, it's because I'm not good enough. It's normal to keep the agreement. Besides, I don't think I'll lose."
Seeing that she was determined, Wu Cui took the fruit, said thank you, and stopped trying to persuade her.
In the evening, Jiang Xiaoli looked at her error notebook for a while before snuggling into her warm blanket and going to sleep early.
The next morning, Zong Jia overheard the students' discussion while waiting for Jiang Xiaoli downstairs.
He stopped a student at random and asked them what was going on.
After Jiang Xiaoli finished her breakfast, Zong Jiayu took her to the examination hall.
"Little Pear, you will definitely beat that kid. Just play normally. I'll be waiting for your good news outside."
She smiled and snapped her fingers at him, "You're very well-informed! Don't worry, I won't lose!"
The math competition finals were held over two days. The exam ended at noon on the second day, and Jiang Xiaoli walked out of the exam room feeling relaxed.
Zong Jiayu and Chen Zhe were chatting together when she walked over to them, took the thermos cup that Zong Jiayu handed her, and took a sip.
Chen asked with concern, "How was your day?"
Jiang Xiaoli winked at him, "It feels—awesome!"
Chen Zhe finally felt half relieved, and when Xu Xing came out, his face was full of smiles.
Teacher Duan was not as optimistic as Chen. He felt it was safer to wait until the results came out before being happy.
The 13th was a full day of academic lectures, with several leading figures in the field of mathematics giving lectures to students.
The 14th is the closing ceremony of the 9th National Middle School Mathematics Winter Camp, and also the day to announce the results of this year's mathematics competition finals.
Jiang Xiaoli sat with her classmates, while Chi Hongbin behind her was performing a ritual.
"Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tathagata Buddha, Wenchang Emperor, Yuanshi Tianzun, Jade Emperor, Venus, Jesus, Virgin Mary, please bless me to enter the top national university, please, please."
After he read it twice, Jiang Xiaoli couldn't help but turn around and chat with him, "You have quite a wide network of connections, don't you?"
Chi Hongbin's face flushed red. "I was just talking nonsense. I'll recite it a few more times, just in case one of them hears my prayer."
She couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, "That's a great idea, keep it up, I believe you can do it!"
Xu Xing, who was listening to their conversation, couldn't help but facepalm. "You two, just shut up."
Jiang Xiaoli nudged Xu Xing's arm, "Xu Xiaoxing, what place do you think you can get this time?"
Xu Xing glanced at her. "I don't want to guess."
She found this person really boring. "Xu Shitou, are you going to accept the guaranteed admission this time?"
Xu Xing thought for a moment, "Probably, but I will still take the college entrance examination."
Jiang Xiaoli turned to look at him, "Tsk tsk tsk, I think you're still determined to outdo me. You've already decided to accept the guaranteed admission, but you still want to compete with me in the college entrance exam?"
Xu Xing blushed slightly, but he refused to admit it. "I just wanted to give my high school years a perfect ending."
She asked with a smile, "The kind of period used for second place?"
Xu Xing snorted and turned his head away, ignoring her.
The closing ceremony began soon after, with speeches from several leaders followed by the awards presentation.
The Qin Province team performed well this time. Out of a total of 9 contestants, 5 won second prize and 2 won first prize, except for Jiang Xiaoli and Xu Xing.
Now that the list of top national team members has been announced up to the tenth, the atmosphere in the audience has become tense, and many people's eyes have been frequently drawn to Jiang Xiaoli and Yu Yang.
Jiang Xiaoli appeared very relaxed, and there was no sign of nervousness on her face.
Yu Yang looked worse; his classmates could clearly see large beads of sweat dripping from his head.
At this moment, the host announced, "Fifth place, Yu Yang from Kyoto No. 101 Middle School!"
Instantly, all eyes were on Yu Yang. Instead of feeling joy at winning fifth place nationwide, Yu Yang trembled and burst into tears.
Soon the host announced, "Third place, Fan Junhang from Hangzhou No. 14 Middle School."
"Second place, Xu Xing from Xijing No. 20 Middle School."
"First place, Jiang Xiaoli from Xijing No. 20 Middle School."
The audience was in an uproar. These two students had swept the top two spots in both the math and physics competitions!
On Qin Sheng's side, Teacher Duan and Chen were so happy they were practically going crazy!
After receiving the awards and the closing ceremony, Chen Zhe, Teacher Duan, and others escorted Jiang Xiaoli and Xu Xing back to the guesthouse.
There were too many reporters and media outlets, so Zong Jia couldn't get close from the outside. He could only give Jiang Xiaoli a big thumbs up from a distance.
The teachers and students of the Qin Province team were all gathered in Teacher Duan's room at this moment.
Teacher Duan's face flushed with excitement. Jiang Xiaoli looked at him with great concern for his health, genuinely worried that something might be wrong with his heart.
When she quietly suggested that Teacher Duan get a medical check-up, Chen gently tapped her head and said, "Stop being naughty."
Teacher Duan gave some concluding remarks and praise, then waved his hand and said, "Come on, the three of us teachers will take you out for a nice meal!"
As he was leaving the room, he specifically called out to Jiang Xiaoli, "Call your family too!"
"Okay, thank you, Teacher Duan."
Jiang Xiaoli didn't make a phone call and easily found Zong Jiayu downstairs at the guesthouse.
"Come on, our teacher is treating us to dinner, and specifically asked me to invite you!"
Zong Jiayu smiled and nodded in agreement, "I'm so honored to have won the national championship."
She chuckled and proudly raised her chin, "No problem, no problem at all!"
Teacher Duan kept his word and treated the students to a big meal, which cost a considerable amount.
However, he was very happy. During the meal, he stood up and said excitedly, "Our Qin Province has always had an average level of performance in academic competitions, but this year, we have two students and four students who won the national first prize, three students who entered the national training team, and even two students who won first and second place. I am really proud of you!"
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