"No more. The rest don't need tickets."
Liu Xuewen came in with steamed buns and pickles, followed by a waiter with porridge.
Liu Xuewen chatted with Zhou Yizhou for a few words while eating. Zhou Yizhou knew that his younger sister was using him as a shield again, so he cooperated and chatted for a few words. After all, it was for his younger sister's good.
After finishing his meal, Zhou Yizhou stood up and said, "Little sister, keep going! I'll go to the second primary school the day after tomorrow and see our little sister receive the award in person."
Zhou Xiang waved his hand, "Let's go! Let's go! Don't worry, I will definitely defeat all my opponents and make you all proud of me!"
Zhou Yizhou patted her shoulder again, said goodbye to Liu Xuewen and Tian Li, and left.
"How is it? Are you relieved? I will definitely be reliable in doing things!" Zhou Xiang looked at Tian Li.
"Okay, you're amazing. You've even won over the sons of high-ranking officials, and we call each other brothers and sisters."
"We are one family! Five hundred years ago, we were one family. Although he is the son of an official, he is very approachable and does not have the arrogance of those officials' children."
Liu Xuewen sat quietly for a while before he calmed down. Every step he took was very difficult, and he really hoped to meet some capable people who could give him a hand. Unexpectedly, the big brothers Zhou Xiang just recognized were all second-generation officials. Well, the word Zhou Xiang just said was appropriate.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense and hurry to the examination room!" Tian Li urged.
Liu Xuewen came out of the private room and asked everyone to go to the second primary school.
In the auditorium of the second primary school, tables, chairs and benches have been arranged according to the specifications of an examination room.
There are twenty-three primary schools in three counties and one city. Hundreds of people gathered at the entrance of the auditorium, making it look bustling.
Perhaps because of the nervousness before the exam, the hundreds of students were relatively quiet, with only their accompanying personnel chatting together.
"Liu Xuewen, if you ask me, your county should not participate. There are only a few dozen students who come each time, and their scores are always at the bottom. It just adds to the joke."
A bald, greasy middle-aged man spoke in the direction of Liu Xuewen.
Everyone around burst into laughter.
Liu Xuewen whispered in Zhou Xiang's ear, "Be careful of this guy and his students. They've always been number one, and even if they occasionally stand out, they'll be framed and expelled from the competition."
Zhou Xiang nodded and looked at the greasy middle-aged man. In this era, the only people who could eat like this were families like Zhou Yizhou's, or people who ate and drank on public funds.
"If we don't come, other counties will become the last, which will be a bit embarrassing. It's good for us to be at the bottom."
Zhou Xiang looked at Liu Xuewen in surprise. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, he could hold back and use self-deprecating humor to let the other party relax their guard.
"Haha, didn't I hear that your county produced a genius this year? How come you're ranked last? Where's the genius? You've blown him up to the sky, right? Hahahaha."
The greasy middle-aged man laughed wildly, and the person accompanying him also laughed sarcastically.
"Yeah! He's a genius! He's fit to be in heaven."
"Seeing how you blew up during that meeting, I thought you guys had finally made it from last to second to last! Looks like you still need to work harder! Hehehe."
Tian Li clenched her fists. This was the first time she came to the competition with her husband because he said this year's competition was worth watching. But seeing him being bullied by these people like this, Tian Li felt really sorry for her husband.
Zhou wanted to open Tian Li's fist and shook his head. Liu Xuewen's goal was to make them let their guard down so that they could at least pass the preliminary round smoothly.
At this time, the announcement sounded, "Students participating in the competition, please enter the examination room! Students participating in the competition, please enter the examination room!"
Zhou Xiang shook Tian Li's hand and said, "Don't worry!"
Turn around and enter the auditorium.
Tian Li stood back next to Liu Xuewen and watched thirty-six students enter the examination room. Other counties had at least fifty students, and the county that always ranked first had at least a hundred students.
"The exam is about to begin, accompanying personnel please stay away from the exam room." The broadcast sounded again.
Liu Xuewen took Tian Li and two teachers away and did not associate with those people. He would wait until after the preliminaries to see what their expressions would be.
Each student found his or her number and placed the entry card in the upper right corner of the table.
When Zhou Xiang sat down, the first thing he did was to check the hole in the table. He could not let his guard down at any time, even if he had not yet made a name for himself.
He even squatted down and checked the top of the table hole to see if there was any writing, and he didn't miss any gaps that could be stuffed.
Every melon seed shell was removed and everything was neatly arranged. Any places with words were covered up with a pen to ensure that no one would have the opportunity to frame him.
The table was pushed and tilted, and I checked underneath and turned the stool over to have a look. After checking everything was in order, I sat down steadily and waited for the exam to begin.
Ignore the looks from people around you who were looking at you like a monster.
The preparatory bell rang and fifteen invigilators walked in. The auditorium immediately became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
There are fifteen rows in total, with thirty tables in each row. It seems that each teacher is invigilating one row!
Fifteen teachers distributed the test papers together. After the test papers were distributed, they were placed with the backs facing up in a corner of the table. The test papers could only be turned over after the exam bell rang.
Zhou Xiang was in the middle of a row against the wall. Fortunately, there was one less side for him to be on guard.
The exam bell rang, and Zhou Xiang waited quietly. The invigilator called out, "The exam begins!"
The examination room was immediately filled with the sound of flipping test papers.
Zhou Xiang slowly opened the test paper. The preliminary test paper was mixed and not divided by subjects. All the questions were on one test paper, and each test lasted two hours. The subjects would be divided in the final.
The test paper not only includes questions on Chinese, mathematics, science, ideology and morality, but also some algebra and geometry questions, which are for the first year of junior high school.
The preliminaries are already so difficult, the semi-finals and finals will definitely be even more difficult.
Zhou Xiang answered the questions calmly. His answers should not be too beyond the syllabus, nor should he hand in the paper too quickly.
The entire auditorium was filled with tension. The rustling sound of pens rubbing against paper, coupled with the sound of the invigilator walking back and forth, made the tense atmosphere even more intense. Even the sound of breathing could be heard.
Seeing that Zhou Xiang didn't raise her head or think, but just kept answering questions, the invigilator stood beside her curiously for a while, then walked away.
Zhou Xiang simply answered faster to avoid attracting the teacher's attention a second time.
After an hour and a half, Zhou Xiang felt that it was enough and raised his hand to hand in the paper.
The teacher who had just stood next to her came over quickly, collected her test paper, and signaled her that she could leave.
Then he rolled up the test paper and continued to supervise the exam.
Liu Xuewen paced nervously outside, and Tian Li was getting nervous. "Alright, you're making me dizzy. Zhou Xiang will definitely be able to do it. Eh? She's coming out."
Tian Li waved to Zhou Xiang, who was looking around after leaving the auditorium, and Zhou Xiang walked towards them.
"How is it? Do you know how to do it?" Liu Xuewen asked nervously.
Zhou Xiang nodded, "Yeah! I know all of them. At least a quarter of the first grade questions."
"Ah? Is the difficulty increased again this time?"
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