Chapter 138, Chapter 9: The Academic Genius in Campus Novels
This reaction left the competition teachers both amused and exasperated.
After the final mock exam, Teacher Liu and his colleagues called each of the students who were going to participate in the competition to their office for psychological counseling.
When it was Xu Qingzhou's turn, Teacher Liu's expression was rather serious.
"Qingzhou, this time in the provincial joint competition, those old-established strong schools like the Provincial Experimental High School and the High School Affiliated to the Normal University are all holding their breath."
He was still carrying a thermos, and there was a stack of test papers on the table.
"Their talents have been nurtured from a young age, so their foundation is very solid. You and Lin Zhiyao are our greatest hopes. Your teacher hopes you can achieve good results, but don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just perform normally."
Xu Qingzhou nodded.
"I understand, don't worry, Teacher Liu, I will do my best."
He knew that Teacher Liu had high hopes for him, but was also worried that this dark horse might not have enough stamina.
After all, compared to those competitive students who have undergone years of systematic training, he, a self-taught individual, is indeed nothing special.
Back in the classroom, Yu Wanwan was sitting there with her legs crossed, reading an extracurricular book.
Sunlight streamed through the window, casting a soft halo around her.
After a pause, Xu Qingzhou walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down next to her.
"Did Teacher Liu put pressure on you?"
Yu Wanwan didn't even look up.
"Yeah, a little."
Xu Qingzhou honestly admitted it.
Yu Wanwan scoffed and casually ruffled his hair, messing it up.
"Don't be afraid. No matter how difficult the provincial competition is, can it be as difficult as the questions I gave you?"
"..."
Could she be any more arrogant?
That's really not modest at all.
Xu Qingzhou shook his head, but a strange sense of peace settled down in his heart.
Seeing that her gaze never left the book, I couldn't help but feel curious and leaned over to take a look.
"What are you looking at...?"
The book was closed, revealing only the English title on the cover.
Yu Wanwan looked up with a smile.
"Xu, your habit of peeping isn't very good!"
"..."
Xu Qingzhou's expression was somewhat strange.
"I watched it openly and honestly."
The subconscious rebuttal was delivered in a low, gloomy tone, with a chilling gaze.
"It's no use hiding it, I've seen it all."
Where did she find this kind of book?!
Do you know that if someone sees you, you'll be thrown into a dark room?
Moreover, this subtle feeling is so strange.
It's as if I've experienced it before.
Yu Wanwan remained silent for a few seconds.
"So what? This is called a balance between work and rest, you know!"
They were confident and assertive, and their arguments were well-founded.
"?"
Xu Qingzhou was so angry he almost laughed. He turned his head and glanced at the students around him who were doing their problems and weren't looking this way.
He suddenly leaned in, grabbed her wrist, and trapped her between the wall and him.
"Lin, classmate, do you want to try what it really means to balance work and rest?"
A rare display of toughness, tinged with a domineering air.
Yu Wanwan smiled slightly, neither dodging nor flinching, and looked at him with a leisurely air.
"Xu, I'm still a minor!"
"..."
"I didn't expect Xu to have such unusual tastes."
"..."
"You beast!"
"..."
Xu Qingzhou really couldn't understand it.
This person looks so innocent and gentle, how come they speak in such a scoundrel!
Doesn't she feel shy or embarrassed?
Xu Qingzhou really couldn't bring himself to do anything with her in the classroom.
In the end, all he could do was grit his teeth and snatch the book away from her defiant and smug little eyes, then stuff it into his storage space through the desk drawer.
"Minors should avoid reading these kinds of books!"
"..."
Holy crap!
Her out-of-print books!
Unfortunately, Xu Qingzhou had already sat up straight and started working on the problem seriously.
Yu Wanwan angrily slumped onto the table.
Just you wait!
Soon, Xu Qingzhou faced Yu Wanwan's revenge.
While other students were relaxing and preparing for the competition, his desk was piled high with test papers.
"Qingzhou, the academic genius is giving you extra tutoring again!"
Xu Qingzhou didn't pay attention to the good-natured laughter from his classmates. He just pressed his forehead and hummed softly.
I flipped through them at random, and these papers were all competition questions.
However, he could only vaguely understand most of the questions at first glance.
Curious students gathered around to take a look.
The moment I saw the question, my eyes started to feel dizzy.
Some people took out their phones and started searching for questions online.
However, after searching for a long time, I couldn't find anything.
"Holy crap! I can't find a single one. These questions... I bet they were created by a genius himself?"
A collective gasp immediately filled the air.
Why would anyone create a competition problem of this difficulty?
Xu Qingzhou also felt that Yu Wanwan was not human.
How long has he been involved in competitions?
Give him this level of difficulty.
revenge!
This is absolutely revenge!
The students around them couldn't help but recall the fear of being dominated by the questions Yu Wanwan had set.
Someone patted Xu Qingzhou on the shoulder, their face full of sympathy.
"The tutoring from the academic genius... is indeed something that ordinary people can't handle. Take care, Brother Xu!"
Looking at the stack of exam papers, Xu Qingzhou pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache coming on.
What can we do?
You have to bear the consequences of confiscating books yourself, even if you have to kneel down.
As for returning it to her?
Don't even think about it!
With a sigh, Xu Qingzhou maintained his smile, resignedly picked up the pen, and pulled out the top roll of paper.
Just write it, what else can you do?
During the days when Xu Qingzhou was tormented by these devilish problems, the Provincial Alliance finally arrived.
The examination venue was set up in a key university in the provincial capital.
The atmosphere was more solemn and serious than in the preliminary rounds.
Elite students from across the province gathered together, and the air was thick with an invisible tension.
Xu Qingzhou and Yu Wanwan were still not in the same examination room.
This was intentional when arranging the examination rooms.
Students from the same school were kept apart as much as possible.
Before entering the examination room, Yu Wanwan patted his head again, bestowing upon him the halo of a genius.
When the exam papers were handed out, the difficulty level was indeed several levels higher than that of the preliminary round.
The question types are more flexible and varied, requiring a high level of depth and breadth of knowledge, and the amount of calculation is also exceptionally large.
Soon, the examination room was filled with gasps and the anxious rustling of flipping through exam papers.
Xu Qingzhou stared blankly at the question.
He could tell that this round was far more difficult than the preliminary round.
But these questions seemed to present themselves to him as if the answers were laid out before him, and he answered them even more smoothly than during the preliminary rounds.
Seeing that the other students in the examination room had gradually gotten into the zone, Xu Qingzhou didn't hesitate for long. He picked up his pen, calmed his mind, and began to write.
After finishing all the questions, Xu Qingzhou breathed a sigh of relief.
Sure enough, these questions, which were clearly more difficult, seemed easier to him.
Xu Qingzhou began to ponder why this was happening.
He was a smart man after all, and he came up with an answer in no time.
In his own world, he was a top student.
Having experienced so many worlds, I've learned a lot of miscellaneous things.
Their knowledge reserves and mastery have long surpassed those of people in this age group.
He initially felt it was difficult, but that was only because it was his first time participating in a competition.
Now, after going through the adaptation period of the school's selection competition and preliminary rounds, and being tempered by the high-difficulty questions posed by Yu Wanwan, they have finally come to fruition.
A strategic and insightful perspective.
Looking at these questions again now, they naturally seem less difficult.
Xu Qingzhou completely relaxed and quietly waited for the exam time to end.
The exam bell rang.
Xu Qingzhou and his classmates left the examination room together.
Not long after they went out, they saw Yu Wanwan leaning against the railing, who had been waiting for who knows how long.
His eyebrows curved into a smile as he quickly walked to her side.
"Handing in your paper early again?"
"Um."
Yu Wanwan nodded casually, without asking how he did on the exam, and turned to walk out unsteadily.
Xu Qingzhou didn't ask any questions. He walked alongside her, occasionally looking down to say a few words to her.
The days of waiting for the results are long.
But Xu Qingzhou no longer felt as uneasy and anxious as before.
He continued attending classes and doing practice problems as usual, and every weekend he would pack his schoolbag and go back to his hometown to visit Xu Qinglan.
Yu Wanwan would occasionally go with him, but most of the time, she was too lazy to move.
Even if she didn't go, she would still buy a bunch of things and stuff them into his hands so that he could take them to Xu Qinglan.
It has been almost half a year since Xu Qinglan returned to school.
With Xu Qingzhou watching over her, Yu Wanwan would occasionally wander over for a stroll. Even though Xu's parents had some ulterior motives, they didn't dare to do anything.
Moreover, Mr. and Mrs. Xu were not people who couldn't stand to see their daughter doing well.
They did that before simply because, deep down, they believed that sons were treasures and daughters were worthless.
They would sacrifice anything for their son, whether it be themselves or their daughter.
Now, Xu Qingzhou not only participates in competitions, but also ranks among the top in every grade exam and is able to receive scholarships.
They no longer need to sacrifice anything; in fact, we can even give them money back to support them.
Under such circumstances, they naturally wouldn't mind treating their daughter better.
With his frequent visits and Yu Wanwan's mediation, the siblings' relationship is now quite good.
Xu Qinglan today is completely different from the thin and pitiful little girl she was half a year ago.
She no longer had to work day and night, and she had plenty of food. She gained weight and grew quite a bit taller.
She looks like a cute little girl.
However, the marks left by life's hardships on her face have not faded.
Instead, with the passage of time, it transforms into composure and resilience.
Every time Xu Qingzhou sees her younger sister like this, she feels heartache and wants to treat her better and better.
If Xu Qinglan hadn't been precocious and sensible, with a clear plan for her future, she probably would have become arrogant and spoiled long ago under Xu Qingzhou's pampering.
Before the winter break, the provincial joint results finally arrived, albeit belatedly.
On the day the results were announced, Ms. Liu practically rushed into Class 3.
He held the printed report card in his hand, his face flushed red, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak coherently.
"The results are out! The results are out! We... we, Yun Chuan High School... are number one! Lin Zhiyao is number one in all subjects! Number one with a perfect score in all subjects! Hahahahahahaha!"
His excited expression made the hearts of the students tremble, fearing that the old man might faint from excessive excitement.
After they realized what he had said, Class 3 fell into a deep silence.
Whether they participated in the competition or not, everyone stared blankly at the window seats in the back row.
He achieved full marks in all subjects during the competition.
They recognize these characters individually, but when put together, they find it difficult to understand.
On the other hand, the person in question still maintained that gentle and harmless smiling demeanor.
She even picked at her ears, complaining a little.
"Teacher Liu, please keep your voice down. You're so old, we can't bear the responsibility if something happens to you!"
Ms. Liu didn't mind at all. She looked at the report card in her hand, then at Yu Wanwan, and her wrinkled face broke into a big smile.
Yu Wanwan sighed.
"What about Xu Qingzhou's grades?"
"Huh? Oh, right!"
After realizing what was happening, Teacher Liu immediately went to check Xu Qingzhou's grades.
Good heavens, her score is just too outrageous, so much so that he didn't even notice Xu Qingzhou's dark horse performance for a moment.
Without even looking for it, Xu Qingzhou's ranking and score were quickly found in the front row.
"Xu Qingzhou scored 150 in mathematics, tying for first place in the province with Zhiyao, and 146 in physics, ranking third in the province!"
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