The Go competition that Cen Huaian participated in not only had players from Beijing, but also players from other cities, both amateur and professional, so there were quite a lot of players and the battle line was a bit longer.

The competition system of this competition was a knockout competition, double elimination, and players would be eliminated if they lost two consecutive games.

It was different from the ranking competition, and it was a relatively famous national competition among youth competitions. It was invested and held by a famous enterprise in Beijing. The winner would not only receive honor, but also a generous prize.

The competition was held for three days in total. On Monday, Cen Huaian went to Teacher Jiang to ask for two days off.

After listening to Cen Huaian's reason for asking for leave, Teacher Jiang put down his math book, looked up at Cen Huaian, raised his eyebrows, and looked surprised.

"'Hongsheng Cup' Go Tournament?"

Cen Huaian said "hmm".

"As far as I know, this is one of the more prestigious national Go tournaments. Cen Huaian, how many surprises do you have that I don't know?"

As he spoke, he signed his name on the leave slip, pressed it next to his hand, and asked Cen Huaian to sit down opposite him.

"You should know that you are talented in mathematics. You can participate in the 'Hongsheng Cup' competition, and your Go talent is not weak. But human energy is limited. Your studies are getting heavier now, and the competition is also studying. If you add Go, you may not be able to take care of it."

Cen Huaian nodded. He understood what the teacher said, so in the third year of junior high school, his main energy was on study and competition.

"Cen Huaian, although you are still young, you are now in the first year of high school. You need to think carefully about whether you want to go the path of mathematics in the future, or the path of professional Go, or something else. Decide well, then you can allocate your time reasonably."

After being a teacher for a long time, I always unconsciously consider my students, even if the students don't appreciate it. Teacher Jiang smiled and handed the note to Cen Huaian: "Go back and think about it yourself."

Cen Huaian had a thoughtful expression on his face since Teacher Jiang started talking. He really hadn't thought about what he would do in the future before, but he just thought it was interesting to do math problems and play Go, so he did it.

He reached out to take the note, stood up and thanked Teacher Jiang in a serious tone.

When walking out of Teacher Jiang's office, Cen Huaian was still wondering whether he liked math more or Go more.

It seems that he likes both, but what if it is a future career? Cen Huaian was a little confused. He didn't know whether he should be firm and take a path.

But now he has to finish participating in the Go competition first. Once he starts, he can't give up halfway.

Cen Huaian suppressed these thoughts and walked out of the school gate with his schoolbag. Zhang Lu pulled his arm at the school gate, wishing he could go with him.

"Why didn't the teacher agree when I asked for leave to accompany you?"

As a student, even if you have good grades, you prefer days without classes, and you are happy to skip classes for a day.

Cen Huaian pulled his arm out with force, turned to look at Zhang Lu and said, "Because the teacher saw your intention of asking for leave."

Zhang Lu wailed twice, stood at the gate and waved to Cen Huaian: "An An! Good luck in the competition. Although I can't go to the stadium, I will cheer for you at school!"

"Yeah." Cen Huaian nodded, turned around and got into Jiang Zhida's car. Jiang Zhida leaned against the window casually, stretched out a hand and waved to Zhang Lu, and the car drove away.

Soon, Zhang Lu couldn't even see the back of the car.

"Zhang Lu."

Just when Zhang Lu was pouting and unhappy, he heard Tang Song's voice.

She relaxed her pursed lips and looked at him standing not far away with a look of surprise: "Tang Song, why are you here?"

It was class time. If Zhang Lu hadn't said he was coming to send his brother off, and her parents were outside, she wouldn't have been able to leave the classroom.

"Class is over." Tang Song said.

Zhang Lu then realized that she had wasted too much time at the school gate and didn't notice the bell for the end of class.

There was a distance between the gate and the teaching building, and not many students ran here after class.

Zhang Lu walked towards him: "Then I have to go back quickly, otherwise he will be dead if he sees that I'm not here in the next class!"

In fact, Teacher Jiang didn't punish students who made mistakes excessively, but he punished students in many different ways, which was more frightening than beating or scolding students.

Besides, his aura was also somewhat mysterious. Students were inexplicably afraid of him, even though he always had a smile on his face.

So Zhang Lu, like her classmates, would not offend her class teacher if

she could. Tang Song followed her without speeding up: "Don't worry, the class just ended."

Zhang Lu breathed a sigh of relief and forgot to ask Tang Song why he was at the school gate. She asked him if the Chinese teacher said anything when she didn't go home last class.

"No. But the Chinese teacher assigned a writing assignment..."

"Ah? Why writing again? Tell me, what do we observe this time?"

Zhang Lu's Chinese teacher was an overly emotional teacher, the kind that would be moved when she saw flowers blooming and falling. Therefore, she also encouraged students to strengthen their observation of the things around them, and from time to time she would assign a small observation essay.

"Chrysanthemum, write about the character of chrysanthemum."

Zhang Lu patted his chest and felt relieved, and said with a smile: "That's perfect, my uncle and grandfather have a lot of chrysanthemums at home, I can just find a pot to observe. Do you have chrysanthemums to observe?"

Tang Song shook his head, his tone was a little low: "No one in my family grows flowers."

Zhang Lu immediately said: "Then I'll move a pot from home, and we'll observe together!"

Tang Song: "Okay, thank you Zhang Lu."

Zhang Lu waved his hand nonchalantly: "You're welcome, my family is not short of flowers."

Tang Song looked at Zhang Lu's bright smile without any worries, and he felt as if he was also exposed to the sun.

There were only three people in Jiang Zhida's car, Cen Huaian and Grandpa Jiang. Chuxia had a class today, and Cen Zhengnian couldn't leave at the research institute.

Cen Huaian sat in the back, looking out the window. The car sped past, sweeping up countless fallen leaves on the ground, and the trees beside the road occasionally dropped yellow leaves.

"An'an, what are you thinking about?"

Grandpa Jiang noticed his absent-mindedness and called him, "Are you worried about today's game?"

"No." Cen Huaian regained his composure and didn't plan to tell Grandpa Jiang what the class teacher said.

He would rather figure out the future path by himself.

Grandpa Jiang raised his hand and touched his head lovingly with his wrinkled hand: "Don't think too much. Just because you don't know the answer to some questions now doesn't mean you won't know it in the future."

Cen Huaian looked at Grandpa Jiang with surprise in his eyes. He thought that his great-grandmother knew about his troubles.

But seeing Grandpa Jiang's smile, Cen Huaian knew that his great-grandmother didn't know what he was thinking, but was just speaking based on his life experience.

"Great-grandmother, I know." Great-grandmother's words made Cen Huaian less confused.

Jiang Zhida stopped the car, turned around and rubbed Cen Huaian's head: "You are so young, you won't grow tall if you think too much, let's go! Go in and compete!"

Cen Huaian said "um", got out of the car and went to help Grandpa Jiang, and the group walked into the Children's Palace.

Cen Huaian will have competitions this morning and afternoon, and tomorrow as well, which consumes a lot of brain power.

Therefore, Jiang Zhida carried a large food box filled with all kinds of food.

"An'an, don't worry about the competition. It's okay if you're hungry or thirsty, your uncle is here!"

Cen Huaian looked at the large food box and was silent for a while: "Uncle, is it too much?"

"No, there are also me and your great-grandmother."

The food box was too eye-catching. When entering the competition venue, Cen Huaian felt that many people's eyes were on the three of them.

Cen Huaian paused at first, but later he got used to it. As long as his expression did not change, no one could tell that he didn't like being stared at.

Jiang Zhida took Grandpa Jiang to sit in the audience outside the competition venue. Cen Huaian entered the venue to draw a number. Compared with yesterday, there were many fewer players on the field.

The opponent Jiang Zhida picked this time was Zhao Qi, a chess player he knew. The two had had some unpleasantness at the Youth Exchange Meeting at the Children's Palace.

However, Cen Zhengnian had not seen Zhao Qi since the Youth Exchange Meeting. He only remembered her because he had a better memory, and although Zhao Qi had grown up, her face had not changed much.

Obviously, Zhao Qi also remembered Cen Huaian, and the look she gave him was alert and subtly hostile. Zhao Qi, who had grown up, was no longer as impulsive as before.

The atmosphere between the two was a little awkward, but Cen Huaian didn't care and followed the etiquette of playing chess as usual, not missing a single step.

Zhao Qi also stiffly did the same thing as him.

After sitting down, Zhao Qi looked at Cen Huaian and finally said the first sentence after the two met: "I will not lose to you again in this competition."

Cen Huaian grabbed a handful of chess pieces and asked her to guess the odd and even numbers. Now, who will win and who will lose is just a verbal statement. Winning the game still depends on personal ability.

Zhao Qi looked at him: "Even."

Zhao Qi guessed correctly, and she went first.

Cen Huaian did not let his guard down because he had won her once. He treated every opponent very seriously, even a three-year-old child. This was a respect for the opponent and for the game.

Zhao Qi's chess playing style did not change much from before. She was still cautious, but her chess skills had improved a lot compared to the exchange meeting. She was more meticulous in the layout of the chessboard. The loopholes when playing chess with him before were no longer visible.

Cen Huaian also adjusted his thinking on how to deal with the enemy, thinking again about how to lure the opponent into a trap, and then hunt prey.

Playing chess is like this, seeing who eats more pieces and occupies more territory, just like a battlefield.

Similarly, Zhao Qi also wanted to surround his chess pieces and eat them. The two of them had a grudge before, and the fight on the chessboard was even more intense.

Zhao Qi seemed to have vented her resentment towards Cen Huaian on this game of chess. In the beginning, she was able to keep steady and move step by step, but in the end, she didn't care at all. She ate as many chess pieces as Cen Huaian could, and she didn't care how much she would lose if she ate one of Cen Huaian's chess pieces.

Cen Huaian naturally showed no mercy to her, and harvested her chess pieces without hesitation. As expected, Zhao Qi lost this game of chess.

"I know I can't beat you."

Zhao Qi sat opposite Cen Huaian and said, "But I am happy that I can eat a lot of your chess pieces."

The staff was still counting the territory occupied by the two chess pieces on the chessboard. No matter how clear the chess game was, they had to count and record the number of wins and losses of both sides. This was the rule.

After hearing what Zhao Qi said, a staff member looked at her unexpectedly, and then looked at Cen Huaian, with the intention of reading gossip in his eyes.

Cen Huaian didn't understand Zhao Qi's thoughts. The two had different ways and different pursuits in playing chess. He didn't want to say anything more to her, just looked at the staff and waited for them to announce the results.

Zhao Qi didn't anger him with his attitude, but made herself irritated.

As soon as the staff announced the result, Zhao Qi stood up and left immediately. Cen Huaian thanked the staff before leaving.

There were many players on the field, and the judges and coaches of the provincial and national teams noticed Cen Huaian from the beginning.

He has always had a name in the Beijing team. The provincial team had invited him to join before. At that time, Cen Huaian was young. After joining the provincial team, he had to devote all his energy to Go training, and he would have less time to spend with his parents. He was unwilling, and Chuxia disagreed.

The child was only ten years old, and Cen Huaian had other interests and hobbies. She didn't want to decide on the future development direction when he didn't have a concept of his career.

Moreover, there would be many competitions after joining the provincial team, and he would have to travel to other places or even abroad. Cen Huaian was too young, and Chuxia was worried.

Later, Cen Huaian participated in fewer competitions, and the provincial team no longer paid attention to him. As soon as

he entered the field in this competition, the coach who had always been optimistic about Cen Huaian kept his eyes on him.

He watched every game, and the more he watched, the more excited he became. The coaches of the national team knew him, and seeing that he cared so much about a player, they naturally paid more attention to him.

Cen Huaian's design for each game, his thinking and mentality towards the enemy, were all too stable, far beyond his peers, and he was still improving. Such a player was born for Go, and the provincial and national teams were in need of such players!

Therefore, after the game that day, when Cen Huaian was walking towards Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Zhida, he was stopped by two coaches.

One from the provincial team and one from the national team, they all asked him if he wanted to join, without any conditions, and also said a lot of benefits for joining.

"We have free food and accommodation, monthly wages, and bonuses for winning competitions. In the national team, there are special coaches to teach you how to play Go, and special doctors to take care of your health."

In addition, there are various other benefits.

The provincial team coach saw that the national team coach was also competing for people, and knew that if Cen Huaian was willing, he would definitely be more willing to join the national team.

Moreover, the provincial team often imports talents to the national team, so he also helped the national team coach to persuade Cen Huaian.

Those benefits are very tempting, various honors, large bonuses, most people will be tempted after hearing about them, and they can also participate in international competitions to win glory for the country.

However, Cen Huaian's expression did not change, and there was no wavering in his eyes.

He shook his head and said, "Thank you for your invitation, but you need to discuss this matter with my parents."

The two coaches slapped their heads. They were so anxious that they saw Cen Huaian winning this game all the time, and they were afraid that he would run away, so they hurried over.

He is still so young, they must talk to his parents first and ask for their consent.

"Did your parents come with you today?"

"No."

Seeing Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Zhida waving at him outside the court, Cen Huaian turned around and said to them, "My family called me."

Then he nodded and ran to the position of Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Zhida.

The two coaches also hurried to follow. They knew Grandpa Jiang. The provincial team coaches had dealt with him a lot.

"Old Jiang."

Grandpa Jiang raised his hand to stop them from talking: "I know what you mean. My great-grandson will not join your team. He has to listen to his parents. It's useless for you to tell me."

The provincial and national team coaches had to leave first, but they had not given up yet. Cen Huaian was too good a talent, and they were reluctant to give up.

When Cen Huaian got home, it was already dark outside. The weather in late autumn was already short in days and long in nights.

Jiang Zhida sent him back. When he was about to leave after seeing him to the door, Cen Zhengnian stopped him and said, "The meal is ready. Let's eat before we go."

Jiang Zhida stroked his buzz cut hair and said, "Then I won't be polite!"

He walked towards the house without any intention of being polite.

Three dogs ran over to greet their owner. Jiang Zhida stood beside Cen Huaian and stroked the dogs' heads with him.

"Bandian is good-looking and energetic! An'an, Yunmengze is too lonely with only Xiaohei as a dog. Give Bandian to me too."

Cen Huaian hugged Bandian's head and said, "No, it's used to being in my house."

Heizi, Huangzi, Bandian, Cen Huaian was unwilling to give any of the dogs away now.

Jiang Zhida's face was full of regret. He really wanted to have another offspring of Heizi, but for the health of Heizi and Huangzi, Chuxia sterilized the two dogs.

She was a surgeon in her previous life and studied some books on livestock, so she performed this small operation very easily. She

didn't graduate from college before, and she didn't have the conditions to sterilize the two dogs. Now she is in the hospital and has medical qualifications. She asked the surgeon in the hospital for two sets of things needed for the operation, and she just needed to buy scalpels and other things herself.

The two dogs recovered very well, so it is impossible to have offspring of Heizi now.

Jiang Zhida was the most pitiful. Every time he came, he would envy Spot.

After dinner, after seeing Jiang Zhida off, Cen Huaian took the initiative to tell Chuxia and Cen Zhengnian that he had something to say.

Chuxia turned off the TV and pulled Cen Zhengnian to sit beside her. The two looked at Cen Huaian seriously: "What do you want to say to Mom and Dad?"

Cen Huaian told Chuxia and Cen Huaian what the head teacher said today and that the coaches of the two teams had come to see him.

"Mom, Dad." Cen Huaian looked confused: "I don't know which way to go in the future?"

Chuxia and Cen Zhengnian looked at each other. This problem really needs to be thought about. It is also a very difficult problem.

Cen Huaian's future life direction may be determined today. Chuxia's heart was beating fast.

"You go first." Chuxia pushed Cen Zhengnian.

"An'an, I told you about my pursuit of dreams before." Cen Zhengnian organized his words and started to speak. Unlike An'an, he had thought about what he wanted to do in the future a long time ago, and then he just had to work hard towards his goal.

"When deciding what to do in the future, you should first consider your hobbies. Whether it's math, Go or something else, as long as it's what you like and what you want to do, your mother and I will support you. But what confuses you is not whether you like it or not, but how to choose if you like both?"

Cen Huaian nodded. This was indeed what confused him.

Cen Zhengnian paused and continued, "Let me tell you about your future direction after you choose between math and Go. Mathematics is a basic subject. Mathematics is used in many jobs, including my current job. If you want to do scientific research in the future, you must learn mathematics well. Professional Go and mathematics have different development directions. To pursue a professional career, you need to participate in a large number of competitions. After retirement, you should be a coach or other jobs related to Go."

After Cen Zhengnian finished speaking, Chu Xia was standing beside him . He nodded and said, "Your father's analysis is correct. Now you need to consider it yourself. Which direction do you want to go in the future?"

Cen Huaian thought for a while and said, "I don't want to be a professional Go player. I like Go because I enjoy playing Go with others. If I keep learning Go and playing Go every day, that's not the life I want."

Chu Xia and Cen Zhengnian understood that An An treated Go as a hobby. When he was interested, he would participate in competitions and play Go with others. He didn't want to spend all his time on it.

"Then you can directly reject the coach of the national team tomorrow. If you join the national team, you will have to go the professional Go path." Chu Xia said.

"Yes!" Cen Huaian nodded heavily. He solved a problem that made him think for a day, and the whole person was relieved instantly.

The next day, when Cen Huaian refused the national team coach, he was very regretful: "Are you really not going to join the national team? With your talent, you will definitely shine in the national team in the future."

Cen Huaian shook his head firmly: "Coach, I don't want to go the professional Go path."

The coach wanted to persuade him again, but the game started and Cen Huaian needed to enter the field. Grandpa Jiang held the coach back: "You don't have to persuade my great-grandson anymore. Since he has made up his mind, he will not change it."

The national team coach still felt sorry, but the adults supported the child's decision, so he had to give up.

There are fewer players left in the "Hongsheng Cup" Go competition today, and today we will also compete for the champion, runner-up and third place.

Cen Huaian is in better condition than yesterday, relaxed and stable. No matter which game he played, even if he encountered a tough opponent, he played steadily and never got impatient.

This state made him win every game. Hong Youxuan had lost a game, but Cen Huaian had not.

In the end, there were only four people left to compete for the first, second and third place, and Cen Huaian and Hong Youxuan took two places.

There is no second chance in this competition. The winner is decided in one round. Cen Huaian faced Hong Youxuan in the first round.

Hong Youxuan looked at Cen Huaian with a gentle smile: "I was thinking about not playing the first round with you, but I didn't expect to draw you."

Cen Huaian: "Brother Youxuan, we will always face each other in one round."

Hong Youxuan: "Then I also hope it will be the last round."

Although saying so, the opponent that has been decided will not be changed. Cen Huaian and Hong Youxuan both raised their spirits to fight.

They don't know how many games they have played against each other, and they are very familiar with each other's style of playing chess, so this game is destined to be difficult.

The fight between the two on the chessboard attracted many onlookers from the judges. While watching, they nodded frequently, and their admiring eyes kept falling on Cen Huaian and Hong Youxuan.

In the end, Hong Youxuan lost by one move. Cen Huaian bowed to him and said, "Thank you."

Hong Youxuan smiled and said to him sincerely, "An'an, I hope you can win the championship."

Cen Huaian: He also hopes so, after all, the champion has a large prize money!

Hong Youxuan didn't know that Cen Huaian's wish to win the championship was so simple. He continued to compete with another defeated player. The two competed for the third place, while Cen Huaian and the winning player competed for the championship.

Cen Huaian's opponent was the quiet girl who had competed with him before. She frowned and looked at Cen Huaian, and her eyes clearly expressed one meaning: tricky.

"I didn't expect that what I said before would come true so soon."

She wanted to play another game with Cen Huaian after this game, when her chess skills had improved.

Playing chess again after only two days, the quiet girl didn't have the ability to improve her chess skills quickly.

Before the game started, she had already predicted the end.

But the quiet girl didn't give up easily, and still played at her best level in the face of the chess game.

"Maybe I have really improved in the past two days." She said to Cen Huaian: "It doesn't necessarily mean that I will lose."

Cen Huaian also didn't let down his guard. He didn't play easily in the last game, and he felt the same way now.

If he let his guard down because he won, he would definitely lose this game.

Many judges stood behind Cen Huaian and the quiet girl to watch. The two of them took one step at a time, you ate my chess, and I ate yours. For a while, Cen Huaian's strength suppressed the girl's softness, and then the softness surrounded the strength.

For a moment, even the judges could not tell who would win the game between the two.

This game of chess still took a long time. At the end of the time stipulated for each game of the competition, Cen Huaian finally defeated the quiet girl. This time, she only lost one piece.

"Alas, I am still not as good as others." The quiet girl sighed as she looked at the chessboard, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

"Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Ruan Luoyao."

"Cen Huaian."

Cen Huaian stretched out his hand and shook her hand. He liked the process of playing chess with Ruan Luoyao. It was the feeling of meeting a worthy opponent. He could always learn something from playing chess with her.

Today, Cen Huaian felt that his chess skills were not perfect enough, and he still had a lot to improve.

"I'll say it again this time, I hope I can play chess with you again in the future. I might win then."

Cen Huaian: "I won't let you win."

He will also work hard to improve his chess skills.

Regardless of others, Cen Huaian improves himself not only to win chess, but also for the opportunity to play against more powerful opponents.

The prize money for the champion of the "Hongsheng Cup" is very high. Of course, it cannot be compared with the prize money of some international competitions, but in some domestic competitions, it is already very high, a full 8,000 yuan.

Cen Huaian held the thick prize money, stood on the award podium, raised the corners of his mouth, and left a photo with a smile.

After returning home, Cen Huaian put the prize money on the table and showed it to Chuxia and Cen Zhengnian: "Mom, my prize money is a lot of money!"

When Cen Huaian received the prize money, he asked the third place winner Hong Youxuan about the prize money of some large-scale competitions.

After listening, he even had an impulse to participate in more competitions at that time. The prize money was too tempting.

However, Cen Huaian was still rational, and he suppressed his desire for money. He will participate in the competition again when he has the opportunity in the future. Now he has a lot of money.

"An An is great!" Chuxia did not hide her pride in him, and An An's mouth corners were also raised.

"Mom, here you go."

Cen Huaian handed the money to Chuxia, who was stunned and did not take it. She had never thought that Cen Huaian, who loved money so much, would just give her all the money.

"This is eight thousand, and you're giving it all to me?"

"Yes!" Cen Huaian nodded: "For you, mom, to buy a courtyard house."

He knew that he could make money through Go competitions, and if he wanted money in the future, he would go to participate in Go competitions.

Chuxia didn't know what she felt in her heart, she just felt her chest swelling and warm, and her eyes were a little hot.

She blinked hard, forced her tears down and said: "Then mom will not be polite, please don't be reluctant."

Cen Huaian took another look at the envelope, turned his head to the side, not looking at the envelope, otherwise he really couldn't bear to part with it.

"Yeah."

Chu Xia put the envelope away. Cen Zhengnian, who was standing next to her, kept looking at the two of them with a smile. He reached out and rubbed Cen Huaian's head: "An An, Dad and Mom are very happy."

Cen Huaian himself was also happy.

Chu Xia took the envelope back to the bedroom and looked at it with a smile on her face: "Such a lot of money, An An gave it to me just because she asked. I'm still upset now."

Cen Zhengnian: "An An will give you more money in the future, you have to get used to it in advance."

Chu Xia: "The first time is different from the future. I will use it when I buy the courtyard house, and then I will come back and tell An An, he will be very happy."

Cen Zhengnian combed her hair and said: "You can use all my money."

Chu Xia looked at him: "Where is your money, didn't you give me all your allowance?"

"Yes." Cen Zhengnian laughed: "It's all your money."

After Cen Huaian participated in the "Hongsheng Cup" competition, he concentrated on studying in school, and he did not participate in the subsequent Go competitions.

He also didn't know that Ruan Luoyao participated in every competition, and even hoped to meet Cen Huaian in the competition.

But every competition disappointed her, and she didn't meet the boy who made her lose twice in a row.

At this time, Cen Huaian was facing the first midterm exam of the first year of high school.

They had three days for the exam, and there was plenty of time for review in the middle.

But Cen Huaian and Zhang Lu reviewed during their normal study time, so they didn't need to review for the exam now, just flipping through the books in advance.

Moreover, math, physics, chemistry, and biology were not learned well in normal times. It was useless to review hard, and they still couldn't answer the questions when they encountered them.

The weather was already very cold at the end of November and approaching December. Cen Huaian and Zhang Lu both wore thin jackets. It was not time to wear thick clothes yet.

At noon, the two of them went to Yunmengze for lunch. Their faces and hands were frozen red from riding their bikes.

Zhang Lu rubbed his hands and said, "No, I have to bring my gloves and hat to school when I go home this week, otherwise it will be too cold every time I go to my uncle's place."

It was not easy for her to have a taste of delicious food.

Cen Huaian thought so too. And because he had frozen his face and hands when he was a child, he would still be easily frozen if he didn't protect himself well.

There was a math test in the afternoon.

Cen Huaian was fast at doing the questions. It took him less than 40 minutes to finish his questions, and he even checked them twice.

After making sure there were no problems, he handed in the paper and walked out of the examination room. There were no students on campus at this time, and they were all doing questions in the examination room.

Cen Huaian walked around the campus and went straight back to the dormitory. Their class was also an examination room now.

He had only been lying on the bed in the dormitory for a few minutes when there was a knock on the door: "An An! An An!"

Cen Huaian looked towards the door in surprise: "Sister Lu Lu?"

"It's me, open the door!"

"The door is not locked."

The dormitory door will not be locked unless everyone goes out or goes to bed.

Zhang Lu pushed the door open, followed by Tang Song. When she saw Cen Huaian, she immediately smiled and said, "I knew you handed in the paper early."

"The paper is not difficult."

Zhang Lu nodded in agreement.

Cen Huaian got off the bed and asked Zhang Lu if she came to the dormitory to find him for something? He also ran into the boys' dormitory.

At this point, Cen Huaian was curious: "Why did the dormitory manager agree to let you in?"

"Hehe." Zhang Lu patted Tang Song beside him: "He was covering for me, and I sneaked in, otherwise I couldn't find you. I must have something important to talk to you about. Do you want to eat roasted sweet potatoes?"

Cen Huaian was very calm: "We don't sell them in our school."

Although it was very comfortable to eat a roasted sweet potato in this weather, he and his mother and father often roasted sweet potatoes at home in winter.

"There are some outside the school!"

Cen Huaian looked at Zhang Lu, with a questioning look in his eyes: It can't be what he thinks, right?

When Zhang Lu pulled him to a wall not far from the dormitory building, Cen Huaian finally proved his guess.

"This wall is a bit high." Cen Huaian said, looking at the wall.

Zhang Lu waved his hands nonchalantly: "It's easy for us, just stretch out your hands."

Cen Huaian looked at her, and Zhang Lu urged him: "Hurry up, do you want to eat roasted sweet potatoes?"

Cen Huaian stretched out his hands and crossed them forward. Zhang Lu took a running start and stepped on Cen Huaian's outstretched hand. Cen Huaian quickly lifted him up, and Zhang Lu climbed up the wall in the blink of an eye.

Tang Song's pupils dilated slightly. He knew that Zhang Lu learned martial arts. Only now did he really feel the difference in physical fitness between martial artists and ordinary people.

If it were him, he would not be able to climb the wall as quickly and smoothly as Zhang Lu, and his movements were also beautiful with strength.

"You go first." Cen Huaian's words pulled Tang Song back to his thoughts. He did not show off, but did as Cen Huaian said, and was pulled up by Zhang Lu with the help of Cen Huaian.

Cen Huaian clapped his hands, stepped back, took a run, lifted his feet to push against the wall, and clung to the top of the wall. Zhang Lu and Tang Song pulled him up.

The three of them successfully climbed up the wall and then slipped out of the school.

There is a roasted sweet potato stall not far from the gate of No. 4 Middle School. When school is over, students will go there to buy roasted sweet potatoes.

Cen Huaian and the other two bought roasted sweet potatoes and stood in a row on the side of the road. They sizzled and endured the heat while eating them, looking like they were enjoying the delicious food.

The roasted sweet potatoes bought by climbing over the wall are sweeter than those bought at other times. Zhang Lu ate one and went to buy a candied haws to eat. Cen Huaian and Tang Song also bought one.

It is the growth period of teenagers, so they are not afraid of food accumulation if they eat too much.

The three of them ate and drank enough. Seeing that the time was almost up and the math test was about to end, they returned to the place where they had jumped over the wall and continued to climb up the wall in the same order as they had climbed out.

As soon as Cen Huaian climbed up, he heard a stern and familiar middle-aged male voice: "Those three! What are you doing?"

Zhang Lu, Cen Huaian and Tang Song looked at each other and jumped down the wall.

"Run!"

The three of them immediately separated in three directions and ran away tacitly.