Chapter 158: Maybe it's not bad to stay in Suzhou
The leader thought about it and picked up the phone to call the Municipal Education Bureau Director Shen Zhixue, "Have you read today's newspaper? What do you think?"
"Are you talking about Zhuang Tunan? I've seen it and am now considering whether to organize a formal exam to test his ability." Shen Zhixue's answer was steady.
"Well, how do you plan to take the test?" the leader asked again.
"The newspaper said that Zhuang Tunan has completed high school mathematics, physics and chemistry, and his mathematics has even reached the level of a freshman in college. So we will give him physics and chemistry questions based on the difficulty of this year's JS Province college entrance examination. The difficulty of mathematics can be increased a little bit on the basis of the college entrance examination, so that it is closer to that of a freshman in college. Let's see how many points he can get in the end." Shen Zhixue's plan was very rigorous.
"Okay, you should finish this exam as soon as possible and tell me the result. If the test result is good, you should also seriously consider the training of Zhuang Tunan." The leader made a final point.
"Understood, understood. If he is qualified, we will recommend him to the junior class of USTC." Shen Zhixue also hopes that Zhuang Tuanan is a true young genius, and that being able to discover talents is also an achievement of the education department.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Zhixue immediately called a meeting and invited several outstanding teachers from Suzhou to give Zhuang Tunan questions that day. Some of them had even participated in the college entrance examination and their question-setting level was quite high.
Then he asked his assistant to go to Zhuang Tunan's house in person to inform him to come for the exam tomorrow. He would take mathematics in the morning and a comprehensive physics and chemistry test in the afternoon. If Chinese and politics were added to this, it would be almost the same as the college entrance examination.
The examination was to be held at the primary school attached to the cotton mill. They felt that they would perform better if they took the exam in an environment that Zhuang Tuanan was familiar with.
At nine o'clock the next morning, Zhuang Tunan walked into a familiar classroom and began to answer questions under the watchful eyes of two invigilators. Shen Zhixue, along with staff from the Education Bureau, leading teachers from the affiliated primary school and other interested people, watched outside the window.
Fang Boliang, a reporter from Suzhou Daily, also came. The newspaper recently planned to focus on reporting on Zhuang Tuanan, and the results of this formal examination must be published truthfully in the newspaper.
After watching for a while, Shen Zhixue nodded slightly. "I was originally worried that Zhuang Tunan would be nervous in such a large classroom with only one person taking the exam. Now it seems that this child is really calm and he calmed down and started answering the questions so quickly."
After watching for a while, Shen Zhixue and the others went to the conference room to drink tea and chat. The exam would last two and a half hours, and they couldn't just stand here waiting the whole time, so two people would be left to report any news at any time.
After chatting for more than an hour, Shen Zhixue asked someone to check on the situation. Soon he came back and said, "Half of the answers have been given."
One teacher couldn't help but frowned. "I've seen the test paper, it's not too difficult. Why is he doing it so slowly?"
"Yes, if he is really a genius, he should have finished it by now, right?" Many people felt that Zhuang Tunan's performance did not meet expectations.
He Chengxuan calmly explained, "Tunan is different from the genius we usually think of. His slow speed in solving problems is his characteristic, but as long as he solves the problems, he can basically get full marks. There is no such thing as careless mistakes or pretending to know when he doesn't."
“So you have a thorough grasp of the knowledge points?” Most of the people present were educators, and they understood immediately after hearing it.
"Then let's wait patiently." Shen Zhixue was not in a hurry and continued to ask Shen Zhixue various information about Zhuang Tunan.
Before I knew it, it was time to end the exam. A staff member came back with a full test paper and said, "Little Tunan has finished answering all the questions."
"That should be full marks." He Chengxuan blurted out without even looking at it.
"I don't believe it." A test setter immediately took over the test paper and started to mark it. The overall difficulty of this test paper was not high, but there were two or three tricky questions that most people might not be able to answer.
When the questions were given, they had already prepared the answers, so now they could just compare them directly. He corrected them and reported the results as he went along, "The first question was correct, the second question was also correct, and the third question was still completely correct."
The third question was a bit tricky, but it still couldn't stop Zhuang Tunan.
". Question 5 is correct. Question 8 is correct." The teacher raised his head in surprise after marking the last question. "Even the additional questions were answered. There was no omission in the problem-solving process."
"See, I said I could get full marks, right?" He Chengxuan said proudly.
"This is not a full score. The score is over when the additional questions are included. This child is really amazing! How many students in Jiangsu Province got full marks in mathematics in this college entrance examination? Who else is there besides the top child star?" asked another teacher.
Tong Xing was this year's top scorer in liberal arts in Jiangsu Province. He enrolled in the Department of Philosophy at Nanjing University, stayed at the school after graduation, and later became a well-known scholar.
"I can't remember exactly, but it should be no more than five." Everyone was shocked by the calculation. "I didn't think so when I was doing the test, but the result was really scary! Even if I didn't do well in the physics and chemistry exams this afternoon, I can definitely be called a genius."
"Physical chemistry is just for reference. With this math score alone, he can enter the junior class of USTC. Ning Bi's level is not as good as his. I will ask my leader for instructions later. If there is no problem, I will contact USTC as soon as possible." Shen Zhixue couldn't wait for the results to come out in the afternoon.
"This matter is a bit troublesome." He Chengxuan immediately interrupted him, "Tunan doesn't want to go out of town."
"Why? You didn't explain to him clearly what kind of university USTC is? And what does it mean to go to university?" Shen Zhixue was anxious.
"His family situation is a bit complicated." He Chengxuan told everything he knew.
After hearing this, everyone was speechless. "This old man is really too much. And his father is the same. How come he doesn't even care about his wife and children!"
"No wonder Tunan doesn't want to go out of town. If he leaves, his mother and sister will probably have a harder time."
"This child is so sensible. I wish my child could be half as good as him."
"Can we do some work for them? If the family issues are resolved, Tunan should be able to go to USTC with peace of mind, right?"
"This is not easy to handle. It's hard for an honest official to judge family affairs. We are all outsiders, how can we interfere?"
"And this will take time. USTC's junior class will soon finalize the list. Even if we can solve the problem, it will be too late by the time we're done."
Everyone was talking about it, but no one could come up with a good solution for the time being.
Shen Zhixue listened for a while and asked, "What does Tunan think?"
"He wants to study nearby, so he came to our Jiangsu Normal University." Ping Zetao replied, and he also came.
Maybe it would be a good thing to stay in Suzhou? This thought suddenly popped up in Shen Zhixue's mind, and then he couldn't stop thinking about it.
(End of this chapter)
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