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Chapter 23 Sudden Honor

The short break passed quickly, and as soon as the bell rang, Teacher Li Cheng came over with brisk steps in the aisle.

She held a stack of test papers in her hand and placed them on the table at the podium. There was a smile on her lips and she seemed to be in a good mood.

"Everyone should be looking forward to today. I have finished grading your math papers. Your scores are pretty good. Most of you are above the passing line, and two of you even got full marks."

There was an uproar in the class. Chen Yong didn't pay much attention to the class. He had a blank expression and was indifferent to the uproar around him.

Instead, He Xinxin, who was sitting across a seat from the first row, asked Li Ming, "This full score is definitely not mine. I only wrote the beginning of the last question and didn't finish it at all. Have you finished it?"

Li Ming shook his head. “I haven’t finished writing it either.”

"Who will get full marks?" He Xinxin subconsciously turned her head to look at Gu Xiaoran.

She was the only one in the class who was an airborne soldier, and she didn't know much about her background, but who could the other person be? She glanced at Qiu Huoming and then shook her head. She knew this person's level very well. In last year's final exam, he was only ranked in the upper middle of the class.

Teacher Cheng tapped the ruler in his hand and the classroom became quiet again.

"This class follows the old rules. I'll announce the results first, and you'll go up to the stage and take your papers back. I'll go over the questions in detail. If you still don't understand, you can come to me after class."

"Start from the lowest to the highest. If you have a low score, don't be discouraged. As long as you do more math exercises, your score will definitely improve."

"Zhong Wei, 56.5 points. You haven't finished the last few questions. I reiterate to you that no matter whether the answer is right or not, you must finish writing the steps to solve the problem. You can still get some points..."

Ding Yu whispered, "I didn't write it either. She might scold me."

Qiu Huoming snorted coldly, "Good to know. If you don't work harder, you won't be able to catch up with us."

Ding Yu pouted and waited gloomily for the teacher to call out his name.

Finally, it was Ding Yu's turn. Teacher Cheng slammed the table and said, "Student Ding Yu scored 61 points. Why didn't you just leave the questions at the end that could have scored points blank? I saw you handed in the paper so quickly. What do you think..."

Ding Yu took the paper back dejectedly. After Teacher Cheng scolded him for a while, he finally let him go and started reading the next name.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief. Qiu Huoming tapped his paper and said, "If you don't understand, you can ask me..."

"How did you suddenly improve so much?"

"You play every day during the winter vacation, but I study every day." Qiu Huoming extended the timeline of his hard work in reading a little bit, which was more logical.

"No way, you're not playing with me?"

"After returning home, I studied by lamplight at night, plunging myself into the ocean of knowledge. There are so many things you don't know..."

Ding Yu glanced at him suspiciously, "I always feel like you're possessed by an old monster."

Qiu Huoming was shocked.

I heard Ding Yu say again, "Why doesn't the old monster come to find me..."

Gu Xiaoran suddenly covered her mouth and laughed. She turned her head and placed her white index finger in front of her lips, making a "hush" sound with her mouth.

Ding Yu then realized that Teacher Cheng on the podium had her eyes on him. She was holding a small piece of chalk in her hand, eager to try.

He quickly shut up and straightened his back.

Teacher Cheng retracted his gaze. "He Xinxin, 85 points, ranked third. I would like to make a special statement. Those who did not answer the last question should not mind too much. This question is selected from the Mathematical Olympiad. We have not taught this type of question in class. It is normal that you do not know it..."

"Li Ming, 87 points, second place, played very steadily, only lost one point earlier..."

"Gu Xiaoran, 100 points, first place, the paper is neat, the problem-solving steps are clear, and the thinking is clear..."

"Finally, I want to highlight one person, Qiu Huoming. He also scored 100 points this time, tied for first place with Gu Xiaoran. Not only did he write the last question well, but his solution was also very good..."

Zhang Jian said coldly: "He must have copied Gu Xiaoran!"

The sound was not loud, but in the silent classroom, it was still heard by many people.

Teacher Cheng's face turned serious, "Zhang Jian, stand up!"

"I want to clarify something for Qiu Huoming here. His problem-solving steps are not the same as Gu Xiaoran's. So, he couldn't have plagiarized. Who could he have plagiarized? Yours? Zhang Jian? You got 68 points, and he got 100. How could he have plagiarized?"

The following words were spoken in a very harsh tone, and Teacher Cheng was a little emotional. It was not easy for a few talented math students to appear in the class, and she was eager to take care of them, so how could she allow others to kill and discredit them with just one word?

Ding Yu immediately started to make fun of him, "Zhang Jian, take a piss and look at yourself."

Zhang Jian lowered his head and muttered, "I'm just guessing."

"You can't just guess. We are all classmates. We should take care of each other. When we enter society in the future, the friendship between classmates will be very precious. Okay, sit down."

Teacher Cheng turned around and wrote the standard answer to the first question on the blackboard. "Let's start with the first question. Take your papers and write down anything you don't understand..."

The paper in Qiu Huoming's hand had been taken away by Gu Xiaoran. The one he was looking at now was Gu Xiaoran's. For the last big question, her steps and ideas were indeed different from his own.

In the classroom, apart from Teacher Cheng's voice, the only sound was the "rustling" of pens across paper. Qiu Huoming listened to the teacher's explanations, which deepened his impression. It was like a review for him.

It was not until the last question that Teacher Cheng called out the names of Gu Xiao and Qiu Huoming in class.

"You two come up to the stage and write the solution to this problem on the blackboard together."

They walked up to the podium one after the other and stood apart. The backs of the girl and the boy were equally straight.

Ding Yu supported his chin and looked at their backs on the podium. He actually felt that this scene was extremely harmonious.

He covered his heart and thought to himself, "Why do I feel so happy to see them together..."

If he told Qiu Huoming about this feeling, Qiu Huoming would definitely give him a term to explain it: CP...

"You may be wondering why we asked two students to come to the stage together to solve this problem... You see, their solutions to this problem are completely different, but the final answers are the same... How can I put it? All roads lead to Rome. Don't stick to a fixed framework..."

Gu Xiaoran and Qiu Huoming have returned to their seats. For the only two people who managed to solve the problem, hearing different solutions was equivalent to opening up different ways of thinking.

Both of them listened with great interest. Teacher Cheng was an outstanding teacher in the previous year and the county even awarded him a certificate. At that time, there was no teacher rating system and this kind of reward was already the highest level.

"Finally, let me tell you something. The provincial education committee will hold a Mathematical Olympiad at the end of the month. Maybe we in our county haven't heard of it yet. What is Mathematical Olympiad..."

Qiu Huoming couldn't help but feel dazed when he heard the familiar term. He was no exception and participated in the popular Olympiad training class in later generations. He came to his senses and continued to listen to Teacher Cheng's speech on the stage.

"This announcement was very sudden. Our school has given three places. Other classes have taken a baseline test this time, and the selection will be made among those students who answered correctly..."

"I have already reported the names of Gu Xiaoran and Qiu Huoming. If the number of people exceeds the quota, we will screen them again. This is something that will bring honor to the school. I hope that the students in our class who have been nominated can take it seriously."

She was about to say something when the bell for the end of get out of class suddenly rang.

She looked at the two candidates sitting in the corner and smiled encouragingly, "Okay, get out of class is over."

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