Chapter 184 I Can't Bring Glory to the School (Two in One)
After a busy Saturday, Fang Wei arrived at another busy Sunday.
Early in the morning, an orange bicycle, carrying a young boy and a girl, left Shayang Village, passed the pier and the coastal country road, and rode all the way to the neighboring Baitan Island.
Looking at the high and bright blue sky in early autumn, Fang Wei felt a little dazed.
Why do I feel like I'm stuck in some kind of turn-based loop? !
Isn't this really a repeat of yesterday?
However, there was a difference from yesterday. He did not go to participate in the track and field competition this morning, but to participate in a mathematics competition.
The girl sitting on the back seat of his bicycle was no longer the lively childhood sweetheart Xu Cailing, but his quiet deskmate Liu Zhiyi.
A pair of small hands were placed around his waist. Fang Wei looked down and saw that her skin was surprisingly white and delicate. In the morning light, he could even see light blue veins.
It can be seen that the owner of this pair of fair little hands is in a very good mood. Her ten fingers are gently plucking his waist as if playing the notes of a piano, tickling him and making him feel itchy.
Fang had no choice but to free his hands and tap the back of her hand, and finally her ten fingers stopped moving.
"What? Are you playing the piano?"
"It's not playing the piano..."
"So what are you doing with all that banging?"
“I’m typing.”
"??"
Fang Wei turned his head to see what expression she had as she said such an outrageous thing, but Liu Zhiyi was hiding tightly behind him. When he turned his head, he could only see her hair flying in the wind, but could not see her face at all.
Liu Zhiyi giggled secretly, and unconsciously began to tap her ten fingers lightly on his waist.
She was indeed typing, writing down her feelings in this way. Using her waist as a keyboard, she wrote a lot of words, but only she knew what she typed and what she wrote!
"Is your bicycle broken? Why don't you ride it even if you have one?"
"Anyway, it's just the two of us, so it's more convenient to ride one bike. Besides, I'm very light, so it won't take much effort for you to carry me."
Earlier, for example, on the Friday before the holiday, Liu Zhiyi had planned to ride a bicycle with him to participate in the math competition on Sunday.
But yesterday morning, when he saw Cai Ling not riding a bike but sitting on the back seat of his bike and being carried along by him, Liu Zhiyi decided not to ride a bike today and also to sit on the back seat of his bike, holding his waist and being carried along by him.
After all, Cai Ling is already like this! As my deskmate, she should be able to do it too...!
She was so bored staying at home alone yesterday that she couldn't concentrate on reading. She kept glancing towards the road from time to time, wanting to see when Fang Wei and Cai Ling would come back.
Then, in this boredom, she became more annoyed. After all, they had not come back, so she couldn't help but wonder what Fang Wei and Cai Ling were doing now, whether the competition was over, how were their results, what they had for lunch, where they went after lunch...
The more I thought about it, the less I could concentrate on the book, and the less I could concentrate on the book, the more I couldn’t control myself from thinking about it.
Although the time of the day is fixed, she felt that yesterday Saturday lasted a long time. It was not until almost six o'clock in the evening that she saw Fang Wei returning with the happy Cai Ling.
Of course, she couldn't tell him about her feelings, not even Cai Ling...
But Liu Zhiyi couldn't help but be curious:
"Fang Wei."
"Ok?"
"Where did you and Cai Ling go yesterday?"
"It's a competition."
"I know this. You talked about it yesterday. You won the second place and the third place, and Cai Ling won the double championship! I mean, where did you go after the competition?"
"Then why didn't you ask yesterday?"
"I, I just remembered."
Liu Zhiyi was embarrassed. In fact, she was too embarrassed to ask in front of Cai Ling! As a girl, it was easy for her to reveal her thoughts! No, she didn't have any thoughts, she was just curious!
"We didn't go anywhere. We just played together in the county after the competition."
"What are you playing?"
The girl involuntarily leaned forward and pricked up her ears.
"We just went out for dinner and watched a movie."
"What did you eat?"
"KFC."
"What movie did you see?"
"Resident Evil...Are you checking up on me?"
"W-what?! I'm just curious. I can get some material. I can also use it when writing books."
"What kind of book are you writing that would use these?"
"Can't I write it later?"
"Go, go, go."
Seeing that Fang Wei was being fooled and seemed very honest, Liu Zhiyi felt relieved and asked curiously:
"Did you give Cailing that bunny doll?"
"Haha, that's right."
"Really?"
"We just went to play the claw machine. Didn't you play it last time when you went to the county? And then I caught the bunny doll!"
"That's it..."
Liu Zhiyi suddenly lost her temper and her face became depressed. She seemed to be able to imagine the intimate and happy scene between Fang Wei and Cai Ling when they were playing the claw machine together and then grabbing the rabbit doll and giving it to her!
Seeing her suddenly silent, Fang Wei turned his head to see what she was doing, but she was hiding behind him again.
Fortunately, the pair of hands around his waist did not loosen, but instead held him tighter... Was it too tight?! Are you pinching me?!
"that!"
Fang Wei quickly brought up a new topic: "Zhiyi, you don't have anything else to do this afternoon, right?"
Hearing this, the strength of the little hand on the waist suddenly relaxed and became soft again.
Liu Zhiyi blinked and said quickly, "I have nothing else to do."
"It's a rare trip to the county. After the math competition this morning, do you want to go play together in the county?"
"it is good!"
She answered so quickly!
Fang Wei hadn't even said where to go or what to do, but the moment the girl heard his invitation, the frustration on her face disappeared, and her hair, which seemed a little heavy, began to flutter in the wind again.
"Then what do you want to play?"
"I'm listening to you."
"What did you do when you went to the county town that day?"
After asking this question, Fang Wei remembered that he had just asked Cai Ling this question yesterday.
When he turned around to look back, the girl who had been hiding behind him suddenly popped her head out from behind his shoulder.
"We went shopping for clothes, and then Sister Caiwei took us to the movies and we went boating."
Well, even the girl’s answer was exactly the same.
Fang Wei thought for a moment and said, "After the exam, how about we have a meal outside and then go boating together? You've rowed a boat before, but I haven't!"
"Just the two of us going rowing a boat..."
"Um, are you planning to ask the math teacher to come along?"
Liu Zhiyi's face turned serious and he quickly denied it, "No! The math teacher is so busy, let him go back first, and then we can go rowing and come back later!"
"Okay, so it's settled then?"
"Uh-huh!"
"Have you read the competition book that your math teacher gave you? Did you do the exercises yesterday?"
“Yes, yes…”
Liu Zhiyi felt guilty. She had intended to do some homework yesterday to numb herself, but unfortunately she just couldn't concentrate on it. Plus, the math questions were difficult... Oh! She knew why she was so annoyed yesterday. It turned out that she couldn't solve the questions!
This is indeed a big problem! After all, she rarely has problems solving problems, so it is normal for her to be annoyed!
The girl quietly withdrew her head and hid behind him, hugged his waist, and began to type happily with her fingers.
She was going to participate in the competition soon, but she didn't think about the competition at all. She was thinking about rowing a boat...
Two people, just her and him, rowing a small boat, floating on the sparkling lake in early autumn...hehehe!
Liu Zhiyi couldn't help but happily nod him with her forehead.
"……what?"
"It's okay, my forehead is itchy, let me borrow your back to rub it."
"You cat!"
"You are so tall, aren't you just like a tree?"
Liu Zhiyi snorted.
This is the second time I've ridden a bike with him alone to go somewhere, right?
The first time was in the first year of junior high school. She caught a cold and had a fever, and he drove her home.
Now thinking about it, it seems like just yesterday. In the blink of an eye, we are both in the third year of junior high school and will graduate soon...
Liu Zhiyi looked up at him quietly. The impression in his mind overlapped with his current vision, but the boy in front of him had grown to be very tall and handsome.
Facing the arrival of graduation season, Liu Zhiyi felt melancholy about this matter for the first time. She couldn't help but ask:
"Fang Wei, when we go to No. 1 Middle School, will we still be in the same class?"
"what?"
Fang Wei was confused by her unpredictable and jumping thoughts. Weren't they just talking about rowing a boat?
"I don't know. Anyway, it doesn't matter if we are in the same class or not. We are definitely in the same school."
"Ok!"
……
[Thank you Shanghai Jinhua International Hotel Co., Ltd. for your strong support! Help the track and field stadium to have a new look! Build a new track for Baitan Dream! ]
Liu Zhiyi read out word by word the words on the large banner at the school gate. The banner was hung up after school on Friday night, and this was the first time she saw it today.
However, when Cai Ling came back yesterday, she immediately told her that Jinhua Company was Teacher Wen’s family’s company.
"I didn't expect that Jinhua Hotel actually belongs to Teacher Wen...!"
After Liu Zhiyi knew about this, she couldn't help but sigh that she knew much more about Jinhua Company than Cailing.
As a large group company, there are naturally many Jinhua hotels in Shanghai city, and one of them is right near the community where she used to live.
The house in Shanghai that Liu Zhiyi's family owned has not been sold yet. Coincidentally, a fellow villager in the village worked as a second-hand landlord in Shanghai. He was also Uncle Liu's former student and a good friend of her father. So she asked him to help rent out the house. The rent has also increased a bit in the past two years, and it is currently a stable source of income for Liu Zhiyi's family.
Fortunately, their parents left a lot of money, so the life of the grandfather and grandson in the countryside was relatively comfortable. In addition, Liu Zhiyi published many articles and received some royalties. With the scholarships from every major exam, her pocket money was more than Cailing's.
She's just a homebody by nature, and apart from buying and renting books, she doesn't have much else to spend money on.
The girl is young and has better adaptability than adults. Now Liu Zhiyi has completely gotten used to the study and life on the island. Occasionally, when she thinks about the days in Shanghai, it seems like a dream.
"Hey, do you know Jinhua Hotel?" Fang Wei asked curiously.
"Yes, there used to be one near my neighborhood."
"Really."
The two have known each other for such a long time, and Fang Wei also knows that she has never returned to Shanghai. After all, apart from that house, there is nothing else there that she misses.
"I have a plan for the summer vacation after the high school entrance examination," said Fang Wei.
"What plan?" Liu Zhiyi asked curiously.
"How about a graduation trip? We can go to Shanghai together! Or we can find a summer job or something!"
Liu Zhiyi knew that the "we" here definitely did not refer to just him and her, but when she heard Fang Wei's plan, the girl couldn't help but feel a little excited.
"Okay!"
"You haven't been back for a long time?"
"Ah."
"Then let's go and have a look together~"
"Hmm~!" Riding into the school.
The construction of the track and field stadium started yesterday, and today it has completely changed beyond recognition, and it is as bustling as a construction site.
Liu Zhiyi was happy to hear this. Her reason for being happy was different from Cailing's. She was happy because after such construction, it was foreseeable that she would not have to do radio gymnastics for at least the next month!
When the two were riding their bikes on the school road, they also saw Teacher Niu, who was coming out from the direction of the administrative building.
When he saw Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi, Teacher Niu was stunned.
"Why did you two come to school again today?"
"Teacher Niu, I'm going to participate in a math competition today."
"...?"
Teacher Niu was both angry and amused. He didn't expect Fang Wei to be busier than him. He just finished the track and field meet yesterday, and now he was going to participate in the math competition without stopping?
As a teacher who has been following the class, Niu Wengang naturally knows that Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi have excellent academic performance. Students with all-round development like this are often more rare than students who excel in a single project...Except Liu Zhiyi, this girl is quite talented in shouting commands. During the track and field team training on weekdays, he often asks Liu Zhiyi, who is idle on the side, to help shout commands. She is like a human stopwatch, and the intervals between the commands are very accurate.
It's just... you two are so intimate, what would my team leader Cai Ling say? !
Teacher Niu didn't bother to care anymore, got on his motorcycle, and gave a thumbs up: "Keep up the good work!"
"..."
After Teacher Niu rode away on his motorcycle, Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi waited for a while under the shade of a tree. Then the math teacher 'Lu Dan' who lived in the town also came over on his motorcycle.
"Teacher Lu!"
"Good morning, you guys are here so early?"
"No, I just arrived too!"
The math teacher's surname is Lu. He is a middle-aged man in his forties. He has been teaching since the first grade of junior high school. Privately, the classmates call him boiled egg because of his bald head that looks like a boiled egg...
His catchphrase is "all easy questions", and he throws chalk very accurately. If anyone is not paying attention in class, he can almost hit the other person's head with a piece of chalk. He delays the class to an outrageous extent. Teacher Wen comes to the classroom early to arrange the blackboard, while Lu Dan delays the class until the next class is about to start. It's even worse when the last class is math class...
Although these subject teachers are not as popular as Teacher Wen, after more than two years of getting along with them, everyone knows that the subject teachers are pretty good. At least they are responsible. After all, without any of them, junior high school life cannot be considered complete.
Teachers are bound to have some preferences for students, and students are no exception. However, except for Wen Susu, Fang Wei treats all teachers equally!
As for Lu Dan, he liked Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi much more, because they were his students and the two students with the best math scores in the whole grade, especially Fang Wei. Since the first grade of junior high school, Fang Wei had got full marks in math in every exam.
As for Liu Zhiyi, this girl is very talented in liberal arts, but seems to be inferior in science... Ludan can see that Liu Zhiyi's math skills are far inferior to Fang Wei's, but this girl can always get high scores in exams, which is amazing.
All I can say is that for basic learning, her method of learning science by rote memorization and practicing exercises can indeed get high scores, but for higher-level competitions, it may not be very effective.
But it doesn’t matter. As the teacher in charge of the school’s mathematics competition this time, Teacher Lu still chose Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi to represent the school to participate in the competition.
There have been competitions in previous years, but they were basically just one-round eliminations, and Baitan Middle School couldn’t even win a city award.
There is no way around it. Educational resources are limited, unlike schools in big cities which have special competition teams.
In fact, Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi had not received any training on competition knowledge. It was just a month ago that Teacher Lu gave them two competition-related books and questions for them to read and study on their own.
The Mathematical Olympiad is divided into four stages: provincial preliminary round, provincial semi-final, national final and international competition.
The preliminary round is organized by each province and city. The difficulty is relatively low, but it is still much higher than the usual subject exams. However, if you have a solid foundation and a certain mathematical talent, you still have a chance to win a city award. This is all Teacher Lu asks for.
As for the rematch, if you are not a student who has been specially trained in Mathematical Olympiad, you have no chance to go. Those exam questions are beyond the syllabus, and many ordinary students can't even understand them...
"Have you read the two competition books I sent you before? Have you done any practice questions?"
"some."
"How do you feel? Can you handle it?"
Teacher Lu smiled and said that he couldn't even solve many of those questions himself, so it was somewhat difficult to ask them to study on their own.
"It must be difficult, Mr. Lu! But after doing a few more questions, I can still find some rules for solving competition questions, but it's still quite difficult."
"Sure, Fang Wei! What about you, Liu Zhiyi?"
"I... um..."
The girl was a little embarrassed. Why didn't she feel the patterns Fang Wei mentioned? Anyway, it was a headache to do them! When she really did these competition questions, she finally understood how Cai Ling felt when she was doing math papers...
"Hahaha, it's okay. This competition is also for you to practice. I'll give you the two competition books. You can also read them more often. Some of the problem-solving ideas are quite useful for your daily math studies. Of course, it would be best if you all performed well and brought back some awards for our school. I would be proud of it!"
"Teacher Lu, what score do I need to enter the semi-finals?"
"Provincial third prize or above."
"Ah? Even the city's first prize is not enough?"
"It depends on the provincial ranking. Okay, don't think too much. Have you brought everything? Ruler, compass, pen, etc. You don't need a draft. They will be given to you for the exam."
"Bring them all."
"...Fang Wei, where are your things?"
"It's in my bag."
Liu Zhiyi patted the schoolbag behind him.
Yesterday it was Cai Ling who didn’t bring her bag, and today it was Fang Wei who didn’t bring her bag.
There was nothing to take anyway, so Fang Wei stuffed all the things into Liu Zhiyi's bag.
"Okay then, let's go now. Do you want to ride your bikes or squeeze on my motorcycle together?"
"Teacher Lu, we can just ride our bikes there. After the exam, you can come back first. We can go for a stroll in the county town!"
"...Okay, let's hurry up."
It's a pity that Teacher Niu left early, otherwise he would have jumped out and yelled, "I know this rhetoric very well! I know it too well!"
But unlike Teacher Niu, Teacher Lu felt that Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi were more of a good match. They were a young and beautiful boy and girl, and they sat at the same table. They also won the first and second place in almost all subjects. A pair of classmates who studied and progressed together were what is called a good story!
Perhaps only on such a small island in this era can you see this unique way of travel and scene - the leading teacher rides a motorcycle slowly in front, and the students follow behind on bicycles, and then take the motorcycle and bicycle together to take a boat to another island...
When there are teachers or outsiders around, the girl is very reserved. She holds the bicycle frame with her small hands and never hugs the waist of the boy in front of her.
But after coming out of the school, Teacher Lu rode a motorcycle in front, and Fang Wei and she fell behind. Teacher Lu had no eyes behind him, so she became bolder, and gently and quietly put her little hands on Fang Wei's waist, and then hugged him.
Compared to when I first came to school, this feeling seems more exciting and sweet.
Hehe...! Teacher Lu definitely didn't expect that I was secretly hugging Fang Wei's waist behind him!
The girl, who was full of secret feelings, was in a good mood. She flicked her fingers lightly and used Fang Wei's waist as a keyboard to write her essay.
The morning light fell on Mr. Lu's bald head, reflecting the light of wisdom. He adjusted the rearview mirror of the motorcycle with his hand and remained silent...
When they arrived at Baitan Wharf, Teacher Lu bought three boat tickets. There were many boat trips to the county, and just like yesterday, the three of them took the 7:30 trip.
"Then if you don't come back with me this afternoon, remember to take the boat ticket and give it to me next week so that the school can reimburse you."
"it is good!"
"Have you had breakfast? I'll go buy some buns."
"Teacher Lu, we have all eaten, just you eat!"
Having said that, Teacher Lu still bought a cup of soy milk for Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi respectively. The three of them ate breakfast at the dock while waiting for the boat to arrive.
The wind at the pier is very strong in the early morning. At this time in early autumn, it is a very pleasant thing to bask in the sun and feel the sea breeze on the shore.
Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi both got out of the car and leaned against the fence. A fishing boat not far away was unloading. A group of seagulls were circling in the sky. Some of the brave ones would fly down and pick up a fallen fish or shrimp. This was probably the meaning of the seagulls' lives. They would go to the dock to catch some fish to eat when they had nothing to do.
The vendors who were killing fish over there threw away the unwanted internal organs, which all became a feast for the seagulls.
“They are not afraid of people~”
Liu Zhiyi looked at it and it reminded her of the pigeons in the city square. Perhaps seagulls were much freer than pigeons, after all, there was such a vast ocean.
"Yeah, after all, this is where seabirds poop everywhere."
"Hahaha, we're just eating, please don't say such disgusting things."
The girl hit him unhappily. Compared with Cai Ling, her hit was lighter and more coquettish, as if tickling him. Perhaps because she was relaxed, her posture seemed very natural.
I don’t know what she was thinking about. She held the straw in her mouth and took a sip of soy milk. The next second, she grimaced because of the heat.
"So hot!"
"You're not burned, are you?"
"without……"
"It's better not to use a straw, just open the lid and drink."
You can’t use a straw with hot soy milk, and Fang Wei has been scalded by it.
He took the soy milk from Liu Zhiyi's hand, opened the lid for her, blew it gently out of habit, and then handed it to her.
"be careful."
"Ok!"
The girl held the soy milk in both hands and sipped it. Her mouth was no longer hot, but her heart was hot and sweet...
After finishing the soy milk, the transport boat arrived.
The teacher and the student boarded the boat together. Teacher Lu sat in the cabin, while Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi stayed on the deck.
Liu Zhiyi actually doesn't like traveling far, as it means uncertainty and change to her. Most of the time, she is like a cat, staying in her own little piece of land, which she names her territory and little world.
But it was an exception when she was with Fang Wei. She inexplicably felt safe and relaxed, allowing her to boldly enjoy the scenery along the way.
……
The boat moves slowly, and the bicycle isn't much faster.
It took about fifty minutes, and at 8:20, Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi followed Teacher Lu to Qingxi Middle School.
Qingxi Middle School has been quite busy this week. Having just finished the track and field trials, they are now organizing a math competition.
However, compared to yesterday, there are far fewer people on campus today. With fewer people, the school seems even larger and more spacious.
Since they didn't need to do any warm-up exercises, Teacher Lu had the leisure to take them for a stroll around Qingxi Middle School to see the environment and the honor roll and so on.
Liu Zhiyi doesn't like sports, but she glances towards the track and field stadium more often. Although the track and field stadium is empty, she has a rich imagination and seems to be able to see the scene of Cai Ling winning the double championship yesterday.
"Fang Wei, are you and Cai Ling going to the city to participate in the competition next time?"
"Yes, do you want to go and see it together then?"
"Can I go?"
Hearing this, Liu Zhiyi immediately became alert.
"Sure, you can come with us then, and that's a good chance to cheer us up."
"it is good!"
Liu Zhiyi agreed readily, completely forgetting that she was so reluctant to go out back then.
After touring the campus, it was almost time. Teacher Lu took Fang Wei and Liu Zhiyi to take the exam in the examination room, which was the auditorium of Qingxi Middle School. This kind of building did not exist in Baitan Middle School.
All the students who came to participate in the Mathematical Olympiad were from the county's middle schools. There were not many participants from Qingxi County, estimated to be only about 40 or 50 people. They sat together in the spacious auditorium, with more than enough seats. There was an empty seat in front and behind, and two or three empty seats on the left and right. It was no different from taking an exam in a single room...
"Here are your entry certificates and test numbers. The invigilator will check them in a moment. In addition to writing your school and class names on the test paper, remember to write your test number here. If you need to go to the bathroom, you can go now. The test will last two hours, and you are not allowed to leave early unless there are special circumstances. If you don't have enough scratch paper, you can ask the invigilator for more at any time. And then..."
Teacher Lu carefully reminded everyone of the precautions, and Fang Wei took Liu Zhiyi to the bathroom first.
The exam started at nine o'clock, and the two entered the examination room ten minutes in advance. Schoolbags were not allowed to be brought in, so Teacher Lu helped to keep them. They only brought their own exam supplies in.
There were two invigilators in the examination room, both sent by the city. One sat in the front and the other sat in the back.
The test paper was distributed five minutes in advance, but students were not allowed to start writing before nine o'clock. So Fang Wei took this opportunity to pick up the test paper and look at the questions.
The question types are somewhat different from those in normal exams, but the total score is the same, all 120 points.
Even though he had studied the basics of the competition for a month, Fang Wei was still a little confused when he saw most of the questions on the test paper. This was the first time in all the years since his rebirth that he frowned during an exam...
He looked up at the other contestants around him. Most of them had the same serious expression as him. After all, even among the students of Qingxi Middle School, not many had received special competition training.
Liu Zhiyi was sitting in front of him on the left. From a distance, he could only see the girl's profile. She seemed to be having trouble with the questions on the test paper. Her small hand was holding the pen tightly...
Fang Wei’s guess was correct. For the first time in his life, Liu Zhiyi felt a little panicked when facing a question!
They are all familiar symbols and nouns, how come after all the arrangement and combination, they become such a long paragraph of text that is hard to understand? And this picture... is even more abstract than Ah Sheng's painting?!
It's nine o'clock and the exam begins!
But many people, including Fang Wei, have been slow to start writing...
It’s difficult!!
(End of this chapter)
