Chapter 25 Smoke rising from ancestral graves

"Student Xu Yuan's idea is completely correct. You can sit down now."

On the podium, Qi Tongxiang announced the result with excitement on his face, and waved his hand to signal Xu Yuan to sit down.

The other people in the classroom were confused.

Everyone stared at each other, not knowing what was going on.

Is this the answer?

What about the process?
Xu Yuan had never seen this question before, but he was able to come up with an idea quickly, mainly relying on his abstract thinking and logical reasoning abilities.

He usually pays great attention to the training of these abilities.

During the few minutes that Qi Tongxiang was verifying, he remained calm not only because he was confident in his own problem-solving method, but also because of the progress bar panel that had just disappeared in front of him.

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Task: Inequality Problem Solving
Subject: Mathematics

Progress: 100%
Result: Completed
As soon as he spoke out his ideas for solving the problem, the progress bar immediately reached the 100% mark for successful solution.

This is obviously the correct and most appropriate approach.

If Qi Tongxiang gave a negative opinion, it would only prove that the other party had fallen into a thinking error.

"Brother Yuan, I'm convinced. Can you tell me about this problem? And how do you prove that the terms on the left are all non-negative?"

Lin Haoming couldn't wait to ask Xu Yuan without waiting for him to sit down on the stool.

The main reason is that this question is really beyond my level. Even if Xu Yuan gave me an idea, I still don’t know how to prove it. In addition, Professor Qi doesn’t seem to want to explain this question in detail. If I want to understand it, I can only ask Xu Yuan for help.

Otherwise, if you go to sleep with a question in mind, you will most likely suffer from insomnia.

Although the other people around, including Li Mingliang, did not say anything, their attention was always on Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan looked at Lin Haoming's uncomfortable expression and couldn't help but smile.

"You want to learn? Then I'll tell you."

"Please ask Brother Yuan to teach me." Lin Haoming nodded vigorously with anticipation on his face.

Others pricked up their ears.

Just as everyone was waiting to listen to the lecture seriously, Xu Yuan showed a mysterious smile and changed the subject:
"I'll explain it to you tomorrow when I get back."

"...You want me to lose sleep today." Lin Haoming heard this and immediately said in a resentful voice: "Then Brother Yuan, remember to come back early tomorrow."

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Soon the bell rang for the end of get out of class.

Xu Yuan was just about to drag Lin Haoming to the bathroom when he noticed Professor Qi standing at the door waving at him.

I had to change my plan temporarily and followed Professor Qi.

The two of them came to a quiet place at the end of the corridor. Qi Tongxiang stopped and turned around to say to Xu Yuan: "The idea behind your question is very clever. It seems that our province will perform very well in the mathematics competition this year."

"Professor Qi."

"Now that you mention that, I suddenly feel a lot of pressure." Xu Yuan said modestly.

Qi Tongxiang responded angrily: "You have no pressure at all."

Thinking about the fact that he had spent more than half an hour on that question, he felt a little embarrassed.

Now Xu Yuan was being humble, which naturally made him feel unhappy.

Take a breath to calm down before getting back to the topic:
"You are different from the other contestants I have met. You are talented in mathematics. I really hope that you can continue to study mathematics after entering university."

"Tell me the truth, if you were my student..."

Xu Yuan is not an innocent senior high school student who has not been exposed to society, so he can naturally hear Professor Qi's subtext.

I want him to choose HKUST. But in this era, if you have the ability to be admitted to Qinghua Yenching University but choose other universities, then in the eyes of outsiders, you must have been kicked in the head by a donkey to make such a stupid decision.

My family alone wouldn't agree.

In his previous life, he was able to enter Qinghua by working hard to pass the postgraduate entrance examination, and he wanted to make up for the regrets of his undergraduate studies.

Besides, there is a big difference between the bonuses given by Shanghai Qinghua University and ShanghaiTech University, the school, and the county and city.

These thoughts flashed through his mind quickly. Just as he was about to speak, Qi Tongxiang raised his hand to interrupt him: "I know you must have your own plans, so there is no need to explain anything to me." He had a kind smile on his face as he said this.

Finally, he did not forget to remind:
"You must attend the evening study session tomorrow as normal, and you are not allowed to stay out overnight."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the stairs.

"Thank you, Professor Qi." Xu Yuan shouted to his back, "I will definitely continue to study in the field of mathematics."

the next day.

After Xu Yuan finished his breakfast in the cafeteria, he left the school.

Go to where your parents work.

With his last experience, he was more familiar with the route this time and arrived at his destination smoothly after taking the bus for half an hour.

He did not let his class teacher tell his parents that he had joined the provincial team, just for this surprise today.

But inevitably, when parents first meet, they are more frightened than surprised.

Fortunately, he explained it in time.

"Xiao Yuan, are you saying that you have made it to the provincial team and have a chance to be admitted to Qinghua University?"

After hearing what her son said, Liang Yanli couldn't believe it and couldn't help asking again.

Although they are busy working to earn money, it does not mean that they do not pay attention to their son's study situation. They gave the living expenses to Wang Qingtao for safekeeping and paid them to Xu Yuan on a monthly basis with this consideration.

Everyone wants their children to be successful, but they don't put too much pressure on their children.

Now the eldest daughter Xu Ying is a sophomore at the Provincial Normal University, and her son’s grades are good enough for him to be admitted to an undergraduate program.

It is something to be proud of to have trained two undergraduate students in rural areas.

And now he suddenly told them that his son had entered the provincial team for the mathematics competition with first place in the division, and might even be admitted to Qinghua. This was simply a great honor to their ancestors.

Xu Yuan knew what his parents were worried about, so he took out an envelope from his schoolbag.

When it was torn open, a stack of red bills was revealed.

"This is the two thousand yuan reward from the school. Now you should believe what I say."

"Our family is really going to have a brilliant student." Liang Yanli took the money with a happy face and said, "Mom will keep this money for you first."

For an ordinary high school student, he or she certainly wouldn't dare to carry a large amount of money around with him or her on the bus.

Only Xu Yuan has the courage to do this.

"It seems that there has never been a college student from Qinghua in the entire Xu Village. If Xiao Yuanzhen passes the exam, we must hold a banquet to celebrate."

Liang Yanli glanced at Xu Jianguo and said, "Not to mention Xuzhai, no one in the surrounding villages has passed the exam."

The arrival of their son and the good news made Xu Jianguo and Liang Yanli get off work early at noon. They wanted to take their son to a restaurant for a good meal, but they did not expect to be rejected by their son.

In the end, I had to go back to my rented room and simply cook some noodles.

When Xu Yuan saw the environment where his parents lived for the first time, he became more determined to buy a house in the provincial capital as soon as possible.

Then I will find an easier job for my parents.

This way, there will be no worries at home, and he can concentrate on scientific research.

However, he has not brought up this matter yet, planning to wait until the bonus for recommending Qinghua arrives in his account. By then, it will be more than enough to pay a down payment based on the current housing prices in the provincial capital.

(End of this chapter)