Chapter 3 Who gave you the courage?

"Teacher Li, I signed up for this year's math league, and I need to focus on reviewing math next."

"Math League?"

Li Yan obviously didn't expect Xu Yuan to have the courage to argue with her today. She was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses. A puzzled look appeared on her face: "I remember that our school didn't seem to have a math competition class this year. How did you sign up?"

But it must be said that she was not angry at Xu Yuan's performance.

On the contrary, I felt somewhat happy.

Her way of teaching English is indeed strict, but as a teacher, she certainly doesn't want students to feel afraid.

Especially when there was a random check on word or text recitation, even though she had memorized them by heart in private, she was so nervous that she could only stutter.

So it was a bit surprising to see Xu Yuan respond so openly.

"My homeroom teacher registered me and I've already paid the registration fee." Xu Yuan had no worries and directly told the English teacher the details in response to his questions.

Since I have decided to participate in this year's math league, I will inevitably have to review math in other classes. It is basically impossible to hide this news, so I might as well make it public now and inform the teachers of various subjects in advance.

But there is no doubt about it.

This news caused quite a stir in the class.

Among the more than seventy people in the classroom at this moment, several also joined the school's mathematics competition class last year.

But the result was that except for one person who won the third prize in the province, the rest all just ran away with it.

The key is that they spent too much time on mathematics for the competition, which led to a decline in their scores in other subjects. In addition, in the past two years, there has been no distinction between arts and sciences, and a comprehensive college entrance examination system has been adopted. Physics, chemistry, biology, politics, history and geography are all required subjects in the college entrance examination, which has doubled the pressure.

Everyone will focus on the college entrance examination.

After all, participating in the competition without joining the national training team is equivalent to wasting precious time.

"Did I hear correctly? Xu Yuan is actually going to participate in the competition this year?"

"Is he planning to repeat his studies?"

"This always feels a bit ridiculous. Xie Qisheng, who won the provincial third prize in our class last year, doesn't dare to try again. Where does he get the confidence and courage?"

"Logically, the teacher should give some advice."

"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't have the courage to do that. I should find a way to improve my poor grades. At least I could get into a key university in the college entrance exam. Taking part in competitions is just a waste of time, so I'll just have to repeat the year."

……

Xie Qisheng, who was sitting in the third row in the middle, heard the whispers coming from around him and couldn't help turning his head to look at Xu Yuan.

Although he did not join in, his expression was slightly complicated.

My heart is full of mixed emotions.

Xu Yuan could naturally hear some people's voices, but it did not affect him.

After all, the mentality has been there for decades, how could it be possible for one's emotions to be swayed by a few words from others?

He stood up straight and looked at the English teacher in front of him.

Neither overbearing nor overbearing.

When Yang Bin on the right learned that Xu Yuan had signed up for the mathematics league, his eyes instantly widened to their widest size ever, but then he seemed to understand something, and his face, with his head lowered, had a look of sudden enlightenment.

But because the English teacher was still next to me, I didn’t dare to ask.

"Please sit down first. I will confirm this matter with Teacher Wang in private." Li Yan looked at Xu Yuan with some unfamiliarity, then waved her hand and said.

There was no option to continue the discussion in class.

As soon as he returned to the podium, he returned to his usual state, picked up a new piece of chalk and broke off the tip with his thumb, and continued writing words on the blackboard, saying, "You are almost twenty years old, and you can still make mistakes even on such grammar questions. Look at how Deng Yanna listened. I gave her the only full score in the class in this English test."

The people below were naturally silent, fearing that they would be named.

Only Xu Yuan was still immersed in the math problems, having a lot of fun.

The first two classes in the morning are both English, so the traditional ten-minute break between classes should naturally be occupied.

In addition, students of this age do not have the problem of frequent urination, and basically no one goes to the toilet.

As time passed, when the bell for the second class rang and the break began, Li Yan did not continue to stay after class.

According to school regulations, senior high school students do not have to participate in morning exercises, but the morning radio gymnastics during breaks are retained.

Xu Yuan agreed with this point very much.

As the saying goes, health is the foundation of everything. Without a strong body, how can you support high-intensity learning?

So this time, he stood up without waiting for Yang Bin to urge him.

The two walked towards the playground together.

On the way, Yang Bin could no longer bear it and immediately asked, "You said you were going to see the class teacher this morning, was it about the league registration?"

"Yes."

"You have to think it through, don't act rashly and regret it later." After receiving Xu Yuan's personal answer, Yang Bin couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Whether it's extra points in the college entrance examination or admission to a university, you need to win a national gold medal."

He still remembers Xu Yuan's performance in the competition last year, and his supplementary test results were far below expectations.

But he didn't want to undermine his deskmate's self-confidence, so he seemed a little conflicted.

Xu Yuan naturally knew what Yang Bin was thinking, so he smiled, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do about this matter."

The latter realized that there was nothing he could do to persuade her, so he had to remain silent.

During this time, other classmates came over to tease him, but Xu Yuan just dealt with them casually.

The playground of Guyuan No. 1 High School is a 400-meter circular cement track with several basketball hoops installed in the middle.

As each class lined up according to their respective positions, Xu Yuan discovered a new situation.

Looking around, I saw that while waiting for the radio gymnastics to begin, others took out small pieces of paper from their pockets and memorized the various theorems, formulas or English words written on them.

Obviously this is an old tradition of Guyuan No. 1 High School.

Of course, Xu Yuan also had this kind of thing in his desk, but he never thought about it at all.

“It’s so nostalgic!”

I sighed inwardly while doing warm-up exercises with my hands, and I didn't feel embarrassed.

at the same time.

When the radio gymnastics officially began, inside the comprehensive office building, Li Yan stopped Wang Qingtao who was about to go to class.

"Is there anything wrong, Mr. Li?"

Wang Qingtao stopped and asked Li Yan in front of him.

"Xu Yuan from the key class said that he wanted to participate in this year's mathematics league. It was you, Teacher Wang, who signed him up." Li Yan was still very aggressive in the face of Wang Qingtao and questioned him directly.

"I do agree to this."

"Teacher Wang, students don't understand the pros and cons of this. How can we as teachers just do whatever we want?"

Li Yan expressed strong dissatisfaction with Wang Qingtao's approach and continued without pausing: "With the teaching staff in our county, it is already a disadvantage for students to participate in competitions. The results of last year's competition class have already explained the problem. The college entrance examination is the most suitable way out for them."

How could Wang Qingtao not understand these principles, but he did not interrupt Li Yan.

After listening to the other party, he had no choice but to explain.

……

(End of this chapter)