Chapter 43: Even the best score has a gap
Xu Yuan returned to the training team and studied on the third floor of the library of Qinghua Affiliated Middle School as usual in the evening.

Not affected by what happened in the afternoon.

According to the training schedule, a lecture will be held tomorrow to analyze the test questions from the previous two days of exams.

This means that the results will be announced at that time.

Thinking that the ranking would determine whether they could enter the second round of training, everyone was somewhat expectant and nervous, and discussed with each other during the break. Among them, Liu Yang took the initiative to come to Xu Yuan's side. He recalled that Xu Yuan had handed in his papers early in the two exams and always felt that he would be the second place again.

"Xu Yuan."

"How many points do you think you can get? I saw you hand in your papers very quickly."

"It should be okay." Xu Yuan glanced at Liu Yang who was sitting opposite him and said modestly.

When Liu Yang heard this, he felt that Xu Yuan did not seem to be completely sure.

I couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

He never chose to hand in the paper early. Instead, he carefully reviewed the questions and combined them with his analysis during the afternoon self-study session, and was basically certain to get full marks.

So there is a high probability that the first name this time is his.

If I insist on participating in the math league until my senior year of high school, how can I prove myself if I don’t get outstanding results?

However, although he was happy, as they were classmates and maybe even roommates in the future, he went out of his way to comfort Xu Yuan before leaving.

"It is easy to overlook details when submitting the paper too quickly. Fortunately, you are sure to be selected for the national team with your ability."

Xu Yuan felt a slight force coming from his shoulder, raised his eyes and found Liu Yang's words a little puzzling.

What detail did I overlook?

While pondering this question in his mind, Lin Haoming, who was sitting next to him, looked at Liu Yang's back and asked him with a puzzled look on his face: "Brother Yuan, did you make any mistakes in the two exams?"

"How could I make such a low-level mistake?" Xu Yuan shook his head.

Hearing this, Lin Haoming became even more confused: "Then why did Liu Yang say that? Isn't it normal for you to join the national team?"

Xu Yuan spread his hands and said, "Liu Yang is a pretty good person, but he usually imagines too much."

"I agree with this." Lin Haoming said with approval.

……

No words were spoken all night.

The next day.

Everyone arrived at the classroom on time in the morning.

Hu Zhiwei, a mathematics professor at Jinling University who served as the head coach, came over and began to announce the scores of the first two exams.

"The results of the exams from the past two days have come out." Hu Zhiwei stood on the podium and raised the list in his hand and said, "There will be two more selection exams later, so students who didn't perform well this time should not give up, as they still have hope of entering the second stage of competition."

"Now I will read out the results of each camper."

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes turned to the list and began to announce the test scores from the beginning.

"Xu Yuan scored 126 points."

When Xu Yuan's name was called first, most of the campers' expressions did not change.

Everyone knows that Xu Yuan got first place with full marks in the winter camp finals, so it is normal that he still has full marks now.

However, a hint of regret appeared in Liu Yang's eyes.

After communicating with Xu Yuan during evening study yesterday, he thought that the other party might not pay attention to some details because he handed in the paper early, which led to points being deducted in the problem-solving process.

Now it seems that he obviously underestimated Xu Yuan's caution. The other party could still guarantee the accuracy even if he handed in the paper early.

Fortunately, the name and score that were called out immediately afterwards gave him some comfort.

"Liu Yang scored 126 points."

They both got full marks, so being tied for first place is at least better than being second. "It seems my analysis is pretty accurate."

He murmured something to himself to praise himself, and suddenly felt that he was getting closer and closer to Xu Yuan.

If things continue like this, he will surpass Xu Yuan sooner or later.

He believed.

After hearing the scores, Xu Yuan showed no emotion at all, as if everything was under his control.

It is no exaggeration to say that if his score was not the first with full marks, there would be only one possibility.

The teacher who marked the test made a mistake.

However, he was surprised that Lin Haoming made it into the top 50, which showed that although he did not apply for the Department of Mathematics, he was still very concerned about the selection for the international training team.

But when the results were announced, Liu Yang began to have doubts when he accidentally saw the list.

Because he was still ranked second on the list, and it was not stated that he was tied for first place with Xu Yuan. It was fine that he won the gold medal and second place in the previous finals, but this time everyone got full marks, so why was he still at the bottom?

This has nothing to do with his relationship with Xu Yuan. If you encounter anything unclear, you should raise it.

The thought stayed here, and Liu Yang immediately raised his hand to signal.

"Does this student have any questions?" Hu Zhiwei quickly noticed the actions in the audience and asked immediately.

Liu Yang stood up and said, "Professor Hu, Xu Yuan and I both got full marks, why am I second?"

Xu Yuan also looked over at this time. He was curious about what answer Professor Hu would give.

"Although both of you got full marks, Xu Yuan's solution was more ingenious and appropriate." Hu Zhiwei smiled and explained in detail after hearing Liu Yang's question: "In short, Xu Yuan got 126 points because the total score was only 126 points."

After finishing his speech, he did not forget to ask Liu Yang again: "Do you still have any questions about the score now?"

"No more." Liu Yang shook his head and sat down dejectedly.

He just thought he had caught up with Xu Yuan, but the coach turned around and poured a bucket of cold water on him.

The key point is that he couldn't find any reason to refute it.

At this time, Hu Zhiwei on the stage was not paying attention to Liu Yang. His entire attention was focused on Xu Yuan, and then he suddenly made an invitation.

"Student Xu Yuan."

"Otherwise, you will be the one to analyze these questions for everyone."

"how do you feel?"

When Xu Yuan heard that he was suddenly called by the coach, he was stunned for a moment but then he reacted quickly.

Then he walked straight towards the podium.

Xu Yuan did not reject Hu Zhiwei's suggestion. After all, he had explained questions to his classmates many times when he was in school. It would not take much time to solve the six selection questions.

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Soon, as time passed, the campers in the classroom always seemed to be extremely focused.

For the first time, I had a completely new understanding of Xu Yuan.

In the past, they all regarded Xu Yuan as a talented student with outstanding math talent. It seemed that no matter how difficult the test questions were, Xu Yuan could always handle them easily and get enviable full marks. But today, they found that Xu Yuan was also very good at explaining questions. After explaining the complex formulas and changing questions, the thinking became clear and broad.

As for Liu Yang, he was even more dumbfounded. He finally understood why Xu Yuan was able to solve the problem using the most suitable method in a very short time.

The other party's mathematical abilities were far beyond his reach.

"Sure enough, there is a gap between full marks. I am so far away from it." Liu Yang pondered as thoughts emerged in his mind.

Hu Zhiwei listened to Xu Yuan's analysis and problem-solving ideas throughout the whole process, and his eyes couldn't help but become hot. He envied Tang Shihong more and more for giving Qinghua such a gifted math genius.

(End of this chapter)