Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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When Teng Wei heard the teacher say that the two children would compete on the spot and then they would choose the winner to represent the school in the quiz competition, he said “of course, of course” on the surface, but he was very unhappy in his heart.
No matter how generous he was, he had no blood relationship with Zhuang Li, so of course he would stand on his son’s side.
Zhuang Xin knew him too well, so she immediately waved her hand and said, “No more competition, no more competition. Teachers, since you have chosen Xiao Xuan, how can you change your mind at the last minute? This will make Xiao Xuan feel very bad.” She didn’t even mention that this opportunity was also very important to her son.
The looks that several teachers gave her became even more disgusted.
Zhuang Li threw down his pen and said helplessly, “Then let’s not compete. I’ll give this spot to Teng Xuan.”
Another light-hearted word “let”, how similar was it to the disdainful and contemptuous tone in the recording?
Teng Wei felt pained when he heard such words. It was the feeling of his self-esteem being hurt.
As the person involved, Teng Xuan’s mood would only be worse. He glanced at Zhuang Xin grimly and said firmly: “Bi, I don’t need you to give in.”
“Bibibi, uncle has just said that you are in fair competition in study and no one needs to give in to anyone else.” Teng Wei was speaking from the heart, but for some reason, at this moment he actually felt like he was being forced to do something he was not prepared for.
He really didn’t expect that Zhuang Li, who was usually silent, would have such a sharp temper once he exploded. He refused to give in and even wanted to snatch his son’s place in the competitions. This child was a bit evil, but it was all his mother’s fault for pushing him to the edge!
Thinking of this, Teng Wei couldn’t help but glare at Zhuang Xin fiercely.
After being glared at by the Teng father and son, Zhuang Xin no longer dared to speak carelessly.
The competition between the two children officially began.
Teacher Zhou handed out two test papers and explained, “These six questions need to be completed over two days in the competition, three questions a day, and four and a half hours each time. Today you only need to finish the first question, and I will give you one and a half hours.”
The physics and chemistry teachers stood by with their arms folded, watching with interest.
Teacher Zhou got this test paper from one of the most famous old professors in the Department of Mathematics at Q University. It was very difficult, and it was said that even several doctoral students under the old professor could not finish it.
If Zhuang Li and Teng Xuan could solve the first problem within an hour and a half, they would both be fully qualified to participate in the international mathematics competition.
After getting the test paper and reading the questions carefully, Teng Xuan’s calm expression quickly turned into panic. He couldn’t find a starting point at all!
However, Zhuang Li quickly wrote down line after line of formulas and sentence after sentence of arguments without even making a draft. Fifteen minutes later, he had already started working on the second question, again fluently and without any thought.
What was placed in front of him seemed not to be an Olympiad test paper, but a primary school test question on what 1+1 equals.
Several teachers were stunned.
Teacher Zhou immediately walked over to check carefully, then frantically took out his mobile phone, took a photo of the test paper, and finally sent the image to the old professor, and asked anxiously: “Teacher, can you check whether my student did it correctly? The method he used is different from mine.”
Zhuang Li was completely unperturbed. He quickly finished the second question and moved on to the third one.
A few minutes later, the old professor sent a video call to Teacher Zhou. After the call was connected, he said excitedly, “He got it right. Very exciting! None of us thought that this problem could be solved using the “Vedal Jump”!
“This student used a very clever method to bring out the power of elementary mathematics. This technique involves two important mathematical knowledge: one is Vieta’s theorem, and the other is the infinite descent method.
“When Fermat proposed the law of infinite descent, he did not provide a proof. Your student also wrote out the proof process. If this question is submitted to the competition committee, they will definitely give him the only special prize of the year! He is your student? How come I have never heard you mention him? Send me this child’s academic information quickly, I have a special recruitment quota!”
As the old professor was talking, he actually started to poach people.
His words doubled Teng Xuan’s pressure, because until now, he still couldn’t find a solution to the first question!
Teacher Zhou pointed the camera at Zhuang Li’s test paper. In just a few minutes of conversation, the child had even finished the fourth question. If he were to go to the competition, how much pressure would this put on the contestants from other countries? This was no longer something that could be simply described as a “genius”.
“You must keep this child for me, otherwise don’t call me teacher in the future! Doesn’t your school want to hire me as a teaching consultant? I agree! Tomorrow, no, no, this afternoon I will come to your school to sign the contract, you ask the principal to wait!” The old professor stared at Zhuang Li’s test paper. He wanted to call the child over to have a good chat, but he was reluctant to interrupt his train of thought.
The last two questions involved the ability to deduce spatial structures. The formulas used by this child looked more and more strange and unfamiliar. It was as if they were new theories he had created on his own and could be applied to the analysis and construction of four-dimensional space.
In other words, if these formulas were understood, human understanding of the world would leap from three dimensions to four dimensions, which was revolutionary progress!
The old professor did not call out the child on the spot, for fear of interrupting his train of thought, but he felt as uncomfortable as if he were being scratched by a cat.
But his eagerness was enough to show how amazing Zhuang Li’s talent in mathematics was. You know, this old professor was a national treasure-level scientist who had made extremely significant contributions to the country’s software engineering, aerospace engineering, and information engineering.
Chongming High School relying on Mr. Zhou’s personal relationship had wanted to invite him to be a consultant for a long time, offering him an annual salary of 5 million, but they couldn’t even get close based on this salary. Now he came to the door himself, but what he valued was not Mr. Zhou’s face, but Zhuang Li, a “mediocre” student!
What did this indicate?
Teacher Zhou finally came to his senses and looked carefully at Zhuang Li’s test paper and soon discovered the trick in the last two big questions.
He gasped and was about to speak, but he saw his teacher shaking his head and telling him not to say anything.
Teacher Zhou quickly closed his mouth, but his heart was beating wildly.
This kid Zhuang Li was even more amazing than he imagined!
Teng Wei was a figure in the world of fame and fortune and knew all kinds of people. Naturally, he would not mistake the old professor’s well-known face. This old man’s status in China was on par with the father of hybrid rice, the father of two bombs, the father of satellites and other big men. He specifically wanted to give his special recruitment quota to Zhuang Li. Was there any need to say the result of this competition?
Seeing his son unable to solve even one big problem, Teng Wei suddenly felt a headache. He knew Zhuang Li was very smart, but he didn’t know he could be this smart!
Just a test paper actually made him step from the bottom to the top, even faster than riding a rocket! If he had known that Zhuang Li had this talent, how could he have suppressed his growth? He would even worship this child like a Bodhisattva!
Thinking of this, Teng Wei couldn’t help but glare at Zhuang Xin fiercely.
Zhuang Xin was panicking and asked in a low voice, “Teacher, he did it so quickly, is it all correct?”
Teacher Zhou now disliked Zhuang Xin very much. This person almost killed a super genius. Did she know how much damage this would cause to the country?
Teacher Zhou was once a researcher, so he knew the huge gap between talent and hard work. A person could become a scientist through hard work, and he could make contributions in his field.
But for most scientists, the height they could reach in their lifetime was only the bottom or the middle level. They spent their whole lives wandering around in these two levels, and only a very few scientists could master the major breakthroughs at the top level, those pioneering technologies that could change the world.
The scientific world was just so cruel. Those who were considered geniuses by others were just a bunch of mediocre people in the eyes of some super geniuses.
Without Newton, human beings would not know the law of gravity; without Einstein, human beings would not understand the mysteries of the universe; without Planck, human beings would not appreciate the wonders of the microscopic world. This was the difference between super geniuses and ordinary people. They could change the world with a single thought, while others could not do it even if they work hard for their entire lives.
It was because of this despair that Teacher Zhou gave up scientific research and turned to teaching.
Was Zhuang Li a super genius? Mr. Zhou was still unsure, because he couldn’t even understand the formulas Zhuang Li used to solve problems.
Zhuang Li didn’t care about the reactions of the people around him. He spent half an hour finishing the six questions and then looked at the physics and chemistry teachers who had been waiting for a long time.
The two stunned teachers quickly handed over the test papers.
Zhuang Li picked up one at random and started writing.
The two teachers hurriedly bent down and came closer to take a look.
The old professor urged, “Keep filming! I want to see his physics and chemistry skills!” He was slightly stunned after he finished speaking, and said anxiously, “Wait a minute, I’ll call Lao Ao and Lao Wen over, they know more about physics and chemistry than me.”
Needless to say, Lao Ao and Lao Wen were the leaders of the Department of Physics and the Department of Chemistry of Q University and were also among the best scientists in China.
Teacher Zhou quickly squeezed next to Zhuang Li and held his cell phone high.
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