The next three days were quite fulfilling for both of them. Qin Ke still taught Ning Qingyun Mathematical Olympiad in the morning, and Ning Qingyun taught Qin Ke English in the afternoon.

It's just that the Mathematical Olympiad courses taught by Qin Ke are more intensive and the difficulty is constantly increasing, from the difficulty of the provincial semi-finals to the difficulty of the national competition. Ning Qingyun often has to listen to it two or three times before he can fully understand it, but Qin Ke is very knowledgeable.

patience.

If Ning Qingyun can go to the national competition, not only will she be happy, Qin Ke will also have a legitimate reason to continue to maintain this state of mutual help and learning.

In contrast, Ning Qingyun was more detailed when explaining English to Qin Ke, imparting all her years of exam-taking experience. Especially for Qin Ke's worst spoken English, she practiced with him repeatedly, and sometimes even

Qin Ke will be asked to observe the mouth shape of her pronunciation and correct the non-standard pronunciation through imitation.

It's just that Qin Ke, as a normal male high school student, would inevitably get distracted when he saw the girl's pink and attractive lips opening and closing, as well as the neat and white teeth like shells that were exposed from time to time.

Fortunately, he has always had good reason and acting skills, and he still maintains the appearance of a simple student who studies seriously and does not have any evil thoughts. This did not arouse Ning Qingyun's alarm.

The two still never went to the cafeteria to eat together, and they rarely appeared in front of people together.

If there was anything different from before, it was that when the two of them walked together in the old art room, they had more topics to talk about, and Ning Qingyun slowly showed more and more smiles in front of Qin Ke.

…

However, Wen Jianzhao, the vice principal of Yingyuan High School, was not in a good mood.

In the office, he put down the phone and said helplessly:

"Teacher Zheng, the news is confirmed. The Provincial Mathematics Olympics Organizing Committee has just issued a notice. This time, the provincial competition will be the same as the municipal competition. There will be additional questions. There are two additional questions in it, which are difficult for the national competition.

Each question is worth fifty points, and the number of questions in the main paper will also increase. There are ten big questions in total, each worth twenty points, and the total score is still three hundred points."

Lao Zheng, who had been waiting anxiously for the news, suddenly turned ugly.

The original provincial examination only had five major questions, and there were no additional questions, because at the provincial level, the level of difficulty was completely different from that of the municipal examination.

But now it has suddenly been increased to ten questions, and there are two additional questions that are difficult for the national competition. It is simply outrageous!

Especially the difficulty of the national competition. There are only a hundred high school students in the country who are qualified to enter the national competition. However, the top mathematics students who stand out among the high school students in the country will never be able to solve more than two problems in the national competition.

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Of course, the questions are difficult, but it is fair to all students participating in the provincial competition. After all, everyone is taking the same paper, and if you want a low score, everyone will get a low score together.

But the news from Chengkong High School was the main reason why Wen Jianzhao and Lao Zheng frowned.

I heard that in order to avenge his shame and regain face in the provincial competition, Chengkong spent a lot of money on Monday to bring back three gold medal lecturers from the capital who specialize in tutoring candidates for the National Mathematical Olympiad. They took third place in the preliminary round.

, fourth place finishers Chen Hanyin and Hong Xingwei received special training.

I heard that the three gold medal lecturers have studied national competition questions for a long time and have rich experience in solving problems.

Chen Hanyin and Hong Xingwei were second and third in the provincial competition last year. They are already quite experienced in how to solve difficult problems in the provincial competition. This time they will receive special training on national competition level problems, and their strength will undoubtedly increase greatly.

At that time, as long as one of the two additional questions is solved, the winning rate will increase dramatically.

Wen Jianzhao said angrily: "The news that the provincial competition will add additional questions for the national competition only first emerged on Monday afternoon and was only confirmed through the collective meeting of the question group on Wednesday. I didn't expect that Chengkong would be so well-informed and so bold.

I bet, I contacted the three gold medal lecturers on Monday night, arranged a special flight overnight, and started special training for Chen Hanyin and Hong Xingwei from Tuesday afternoon."

Lao Zheng nodded bitterly and did not answer.

He once again saw Chengkong's resolute behavior and aggressive wolfish demeanor. It was said that there was a large consortium behind this private high school, and there was no shortage of money. Chengkong was their first step into the education world. He valued it.

Incomparable, full support and huge investment of funds.

At least Sakura Garden's board of directors cannot match Cheng Kong's financial resources or response speed.

"Teacher Zheng, the math teacher in our school, what is your experience with the national competition?"

Lao Zheng shook his head and said: "The last time I led a team to participate in the national competition was ten years ago. Question types and techniques have changed too fast over the years, and I am afraid that my experience is outdated. I originally thought that if Qin Ke could pass the provincial competition

Entering the national competition, there are still almost two months to prepare... I am willing to take full responsibility for this mistake."

In fact, why don't Wen Jianzhao, who is in charge of science teaching, know this? Yingyuan's Olympiad performance has declined year by year in the past ten years. In recent years, it has been difficult to even enter the provincial competition, let alone prepare for the national competition.

It is not surprising that the Sakura Park High School mathematics teacher’s experience in national competitions has become backward and outdated.

"I don't blame you for this. In the final analysis, it is the responsibility of our board of directors. We have been carrying the burden of reform for many years, but we have not had the courage and means to clarify..."

At this point, Wen Jianzhao sighed: "We can do as much as we can now. At least we can get first and second in the city competition. We have an explanation to the board of directors."

Saying this, Wen Jianzhao felt uncomfortable thinking that he might be slapped in the face by Chengkong in the provincial competition. When Chengkong's big red banner was hung up, the momentum and advantage that Yingyuan had finally built up would be gone.

No existence.

Sometimes the competition between schools is like the academic competition between students. If you don't advance, you will retreat. There is no other way out.

Lao Zheng stood up and said: "I still have some national competition information on hand. I will prepare it as soon as possible and show it to Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun. However, from the perspective of exam-taking strategy, I still plan to suggest that they give priority to completing the ten chapters of the main paper.

The questions in the national competition are too difficult. If you lack sufficient problem-solving skills and strategies, studying blindly in these three short days will only waste time and have the opposite effect."

Wen Jianzhao also nodded in approval: "Okay, I'll do as you say. I will also notify the other math teachers as soon as possible to help you, and then contact my friends in the capital to ask them to provide the latest national competition information. At least they can have some contact.

, you won’t be caught off guard then.”

…

In the afternoon, Lao Zheng came to the old art room and told Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun about the addition of five major questions in the provincial competition and two additional difficult questions in the national competition, and also informed them of his suggestions.

To his surprise, Ning Qingyun looked worried, but Qin Ke just said "Oh" lightly, picked up the national competition information that Lao Zheng brought and flipped through it. They were all old question types, relatively small.

In his mind, there was a huge gap between what the system provided, so he pushed it back.

"Teacher Zheng, please take these materials back, we won't need them."

Lao Zheng thought Qin Ke was going to accept his suggestion, give up the additional questions in the national competition, and focus on the ten major questions in the main paper, so he nodded and said:

"Okay. I'll get it when I hear from the principal that the latest national competition question types are coming. You can just take a look and understand one or two. If you have free time during the exam, try to solve the two additional questions. If you can

How many steps are written down will count, and they are divided into steps."

Qin Ke smiled and did not answer, but just said: "By the way, Teacher Zheng, the evening self-study and my school committee will continue to stay here to study the Mathematical Olympiad. Please tell our class teacher."

"Okay, if you need any help from our teachers, just come to us." Lao Zheng didn't waste any more words, and left after saying what needed to be said.

As soon as Lao Zheng left, Ning Qingyun bit her red lips and said worriedly: "The questions in this provincial competition are so difficult, we..."

"Well, it is indeed a bit troublesome. I have to modify my teaching plan. School Committee, it will be more difficult next time. Can you hold on? As long as you can hold on, I will definitely take you to the national competition!

"

Ning Qingyun raised her head unexpectedly, and when she saw Qin Ke's confident look, she felt strength surge in her heart. She nodded firmly and said, "I can do it."

"Okay, until Sunday, you no longer need to teach me English. I will try my best to help you improve your Mathematical Olympiad skills. From eight o'clock in the morning to ten o'clock in the evening, you will stay here almost all the time, listening to my lectures.

Doing the example questions I gave you will be very hard, are you sure you can endure it?"

Ning Qingyun clenched her fists and said firmly again: "Okay!"

"Okay, let's start our 'battle'. The goal is to reach the national competition!"

In the next three days, Ning Qingyun finally realized why Qin Ke repeatedly emphasized to her that it would be very hard.

Qin Ke's courses are increasingly difficult and intensive every day, and his problem-solving techniques are becoming more and more complex. Sometimes he even uses a combination of more than ten problem-solving methods such as construction, proof by contradiction, assignment, and induction.

Although Ning Qingyun is also a very smart girl, with extremely solid basic knowledge of mathematics, it is still very painful to learn. Sometimes she feels like her brain is buzzing and hurts like being pricked by needles - that is the result of overuse of the brain.

Qin Ke was a devilish instructor this time. He didn't show any pity for her just because she was a girl. The lessons became more and more pressing.

Except for the ten-minute indoor walk time every hour, Ning Qingyun almost never left her seat. Qin Ke went to the cafeteria to pick up all three meals for her. Ning Qingyun had to listen to his lectures while eating.

This girl with a bit of a mysophobia originally had to brush her teeth after every meal, but Qin Ke had forced her to do so for the past three days. She didn't even notice that there were grains of rice stuck to the corner of her mouth, until Qin Ke nonchalantly stretched out his finger and wiped it from her mouth.

When he was getting his rice, he blushed and glared at the hateful guy, then hurried to the bathroom to rinse his mouth and tidy up his appearance.

However, although Qin Ke had a tight schedule and did not have his usual playful smile during lectures, his expression was serious but not stern, he maintained a leisurely speaking speed, and was extremely patient, never showing any signs of impatience.

It didn't put any extra pressure on Ning Qingyun.

More importantly, the results of hard work are remarkable.

Whenever she fully digested and understood the content taught by Qin Ke and completed the exercises given by Qin Ke, Ning Qingyun felt as if she had been reborn, and could clearly know that her level of Mathematical Olympiad was rapidly improving.

Ning Qingyun had to marvel and admire her from the bottom of her heart. How could her deskmate have such rich knowledge, skills and experience in Mathematical Olympiad?

This academic girl, who has always been accustomed to being looked up to by others, truly looked up to a boy from her heart for the first time, and the boy's figure grew bigger and bigger in her heart.

…

If you ask Ning Qingyun, what else is worth remembering during these three days of boring study? It is probably the memory of Qin Ke racking his brains to tell her jokes, make her laugh, and relax her mind during the hourly indoor walks.

Already.

Sometimes Ning Qingyun looked at Qin Ke's expression and burst into laughter before he even finished telling the joke.

Qin Ke always said that her laughing point was too low. Only Ning Qingyun knew that she didn't laugh because of the joke at all, but because there was such a person who worked so hard just for a promise and an agreement.

Make her happy so that she can follow him and run faster and further...

For her, a girl who had never had a friend to accompany her, whether she admitted it or not, this classmate, who was both naughty on the outside but extremely reliable, had become an important friend that she could not ignore.

So by the third day, Ning Qingyun was able to take off her cold mask in front of Qin Ke and reveal a simple and happy smile.

But whenever he saw himself smiling wantonly in his clear eyes, Ning Qingyun would feel flustered for no reason...

During this period, Lao Zheng and other mathematics teachers and even Vice Principal Wen came to see them, but Qin Ke waved them away before they even walked through the door - he could not let these people interrupt Ning Qingyun's idea of ​​solving the problem.
To be continued...