The results of this municipal Mathematical Olympiad determine the number of places in the National Mathematical Olympiad, and only first prize winners can participate.
The teacher of No. 4 Middle School originally had high hopes for several top competition students in the senior year, but now, looking at the faces of his favorite students, he could only sigh and stop asking questions.
Zhang Lu sat on the bus, drinking water from a kettle, and talked to Cen Huaian beside him: "If a city competition is so difficult, how difficult will the questions be for the national competition?"
After handing in the test paper, Zhang Lu knew that she would not win the prize this time, but she also knew her level. Just like what Teacher Jiang said, she came here just to make up the numbers. She was not very sad and had a calm mind.
Cen Huaian said calmly, "We have done the papers for the National Mathematical Olympiad."
She had done so many papers in the Mathematical Olympiad class that she couldn't remember what papers she had done. She looked at him puzzled and asked, "When?"
Cen Huaian told her which day and which paper. Zhang Lu's eyes widened: "You remember all this?"
Cen Huaian: "Why don't you remember?"
Zhang Lu: The blow came so suddenly.
"Okay, you don't have to say anything."
Chatting with Cen Huaian is always like being attacked by a dimensionality reduction attack. If he hadn't refused to skip a grade, he might be in college now.
When the results of the city competition came out, Cen Huaian was sitting in the Mathematical Olympiad class doing exercises. Every day after finishing the classes arranged by the school, the students in the Mathematical Olympiad class would study here.
Teacher Jiang came in with a smug smile on his face, two certificates in his hands, and his spirits were a little more lifted than usual.
"Everyone stop for a moment, I have good news to announce."
All the students in the class stopped writing and looked at him. Only Cen Huaian was still writing with his head down. He was working on a problem at a critical moment and nothing could disturb him.
"Congratulations to Cen Huaian and Tang Song from our Grade 12 Mathematical Olympiad class. One of them won first prize and the other won second prize in this city competition!"
"Wow!"
“Amazing!”
There were exclamations in the class, and everyone looked at the two of them at the same time.
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Cen Huaian was still looking down at the questions, as if the announced award was not his. Tang Song looked at Teacher Jiang, but he didn't look very excited.
"Cen Huaian, Tang Song, come and receive your awards."
Cen Huaian had just written down the final result of his calculation, and as soon as Teacher Jiang finished speaking, he stood up.
Tang Song's actions were the same as his. The two of them must not be excited, and not as excited as their classmates.
The classmates in the class clapped their hands excitedly, looking at the two of them as if they were gods in heaven. They were already existences that they could never surpass.
After all, in the competition they participated in together, no one else even got a consolation prize, but the two of them were still able to win good prizes, which really opened up a big gap between them and their classmates.
Cen Huaian looked at his first prize, and joy finally showed in his eyes. He was not unhappy, but his reserved personality made him not like to show his emotions to others.
Among the students who were applauding below, Zhang Lu clapped the loudest. The one at the podium was her younger brother, and he won the first prize. Lu was particularly proud.
Cen Huaian was called away by Teacher Jiang with the certificate, and Tang Song returned to his seat alone.