Chapter 123
At eight o'clock in the morning, the Capital Province Mathematics Competition officially began.
Ji Ruochu sat in the classroom, not in a hurry to start answering the paper after receiving it, but first skimmed through the questions.
There were eight fill-in-the-blank questions, three essay questions, the total score was one hundred and twenty points, and the exam time was one hour and twenty minutes.
The familiar question structure and time limit made Ji Ruochu, who was already calm, even more composed.
Clearly, after reading the questions, she became more confident.
By the time the invigilator passed by to check the admission ticket and personal information, she had already started answering the essay questions.
There were only a few scattered numbers on the draft paper next to her, and the invigilator glanced over, noticing that this student's draft paper was one of the few clean ones in the exam room.
Taking a look at the student information: Ji Ruochu from Capital High School.
The interest in her eyes instantly intensified, just about to finish checking the information and glance with the corner of his eye—his expression froze for a moment.
It wasn't because of the student's speed in answering the questions, nor was it because of her overly calm demeanor, but...
"Wife, rest assured, the custom-made Wénqūxīng pen case we got for our daughter will surely help her write more fluently."
Outside the exam room, the proud father with a lot of stationery, full of pride.
"Mm-hmm." Ling Chujin nodded absentmindedly, apparently very appreciative of the power of Wénqūxīng, but the next moment—
"But honey, that Wénqūxīng is from ancient times, can it solve math problems?"
Ji Mochen, who was just feeling happy a second ago: ??
Whether Wénqūxīng can solve math problems is uncertain, but a pen case shaped like Wénqūxīng is quite eye-catching.
For example, at this moment, the invigilator's gaze couldn't help but keep drifting towards the girl in the classroom holding the Wénqūxīng pen.
At first, the girl just quietly answered the questions, and every time she did, the Wénqūxīng pen cap on her pen would sway back and forth with her strokes.
That scene... had a bit of a mystical and humorous vibe to it.
It wasn't until halfway through the exam time, when the girl had written to the last question, that she finally put down her pen. The invigilator who had been secretly observing thought that the girl found the pen too heavy and wanted to change it, but...
Click.
The girl pulled off the Wénqūxīng pen case with her bare hands.
Yes, she completely pulled it off.
After pulling it off, she didn't let go, but gently placed it in the upper left corner of the desk, within reach.
Well, even though the method was different, it was clear that the girl did find the pen a bit heavy.
Two invigilators couldn't help but conclude in their hearts:
It can be seen that sometimes mystical practices also need to consider practical situations.
Just as this thought crossed their minds, they noticed that the girl who had been diligently answering the questions had started a new round of bizarre actions.
Seemingly encountering a difficult question, the pen in her right hand remained motionless, staring at the question on the paper thoughtfully, while her left hand was very naturally—
Curling up the Wénqūxīng on the table.
Yes, curling up.
Her slender, fair index finger circled around the cap of the Wénqūxīng, turning round and round, and the pen case seemed to be made of some elastic material, very flexible.
She curled it up, and the head of the Wénqūxīng pen cap would sway with a "duang" sound. Surprisingly, the rhythm was quite strong.
This led to the invigilators in the exam room paying even more attention to the Wénqūxīng pen cap.
Until Ji Ruochu started writing again, the teachers' attention to that pen set was finally diverted.
...
At 9:20, the first round of the competition ended, and the candidates had a twenty-minute break. The second round would begin at 9:40.
Almost at the moment the teachers left, Jiang Zhi and Qi Yibin from the adjacent classrooms appeared at the front and back doors without invitation, and in the blink of an eye, they were in front of Ji Ruochu.
"Ruochu!" Jiang Zhi's eyes flickered with excitement.
"For the second question, what is your answer?" Qi Yibin, who arrived just as urgently, asked.
At this moment, the gaze of the two men was locked on Ji Ruochu's face, as if her words were the correct answer.
And this behavior of the two also successfully attracted the attention of nearby candidates. For a moment, the eyes in the examination room were more or less focused on Ji Ruochu.
Ji Ruochu, who had always liked to keep a low profile:...
"3.7." "I knew it!" Qi Yibin instantly smiled.
Hearing this answer, Jiang Zhi also smiled. Obviously, the answers of the three people were highly consistent.
However, compared to the excitement of the three, the other group of students who were quietly looking at the answers fell into silence instantly.
The reason was simple. When they discussed the answers earlier, the boy surrounded by them did not give this answer.
The boy being stared at by his peers had a somewhat unpleasant expression on his face. He glanced at the three people who were obviously younger than everyone present, his eyes full of disdain.
"Such a simple question and you still got it wrong. I bet you'll stop here. Don't worry, the answer to this question is definitely 2."
With these words, the students around him breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, between their own study god and other unknown kids, they would definitely believe in their own study god.
On the other side, Ji Ruochu and the other two who heard the deliberately raised voice of the other party:...
"So stupid." Jiang Zhi raised his eyelids and very seriously mouthed the words, silently passing judgment.
Qi Yibin beside him also nodded earnestly.
Indeed, this question had five traps in total, and the trap with the answer 2 was the most obvious.
"Just like you before." Jiang Zhi added silently, this time in an audible version.
"You—"
Seeing the two about to start a new round of arguing, Ji Ruochu silently got up and decided to stay away from this pair of "mindless and unhappy" people.
Unfortunately, her plan failed again. The two saw her getting up and quickly followed, bickering as they walked.
Oh no, it was Qi Yibin jumping around unilaterally, while Jiang Zhi, who had extremely low emotional intelligence, remained very stable.
Fortunately, despite their quarreling, they still knew how to turn corners.
After Ji Ruochu entered the women's restroom, they naturally went to the men's restroom on the other side.
It wasn't until Ji Ruochu came out of the restroom that the two who had finished using the restroom early continued to bicker and follow her.
Ji Ruochu remained expressionless:... so noisy.
Ah! Suddenly, I kind of miss Fang Zhiyuan, the peacemaker!
At the same time, at another campus, Fang Zhiyuan sneezed.
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Hmm, I've written several versions, but this one is the most satisfactory!
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