nycdaug Chapter 222 Fighting
Chapter 222 Fighting
"Perhaps others think that at your age you should focus on studying and not do or care about anything else."
However, based on my personal experience, your childhood and adolescence only last a few years, while knowledge is inexhaustible. Besides studying, spending your free time seeing the world and its sights to broaden your horizons is just as important as studying.
These words were mainly addressed to Lin Xi.
Lin Xi understood, and felt a warmth in her heart. She was truly lucky to have encountered teachers who were all conscientious, responsible, kind, and compassionate.
"Thank you, teacher. I understand. I will try my best to make time to go out and play."
Du Ying's lips twitched. Did this child have some kind of daily study task that he had to complete?
Xiao Yi: You've hit the nail on the head...
"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. This competition will cover all the math knowledge points from the first to the third year of high school, and may even include university-level knowledge points. I will go over the key points with you two in the next few days. Absorb as much as you can, and don't put too much pressure on yourselves."
Every year, the top ten students in the college entrance exams are almost always senior high school students. Our focus is on providing experience and building your skills; the real competition will come two years from now.
She took two test papers out of the drawer. "Take these two papers home and do them. Bring them back tomorrow. That's all for today, Xiaoxi. Remember to tell your parents when you get home that you'll be coming home later starting tomorrow."
"Okay, let's go back."
The two put away their exam papers and headed out. Just as Lin Xi was about to close the door, Du Ying called out to her, "Xiao Xi, wait a moment."
Lin Xi told Shu Zhi to go first, then returned herself.
Du Ying took out two books. "Xiao Xi, these are university textbooks, Advanced Mathematics and Linear Algebra. You can read as much as you want, but you're not allowed to stay up all night reading them."
"Thank you, teacher. I understand. I promise I won't stay up late to watch it."
As he spoke, he held up three fingers, as if swearing an oath to heaven.
Du Ying found it amusing and patted her head. "Go back now, be careful."
"Okay, goodbye teacher."
After leaving the building, she found it quiet; all the students had already left. She glanced at the time, took out her scooter, and slid down the stairs.
Hey, she finally learned this trick.
Just as I stepped out of the teaching building, I heard Li Xiaonuan's voice coming from the alley next door, "Lin Zihao! How dare you bully Shu Zhi!"
Then came screams of pain and curses, "Ahhh! You actually hit me! Are you crazy?!"
Lin Xi rushed over and saw Li Xiaonuan and Lin Zihao fighting. Shu Zhi's eyes were red and there were tears in the corners of her eyes. She shouted in a panic, "No, no, stop fighting!"
Just as Lin Xi came up to help, four or five male classmates ran over from the other side of the alley. "Hey! Stop! You're bullying Zihao!"
Seeing that help had arrived, Lin Zihao shouted, "Quickly, grab her!"
Seeing Lin Xi rush over, she cried out, "And her too!"
In the end, Lin Xi defeated everyone single-handedly.
Lin Zihao covered his swollen face and glared at Lin Xi resentfully. "Let's go!"
Lin Xi pouted and said, "What are you glaring at me for? I didn't mean to embarrass you. You just went and did it yourself."
Li Xiaonuan looked at Lin Xi with admiration, "Xiao Xi, you're amazing!"
Shu Zhi apologized with tears in her eyes, "Xiao Xi, Xiao Nuan, I'm sorry, I've dragged you into this."
"Oh, what do you mean by dragging us down? Didn't we win? Blame it on that pesky Lin Zihao, he's such a nuisance."
Lin Xi took out a tissue and wiped away the tears on her face. "What happened?"
Li Xiaonuan was furious. "Xiaoxi, didn't you and Shuzhi refuse to tutor him that noon? He came to find Shuzhi every day after school, pestering her to tutor him. Jianxi and I found out and stayed with Shuzhi. We chased him away every time he came."
You guys came out late today, I thought he wouldn't keep waiting.
Luckily, there were no seats in the library, so I came back early, otherwise Shuzhi would have been dragged away by him.
Shu Zhi was crying pitifully. She was really scared. The worst part was that Lin Zihao even gave her a nickname, "Little Stutterer".
Although she has stuttered since childhood, she is kind and gentle, and no one has ever deliberately made things difficult for her. Her parents have also protected her very well. This is the first time she has been wronged.
Lin Xi patted Shu Zhi on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I'll walk with you from now on, take you to your dorm, and then go home."
"Thank you, Xiaoxi."
It's all her fault for being too weak.
"It's okay, I've been itching to hit him lately anyway, I'll hit him every time he comes."
……
After a long period of comforting, Lin Xicai finally left the school. When he got home, Lin Guiying had already prepared a meal and was waiting for him. Lin Guojun was huddled to the side like a quail.
It seems Grandpa hasn't managed to appease Grandma yet.
"Grandma, I'm home."
"Grandma, I'm back!"
The other voice naturally belonged to Xiao Ai.
Seeing her granddaughter and Xiao Ai, Lin Guiying felt a little better. "Why are you only coming back now?"
Lin Xi only talked about the competition, automatically omitting the fight.
Lin Guiying finally cheered after hearing this, "Great! This is a good thing. We'll definitely outdo those foreigners and show them how powerful the Chinese are!"
In Lin Guiying's eyes, it was a foregone conclusion that her granddaughter would successfully enter the international competition.
Lin Guojun immediately forgot his mistake, straightened his back, and was even more excited than Lin Guiying, "That's right, Xiaoxi, Grandpa believes in your strength. You must go all out and beat them to a pulp!"
His beard twitched, and his eyes gleamed. "Back then, they always looked down on us Xia people. Now we'll prove to the world that when it comes to arithmetic, we're the best!"
Our ancestors could count the beads on an abacus while those foreigners were still counting on their fingers!
Lin Guiying also got carried away, "That's right, which person in our Xia Kingdom doesn't know the multiplication table? When it comes to calculating the cost of groceries, we're faster than a computer. Just tell me what discount you want, and I won't even need to do the math; I'll calculate it for you right away."
Lin Xi hadn't expected her grandparents to be so excited; this... was probably a sense of national pride.
This is something that every person from the Xia Kingdom is born with.
She has it too.
Therefore, she will do her best in this competition, for her grandparents, for herself, and for the country. This is a battle for honor!
Xiao Yi noticed their family's sudden surge of enthusiasm and reminded them, "Host, with your current level, you'll only be at the bottom if you get in."
"Huh? I'm so smart, and I'm still at the bottom?"
"What's the use of being smart if you haven't learned anything?"
"Xiao Yi, just arrange whatever you need to learn!"
"Good host."
That's exactly what I was waiting for, so that you wouldn't blame me for being a skinflint when I assign tasks in a couple of days.
After finishing their meal, Lin Xi and Lin Guojun went to see the person who delivered the food, and Lin Guiying also went along, bringing a boxed lunch with her.
"What are you looking at! You've been delivering for so many days, one more day won't make a difference."
"Hehe, honey, I knew you were kind and generous..."
"Stop, stop, hold on! You knew that all along? What were you doing all this time?"
Lin Guojun led them towards the garage, saying, "Hehe, I'm sorry to trouble you two to ride in the truck bed."
"Grandpa, isn't he from around here?"
"Yes, they're at the junkyard."
Lin Guiying snorted coldly, "Well, so you're paying for not only meals but also gas every day."