Replay 07: Opening the Temple of Learning

Chapter 1: Don’t participate in math competitions if you are not good at English

"We can consider moving the parabola down a quarter of a unit to get the parabola W'': y=x^2, and the rectangle ABCD becomes the rectangle A''B''C''D'', and the problem is equivalent to its perimeter being greater than 3 times the square root of 3."

Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, teachers' office.

Lu Shan naturally explained the major questions of the college entrance examination simulation test to the students around him.

But his mind was a little confused, and his eyes caught sight of the desk calendar - Friday, November 2007, 11.

After missing countless opportunities and living a miserable life, he was reborn!

The memories of the past life became blurred, but the memories of the student days became gradually clearer.

The mathematical knowledge that had been buried in my mind for a long time has become an instinct, just like driving a car and swimming, and is still so familiar.

Shen Qian, a girl with a fair face beside him, pursed her lips and nodded seriously, saying, "Then use the symmetry to set t0 greater than or equal to 0..."

"Lu Shan! I understand, thank you!"

Explaining math problems brought Lu Shan indescribable joy and alleviated the confusion and anxiety he felt after his rebirth.

Wang Yongxiang, the mathematics teacher who was correcting homework opposite, couldn't help but give Lu Shan a look of approval. He could still solve the last question of the college entrance examination simulation paper after thinking for a few minutes, but he could never be as quick-witted and clear-headed as Lu Shan.

Lu Shan was indeed Wang Yongxiang's most proud student and a participant in the mathematics competition, but...

Wang Yongxiang sighed deeply. Some results were already predetermined and could not be changed by him as a class teacher.

At this time, a middle-aged woman wearing an old gray coat, work shoes, and with a weather-beaten face walked in timidly.

She doesn't fit in with the whole office environment.

The middle-aged woman knocked on the door cautiously and said, "Excuse me, is this Teacher Wang Yongxiang's office?"

When Lu Shan saw the woman, his eyes immediately became moist. This was his mother Lin Yan, whom he had not seen for forty years in this and previous life combined.

After Lin Yan saw Lu Shan, her nervous expression finally relaxed and she shouted happily, "Lu Shan!"

Memories came flooding back like a tide, and Lu Shan instantly remembered this scene.

In his previous life, Lu Shan was ignorant and disdained his mother because she was a farmer and dressed shabbily, thinking that it would embarrass him to come to school. Therefore, when Lin Yan went to the office to find Lu Shan, Lu Shan lowered his head and ignored her.

Lu Shan will always remember the uneasy, guilty and inferior look on Lin Yan's face when she called out to her son and got no response.

Not in this lifetime!

Lu Shan generously put down the exercises in his hand and shouted loudly: "Mom!"

"It's dirty." Lin Yan said embarrassedly.

Although I wiped my work shoes many times before entering school, the mud underneath could not be removed.

Lin Yan's voice was loud and rough, with a strong Jiangcheng County accent, which made many students in the office frown.

Su Ming, who was doing CMO League exercises next to Wang Yongxiang, looked at Lin Yan with disgust.

On the contrary, when Shen Qian learned that the other person was Lu Shan's mother, she quickly welcomed her in and said, "Auntie, please sit down. I'll go get some water."

Wang Yongxiang smiled and said, "Su Ming, Shen Qian, please go back to the classroom. I have something to talk to Mother Lu and Lu Shan about."

Shen Qian went out obediently. When Su Ming left, he turned his face away and covered his nose intentionally or unintentionally, as if Lin Yan had a disgusting smell on her body.

Wang Yongxiang said politely, "Mother Lu Shan, please sit for a while. Director Liao will be here soon."

Lin Yan quickly stood up to return the greeting, nodded awkwardly and said, "Okay! Okay!"

While waiting for others, Wang Yongxiang of course praised Lu Shan and praised Lu Shan for his hard work and progress in study.

“There is still a big gap in English, and we need to work harder,” Wang Yongxiang commented.

Lin Yan said ashamedly: "Jiangcheng County only started learning English in the first grade of junior high school. The teaching quality is not as good as Jiangzhou City. As soon as I came to Jiangzhou to study, I couldn't keep up... I asked him to work harder!"

Liao Hong, the head of the senior year class, came in, greeted everyone, and then started talking about business.

"Mother Lu Shan, I have a meeting at the Education Bureau later, so let's cut to the chase."

Seeing the school leaders, Lin Yan was at a loss and quickly smiled and said, "If Lu Shan did anything wrong, you can criticize him."

Lin Yan's restless look made Director Liao look a little disgusted. Even though he tried to hide it, Lu Shan still noticed it. Director Liao said, "This time, Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School has formed a national mathematics league team. Su Ming and Lu Shan from Class 3 both won first prize and had the same score."

"But the number of places for all senior high school students in Jiangzhou City to participate in this year's CMO finals winter camp is limited, and only the top five students in the city who won the first prize in the national league will be selected."

"Su Ming and Lu Shan tied for fifth place with the same score, and the school is in a difficult position."

"The school grade group and the competition tutor discussed it in detail, and also referred to the two students' usual study and test scores. They also considered that the students who won the gold medal in the winter camp finals would enter the national training team and represent the country to participate in the IMO competition abroad, so English is a must."

"So, Lu Shan's mother, I'm sorry to inform you that Lu Shan cannot enter the CMO winter camp."

"But Lu Shan is indeed a good candidate, and the school also takes into account your family's specific conditions, so you can keep him."

Director Liao stuffed a not-too-thick envelope into Lin Yan's arms.

"This is a scholarship for students who win places in math competitions. It's one thousand dollars."

"You can also use this money to enroll Lu Shan in an English tutoring class so that he can get good grades in the college entrance examination!"

Lin Yan didn't understand what CMO and IMO meant, but when she heard that Lu Shan could not attend the mathematics winter camp, she became anxious.

Failure to attend the winter camp means failure to participate in the National Mathematical Olympiad, which means failure to win a gold medal and failure to take a shortcut to a key university.

Lu Shan once said to Lin Yan in a very self-deprecating manner that his Chinese and English were seriously lagging behind and there was a huge gap between him and his classmates.

Chinese is okay after all, it is my mother tongue. No matter how bad the teaching quality of the county junior high school is, Lu Shan can barely reach the passing level if he works hard.

However, English is a stumbling block for Lu Shan, who was specially recruited from the county to Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School.

Even if you spend a lot of time and energy, without the understanding and language environment, the time you spend will not improve much.

In the final exam of the second year of high school in June this year, Lu Shan's English score was only over 40 points.

If Lu Shan took the college entrance examination with such results, even if he got full marks in mathematics and comprehensive science, it would be difficult for him to get into a first-tier university, let alone a key university.

Lin Yan said anxiously: "Director Liao, the math competition is clearly about math, what does it have to do with English!"

"Lu Shan is really good at math! He even got full marks in math in his final exam in his second year of high school!"

"In the math league in September, Lu Shan didn't attend any tutoring classes and still got a high score. Director Liao, can you give Lu Shan a chance?"

Lin Yan's voice was so loud and rough that it made Director Liao's head buzz.

He also became emotional and said, "Mother Lu Shan, you can't say that. If two students have the same score, which one should be removed? Then tell me a better way to evaluate them?"

"If you don't have time to argue with us, you might as well enroll Lu Shan in some good English training classes so that he can improve his English as soon as possible."

"It's such a pity that such a good seedling would have his college entrance examination ruined because of his poor performance in one subject."

Lin Yan looked ashen and extremely desperate. She didn't know what to say, but she felt extremely guilty and felt that she had harmed her son.

If the family conditions were better, Lu Shan could have been sent to cram school in junior high school, or if Lu Shan had been admitted to Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, the best Middle School in Jiangzhou City after being admitted to Jiangcheng County, the family could have enrolled him in an English training class. Would Lu Shan have had a better future?

Lu Shan looked at Lin Yan and recalled his extremely free and easy life as the Sanhe God in his previous life.

The unbalanced mentality after missing the winter camp directly affected his failure in the college entrance examination, resulting in him not being able to get into a key university. He ran away from home and went to work in an unfamiliar city.

He lived in a leaky underground rental house that was extremely cold in the winter and extremely hot in the summer. He had a girlfriend who was a waitress in a restaurant, but she cheated on him with her because she looked down on him.

After I ran out of money, I downloaded more than a hundred loan apps, took out various loans directly, and then sold my ID card.

It’s just a pity that the person who bought his ID card seemed to be beaten half to death by someone who came to ask for a loan.

My parents searched for me in various major cities but couldn't find me. Eventually, they became depressed and died early due to illness and overwork.

He traveled all over the country, and although he could use his clever mind to make money and spend as much as he earned, seemingly free and easy, he died alone and felt guilty and regretful towards his parents.

boom!
Lu Shan only felt that his brain was like a turbulent sea, rising high up and then hitting the ground heavily.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Shan woke up.

Endless white before my eyes.

And above his head, hundreds of gray-black stone tablets with round heads and square bottoms were rotating around him.

Lu Shan took a closer look. These were... tombstones! Endless tombstones!
(End of this chapter)