I reach the pinnacle of life by learning

The grass grows and the warbler flies in February.It was the day when the second semester of high school had just started.

Song Tianyu turned his pen lazily, but the place beside him was still empty.

Everyone in the classroom is used to this.

In the front row, Meng An took out his mobile phone, and a group of people surrounded him, all in amazement.

"Qiao Yu has been selected for the IMO (International Mathematical Olympiad) national team!"

"There are five people in a team, and we have two in Tianhai City."

"I heard that we are currently competing in Melbourne. It is fully enclosed and I am very nervous."

"Can the Chinese team win?"

"I don't know. Last time, the US team ranked first in total points. Our national team has not won the first place for three consecutive years."

If it wasn't for Qiao Yu, the students of No. [-] Middle School would never have paid any attention to this kind of international knowledge competition.

For most people, what IMO competition is not as exciting as the half price of braised pork in the cafeteria today.

The IMO exam has a total of six questions, namely: Geometry, Algebra, Number Theory, Combination, Algebra, and Geometry.

Each question has a score line, and if you pass the line, you can win a prize.The total of the six questions is divided into the total score of the group.

Huaguo has always been a strong country in mathematics competitions, and its dominance is hard to shake.The peak period was from 2000 to 2010. In 11 competitions, the team won nine first places and two second place.

It's a pity that in 2011, it encountered an epic Waterloo. When the Hua Guo team played in Vietnam, they were made things difficult by the judges due to political factors, and they were even deducted points for an unprecedented score. For the first time in 10 years, it only got the third place in the group total score.

Since then, for four consecutive years, the Hua Guo team has not won the first place again.

Song Tianyu's movement of turning the pen paused.

In fact, he knew about this matter two weeks ago. Qiao Yu sent him a text message in the middle of the night, saying that he had arrived in Melbourne.

The person who went with him was Chu Xining.

In addition to this, there were several other winners in the winter camp, three men and three women.

The leading teacher is Li Chujie, a professor of Mathematics Department of Yanda University.

In the Shuimu community of Tsinghua University, people said that this professor had sinister intentions and must have wanted to book students for Yanda University in advance.

The students of Yan University retorted, saying that Professor X of Tsinghua University failed to compete for the post, and his skills were not as good as others, and he even sent his eagle dogs to play weird online, which is really thick-skinned.

The 54th International Mathematical Olympiad was held in Melbourne. A total of 116 countries participated, with a total of 615 students, 217 team leaders and 117 observers.

These observers also come from all over the world, and most of them are mathematics teachers. They are not only responsible for selecting topics, but also assisting students in training.

Perhaps it is the unique intimacy among people of yellow race. On the first day of check-in, the captain of the Singapore team who lives next door came to say hello.

In the reading room of the Melbourne Convention Center, Qiao Yu was patted on the shoulder.

He turned his head and saw a dark-skinned Singaporean.

The person here is Lin Zhiyuan, who speaks Chinese fluently.

"Hello, may I know your name?" He stretched out his hand to Qiao Yu.

A few days before the competition, the teachers held meetings non-stop to decide on the topic of the competition.The contestants have a lot of time to study or socialize in this closed place.

Most of the people who can compete here are the top group of high school students in various countries, and you may meet them at any time in the future.

The two shook hands in a friendly manner. Qiao Yu introduced himself, "Qiao Yu. He's from the Huaguo team."

Lin Zhiyuan asked: "This is your first time participating in the competition, I haven't seen you last year."

"Yes, my friends and I are competing for the first time this year."

Chu Xining was making an emergency raid in his dormitory, and was not in the mood to wander around like Qiao Yu.

Lin Zhiyuan said with a smile: "The Hua Guo team has always been very strong, and our country has been imitating your training methods..."

The two competing powers recognized by the IMO are the United States and China, and perhaps Russia.

But in terms of basic education, the mathematics level of the United States is not as good as that of China, but because the United States pursues elite education, the educational strength at the top is actually quite terrifying.

For example, the contestants of the US team in this competition, Barton Smith and Justin Elmon, and Lisa Sauermann of the German team... are all star players who have won numerous major international mathematics competitions.

These people are not only superior in talent, but also from a good family background, at least at the level of the middle class.This is what qualifies for an elite education.

In contrast, most of Huaguo's contestants are year-round contestants trained in batches, and the contestants are different every year.Naturally, there is no splash internationally.

Although Hua Guo's training method has been criticized, it has always been the target of imitation by many small countries.Singapore is one of them.

Lin Zhiyuan looked at Qiao Yu and others, probably like the Chinese in the 50s and [-]s looked at the Soviets, with admiration and longing in their eyes, which made people feel embarrassed.

Qiao Yu replied politely: "Actually, the Huaguo model is not always unfavorable."

After all, according to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, our country has always been a "developing country" that is working hard to get rid of poverty. Proper humility is still very necessary.

"Don't say that," Lin Zhiyuan took out a pen and paper from his pocket with great interest, "Qiao Yu, our coach asked a question, and we need to prove the geometric identity, but I don't understand the process, can you explain it to me? ...?"

Although they are competitors, the team leader teacher said that most Huaxia people are enthusiastic. Usually, if you encounter problems, you can ask Huaxia people for help.

Qiao Yu replied with a smile: "Of course."

This reading room was built more than 20 years ago, and the distance between the bookshelves is not that spacious.

At this moment, a muffled voice came from behind Qiao Yu: "GG. (Chinaman) You are blocking my way."

He speaks English, but for most people present, English is like a second mother tongue, and it is not difficult to understand.

Qiao Yu frowned slightly, turned her head, and looked at the speaker.

He is a young boy with a large LV logo on his clothes, and his family background should not be too bad.Blonde with fine freckles on pale skin.

In North America, gg is a classic word in the decades-long history of anti-Chinese; similarly, there are squint-eyed monsters, big flat heads, and yellow monkeys.clearly discriminatory.

Qiao Yu is well aware that there are foreigners who hate Chinese people in the world.

With the development of transportation, the international flow of population has increased, and many uninformed and lazy people have been robbed of their jobs. They dare not blame the company that hired them, but blame it on another nation.

It's just that he didn't expect to meet the live version in this kind of international arena.

It can be seen that the idiot does not change because of race, gender and education level, an idiot is an idiot,

Qiao Yu's brows relaxed, he stuffed the book in his hand back into the bookshelf, and said with a smile: "Sorry, I didn't hear clearly, can you say it again? There are still many reporters in the conference center. Interesting to speak."

There was obvious dissatisfaction on the young Caucasian player's face, but he just frowned deeply and let out a cold snort from his nose.

As a result, the smile on Qiao Yu's face deepened.

He spit out one word in a straight voice: "Coward." (Coward)

Button's hand clenched into a fist, but soon he laughed angrily: "I hope your performance in the game is as good as your mouth."

After speaking, the young contestant turned and left.

Lin Zhiyuan was dumbfounded.

"The man just now seems to be Barton Smith..." Lin Zhiyuan's expression was a little embarrassed, and his voice gradually became softer, "I heard that his father's mistress is Chinese, so he has never liked people of yellow race."

Qiao Yu looked at Barton's back, her tone was not urgent, but her voice was just enough for people in the distance to hear: "I've heard of him, he was ranked in the top one percent of the world in the junior high school AMC8 competition, and he has won the Honor Roll of Distin (excellent) certificate , won the No.1 in the Harvard-MIT mathematics competition HMMT individual competition in the first year of high school, and won the No.1 team group in the high school mathematical modeling competition in March this year."

"During the winter camp selection, many people in our class admired him, and some people asked me if I could bring back an autographed photo. Before today, I was always thinking about what kind of person Barton Smith would be."

At the end of the corridor, Barton turned his head suddenly at this moment, looked at him, his lips were tightly pressed, and there was no emotion in his ice blue eyes.

Qiao Yu stared into his eyes, and said word by word: "Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times, and Barton is nothing more than that."

The atmosphere in the reading room seemed quieter.

The only few contestants lowered their heads and pretended to read a book. It seemed that the contents of the book were very fascinating, but their ears were quietly pricked up.

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and patted Lin Zhiyuan's arm: "Let's go, waste of time."

"Wait a moment."

Barton stepped forward and stopped Qiao Yu with a lunge.

Qiao Yu is now 1.8 meters [-], and Barton is half a head shorter than him. Standing in front of Qiao Yu, his momentum is not weak at all.

"Your name?" Barton asked coldly.

"Qiao Yu." Qiao Yu switched to Chinese pronunciation, "As you can see, he is from China."

Patton said: "I know you are from Huaguo, but you Huaguo people have a shallow understanding of the Olympiad, and you have the nerve to guide others?"

Barton can understand Chinese. He grew up in China for a period of time when he was a child, so although he can't write, he has no problem listening and speaking.

Qiao Yu looked at him condescendingly: "With all due respect, this matter seems to have nothing to do with you."

I don't know what the world's policeman is doing when he is dispatched across the country. The computer screen with a big face can't fit it.

Barton's expression gradually calmed down: "It's true that it has nothing to do with me. I just don't want to see other people go astray. I think I should apologize for my previous remarks, and so do you."

"I don't think I need to apologize for my remarks." Qiao Yu raised his eyebrows.

Button shrugged: "It seems that we can't reach an agreement on this matter. It just so happens that the official competition has not yet started. Maybe you are willing to compete with me before then. If I lose, I apologize and Retire; you lost, you don’t need to retire, I just need you to apologize, how about it?”

Lisa Sauermann couldn't help but look up from the book at this time, and said in German: "Patton, enough is enough. Don't rely on the strong to bully the weak."

She pushed her round glasses, looking a little impatient: "What's more, it was your fault in the first place."

After a moment of panic, Barton's expression became even more arrogant.

He didn't look back at Lisa, but stared at Qiao Yu's eyes tightly: "Why don't you speak? Are you scared?"

Qiao Yu couldn't help laughing at this moment, and then replied calmly: "Okay, I hope you will keep your promise."

Tianhai No.[-] Middle School, in a small classroom at night.

Ma Guanghui said on the above: "Now Qiao Yu is not here, so I will take you to study for the time being... Of course, my level is not as good as Qiao Yu's, everyone is sorry. Qiao Yu will be back in about a month."

"As usual, let's write the wish slip before the first monthly exam..."

A small paper card was handed out.

Song Tianyu stared at the card in his hand, raised his cheeks, and did not write for a long time.

Under his deliberate control, his study group never won the No.1 overall score.Song Tianyu's age ranking also began to hover between 2 and 30.

Song Tianyu knew that apart from the promised No.1, Qiao Yu would not read the rest of the cards.

His eyes will fall on the literature, journals, and the people around him, but he will not fall on these unnecessary trifles.

The time left for him to write a wish list is not long.

So, after thinking for a moment, Song Tianyu took up a pen and wrote down a line.

You are the light that I have been chasing all my life.