Chapter 136, the mathematics competition

Qian Momo thought that things were too simple. She didn't even think about it. Shuishui greatly disliked her, so how could Shuishui possibly help her? It would be good enough if Shuishui would help her even if she disliked her. However, Momo knew that that was not Shuishui's personality at all.

Shuishui was still at school hanging out with her friends. Whenever she had time, she would go to the school library and borrow a few books to read. Under her influence, Mu Qing and Mu Zilin also borrowed books.

Shuishui never answered calls from home unless it was her father who called.

Time passed very quickly. It was soon Friday. After lunch, Shuishui joined the school team. They were going to participate in the math competition in the first high school. The team was led by the third-year math teacher, Huang Qiuming. He was also the team leader of the third-year participants. He looked at the groups of students with him. When he saw Shuishui, he nodded slightly. He had heard that she was an outstanding first-year student. For so many years, no first-year students took part in the competition, simply because they rarely made it through the first round.

The mathematics teacher called everyone's attention. "Now, there's no need to be too nervous. Just do your best. Get in the car first. I will give you the exam number in the car."

In the car, Teacher Huang explained the competition details to everyone. "For the exam, there's no need to be too nervous. Just do your best. Qian Shuishui is the only first-year student. Everyone, you should take care of each other."

Qian Shuishui didn't expect the teacher to specifically name her. She just smiled and nodded without saying anything. The other students looked at Shuishui. Very few first-year students passed the first round of the exam. However, from the looks of it, she would do well if she was lucky.

They were more friendly towards Qian Shuishui because she was good-looking and had a pleasing personality. They thought she was charming when she smiled. Some of the boys were even attracted to her.

There were fewer girls, but they were all top students. They looked very ordinary, but they were also more arrogant. They took pride in the fact that they were studious and were good in science. The female group members were unfamiliar with each other, so they didn't talk much.

When they arrived at the first high school, their teacher accompanied them to the venue. They brought a visitor's pass upon entering the campus.

After they walked around a few buildings, they soon arrived at the stadium. Inside, they saw neatly arranged tables and chairs. Shuishui found her number and sat down. There were many strangers around her.

The others also quickly found their seats and sat down. The participants patiently and quietly waited as there were five minutes left before the examination papers would be handed out.

There were several proctors, and there were cameras everywhere. Anyone who would be caught cheating would be heavily penalized. It would be a huge demerit. Some schools would even harshly expel the student.

Therefore, no one would even consider cheating. The security cameras were all working. Authorities were even tasked to check the camera footage after the exam to ensure that no one had cheated.

When the exam papers were handed out, participants were asked to wait before reading the test questions. The head proctor first gave a few instructions. Afterwards, the participants were asked to open the test papers and start answering.

Shuishui skimmed through the questions. Shuishui frowned and encouraged herself. 'Let's do it.' She wasn't sure if her method was right. Her major was physics, not mathematics. However, they were related, and there were similarities between the two fields. Shuishui utilized her own techniques to solve the problems and equations. She simply breezed through the test questions.

She slowed down because she had to wait for the others to finish. They all had to take the school bus back to school. Teacher Huang waited for them at the door. Even if she handed her paper in and went out ahead of everyone, she would still have to wait.

After a while, Shuishui completely finished writing. She slowly put down her pen and reviewed her paper. Every time she finished solving an equation, she would go back to check if the numbers she had written were correct. It seemed that she had done well.