Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 36 Rising to Fame
Vague questions require vague responses.

The adults present were all stunned, having never expected such an answer.

Chairman Zheng nodded repeatedly. He quite liked these words that sounded very profound, but Teacher Hu looked unhappy.

"Deconstruction, do you understand this word?"

"Teacher, if you don't understand, you just use it. It's just pretending to understand, which will easily make you a laughing stock."

"So how do you deconstruct 'grown up'?"

"Teacher, I explained it more clearly in the article I wrote. If I were to talk about it now, I think it might be better to talk about the idea."

The others, except Teacher Hu, had already leaned forward with anticipation on their faces.

“Growing up is essentially a transformation. There is no growing up without change.”

The three people from Yucai raised their eyebrows in unison.

"But the word grow up itself has a positive nature. Changes like 'getting older' or 'fading away' are not part of it."

Director Wang nodded slightly.

"In most people's eyes, growing up is basically concentrated in two aspects before and after puberty - I haven't reached that stage yet, it's mainly physical growth and mental maturity. In comparison, mental maturity is more worthy of discussion. Based on this, it can be simply understood that this topic is about the discussion of mental maturity."

Even Teacher Hu had to nod in affirmation.

"Mental maturity depends on experience. People don't become mature just by sleeping. Therefore, growing up is the accumulation of moments."

Chairman Zheng couldn't help but sigh.

"These moments contain all kinds of emotions: surprise, disappointment, peace, pain... Ultimately, they shape us into the 'grown-up' version of ourselves." Li Yan spoke eloquently with ups and downs.

"Children are eager to grow up, but adults miss their childhood. Everything has two sides, and growing up or not has both advantages and disadvantages. However, time is ruthless, and growing up is an irreversible process..."

Some of the adults present had forgotten that they came here to act as "examiners" and gradually developed the mentality to discuss and communicate with Li Yan.

"This is also the main theme of my article. We have the destiny to grow up, but there is also a part of us that does not need to grow up. This part is often the most precious and tender part of everyone's life. It is called the meaning of life."

"If you lose this, and grow up completely, life will become boring."

The six adults were all lost in thought.

"Of course, these are my insignificant and very subjective thoughts, and maybe they are just beautiful fantasies when I was still a child."

The sudden applause came from Chairman Zheng who nodded sincerely.

"Today I am fortunate to witness what it means to be a precocious genius. I am really happy. Principal Lin, you have produced an extraordinary child in Yucai."

The three members of the Yucai group could no longer stop smiling. Li Yan even read the emotion of "I wish you were my son" in Chen Wenjing's eyes, which was very similar to the fanatical look of English teacher Huang.

He shuddered all over.

"Li Yan, you must keep this beautiful fantasy. I look forward to you bringing more surprises to Lincheng in the future." Director Wang stood up and extended his hand enthusiastically.

Li Yan's small palm was wrapped up at once, and she clenched it twice forcefully.

"To be honest, I am actually very dissatisfied. I am dissatisfied as to why such an excellent child was chosen by your school, Yucai." Teacher Hu shook his head. "It is a pity that Experimental Primary School did not become your alma mater. I am really sorry that I could not teach you."

Please, Li Yan got goosebumps when he heard these words, and his smile was almost stiff.

"Principal Lin, don't worry. When we get back, we will arrange for the competition committee to set up a special prize, and then find an opportunity to publish this excellent work in the elementary school weekly... no, the Rincheng Daily."

Before leaving, Director Wang made a promise loudly as the adults shook hands.

After seeing off the three big guys at the school gate, Li Yan was almost carried back to the Academic Affairs Office by Chen Wenjing.

Principal Lin and Director Cai laughed so hard that their eyes were invisible. They looked at Li Yan and didn't know what to say. They could only say "Oh", "Tsk tsk tsk", and "Okay" repeatedly. Finally, Principal Lin even made him a cup of tea.

It was Chen Wenjing who said she wanted to go back to the class to announce the good news, and only then was Li Yan successfully taken away.

The psychological preparation was in vain. This was Li Yan's first thought after leaving the Academic Affairs Office. The head teacher and Li Yan were not seen in the class meeting. The discussion in Class 601 had already developed to the point where two people were abducted by aliens.

Then they heard Chen Wenjing holding Li Yan and announcing that his composition had won the special prize, the first special prize in the history of Lincheng City's composition competition, with some special settings, some unbelievable on-site exchanges among the judges, and some Lincheng Daily to be published...

All of them are beyond imagination.

When Li Yan walked back to his seat, Xiaopang really felt what it felt like to be so shocked that his mouth couldn't close.

"Okay, don't be surprised, this is not as impressive as the English competition."

"I'm going to cry, Master Yan."

"WTF?"

"It's worth it to have you as my deskmate and buddy in this life."

Chen Wenjing on the stage was still talking incessantly, about the Writers Association, the Education Bureau, the Experimental Primary School, the Chairman, the Director, the Special Grade Teacher... With each appearance of the word, Li Yan's status in the classmates' hearts became higher and more distant.

Li Yan was actually quite satisfied with the result this time.

What your classmates think of you is not important, but it is important to establish a good reputation.

If he wants a bigger platform, he has to be noticed.

The article published in the Lincheng Daily is the first shot in building a reputation.

Soon he will not only be the representative of Yucai Primary School, he will become the representative of the primary school students of Lincheng City. Soon, his comparison objects will not be the top students of Experimental Primary School and Nancheng Primary School, but the four people who stand above him in the English competition.

Perhaps because he was too obsessed with his passionate fantasy, his expression was too obvious, so Lin Zhiyuan interrupted:

"What kind of sweet dream are you having? I realized that you didn't care much about losing this competition before. Did you know that you actually won the special prize and were waiting to show off?"

"I just found out about this today too." Li Yan opened the Mathematical Olympiad book as if no one was around. "I act cool naturally, without setting any trap."

"..." Lin Zhiyuan didn't know how to complain anymore.

Mathematical Olympiad...you are the only one missing, the last piece of the puzzle.

Although the Mathematical Olympiad is only a provincial competition, it is much more valuable than the National Primary School English Competition. On the one hand, in 7, the development of English education was relatively incomplete, and English scores were often linked to the family's economic strength; on the other hand, the only thing that can be associated with the "national" in this national competition is the winners of the finals.

Although the finalists are also elites, there are inevitably a group of people with great backgrounds. In the eyes of many people, the finals are not as valuable as the rematch, which is a national selection of a large sample of primary school students.

The Mathematical Olympiad is indeed a small sample competition, but the status of mathematics in the education field and the foundation accumulated over many years of development cannot be compared with English.

The next step after the provincial Olympic competition is the National Junior Olympic Competition. If you win a gold medal in this competition...

Don't think too much. Just winning the first prize in the provincial Olympic Games and three first prizes in main subjects, there's nothing wrong with being honored as the number one elementary school student in Lincheng.

After winning these two awards, Li Yan gained a superior status not only among his classmates, but also in the eyes of his teachers and even school leaders. With the final exams approaching, the teacher asked other students to review hard while asking Li Yan to study Olympiad mathematics well.

He even said something inexplicable like "If you don't want to take the final exam, then don't take it."

However, he was indifferent to this special treatment. What he needed most now was resources.

Resources for learning.

So when Li Chun proposed to give him a material reward at the dinner table, he showed an excitement far beyond winning the special prize for composition, and then asked a question that shocked his parents:
“Can I sign up for a training course?”

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