Cen Huaian turned around and saw that he was a player from country E.
He nodded, agreed with the contestant, and said in English: "My country is also beautiful."
The player from country E said: "I know, my grandfather told me that he had been to China before."
Players from Country E are very proud when talking about their grandfather. His grandfather was a scientist and he used to go to China to do aid projects.
"It's a pity that the project was not completed later."
Cen Huaian has studied history and knows what the aid players from Country E are talking about and why it was not completed. He said: "The past has become history."
There will be regrets, but in front of the country, these are bound to happen.
The player from Country E rested his arm on the railing and talked to Cen Huai'an about this year's IMO exam: "I've seen you. You participated in the IMO competition last year and still got perfect scores."
Cen Huaian was not surprised. There was a video of the game at that time, and it was normal for other players to see it. He nodded.
"You are great, but I am not bad either! This year we will be number one!"
Cen Huaian looked at him lightly, his expression calm: "I wish you good luck."
"Don't you want your country to be number one in a row?"
The player from Country E was surprised by Cen Huaian's calmness. Cen Huaian turned around and walked back and said, "So I'm going to go back and do some more questions."
Cen Huaian was not prepared to give up the first place at all. Hang Ling was still leading the team this year, and he would not allow the Chinese players to be worse than before.
The IMO results this time were even more eye-catching than last year, with all six players from China getting perfect scores.
On the day of awarding the award, the player from country E didn't know who he was switching places with, so he sat next to Cen Huaian. When he heard the result, he looked at Cen Huaian and his group in shock: "You are awesome!"
Cen Huaian's eyes showed a smile at this moment, and he said without humility: "Hua Guo has always been very good."
After saying that, he stood up and went to the stage with his teammates to receive the award.
Unsurprisingly, Hua also ranked first in the IMO overall score and won the first place in this IMO competition.
On the return trip, Tang Song and Cen Huaian sat together. Everyone had gold medals hanging on their chests. He looked at his gold medal and said, "Huaian, I am very happy. I can get full marks."
Tang Song was the weaker one among the six team members. After he was sure that he could participate in the IMO, he was most afraid that he would drag his teammates back. During the critical period of review, he spent most of his energy studying for the Mathematical Olympiad.
Cen Huai'an looked at him with some respect in his eyes. He admired people who set goals and could resolutely implement them and finally succeeded.
"You are well-deserved." His tone was sincere. Tang Song was stunned for a moment, and then a relaxed smile appeared on his face.
"If I can get your true praise, I don't have to be unconfident about myself."
The current college entrance examination application form in Beijing is different from that in Liangzhou. However, there are differences in college entrance examination application policies across the country, so there was no fuss in early summer.
Cen Huaian only filled out one application, the Department of Radio and Semiconductor, Jinghua University.
Chu Xia didn't interfere with his wishes, but filled out one just looking at him and asked him if he wanted to fill in another guarantee.
In early summer, she only wanted to go to a university of traditional Chinese medicine, so she didn't fill in the application form too much. But when she met Cen Huai'an, she was just like any other ordinary parents, worried about his wishes.
Cen Huaian and Chu Xia were equally insistent: "If I can't pass this exam, I don't want to study in other schools or majors."
Chu Xia stopped persuading him and patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face: "How come you and I are exactly the same when we applied for the college entrance examination."
Cen Zhengnian brought over the washed grapes, peeled one off and fed it into Chu Xia's mouth: "An An does have a temperament similar to yours sometimes."
The sweet juice of the grape exploded in his mouth. Chu Xia nodded proudly, swallowed the pulp of the grape and said, "Of course, he is my son!"
Just like the democracy in Cen Huai'an's family, no one interfered with Zhang Lu's application. However, when she told Cen Huaian her intention, Cen Huaian was surprised but not surprised.
Zhang Lu applied to the National Defense University. She said with longing: "In the future, I want to be a soldier and serve the motherland like my great-aunt did."
She has even thought about the military branch. She wants to be an aviation soldier and a female pilot who can fly fighter jets in the future.
Cen Huaian said without any doubts about her ability: "You can do it."
Zhang Lu raised his head and said like a proud little leopard: "Of course! You will also become an excellent scientist in the future."
She looked at Tang Song again: "You will also become an excellent scientist."
Tang Song's major is computer writing. In the future, he wants to study computers and produce his own results.
The three of them looked at each other and smiled, as if they had seen the scene of realizing their dreams in the future.
*
After Cen Huaian came back from country E, he wrote letters to friends such as Bangzi, Hu Climbing, and Xiaohe, while waiting for the admission notice to arrive.
Cen Huaian is not the only one taking the college entrance examination this year. Kunzi, Mao Zai, Hu Climbing, Xiaohe and others also participated.
Hu Shangceng is a little older than a few others. He was supposed to go to college last year, but the universities he applied for in Beijing all declined.
He reread it directly.
In the letter, he said to Cen Huaian: "We have agreed that we will go to university in one place, and I must be admitted to a university in the capital!"
I don't know how they will fare in the college entrance examination this year. Cen Huaian went to Country E as soon as he finished the exam. Before he had time to ask, he only got the answers from the teacher after he came back and estimated his score.
After evaluating his scores, Cen Huaian felt more confident about getting into Jinghua University.
After Zhang Lu learned that Cen Huai'an was back, he was the first to call him on the BB machine and called him to ask if he wanted to come to his great-grandpa's house.
Cen Huaian agreed.
As soon as the two met at Grandpa Jiang's house, Zhang Lu excitedly shared her estimate with Cen Huaian.
"Coupled with the 20 points from the Mathematical Olympiad, I will definitely have no problem getting into the National Defense University! So next I want to celebrate, let's go mountain climbing!"
There are many mountains that can be climbed near the capital. If you go to some mountains with rich natural scenery, you will not feel hot, but you will feel the coldness in the mountains.
Cen Huai'an thought for a while, and just when he was about to agree, he heard Hong Youxuan call him: "An'an!"
He walked over quickly: "Fortunately, I didn't miss it. There is a Go competition recently and I would like to invite you to participate."
In his senior year of high school, Cen Huaian never participated in a competition except playing chess with himself during his breaks. He was too busy, and sometimes he would play a game or two with Hong Youxuan when he came to his grandpa's house to have fun.
"What type of Go game?"
"It's held by a company in Beijing. It's very valuable. I haven't played with you for a long time and I want to meet you on the field. By the way, there are bonuses."
After Hong Youxuan said the previous words, he said another sentence with a smile.
Cen Huaian asked him the time of the competition. It was registration time now and the official competition would be ten days later.
"That doesn't affect the mountain climbing. An'an should go mountain climbing with us. We will have a picnic in the mountains. Brother Youxuan is coming too?"
"Okay." Hong Youxuan agreed with a smile.
Cen Huaian also agreed to climb the mountain and compete.
In early summer, she heard that several children were going to go hiking, and she became interested.
Zhang Lu searched for information on several mountains and decided to climb a mountain that had not been developed much, but was contracted by a private party and a group of summer villas were built at the foot of the mountain or halfway up the mountain.
That mountain is not a tourist attraction, it is not steep, and tourists are not allowed to go to the villa area. There are not many other places to visit, so few people go there.
This is also because the father of one of Zhang Lu's friends has a villa there. He has a pass to go up the mountain from the villa complex, otherwise they would not go there to climb the mountain.
I didn't participate in the children's mountain climbing plan in early summer. They would be uncomfortable with adults.
She ran to discuss with Cen Zhengnian to see if they could go hiking while they were both resting.
Cen Zhengnian was reading a book in the study. When he heard this, he looked up at her unexpectedly: "Go hiking?"
Because Chu Xia was weak in the past, she rarely did strenuous exercise, and she would get tired if she walked for a long time. Climbing mountains was not something she would be willing to do.
"Yes, it will be cooler in the mountains in summer now. And it's been a long time since we went out to play together."
Cen Zhengnian's expression suddenly softened, and he reached out to hold her hand: "Okay, let me see which mountain is suitable."
Cen Zhengnian said that he wouldn't let Chu Xia worry about going out for fun, so Chu Xia didn't care anymore and only decided with Cen Zhengnian on which day to go out.
Cen Huai'an and Zhang Lu went earlier than Chu Xia and Zhang Lu's friend borrowed a villa from his father, so the group could spend a few more days in the mountains.
Parents of a group of children must be worried. Zhang Lu's friend's father asked his aunt at home to take care of several children.
Chu Xia gave Cen Huai'an complete freedom and only asked him to pay attention to safety, and asked him to bring sachets to prevent snakes, insects, rats and ants, various first-aid drugs and other things.
Chu Xia and Jiang Zhishu's company happened to cooperate in launching an ointment for treating mosquito bites, which was effective for many insect bites. She asked Cen Huaian to take a lot of it to the mountains.
Chu Xia himself also prepared this for her and Cen Zhengnian.
The two of them did not plan to spend the night on the mountain, so they chose a mountain that was not very high. But that mountain is located in a high-altitude mountain group on the outskirts of Beijing. It has also been developed and is very suitable for summer travel.
Cen Zhengnian was driving, and Chu Xia was sitting in the passenger seat. He was in a good mood as he watched the big green trees on the roadside quickly retreating.
It took more than an hour to drive to the destination. Chu Xia was not the only one who came to climb the mountain, but not many.
Unlike in later generations, no matter which scenic spot there was, there were a lot of places selling food and drink. Probably because not many people came, there were no people selling things here, only people from nearby villages passing by at the foot of the mountain.
Cen Zhengnian put on his backpack, took the water for the two of them, locked the car and walked towards Chu Xia, opened the bottle and handed the water to her.
"Climbing the mountain now?"
Chu Xia drank several sips of water and nodded: "Let's go."
The walk up the mountain was not difficult at first, but the higher we climbed, the more tiring we became, and we soon ran out of energy in early summer.
But she asked to climb the mountain herself, so she just wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, gritted her teeth and continued climbing.
Cen Zhengnian suddenly reached out and took her arm: "Let's rest for a while."
As he spoke, he wiped a flat stone on the roadside with a handkerchief and asked Chu Xia to sit down.
"Want some water?"
As soon as Chu Xia started climbing, Cen Zhengnian grabbed the water in her hand, so she didn't have anything to carry except herself.
"want!"
Chu Xia felt that her throat was extremely dry. In her last life, she had climbed a mountain to collect medicine without any problems. She didn't expect that she had no willpower, but her body was not strong enough in this life.
She would also do simple exercises in normal times. After dinner every day, she would go out for a walk with Cen Zhengnian and practice Wu Qin Xi. The results of her exercise did not show up when climbing the mountain.
After drinking half a bottle of water, Cen Zhengnian handed over the rice ball in his bag again. Chu Xia hesitated for a moment, but took it over and ate it.
"I just used up too much energy and I have to make up for it."
"I know." Cen Zhengnian tucked the messy hair on her face behind her ears: "Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry."
"Do you want to eat it?" This rice ball was made in the morning and is still a little warm when you eat it.
Cen Zhengnian stretched his head over and took a bite on the rice ball. Most of Chu Xia's rice ball was gone.
Cen Zhengnian: "It tastes good."
Chu Xia looked at the rice ball with only a small bite left, and looked up at Cen Zhengnian: "There's still more in the bag, get me another one."
However, this rice ball was not finished in early summer and was fed to Cen Zhengnian.
While the two were eating and drinking, other climbers passed by the two. Seeing their behavior, they couldn't help but take a second look.
Chu Xia had already developed a habit of not caring about other people's eyes, and Cen Zhengnian didn't care about the looks of strangers either. They didn't continue climbing up until they were sure that Chu Xia was well rested.
The mountain was indeed not high. Initially, Chu Xia was worried about whether she could climb up. However, after taking a break and walking with Cen Zhengnian supporting her, the two of them actually reached the top of the mountain.
Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, there is no feeling of seeing all the small mountains at once, because this mountain is the shortest among the surrounding mountains, and everyone looks higher than it.
However, the air in the mountains is indeed very fresh, and you can hear all kinds of sweet bird songs.
It was just noon when we arrived on the mountain. Cen Zhengnian found an open space, spread the floral cloth he brought in his bag on the ground, put on the various foods left in his bag, and the soda he brought, before he looked up.
At this time, Chu Xia was standing not far away facing the wind. The wind blew her hair up and her clothes puffed up a little. It seemed as if her whole body was going to be blown away by the wind.
Cen Zhengnian's heart tightened: "Early summer!"
His voice was a little shaky even before it came out, and his voice was a little rushed.
Chu Xia turned around, showed a big smile to Cen Zhengnian, and trotted towards him. The feeling just now was gone, and Cen Zhengnian's violently beating heart calmed down.
"You've laid it all out, I want to eat the donkey and roll around."
Cen Zhengnian filled a small bowl with a donkey and rolled it for her.
Chu Xia sat opposite Cen Zhengnian, moved her head towards him and opened her mouth: "Feed it to me."
Cen Zhengnian rolled the donkey to her mouth: "It's a bit big, don't eat it in one bite."
"Yeah." Chu Xia took a bite, and the soft and sweet taste of donkey roll immediately satisfied her taste buds.
"Good times." She said a little slurred.
Cen Zhengnian said: "I'll give it a try."
Then he naturally rolled the remaining half of the donkey bowl into the corner of his mouth, and nodded slightly: "It is indeed delicious."
Chu Xia's eyes turned into a pair of crescent moons when she smiled, and she took another rice ball to eat.
It's not easy to make a fire on the mountain, so all the food prepared in early summer is ready-to-eat.
Some climbers were not as well prepared as the two of them. They looked at them eating with a look of enjoyment and greed in their eyes.
Some couples or lovers come to climb mountains and pinch their husbands directly.
"I said bring some food, but you said Shen, now you're fine, just watch others eat! It's useless."
After saying that, he angrily walked down the mountain, and the man quickly caught up with him.
Chu Xia and Cen Zhengnian, who were not far away, also heard the conversation, but they were not affected at all and did not stop eating.
The food prepared in early summer was not too much, just enough for her and Cen Zhengnian. They finished it in one meal and drank all the soda, so the backpack was quite empty.
What made Chu Xia feel embarrassed was that she suddenly wanted to go to the toilet, but there was no toilet at the top of the mountain.
She couldn't help but blush a little, and then she whispered into Cen Zhengnian's ear. After saying that, she felt even more embarrassed and blushed even more.
Cen Zhengnian had already packed his things, stood up, pulled Chu Xia up, put on his backpack and said, "I'll go with you."
In a place far away from others and blocked by tall trees and grass, Cen Zhengnian asked Chu Xia to go to the toilet.
Chu Xia was embarrassed and asked him to stay away.
"My back is to you. I can't go far. It's not safe on the mountain."
There was no one here, and some animals could still be heard on the mountain. Chu Xia knew that Cen Zhengnian didn't trust her, and she couldn't help it, so she didn't continue to struggle.
When the solution was resolved, Chu Xia's face turned as red as a tomato, and she felt that Cen Zhengnian must have heard the sound.
Cen Zhengnian touched her face: "Wait for me, I also need to take care of my physiological needs."
Chu Xia was no longer embarrassed because she was not alone in the bathroom.
When Cen Zhengnian came out, he asked Chuxia to pour some water from the kettle for him to wash his hands, and Chuxia also washed his hands.
Having seen almost the scenery on the mountain, the two began to go down the mountain.
Going down the mountain was more difficult than going up. Chu Xia felt that her legs were no longer her own. She had to hang on Cen Zhengnian's body for the rest of the journey.
Cen Zhengnian wanted to carry her on his back, but Chu Xia didn't agree, but hanging her like this wouldn't save much effort.
At the foot of the mountain, Cen Zhengnian actually looked quite good, and Chu Xia didn't feel tired at all.
She sat in the car and reached out to touch Cen Zhengnian's arm: "I've never seen you exercise regularly, but you still have muscles on your body?"
Cen Zhengnian was drinking water, and his eyes showed a smile when he heard this: "I don't just sit in the laboratory."
Some of their experimental work is hard work, and they can't do it if they don't have the strength. And he would go running when he had time, but because he got up late in early summer, she didn't know when he came back.
"Go home, go home, I'm so tired now, I just want to go home and sleep."
Chu Xia said and hammered her leg.
Although she was very tired, Chu Xia was still very happy during her mountain climbing trip today. She took the camera she brought with her and flipped through the photos one by one.
Most of the photos were taken by Cen Zhengnian. His skills are pretty good. They were trained by Chu Xia over the years. After buying a camera, Chu Xia would teach Cen Zhengnian some when he went out to take pictures, and Cen Huaian also learned.
I didn't learn much, so I wouldn't take very disastrous photos. Chu Xia was already very satisfied.
Looking at it, Chu Xia couldn't help laughing. I have already figured out how to develop these photos and which album to put them in.
After watching it for a while, Chu Xia yawned. She was really exhausted and put the camera in the back seat.
"I want to get some sleep."
Cen Zhengnian: "Go to sleep and put on your coat. I'll call you when I get home."
*
Cen Huaian and Zhang Lu also enjoyed their time in the mountains.
On the first day they climbed the mountain. A group of people were in their strongest physical age. The girls were not strong enough but the boys helped them. Finally, they all climbed the mountain.
They stood on the top of the mountain and shouted their dreams to the mountains opposite. Some people shouted their confession directly, while others booed.
There are men who are interested in concubines, but two couples are actually together.
Tang Song looked at the opposite side, opened his mouth, glanced at Zhang Lu, and closed it again.
As soon as Zhang Lu finished shouting that she wanted to be a pilot and the best pilot in China, she saw that Tang Song beside her had remained silent.
She smiled and looked at him: "Tang Song, you shouted too. It's really refreshing. It seems like all the pressure is gone."
Tang Song opened his mouth and finally shouted: "I want to go to Beijing!"
Cen Huai'an refused to shout, and even after being called several times by Zhang Lu, he refused: "I'll go over there for a walk."
Others also called out the university they wanted to attend. Cen Huaian took a look and walked to an ancient temple nearby that had no monks left.
The temple door is closed and there are only two rooms. It already looks very dilapidated on the mountain.
Cen Huaian didn't know what he was thinking of, so he clasped his hands and bowed devoutly to the temple three times.
After coming down the mountain, the group of teenagers became even more crazy. They barbecued, sang, played truth or dare games in the villa, and drank together.
After graduation, everyone has grown up. It seems that in order to fight against the self that has been restrained before, everyone has let go and played.
Of course, I'm just playing within the permitted limits and nothing excessive. After everyone finished drinking, they went back to their respective rooms to sleep.
Cen Huaian was not allowed to drink because he was still underage, so he only drank drinks and juice.
In the end, he was the only one who was still awake. He and his aunt sent everyone to their rooms to sleep. He even went to his aunt in the middle of the night to check if the girls were alright. He also went to see the boys.
Alcohol is easy to poison, and it may block the esophagus when you feel like vomiting in the middle of the night. This is what Chu Xia taught An An.
Fortunately, nothing happened. Cen Huaian talked to Zhang Lu the next day, and everyone stopped going so crazy while drinking.
We spent three full days in the villa area. We also played tennis, swam in the swimming pool, and watched movies in the special movie room, which was an eye-opener for everyone.
When we went back, everyone was still reluctant to leave, and even wanted to make an appointment next time.
However, Cen Huai'an knew that there was only one chance to get together. This was someone else's villa and it was impossible to come here all the time.
Moreover, after arriving at university, everyone went their separate ways, so it would be difficult to get together like this time in the future.
But they didn't think much about it at the moment and were still planning the next time they would go out to play.
After Cen Huaian returned home, he began to prepare for the Go competition. During this period, he received letters from Bangzi and Hu Cengden.
All of them have also filled out their applications, and they all applied to a university in the capital, although it is not the same school as Cen Huai'an.
If Hu Shengsheng and Xiaohe waited until the notice came out, they would call him immediately to tell him the news.
The four of them, Bangzi and Cen Huaian, said, "If we successfully get into college, we will come with our luggage before school starts. Come pick us up then!"
Cen Huai'an felt a little excited. He held the letter and hoped more than anyone else that Bangzi and the others would be admitted to university.
After the Go match started, Cen Huaian concentrated on the game and met some opponents he had played against before.
For example, Ruan Luoyao, An Bin, or the man he couldn't compare with during the dating period.
Cen Huaian has indeed put less effort into Go this year. He does not take a professional path and does not plan to continue to participate in some professional events.
If Hong Youxuan hadn't invited him to participate in this competition, he would have found some amateur competitions to participate in.
Cen Huaian believes that no matter what competition there is, there will always be someone who is very good and he can always learn something.
The first match was against Ruan Luoyao, the quiet girl who had lost to him in the previous match.
"Cen Huaian?"
When Ruan Luoyao saw him, she was a little afraid to recognize him. After all, three years had passed.
Cen Huaian nodded: "It's me."
A relieved smile appeared on Ruan Luoyao's face: "I was afraid that I had made a mistake. What competitions have you participated in in the past three years? Why have I never met you?"
Cen Huaian shook his head: "Except for the fixed stage competition, I did not participate in other competitions."
Ruan Luoyao looked startled, with a sudden look in her eyes: No wonder she never saw him again in the Go competition. It turned out that he did not participate in the competition.
"you......"
Cen Huai'an raised his eyes and looked at her. Ruan Luoyao wanted to ask the reason but stopped. She smiled at him and said, "It's nothing. Let's start the game."
As soon as they started playing chess, the two of them stopped talking and concentrated on the chess board.
As soon as she started playing, Cen Huaian felt that Ruan Luoyao was different from before. Her chess skills had improved a lot.
However, Cen Huaian never stopped practicing chess. Whenever he got upset while studying or encountered something that was temporarily troubling, he would play a game of chess.
Every week when he went to Grandpa Chiang's house, he would play chess with Grandpa Chiang. But since Grandpa Jiang became ill, Cen Huai'an played more often with Hong Youxuan. Sometimes Grandpa Jiang would listen to him and give some guidance on the chess game.
Normally, Cen Huaian rarely troubles Grandpa Jiang. He is not energetic right now, and it would be bad to waste too much attention on him.
Moreover, Cen Huai'an always gets stronger when he is strong. His momentum in playing chess has gradually changed, and the chess games are also ever-changing, making it unclear who is losing and who is winning.
Ruan Luoyao was holding her breath even more. She had been practicing hard for a long time just because she wanted to compete again with Cen Huai'an. There was not much difference between the two in previous games.
But not long after the start, she felt how strong Cen Huaian was. Even if he didn't participate in the competition, he was progressing so fast.
Two capable people who refused to admit defeat fought silently on the chessboard, not even bothering to wipe the beads of sweat rolling down their foreheads.
In a chess game, some people are very fast and some are very slow. There is a rule in this game that a game cannot exceed two hours. The final countdown time has come between the game between Cen Huaian and Ruan Luoyao. Chess must be played within thirty seconds. If it exceeds, it will be used up. If the time is exceeded three times, the player will be immediately judged as a loser.
The two of them had very good mental qualities and would never run out of time in the beginning of fast chess. But gradually, Ruan Luoyao couldn't keep up with Cen Huai'an's thinking, and his brain moved too fast.
After Ruan Luoyao's first super-second, she put down her chess pieces and admitted defeat, because she already knew the result by now and there was no need to continue.
The two stood up and saluted. Ruan Luoyao wiped his sweat with a handkerchief. Seeing that Cen Huai'an was not unhappy at all, he said, "I had a great time playing chess with you today. I hope we still have a chance to play chess."
Cen Huai'an also likes to fight Ruan Luoyao neck and neck on the chessboard. He doesn't win much against Ruan Luoyao. If the countdown hadn't disrupted the rhythm of Ruan Luoyao's thinking, the two could have continued playing.
"good."
This game lasted for three days, and there were hidden dragons and tigers inside.
After An Bin and Cen Huai'an became opponents, his face wrinkled: "It's over, we have to lose this game."
Cen Huai'an paused in grabbing the chess pieces and looked at An Bin seriously: "If you play chess with me with this concept in mind, then just admit defeat."
An Bin grabbed Cen Huaian's hand: "I don't want it, what if I can win. I have worked hard to learn chess in the past few years."
Cen Huaian glanced at him, and they guessed that An Bin would take the black man first.
Compared with before, An Bin did improve, but unlike facing Ruan Luoyao, An Bin didn't put so much pressure on Cen Huai'an, and the chess game ended in an hour and a half.
An Bin sighed deeply, as if he was shocked: "Why can't I beat you even though I try so hard?"
"Because I'm working hard too."
On the last day of the chess game, there were not many players left on the field, and Cen Huai'an finally faced off against the man who had lost in the final stage.
The two of them didn't talk much and just played chess directly after guessing the first.
The man's chess skills became superb again. Cen Huaian felt excited that he had met a strong man. He suppressed this feeling and turned it into motivation to play chess with the man.
He felt heavier pressure than Ruan Luoyao, and he also made himself stronger, not afraid of any chess game.
The two fought until the end, but neither could win. The tiger and the leopard were on one side, and the staff was the mastermind.
After clearing both sides of their dead moves, the two ended up in a draw.
But there was no draw in the game, and the first prize and bonus were only for one person, so the two played a quick chess extra round.
Cen Huaian likes fast chess the most. His thinking can change very quickly. After playing chess, he can instantly form various chess trends in his mind according to the changes in the chess game.
The man was not as strong as Cen Huai'an in this regard, and the two competed for another half an hour. In the middle, Cen Huai'an saw that he was about to lose, so he gritted his teeth and persisted, and finally survived.
The man was a little lack of energy at the back and accidentally made a small mistake. Cen Huai'an seized on this mistake and pursued fiercely, and finally won the competition and was also the first prize in this competition.
Hong Youxuan originally thought that he could face off against Cen Huai'an in this game, but he didn't know whether it was luck or misfortune. Neither of them could face off, including in the semi-finals later.
Hong Youxuan was very happy for Cen Huaian, but also shocked by his talent.
Hong Youxuan never expected that someone who had not studied chess wholeheartedly for a year could defeat so many powerful professional players and win first place.
Cen Huaian took the medal and bonus and said: "The following overtime is what I am better at."
If it were another type of competition, Cen Huaian could not guarantee that he would win, and the runner-up man would not be weaker than him.
Hong Youxuan said with a smile: "Luck is also part of strength."
After the game, Cen Huaian rarely went out except to Grandpa Chiang's house, where he read books about semiconductors.
He really wanted to visit some semiconductor research laboratories, but he couldn't keep bothering others, and when he entered the university, the teachers would lead them to experiments, so he didn't have to be in such a hurry.
Zhang Lu was the first to receive the notice. She majored in aviation at the National Defense University. She was so excited that she took the notice and ran directly to her parents' work to report the good news.
Zhang Wei teaches in a university and Jiang Zhiguan works in a government unit. Zhang Lu's achievements immediately made him famous in their units, and there were various congratulations.
Others took the opportunity to boo, "Should we set up a few tables to celebrate?"
Zhang had no intention of doing so, but Jiang Zhiguan refused directly: "What are children celebrating? They are easy to be proud of."
A group of people added: "It would be a pity not to hold a banquet for such good results."
Advising Jiang Zhiguan to hold it, Jiang Zhiguan said with a smile: "Let's talk about it again, if we hold a banquet for college entrance, we must invite everyone."
After returning home, she discussed with Zhang Lu and asked her where she wanted to eat and what kind of reward she wanted.
Zhang Lu: "Mom, didn't you say you won't celebrate?"
Jiang Zhiguan curled his lips and said: "Those colleagues in our unit are not worthy of me treating them to dinner. One person can't wait to have eight hundred thoughts."
Jiang Zhiguan touched Zhang Lu's head and said, "Besides, An An's results haven't come out yet, so it's not good for us to celebrate now."
When Cen Huai'an's notice comes out, Jiang Zhiguan will discuss with Chu Xia how to hold a college entrance banquet.
Cen Huai'an's notice didn't wait long.
Although he was confident in his heart, Cen Huaian was very calm in front of his parents, but without a notice from the courier, he was afraid of an accident.
After signing for the email, Cen Huaian couldn't wait to open it, and what he saw was the Semiconductor Department of the Department of Radio and Television of Jinghua University.
Cen Huaian held the notice, his heart was pounding, and he couldn't calm down for a while.
Huang Zi and Heizi seemed to be able to sense their master's happiness, and kept rubbing their heads against Cen Huai'an's legs.
Cen Huaian sat on the sofa for a long time before letting down the surging emotions. He carefully placed the notice on the table, then touched the heads of the three dogs and turned on the TV.
"An'an, as soon as I entered the family home, someone told me that your notice has arrived?"
"Yes." Cen Huaian's eyes were filled with joy, but he still calmly handed the notice to Chu Xia: "Here it is."
Chu Xia took the notice and opened it, Jinghua University. She immediately laughed, as happy as she was admitted to the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
"An'an, what delicious food do you want to eat today? Mom can satisfy you."
Cen Huaian: "Sweet and sour fish, sweet and sour pork ribs."
He couldn't finish it if he asked for more, and his mother was tired from cooking too much.
"Okay! You can buy fish and ribs by yourself in the afternoon."
Cen Huaian said "hmm".
When Cen Zhengnian returned home, he first learned about the arrival of Cen Huai'an's notice from his neighbors. He looked at the notice with the same mood as in early summer.
"Let's hold a college entrance banquet for An An."
Cen Zhengnian looked at Chu Xia. The child had done well in the exam, and it was the custom to hold banquets since ancient times.
Chu Xia didn't answer but looked at Cen Huaian.
Cen Huaian shook his head: "Dad, I don't want to do it. This is just the first step of my dream. It's not worth hosting a banquet."
But Grandpa Jiang, Jiang Shengnan, and Cen's father knew that Cen Huai'an had passed the Beijing University of Science and Technology and Zhang Lu had passed the National Defense University, so they all agreed to hold a banquet.
Because Cen Huaian didn't like it, the adults didn't force it and just had a meal at Yunmengze with their relatives.
All the Jiang family in the capital came, except for Jiang Zhiyi who was still abroad, and Brother Jiang's family in other cities.
The two protagonists, Cen Huaian and Zhang Lu, each received a stack of red envelopes, which were all large and thick.