Blow

There have always been many participants in the Mathematical Competition, covering more than ten countries, including many top schools in the world.Winning the Merit Award, that is, the first prize in such a level of competition, is of course a worthy result.

But it wasn't surprising.After all, in their team, only Wen Xiao participated for the first time, and Fei Yi and Fang Ligao were veterans.

"It's not bad." Sure enough, when we met, Fei Yi just made a brief comment, "It's better than expected."

The expression on his face was calm and not disappointed, but he couldn't see the joy of winning the award either.Maybe it's because he already won the M award last year, and his results are the same as this year.

Fang Ligao was really in a good mood, because in this competition, the total number of honors of Peking University surpassed that of its neighbors, and Weiming BBS finally felt proud.

"Let's go, let's go to dinner." He looked happy, walking briskly, "Old rules, newcomers treat."

Wen Xiao said, "Okay, what do you want to eat?"

"Shabu-shabu? Barbecue? Japanese food? Whatever you want is fine." Fang Ligao replied quickly.

Wen Xiao looked at Fei Yi.

"Oh, don't look at it. Your Master Fei only cares about study and competition, and nothing else," Fang Ligao said with a smile, "Isn't it?"

Fei Yi didn't speak, probably acquiescing.

In the end, the three of them walked into a hot pot restaurant with a good reputation. Because they arrived early, they were seated without much queuing.

Fang Ligao started to order food with a grin.Fei Yi has been in a trance, thinking about something.

Wen Xiao discovered this.He is not as thoughtful as Xia Jue, he can read words and expressions, and can infer the other party's thoughts more accurately.He saw Fei Yi's attitude from the time they achieved their results to now eating and celebrating together, and he felt that Fei Yi was dissatisfied with the result of the competition.

And if Fei Yi is dissatisfied, then among the three of them, the newcomer Wen Xiao is probably responsible for it.Wen Xiao himself also knows that his comprehensive ability is not as good as Fei Yi's for the time being, and he is not as good at programming as Fang Ligao.

This somewhat made Wen Xiao feel a little uncomfortable.

"...Wen Xiao? Wen Xiao?" Fang Ligao called out several times in succession.

Wen Xiao came back to his senses.

"No way," Fang Ligao looked like he was about to cry, "Why don't you talk or order food, maybe you have the same problem with Lao Fei, and review after the game as soon as the results are out, that would be too boring."

"Review after the match?" Wen Xiao was startled.

Fang Ligao said: "Yes. Look at his appearance, does he seem to be in a daze? Actually, he is not. Every time he participates in the competition, when he submits the paper, he has a prediction of the result, including various possible points lost and scored. When the results are officially released, review the predictions as soon as possible to see if you can match the number, and then think about how to maintain the scoring points next time, and how to improve the lost points..."

This kind of hard work has far surpassed many other contestants.As far as the domestic situation is concerned, the reason why most students take part in competitions like the Mathematical Modeling Contest is mainly to gain points for postgraduate research or to beautify their resumes.If this is the case, it is enough to win the M award once, but Fei Yi seems to be tireless, and he has the momentum to continue to participate next year.

You know, next year, he will be a senior.At this stage, if you are studying, there will be a foregone conclusion and you can take a break; and if you are looking for a job, there is no need to be distracted by the game.

"What are your plans for next year?" Wen Xiao couldn't help asking.

Fei Yi glanced up at him and said, "As usual."

——This means that we still have to compete.

"Let's participate again," Fang Ligao said, "Fei Ye was willing to take me before, so I can't be ungrateful. Besides, it's the third time next year. If you don't believe me, you won't get the O award."

Wen Xiao nodded.

"Why, you're not interested now?" Fei Yi asked, "You want to quit?"

While speaking, his face became very ugly.Wen Xiao didn't even doubt that if he said yes, the other party would directly throw the pot that hadn't boiled on the table.

"No," Wen Xiao said, "I'm just confirming your thoughts and seeing if there will be any changes in the team."

After Fei Yi finished listening, he stared at Wen Xiao for a while.

"I heard that Teacher Yang talked to you," he said, "Did he let you continue to participate?"

Wen Xiao lowered his head and took a sip of water: "Teacher Yang just asked me my opinion on digital modeling."

"He really asked that?" Fang Ligao interrupted, exclaiming, "Teacher Yang rarely asks people like that. The last time I found Lao Fei was probably a year ago."

Wen Xiao and Fei Yi met their gazes.

Fei Yi asked: "What did you say?"

"I'm not sure if I really like it." Wen Xiao had nothing to hide, and answered roughly truthfully, "But it feels very compatible. Then the teacher asked me if I was interested in doing academics."

After Fang Ligao heard this, he suddenly clapped his hands twice.

Wen Xiao looked sideways at him inexplicably.Fang Ligao said: "Haven't you reacted yet? Teacher Yang has made it very obvious that he wants to accept you as a student—you should be able to go to graduate school."

Wen Xiao thought for a while and said, "I haven't thought much about it yet."

"Didn't think about it?" Fei Yi frowned, "How did you get here in the past six months?"

In fact, Wen Xiao is only a freshman, and it is normal for him not to think about all kinds of things in the future. I believe that many freshmen are in a similar situation.What's more, I spent four years in the university in a daze, and when I had to face it, I took the fake diploma and went out of school to fumble around.

It's just that Wen Xiao is not like that type of person.He is in a first-class department of a first-class university, and the arrangements for his study and life are well-organized, so Fei Yi felt even more strange when he heard him say that.

It's too contradictory. Wen Xiao is a person who is clear but not clear. He is steadfast in the present, but lacks plans for the future, but he is not completely without ideas.In this situation, it seemed that he was used to being bound by something in the past.

Fang Ligao also looked at him with puzzled eyes.

"I've been here for 19 years." Wen Xiao said after a pause.

Fei Yi looked worried: "I don't know what's going on with you. You are so careless about your own affairs, but Teacher Yang has always been accurate. Now too many master's and doctoral supervisors are unwilling to teach undergraduates. The reason why he still persists , I just want to keep in touch with new students, and personally observe whether there are enough 'pure' people who are really suitable for academics. He values ​​you, and there must be his reasons."

His tone was not very good, but it was a kind of concern and reminder among friends.

"Yeah, Wen Xiao, you have to think about it," Fang Ligao added, "Don't think that freshman year can be wasted, four years will come quickly. Look at Lao Fei, he has already settled for next year's internship and employment."

Wen Xiao was a little surprised, subconsciously asked: "Aren't you planning to go to school?"

According to what Fang Ligao said before, Professor Yang also approached Fei Yi, so why did Fei Yi choose to be employed directly?

Fang Ligao coughed.

Fei Yi said: "In order to support the family. If you need capital to study, you think it's easy?"

After some words and phrases, Wen Xiao learned that Fei Yi was a single-parent family with a younger sister. Apart from studying and competing, he worked three jobs in and out of school.

"You are quite talented, don't waste it," Fei Yi said to Wen Xiao when he was parting, "Although we still have the M award in this competition, we should be one step closer to the O award or nomination."

This is probably the best sentence he has ever said, and it is also very sincere.

Wen Xiao's heart was indeed shaken.He could feel that Fei Yi really loved digital modeling and research, but he couldn't continue due to practical reasons.

What about him?Wen Xiao thought to himself.What kind of thoughts do I have about this? Is it an unknowing love as Professor Yang said, or is it just a bargaining chip that I want to get rid of when I want to get rid of the state of confusion and emptiness.

After all, he didn't want to be a dazed and idle person in front of Xia Jue.Xia Jue was going to take the postgraduate entrance examination and learn aircraft design. He had a clear goal, and he should have caught up by now.

Ideal, self.These two things cannot be lacking in a person's life.

Otherwise, in the farther future, just like the Chen Anxin he saw before, depressed after he stopped swimming, he would also become such a doubtful person, doubting why he could be loved by Xia Jue.And when suspicion deteriorates into suspicion, it hurts deeply for both of them.

I don't know how Chen Anxin is doing now.

Wen Xiao remembered some people and things from long ago, including Tao Tao who hadn't heard from him for a long time.At the beginning, Tao Tao was carrying an unbearable stigma, but she was still fighting. She was very strong. This kind of strength was not for others, but for herself.

Not to mention Xia Jue, who was able to dream for 18 years in an extremely harsh environment.Wen Xiao still remembers to this day that his initial shock towards Xia Jue was derived from hearing about his wanton growth of ambition.

In the evening, Wen Xiao called Xia Jue on the way back to the dormitory from the library.

"Doing academics? Isn't that great," Xia Jue laughed after listening to some of his inner thoughts in the past few weeks, "Being a university teacher or entering a research institute in the future, I think it's very suitable for you."

"Really?" Wen Xiao asked softly.

Xia Jue said: "What did I lie to you for? Of course, it's up to you to decide whether it's true or not. Anyway, I think that during the few days when I came to accompany you in the competition, you looked very handsome when you were serious."

"At that time, I didn't have time to take a shower, and my face was full of stubble," Wen Xiao recalled, "Still handsome?"

Xia Jue retorted: "What's the matter with the stubble, in fact, there is never a time when you are not handsome."

Wen Xiao said, "That sounds nice."

"If you don't believe me," Xia Jue muttered unconvinced, "You're not happy to be named a male god, you're being hypocritical."

"...Talking back first, and then swearing," Wen Xiao said in a flat tone after hearing this, "So bad-tempered now? Courage also grows."

Xia Jue was soon embarrassed by the training, and whispered flatteringly, "No." There was a hint of coquetry involuntarily in her words.

"Thinking about it," Wen Xiao suddenly chuckled, "The vixen itself is not good, sooner or later it will show... its tail."

He said a certain sensitive word again, Xia Jue jumped up and said that he would hang up the phone.

"It's only been 7 minutes, are you sure you want to hang up?" Wen Xiao looked at the time and reminded him, "After I hang up, I have to go back to the dormitory to be busy, so I won't call you anymore."

Xia Jue was ashamed and reluctant at the same time, and finally groaned, "I'll just... if I don't hang up, I won't hang up."

So we chatted for half an hour.

When exiting the voice interface, Wen Xiao saw a message from Wen Rushi in the list, and asked if Shao Wu had looked for him recently.

The author has something to say: Yesterday he said that he would update it before twelve o'clock that day, but he didn't do it today. Facts have proved that the flag cannot be set, sigh.

/ps. To review for everyone, Shao Wu is the one who called Wen Xiao and then sneaked into the hospital to stimulate Wen Zhengming, Uncle Shao.