On Sunday, September 16, 2029, the weather is nice today with clear skies.

At about 8 o'clock in the morning, a team of teachers and students walked into Lingshui County No. 1 Middle School one after another, and the entrance of Lingshui County No. 1 Middle School was very lively.

Today is the day of the start of the National High School Mathematics League, and the candidates who participate in the National High School Mathematics League in Lingshui County this year will take the exam in the first middle school.

The National High School Mathematics League aims to select students with outstanding talents in mathematics, so that they can enter well-known institutions of higher learning in the country, and select students with better grades to enter higher-level competitions, up to the International Mathematical Olympiad, or IMO.

The National High School Mathematics League is held on the second Sunday of September every year, and the results are released in October.

If you can enter the 400th place in the country, then you are eligible to participate in the Chinese Mathematics Olympiad sponsored by the Chinese Mathematical Society, which is the so-called provincial team;

After entering the provincial team, after one or two months of training, there will be a competition, if you can enter the top 60, then you can enter the national team training, after continuous training and examinations, the top 6 students with the best comprehensive performance will represent China to participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad.

In other words, if you want to represent China in the International Mathematical Olympiad, then you have to pass three levels.

The first hurdle is to place in the top 400 in the National High School Math League in September, so that you can represent your province in the next winter camp.

In the second level, after you participate in the winter camp, there will be another exam, if you can get into the top 60, then congratulations, you can enter the national team training camp.

In the third level, you have to enter the top 6 in overall performance during the national team training camp.

Only by passing three levels in a row can you represent China in the International Mathematical Olympiad.

Today is the National High School Math League, which is the first level.

The National High School Mathematics League was held in Lingshui County No. 1 Middle School, the fifth middle school team was led by Yang Ming and Xiao Ran, the leaders of the third grade mathematics group, a total of 70 students, including 10 in the third grade, 40 in the second (10) class, 15 in the second (5) class, and the remaining 5 students from the second (1) and second (6) classes.

Looking at the teams from other schools, the largest number of teams was the Yucai School team, with 50 students participating, while the teams from other secondary schools were more pitiful, with eleven or two teams and only four or five at the few.

If it weren't for the appearance of Xiao Ran, then the students of the fifth middle school are estimated to be only 15 people, and the seven middle schools in the county combined, the students participating in the competition are estimated to be about the same as Yucai, which shows the huge gap between the county middle school and Yucai.

Of course, the most conspicuous thing today is not the team of Yucai, but the team of the fifth middle school.

Other people's participating teams have three or two big cats and kittens, and the fifth middle school, a full 70 participating students, the whole team walked into the gate of the first middle school, and the momentum completely abused the many teams present, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

However, this math competition is not because you have a lot of people and enough momentum to get good results, and others will not be scared by you when they see it, but they feel a little funny.

"Teacher Yang, do you still need a cheerleading team to participate in the competition?" A middle-aged teacher who was familiar with Yang Ming saw Yang Ming with more than 70 people, his face was full of doubts, and he thought about many possibilities in his heart, but he just didn't think about one of them.

"Ah, it turned out to be Mr. Chen, you joked, the math competition is not a basketball game, so naturally there is no need for cheerleaders. Yang Ming said with a smile.

"Oh, why are you bringing so many students here?" asked Teacher Chen with a look of surprise.

"Of course they're all here to compete. Yang Ming said proudly.

"I think it's indiscriminate, Yang Ming, I think you are getting worse and worse as you live, I know that you won't have any chances in the fifth middle school, so you bring a group of people over to try your luck? Or do you think that bringing a large group of students over feels very face-saving and imposing?" At this time, a duck-like voice sounded, and I saw a bald middle-aged man leading a team of about 50 students, walking over this way.

Yang Ming didn't need to look at it to know who the owner of this voice was, it was his best friend when he was young, but he didn't expect that this person was uneasy and kind, and he had an affair with Yang Ming's girlfriend, so the two turned against each other.

Yang Ming's face was gloomy, and he didn't pay attention to the man, but he didn't expect that person to be an inch.

"It's been several years since anyone from your fifth middle school won an award, what's the matter, it's broken?"

"It's not that I'm talking about you, no matter how many garbage students behind you go, they're just cannon fodder. We can only send 50 students to participate in the competition, and you have 70 of them, tsk, I can only say, Yang Ming, you are really awesome!!"

"Song Qingcomb, you shut up for me, you say I can, but you can't insult my students. Yang Ming shouted with a gloomy face.

The leading teachers of other schools are also not very good-looking, although this Song Qingcomb is talking about the fifth middle school, but why is he not talking about himself? But the form is stronger than people, people are indeed better than you, and you have no confidence to speak. Therefore, everyone has no intention of coming out, and if they stand out, it is just self-inflicted humiliation.

This Song Qing combed his mouth very poisonously, which teacher present had not been taught? Relying on the fact that he was a special teacher of Yucai, and because of his merits in cultivating four or five Huaqingyan college students last year, he did not hesitate in front of everyone.

"Yo, am I wrong? What are they not garbage students? Which county-wide joint entrance examination, you have been in the top 20? I said that garbage is garbage. Song Qingcomb squinted and sneered.

And many students behind Yang Ming were so angry that they gritted their teeth, their faces were flushed, they couldn't wait to go up and beat him to death, but there were so many teachers on the scene, and they were students, if they went up to beat people, it would be very unfavorable to themselves, and they could only endure it.

"Yo, angry, classmates, you are garbage, you have to admit it, if you want to blame, blame your teacher for being incompetent... Ouch..."

Song Qingcomb hadn't finished speaking, at this time, a foot had already kicked him away, and with a "touch", Song Qingcomb's buttocks fell on the cement floor, causing him to "hiss" and exhale in pain.

"MD, who kicked Lao Tzu. Song Qing combed for a moment, and then roared angrily.

"If you say that my students are trash, don't blame me for being unkind to you. Xiao Ran said in a calm tone.

"Who are you, you dare to beat Lao Tzu!" Song Qingcomb saw a handsome young man standing in front of him and looking at him coldly, he couldn't help but be angry, his face was hideous and he rushed towards Xiao Ran, raised his foot and kicked Xiao Ran's little belly.

When the surrounding crowd saw this scene, they hurriedly retreated far away, for fear of affecting themselves.

"Clean your mouth for me. Xiao Ran sneered at Song Qingcomb who rushed over, and while speaking, he kicked Song Qingcomb's stomach again, and with a "bump", Song Qingcomb smashed his butt on the cement floor again in the same posture.

The people around him all felt a pain in their buttocks, not to mention Song Qingcomb, he now felt that his butt was hot, numb, and that sour feeling made Song Qingcomb sober up all of a sudden, he was by no means this person's opponent, and he was just looking for a beating.

Song Qingcomb endured the hot pain in his buttocks, gritted his teeth and looked at Xiao Ran, and said with a resentful expression: "Today, I Song Qingcomb confessed, do you dare to tell me who you are?"

Xiao Ran looked at him coldly, "It's okay to admit it with one sentence, you have to apologize to my students." ”

"Apologize? That can't be until they can prove they're not trash. Song Qingcomb's face was hideous.

"Okay, then let's make a bet, if we do better than you in the fifth middle school exam in this National High School Mathematics League, you must publicly apologize to my students. Xiao Ran looked at Song Qingcomb with a disapprehensive expression, thinking that even if he was forced to apologize, the students would not be too comfortable in their hearts, so it was better to take this opportunity to motivate them and make them feel ashamed and brave.

"Then what if you lose?" Song Qingshu said coldly.

"If we lose, I'll stand and let you kick twenty times, which is ten times as many as I kicked you two times today, how about it?" Xiao Ran's face remained unchanged, in fact, he didn't have to be like this, but in order to motivate the students, Xiao Ran had to pretend to be a teacher, alas, it was really difficult to be a teacher.

"Teacher Xiao, no!" The students behind Xiao Ran spoke out to stop Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran turned his head and smiled at the students: "I have confidence in you, my Xiao Ran's students are not inferior to anyone, don't you have confidence in yourself?"

"Hehe, this teacher of the fifth middle school is really talking wildly, who does he think he is? and said that his students are not inferior to anyone, this tone is not ordinary. A boy from the Yucai student team said sarcastically.

"That's it, what about confidence, weak strength is poor strength, among the students of the fifth middle school, there are a few I know, look at the woman, it seems that her name is Lu Jiajia, when she graduated from junior high school, she confessed to me, I bah, I don't look at what I have, my grades are so bad, and her appearance is ordinary, is she worthy of me?" In the team of Yucai students, a handsome and tall boy looked at the team of the fifth middle school and kept making sarcastic remarks.

"Yes, yes, yes, there is also that one named Zhou Jie, who also wanted to pursue me back then, his grades were so bad, and he was so ugly, he actually confessed to me, you don't know, I was almost disgusted to death at the time. "A beautiful female student in the Yucai team is also full of disdain for the students of the fifth middle school.

There was a lot of discussion, not only the students of Yucai, but even the students of other middle schools also pointed out the classmates they knew, saying how bad they were before, even if their grades have improved now, but compared to Yucai, there is still too much gap.

The students of the fifth middle school, especially the students of class 10 and class 5, looked at the people around them pointing at them, and their faces were red with anger, but they couldn't say anything, after all, what they said was true, they were really bad before.

"Okay, that's what you said, don't cheat when the time comes. Song Qingcomb laughed coldly, as if he had seen the scene of humiliating the handsome young man in front of him in public.

The teachers of the other schools shook their heads and sighed, it was clear that no one was optimistic about the team in the fifth middle school.

"I'm here to testify, on the day the results are announced, all of you come to No. 1 Middle School, and as soon as the results come out, they will be cashed in immediately. At this moment, a middle-aged man with a big belly walked over.

"Teacher Guo!" Xiao Ran saw this figure, his heart was agitated, and his face was extremely complicated.

"Okay, since I have President Guo's guarantee, then I have no problem. Song Qingcomb was shocked when he saw the person coming, although he was arrogant, but he still had to be obedient when he faced this person in front of him.

The person who came was Guo Tongjun, the vice principal of No. 1 Middle School, who was also Xiao Ran's teacher in high school.

"I don't have a problem either. Xiao Ran paused for a moment.

"Okay, that's the end of this matter for now, teachers bring their students into the examination room. Guo Tongjun waved his hand and calmed down the matter, he didn't stay too long, he left after speaking, and when he left, he glanced at Xiao Ran and smiled at Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran's body shook, and he was almost shocked by Guo Tongjun's familiar action.

"If you want to take revenge on me, then just come, I am Xiao Ran, a teacher at No. 5 Middle School. Xiao Ran looked at Song Qingcomb, who had a resentful face, and after dropping a sentence, he left with the students.

The classmates watched Xiao Ran beat this annoying Song Qingcomb in order to defend them, and they were all very moved, and the students in other classes looked at Xiao Ran with a little more respect and gratitude.

Xiao Ran calmed the students' emotions again, after all, they were scolded by others as garbage, and they were still a little angry when they were young and vigorous, Xiao Ran wanted to help them smooth out, so as not to affect the exam.

After the students entered the examination room for the exam, Yang Ming looked at Xiao Ran with concern on his face and said, "Teacher Xiao, you shouldn't have beaten Song Qingcomb today, he has a cousin who is mixed with black, we are just ordinary people's teachers, we can't afford to mess with those who are mixed with black!"

After hearing this, Xiao Ran said indifferently: "Teacher Yang, he dares to insult my student in front of me and in front of my student, I don't care who he is, and I don't regret beating him." ”

Seeing this, Yang Ming had to shake his head and sigh, "Then you have to be careful, beware of being retaliated against by Song Qingcomb." ”

As for the winning or losing of the bet, neither of the two mentioned it, and they didn't think that they would lose at all.

Xiao Ran smiled and did not continue the topic, neither of the two spoke, just quietly waiting for the end of the student's exam.

After this period of study, most of the students' mathematical talent has exceeded 60 points, especially Lu Jiajia and Xiao Zhan both broke through the 80-point mark, and Yang Chengyou also broke through 90 points, but it seems that it is difficult to improve above 90 points, and he can only reach 90 points.

Chen Hongming and Yang Zhiyuan in Class 5 also have more than 80 points in mathematics.

Yang Chengyou, Lu Jiajia, Xiao Zhan, Chen Hongming and Yang Zhiyuan are the five people that Xiao Ran values the most, and they are also the most promising to enter the provincial team.

Xiao Ran also looked at the mathematical talents of several students in other classes by the way, and found that they basically fluctuated between 60 and 69.

Xiao Ran shook his head, no wonder the fifth middle school participated in the league every year and did not win awards, it turned out that the students' talents were also insufficient.