waited for Jiang Shuiyuan to take the envelope, only to find out why Zhu Qingjia was so sure. The sender of the envelope is printed with the words "Organizing Committee of the Selling Meng Cup New Concept Essay Contest", even if the IQ is below the average, you should be able to guess that it is a notice of the semi-finals. It is impossible for the organizing committee of the competition to be overflowing with love, afraid that you will be sad and depressed because you did not pass the semi-finals, so I specially sent a consolation letter saying, "We have reviewed your masterpiece, and since your work has not yet met the conditions for the semi-finals, we will not give you a notice of the semi-finals." I hope you can continue to work hard and achieve better results soon", right? This is not comfort, this is pouring salt into the wound!

Jiang Shuiyuan opened the envelope under Zhu Qingjia's gaze, and there were only two thin pages inside, the first of which read:

Jiang Shuiyuan:

The semi-final of the 53rd New Concept Essay Contest will be held in Shanghai on June 18, 69 (Saturday), and the award ceremony will be held on June 21. Please be prepared and come on time.

Notice is hereby given.

The language is as thin and shriveled as the body of an African refugee, and there is no literary contest at all, but a bit of arrogance of a water and electricity arrears notice. The other is a detailed "Precautions for the Competition", from the location of the semi-finals, the time of the semi-finals to the registration materials and contact information. Among them, it is especially marked with bold and enlarged fonts that "room and board expenses are at your own expense" and "students from other places come to Shanghai will be reimbursed for their travel expenses with hard-seat trains", and it is particularly emphasized that it is only limited to a straight line distance and no detours, lest candidates take the opportunity to travel around the world and then participate in the competition in Shanghai.

Zhu Qingjia read the contents of the letter with satisfaction on the side, and patted Jiang Shuiyuan on the shoulder: "When the time comes, you don't need to ask for leave, just go directly to the competition!

It's not easy to have a light on your face? I'll just buy you two catties of pork and make some of it every morning. Jiang Shuiyuan said in his heart, but he said: "Thank you for the cultivation and expectations of the teacher! It's just that my mother has not recovered yet, she is hospitalized in the hospital, and she needs to be taken care of, so I may not have time to go to Shanghai to participate in the competition!"

"What do you mean that you don't necessarily have time to go? Do you know how rare this kind of opportunity is? If others can't ask for it, you actually abandon it like a piece of cake!" Zhu Qingjia's eyebrows raised. "I know that your mother is hospitalized and needs someone to take care of her, but even if you are here, what can you do to help? Not to mention that it only takes three or four days for you to participate in the competition, and it is not ten days and half a month, what can you delay? You can weigh the severity, don't be stupid!"

"Yes, yes, you're right, and let me think about it!"

The so-called "consider consideration". Generally speaking, it is synonymous with not being considered, how can Zhu Qingjia not understand? He reprimanded with a straight face: "You still have to think about it? I usually look at you very smart, why can't you even distinguish the priority of things when it comes to a critical time? If you are really too busy at home to leave, I will call Teacher Jiang later!"

Jiang Shuiyuan was completely defeated, and hurriedly raised his hands in surrender: "Don't bother you to call, I will try my best to go when the time comes, isn't it okay?"

"Not to try to go. But you must go!" Zhu Qingjia corrected.

To be honest, Jiang Shuiyuan is really reluctant to participate in the essay competition. First of all, it's because composition is too subjective. This time, if you write a certain topic, you will get a full score of 60 points, and next time you write another topic, you may only get 40 points; even if it is the same essay, Teacher A may give a high score of 58 points, but Teacher B thinks that 28 points is too high. Therefore, there are many people who get a full score in mathematics this time and a full score next time, but there are very few people who score 60 points in composition this time and 60 points next time. Jiang Shuiyuan also does not think that his writing can reach the point of "the pen falls into the storm, and the poem becomes a crying ghost and god". Writing casually will make the judges and teachers give their knees.

The second reason is that winning the Selling Meng Cup New Concept Essay Contest may be of great significance to others, but it is of little use to the water source of the river.

One of the most important reasons why the Selling Meng Cup New Concept Essay Contest is highly respected by the majority of high school students is that winning the prize can add points in the college entrance examination, and if it is the first and second prizes, it can even directly guarantee the Chinese Department of a famous university. However, escorting is of little significance to Jiang Shuiyuan, a science student. If he really intends to study Chinese, he has already received the olive branch extended by Ji Xun earlier, why should he borrow the east wind of the Meng Cup Essay Contest? And the extra points are also dispensable, and he will not easily get 40 extra points by participating in a chemistry Olympiad and mathematics league in the next school year? Why do you want to split the meat on the legs of the heron and the fat in the belly of the mosquito now?

The third is because the last time I went to Jiangning to participate in the difficult competition of Chinese culture, my mother had a car accident within a few days, and I felt guilty and afraid. Who knows if there will be any trouble going to Shanghai to participate in the competition this time? Once he is bitten by a snake, he will be afraid of grass ropes for ten years.

Considering the above three factors, Jiang Shuiyuan is not too keen on the essay contest.

Just because he's not keen doesn't mean that others aren't keen either. Zhu Qingjia still couldn't hold back, and called Jiang Youzhi, touting the important impact of the Selling Meng Cup New Concept Essay Contest, giving people the feeling that after winning the award, they could directly be sent to a prestigious school, marry Bai Fumei, be elected president, and embark on the pinnacle of life.

As a parent, there is no one who doesn't want his children to become talents, not to mention that Jiang Youzhi was poured a ton of ecstasy soup by Zhu Qingjia, and he has long been fluttering, and he doesn't know the southeast and northwest. On the spot, he patted his chest and packed the ticket and said: "Teacher Zhu, don't worry, I promise to let Jiang Shuiyuan go to Shanghai to participate in the competition." If he doesn't want to, I'll tie him up and tie him to the exam room!"

Zhu Qingjia stroked the three long strands of long beard that did not exist zài, and shook the goose feather fan that did not have zài, as if Zhuge Liang was reborn and Liu Bowen was alive, and his heart was overflowing with pride: Boy, you just obediently obey! If you want to play with me, you are still a little tender!

Sure enough, when Jiang Shuiyuan went home at night, Jiang Youzhi slapped a wad of money and two tickets in front of him: "This is a round-trip ticket to Shanghai to participate in the competition, as well as room and board and pocket money, remember to race on time! As for family affairs, you don't have to worry about it." As long as you can come back with a few more awards, I'll be happier than anything else, and your mother's health will get better faster!"

Is this a donkey to the shelf? Jiang Shuiyuan thought helplessly.

What really made him change his mind and take the initiative to go to Shanghai to participate in the competition was the third thing, the election of the president and vice president of the student union.

On that day, Chen Di made his own assertion and applied for himself as a candidate for the Kodansha of Chinese Studies, although he was rejected in his heart, he really couldn't save face, for fear of hurting the friendship between the two, after all, Chen Di was also kind, so he didn't refuse directly. When Jiang Shuiyuan saw that there was a conflict between the student council election schedule and the essay contest time on the school's bulletin board, he immediately counted it in his heart.

Going to Shanghai to participate in the essay contest is at most a delay of three or four days, but if you want to become the vice president of the student association, you don't want to have a relaxed time throughout the school year. Among them, the stakes are still clear!

In order to prevent Chen Di's dissuasion, the secrecy of the river's water source has been done very well and has not been publicized. On the evening of June 16, he stepped directly on the train to Shanghai. (To be continued......)