Chapter 2: Fake academic master or real academic master?
"Luo Yao, you're here. The national competition results are out. Do you know your scores in three subjects?" A female teacher wearing glasses walked in.
With a gentle smile on her face, she took a stool from the corner and sat next to Luo Yao, not noticing that the phone opposite her was on.
"Teacher Li." Luo Yao finally responded after hearing the familiar voice.
"I don't know. Those competitions are over now. They have become a thing of the past. There's nothing worth worrying about." Luo Yao's face was expressionless. He didn't have the nervousness that other children of his age had when they saw their teachers.
After seeing this scene, the live broadcast room became lively.
"This kid is quite the pretentious one! He's only in his teens and he's already saying things like that. Wasn't this a scripted livestream?"
"Those who qualify to participate in the national competition are definitely not ordinary people!"
"No way, is this kid really a genius?"
"It would be funny if you didn't win the award after saying something so pretentious!"
"Three scores? Does that mean you participated in the math, physics, and chemistry competitions? Is that really that impressive?"
The people in the live broadcast room thought that Luo Yao was just pretending, but without exception, no one chose to leave the room at this time. They all wanted to see what would happen next.
Teacher Li seemed to be accustomed to Luo Yao's attitude. She smiled awkwardly, took out a blue folder from her briefcase, and then took out three wrinkle-free certificates from it.
"Congratulations! You've won first place in the National Mathematics Competition, Physics Competition, and Chemistry Competition! This is the first time in the country that someone has won three first prizes simultaneously!"
Teacher Li handed the certificate to Luo Yao. After Luo Yao took it, there was no joy on his face. He just took a look at the certificate and said thank you, and that was all.
The discussion in the live broadcast room was becoming more and more intense.
"No, Azhen, are you serious?"
"Outrageous! This kid doesn't look like someone from the city, right? How could he possibly win first prize in math, physics, and chemistry at the same time?"
"The winners of the national competition can be found. Wait for me while I check!"
After being reminded, some people immediately went to check the list of winners of the national competition, while others shared the live broadcast room so that people could join in the fun!
Soon the person who went to check the list of winners came back.
"Comrades, I've checked! The first prize in the latest National Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry Competition was indeed won by the same person! This person's name is Luo Yao!"
"Luo Yao? I just heard Teacher Li call him by that name!"
"If this is true, he's still some kind of academic tyrant. At the very least, he must be a genius, right?"
"Didn't you hear what the teacher said? This is the first time in the country that someone has won three first prizes. This is absolutely amazing!"
"Are there any photos? This family environment doesn't look like it could produce a top student!"
"Yeah, even with all the great resources in the city, it's impossible for kids to win first prize in math, physics, and chemistry competitions!"
"Could it be a mistake? Just the same name?"
Luo Yao had no idea that he was being questioned at this moment.
He looked at Teacher Li who seemed to be hesitant to speak, and after a moment's thought, he knew what the other party wanted to say.
"Teacher Li came here today specifically to ask me if I've decided on the university I want to go to?"
Teacher Li blushed slightly when his true feelings were touched.
She often felt that she had no privacy in front of this half-grown child, who could always express her thoughts without any hesitation.
Indeed, issuing certificates is generally done in school, but she was sent to find Luo Yao alone today just to confirm his thoughts.
The school leaders had previously asked Luo Yao whether they wanted to help him apply to good schools outside.
But Luo Yao refused.
He actually didn't want to go outside too early.
There are too many people and it will disturb his studies.
This is also the reason why he did not choose to skip grades continuously. What he wanted was to be able to control his own pace instead of being arranged by others.
The courses in junior high and high school are simple, and the teachers here won't bother him, so he can have extra time to read the books he wants.
It was only recently, after he had mastered the knowledge he needed to, that he began to think about going to college.
Although he is not yet 17 years old, the amount of knowledge he has mastered exceeds that of a high school student. When he is in class at school, the teacher sits below and listens.
Now no teacher in the school dares to teach him, because once they teach him, their mistakes will be picked out and they will realize that their level is not as good as his.
The school leaders in this small county were relatively inexperienced, their leadership team cobbled together from nowhere. As the saying goes, two cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang, and they came up with what they thought was the best solution: applying for a recommendation for Luo Yao's admission.
You should know that in China, there are only 47 high schools nationwide that can recommend students to universities, and unfortunately, their school is not among them.
This road is blocked.
The school leaders talked to Luo Yao and asked him to prepare for the college entrance examination in advance so that he could save time and enter university faster.
But Luo Yao refused.
In Luo Yao's words, the college entrance examination is the path taken by ordinary people, and he doesn't need it.
So he asked the school to help him register for the national competition.
As long as you can get a ranking in the national competition, you will have a chance to be admitted.
Luo Yao's high school is in a small town. All the teachers are second-generation teachers, and they just teach one day at a time.
They had never participated in a national competition and had no idea about the registration qualifications and procedures. However, for Luo Yao, the school leaders went to a high school in the city, more than 50 kilometers away, to ask for advice before they were able to register.
From the provincial preliminaries to the provincial semi-finals, Luo Yao consistently crushed the others and made it to the national finals.
Before going to participate in the national finals, the leaders of the key high school in the city came to Luo Yao's home specifically, hoping that Luo Yao would transfer to their school to continue studying. However, Luo Yao's goal was to go to a university outside, and he didn't want to waste time switching between high schools.
In fact, Luo Yao's performance had already been noticed by admissions officers from several universities during the provincial rematch.
They contacted the school leaders of Luo Yao High School, hoping that Luo Yao's teachers could communicate with Luo Yao and give them priority when choosing a school.
Normally, these admissions teachers only appeared at the national finals to give recruitment presentations, but Luo Yao's results really impressed them. He was a jack of all trades in math, physics, and chemistry!
If things go as expected, they are likely to achieve outstanding results in the finals. In order to attract students, they have set their sights on Luo Yao's high school teacher Li Hong.
Now that the results of the national finals are out, it is time for Luo Yao to make a decision.
Li Hong came to Luo Yao's house with a mission and a certificate.
Seeing that Luo Yao had guessed her purpose, Li Hong spoke frankly.
"Luo Yao, look at Tsinghua University. It's a very good school. They have Mr. Qian, and their admissions officer promised that if you're willing to go, you'll receive a scholarship of 500,000 yuan."
Luo Yao's family conditions are not good. If he has 500,000 yuan, it can greatly change his family's living conditions. Li Hong believes that Luo Yao cannot refuse this condition.
Luo Yao did not agree immediately. He looked at Li Hong and knew that she said that because the admissions teacher of Tsinghua University had contacted her.
Seeing that Luo Yao didn't say anything, the audience in the live broadcast room became anxious.
"Oh my goodness, a scholarship of 500,000 yuan! This person must be a true genius!"
"Hurry up and agree to it! That's National Tsing Hua University! It's not some ordinary university!"
"I'm so anxious! Mr. Qian! That's the only engineering experimental class in the national pilot program for cultivating top students in basic disciplines! Only geniuses can get in!"
"Holy crap! This means Luo Yao really won first prize in the national math, physics, and chemistry competition. This is ridiculous!"
While netizens were arguing, they heard that someone from the Luo family seemed to have come again.
