Chapter 30: Chapter 30 You’re being unreasonable!
In the evening, Daddy Zhaozhao personally cooked a big table full of dishes.
He even invited the family of three next door to celebrate together.
Hearing that Shen Zhaozhao had a talent in Olympic Mathematics, Qin Suxin was smiling even happier than Shu Ran, her own mom: “I’ve always said our Zhaozhao was smart, that girl has been clever since she was little.”
Shu Ran glanced at her daughter, “Clever, yes, but she never puts it to good use.”
Mr. Sheng brought some fine wine that had been treasured at home for many years, calling out to Daddy Zhaozhao, “Come, let’s have a good drink tonight.”
Everyone was happy, except Sheng Chuyi did not seem either surprised or excited.
After all, he had been the one teaching her Olympic Mathematics.
He had noticed her mathematical talent quite early, but she was too lazy; if he didn’t threaten her with snacks, she wouldn’t even bother to do her homework, let alone extra questions.
Shen Zhaozhao was also very happy because Daddy Zhaozhao made all her favorite dishes tonight.
And there was the big Green Dragon crab she had been wanting to eat, but her dad had always been reluctant to buy.
If she knew that doing a worksheet was all it took, she would have done several more.
Although she was lazy, she was willing to put in a bit of effort for good food.
Two days later, the homeroom teacher called Shen Zhaozhao, Sheng Chuyi, and two other classmates to the office, handing them each a registration form, “Summer vacation is almost starting, this is the registration form for the city’s Olympic Mathematics training camp. This summer, you guys should give it a try!”
“Do I have to go too?” Shen Zhaozhao pointed at herself.
“Yes!” the homeroom teacher nodded, “You have to go.”
No way, she was a poor student, what was she doing in an Olympic Mathematics camp?
“Can I not go?” Shen Zhaozhao instinctively wanted to refuse.
What training camp? It sounded like a place crawling with nerds! Why would she want to waste her summer indoors with air conditioning and ice cream instead of competing with a bunch of nerds?
The homeroom teacher looked at her, saying, “This training camp will have experienced teachers leading it, the opportunity is very rare. It’s a month-long training, and there will be assessments. Those who pass the final assessment can represent our city in the national middle school students’ Olympic Competition. I don’t expect you to compete, just as long as you get into the camp, you can skip my classes in the future.”
Shen Zhaozhao hummed, “You said the same thing last time.” Really, so he was thinking of going back on his word?
“Yes, I did say that, as long as you could do half of the problems, you could sleep in my class whenever you like. But I have one more condition I didn’t mention before.”
Shen Zhaozhao’s eyes widened, “You never said there was another condition!”
“I have the final say on this matter!” the homeroom teacher said, “In any case, what I say goes. If you don’t want to come to my classes in the future, participate in this camp.”
“That’s not fair!” Shen Zhaozhao protested angrily.
“You didn’t ask for clarification, what I’m doing is just clever tactics.”
Are all teachers particularly crafty?
“What if I pass the camp’s assessment and you add more conditions after that?” Same goes, she wouldn’t fall for it a second time.
Homeroom teacher: “I promise, this is the last condition.”
Shen Zhaozhao really didn’t want to agree, but the thought of being able to legitimately sleep during his classes made her reluctant to give up. Plus, Sheng Chuyi would be going too, she hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded, “Okay, I’ll trust you one more time.”