From child prodigy to chief scientist

Chapter 127 I am ten times worse than Xu Xiao.

The fact that Xu Xiao was able to be admitted to Peking University at the age of twelve was certainly shocking enough, but Fang Mian and Su Bonan, as the top science students in their respective provinces, were naturally not bad either.

However, in terms of difficulty, becoming a top scorer in the college entrance examination is even more difficult than being admitted through competitions. After all, Tsinghua University and Yenching University admit 260 students through competitions every year, while only about 60 top scorers in the college entrance examination, including both arts and science students.

Just then, there was another knock on the door.

"Please come in!" Su Bonan said.

At this moment, Xu Xiao had a premonition: could this other roommate be another top scorer in the college entrance examination from some province?

The student came with his parents, and he was wearing designer clothes, so his family must be well-off.

When Xu Xiao saw his face clearly, she suddenly remembered that she had seen this person before.

"This is—Lu Jianshen from the Shanghai team."

Although Xu Xiao had never spoken to Lu Jianshen before, she still had some impression of him.

In the Shanghai team, Lu Jianshen's performance was quite good, only slightly worse than Ge Xijie's.

Lu Jianshen was also a member of the national training team for math competitions, but he was eliminated in the first stage of the selection competition and did not make it into the final national team roster.

After entering the room, Lu Jianshen's gaze swept around the dormitory.

When Lu Jianshen saw Fang Mian, he was indeed somewhat surprised, but he did not doubt his gender.

It's not unusual for men to have long hair; for example, many male celebrities in the arts have gone through a phase where they had long hair.

What intrigued Lu Jianshen even more was why Fang Mian's high school allowed him to have such long hair.

But when Lu Jianshen's gaze fell on Xu Xiao, his expression truly turned to surprise.

"What the hell—Xu Xiao?"

The awe and fear of Xu Xiao were deeply ingrained in Lu Jianshen's bones.

Back when they were on the Shanghai team, Ge Xijie was already a god-like figure in Lu Jianshen's mind.

No matter how hard I try, I can never catch up with Ge Xijie.

But when Lu Jianshen arrived at the CM0 competition, he realized that Ge Xijie was far from being the strongest in the country.

Compared to Xu Xiao, Ge Xijie seemed like an ordinary person, his brilliance completely overshadowed by Xu Xiao.

The gap between himself and Xu Xiao was probably more than ten times that of Ge Xijie.

Su Bonan was somewhat surprised when Lu Jianshen mentioned Xu Xiao's name.

"What, you two knew each other before?"

"Yes, we trained together in the national math competition training team before," Xu Xiao replied.

Xu Xiao wasn't sure if this relationship could be considered acquaintance, but at least they definitely remembered each other.

"No, didn't you know Xu Xiao before?" Lu Jianshen asked in confusion.

"Xu Xiao—is she that famous?"

"Wow, don't you guys watch the news? A perfect score in the math competition, the top science student in Liaoning Province with 742 points, and three IM0 awards—even my grandma knows him!"

Lu Jianshen said he couldn't understand it at all, as almost everyone around him knew Xu Xiao.

Fang Mian didn't know Xu Xiao before. He had participated in math competitions, but he didn't make it into the provincial team, and he didn't usually go online to read news.

Needless to say, Su Bonan's school didn't even have computer classes, and he didn't even know where to click to go online.

After listening to Lu Jianshen's account, they realized just how terrifying this twelve-year-old child was.

Their previous status as top scorers in the college entrance examination seemed insignificant in front of Xu Xiao.

Even Lu Jianshen's parents stared blankly at Xu Xiao.

Their son was already something they were proud of, but compared to Xu Xiao, he suddenly seemed insignificant.

"Xiao Shen, you two chat, we're heading back now."

After Lu Jianshen's parents left, everyone was able to relax a bit more.

Xu Xiao felt that her three roommates were generally good. Su Bonan had a great personality, and although Fang Mian was a bit cold, he wasn't that difficult to get along with once you got to know him.

Lu Jianshen was practically an acquaintance of Xu Xiao's; they had a mutual friend, Ge Xijie, and the two had many things to talk about.

After lights out at night, everyone naturally started a late-night chat in the dormitory.

Lu Jianshen asked Fang Mian curiously about whether boys were allowed to have long hair in their high school.

The answer is naturally no. Under normal circumstances, the hair of high school boys should not be longer than their ears.

However, thanks to his consistently top grades in the school, Lu Jianshen still managed to get the privilege of having long hair.

They can only tolerate this kind of student; if they really upset him and he transfers to another school, it would be a huge loss for their high school.

Su Bonan shared some of his childhood experiences, and just as Xu Xiao guessed, his path to education was indeed very difficult.

His father injured his leg when he was a child, and he walked with a limp, which forced Su Bonan to shoulder the burden of the family from a young age.

Even under such circumstances, Su Bonan was able to maintain excellent grades, progressing from the village primary school to the town junior high school, and then to the best key high school in the city, eventually becoming the top scorer in the college entrance examination in Longyuan.

After hearing Su Bonan's story, Xu Xiao also admired him very much.

If it were me in that situation, I probably wouldn't have continued my studies after finishing primary school.

Lu Jianshen told Xu Xiao a lot of gossip about Ge Xijie, such as how many girls had pursued him when they were in school.

Xu Xiao isn't a particularly gossipy person, but she still finds it quite interesting to occasionally listen to gossip from acquaintances.

Students like Ge Xijie, who are tall, handsome, and academically excellent, are indeed likely to attract girls' attention.

In this respect, Xu Xiao felt that even if he had chosen the "charm" keyword, he probably still wouldn't be as good as Ge Xijie.

The day after the new students registered, the new students in the School of Mathematical Sciences received a notice to attend a meeting.

This year's freshmen in the School of Mathematical Sciences have six classes, totaling about 200 students. Among them are some familiar faces to Xu Xiao, whom he met when he participated in the CMO.

Xu Xiao also met Pan Hong. To their slight disappointment, Pan Hong was assigned to Class 2, while Xu Xiao was in Class 1.

class.

However, the concept of a class in university is rather vague, so whether or not you are in the same class is not particularly important.

Large lectures often involve two or three classes together, so the two of them will definitely see each other frequently in the future.

The meeting was led by their advisor, Pan Shuo. He looked to be only in his early twenties, just a few years older than the college students, but he gave off a decisive and efficient vibe.

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