After taking the advice, I became a top student.

"Hello, is this Teacher Wang? I'm Chen Mo's parent."

Back home, Chen Wanjun washed his face with cold water. Feeling a bit more refreshed, he immediately dialed Wang Xiaohua's number.

"Oh, Chen Mo's parents! What's wrong?"

Wang Xiaohua was just about to find a time to contact Chen Mo's parents when they called first.

The voice on the other end of the phone was polite yet warm, which made Chen Wanjun feel a little strange. This didn't seem like the attitude one would use towards the parents of a struggling student.

Are all the teachers in the provincial capital this highly qualified?

"The midterm exam results are out, right? I just wanted to ask, is Chen Mo having trouble adjusting to the school's curriculum?"

Chen Wanjun took a deep breath.

Since things had come to this, he finally decided to listen to Tao Tao's advice and let Chen Mo go back to high school in the small town. Being healthy was more important than getting ahead.

"No."

"Chen Mo performs very well in class, gets along well with his classmates, and has good grades. He is a bit unbalanced in his subjects, but he is only in the first year of high school, so there is still a way to improve him."

Wang Xiaohua could roughly guess why Chen Wanjun had made that call.

"what?"

Chen Wanjun and Tao Tao exchanged a glance, their four eyes filled with a thousand questions.

How come this is completely different from what they expected?

"Teacher Wang, are there two students named Chen Mo in Class 18?"

Chen Wanjun asked hesitantly, "Our son Chen Mo ranked 873rd in his grade this time."

"We only have one Chen Mo in our class. That's right, his ranking this time is indeed 873. But this kid is talented, so you don't need to worry. We can catch up on his other subjects."

Wang Xiaohua patiently explained, "And with his talent in mathematics, perhaps he could try pursuing a competitive path..."

"A competition?" Chen Wanjun asked, somewhat bewildered.

"Simply put, it's a special kind of exam, like one that only tests math, but the difficulty level is much higher."

Wang Xiaohua is very experienced in this kind of work. "If you can win the national scholarship, you can be directly admitted to Tsinghua or Peking University."

"Tsinghua and Peking University?"

Chen Wanjun was startled.

He had never heard of the competition, but Tsinghua and Peking University couldn't possibly be unaware of it. In his eyes, students from Tsinghua and Peking University were like the pride of heaven.

Does Chen Mo also have a chance to get in?

"Of course, it's quite difficult, but if you can get a provincial scholarship, you can also participate in the Strong Foundation Program, which can add up to 50 points to your college entrance exam score, or even get you directly admitted to a university through special admission..."

Wang Xiaohua realized she had exaggerated and quickly added.

"So you can also discuss it with Chen Mo. No matter which path he chooses, our teachers will do our best to help him."

Wang Xiaohua continued to analyze the pros and cons of the two paths for the two of them. For example, if they took the college entrance examination route, they might end up only being able to go to an ordinary university because of their uneven academic performance. However, if they participated in competitions, they might not achieve good results and would instead delay their college entrance examination.

The phone call lasted for more than half an hour.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Wanjun and Tao Tao looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Judging from what the teacher said, they value Xiaomo quite a bit."

After a long pause, Chen Wanjun finally asked, "Should we still send Xiaomo back to town for high school?"

"Does the teacher mean we don't need to?"

Tao Tao recovered from her surprise and felt a strange sense of joy.

……

In the first-year high school math office, Zhou Zhi looked at the test results in front of him with a worried expression.

With the National High School Mathematics League about to begin, Rongcheng No. 1 High School has only been involved in competitions for a few years. In terms of experience, they can't compare to Rongcheng No. 4, No. 7, or No. 9 High Schools, or even Rongcheng No. 2 High School.

It's not that the students on the No. 1 Middle School math competition team are bad, but most of them are above average. Many of them could easily get a provincial third place, and the stronger students could even hope for a provincial second place. A few of the top students also have a good chance of getting a provincial first place.

But Zhou Zhi saw no hope of advancing to the national finals.

Not to mention breaking into the top six of the CMO and representing China at the IMO, Zhou Zhi never even dreamed of such a thing.

As a competition coach, it is quite remarkable that he has been able to lead the students of Rongcheng No.1 High School to such results.

But what teacher wouldn't want to train a student to win a CMO gold medal, go abroad, outperform global math geniuses, win the IMO crown, and bring glory to the country?

He can brag about having trained such a student for the rest of his life.

Unfortunately, such students are not cultivated by teachers; they are rare and hard to come by.

What's done is done this year; we can only wait until next year to see if there are any good prospects.

He encountered a promising student during the midterm exams a few days ago, but the competition starts in early December, which is less than half a month away. With such a short time, the chances of getting good results in the provincial competition are slim.

His expectation for Chen Mo is that he can get second place in the province next year, and maybe in the senior year of high school, he can compete for a spot in the national competition, which would be very good.

dong dong dong...

The knocking woke Zhou Zhi.

Looking up, Hu Xin and Chen Mo were standing at the office door.

Zhou Zhi was overjoyed, knowing that the other party must have agreed to join the math competition team.

"Come in."

Zhou Zhi remained calm and composed, maintaining the composure expected of a competition coach. He reached into his drawer and took out a stack of documents. "These are the math competition team's documents. Take them back and take a good look."

Chen Mo looked at Teacher Zhou in front of him and his heart skipped a beat.

Goodness, that height must be at least 1.9 meters. At 1.75 meters, he looks like a miniature doll standing in front of the other person.

Furthermore, Teacher Zhou is not only tall, but also strong, with well-developed muscles, and probably enjoys working out regularly.

Ironically, this person is a math teacher, not a PE teacher.

Zhou Zhi had no idea what Chen Mo was thinking, and continued, "Mathematics competitions and the college entrance examination are completely different concepts. You still have a lot to catch up on, but don't worry. Just study hard, and I believe that with your talent, you will definitely be able to win an award."

"Starting this afternoon, you'll be attending classes in the competition class."

"Old Zhou."

Hu Xin interrupted Zhou Zhi, "Chen Mo is indeed willing to join the math competition team, but he won't be doing it full-time. He also needs to take care of the college entrance examination, so he can only attend math competition team classes in the evenings and on weekends."

"Taking care of the college entrance exam as well?"

Zhou Zhi frowned deeply.

He might think it's normal for other students, but for someone like Chen Mo who got zero in all science subjects, is there any need for him to also take the college entrance exam?

"Mathematics competitions are very profound. It's not something you can win just by having talent and doing a little bit of work. It requires a lot of time and effort."

Zhou Zhi looked at Chen Mo and said, "People's time and energy are limited. If you can devote yourself to competitions full-time, you will definitely achieve results. But if you also have to take care of the college entrance examination, it's hard to say."

Undoubtedly, he hopes that Chen Mo can devote all his time and energy to the competition.

Chen Mo, however, was very confident in himself. "Teacher Zhou, let me try first. If I can adapt to the pace of the competition, it's not too late to make a decision later."

Zhou Zhi nodded. Since Chen Mo had already made his decision, he couldn't say anything more.

He believed that after attending classes in the competition class for a while, Chen Mo would realize that he couldn't keep up and would understand the meaning of what he had said today.

Anyway, he wasn't planning on having Chen Mo participate in the competition this year, so there was no rush.

"Okay, remember to come to class tonight, in the large classroom on the sixth floor."

Zhou Zhi didn't say much, only gave some instructions.