Chapter 26: Qin Chuan's Calculations

Actually, when Hu Shucheng was younger, he also really enjoyed conducting chemical experiments.

Hu Shucheng's family was very supportive, providing him with various experimental equipment and reagents, allowing him to tinker as he pleased.

This continued until middle school, during a chemistry class.

Taking advantage of the teacher's distraction, Hu secretly threw a piece of sodium from the teacher's desk directly into a bucket of water.

The teacher had intended to cut a small piece of sodium to show the class the violent reaction between sodium and water.

But Hu's actions nearly blew up the classroom.

Upon learning of this, Hu's homeroom teacher was furious and called his parents in.

After Hu's father pleaded, the teacher did not escalate the situation further. Hu was made to apologize in front of everyone and was relegated to the back of the class.

Afterward, Hu was forbidden by his father from touching chemical experiments and had to focus solely on studying physics.

"I didn't expect you to be so unrestrained in the past."

Hearing Hu Shucheng's story, Xu You couldn't help but laugh.

"Yeah, I regretted it later. I felt quite sorry for the teacher and my classmates. At the time, I thought the chemistry teacher was reluctant to put the whole piece of sodium in, so I wanted everyone to see a more intense reaction. I didn't expect it to create such a high spray of water."

"You're lucky the teacher didn't bring in a larger piece of sodium. Otherwise, I might not be able to see you now."

Although Hu Shucheng's actions were indeed dangerous,

Xu You felt that Hu's spirit of exploration was still worth learning from.

Before, Xu You thought that students in the honors classes were only good at studying.

Now, it seems that these academically excellent students are also outstanding in many other aspects.

"Xu You, with this pace, we have a chance to go through all the experiments before the semi-finals. What do you think, can you keep up with my rhythm?"

"Absolutely no problem, let's go through all the experiments."

Over the next few days, in the experimental practices after class, Hu Shucheng led Xu You according to their plan.

Their teacher, Gao Shang, didn't give them any special treatment and continued his normal teaching.

Actually, Gao Shang wanted to focus more on Xu You and Hu Shucheng.

But since Gao Shang was also very busy and to prevent gossip from other students, he couldn't just look after Xu You and Hu Sheng.

So, he tried his best to take care of all the students.

However, seeing Hu Shucheng consistently helping Xu You with the experiments, Gao Shang was very pleased.

Initially, Gao Shang was worried that Hu Shucheng, due to the competitive relationship with Xu You, would refuse to help or at least not take the initiative.

Now, it seems that his worries were unfounded.

...

A few days after the math competition ended, the results were out.

Qin Chuan was somewhat disappointed to see the final results and awards.

This time, only four members of the school's math competition team won provincial awards.

This was far from Qin Chuan's plan.

However, Qin Chuan was consoled by the fact that,

Apart from three third-place provincial awards, there was also one first-place.

The team member who won the first place was eligible to participate in the provincial team selection competition.

If they made it into the provincial team, they could compete in the final math competition and aim for national awards.

"Huh? Xu You?"

Seeing this name, Qin Chuan felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

In Qin Chuan's memory, there was no team member named Xu You in the school's math competition sprint class.

Confused, Qin Chuan pulled out the school's math competition registration form.

Indeed, there was a name, Xu You.

"Registered for the competition but didn't join the sprint class?"

This made Qin Chuan both amused and frustrated.

But regardless, as long as Xu You was registered for the math competition under the school, he was nominally under Qin Chuan's command.

"Amazing, ranking 8th in the province, very likely to make the provincial team!"

Normally, the Ningjiang Province math competition training team has about a dozen provincial team spots each year.

Although the final selection exam is needed to determine the provincial team lineup,

Clearly, Xu You's competition results were likely enough to secure him a spot on the team.

"He's from Class 6, no wonder I don't recognize him."

Thinking that Class 6 was a regular class, Qin Chuan's expression was somewhat disdainful.

Such a student should have been in the honors class.

However, considering the urgency of the situation, Qin Chuan decided to set aside his pride and personally go to Class 6 to invite Xu You over.

"I'm looking for Xu You

."

Upon arriving at Class 6, Qin Chuan directly opened the door and spoke to Liu Yanli.

"Oh, Teacher Qin, Xu You should be with Teacher Gao studying for the physics competition. You should go find him there."

"Alright then."

Thinking that Xu You was also preparing for the physics competition, Qin Chuan felt disappointed.

"The physics competition doesn't have the prestige of the math competition. Don't choose the wrong path."

In Qin Chuan's mind, winning a provincial first place in the math competition was more impressive than a national award in the physics competition.

Finding the physics competition classroom and seeing Gao Shang teaching, Qin Chuan cleared his throat and knocked on the door.

After all, as teachers of the honors classes, Qin Chuan still needed to show some respect to Gao Shang.

"Teacher Gao, Xu You's math competition results are out. He made it to the provincial first place. I need to talk to him about something."

"Is that so! That's great. Xu You, Teacher Qin has something to say to you."

Although Gao Shang internally did not support Xu You taking the math competition,

Hearing that Xu You also achieved such great results in the math competition, Gao Shang was happy for him.

And the other team members in the class, upon hearing that Xu You won a provincial first place in the math competition, lost interest in continuing the class.

Everyone was preparing for the physics competition semi-finals.

Xu You had only taken half a day off to take the math competition.

And he brought back a provincial first place!

Seeing such a big gap between themselves and Xu You, they couldn't help but wonder.

"Xu You, this guy... is really something!"

Despite being amazed by Xu You's capabilities, Hu Shucheng was still happy for him.

Hu Shucheng just hoped that Xu You would not be swayed by Qin Chuan and abandon the physics competition for the math competition.

When Xu You first saw Qin Chuan, out of politeness, he greeted him.

"Hello, Teacher Qin."

"Hello, Xu You."

Qin Chuan's first impression of Xu You was that of a rather refined and proper teacher.

But due to what Hu Shucheng and Xu You had discussed earlier, Xu You was cautious.

"Xu You, do you know? Your math competition result is 8th in the province. This means you have a very good chance of making the provincial team. The provincial first-place winners will have a training session, followed by a selection competition to decide the final provincial team members. I suggest you put the physics competition aside for now; this training is crucial."

Qin Chuan seemed to be considering Xu You's best interests, but in reality, he cared more about the school's math competition results.

Regardless of whether Xu You was taught by him or not, as long as Xu You achieved results, they would inevitably be attributed to Qin Chuan.

Xu You could see through Qin Chuan's intentions.

"Thank you for your advice, Teacher Qin. Physics is still my main focus. I won't attend the training, but I'll definitely participate in the selection competition."

(End of Chapter)