It’s already late February in the blink of an eye, and March will enter in five or six days. Huaxia University will also start school on March 7th.
"Son, son, pack your things now, you are going to school!"
That night Liu Donglai shouted to his son before he even entered the house after get off work.
"Going to school? There's still half a month left? Why are you going so early?"
Liu Lang was puzzled.
"Haha, I got a call from Huaxia University this afternoon. The country has chosen you to participate in this year's Olympic Games. You should go right away!"
Liu Donglai said excitedly.
"What? I'm going to the Olympics? Are you kidding me?"
Liu Lang was startled.
This year is 1984, and the most important event is the Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA. The Olympics will be held twenty or thirty years from now, and it will also be a major event that attracts the attention of the whole world. For the country, this time
The Olympic Games has an extraordinary significance.
The history of China's Olympic Games can be described as a bumpy one. The first athlete to participate in the event was named Liu Changchun. It was during the war in the 1950s. From then until the founding of New China, the entire country was engulfed in war.
No matter how much you want to participate in the competition, even if you go, it will just be a formality.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the mainland was furious and withdrew from the International Olympic Committee because of the dispute with the Bay Islands over who represented the country. Most of the time, it was the Bay Islands who represented the country in the Olympics.
It was not until 1979 that the International Olympic Committee restored the country's legal seat and the country could finally participate.
But in 1980, the Olympic Games were held in Moscow. Because the Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan, it was boycotted by many countries in the world. At this time, the country was also at odds with the Soviet Union and also decided not to participate in the Olympic Games. As a result, it was delayed.
It’s this year.
Finally, at this Olympic Games, the country sent a strong delegation to participate, with more than 200 athletes. After the Olympic Games, the country achieved good results of fifteen gold medals, and has since embarked on a great journey.
The road to becoming a sports power.
Of course Liu Lang knew about this, but what did it have to do with him? Was he still allowed to participate in any project?
"Son, look, this is a document sent by the Education Committee!"
Liu Donglai handed a piece of paper to Liu Lang.
"The National Olympic Committee has decided to send student Liu Lang to participate in the Youth Olympic Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry competitions to be held in Los Angeles in August this year. Liu Lang is invited to go to Huaxia University for a five-month training camp before March."
"What? Join the training camp?"
Liu Lang frowned, feeling a little annoyed.
He has no interest in this kind of Mathematical Olympiad competition, and his work schedule this year is already full. There is nothing to study. The main thing is to promote his "Transformers" with Yongli Group. These things are enough to keep him busy.
Where do I have time to participate in training camps and compete abroad?
Besides, he studied mechanical engineering. Although mechanical engineering also involves knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry, he is also very proficient in it. However, compared with those students who specialize in these majors, I am afraid that he is still quite behind.
The gap means that he is originally a "layman". Isn't it a joke to let him, a layman, participate in professional competitions or world championships?
But can Liu Lang say he can't go? Of course not. The State Education Commission has sent a special document with instructions from the National Olympic Organizing Committee. Obviously, this matter is related to national honor, and he can't do anything if he doesn't go.
"Son, you and your mother hurry up and pack your things. The provincial bus will pick you up tomorrow."
It is a big deal for my son to participate in the Olympics. Although it is only a competition in mathematics, physics and chemistry, it is no different from the Olympics in the eyes of others. He also has to fly abroad. For an ordinary person, it is simply
Just like a dream.
"Oh well!"
To be honest, Liu Lang really didn't want to go. In later generations, such competitions were ruined. Every student was forced to study from an early age. What was the result? In the end, few became talented. It was really a waste of money, but the country
After giving the order, he had no choice but to go back to the capital and take a look first.
Just after lunch the next day, Liu Donglai came home, followed by a middle-aged man in his forties.
"Son, Wenxiu, this is Section Chief Lu Wenzhong from the Provincial Education Commission. He is here to pick you up."
Liu Donglai introduced.
"Kid Liu Lang, hello, hello, I am Mr. Xiao's apprentice. We will be more and more close in the future!"
Lu Wenzhong walked to Liu Lang and knelt down next to him with a smile on his face and said.
Liu Lang and his mother had already packed up their things. After Liu Lang said goodbye to his wife, they went downstairs. Liu Lang and his mother got into the car and headed for Shencheng.
There was no conversation all the way. The car entered Shencheng at around four o'clock in the afternoon and went straight into the Zhengxie compound, where Xiao Nanguang and Director of the Education Committee Mingliang were waiting.
"Grandpa Xiao, I'm back again!"
Liu Lang had a look of helplessness on his face.
"Oh, there's nothing we can do! This is an order from the state."
Xiao Nanguang saw that Liu Lang was a little aggrieved. He also understood that no matter how smart Liu Lang was, he was still a child. He was found just after the end of the year. This was because Liu Lang was sensible. If it were any other child, he would probably lie down and roll on the ground.
Already.
"You can stay at Grandpa Xiao's house tonight. We'll go to the capital at nine o'clock tomorrow morning and you'll be there in the evening."
Xiao Nanguang regarded Liu Lang as his own child.
After breakfast the next day, Liu Lang and his mother were put into the car by Mr. Xiao. They set off at nine in the morning. It was a bumpy ride until they arrived in the capital at almost eight in the evening. The driver arrived at Huaxia University with ease. Under the guidance of Xu Wenxiu
Sent all the way down to the dormitory.
"Uncle Zhang, where will you stay tonight?"
Liu Lang told the driver that he was a veteran who drove carefully and took good care of the mother and son.
"Don't worry, someone will be waiting for you soon...Sister Xu, you'd better take a rest quickly!"
The other party smiled and said.
"Uncle Zhang, thank you for your hard work. Goodbye!"
The two got out of the car and walked up the stairs.
"Eh? Isn't this Wenxiu? Why are you back so early?"
A neighbor was curious when he saw Xu Wenxiu coming back. All the people living here were school teachers or family members, and he knew that there were still more than ten days before the start of school.
"There's no way, there's no way. If there's something going on at school, come to my son!"
Xu Wenxiu answered.
"Haha, your son is a child prodigy... Oh, by the way, I heard that the country seems to be participating in some competition, and organized a group of people to train at our Huaxia University. I walked around the campus a few days ago and saw a few
A boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, is it because of this incident?"
The other party's news also stopped being well-informed.
"It should be, it should be."
Xu Wenxiu opened the door and walked into the house with her son.
The two of them hadn't eaten yet. After putting away their things, they went to a nearby snack bar to eat something. When they got home, Xu Wenxiu packed up and watched TV. Liu Lang was too tired and fell on the bed without reading.