Gu Xiaoqing also felt a lot of pressure; she definitely put in the effort in her studies.
But this is the county's preliminary round of the math competition, and this math competition is national in scope. This time, it's the county's preliminary round. If selected and placed in the county's top three, the top three from each county will continue to participate in the city competition, and finally, each city's top three will compete for the national final results.
Gu Xiaoqing knows herself well; when it comes to being smart, actually she doesn't fit the criteria. It's just the life experience from her past life there, coupled with her age, which makes understanding many math problems easier than for other kids.
Put in a little more effort, and good grades would follow naturally.
But despite the good grades, she didn't think she could compete for a position in such a national contest.
That's the difference.
