Back when he was an undergraduate, Dean Qin had helped him quite a lot. Without the old man's assistance, Lu Zhou believed that, even with the System's help, he would eventually have made something of himself, but things certainly would not have gone so smoothly.
Therefore, although there was no guarantee that this would succeed, Lu Zhou was still willing to give it a try for someone who had once helped him.
Come to think of it, Lu Zhou's greatest confusion was what exactly had given Dean Qin hope that Jinling University could host the International Mathematical Olympiad. Still, if they really could successfully hold one, it would be immensely helpful to the future development of Jinling University's Mathematics Department...
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Because he had promised his parents that he would go home for the New Year, Lu Zhou decided to finish all of next month's work before the end of this month. With exam week arriving at the same time, his previously leisurely schedule instantly became hectic again.
Normally, exam week was scheduled at the beginning of the month, or at the latest after New Year's Day. It was rare for all the exams to be crammed in before New Year's Day. Students disliked such arrangements, and teachers did too.
However, this year was rather special. Some time ago, the Ministry of Education had issued a notice demanding stricter academic discipline, vigilance against ideological infiltration, and cultural confidence, among other things.
Perhaps some document had casually mentioned foreign holidays or provided them as an example. Then, in order to avoid making mistakes, those interpreting the document simply took a one-size-fits-all approach and interpreted "cultural confidence" as "foreign holidays are forbidden."
Thus, when Christmas arrived, not only were special decorations prohibited, but even rehearsals and venue preparations for