Rosie frowned in confusion, âAnother exam?â
Ellinor nodded, âYeah, since neither of us clearly won this time, letâs have another round. Itâll help settle the score for the media and audience, donât you think?â
Rosieâs eyes darted around nervously, âUh well.â
Just then, Rosieâs mom briskly came onto the stage, âEllinor, canât you accept defeat?â
Ellinor smirked, âWe both scored full marks, right? I didnât loseâ
Rosieâs mom retorted, âEven if you both scored full marks, everyone agrees that my daughter is superior! And you still want to take another exam? Howâs that going to work? The teachers have to spend more time and energy setting new questions, itâs not as simple as you make it sound!â
Ellinor grinned, âI never said anything about having the teachers set new questions. A retake doesnât need fresh ones.â
Rosieâs mom was taken aback, not getting Ellinorâs point, âIf itâs not about new questions, then whatâs the point of a retake? Just to see who hands in the paper first?â
The media folks were also confused by Ellinorâs suggestion.
âWhatâs the point of re-testing with the same exam?â
âLooks like Ellinor canât swallow her pride!â
âSo, if they retake it and both get full marks again, then what? Another retake? Where does it end?â
âCanât she just admit defeat and reflect on her mistakes? Maybe then sheâll gain the publicâs forgiveness?â
Facing the hubbub, Ellinor raised her voice a bit, âWe donât need new questions; just change the values in the original ones, then we can retake it. How about that?â
People were even more baffled.
âWhatâs she on about?â
âEllinor, canât you face reality?â
âThe questions remain, but only the values change, so the equations stay the same; whatâs the point of retaking it then?â
Ellinor twirled her pen, Thereâs a point. If youâve truly mastered the knowledge, you wonât falter just because the values change. Letâs do this retake. If we both score full marks again, Iâll admit defeat!â
After hearing this, people exchanged glances.
âRosie, go for it! Youâre smart, youâve got nothing to fear! Do the retake and let her accept defeat gracefully!â
âYeah, go ahead, Rosie. Weâve got your back!â
âShe said it herself! If itâs a tie again, sheâll lose! Do the retake!â
With everyoneâs encouragement, Rosie was in a bind.
Ellinor kept twirling her pen, glancing at her, âRosie, youâre not scared to retake the exam, are you?â
Rosie fell silent She only remembered one solution method. If the data changed, she wouldnât be able to solve it. What should she do?
Seeing this, Rosieâs mom stepped forward, her face stern, âRosie is already very tired; she doesnât have the energy to do this!â