Clang...

Xia Minmin came back from outside carrying breakfast.

"Xiaomin, did you come back from your run? You even brought breakfast home."

Xia Jianguo saw Xia Minmin coming back from outside wearing the sneakers she usually wore when running, and he knew she had come back from her run.

"Dad, I bought soy milk, fried dough sticks, and vegetable buns today. You can eat after you wash up. I'm going to take a shower first."

Xia Minmin put breakfast on the table, went back to her room to get her clothes, and then went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Li Chunmei came out of the room. "Jianguo, did Xiaomin buy breakfast?"

"Yes, she brought breakfast back from her run. She went to take a shower."

Xia Minmin sat down at the dining table to eat breakfast after taking a shower.

"Xiaomin, do you need your mom and dad to come with you today for the first day of school?"

"No need, Dad, it's not like I'm going to college."

"Today I'm starting sixth grade. I need to work even harder from now on. If I can just get through these next few years, things will be much better!"

"I will work hard for a happy life in the future."

"Chunmei, don't forget to bring your tuition!"

"Don't worry! It won't go wrong. Besides, if I forget, I'll just have Xiaomin run back to get it from you!"

Hearing Li Chunmei's words, Xia Jianguo could only smile helplessly.

After breakfast, Xia Jianguo went to open the shop, while Li Chunmei took Xia Minmin to register.

...

Class 1, Grade 6.

"Have you heard? A student who skipped a grade from fourth grade is coming to our class."

"No, who told you that?"

"Fourth grade? How is that possible?"

"You don't actually believe the nonsense he's spouting, do you?"

"Who said I was lying! I heard it from a teacher in the office. Apparently, she'll only be eight years old in the second half of the year! Old Wang was the proctor for her the day before yesterday."

"Isn't she still a little baby? What if she suddenly bursts into tears during class?"

"No way?!"

“I think I know who you’re talking about. That girl is quite famous in our neighborhood. My mom and the others say she’s very good at English and math.”

"Is it really that amazing?"

"You'll know after the exam."

cough cough…

"Shh, keep your voice down, Old Wang is here."

The group of people who had been sitting together gossiping were quietly slipping back to their seats.

Teacher Wang also entered the office with a student roster and a money detector.

"What's all the noise about? I can hear you guys talking from way away! What are you saying that you want to share with me?"

A few students, laughing loudly, asked Teacher Wang, "Teacher, are we going to have a student who skipped a grade from fourth grade?"

Yes, that's true.

"Are her grades really that good?"

"Of course, they only lost one point in the three subjects when they did last year's mock exam for the entrance exam to junior high school."

"That's amazing!? Old Wang, you're not exaggerating, are you?"

"I think you're asking for a beating, daring to call me Old Wang! Anyway, where are your parents?"

"They didn't come; we brought our own tuition fees."

"Alright, come over one by one to pay, so you don't lose your money."

When I walked past the classrooms at the beginning of the school year, I could hear the sound of money detectors in every classroom.

"Xiaomin, your class is on the fifth floor. Please be careful when going up and down the stairs, and don't play around with your classmates, okay?"

"knew."

The sixth grade class 1 is just around the corner on the fifth floor.

"Mom, we've arrived."

When Li Chunmei and Xia Minmin entered, the podium was surrounded by parents and students paying fees, and the whole classroom was noisy, making it difficult to hear what they were saying.

"Quiet down, everyone be quiet." Teacher Wang, who was sitting on the podium collecting fees, had to step in to maintain order.

The quiet lasted only five minutes before being broken again by students and parents coming in from behind.

Li Chunmei was nudged by a parent standing behind her. "Your child is also in Class 1, Grade 6? I've never seen you before."

"We are from here."

"Your child is really short. At 12 years old, he should be taken to get checked out."

"My child isn't even 8 years old yet!"

"Should we register her sister? Why didn't her sister come?"

Li Chunmei really didn't want to talk to the parent behind her because there were too many questions. Fortunately, it was almost their turn to pay.

"Next."

"Teacher Wang, this is Xia Minmin's tuition fee!" Li Chunmei handed the wrapped tuition fee to Teacher Wang.

"It's Xiaomin!"

Hello, Teacher Wang!

"Hello! Your seat is the first one below the podium. I'll have your mom clean it for you later."

"Teacher Wang, I can clean up by myself, I don't need my mom's help."

"Okay, then be careful."

The students and parents in the classroom were taken aback by Teacher Wang's smile; they had never seen Teacher Wang so kind and approachable in the past six years.

"Thank you, Teacher Wang."

Teacher Wang checked the money twice with a money detector and found no problems. He then made three copies and gave them to Li Chunmei.

"Aunt Xia, we're going to hand out books later. Are you going to wait for Xia Minmin here or go back first?"

Li Chunmei glanced at Xia Minmin and knew what she meant.

"Teacher Wang, I'll head back now. Xiaomin can walk back by herself."

After saying goodbye to Teacher Wang, Li Chunmei left the classroom.

The classroom erupted into chaos.

Students who had paid their tuition and had nothing to do gathered around Xia Minmin.

"Little sister, are you the child who skipped a grade?"

"I skipped a grade, but I'm not a child, and my name is Xia Minmin."

"I see your mom calls you Xiaomin, so I'll call you Xiaomin too! How did you manage to be in fourth grade at the age of seven? Did you skip a grade?"

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