Li Guizhi sat in the main room, tallying accounts.

Jiang Xiaoli stood behind her and looked at her. "Almost 4,000 jin a day? That's such a large quantity. Mom, let's hire two more people."

“Yes, I also think we need to hire more people. I was thinking that after our new house is renovated and ready to live in, we can simply turn this house into a small workshop. What do you think?” Li Guizhi looked up and asked her daughter.

“Sure, this house is perfect for you.”

Li Guizhi closed the ledger. "Dafu and his team have doubled their orders again. That's great! This way we can pay back Uncle Xiao the mortgage he advanced by the end of the month. Otherwise, I'll always feel uneasy."

Jiang Xiaoli smiled and said, "That's right, I didn't expect it either. At this rate, we'll be able to pay back Uncle Xiao's money before the end of the month. We really got a great deal on this house!"

"Yeah! By the way, how did your chat with that young man go?"

She proudly raised her chin, "With me in charge, it's definitely going to work!"

Li Guizhi patted her hand, "You should be more modest! You've missed some time today, are you still going to study? If not, go to bed early, I saw you had a hard time getting up for your morning run."

She glanced at the wall clock; it was 8:20. She hesitated for 10 seconds.

Then he pinched his thigh.

Sleep? What are you talking about? Roll yourself up!

Xu Xing must be up and battling her!

However, she really wronged Xu Xing this time.

Xu Xing was jogging at night. He lives in the staff quarters of Xijing Jiaotong University, and many people saw him running around the quarters.

An old lady was chatting with someone next to her, "Why has your son, Ah Xing, suddenly started running? He used to stay at home reading and didn't like going out."

An elderly woman with graying hair next to her replied with a smile, "It seems there's a girl at their school who's exceptionally talented. Her grades in all subjects are just as good as A-Xing's. She runs to stay fit, and A-Xing doesn't want to be outdone by her."

"Haha, Ah Xing has such a strong will, just like your husband Lao Xu!" said the old man playing chess next to them.

Grandma Xu nodded in agreement, "That's right! But it's good that A-Xing is willing to go out and exercise. I'm really afraid that he will end up like Lao Xu and my son, burying himself in scientific research and never coming out."

“You’re absolutely right! Your son, Ah Xing, has been mature for his age since he was little. It’s good that he has a classmate at school who is just as good as him!” The old lady who started the conversation concluded.

After finishing his run, Xu Xing returned home and called his grandmother to go home together.

After washing up, he sat down at his desk, finished a set of competition papers, and looked at the clock on the desk. It was 10:40.

"I wonder if she's still staying up late studying?"

It's impossible for Jiang Xiaoli to stay up all night studying; she strictly adheres to her biological clock of going to bed at 10:30 pm.

With such a fulfilling day and no distractions from her phone, she usually falls asleep instantly.

The next morning after math class, Chen called Jiang Xiaoli and Xu Xing to his office.

"You two aren't very trustworthy. You promised to report your learning progress to me every week. How could you forget?"

Jiang Xiaoli really hadn't forgotten. "Teacher Chen, I've already finished self-studying everything in the first semester of my second year of high school except for biology. I was planning to report back to you after I finished studying biology. I really didn't forget."

A hint of pride flashed in Xu Xing's eyes as he listened. "Teacher Chen, I have already self-studied the entire curriculum for the second year of high school and am ready to take the exam at any time."

This guy has no sportsmanship!

You want a copy, huh? Fine! Xu Xiaohang, you just wait!

Jiang Xiaoli secretly decided to speed up her studies, unaware that Xu Xing had already started learning the second-year high school curriculum long ago, and was not deliberately competing with her.

Chen nodded in satisfaction. "You two are making great progress. Jiang Xiaoli, let me know when you've finished self-studying the second-year high school material, and I'll contact a teacher to arrange exams for you both."

She nodded. "Okay."

Teacher Liu chimed in, "Given your study progress, you two probably haven't started working on competition problems yet, have you?"

Jiang Xiaoli replied with a grin, "Teacher Liu, you're wrong. I've finished the first part of the exercises you gave me, and I'm almost done with the second part too."

Teacher Liu thought to himself, "What kind of monster is this?!"

He glanced at Xu Xing, "And you?"

Xu Xing calmly replied, "Same as her."

Teacher Liu stopped asking questions. Okay, you two are both prodigies, alright?

Seeing that Teacher Liu was at a loss for words, Chen Zhe found it somewhat amusing and asked, "What about math?"

This time, Xu Xing spoke first, "Teacher Chen, of the three books you found for me, I have already finished reading the first one and completed the accompanying exercises."

Jiang Xiaoli pouted, "I've read about two-thirds of the first book, and the exercises too."

Chen Zhe was already quite satisfied with the progress. Seeing Jiang Xiaoli pouting, he smiled and comforted her, "Registration won't start until March or April next year, so you have plenty of time. Don't rush, it's important to build a solid foundation."

The two left the office together, and Xu Xing suddenly spoke up, "You're already making great progress. I started looking at the second-year high school material and math competition materials a long time ago."

Jiang Xiaoli understood immediately. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you trying to comfort me?"

Xu Xing wasn't used to her bluntness, so he said, "I'm afraid you'll give up if you think it's not working out," and quickly left.

Jiang Xiaoli laughed inwardly, "Are these chuunibyou kids so easily teased? Haha, this is hilarious!"

Back in the classroom, she began a frantic study session, determined to catch up with Xu Xing's pace as soon as possible.

Her sudden burst of enthusiasm for studying caught Xie Yitao off guard.

As the class ended, he couldn't help but ask, "Did Teacher Chen criticize you just now?"

Jiang Xiaoli was puzzled, "Teacher Chen loves me to death, okay? How could he possibly criticize me?"

Xie Yitao was speechless. Although what you said was true, how was he supposed to respond?

Li Cheng, on her other side, was also curious, "Then why are you suddenly studying so hard? You used to spend half the class studying and the other half daydreaming."

Now it was Jiang Xiaoli's turn to be speechless. She paused for a few seconds, "Did I?"

The two people on either side of her answered in unison, "You do!"

She's really been wronged! Actually, when she was spacing out, she was taking quick notes of key points!

But this statement was too Versailles-like, so she had no choice but to say helplessly, "Fine, I'll lay my cards on the table. I just want to catch up with Xu Xing, is that alright?"

Her statement resonated with both of them.

Xie Yitao also cheered her on, saying, "I think you can definitely surpass him. I believe in you. Keep it up!"

Jiang Xiaoli patted his shoulder, "If you're going to say you're my deskmate, you really have good taste!"

Li Cheng asked curiously, "Can you tell us about your current learning progress?"

There was nothing to hide, Jiang Xiaoli told the truth.

Chen Jing, who was eavesdropping on their conversation from behind, gasped, "You've already finished the first semester of your second year of high school and still haven't caught up with Xu Xing? You two are insane!"