Two hours later, Zhong Yuxiu put down her pen and stretched her wrists.

"Principal Guo, Professor Ding, I've finished writing."

"So fast?" Professor Ding was surprised.

Principal Guo was no exception. He sat in his seat without moving, thinking alone.

Zhong Yuxiu sorted out the test paper, stood up and handed it to Professor Ding, "Professor Ding, thank you for your help."

"Let me see." After taking the test paper, Professor Ding took out his reading glasses from the drawer and put them on, and then corrected the test paper one by one with a red pen. He thought that if he finished it so quickly, it would at least not be very good, but he didn't expect that the more he corrected, the more frightened he became. Halfway through the correction, his whole body was shaking with excitement.

Genius, genius!

Not only did they solve all the knowledge points that had never been taught before, but the questions they set included knowledge points for teaching in the next three years; many of the knowledge points also had novel theories and calculation methods.

Professor Ding finished marking the last paper, his eyes reddened, and he looked up and asked, "Mr. Zhong, can I ask how you study?"

"Do exercises, read books, and read relevant books to combine theory and practice." Zhong Yuxiu answered truthfully.

Principal Guo was puzzled, "Old Ding?"

"Principal..." Professor Ding's eyes misted over as he choked out a sob, "There's hope for our science and technology. Zhong was born for research! Look at her problem-solving methods, they put me to shame."

Principal Guo stood up and took the test paper from the desk. In his impression, Zhong Yuxiu was very good, but not to this degree. After reading it, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Heroes have always emerged from youth!"

Professor Ding swallowed back his tears, moved his throat, and agreed, "Three years, Principal, let's let Zhong skip to the third grade. Our department has a total of five years, and we can take the exam after three years. Or if Zhong wants to take the fourth or fifth grade exam anytime, it's all fine."

"Professor Ding, do you have questions for fourth and fifth graders now?" Zhong Yuxiu's heart was slightly moved.

"Do you still want to continue taking the exam?"

Zhong Yuxiu nodded, "Yes."

"So confident?" Professor Ding's moist eyes lit up slightly. Before, he would have doubted Zhong Yuxiu's ability; but after an exam, he no longer had any doubts.

"I have confidence."

Professor Ding nodded and turned his gaze. "Principal, what do you think?"

"Student Zhong, if you want to take the exam, then go ahead. Student Zhong now holds the title of associate professor. If you can pass the exam, I will arrange for you to be Professor Ding's teaching assistant." After looking at the test paper, Principal Guo and Professor Ding reached a tacit consensus.

"Thank you very much, President Guo." Everyone knows that the title of associate professor is just an honorary title. If she passes the exam this time, she will be a true associate professor, which will save her a lot of time in gaining recognition.

There is a difference between honorary titles and real titles. To obtain a real title, one must not only have extraordinary knowledge, but also accumulate experience over time. This shows how rigorous the requirements are.

Principal Guo chuckled. "We've just compiled five years of teaching knowledge, and the exam questions are coming out one after another. The professors have put together the fourth-grade exam questions, and you're taking the first to third-grade exam. So, for now, you can only work on the fourth-grade exam questions."

"Okay, thank you, President Guo and Professor Ding." Zhong Yuxiu was very happy.

"Wait here." Principal Guo stood up and left the office.

Professor Ding smiled and said, "Mr. Zhong, your answer contains several theories and reasoning methods. Could you tell me about them?"

"I don't deserve it. Let's discuss it with each other?" Zhong Yuxiu said modestly.

"Well deserved."

Professor Ding handed her the test paper and asked about several points of doubt. Zhong Yuxiu answered them one by one and gave examples to illustrate their points. The discussion was endless, and Professor Ding became more and more excited. Principal Guo saw this scene when he came back.

"Old Ding, what are you talking about?"

"The principal is back, and here are the exam papers." Professor Ding pushed the corrected papers aside and took the one from Principal Guo and handed it to Zhong Yuxiu. "Student Zhong, do well on the exam. I believe in you."

Zhong Yuxiu nodded seriously and returned to her seat to continue working on the test paper.

Professor Ding smiled and lowered his voice, "Principal! Ms. Zhong is incredibly knowledgeable. I heard she even worked in the countryside. Her knowledge certainly wasn't acquired overnight, and I imagine she's persisted in her work even after going there. Many of her ideas are quite novel, clear-headed, and well-founded. No wonder she's been able to persevere on this project alone. I couldn't do that."

A project requires the help of many people. Like him, each project requires about seven, eight or ten people.

"Indeed." Principal Guo turned towards Zhong Yuxiu, leaned against his desk, and whispered, "She no longer needs our training."

Professor Ding agreed very much. They saw the future in Zhong Yuxiu. The two of them talked about future development directions while supervising the exam.

This time, Zhong Yuxiu finished it in just over an hour. Outside, the sun was setting, and the afterglow painted the sky.

"It's so fast! Time flies by without me noticing." Professor Ding's eyes were full of smiles. "Mr. Zhong, your speed in solving problems is amazing."

Zhong Yuxiu smiled slightly and said, "Thank you Professor Ding for the compliment."

"Have a seat. I'll be able to grade it in a moment." Professor Ding returned to his desk with the test paper in his hand and sat down. He picked up the red pen and started to grade the marks one by one, very seriously. He even filtered Zhong Yuxiu's ideas for solving the problem one by one in his mind.

Half an hour later, after finishing the test papers, Professor Ding smiled broadly and said, "Student Zhong is a waste of his talent as a teaching assistant."

"Let's do this first. Miss Zhong is a very busy person. She has to work on a new project recently! Once her project is ready, we'll give her a promotion." It's also a legitimate title.

"That's right." Professor Ding couldn't stop laughing.

One look at their expressions revealed they had done very well. Zhong Yuxiu asked, "Professor Ding, Principal Guo, can I take leave now?"

"Of course you can. Focus on your research and produce results soon," Principal Guo agreed. "Before you produce results, you must come in at least once a week. You can arrange your time as you like. Come to me if you need anything."

"Okay, thank you President Guo, thank you Professor Ding. I'm sorry for taking up your time because of my matter." Zhong Yuxiu smiled happily, with excitement in her eyes.

Seeing this, Principal Guo smiled even more. "Go back and do your research well."

"Yes, goodbye, Principal Guo, goodbye, Professor Ding." Zhong Yuxiu walked out of the office with a smile on her face. She turned and went to the classroom, but saw Xu Hongqi still sitting in her seat. "Mr. Xu, get out of class is over, but you didn't leave?"

Xu Hongqi turned around, visibly relieved. "You're finally back. I wanted to go to Professor Ding's office to look for you, but I didn't want to disturb you. I saw you hadn't packed your things yet, so I kept watch for you. By the way, what did Professor Ding want you to do?"

"That's great." Zhong Yuxiu sat down. "Xu, thank you for helping me look after the textbook."

"You're welcome. I don't know what you're busy with every day. You rush in and out of class every time, and I never get to talk to you properly." Xu Hongqi smiled. "You haven't told me yet. What did Professor Ding ask you to do? You haven't been absent today."

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