Principal Zheng smiled and said, "Student Su, you can't take these exam papers with you; they have to stay with me. After all, they contain a lot of knowledge that many students haven't learned yet. If the questions and answers are made public, it would be the same as an open-book exam."
Su Xingran understood. She recognized some of the questions; they had appeared on her high school exams. She sensed that the principal and the others wanted to test her knowledge level. Anyway, the exam was over, the results were out, and the paper itself wasn't important to her anymore; she had memorized it all.
Su, you should go back to class now. After the weekend break, you can officially stay home and study on Monday; you don't need to come to school. We'll have your classmates from the same village inform you about the exams later.
Su Xingran left the office, but the Chinese teacher remained; the principal had something to instruct her on. "Ms. Li," the teacher said, "this student in your class is doing very well, and her level goes beyond junior high. Several questions on her test paper involved high school level material."
I initially thought she would leave it blank if she couldn't do it, but I didn't expect her to solve it, and solve it exceptionally well. Her thought process and solution were very clear and step-by-step. Her leaving school like this might cause some misunderstandings in the class. You can briefly explain the situation to the class later to clear up any doubts the students may have.
After the Chinese teacher left the office, only Principal Zheng remained. Principal Zheng recalled that yesterday, when he went to the commune to see Secretary Deng, he mentioned a student at the school who had requested to retain their student status and degree and return home to continue their studies. When he mentioned Su Xingran's name, Secretary Deng told him that Su Xingran was his niece.
Knowing that Su had returned home to study, Principal Zheng expressed his understanding, as Su was also learning medicine from her master in addition to attending school. Principal Zheng was somewhat curious about who Su Xingran was learning medicine from, and Secretary Deng told him it was Dr. Huang from Sujia Village. Hearing it was Dr. Huang, Principal Zheng was also surprised.
Reflecting on this, Principal Zheng couldn't help but admire this student, Su. Not only was he academically gifted and self-taught, but he also studied medicine under Dr. Huang. He knew Dr. Huang was a highly skilled doctor, with many patients seeking his treatment. Su also had relatives working in the commune and knew Dr. Huang had a powerful background, though he didn't know the details. Secretary Deng and the township head both addressed Dr. Huang respectfully as "Uncle Huang." These two commune officials were both from the military, so it was understandable that Dr. Huang's acquaintance with them might have stemmed from his military service.
Su Xingran received the school's approval and began her full-time studies in medicine and martial arts. Her master and Duan Yuming knew what she was going to do, but they hadn't expected her to excel so much; this girl really could do anything well. Su Xingran didn't acknowledge Duan Yuming as her master, and Duan Yuming wouldn't allow it either, so he told her to call him Uncle Duan. Actually, Duan Yuming felt that he shouldn't be on the same generation as Uncle Huang; calling him Uncle was fine.
The villagers, seeing that Su Xingran was studying medicine with Doctor Huang instead of attending school, all speculated that she had either stopped studying or been sent home by the school. This question persisted until the village chief's wife came out and said, "That Su girl from Guomin's family doesn't need to go to school anymore. She has already finished learning the entire junior high school curriculum through self-study."
The principal put all the material from junior high school on a test for Su, and she got full marks in everything except math, where she lost one point. So the principal agreed that she could study at home and take the test later.
The villagers were all amazed. Of all the children in the village, none were like that girl from Guomin's family, who studied at home and mastered her studies. She even studied medicine under Doctor Huang. No wonder Doctor Huang chose her as his apprentice; it must be because she was clever and quick-witted.
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