All the students were whispering among themselves, because everyone thought they had misheard.
What they knew was that Shen Qingqing had taken the second-grade skipping exam!
It wasn't mentioned that Shen Qingqing also participated in the third-grade exam!
Especially the third-grade students, they only knew that Shen Qingqing took the English final exam with them that afternoon, but she didn't take the Chinese and math exams in the morning!
At this point, Principal Mo also provided a reasonable explanation: "After research and discussion by the teaching team, and taking into account Shen Qingqing's own wishes, it was originally planned that Shen Qingqing would only participate in the second-grade final exam. However, due to Shen Qingqing's excellent performance, she voluntarily applied to participate in the third-grade final exam. The Chinese and math exams were conducted in the teachers' office, supervised by the third-grade Chinese and math teachers at individual desks. There was no cheating, and the exam results are valid."
"Alright, third-grade students, come up on stage to receive your awards!"
Shen Qingqing was also very surprised that both of her exams were valid.
Having just won first place once, Shen Qingqing, to everyone's astonishment, once again stepped onto the platform and won first place again.
As soon as Shen Qingqing sat back down, Chen Man grabbed her by the throat and demanded, "Didn't you say you were going to take the second-year exam? Why is there a third-year exam too?! Does that mean you'll be going to fourth grade next semester?!"
Chen Man considered Shen Qingqing her best friend, and Shen Qingqing naturally considered her her best friend as well. So, long after she had confirmed with the teachers that she would skip a grade, she found a time to tell Chen Man about it.
After the initial shock subsided, Chen Man became somewhat depressed because this meant they could no longer be in the same class and would no longer be able to go home together after school.
Starting from the third grade, there are three classes every afternoon, one more than in the first and second grades.
But as time went on, she gradually let go of her resentment and was genuinely happy for Shen Qingqing, because Shen Qingqing's academic performance was indeed visibly much better than that of the other students in their class.
And the genius who skipped a grade was her deskmate! It's incredibly prestigious to talk about that!
However, Shen Qingqing never told her that she was going to be in fourth grade!
"It's a long, long, long journey! Listen to me, listen to me..." Shen Qingqing quickly comforted her deskmate and then told her about her previous plans.
After hearing that her initial plan was to skip to the fourth grade, but that she needed time to learn some English on her own first, Chen Man did not directly reveal her original plan.
Shen Qingqing coaxed Chen Man repeatedly, even promising her that she would save the 100 yuan for her birthday and treat Chen Man to a meal at KFC before she could appease her.
After the awards for the top five students in the grade were given out, there were also awards for outstanding students, and Shen Qingqing was one of them.
Last semester, during the first-grade awards ceremony, Shen Qingqing had to go to the provincial competition and left early, so they didn't see her go on stage. They only heard her name and then the teacher accepted the award on her behalf.
I never expected that the second semester would give them such a big baptism.
To get first place in a grade-skipping exam? Is this even human?!
After the summary meeting concluded, everyone slowly left the auditorium under the teacher's guidance.
People who passed by Shen Qingqing stared at her for a long time without any attempt to hide it before walking away.
At first, Shen Qingqing felt a little awkward being stared at, and would look up and smile at the person staring at her in a friendly manner. However, after it happened a few times, she became numb to it. Let them look, it's none of her business!
Li Xunli heard about her daughter winning two first prizes as soon as she got home.
Looking at the two first-place certificates that Shen Qingqing handed her, she smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits.
Taking advantage of her good mood, Shen Qingqing immediately made her request: "Mom, can I use the 120 yuan that the school awarded me this time?"
She usually has to hand over any extra money she receives, except for the New Year's money and the profits from stocks bought with that money.
Li Xunli was in a good mood at the moment, so she readily agreed: "Okay, what do you want to use it for?"
"My birthday is next Wednesday! I want to use this money to take Manman to KFC for her birthday, is that okay?" Shen Qingqing snuggled up to Li Xunli, her voice sweet and cloying.
"Can!"
Hearing that her daughter was spending the money on her birthday, Li Xunli agreed, even though she still thought KFC was unhealthy.
"Mom is the best!" Shen Qingqing clenched her fist.
Who can resist KFC?
After the summary meeting, the enjoyable summer vacation begins.
But Chen Manyu's suffering began.
Shen Qingqing set her learning pace to the maximum and began to put pressure on Chen Manyu.
She took out her fourth-grade Chinese textbook and brought it to the porcelain kiln to have Chen Manyu read the text aloud.
However, to Shen Qingqing's dismay, Chen Manyu didn't even recognize all the characters in fourth grade.
Upon asking, it was learned that Chen Manyu had only completed half of fourth grade when the accident happened.
Having no other choice, Shen Qingqing had to make another set of flashcards for Chen Manyu, using the vocabulary words from the fourth-grade textbook.
Because life was more relaxed, Shen Qingqing went to the porcelain kiln every day to keep an eye on Chen Manyu's ability to learn characters. Before, Chen Manyu could probably memorize five new words a day, but now, under Shen Qingqing's pressure, the number of new words he memorized a day tripled to fifteen.
Meanwhile, Li Xunjin was in contact with Zhang Zeqin, and Li Xunli was busy interviewing short-term workers. She had gone door-to-door to ask families who had space in the kiln area if they could rent it.
Adults and children alike have their own things to do.
On the night of her birthday celebration, when Shen Qingqing returned home, she brought a portion of food with her, saying she wanted to give some to Li Chunchun and Chen Manyu as well.
As for Shen Yangyang, she was already eating on the very night Shen Qingqing brought her back.
The recruitment process is progressing quite smoothly. Including the middle-aged woman who applied once before, there are now six people who have signed part-time contracts.
Moreover, there is a constant stream of people applying for the job.
The main problem is that this batch of Fuwa porcelain requires experienced porcelain craftsmen, and Li Xunli will need to train them for a period of time. Every piece of Fuwa porcelain needs to be inspected by her, and only those that pass the inspection will be paid.
Therefore, these conditions combined filter out many people.
However, Li Xunli and Li Xunjin also significantly increased the piece-rate wages for these Fuwa dolls.
The rental of the venue went very smoothly at first, with two companies being negotiated. However, things started to go wrong after those two companies.
First, the first person who was willing to sign the contract after Chen Manyu's family suddenly backed out three days later, and then the second family also said five days later that they suddenly didn't want to rent anymore.
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