Xu Guo was dumbfounded.
What...what's the problem?
She quickly asked with concern, "Shen Qianqian, are you not used to staying at our school?"
Shen Qianqian shook her head.
"The school is good, but I want to skip a grade. However, since it's a clearly stated rule at No. 1 High School, I'll stick with it."
"I'm not going to argue with the school anymore. I can go to another school; I can't skip a grade at No. 2 Middle School."
Xu Guo never expected that this was the reason. She reached up and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She wanted to persuade her again, but when she looked into Shen Qianqian's eyes, she knew that the student was serious.
She couldn't persuade her!
No, no, this matter needs to be handled by the principal. Otherwise, if the top student is expelled and sent to another school, how can she bear the responsibility?
“Chen Qianqian, please wait a moment. This matter is not without room for discussion. I will go and ask the principal.”
Having finished speaking, Xu Guo ran out the door, leaving Shen Qianqian alone. Shen Qianqian looked around, sat on a small stool, crossed her right leg over her left, and looked very relaxed and not nervous at all.
As soon as the end of the semester was over, she came straight to the office with her first-place report card.
As expected, her homeroom teacher, Ms. Xu, advised her to go back, but she was determined to skip this grade. She decided to stay in the second year of high school for now, so as not to scare them by jumping straight to the third year.
Next year, I'll skip a grade again and take the college entrance exam directly. Yeah. That's it.
Xu Guo rushed to the principal's office, knocked twice, and before he could hear anyone say "come in," he pushed the door open and entered.
"Uncle! Big things happen!!"
The middle-aged man sitting behind the desk, seeing her flustered appearance, said in a low voice, "Teacher Xu, how many times have I told you, in a formal setting like school, you can't use family ties. You have to call me Principal."
Xu Guo was speechless. What was with all this pretense of propriety? She was going to tell her aunt when she got back!
Liao Gui closed the documents on the table, his expression nonchalant: "Alright, tell me what you need."
I'm very busy here and don't have time for these trivial matters. I have to go to the provincial capital for a meeting in a couple of days, and your aunt keeps asking me all sorts of questions. It's exhausting."
Xu Guo rolled her eyes heavily. Her uncle, the principal, was a good person, but he was too talkative. He was alright at school, but in front of acquaintances, he was like a sparrow, chattering away.
Normally, if she were to respond to his last two sentences, the conversation would probably go on for three days and three nights. She simply ignored them and got straight to the point.
"Our class's top student just came over and said she wanted to skip a grade. I stopped her, and now she says she wants to drop out and go to No. 2 Middle School. I can't make that decision for her. That Shen Qianqian is definitely a potential student for Qingyan University. You should go check her out!"
"Skip a grade?"
What was she thinking about this?
Liao Gui quickly stood up and followed Xu Guo to the teachers' office. The lunch break was about to end, and all the teachers had come over with their lesson plans and certificates to go to class. When they saw the principal rushing over, everyone thought something had happened.
"Principal, do you have any instructions?"
"Oh my, he even came to the office in person to explain. The principal is truly dedicated to his duties."
The second person to speak was the school director, who was supposedly a relative of someone in the bureau, at the No. 1 Middle School.
He became a director, and while he had professional skills, his ability to flatter was even stronger.
In the past, Liao Gui would have been happy to listen, but this guy was nowhere near as good as the future Qing.
Yenching University's promising students!
Principal Liao pushed aside the deputy director who was blocking his way, raised a kind smile, and gently asked Shen Qianqian, who was quietly reading a book in the corner.
"Chen Qianqian, I heard from your homeroom teacher that you want to skip a grade?"
"Is there something you're having trouble adjusting to in the class? Or is there a teacher's teaching method that you find unsuitable? Your homeroom teacher also mentioned that you particularly enjoy reading books for older students, which is great. We encourage and support trying new challenges. If you're curious about older grades, we can let you spend a week there first to experience that sense of urgency in learning!"
Skipping a grade?!
Principal Liao's words shocked the teachers behind him.
Since the school's misplanning two years ago caused some outstanding students to miss out on university, the school has almost completely banned students from skipping grades, calling it "forcing growth."
So now this "renowned" top student in the first year of high school is going to skip a grade?
The teachers instinctively turned their gazes toward the homeroom teachers of the top-performing classes in grades 11 and 12, their eyes filled with...
Affection.
If Shen Qianqian successfully skips a grade, she will inevitably enter the top class, which will put pressure on them in terms of education and supervision.
If the student who skipped a grade experiences a rapid decline in grades, the homeroom teacher will not fare well.
How pitiful!
Grade 11 and Grade 12 homeroom teachers: ...completely bewildered.
Shen Qianqian looked up from her book at the person speaking. This Principal Liao Gui had to hold a full-time meeting every Monday.
He talked the most at the school morning assembly.
She shook her head slightly: "Principal, I want to skip directly to the second year of high school, not go to sports school."
"If you don't agree to me skipping a grade, then agree to me dropping out of school. I'll try my luck at No. 2 Middle School."
Go to No. 2 Middle School?
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
No, no, how could we possibly hand over first place so easily!
Director Fu: "Chen Qianqian, may I ask you why you skipped a grade? With your excellent grades in this final exam, if you continue to study steadily, you could definitely go to the most prestigious university."
Why skip grades? It's just that they want to study at a higher level and take the college entrance exam as soon as possible. Shen Qianqian was being honest.
Then I saw Director Fu smile slightly: "Chen Qianqian, the bonus system for skipping grades to take the college entrance exam at No. 1 High School was discontinued two years ago, and the bonus is no longer available."
Shen Qianqian: "I'm not doing this for the bonus... Teacher, you guys are a bit hard to communicate with. Sigh, it seems you don't agree to me skipping a grade. I'll go back and write my withdrawal application now."
Shen Qianqian stood up, pretended to brush the dust off her knees, and prepared to leave.
To everyone's surprise, she didn't play by the rules.
Xu Guo stopped her.
"Wait, wait, wait... Skipping a grade requires an exam. If your score is high enough, you can still go directly to the second year, Principal, right?"
Uncle, uncle, don't just stand there watching! If you keep watching, the number one will slip away!
Finally, Principal Liao made the final decision, finding the recent midterm exam papers for the second year of high school in the materials database, which he and Director Fu had proctored.
The exam lasted from the first period in the afternoon until the end of the school day, and the two school leaders worked quickly to grade the papers.
Chen Mengshu discovered that her best friend hadn't come to the classroom in the afternoon, but the books on the desk and the bag on the chair were still there; she just didn't know where she had gone.
Could she have fallen into the toilet? No way! She always says the toilets at school are too big! Extremely dangerous!
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