Chapter 16 seems a bit out of place!
And so, Shen Xuewei's wish came true, and at the age of six, she became a third-grade elementary school student.
Teacher Liu led her toward the third-grade classroom.
Fuman Primary School has two third-grade classes, with 40 students in one class and 39 students in the other.
When they arrived at the door of Class 2, Grade 3, he knocked and led Shen Xuewei inside.
Teacher Xin stopped on the podium, held her stomach, and stood aside, leaving her seat to Teacher Liu.
Teacher Liu coughed lightly and looked at the students in front of her.
"Alright, everyone, we're having a new student join our class. Let's give them a round of applause and let them introduce themselves, shall we?"
Applause erupted from the audience, and the students looked at Shen Xuewei with curiosity.
Having been through the harsh realities of society for many years, Shen Xuewei was naturally not intimidated by such a small situation.
With a slight smile and a calm demeanor, she said, "Hello everyone, my name is Shen Xuewei, I am six years old. I am very happy to be your classmate in the future, and I hope to spend a wonderful time with you all. Thank you."
Another round of applause erupted.
Shen Xuewei was the youngest and shortest in the class, so Teacher Liu arranged for her to sit at the very front table under the podium.
Shen Xuewei sat obediently in her seat. As soon as the others left, her smile slowly faded, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, I finally made it into the third grade.
She just needs to endure another six months, and she will be able to successfully attend fourth grade in town.
She didn't tell her grandfather that she wanted to skip a grade and go directly to the town to study in the fourth grade.
Based on her understanding of Grandpa Chen, she knew he would absolutely not agree.
Moreover, the more lies you tell, the less you can cover them up.
Do you think her parents don't know whether she has a smart brain or not?
Her parents paid little attention to her, but she wasn't stupid.
She managed to get away with it this time thanks to her brother.
Even if her parents found out, they would only sigh and say: "We never expected that our child would be even more quiet and reserved than we imagined."
That's it, that's all.
Because when she was little, she was indeed closest to her brother, and he would take her with him whenever he came home to read any books.
Her brother is more than three years older than her, and as the first child in the family, he is indeed highly valued by his parents.
As first-time parents, they had high hopes for her brother, thinking that since they were intelligent, their child would also be exceptionally intelligent and surpass his peers.
The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
Shen Xuewen was not a bright child.
On the contrary, he was dull, slow-witted, and even prone to crying, unlike the child the two had imagined.
They wanted Shen Xuewen to become as outstanding as they imagined, but under pressure, Shen Xuewen became increasingly timid, even cowardly.
Fortunately, the birth of Shen Xuewu allowed the two to focus most of their attention on him.
Shen Xuewu was intelligent and had a sweet tongue. They were born during the most passionate time of their relationship, after it had broken down and then been restored.
As Shen Xuewu grew up, he enjoyed almost all the resources his family had given him.
In their eyes, Shen Xuewen became the good-for-nothing eldest son.
But as their eldest son, their first child, they stubbornly refused to let go, holding him firmly in their hands.
Having grown up around them and become accustomed to being controlled, Shen Xuewen was unable to resist, and even dared not resist.
In Shen Xuewei's memory, the few times her elder brother rebelled, it was once for her and once for his wife and daughter.
Thinking of her older brother, who is only ten years old, she suddenly felt a pang of sadness.
Her older brother is a crybaby, and he's her closest friend at home. He even does his homework with her, babbling on and on regardless of whether she understands or not.
She's been here from Huacheng for several days now, and her older brother's eyes must have been swollen from crying for days.
But... there's nothing she can do; she and her older brother probably won't see each other for several years.
Shen Xuewei sighed sadly and turned her attention to the blackboard to avoid letting her mind wander.
She's not a genius; she's ahead of other kids now only because of the advantage of being reborn.
She calculated that she would start third grade at age six, and by the time she entered her freshman year of college, she would be exactly sixteen.
Entering the workforce too early leads to limitations in many areas.
University is not as strict as junior high and high school, and the courses are not too demanding. You can work your way up to graduation while also finding time to do some part-time jobs to earn money.
Speaking of making money, is there any way to help her earn a lot of money before she reaches adulthood?
Shen Xuewei's eyes were on the blackboard, seemingly paying attention in class, but her mind had already wandered far away.
Grandpa Chen didn't go straight back, but watched her from the back door.
After the math class ended and Ms. Xin left, a group of curious children quickly gathered around.
Someone reached out a hand covered in chilblains and darkened, and pressed it against Shen Xuewei's head.
"You're so young! Are you really only six years old? Why are you in third grade at six?"
Shen Xuewei removed his hand from her forehead. "Because I want to go to the third grade."
The other children chirped and asked questions, but Shen Xuewei, with only one mouth, couldn't answer them all.
She was at her wit's end, so she simply shut up, lay down on the table, and ignored them.
Seeing this, a few children reached out and poked her, but when she still ignored them, they left dejectedly.
Some people even scoffed, "Can't even say a word? Does he think he's a god?"
Grandpa Chen saw this scene from the back door and was quite worried.
His granddaughter doesn't seem to fit in with the crowd!
Fuman Elementary School has four classes in the morning, starting at 8:00 AM and ending at 11:30 AM.
Classes start at 2:30 PM and 5:00 PM, for a total of three classes in the afternoon.
When the school bell rang at 11:30, the students, carrying their schoolbags, rushed out of the classroom and out of the school in an instant.
Shen Xuewei's deskmate was the fastest runner; when she stood up, Shen Xuewei almost fell over.
The classrooms here use rectangular desks, with two students sharing one desk, and the same goes for the stools.
The slender stool is subjected to force from both ends. If one end moves too quickly and the other end is not careful, the stool could easily fall off.
Shen Xuewei steadied the stool in time, preventing her from falling.
She stood up and put away the textbooks on the table.
A tall shadow enveloped her. She looked up and saw that it was Grandpa Chen, who had not yet left.
Grandpa Chen took her schoolbag and patted her head.
"Come on, Grandpa will take you back to your second aunt's house."
Shen Xuewei nodded and followed him out of the school.
When they arrived outside the school, they found that Chen Fangli was waiting for her after class with Chu De'an.
Shen Xuewei quickly stepped forward, "Second Aunt, what brings you here?"
Chen Fangli, holding onto her bicycle, smiled. Before she could speak, Chu De'an, standing on the crossbar, blurted out:
“My mom said that today is your first day of class, and she was worried that you wouldn’t know the way, so she came to pick you up.”
Shen Xuewei waved his hand and smiled, "Thank you so much."
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