Chapter 15 Where is even a single tear?
At this moment, Shen Xuewei was lying on the office floor with her schoolbag, throwing a tantrum and even wailing.
"Waaah... I don't want to go to first grade, I don't want to... I want to go to third grade, if you don't let me go to third grade, I won't study anymore!"
The little girl, who had been all well-behaved before entering the room, changed her expression in just a moment and started clamoring to go to the third grade.
Grandpa Chen was so angry that his veins were throbbing. He lowered his voice and coaxed her, "Be good, Weiwei. Go to first grade first, and you can go to third grade in two years."
Shen Xuewei rolled on the ground, stubbornly insisting, "I don't want to!"
In situations like these, acting like an unreasonable child makes it easier to achieve one's goals.
Grandpa Chen's expression tightened; he had no way to deal with her and was so angry he wanted to hit her.
The bald director, holding a thermos and leisurely drinking tea behind his desk, remained calm as he watched Shen Xuewei cry and make a fuss.
He spent over twenty years at Fuman Elementary School, and at least eighty to one hundred kids threw tantrums and ended up in his office.
Seeing Grandpa Chen's face full of despair, he comforted him, "Teacher, all children are like this, just talk to them and they'll be fine."
He used to be a child from the mountains, and he went to primary school with his maternal grandfather, Chen.
He always remembered Grandpa Chen's kindness and would occasionally go to visit him.
Upon learning that Grandpa Chen's granddaughter was coming to study at the local primary school, he immediately agreed, saying that as long as Shen Xuewei was brought along, he would take care of the rest.
Now, people have been brought here... that is...
He sighed, took a lollipop from the drawer, and coaxed Shen Xuewei like a big bad wolf.
"Your name is Weiwei, right? Be a good girl and go to class with your teacher, okay? If you behave, Uncle will give you a lollipop..."
Shen Xuewei didn't even glance at the lollipop, only shouting, "No, I won't get up unless you let me go to third grade!"
She's a child now, and when children act spoiled, it's a real headache for adults, and... it also helps her achieve her goals.
The director said helplessly, "But you can't read yet, you don't know pinyin, you can't do math, and you're still young..."
He listed numerous weaknesses of Shen Xuewei, intending to use them to defeat her.
But Shen Xuewei unexpectedly raised her head and said, "Nonsense! Although I'm young, I can read, I know pinyin, and I'm good at math. How would you know if you don't test me?"
The director and Grandpa Chen were both exasperated by her antics. "Then what do you suggest we do?"
Shen Xuewei got up from the ground and said loudly, "I want to be in the third grade. You can test me."
The director then turned to look at the teachers who were still watching the show, "Teacher Liu, Teacher Xin, did you hear that? This little girl needs you to test her."
Ms. Xin was in her thirties, heavily pregnant, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and had a gentle and refined appearance.
Hearing this, he smiled, picked up a test paper, and walked over.
Teacher Liu, a young man with a youthful face, flipped through the test papers on the table and then walked over with them.
Fu Man Primary School has only two third-grade classes, and he is both the Chinese language teacher and the homeroom teacher for both classes.
Therefore, if Shen Xuewei wants to study in the third grade, she still needs his consent.
He has encountered situations where, upon arriving at school, someone tries to bypass first-graders and their parents.
In rural areas, some students start school very early, while others start very late; the majority of children start school at the normal age.
The students in the third grade range in age from seven to eleven.
However… he placed the test papers in front of Shen Xuewei, “If you can get full marks on these two tests, Chinese and Math, the teacher will admit you to the third grade, how about it?”
Shen Xuewei glanced at the test paper, first letting out a sigh of relief, then cautiously said, "No, if I can get over 90 points on all of them, teacher, please let me go to the third grade, okay?"
Teacher Liu glanced at the director, saw him nod slightly, and readily agreed.
"Okay, if you can get over 90 points, I'll let you come to the third grade."
Grandpa Chen patted the dust off Shen Xuewei, pulled up a stool for her to sit down, and said irritably:
"Take the test. If you fail, you'll have to go back to first grade."
He was so exasperated by Shen Xuewei that he lost his temper.
Thinking that once Shen Xuewei experienced setbacks, she would obediently go to first grade.
Having finally succeeded, Shen Xuewei reverted to her obedient childlike demeanor, smiling sweetly and adorably at the group.
She took out her pencil case from her schoolbag, took out a sharpened pencil, and lay down on the table to answer the questions seriously.
The school bell rang, and it was math class. Ms. Xin said to the students, "I'll go teach the class first, and I'll come back to grade the papers for her after class."
The group said "okay" and watched her leave with the book.
Shen Xuewei spent nearly twenty minutes writing on the two papers, and only put her pen away after carefully checking them again.
She smiled at the people talking beside her, "Grandpa, Director, Teacher, I've finished writing it. Please take a look."
The group looked at the clock on the wall and exclaimed in surprise, "Two papers, finished so quickly?"
When he saw that the test paper was indeed filled with answers, he was immediately filled with surprise.
Without Teacher Xin having to come back to grade the papers, Teacher Liu quickly finished grading both papers by herself, her surprise growing stronger.
"Have you already attended school elsewhere?"
Shen Xuewei smiled shyly, "Yes, my brother is already in the third grade. I don't like going out to play, so he takes me with him when he does his homework or reads, so I learned from him."
Her older brother, Shen Xuewen, will be ten years old in a few months. He is indeed in the third grade this year, and she does read books with him.
I just... I was just looking.
The group suddenly realized, "No wonder."
Take this kid, for example. How come he knows third-grade questions at such a young age? I never imagined he learned them from his older brother.
Teacher Liu handed the two test papers to the headmaster.
On the math test, a score of 100 was clearly written. As for the Chinese test, two points were deducted because two characters in a classical poem were misspelled, resulting in a score of 98.
Unfortunately, Shen Xuewei hadn't written anything on paper for over ten years since she started working.
I really can't remember how to write those two characters right now.
Looking at the scores on the two test papers, the director hesitated and glanced at Grandpa Chen.
"How about... we let this child go to third grade?"
Grandpa Chen was still somewhat hesitant. Shen Xuewei was only six years old. If she was already in the third grade at such a young age, she would have to go to school in town when she was in the fourth grade.
The schools in town are far away, and it's also far to go to the primary schools further away, so you have to live at school both ways.
What if she gets bullied by those older kids at such a young age?
Yes, that's right. The highest grade at Fuman Elementary School is only third grade.
After the third grade, these students could only attend the town's primary school.
Seeing that Grandpa Chen was about to change his mind, Shen Xuewei realized the situation was bad and burst into tears.
"Wow... Grandpa lied to the kids! Weiwei never wants to play with Grandpa again, and she never wants to go back..."
Grandpa Chen's head throbbed from her wailing. "Alright, alright, stop crying. You can go to whichever grade you want."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Xuewei removed her hand from her face.
Her face was spotless; there wasn't a single tear.
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