Chapter 64 Going to Elementary School
Chen Jun, Chen Sao's younger cousin, learned martial arts in Shaolin Temple when he was young, and also participated in provincial martial arts competitions and won good places. However, when he was practicing martial arts, he only spent half of the day studying cultural subjects, and read very little. When he was old enough, he joined the army for two years. After recovering, he has been farming at home.
Chen Jun, a man of gratitude, knew the money came from Lin Ruoyan. After his father's surgery, he planned to stay in Beijing and work to repay the debt. However, with his education, he could only find work as a construction worker or a security guard. Taobao wasn't even online in the book, and the emerging professions of online shopping and delivery weren't yet available. He was unfamiliar with Beijing and didn't know how to use a computer, so his job prospects weren't promising.
When Lin Ruxu was looking for a "doorman" for her sister, Mrs. Chen recommended Chen Jun. Chen Jun's regular job was to work the night shift, but during the day he had more free time, so as long as he was there, he didn't have to worry about what he did.
Upon learning that Chen Jun had completed high school and seeing his diligence and hard work, Lin Ruoyan asked Hua Mengmeng to explain the path to self-taught adult education. The young man was immediately interested. He knew that without a degree, he would only be able to work hard, and since he was still young, he didn't want to just sit around as a security guard. Studying and obtaining a self-taught degree showed him the direction to strive for.
Lin Ruoyan's smart, beautiful and kind assistant Hua became Chen Jun's role model, and over time they became good friends who could talk about anything.
After moving into her new courtyard home, Lin Ruoyan finally lived a good life where she went to bed early and got up late. She could sleep until she woke up naturally, eat breakfast comfortably, walk to work after the meal to digest the food, and go home for a nap.
High pay, little work, and close to home, isn’t that what you want?
Before leaving Beijing, Yu Youyu specifically shared a piece of news with Lin Ruoyan: a key elementary school in X City was piloting an educational program for gifted children, known as an experimental class. Elementary school lasted only four years, and middle and high school also four years. Children started at six, completing both elementary and secondary school by around fourteen and preparing for university entrance exams. Lin Mengxi undoubtedly fell into the category of gifted children, and attending a regular school would be a waste of time. She was better off trying out for the program.
When it comes to her son's future, Lin Ruoyan will definitely give it top priority.
This program has a special recruitment exam in early June. Now it is the end of May. If you are not selected, you can still participate in the unified registration for compulsory education at the end of June without any delay.
Lin Mengxi will be in the first grade of elementary school this September. Why not try the special admissions exam?
Under Yu Youyu's meticulous instruction for nearly two months, Lin Mengxi's Go skills have reached the amateur 1st dan level. There's a city-level tournament in July, and if he performs well, he could easily advance to the amateur 5th dan level. If he doesn't choose to become a professional player, achieving amateur 5th dan will free him from having to devote so much energy to Go. It's time to consider setting new goals for him.
Lin Ruoyan also privately asked the Yu family elders for advice: "My son is so young, and his goals are so high. Will the gifted class put too much pressure on him? The same goes for chess. Isn't he too young to participate in that city-level competition?"
Yu Youyu said seriously, "Actually, playing chess is just a leisure activity for Mengxi. Becoming a professional chess player isn't difficult to achieve; it all depends on his interest. I'm sure if he participates in the city-level competition in July, he'll likely become the youngest amateur 5th dan in the past ten years. He'll also have no problem attending the national professional dan tournament next year."
Zhou Wei added, "This child's thirst for knowledge and aptitude for understanding science are far greater than his Go skills. Therefore, perhaps giving him a gifted education early on will prevent his talent from being wasted. He finds learning what most people find difficult very easy. I've already taught him elementary school math Olympiad lessons, and he's taking it well."
He's very sensible, and you can ask him about his own ideals. We're just giving you some suggestions, and the rest is up to you and your son to decide."
Lin Ruoyan thought about the description of Lin Mengxi's future as a scientist in the book, and there was no mention of Go. Perhaps her son really prefers scientific research?
Because her son was scared by the books thrown at him during the previous exchanges with him, Lin Ruoyan specifically called her son to the yard at night, under the grape trellis away from the bookshelf, and sat on the stone block next to the stone table to look at the moon and chat.
The temperature was pleasant on May nights. The grapes were old vines bought from somewhere else. They were transplanted and carefully cared for for half a month and are now lush and green. Although I couldn't see that many stars when I looked up, there were no other tall buildings blocking their view. The surroundings were all courtyards of similar height, and the atmosphere was quiet and peaceful.
Lin Ruoyan told her son about the gifted experimental class and asked, "Do you want to take the exam?"
"Mom, will there be many children like me in that class?" After Lin Mengxi went to kindergarten, she talked more, was no longer so frugal with words, and was willing to communicate with others.
Lin Ruoyan nodded: "Yes, they are all children as smart as you."
Lin Mengxi smiled happily: "That's good, I can bring the books I like to read and give them questions."
Lin Ruoyan instantly recalled that her son had recited the original text of "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art" and used it to give questions to his kindergarten classmates. That same day, she, as a parent, was asked to have a private talk with the principal.
Other children were called to the kindergarten because they were naughty and didn't study. When she was called, the head teacher politely and gently said that Lin Mengxi was too smart and the kindergarten curriculum was too simple for him. He asked her to persuade her son to read whatever books he wanted quietly and never to provoke his classmates and teachers.
From then on, Lin Mengxi was free to borrow any books in the kindergarten. However, his classmates ignored him, saying he was too smart and couldn't play with them. After all, while others were still counting on their fingers to add and subtract within ten, learning Chinese and the 26 letters of the alphabet, he was already doing mental arithmetic and burying himself in obscure tomes. They had absolutely nothing in common.
Although Lin Mengxi was happy at first to have more time to read the wall of books in the kindergarten, over time, the feeling of isolation made him depressed.
After learning that as long as he was admitted to the gifted class, he would have a group of classmates like himself, he instantly had a new goal.
Lin Ruoyan watched her son enthusiastically organize his small bookcase. In addition to Chinese books on mathematics, physics and chemistry, there were also the latest science and engineering journals in English and English. These were all subscribed by Zhou Wei for him. While arranging the books, her son muttered about what books he should bring to exchange with his classmates when he goes to elementary school.
Lin Ruoyan suddenly felt a little guilty. When she was in elementary school, she would bring books to school, but they were all comics and romance novels. What the hell was all that on her son's bookcase?
Although they were all gifted children, there were still differences between people. She quickly reminded him, "Son, if you want to make good friends, you need to learn to be more sociable and reserved. You can see what books and magazines other students bring and exchange with them. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle."
"Oh, that's right." Lin Mengxi nodded. "When the time comes, I'll exchange book lists with them and ask them if they've read them, so they don't have to take too much. Then I'll talk to them about what kinds of chess they usually play and what foreign languages they've learned..."
“…” Lin Ruoyan thought to herself that her son didn’t look like he could make normal friends.
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