Liu Lu became famous overnight in the technical department.
She used to be the center of attention, but now everyone avoids her like the plague. However, Liu Lu seems to enjoy this situation. Who would feel comfortable being stared at like a monkey by a group of people?
Today is the day Liu Bei takes her entrance exam for Dingtai School.
When Liu Bei woke up in the morning, Liu Lu specially dressed her in red, making her look cheerful and happy.
The red dress made Liu Bei's fair face look even more rosy and cute.
The school wasn't far from the dormitory arranged by Liu Lu's company; the two arrived in about 20 minutes on foot.
The person who greeted them at the school gate was the same admissions officer Liu Lu had greeted. The officer had high hopes for Liu Bei, and seeing such a cheerful little girl who looked like a lucky charm, he felt very happy and took great care of Liu Lu and Liu Bei.
"Come in quickly, Liu Bei. Don't be nervous during your exam later." Looking at the quiet and gentle Liu Bei, the admissions officer couldn't help but soften his tone when speaking to her.
Liu Bei nodded sensibly: "Thank you, teacher."
After saying that, she even gave him a sweet smile as a bonus.
The teacher laughed; what a lovely little girl.
Soon Liu Bei was led into the exam classroom, where a proctor was smiling at her.
"Is this Liu Bei? Please sit here. I'll give you a math test now. The test will last one hour. If you finish early, you can hand in your test early."
Liu Bei took the test paper, thanked the teacher, and after listening to the teacher explain the instructions, nodded and said, "I understand."
No one dislikes such a well-behaved and polite child, and the proctor is no exception.
Moreover, Liu Bei inherited her mother's beauty at a young age and is very cute. You'll like her at first glance.
Liu Bei took out her stationery and started writing on the test paper. Soon, in less than an hour, she had tidied up the paper and stationery and said to the teacher, "Teacher, I've finished answering. Can I hand in my paper now?"
The proctor glanced at his watch in surprise, not expecting the child to be so quick.
The proctor nodded, collected the papers, and looked at Liu Bei, asking, "Would you like to go out and rest for a while, or continue with the next subject?"
Liu Lu looked at the teacher seriously: "Teacher, I'm not too tired right now. Could you please send me the test paper for the next subject? Thank you, teacher."
The teacher smiled and handed her the Chinese test paper. Liu Bei quickly answered the questions and soon finished the test paper and handed it to the teacher.
The teacher was amazed by her speed. She finished both papers in one hour, and with a high accuracy rate, basically a perfect score of 100%.
The proctor had only one thought in mind: this child is definitely going to get into Dingtai School.
The exam was originally scheduled for a full day, but it was completed in just one morning. The teacher was amazed by the child's learning ability and liked this pretty and smart girl even more.
Because Liu Bei finished answering all the exam papers in the morning, her interview was scheduled for the afternoon.
At that moment, there were more than a dozen teachers conducting interviews in a large conference room. They were sitting on one side of the conference table, and Liu Bei was the only one on that side.
As a supporter of the child, Liu Lu arranged for her to sit in a corner of the meeting room.
The teacher in the lead looked at Liu Bei with a smile and said, "Liu Bei, don't be nervous. We teachers just want to chat with you."
Liu Bei nodded: "Teacher, I know you want to ask me these questions. Go ahead and ask them. I will try my best to answer them all."
Several teachers couldn't help but laugh when they heard Liu Bei's slightly childish answer.
“Okay,” the teacher in the middle spoke first, “Student, could you introduce yourself? Tell me your age, where you’re from, where you live, what you like to eat, what you like to play, what your favorite subjects are, etc. Talk about whatever you like.”
"Okay," Liu Bei cleared her throat, "My name is Liu Bei, Bei as in 'budding flower,' and I am 10 years old this year. I used to attend the town's central primary school and ranked first in my grade."
I can eat all kinds of food; I haven't found anything I don't like yet.
I quite enjoy all my schoolwork, but as for playthings, I don't really have any particular favorites.
When Liu Lu said she didn't have anything she liked to play, several teachers were already frowning in confusion, fearing that they had recruited another bookworm who only knew how to study.
"I've always heard my mom say that the outside world is beautiful. Beyond our place, there's the ocean, the seawater is green, and there are many seaweeds on the seabed. Some are leaf-shaped, some are branch-shaped, and some are like palm fans. When the seawater is particularly clear, you can see the seaweeds on the seabed from the surface of the sea. They are very beautiful."
Mom also said that seawater is salty, and many fish live in the salty seawater. I admire these fish so much. If I had to drink salt water all the time, I definitely wouldn't be able to keep it up.
The fish in the sea are colorful and come in all sorts of different shapes. I've also heard of a kind of animal that lives in the sea called a jellyfish, which is actually transparent.
My biggest wish right now is to see the sea. My mom says she'll take me when I'm a little older, and I'm really looking forward to it.
Liu Bei paused after saying this and looked up at the teachers.
She didn't see the female teacher sitting on the far right. She looked a little excited: "This is a promising student in Chinese language. Just by speaking, she has already written a short essay."
Moreover, if the child were given more time to think carefully and adjust her approach, her essay writing would be even better.
The music teacher spoke up: "Liu Bei, what talents do you have? For example, singing, dancing, or playing an instrument?"
Liu Bei scratched her head shyly: "I can sing, but I've never learned to dance or play any musical instruments."
The music teacher said encouragingly, "Then would you like to sing one for us?"
Liu Bei nodded and said solemnly, "Then I'll sing a song for all the teachers, 'Little White Rabbit, white as snow, with two ears standing up, loves to eat carrots and greens, hopping and jumping, so cute.'"
Dear teachers: "..."
The music teacher cleared his throat: "Liu Bei, can you sing any other songs?"
Liu Bei nodded again: "Then I'll sing you a song called 'Counting Ducks.' A flock of ducks swims across the bridge in front of the door, come quickly and count them, quack quack quack, so many, so many, I can't count how many ducks there are, I can't count how many ducks there are."
Dear teachers: This song finally has a rhythmic part; the previous song was definitely a full rap.
However, when listening to the second song, you can hear Liu Bei's musicality, which is quite good. At least she didn't sing off-key, and it was full of childlike innocence and fun. The whole song felt refreshing, beautiful, and cute.
The music teacher clapped first: "Very good, Liu Bei, you sang beautifully."
Liu Bei smiled, revealing her pearly white teeth: "Thank you, teacher."
Then came the tests from the other teachers. Some tested the children's memory, some tested their logical thinking, and some tested their patience. In this way, the afternoon passed quickly.
Sitting in the corner, Liu Lu looked at Liu Bei with a look of satisfaction: My baby is so great.
Afterwards, Liu Bei and Liu Lu were asked to leave the meeting room, where several teachers needed to work together to give a comprehensive score and a result.
Liu Bei looked up at Liu Lu with her little face and said, "Mom, what if we don't get accepted?"
Liu Lu reached out and ruffled the hair on Liu Bei's head.
"Don't talk nonsense. You did very well on your exam and in the interview. Guancheng's mother saw it. You practiced very well. All the teachers like you very much."
Liu Bei stared intently at Liu Lu, an indescribable emotion welling up in her eyes: "What if? What if the teacher doesn't like me and won't let me come to school here?"
Without hesitation, Liu Lu said, "Then let's try a better school. There are many good schools in this city, not just this one. If they don't accept you, it means they haven't discovered our baby's strengths. A school with such poor judgment is not a good choice for you."
Upon hearing this, Liu Bei finally smiled happily.
Liu Lu suddenly understood why Liu Bei had been so insistent on getting an answer.
Liu Bei was afraid that if she didn't perform well or get good grades, her mother might still like her, and she might be abandoned or even abandoned by her mother.
After understanding, Liu Lu felt even more sorry for her. This child had never had a sense of security since she was a child. She was finally being loved and cared for by her mother, but she still felt insecure and always wanted to be a tool to make her mother happy.
Liu Lu held Liu Bei's shoulder and said to her seriously, "Liu Bei, you are the most important person in my heart, my most precious baby that I can't let go of. It doesn't matter if you do well in school, are good-looking, or have good interpersonal relationships. What matters is that you become someone you like. You have to like yourself first before others will like you, you know?"
Liu Bei listened to her mother's words in a daze; she didn't quite understand.
Don't all parents hope their children will study hard, be good-looking, and be likable?
All her classmates were like that before.
Seeing that Liu Bei was still confused, Liu Lu knew that the child was still a little young and it would be difficult for her to understand these things. So Liu Lu gave up the idea of repeating them again and just gently patted Liu Bei's back and said, "Just remember that Mom will always love you and will never leave you."
"Mmm," Liu Bei nodded happily. In her heart, her mother was everything. As long as she had her mother, she only needed to rely on her, study hard, grow taller, eat well, and be polite to everyone, including elders. It was better to be a simple child.
As the two were talking, they heard the sound of a door opening behind them.
Turning around, they saw that the teachers from the conference room had come out, and the teacher in the lead was smiling as he approached the two of them, holding a report card.
"Liu Bei, Liu Bei's mother," the teacher said warmly, "Congratulations on your assessment results. Liu Bei is an excellent student, and we welcome her to join our school."
Liu Lu and her daughter Liu Bei both smiled. Liu Bei, in her joy, bowed to her teacher and said, "Thank you, teacher."
The teacher then introduced the two students, saying, "Because Liu Lu's grades are very good, we plan to temporarily put her into the Advanced Class 1, which is the best-performing class in the first year of junior high school."
Then the teacher gave the two a detailed introduction to the school's current progress, as well as some of the school's rules and regulations, and the school supplies and daily necessities that the children should bring after enrollment.
By the time all of this was explained, it was already dark.
Finally, the topic of tuition fees came up. The teacher smiled at Liu Lu and said, "Liu Bei's mother, our school's tuition fee is 100,000 yuan per semester. The preliminary test is coming up soon. If Liu Bei can get first place in the grade in this preliminary test, then her tuition fee can be waived."
If Liu Bei gets first place in the entire grade in the final exam, the school will not only waive all fees, but will also award her a scholarship for outstanding student status.
Liu Bei's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Teacher, do you mean if I can get first place in the whole grade, I can still get the money?"
The teacher nodded, looking at Liu Bei's eager expression, and found it somewhat amusing: after all, she was just a child, and hearing about such things had indeed stirred up her competitive spirit, but her class couldn't just easily get first place.
The Advanced Class 1 is also known as the Rocket Class, which means that the pace of learning is fast and the learning speed is fast. They are like rockets that can take off at any time. So if you can get first place in this class, you will basically be the first in the grade.
However, given the current rankings of the Rocket Class, the competition for the top three spots is extremely fierce.
Although no student achieved a perfect score, everyone came very close, with scores generally hovering around one or two points apart.
Liu Bei didn't think as much as her teacher did. She just felt that if she could study hard and get first place, her family wouldn't have to pay such high tuition fees, and she could also bring money home so that her mother wouldn't have to work so hard in the factory alone. She could also contribute to the family.
Although she doesn't know how much the so-called outstanding student award is, as long as she spends less, their lives will definitely get better and better, and her mother won't have to do those hard jobs anymore.
Liu Lu's thinking was even simpler: she believed that her daughter, Liu Bei, was a true little genius and would definitely get first place.
The group of people looked at each other with smiles on their faces, but none of them could guess what the other was thinking.
After they finished talking, Liu Bei and her daughter were about to go home and get off work. As they parted, the teacher patted Liu Bei's head and said, "Liu Bei, see you tomorrow."
Liu Bei answered loudly, "Teacher, we'll see each other every day from now on."
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