[Principal's Office]
"Ta-da!"
"Please come in," came a gentle, scholarly voice, sounding very refined.
Yingbao and the other two pushed open the door and went in. What came into view was an old man with silver-white hair, dressed plainly, but with a kind of temperament that made people's eyes light up.
The old man held a book in his hand. The room was about 30 square meters in size, filled with books, pens and ink, a desk, two chairs, and a wooden sofa...
It was simple and clean, much better than her second aunt's office she had just seen. But this was the principal, so it was normal for the principal's office to be like this.
The teacher's office can't be bigger than the principal's!
“Principal Jiang, I’ve brought my niece here to register. She’s the girl I mentioned to you last time.”
The principal raised his head, looked at the three of them, and said, "Xia, I've told you several times, when there are no outsiders, just call me Uncle. Your father and I are old friends. If your father finds out you're doing this, he'll complain about me."
Zhou Xiaoyun smiled and said, "How could that be, Uncle Jiang? My father just invited you fishing a while ago."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they got down to business. The principal first took out a beginner's exam paper.
Yingbao kept writing questions, "swish...swish...swish..." and finished in no time without even making any corrections or hesitations. The principal thought she was just a little kid doing something silly!
Who would have thought that when they took it and looked at it again, they were amazed by the child's appearance.
Surprisingly, they got everything right, including the two bonus questions. You should know that even third-grade students sometimes can't answer those bonus questions. They're just on the test to assess students' learning outcomes and see which class they're best suited for.
If Yingbao knew what the principal was thinking, she would definitely say something like, "This is only because she's restrained, after all, she has memories from her previous life."
Unfortunately, she didn't know.
However, she had her own plans this time. She wanted to be in the same class as her older brother and his classmates, or even a year below him and be in the same class as her younger brother.
She doesn't want to hide all her strength and reveal nothing, nor does she want to associate with a bunch of younger kids. Although she is technically a younger kid herself, she prefers to play with the older kids, except for her own family.
This is similar to how children always like to play with older brothers and sisters, as if it makes them feel safe.
Or perhaps it's simply admiration for strength.
………
The principal then presented questions for each grade, which Yingbao answered correctly. Finally, when the principal presented questions for fifth grade, Yingbao slowed down, pretended to think, and started writing. She even deliberately answered a few questions incorrectly to show her current level.
As she expected, after Principal Jiang finished reading, Yingbao was assigned to the fifth-grade rocket class, where she would be classmates with her older brother Ye Mingchen.
Aunt Zhou Xiaoyun smiled with satisfaction.
Mother Wang Yitong was relieved.
Principal Jiang and Jiang Ming were also delighted. Their school had recently produced another genius student; how could he not be happy?!
His future performance looks promising; he won't have to report to a large group of people every year—superiors, colleagues—that their school is at the bottom.
This year is truly a good year; it's his year of turning things around.
He really had to thank Old Man Zhou for having such a wonderful daughter, who had brought all the talented and good students around her.
Yay!
When I got home, I found the treasured book that Old Man Zhou wanted and gave it to him.
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