From child prodigy to chief scientist

About twenty minutes later, Xu Xiao finished all the math problems.

"Teacher Zhao."

Xu Xiao handed over the completed test paper, her expression still very relaxed.

It must be admitted that if a fifth-grade elementary school student were to actually do this set of questions, the difficulty would undoubtedly be enormous.

Not to mention that many problems are difficult to solve, even those with a solution involve far more calculations than normal elementary school problems.

However, Xu Xiao is not an ordinary primary school student. Unless he is particularly careless, it is unlikely that he will make a mistake on this kind of question.

Zhao Mingyuan was completely unprepared to see that Xu Xiao had finished so quickly.

I glanced at the time; only twenty minutes had passed since Xu Xiao started answering the questions.

This was something Zhao Mingyuan never expected. Even if he were to do this set of questions, he might not be able to finish it in the same amount of time.

Could it be that Xu Xiao couldn't solve many of the questions, which is why she gave up early?

With a puzzled look on his face, Zhao Mingyuan took the test paper from Xu Xiao.

Seeing the test paper filled with answers, Zhao Mingyuan knew that things were not as he had guessed.

After briefly calming himself down, Zhao Mingyuan picked up a red pen and began grading the test papers.

The answer to the first question is C, which is correct.

The answer to question 2 is A, which is correct.

Question 3, A, correct...

After quickly grading the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, Zhao Mingyuan marked them all with checkmarks.

For the following open-ended questions, Zhao Mingyuan deliberately raised his standards.

Even if Xu Xiao's calculations are correct, Zhao Mingyuan will still carefully examine Xu Xiao's solution process.

He would deduct points without hesitation if there was any problem.

Even so, Zhao Mingyuan still couldn't find a place to deduct points.

Xu Xiao's solution process was very complete, and his thinking was so clear that it didn't seem like that of an elementary school student at all.

Even if students from top-tier high schools were to take this set of questions, it would be difficult for them to reach the same level.

Surprised, Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but have some doubts.

Based on my understanding of Xu Xiao, he simply doesn't possess such an ability.

Could it be that Xu Xiao had done the same questions beforehand and memorized the answers?

However, Zhao Mingyuan quickly dismissed the possibility, believing that Xu Xiao's family had no need to do such a thing.

Moreover, before Xu Xiaolai arrived, he had no idea which set of test papers he would be presenting, and the test questions for Yucai Children's Class were not easy to obtain.

Even assuming that Xu Xiao had indeed done the questions on this before.

Being able to do it again so quickly and get all the questions right is quite impressive.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Mingyuan had to admit that he had not accurately assessed Xu Xiao's abilities before.

"Xu Xiao, you did perfectly on the math section. I'll contact the school and recommend you to take the entrance exam for the Yucai Junior Class!"

Hearing Zhao Mingyuan say this, Xu Xiao didn't have a particularly strong reaction, but Xu Lang and Yu Guilan were somewhat unable to contain their excitement.

"Teacher Zhao, thank you so much!"

"You're welcome. If Xu Xiao can really get into the Yucai Junior Class, it will be a great honor for our Gangdu Primary School. I never expected Xu Xiao to have made such great progress recently; she's like a completely different person compared to before."

Xu Xiao didn't even get a perfect score in math on the final exam last semester.

This set of questions was much more difficult than the final exam, yet Xu Xiao answered them all correctly with such ease.

"Yes, Teacher Zhao, we also feel that Xu Xiao seems to have grown up all of a sudden recently. Before, we had to urge him to study, but now he studies on his own every day at home, and we basically don't need to take care of him anymore."

After confirming that Xu Xiao was capable of taking the entrance exam for the Yucai Children's Class, Zhao Mingyuan offered some suggestions.

"Xu Xiao, our Gangdu Elementary School is currently running a training camp for the Yucai Junior Class. Although there are only a few days left, you can go and listen to it."

"Teacher Zhao, I won't go. If possible, could you please get me some review materials?"

Xu Xiao didn't want to waste too much time on lectures, but she still needed some materials.

After all, the exam will still include some questions on reciting classical poems and general knowledge, so it would be a real shame to lose points on those.

"Okay, that's fine. I'll contact you again after I get the information."

After thanking Zhao Mingyuan again, Xu Xiao and his family of three happily left.

On the way back, Xu Lang and Yu Guilan still couldn't hide their excitement.

Xu Xiao's performance at Zhao Mingyuan's house today was a real morale booster for them.

If all goes well, Xu Xiao might actually have a chance to try out for the Yucai Junior Class.

Meanwhile, after Xu Xiao and the others left, Zhao Mingyuan quickly called the school's academic affairs department.

"Hey... Is this Ms. Wu from the Academic Affairs Office...?"

"I am Zhao Mingyuan, the homeroom teacher of Class 2, Grade 5. We haven't submitted the list of recommended students for the Yucai Junior Class yet, have we...?"

"We're having another student sign up for our class, named Xu Xiao... yes, Xiao as in dawn..."

"What... Has he participated in any competitions before? No need to ask so many questions, Teacher Wu, I vouch for this student!"

It was rare for Zhao Mingyuan to act so tough in front of the Academic Affairs Office. If they really refused to let Xu Xiao register because she had no competition experience, Zhao Mingyuan would definitely go to the Academic Affairs Office in person.

Although the other party was somewhat displeased with Zhao Mingyuan's attitude, they still agreed.

Since Gangdu Elementary School never fills its quota of recommended students each year, submitting one more student is not a difficult task.

…………

The next day, Zhao Mingyuan told Xu Xiao that he had successfully registered and that he could go directly to the school's academic affairs office to find Teacher Wu to get the materials.

After thanking Zhao Mingyuan again, Xu Xiao went to Gangdu Elementary School alone.

After stating her name and purpose, Xu Xiao successfully obtained the materials from the Academic Affairs Office.

Upon returning home, Xu Xiao immediately began to examine the contents of the document.

Just as Zhao Mingyuan said before, the exam for Yucai Children's Class is indeed mainly based on mathematics, and the difficulty is mainly concentrated in mathematics.

But for Xu Xiao, math was actually the easiest part; it was the other parts, such as classical poetry and general encyclopedias, that required more of his effort to review.

Over the next few days, Xu Xiao carefully reviewed the contents of the materials several times.

After confirming that she had fully grasped the knowledge, Xu Xiao did not waste any more time on it and continued to study high school material.

After all, the system's "focus" task has not yet been completed. Learning such simple knowledge only makes the accumulation of effective learning time relatively inefficient.