From child prodigy to chief scientist

Seeing that Xu Xiao wanted to hand in his paper early, the proctor glanced at the time and then tried to persuade Xu Xiao to stop.

"Student, there's still an hour and a half until the exam ends. Don't give up so early."

The proctor subconsciously felt that a student who handed in their paper in such a short time must be the kind of student who gave up early because the questions were too difficult.

"Teacher, I've finished answering."

"Have you finished answering?"

The proctor, puzzled, took Xu Xiao's exam paper and was surprised to find that it was completely filled with writing.

It's clear that Xu Xiao didn't just fill in some answers randomly; such a clear problem-solving approach is definitely a skill possessed by top students.

However, handing in the paper now is indeed a bit too early, and the proctor is also a little worried that the student might be answering too hastily.

"After you finish answering, please check your work again. Don't lose points because of carelessness."

"Teacher, I've already checked it, please let me hand in my paper."

Since Xu Xiao insisted, the proctor couldn't say anything more.

"Okay, then you can leave the test paper here and go."

Seeing Xu Xiaozhen hand in her paper and leave, Zhao Jianfeng stopped watching the spectacle and continued to focus on the exam.

Because of the distance, he couldn't hear the conversation between Xu Xiao and the proctor, but he felt that Xu Xiao had already given up on the exam.

Emerging from the examination hall, Xu Xiao finally felt a sense of relief.

He wasn't usually the type to hand in his paper early, but once he was sure all his answers were correct, there was really no need to keep going.

Instead of wasting time in the exam room, it's better to leave early and spend your time completing the vocabulary tasks.

Xu Xiao opened the system page and checked the progress of the "Focus" task.

"I've already accumulated 100 hours of effective study time... If all goes well, I'll be able to complete this task soon."

At that time, I will have a more efficient learning capacity, and my learning will be twice as effective with half the effort.

Xu Xiao was the first to walk out of the examination room, naturally attracting the attention of many parents.

"How did this child come out so quickly?"

"Have they already finished answering? Isn't there still over an hour left?"

"They definitely gave up just because they didn't know the answer; that's incredibly impatient."

The parents whispered among themselves, most of them feeling that the child didn't take the exam seriously enough.

At this moment, Xu Lang and Yu Guilan also noticed that the child was actually their son, Xu Xiao.

"Xiaoxiao...she came out first?"

"Sigh...why is this child in such a hurry?"

In the minds of parents, having their child come out first is not something to be proud of; rather, it is seen as a sign of not taking the exam seriously enough.

When Xu Xiao walked up to her, Yu Guilan couldn't help but complain:

"Xiaoxiao, why did you hand in your paper so quickly? Didn't you even check it?"

"Yes, there's still plenty of time for the exam. Even if you finish, there's no need to rush out."

Xu Xiao had anticipated their reaction and confidently replied:

"Dad, Mom, don't worry, I've already checked, and I guarantee all the answers are correct."

Aside from subjective questions like essays, where she might lose one or two points, Xu Xiao is absolutely certain she won't lose points on other questions.

If Xu Xiao can't even answer this kind of question correctly, she really should start over.

Hearing Xu Xiao say this, Xu Lang and Yu Guilan didn't say anything more and chose to believe their son.

"That's true. Before, at Teacher Zhao's house, Xiaoxiao finished the test in no time, and Teacher Zhao said there was no problem."

"Well, now that the exam is over, let's not think about it anymore. Let's go."

The entrance exam for Yucai Children's Class consists of a written test and an interview. However, only a small number of students who pass the written test are eligible to participate in the subsequent interview.

However, they couldn't stay in Shengjing indefinitely until the written test results were released; they would return to Gangcheng first.

While waiting for the train, Xu Xiao couldn't wait to pick up her high school textbooks from her bag and start studying.

Seeing how hard Xu Xiao was working, Xu Lang and Yu Guilan both felt somewhat ashamed of themselves.

If it were them, they definitely wouldn't be in the mood to study after just finishing an exam.

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After returning to the steel city, Xu Xiao quickly resumed his previous study routine.

By refocusing his energy on high school knowledge, Xu Xiao's effective study time accumulated much faster than before.

Seeing Xu Xiao's high enthusiasm for learning, Xu Lang simply bought him a complete set of high school supplementary teaching materials to facilitate Xu Xiao's self-study.

Xu Xiao wasn't particularly concerned about the exam results for the Yucai Children's Class, but Xu Lang and Yu Guilan eagerly awaited the results every day.

Three days after the exam ended, Xu Lang received a phone call.

"Hello... Yes, I'm Xu Xiao's parent... Ah!!! Xu Xiao got an interview? I see, thank you!"

Even after hanging up the phone, Xu Lang was still too excited to contain himself.

Even though getting an interview doesn't guarantee admission to the Yucai Children's Class, it's at least half the battle won.

Subsequently, Xu Lang received a text message from the Yucai Admissions Department, confirming once again that Xu Xiao had passed the written test for Yucai's children's class.

Once he confirmed that the news was indeed true, Xu Lang quickly shared the good news with Yu Guilan.

"What... Xiaoxiao got an interview! That's great!"

These past few days, Yu Guilan had been thinking about the results, and upon hearing the news, a weight was finally lifted from her shoulders.

It seems that Xu Xiao was indeed confident about the exam, which is why she handed in her paper so early.

Afterwards, Xu Lang called his home landline to inform Xu Xiao of the news.

"Okay, Dad, I understand."

Xu Xiao, however, remained remarkably calm about the outcome, as if she had known this result all along.

When Xu Lang got off work in the evening, he specially bought a lot of good ingredients and cooked a sumptuous meal for Xu Xiao.

"Xiaoxiao, I've also told Teacher Zhao about you getting into the interview stage. Teacher Zhao's point is that the interview is just as important, and the school can help you organize interview training..."

In this Yucai Children's Class exam, Xu Xiao was the only student from Gangdu Primary School to advance to the interview stage.

In Xu Lang's mind, Xu Xiao was a rather introverted child who was even a little shy when speaking in front of strangers, let alone participating in an interview like this.

"Dad, I'm sure I'll pass the interview, so you don't need to organize any training for me."

Xu Xiao is indeed rather introverted, but she has seen many big events in her previous life, so she is more than capable of handling an interview for a Yucai Children's Class.