From child prodigy to chief scientist

Normally, apart from postgraduate admissions, schools do not conduct any interviews or exams.

This is one of the unique features of Yucai Children's Class enrollment, because the pace of education in the children's class is very fast, the intensity is very high, and the competition among students is extremely fierce.

Only children with high psychological maturity and strong emotional stability are better able to adapt to this educational environment.

Interviews can more effectively assess students' stress resistance and personality traits from multiple dimensions, thus selecting children who are truly suitable for entering the Yucai Children's Class.

Xu Xiao had previously learned about the interview questions for Yucai Children's Class.

These questions generally do not involve particularly complex subject knowledge, but rather assess students' comprehensive qualities.

He knew that his written test score would definitely be among the top few, and as long as he performed normally in the interview, getting into the Yucai Children's Class would be a sure thing.

Xu Lang tried to persuade Xu Xiao a few more times, but seeing that Xu Xiao still insisted, he decided to just go along with his idea.

The day before the interview, Xu Xiao and her family of three went to Shengjing again.

Unlike last time, this time they felt much more confident and were no longer as uneasy as before.

The next morning, they went to the interview location together.

The exam was still held at the Yucai North Campus, but there were significantly fewer students taking the exam this time compared to the last one.

Even though the interviews no longer need to be divided into several different examination rooms, there are only a few dozen children waiting outside.

Unfortunately, Xu Xiao and her family of three saw the familiar figure again outside the examination hall.

It was the Zhao Jianfeng family that they met during the written test.

"Oh, you guys are here too."

"Ah...you, what brings you all here too?"

Zhao Jianfeng's family was quite surprised to see Xu Xiao and his group.

They still remember that Xu Xiao was just a student from Gangdu Elementary School who had never even participated in the Hua Cup competition before.

Such a student would never pass the written test for the Yucai Children's Class, so how did he end up in today's interview?

Compared to his parents' reaction, Zhao Jianfeng himself was even more surprised.

He clearly remembered that Xu Xiao only spent half an hour handing in the test paper.

At the time, he thought that Xu Xiao had simply given up on the exam early.

Now it seems that things are not as I imagined at all.

"How...how is this possible?"

Zhao Jianfeng did finish answering the question ahead of schedule, but it still took him more than an hour.

Adding the time for checking the answers, two hours is barely enough.

By this calculation, Xu Xiao achieved a similar result to himself in only a quarter of the time.

"Of course, they came for the interview. My child just took the test as a trial and didn't prepare much. I didn't expect them to actually make it to the interview stage."

While saying these words, Yu Guilan seemed somewhat nonchalant, but she was secretly overjoyed.

Didn't you look down on Xiaoxiao back then?

But even though we didn't sign up for any training camps, we still passed the written test.

Xu Xiao, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything, but she was also in a good mood.

It's quite a pleasant feeling to be able to let your parents stand tall in front of the parents of these top students in Shengjing.

While waiting for the interview, Xu Xiao didn't sit idle; she took out her high school study materials and started looking at them.

Even with these fragmented moments, Xu Xiao wouldn't waste them; it's always good to accumulate more effective study time.

"Candidates numbered 16 to 20, you can come and prepare for your interview."

Finally, it was almost time for her interview. Xu Xiao handed the book to Xu Lang and waited at the interview door.

A little while later, the student in front of Xu Xiao walked into the interview room.

Based on the previous pattern, each student's interview time is only three to five minutes.

Xu Xiao didn't dare to be too careless and quietly adjusted her state, trying to find the feeling she had when she participated in the previous interview.

Sure enough, just a few minutes later, the previous candidate walked out of the back door of the interview room.

Xu Xiao didn't rush in immediately, because after each candidate's interview, the examiners needed to discuss the candidate's performance together. She could go in after her examination number was called.

At that moment, in the interview room, the three interviewers were talking quietly.

"These children are generally too nervous; they even tremble when they speak in front of us."

"Well, that's pretty normal. When we were their age, we never saw anything like this."

"That's true. They're only ten or eleven years old after all. It's already quite good that they've reached this level."

While they were chatting, they were already checking the information of the next student.

In internal interviews like these, they don't hide the candidate's information from the interviewers, which allows them to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the candidate's situation.

"This Xu Xiao, number 18... is the one who got first place in the written test."

Upon seeing Xu Xiao's written test scores, the examiners couldn't help but become quite interested.

"He's a student from Steel City. Steel City has produced such a promising talent this year."

"This is a bit strange. This student's resume doesn't mention any competition experience. This is the first time we've encountered a case like this today."

"It's nothing. Not having participated in competitions doesn't mean he's not capable. In fact, I think it proves his ability even more."

To stand out in a written test without any prior competition experience is truly remarkable.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's see who this Xu Xiao really is."

Xu Xiao had been waiting outside the door for quite a while. Seeing that no one had called her in, Xu Xiao hesitated whether to knock on the door.

Just then, a voice came from inside.

"Candidate number 18, you may come in."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiao carefully pushed open the classroom door and went inside.

"Good morning/afternoon, examiners. I am candidate number 18."

Xu Xiao didn't know whether the interview would conceal the candidates' information, so she decided not to reveal her name.

Upon seeing Xu Xiao enter, the three examiners quickly formed a good first impression of him.

Xu Xiao spoke very confidently and appropriately, showing no signs of nervousness, unlike many other students who trembled in their bodies and voices.

Even in Xu Xiao, they could sense a particularly mature temperament, which was somewhat inconsistent with his youthful image.

While the examiners were sizing up Xu Xiao, Xu Xiao was also mentally observing the three examiners.

The examiner sitting in the middle was a man in his fifties or sixties with graying hair. He seemed to be the one with the highest status among the three.

Sitting on either side were a man and a woman, both looking to be in their thirties or forties, and they appeared to be very experienced teachers.

After a brief silence of a few seconds, the examiner in the middle asked the first question.

"Why did you choose to apply for the Yucai Children's Class?"

This question may seem easy to answer, but many students' previous answers have not satisfied them.

Most students gave template-like answers, or simply said that their parents made them sign up.