From child prodigy to chief scientist

Upon hearing this question, Xu Xiao answered almost without hesitation:

"For me, the knowledge taught in school is indeed too simple. I've already started self-studying high school material, hoping to take the college entrance exam early..."

Upon hearing Xu Xiao's answer, the three examiners exchanged subtle glances.

Such an answer was clearly not prepared on purpose, and it even sounded somewhat unrealistic.

However, considering Xu Xiao's top score in the written test, they were willing to believe that this was the true situation of Xu Xiao.

"What high school material have you learned on your own so far? Can you tell us about it?"

The question was asked by the female teacher. It wasn't actually prepared in advance, but Xu Xiao's answer had indeed piqued her interest.

"Of course, then I'll just pick some of the things I've been learning recently."

In the following time, Xu Xiao spoke eloquently about the knowledge of conic sections.

To better explain these concepts, Xu Xiao started using the blackboard behind him.

In her previous life, Xu Xiao had worked part-time at an educational institution for a period of time, so she was quite experienced in lecturing.

Seeing Xu Xiao like this, the three examiners looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

It is not hard to see that Xu Xiao's claim of "self-studying high school knowledge" is by no means an exaggeration.

The fact that Xu Xiao can explain this knowledge to such an extent is enough to prove that he does indeed have a deep understanding of it.

"Esteemed examiners, shall I continue?"

Hearing Xu Xiao say this, the three examiners realized that Xu Xiao had indeed been talking for a long time.

It was only because Xu Xiao's performance was so unexpected that they hadn't called for a halt.

"No need, that's enough. Now that you've started self-studying middle school material, how long do you think it will take you to complete all the middle and high school courses?"

According to the normal arrangements of Yucai Junior Class, students will directly follow the junior high school standards after enrollment and complete all junior and senior high school studies within five years.

This means that students in the junior class can basically enter university at the age of 16.

For exceptionally talented students like Xu Xiao, it is entirely possible to shorten this time to four years or even less.

Xu Xiao thought for a moment and then gave his answer.

"Two years, two years at most should be enough."

In fact, Xu Xiao's answer was rather conservative. Even if he were only given one year, he would be fully capable of taking the college entrance examination.

Just thinking that her body was only 11 years old, and even if she went to university two years later, she would only be 13 years old.

In this life, Xu Xiao will definitely strive to get into a top university, and ideally, he should have more time to prepare.

"Only two years? You're quite confident, kid."

In the past, no child in the Yucai Children's Class has ever graduated in two years; the fastest one to enter university took three years.

But Xu Xiao gave them such a special feeling that they felt this possibility did exist.

Before she knew it, Xu Xiao's interview had lasted for nearly twenty minutes.

This time had long exceeded the normal interview requirements, but Xu Xiao was so amazing that they inadvertently overlooked the passage of time.

"Alright, candidate number 18, your interview is over."

After politely thanking the three examiners, Xu Xiao left the interview room.

Xu Xiao clearly felt that her interview time was much longer than that of other candidates.

But he felt that this shouldn't be a bad thing. If nothing unexpected happened, he should have no problem being admitted to the Yucai Children's Class.

After Xu Xiao left, the three examiners immediately gathered together to discuss the matter.

"Xu Xiao is indeed a very special child; she is definitely one of the rarest children with exceptional intelligence."

"That's right, and I feel that he's different from other gifted teenagers; his mental age is like that of an adult."

"I feel the same way. Just now, it felt like we were talking to someone our own age... We've really found a promising talent this time."

After some discussion, they all gave Xu Xiao an extremely high interview score, far exceeding all the other candidates.

As Xu Xiao emerged from the teaching building, she saw Xu Lang and Yu Guilan waiting at the entrance.

Upon seeing Xu Xiao emerge, both of them tacitly refrained from asking about her interview performance.

Since the entire exam is over, there's no point in asking these questions now. It's better to let the child get some rest.

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After finishing the interview for the Yucai Children's Class, Xu Xiao and her family returned to Gangcheng that same day.

Logically, the interview results should be available soon, and the final list of admitted students should be announced accordingly.

After waiting for several days, there was still no movement from Yucai, which made Xu Lang and Yu Guilan feel somewhat helpless.

They had originally thought that as long as Xu Xiao was admitted to the Yucai Junior Class, she wouldn't have to go to Gangdu Primary School anymore.

However, since there was still no news from the other side, Xu Xiao couldn't stay at home indefinitely.

With Gangdu Elementary School about to start, they still hoped that Xu Xiaoxian would attend school first, and then go to Yucai after the admission list was released.

Of course, even if Xu Xiao doesn't get into the Yucai Junior Class, they won't keep him at Gangdu Elementary School indefinitely. Instead, they will find a way to get him into junior high school.

Xu Xiao had no interest in going back to Gangdu Primary School, but considering that she was about to enroll at Yucai School, it wouldn't hurt to get a feel for the school atmosphere beforehand.

However, Xu Xiao had one request: she could manage her own time in class and did not need to follow the teacher's pace.

No one in the class had ever made such a request before, but after learning about it, Zhao Mingyuan readily agreed.

Passing the written test for the Yucai Children's Class is enough to show that Xu Xiao's abilities far exceed the normal level for her age.

As long as Xu Xiao doesn't disturb others during class, this requirement is quite reasonable.

And so, on September 1st, Xu Xiao went to Gangdu Elementary School with her schoolbag on her back.

"In my previous life, when I played games, I was often scolded for not being a primary school student... This time, I really have become a primary school student."

Upon finding the classroom of Class 2, Grade 6, Xu Xiao immediately saw many familiar yet unfamiliar faces.

"Shi Xiaolong... Wang Yanbin... Dong Songlin... It's been such a long time!"

Xu Xiao hadn't seen these classmates for over twenty years. Seeing them alive and well in front of him now felt like a dream.

After a holiday, the students missed each other very much and naturally started chatting.

"Xu Xiao, I asked you to hang out before, why didn't you come out?"