Xu Guo was stunned.
What kind of question was this?
She quickly asked with concern, "Classmate Hua Qingqing, are you not used to studying in our school?"
Hua Qingqing shook her head.
"The school is great, but I want to skip a grade. However, since No. 1 Middle School has explicit regulations, I won't argue with the school anymore. I can go to another school. There's no way No. 2 Middle School also doesn't allow students to skip grades."
Xu Guo never expected this to be the reason. She wiped the sweat off her forehead. She originally wanted to persuade Hua Qingqing further, but looking into the student's eyes, she knew that the student was serious.
She couldn't persuade her!
No, this matter had to be handled by the principal. Otherwise, if the top - ranked student dropped out and went to another school, how could she bear the blame!
"Classmate Hua Qingqing, please wait a moment. There's still room for negotiation on this matter. I'll go and ask the principal."
After saying that, Xu Guo trotted out of the door directly, leaving Hua Qingqing alone. Hua Qingqing looked around, then sat on the small stool, crossing her right leg over her left. She looked very relaxed and not nervous at all.
Right after the final exams, she had come to the office with the first - ranked report card.
As expected, her homeroom teacher, Teacher Xu, had tried to persuade her to go back, but she was determined to skip a grade.
This time, she would first go to the sophomore year. She didn't want to skip directly to the senior year and scare them.
Next year, she would skip another grade and take the college entrance examination directly.
Yes, that's how it would be.
By the way, Xu Guo rushed to the principal's office without stopping. She knocked on the door twice. Before hearing the "Come in" from inside, she directly pushed the door open.
"Uncle - in - law! Big problem! Big problem!!"
The middle - aged man sitting behind the desk frowned when he saw her flustered appearance. "Teacher Xu, I've told you many times. In a formal occasion like school, we can't rely on family relationships. You should call me principal."
Xu Guo was speechless. What was the point of being so proper at this moment? She would complain to her aunt when she got home!
Liao Gui closed the documents on his desk and said calmly, "Alright, tell me what's going on. I'm very busy. I don't have time to deal with these trivial matters. I have to go to the provincial capital for a meeting in a couple of days. Your aunt keeps asking me all kinds of questions every day. I'm so tired."
Xu Guo rolled her eyes heavily. Her uncle - in - law, the principal, was a good person, but he was too talkative. He was okay at school, but in front of familiar people, he was like a sparrow, chirping on and on.
Normally, if she responded to his last two sentences, he would probably talk for three days and three nights.
So she simply ignored him and got straight to the point.
"The top - ranked student in our class just came to me and said she wanted to skip a grade. I tried to stop her, but then she said she would drop out and go to No. 2 Middle School. I can't make a decision on this. That Hua Qingqing is definitely a candidate for Qingyan University. You go and take a look!"
"Skip a grade?"
"What does she think about this?"
Liao Gui quickly stood up and followed Xu Guo to the teacher's office. By this time, the lunch break was almost over, and the teachers in the school had come back. They were holding their teaching plans and were about to go to the classrooms for class. When they saw the principal rushing over in a hurry, they all thought something had happened.
"Principal, do you have any instructions?"
"Oh, you even come to the office in person to give instructions. The principal is really dedicated."
The second person to speak was the school's director. It was said that he was a relative of someone in the education bureau. He was a director in No. 1 Middle School. He had professional skills, but his ability to flatter was even stronger.
If it had been before, Liao Gui would have been happy to listen. But this guy was nothing compared to the future candidate for Qingyan University!
Principal Liao pushed aside Director Fu who was blocking his way. He showed a kind smile and gently asked Hua Qingqing, who was quietly reading a book in the corner.
"Classmate Hua Qingqing, I heard from your homeroom teacher that you want to skip a grade?"
"Do you have any problems adapting to the class? Or is there a teacher whose teaching method you don't like? Your homeroom teacher also said that you like to read books for higher - grade students. That's very good. We encourage and support you to try new challenges. If you're curious about the higher - grade courses, we can let you stay in the sophomore class for a week to experience the urgency of that level of study!"
Skip a grade?!
As soon as Principal Liao said this, the teachers behind him were extremely shocked.
Since the school's wrong decision a couple of years ago, which had caused some excellent students to miss out on college, the school had almost not allowed students to skip grades, saying that it was like trying to help the shoots grow by pulling them up.
Now, this "well - known" top - ranked freshman actually wanted to skip a grade?
The teachers subconsciously looked at the homeroom teachers of the sophomore and senior honor classes, their eyes full of sympathy.
If Classmate Hua Qingqing successfully skipped a grade, she would surely enter the honor class. Then the pressure of education and supervision would fall on these homeroom teachers.
If this student's grades dropped too quickly after skipping a grade, the homeroom teacher would not be in a good situation.
Poor guys!
The sophomore and senior homeroom teachers: ... They were in a daze.
Hua Qingqing looked up from the book at the person speaking. Principal Liao Gui had to hold the morning assembly for the whole school every Monday. He talked the most.
She gently shook her head. "Principal, I want to skip directly to the sophomore year, not just for an experience. If you don't agree to let me skip a grade, then please agree to let me drop out. I'll go and try at No. 2 Middle School."
"!"
Go to No. 2 Middle School?
Everyone's hair stood on end.
No, no. How could they just give the top - ranked student to another school?
Director Fu said, "Classmate Hua Qingqing, may I ask why you want to skip a grade? With your excellent results in this final exam, if you study steadily, you can definitely get into the top university."
There was no special reason for skipping a grade. She just wanted to study at a higher grade level and take the college entrance examination as soon as possible.
Hua Qingqing told the truth.
Then she saw Director Fu smiling slightly. "Classmate Hua Qingqing, the bonus system for students who skipped grades and got into college in No. 1 Middle School two years ago has been cancelled. You can't get the bonus now."
Hua Qingqing said, "I'm not doing this for the bonus... Teachers, you're a bit hard to communicate with. Sigh. It seems you don't agree to let me skip a grade. Then I'll go back and write the drop - out application now."
Hua Qingqing stood up and pretended to pat the dust off her knees, preparing to leave.
No one expected her to act so unexpectedly.
Xu Guo quickly stopped her.
"Wait, wait. Skipping a grade requires an exam. If your results meet the requirements, you can still be promoted directly to the sophomore year. Principal, am I right?"
Uncle - in - law, don't just stand there and watch. If you keep watching, the top - ranked student will run away!
Finally, Principal Liao Gui made the final decision. He found the mid - term exam papers for the sophomore year from the material library not long ago. He and Director Fu would invigilate the exam.
The exam lasted from the first class in the afternoon until school was over. The two school leaders quickly graded the papers.
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Chen Mengshu noticed that her good friend didn't come to the classroom in the afternoon, but the books on the desk and the bag on the chair were still there. She just didn't know where the person had gone.
Could it be that she had fallen into the toilet? Oh, she had said before that the toilet pits in the school were too big! They were extremely dangerous!