Chapter 1398: Xibao Goes to School 6
Upon discovering that Xibao’s fourth-grade papers could score above ninety, especially with a math score of ninety-nine, everyone was amazed and full of praise for Xibao, even though they knew that the elementary school curriculum was very simple.
"Xibao is so awesome!"
"Xibao is really amazing, scoring ninety-nine in math!"
"Xibao could go straight to fifth grade. It’s simply genius for such a young child to be in the fifth grade."
Xibao proudly raised his little head, tossing the unhappiness he had felt before to the winds.
While Jin Ruochu explained problems to Xibao, Wen Ruyu whispered to Lu Jiang’s father, "Starting in the fourth grade is too high; he’s still so small. Aren’t you worried about others giving sideways glances if he studies with the older children? I think it would be better for Xibao to be in first or second grade. Children should act like children. Being too outstanding invites gossip, especially since schools nowadays are not focused on academics."
Lu Jiang’s father thought hard for a moment and nodded at Wen Ruyu, "I’ll discuss it with Xibao tonight and talk to Principal Xie tomorrow to have Xibao moved to the first or second grade. I’m just worried that Xibao won’t be happy about it."
Though young, Xibao had a strong competitive spirit.
"Just explain it to him well, and if he really doesn’t agree, bring Xiaoxue into it, saying it was her idea," Wen Ruyu said. He valued Feng Qingxue and, by extension, was extremely fond of Xibao, his little protégé. "Xibao listens to his mother the most, and it’s not like we would be deceiving him. Xiaoxue indeed mentioned before that Xibao should progress through school in the usual sequence."
Lu Jiang’s father grunted in agreement, remembering that Feng Qingxue indeed said she didn’t want their child to stand out too much.