Chapter 699 - Chapter 699: Running Errands for Students
Chapter 699: Running Errands for Students
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
As Su Bing was about to be ushered back into the small room by Teacher Du, he presented his test paper, stating calmly, “No, teacher, I have finished writing. I came out once I was done. You can grade it now.”
Teacher Du was both surprised and delighted. She took the test paper, exclaiming, “You finished early? Good job, good child. I’ll go in and grade it, please wait a moment.”
About twenty minutes later, Teacher Du emerged with the graded test paper, her stern expression barely concealing the joy playing at the corners of her mouth.
She looked at Su Bing, her admiration for the child growing. He was just a ten-year-old, yet his face had never shown a hint of panic from the beginning. His mental fortitude was not something ordinary students could match.
Having met Su Bing in person today, she felt even more strongly that this child had the mental capacity and ability to skip directly to the fourth grade. She was more convinced than ever that Su Bing should be a fourth-grade student, her student.
She handed the test paper back to Su Bing, hastily praising, “Child, you did exceptionally well on this test, especially the language composition and foreign language composition. They were written very cleverly.
“Your previous second-grade test paper had points deducted for the composition. I saw it, it was due to the teacher’s subjective reasons. If someone else had graded it, you might have gotten full marks. You’re amazing, I’ve never seen a child with such excellent composition skills.
“Also, your handwriting is very neat, with a hidden firmness and resilience in the strokes. It’s very good. If I hadn’t seen you write it, I would have thought that this was the handwriting of an adult. Do you practice calligraphy?”
Su Bing, faced with such continuous praise, didn’t show much change in his expression. After all, since he started school, he had been showered with teachers’ praises. Even though he was now facing one of the most famous primary school teachers, he didn’t feel any difference.
He answered calmly as usual, “My mother takes my brother and me to practice calligraphy, and she also tutors us in foreign languages and other subjects.”
Gu Zi, hearing the teacher’s praise, was not as calm as Su Bing. Her face lit up with joy, and she asked in surprise, “Teacher Du, can Su Bing really skip directly to the fourth grade? Aren’t you worried he won’t be able to keep up?”
Teacher Du’s face grew even more flushed. She promptly pulled out the registration form for the fourth-grade A2 class students, handing it to Gu Zi, “I’m not worried at all. I will take full responsibility for his grade skipping. Please fill in the child’s information.”
Su Bing was such an outstanding child, of course, she wanted to keep him under her guidance. She would not let talent go to waste.
Moreover, having seen the child’s information and understanding his family situation, she knew that the beautiful young woman in front of her was Su Bing’s stepmother. She was beautiful and kind, and her two stepsons had gained admission to the school because of her job.
The stepmother had only recently married the children’s father. The children used to attend a regular primary school in the suburbs, which did not offer foreign language classes.
That being said, Su Bing’s foreign language learning could only have been for a few months at most. Yet, his answers in the foreign language section did not reflect this at all. He was simply a genius, how could she not cherish him?
Gu Zi began to fill out the form, feeling that her eldest son was simply extraordinary. She said to Teacher Du, “Alright, then I’ll have to trouble Teacher Du…”
The atmosphere in the office was harmonious. Just then, the office door was knocked, and a middle-aged woman with a low ponytail walked in. She headed straight for Teacher Du, handing her a test paper.
“Director Du, this is the student test paper and class information slip, student information registration form you asked for.”
Upon receiving them, Director Du handed the papers to the well-behaved boy sitting on the sofa, introducing, “Teacher Zhou, this is your new student Su Li. Su Li, this is your future homeroom teacher, Teacher Zhou, who is in charge of the first-grade B2 class…”
Su Li, who had been quietly sitting for two hours, appeared very well-behaved. He walked over and bowed to Teacher Zhou, greeting, “Hello, Teacher Zhou, I’m Su Li.”
As Su Li was greeting Teacher Zhou, Director Du had to step out for a moment. As soon as Director Du left, Teacher Zhou’s face fell, like a June sky, sunny one moment and raining the next.
She snorted coldly, saying, “No need, I can’t bear this ‘Hello, Teacher Zhou.’ I’m just a paper delivery person, running errands for students. Oh, is that your mother? She’s very young. But let me ask, are you really planning to study here?”