Unfortunately, no matter the subject, Jiang Mianmian always finished first.
Zhong Yuan and Tian Weiwei were constantly outmatched by Jiang Mianmian, and gradually, they got used to it.
After they had completed all the test papers, the group began to check their answers. Except for the composition, everyone’s answers were the same, which meant, aside from the Chinese paper and the issue of timing, they were tied for first place again.
However, Zhong Yuan and Tian Weiwei both knew that, given Jiang Mianmian’s level of composition writing, she was unquestionably superior to them—after all, her compositions had been published in newspapers.
Working on the City First Middle School’s test papers was just a small episode in Jiang Mianmian’s busy study schedule.
Now that the new semester was more than halfway through, Jiang Mianmian felt she had successfully established herself as a diligent student in the teachers’ minds. She began to ponder the matter of self-study.
The manufacturing of color TVs involved increasingly complex principles as one moved forward, and she needed to devote her evenings to focused study.
The next day at lunchtime, after eating, Jiang Mianmian went to find Teacher Qiu in the classroom office.
When she arrived, Teacher Qiu had just finished lunch and seeing her class’s Little Genius, she smiled and waved her over, "Jiang Mianmian, do you need something?"
Jiang Mianmian first sweetly smiled at Teacher Qiu, then spoke, "Teacher, I want to discuss something with you."
"What is it? Go ahead."
"Well, Teacher, it’s —I’ve self-taught the entire first-grade curriculum this semester. Now, the content that the teachers are lecturing, I already know it all. I was wondering if I could self-study the following courses during class?" Jiang Mianmian explained.
Teacher Qiu wasn’t too surprised upon hearing this. After all, Teacher Liu and Teacher Meng from the commune primary school had already spoken to the school about it last semester.
So, hearing Jiang Mianmian say this, she calmly accepted it.
Being a well-known Little Genius, no matter what outlandish things she did, it all seemed normal to her.
"I see. In that case, Jiang Mianmian, I can agree to your self-studying in the future, but you must ensure your performance on the final exam, understand?" Teacher Qiu instructed.
Jiang Mianmian hadn’t expected Teacher Qiu to be so easygoing, not even requiring a test to prove herself, and just agreed right away.
She quickly nodded in assurance, "Yes, Teacher, don’t worry, I guarantee I will achieve excellent results on the final exam."
"Well, good, I believe you. Alright, go back to your studies," Teacher Qiu patted Jiang Mianmian on the shoulder, smiling warmly.
"Okay, thank you, Teacher."
After she left the classroom office, Teacher Qiu mentioned Jiang Mianmian’s future self-study plans to the other subject teachers, asking them not to call on Jiang Mianmian during class anymore.
Having informed Teacher Qiu, Jiang Mianmian began to self-study in class. If the teacher occasionally mentioned a point she didn’t know or emphasized something important, she would seriously note it down.
After all, she couldn’t just sit indifferently while the teacher lectured passionately—it would be too disrespectful.
On the first day of Jiang Mianmian’s self-study, Zhong Yuan was shocked to discover that his desk mate was already looking at the textbook for the second semester of the first year.
"Jiang Mianmian, why are you looking at next term’s textbook?" Zhong Yuan asked in surprise.
"I have self-taught this term’s curriculum already, and I have already informed the teacher," Jiang Mianmian casually dropped a bombshell on Zhong Yuan.