After saying goodbye to Zhao Li, Ruan Jiaojiao and the Ruanlin family went to the first-grade classroom.
The homeroom teacher of the first grade was a young girl who looked to be just over twenty at most, her hair braided into two pigtails, as she was registering the students in front of them.
Ruan Jiaojiao scanned the classroom, seeing only unfamiliar faces.
There was no male lead Xiu Xun, no female lead Wa Yiting, and certainly no male supporting character Xiu Cheng.
In the original book, they all enrolled this year, so why hadn’t they come today?
"What’s your name?" It was soon their turn in the queue. As Ruan Jiaojiao was contemplating, she heard the pigtailed homeroom teacher ask.
Ruan Jiaojiao pulled herself out of her thoughts and looked at the teacher in front of her, replying, "Ruan Jiaojiao."
"How old are you?" The homeroom teacher couldn’t help but soften her voice as she looked at the charming and cute little girl.
"Six years old," Ruan Jiaojiao answered.
"And you?" The homeroom teacher asked Xiu Xi, while internally remarking that both children were very good-looking. Having been a teacher for two years, she hadn’t seen any as attractive as them.
But to her surprise, when she looked up, she locked eyes with Shu Lang.
Shu Lang may have been aloof, but he was undeniably handsome, plus his refined temperament. Even Zhao Li had been a little dazed when she saw him, let alone this young girl who hadn’t seen much of the world yet.
The homeroom teacher’s face turned red in a flash as she hurriedly bowed her head again.
"..." Ruan Jiaojiao, who witnessed everything.
After Xiu Xi also answered as usual, the teacher turned to the Ruanlin family, still with flushed cheeks and without daring to look back again, only staring down at the notebook in front of her and asking, "Have these two children attended preschool elsewhere?"
"They haven’t?" The teacher had to lift her head upon hearing this, but her gaze didn’t drift back. She looked at the Ruanlin family and said, "Then they have to start with one year of..."
"No need, they’ve been taught at home and can directly enter the first grade. They definitely won’t lag behind the class," Ruan Jiaojiao said. She already had a foundation, and Xiu Xi had a photographic memory. He had been learning with Ruan Hao these days, and Ruan Hao even said he could skip to third grade or above.
Ruan Hao had undeniably excellent grades, but teaching and learning are different skills. The Ruanlin family was somewhat skeptical. Just yesterday, they had let Shu Lang assess Xiu Xi. Shu Lang looked through Ruan Lei’s books and devised a set of questions which proved that Xiu Xi genuinely had the knowledge of a third grader.
He was indeed ready to be in third grade.
It was just that Xiu Xi himself didn’t want to. He wished to start first grade with Ruan Jiaojiao.
"This..." The homeroom teacher was a little troubled. According to the rules, they indeed required a year of preschool, but there were also exceptions for skipping grades. However, grade-skipping was based on having completed first grade, not jumping over preschool altogether.
"Give them a preschool final exam to take," Shu Lang said.
The teacher didn’t expect him to speak, and her face flushed red again, almost as if blood would drip. Ruan Jiaojiao blinked, lifting her head curiously to look at Shu Lang, who affectionately tousled her hair.
Nevertheless, the teacher accepted the suggestion, informed the Ruanlin family and others briefly, and quickly left the classroom, practically trotting out.
"Xiaoxi, are you really not considering skipping directly to third grade?" the Ruanlin family asked Xiu Xi once the teacher had left.