Rebirth in the 1980s: Xiaoxiao's road to becoming a top student

As soon as Yan Xiaoxiao took the microphone, she heard the voice of a middle-aged man on the other side, "Hello, is this classmate Yan Xiaoxiao? I'm the director of the admissions office of the No. 1 Middle School in the provincial capital. My last name is Xue."

"Hello, Director Xue!"

"Hello! Here's the thing, are you interested in coming to study at our No. 1 Middle School?

Our No. 1 Middle School has very good teaching staff, and the learning environment, as you saw on the day of the exam, is one of the best in the provincial capital.

You did very well in this competition and you are the good student we need. If you want to come, we can waive your tuition and accommodation fees for three years.

How about it? Come to our No.1 Middle School! "

Yan Xiaoxiao listened to the person on the other end talking a lot. The key point was that the person spoke very fast and the words were clear, so she could hear it clearly.

He really deserves to be the director of admissions office of No. 1 Middle School!

Yan Xiaoxiao was not persuaded at all. "Director Xue, thank you for your recognition of me! But I have my own goals. I'm sorry!"

Director Xue heard the firmness in the girl's voice and felt disappointed. It seemed that today's goal could not be achieved.

He felt regretful in his heart, but he was still making a final effort in his words.

"Student Yan Xiaoxiao, you don't have to say sorry. It's your freedom to choose which school to go to. It's too early to decide now. You can think carefully about it. The door of our No. 1 Middle School is always open to you."

"Thank you!"

After hanging up the phone, Yan Xiaoxiao pondered for a while. The reason why she wanted to go to No. 2 Middle School was that it was the best in the provincial capital and it was close to her aunt's home.

The principal of the town middle school looked at Yan Xiaoxiao with a smile and said, "Since No. 1 Middle School called you, your competition results must be very good, which is why they offered such generous conditions.

It’s just that we haven’t received notification of the competition results yet, so you can think about it first and don’t rush to make a decision. When the results come out, there will probably be other high schools competing for the place, so it won’t be too late to make a decision then.”

Yan Xiaoxiao nodded, thanked the principal and the head teacher, and left the principal's office as they watched her leave.

As soon as she left the house, she heard the principal excitedly say to the head teacher, "Quick, find someone to make a banner and write [Congratulations to our student Yan Xiaoxiao for winning a good result in the provincial mathematics competition]"

Yan Xiaoxiao smiled and left without stopping.

The head teacher hesitated, "Let's wait until the results come out. Isn't it too early to do it now?"

"Not too early, not too early! The teachers in the admissions office all have channels. Let's do it first, and then add more when the rankings come out. If we get first place, our school will be famous! Haha! Make a few more and hang them from the door inside, haha!"

The head teacher looked at the principal speechlessly. Now that the ranking was unknown, he could only write something like "excellent grades" and "good ranking". It would not be as attractive as waiting for the ranking to come out and directly writing "Congratulations to our school's student Yan Xiaoxiao for winning the first place in the provincial mathematics competition."

But he still found someone to do it after he left the office. At worst, he would make a few more after the results came out. There were plenty of poplar trees on campus anyway, and plenty of places to tie banners. It would look festive if he hung a few more.

Yan Xiaoxiao returned to the classroom, calm as usual. Winning the championship was something she expected, and there was nothing to be excited about.

But just after she sat down, she was called to the principal's office again. Looking at the principal, Yan Xiaoxiao smiled like a flower and picked up the microphone.

"Hello!"

"Is this Yan Xiaoxiao? I'm a teacher at the admissions office of No. 2 Middle School in the provincial capital. I wonder if you are interested in our school?"

This teacher speaks slowly and calmly.

The director of the admissions office, who Yan Xiaoxiao thought was a good person, was shaking with excitement as he held the receiver on the other end of the phone.

He had not paid much attention to this year's mathematics competition, because it was held every year and some good seedlings were basically born in several key junior high schools in the provincial capital. They had always paid attention to it. After all, usual grades and performance were also very important.

But he didn't expect that a dark horse would appear this time. He knew the news yesterday but only found out today. He regretted it so much that he wanted to bang his head against the wall, fearing that Yan Xiaoxiao had already agreed to be recruited by other schools.

He found out the competition results early this morning. The reason why he called Yan Xiaoxiao now was because he had checked Yan Xiaoxiao's past information.

As far as he knew, this student named Yan Xiaoxiao did not take the entrance examination from primary school to junior high school, and her primary school grades had never been reviewed.

However, his grades in junior high school were very impressive, and he always ranked first in the few exams he took.

In addition, he used his connections to see Yan Xiaoxiao's test paper for the competition, and after reading it, he decided to try his best to get her to come to their school.

He believed that many people would choose No. 2 Middle School over No. 1 Middle School, and his only worry now was that someone else would get there first.

"I'm interested!" The admissions director felt relieved by the firm tone.

"But..." Here it comes, the director's heart began to pound. Was his worry coming true? God, don't be so cruel to him!

"What conditions can you offer?"

The director's heart sank again. He took a deep breath and said, "If Yan Xiaoxiao chooses our school, all expenses for the three years will be waived. We will provide you with a single dormitory and a good living environment so that you don't have to worry about anything. You can enter the best classes and the best teachers will be inclined towards you."

Yan Xiaoxiao's lips curled up. It sounded good. She, the "Jiang Taigong", finally caught the fish she had her eyes on. She felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"Okay, I agree!"

"Haha, OK, Xiaoxiao can enter our school as long as she reaches the minimum score we require in the high school entrance examination three years later."

Yan Xiaoxiao smiled, "No, I will take the high school entrance exam next year!"

"Next year? Aren't you just a freshman?" The voice that came from the other end was filled with surprise and disbelief.

You should know that students who are strong in competitions generally have problems with their subjects being biased towards certain subjects, and they still need to study their weak subjects well.

Unless they are determined to pursue competitions in the future, their school does not encourage this because the path is too difficult, narrow and hard to walk on.

"Well, I will take the high school entrance exam next year. I have taught myself all the junior high school courses, so I will have no problem taking the exam."

After Yan Xiaoxiao hung up the phone, the principal looked at her and advised: "Student Yan Xiaoxiao, do you really want to take the high school entrance examination next year? If you study hard for three years, it is a sure thing that you can get into No. 2 Middle School. But if you don't do well in the high school entrance examination next year, it may be difficult for you to get in."

Yan Xiaoxiao smiled and assured, "Don't worry, I'm ready. How about I bring you the top scorer in the high school entrance exam?"

After saying this, he blinked twice mischievously.

The principal was amused, "Okay! Then I'll wait for your good grades!"

While they were talking, another phone call came in, still from Yan Xiaoxiao. Yan Xiaoxiao flatly refused.

"From now on, if there are any calls coming in, please help me push them away!"

The principal nodded. He didn’t want Yan Xiaoxiao to waste too much time answering the phone, so he decided to let the child concentrate on studying!

What followed was Yan Xiaoxiao’s highlight moment. When the Education Bureau notified Yan Xiaoxiao that she was the first place in the competition, the entire campus was in an uproar.

The old poplar trees in the school are hung with bright red banners, as if it were New Year’s Day.

It was in such a festive atmosphere that Yan Xiaoxiao felt the little black ball left for Director Zhou was crushed, and she did not delay and came to Beijing again.