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Wang Chengyu patted Xu Yao's head to comfort him.

"Mom works very hard. She doesn't need to eat with us every day. Just once a week, like today, is enough."

Xu Yao squinted his eyes in enjoyment and said warmly.

"Whose child is this, so filial? Ah, it's mine!"

Hearing Wang Chengyu's praise, Xu Yao's happy smile almost reached his ears.

"Xu Wen, are you having trouble with your studies lately?"

Wang Chengyu took the bowl and chopsticks handed to her by Aunt Guan and looked at Xu Wen, asking him questions.

"Mom, I want to discuss something with you!"

Xu Wen put down his chopsticks and looked at Wang Chengyu seriously as he spoke.

"Oh? What is it?" Wang Chengyu asked, surprised that Xu Wen wanted to discuss something with her.

Xu Wen pursed his lips. "I want to skip a grade and take this year's high school entrance exam."

"Skipping a grade? Taking the high school entrance exam?"

Wang Chengyu was momentarily stunned, but quickly asked after she came to her senses.

Why skip a grade?

“I’m finding it easier to study now. I’ve already finished the courses for the third year of junior high and the first year of senior high. I don’t want to waste another year of junior high. So I want to skip to the third year of junior high and take the high school entrance exam this year.”

Wang Chengyu believed Xu Wen's words; with the support of the learning system, he would find learning effortless.

She bought all his major courses for all three years of high school, but she didn't know where they were at.

"Have you thought about it?"

"I've thought it through. In my spare time, I've also looked for and done junior high school exam papers and past high school entrance exam papers, and the results were all pretty good."

I've wanted to tell you this for a while now, but you've been too busy, and I haven't been able to run into you lately.

I spoke with my homeroom teacher and the head of the grade on Friday, and they provided me with past middle school entrance exam papers to work on. I got full marks on all of them.

My homeroom teacher asked me to tell you this weekend that they're going to use the weekend to prepare a new test paper, and I'll have to take it on Monday. If I do well, they'll agree to let me skip a grade.

But I need your permission first, and I also need you to come to the school with me tomorrow.

Wang Chengyu felt a pang of sadness. Her son had grown up and had his own opinions. They had already communicated with the school before coming to her. She felt like she had failed as a mother.

"Since you've made up your mind, then Mom respects your opinion and will go to school with you tomorrow."

Seeing that Wang Chengyu was a little disappointed, Xu Wen comforted her, "Mom, I'm all grown up now. I can handle my own things very well. I thought that if I did more, you would have an easier time. I didn't mean to tell you last."

Wang Chengyu's eyes instantly reddened. He touched Xu Wen's head. Xu Wen's hair was soft and smooth, and it felt completely different from Xu Yao's.

She was pleased that her son was independent.

"Mom is so happy that you can handle things on your own, and handle them very well. Mom is so proud of you."

Wang Chengyu's straightforward praise made Xu Wen's cheeks flush red. He silently picked up a large shrimp and put it in Wang Chengyu's bowl to express his joy.

"Mom, I'll get you one too!" Xu Yao imitated Xu Wen, also putting a large shrimp into Wang Chengyu's bowl.

"Oh my, how blessed I am to have two such sensible and filial sons."

Wang Chengyu said in an exaggerated tone, his eyes curving into crescent shapes.

"I know you're lucky. Hurry up and eat, the shrimp won't taste good if it gets cold," Aunt Guan said with a smile, urging the family of three.

Scenes of loving mothers and filial children are always especially heartwarming.

Lying in bed that night, Wang Chengyu reflected on herself. It seemed like she hadn't taken her child out to play in a long time. Her child had grown up so quickly, and there would be fewer and fewer times when her child needed her.

If Xu Wen can really take the high school entrance exam this year, he will go to high school in the fall. High school requires living on campus, so we can only see each other once a week.

Then she will have fewer and fewer opportunities to spend time with her child in the future.

Suddenly I felt a little sad.

Wang Chengyu secretly decided that she would take her child on a trip this summer.

The next morning, Wang Chengyu accompanied Xu Wen to school.

"Xu Wen, are you nervous?"

Standing at the school gate, Wang Chengyu asked, feeling a little excited as she was about to witness a grade skipping event for the first time.

"Don't be nervous, it's just an exam. Just relax."

Xu Wen wasn't nervous; on the contrary, he felt that his mother was more nervous than he was.

Wang Chengyu took a deep breath. "Okay, let's go."

I followed my son to the temporary examination room that had been specially prepared for him, a small conference room.

"Teacher Zhao, Director Xu." Xu Wen's homeroom teacher and grade director were waiting in the meeting room.

"Mrs. Xu Wen, you're here! Please sit down and let's talk," Director Xu greeted excitedly. He was about to witness an outstanding student skipping a grade in the exam, a source of pride for their school.

"Xu Wen's mother, Xu Wen, come sit here."

Teacher Zhao led the two to sit down on the side. She felt both happy and sad that such an excellent student was skipping a grade.

She was happy that such an excellent student was her student. She was saddened that if Xu Wen successfully skipped a grade, he would be a ninth grader and no longer a student in her class, and his high school entrance exam results would have nothing to do with her.

However, being able to witness it made me happier than saddened.

"Mrs. Xu Wen, we need to confirm with you again: do you agree to Xu Wen skipping a grade?" Director Xu asked solemnly.

Wang Chengyu and Xu Wen exchanged a glance. "I respect Xu Wen's decision. I agree."

"Okay, Xu Wen, the exam will start promptly at 7:30. The entire process will be recorded. There are still fifteen minutes before the exam, so you can prepare now."

Xu Wen nodded and took out his pencil case, draft paper, and notebook.

Two more teachers came over to proctor the exam, making it three teachers proctoring one student. I wonder if Xu Wen will be nervous.

Wang Chengyu looked at Xu Wen, who was resting with his eyes closed, looking calm and showing no signs of tension.

Wang Chengyu felt slightly relieved.

"Mrs. Xu Wen, please come to my office and wait with me."

With the exam time fast approaching, Teacher Zhao stood up and said.

To avoid any appearance of impropriety, Teacher Zhao did not participate in proctoring the exam.

"Okay!"

Wang Chengyu readily agreed and followed Teacher Zhao to her office.

After settling Wang Chengyu in, Teacher Zhao went to class. Their school was very strict; the empty desk in the last row of each classroom was the exclusive desk for each class's homeroom teacher.

Aside from other classes having lessons, the homeroom teacher basically has to stay in the classroom all day.

The empty office was empty except for Wang Chengyu. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.

My mind is a jumble of thoughts right now. One moment I'm worried about what will happen if Xu Wen doesn't pass the exam, and the next I'm worried about what will happen if he doesn't adapt well to the junior high class after passing the exam!

The phrase "feeling anxious about gains and losses" perfectly describes Wang Chengyu's current state of mind.

Unable to calm down, Wang Chengyu closed his eyes and entered his spatial dimension to read and study.

My mood gradually relaxed in the space.

Since there was only one examinee, Xu Wen, and no time limit, Xu Wen could move on to the next subject as long as there were no problems after completing the examination for one subject.

The school only released exam papers for five subjects: Chinese, Math, English, Physics, and Chemistry. These five subjects are considered relatively important. As long as you pass these five subjects, memorizing more material for the minor subjects like History and Politics shouldn't be a big problem.

As for geography and biology, those subjects were originally scheduled for a final exam in the second year of junior high. We've already finished learning them all and have already begun comprehensive review.

Xu Wen's scores in the Geography and Biology exams were almost always perfect, so Geography and Biology, along with History and Politics, were not included in today's exam.