The Lin family's little boy returns to being eight years old, taking his family to new heights.

Lin Guiying and Lin Guojun were watching the same television station from different places.

"Grandpa, your granddaughter is really amazing! Look, she got a perfect score, pulling ahead of the second-place student by a full 20 points!"

Lin Guojun raised his head, his mouth agape in a wide smile, "Oh my, my Xiaoxi is something else, she didn't hold back at all!"

The second match is about to begin, and the host begins to announce the rules.

The staff will play several audio recordings, and the contestants will need to write down the adjectives and verbs that appear in the recordings, along with their Chinese meanings.

The recording started playing; it was an English essay that surprisingly included some business terminology.

The contestants listened intently while scribbling away.

After the recording finished playing, everyone was still looking down and pondering.

Some words can be spelled out based on their pronunciation, but if you don't know their Chinese meaning, you won't get any points.

Three minutes later, the host called a halt, and all the contestants clicked submit.

Some looked confident, while others looked nervous.

The scores will be announced after the three recordings.

There was no break time; the next recording began playing.

Some contestants were already affected by the words they hadn't written down earlier, but the more anxious they became, the less they could concentrate.

In this recording, someone only wrote down three or four words.

The third recording followed, and most of the contestants looked unwell. The prolonged high level of mental stress had left them physically and mentally exhausted, and those with low stress tolerance were sweating profusely.

Lin Xi remained calm and composed. She had almost filled the electronic board with her writing, and later had to reduce the font size.

The camera swept across the contestants' answer boards one by one, most of which were blank except for Lin Xi, whose answer was so full it almost overflowed the screen.

Director's Room.

"Director, how about it? Are you convinced?" Li Wanxin leaned forward again and asked. She and the director had come up with this question together, and they both knew how difficult it was.

"There's also the final round, and I've arranged for her to have a British student for the final round."

Ever since he saw Lin Xi's preliminary exam paper, he has been trying to increase the difficulty of the competition.

If a little girl can easily crush him, wouldn't that make his game seem like it lacks any skill?

Li Wanxin secretly thought to herself, "This director is really petty. Hiring a British middle school student to deal with a little girl is shameless. Luckily, I told Aning beforehand."

Liu Family Village.

"Auntie, how did Xiaoxi understand that foreign language all that chatter?"

“She’s always reading books. Those books are thicker than bricks, and the words on them look like tadpoles. They make me dizzy just looking at them,” Lin Guiying described to Liu Erli, her heart filled with heartache for her granddaughter.

She didn't bother to pick up trash with her grandpa on Saturday. Instead, she locked herself in her bedroom all day, did nothing but read.

The boy next to Lin Xi was already numb. He hadn't even thought much of that girl at first, but she had completely overshadowed him.

As the second match ended and the program drew to a close, the host was even more excited than Lin Xi when the results were announced. He even inserted a segment to ask Lin Xi to share her thoughts.

Lin Xi looked at the microphone handed to her and thought, "This isn't a proper procedure."

Director, I added it; it's my program, I call the shots.

"I am very happy to win first place in this competition. I am grateful to the program team for giving me this opportunity and to my family for their support."

But the person I want to thank the most is my English teacher, Ms. Yang. She encouraged me to participate in this competition and gave me a lot of help.

She was here today, and I want to say thank you to her! Finally, I want to say, Ms. Yang, I will win you a championship!

After Lin Xi finished speaking, she bowed to the audience and handed the microphone back to the host.

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience, and the host clapped along with them.

Yang Qingning's eyes began to redden slightly when she heard the girl on stage mention her name, and finally she burst into tears.

Is this the meaning of teaching and nurturing students? She used to see this profession as a sanctuary for healing, but now she understands a greater sense of responsibility and significance...

After the program ended, Ms. Yang had composed herself.

A little girl dressed in white walked towards her with a bright smile, "Teacher, how was it? I didn't embarrass you, did I?"

"No, you've really made the teacher proud. Come on, let me treat you to something delicious."

Lin Xi immediately put her arm around Yang Qingning's arm, "Okay, okay, what do you want to eat?"

Yang Qingning almost instinctively dodged, but after a slight pause, she took the little girl's hand in return and said with a smile, "It's a really delicious barbecue place, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Lin Xi naturally noticed Teacher Yang's reaction just now, but she could tell that she didn't really want to avoid her; on the contrary, she was very happy.

She didn't know what Teacher Yang had been through, and how she always kept people at arm's length, but from her reddened eyes and smiling lips, she could tell that she was actually a very warm person who longed for warmth.

"Ah Ning, Lin Xi, congratulations!" Li Wanxin walked towards us in a light pink business suit, with an exquisite name tag hanging on her chest that read "Assistant Director".

"Lin Xi, do you still remember me?"

"I remember you, you were the pretty lady in the preliminary exam room."

Li Wanxin covered her mouth and laughed. She hadn't heard such a straightforward compliment in a long time, and she was quite pleased with it.

Yang Qingning looked at her student with affection and asked, "Why did you come here?"

She knew that Wanxin was the one who set the questions for this competition, but to avoid suspicion, she didn't meet with her.

"Who's as heartless as you? I didn't even come out to pick you up before, but now that the competition is over, I can at least see you off! But I can only take you to the front gate; I have to go back to work in a bit."

From their conversation, Lin Xi could tell that this older sister must be a good friend of Teacher Yang.

As they walked out together, Li Wanxin told them that the finals would be held next Thursday, so they should prepare well. She also gave Lin Xi a few tickets, saying she could bring her family.

Lin Xi happily accepted it and thanked them repeatedly. She was just about to ask about it, and she really couldn't bear to see her family's disappointed expressions.

Upon arriving at the entrance, the group said their goodbyes, and Teacher Yang drove her to a very upscale barbecue restaurant.

Lin Xi was really curious about what the teacher did before. Why would someone so rich come to their poor, remote village to be a teacher?

Once you taste the grilled meat, you forget everything else. No wonder it's expensive, it's so delicious!

Lin Xi ate a big meal, and then Teacher Yang offered to drive her home, which Lin Xi accepted.

After watching the program, Lin Guojun and Lin Guiying were surrounded by villagers again.

These days, appearing on TV makes you a big shot.

Lin Xi thus acquired a new title: "The Pride of Lin Family Village".

Only Lin Dayuan remains completely unaware.

The jeep bumped along the way into Linjia Village. When they arrived at the door, Lin Xi pulled Yang Qingning out of the car and insisted that the teacher come to her house for a visit.

Teacher Yang's temper can only be tamed by Grandma's sharp tongue.

Yang Qingning was surprised by the student's strength. Seeing that the student insisted on going, she followed her into the courtyard.

"Grandpa and Grandma, I'm back! I brought Teacher Yang back with me!"

Hearing their granddaughter's commotion, the elderly couple hurriedly came out of the house to greet her.

When the family eats together, they often chat about what happened that day. Lin Xi often mentions Teacher Yang. Her family knows about Lin Xi's emotional journey from fear to liking.

I also know that this competition was largely thanks to Teacher Yang's help; she not only helped with the registration but also sent me books. She's such a good teacher.

"Oh my, Teacher Yang, I'm so glad to finally meet you in person! Our little Xi always talks about you, saying she likes you the most..." Lin Guiying grabbed Teacher Yang's arm and led her into the house, saying as she went.