He skipped one year in junior high school and one year in high school respectively. Next year he can take the college entrance examination, and he will only be sixteen by then.
The reason why he was able to skip two grades was naturally because his academic performance was recognized by the school leaders. He had been ranked first all year round. Even after skipping a grade, he could still maintain the first place. How could the school leaders not agree to his request?
The family of three had lunch happily.
Han Huifang put the meat into Zhou Chen's bowl and said with a smile on her face: "Xiao Chen, eat more."
"Thank you, Mom."
Zhou Chen was not polite and ate big gulps. In the past three years, his body had grown very fast, and his food intake alone was greater than that of Zhou Jianguo and Han Huifang combined.
But Han Huifang was never reluctant and often bought delicious food for Zhou Chen. Most of their wages were spent on Zhou Chen's food and drink.
"Xiao Chen, you will be your senior year of high school when school starts. Mom bought you a new set of clothes that you can wear when school starts."
"Mom, I have clothes to wear. There is no need to buy new ones for me. I grow fast, so I might outgrow them soon. It would be a waste of money to buy new ones."
Han Huifang didn't care at all: "If you can't wear them, buy new ones. You don't have to worry about money. Your father and I's salary is enough to support our family."
This is true. Three years later, Zhou Jianguo has been promoted to another level in the textile factory, and his salary has naturally increased a lot.
Zhou Jianguo also smiled and said: "Your mother is right, you are so ambitious. Not only did you not spend money to go to school in the past few years, but you also received a lot of scholarships. Your mother and I saved them for you."
Because Zhou Chen's grades were so good, the school leaders were afraid that he would be snatched away by other schools, so they really had nothing to say in terms of treatment. There was no tuition fee, which was the most basic. Various other scholarships were given out for various reasons.
Zhou Chen wanted to keep this good seedling.
Seeing that his parents were resolute, Zhou Chen stopped saying anything. After eating, he said something to his parents.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going out to play for a while and I'll be back later."
"Then slow down and don't run too far." Han Huifang urged.
"I know, Mom."
Zhou Chen did not go far, but ran to the nearby Jinling City Wall.
Since the first time he came here, in the past three years, the place he visited most was the city wall.
Standing on the city wall and enjoying the wind made him feel peaceful and relaxed. He liked this feeling very much.
As soon as he arrived at the city wall, Zhou Chen discovered that someone was already standing on the edge of the city wall. His footsteps attracted the attention of the two people.
The two people on the edge of the city wall turned around and saw Zhou Chen. They were surprised and said: "Zhou Chen, why are you here?"
"Qiao Yicheng, Qi Weimin, it's you two."
Zhou Chen walked over and greeted these two people.
"I haven't congratulated you on getting admitted to college yet. I heard that one of you got admitted to Jinling University and the other got admitted to Jinling Normal University. Congratulations."
Qi Weimin said: "You are the one congratulating us now, and we will be the one congratulating you next year. Compared with this guy like you, the two of us are far behind."
Qiao Yicheng and Zhou Chen met three years ago, but Qi Weimin met Zhou Chen a year ago because they were from the same school.
Both of them were famous figures in the school, so they knew each other, and Zhou Chen felt that Qi Weimin had a good personality, so even though they were two years apart, they still had a good relationship.
Especially when I later learned that Zhou Chen and the Qiao brothers and sisters also knew each other, the relationship naturally became better.
"No way, you are still the top pick."
Zhou Chen teased Qi Weimin, and then asked Qiao Yicheng: "Qiao Yicheng, your grades are enough to get into Jinling University, why don't you apply to Jinling University?"
He learned from Qiao Simei that Qiao Yicheng's grades were not as good as Qi Weimin's, but he actually had great hopes of getting admitted to Jinling University. However, he ended up applying to Jinling Normal University. He guessed it might be because of the tuition fee.
Qiao Yicheng said: "I thought Jinling Normal University was good, so I applied. I didn't think much about it at the time."
In fact, Zhou Chen's guess was correct. It was indeed because of the tuition fees. The tuition fees for normal schools were low, and since he had good grades, he could be exempted from a lot of them.
But Jinling University is different. The tuition is relatively high, and his grades are not advantageous. It is difficult to get the qualification for tuition exemption. So even though he knew that Jinling University was better, he still chose Jinling Normal University in the end.
Qi Weimin laughed and said: "The normal school is not bad. I might be able to become a teacher in the future. A teacher is a guaranteed rice bowl."
Qiao Yicheng snorted coldly: "I'll lend you some good advice."
Zhou Chen walked to the two of them, and the three of them leaned against the city wall and looked at the scenery in the distance.
Among the three of them, Qi Weimin and Qiao Yicheng are about the same age, and Zhou Chen is the youngest. However, Zhou Chen is taller and stronger than them both, and he can't tell that he is the youngest at all.
Chapter completed!