From child prodigy to chief scientist

Chapter 126 You're also a top scholar?

The long-haired boy seemed to have figured out what Xu Xiao and the others were thinking, and he didn't look particularly happy.

However, he was also very puzzled at this moment. Could this child in front of him be his roommate?

Moreover, it was just a university registration, yet three people had to accompany him. He couldn't help but wonder if this child would really be able to take care of himself in the future.

Afterwards, Xu Lang, Yu Guilan, and Dong Yi helped Xu Xiao make the bed and tidied up his things.

"Xu Xiao, if there's nothing else, we'll head over now. Call us if you need anything."

Xu Xiao had already lived at Yenching University for a while, so they didn't have anything to worry about.

Anyway, their workplace is nearby, and they can come over quickly if necessary.

After the three left, Xu Xiao continued to pack her things.

The dorm rooms here are four-person rooms with bunk beds and desks underneath, which is much better than the six-person bunk bed dorm rooms I lived in in my previous life.

While tidying up her things, Xu Xiao couldn't help but secretly peek at her long-haired roommate.

Even now, he still doesn't know the other person's name, but judging from their appearance, Xu Xiao can sense a strong artistic temperament.

If he suddenly picked up a guitar and started singing, Xu Xiao wouldn't feel anything was out of place.

This person didn't seem easy to get along with, and didn't talk to Xu Xiao, instead sitting at the table reading a book.

After a while, the door to room 202 was pushed open again.

This student came by himself. He was only a little over half a head taller than Xu Xiao, and looked to be about 165 cm tall. He had dark skin and looked very simple and honest, with a kind smile on his face.

"Hello friends, my name is Su Bonan."

Although he was trying to speak Mandarin, Xu Xiao could still clearly hear some accents from the Northwest region.

"Hello, my name is Xu Xiao."

"Fang Mian".

Xu Xiao greeted him in return, while the long-haired man simply stated his name expressionlessly.

However, when Su Bonan saw what his two new roommates looked like, the smile on his face froze.

Before enrolling at Yenching University, Su Bonan had often imagined what his future roommate would be like.

But when he actually got there, he realized just how lacking his imagination was.

Fang Mian with his long hair was one thing, but Xu Xiao, who looked like a junior high school student at most, was already an undergraduate at Peking University.

It's time to become a scientist.

But Su Bonan quickly calmed himself down and continued to chat with them.

"Xu Xiao, you don't look very old to me."

"Yes, I'm eleven years old this year—no, I'm already twelve."

Having just turned 12, Xu Xiao is still not quite used to the changes in her age.

"Only twelve years old? Normally, someone that age would just be starting junior high, right?"

"Normally I should be in the first year of junior high school, but I was admitted to Peking University through a math competition."

Xu Xiao truthfully explained why he was admitted to Yanda University. As for his college entrance examination score, he did not mention it since it did not involve the application process.

Hearing Xu Xiao say this, Su Bonan was also very surprised, and even Fang Mian's expression changed slightly.

Although they all got into Yenching University through the national college entrance examination, they also knew how difficult it was to get admitted through competitions.

This means that Xu Xiao's math skills have reached a very high level, after all, the questions in the competition are much more difficult than those in the college entrance examination.

"Wow, that's amazing! You're only twelve years old and you've already been admitted to a university through a math competition. You're a true math prodigy!"

"No, I just really like math, so I signed up for a math competition to try it out. I never expected that I would actually be able to get a guaranteed admission to university."

That's absolutely true. When Xu Xiao signed up for the math competition, she didn't have high hopes; her main focus was on the college entrance exam.

However, things went much more smoothly than expected, to the point that Xu Xiao didn't even need to take the college entrance exam; he only took it out of personal sentiment.

Having learned the reasons why Xu Xiao was admitted to Yenching University, Su Bonan and Fang Mian were both amazed by Xu Xiao's mathematical talent.

They had never heard of anyone being able to enter Yenching University at the age of twelve based on their mathematical talent.

Of course, their current impression of Xu Xiao is still mostly that of a simple mathematical genius.

They felt that Xu Xiao was the kind of student who was severely unbalanced in his subjects, and that apart from math, his other subjects were at most at the junior high school level.

This might present Xu Xiao with many difficulties in university, but given her young age, it should be perfectly acceptable for her to study for two more years.

"Su Bonan, what about you?"

"I didn't pursue competitive studies, but my college entrance exam score was still pretty good, 703 points."

"703 points — that's a very high score."

"Well, education in Longyuan is generally quite backward. This score is the highest score in science in Longyuan," Su Bonan said calmly.

Upon hearing Su Bonan's words, Xu Xiao realized that he was actually this year's top scorer in the Gansu Province college entrance examination.

This score would indeed be hard to get as the top scorer in other provinces, but to score 703 in Gansu, a province with a relatively low level of education, is truly remarkable.

The score is enough to demonstrate how strong Su Bonan's learning ability is.

Looking at his somewhat rough hands, Xu Xiao knew that Su Bonan must have helped with farm work at home quite a bit.

Xu Xiao felt deep respect for this top scholar who came from the village.

After recounting his college entrance examination results, Su Bonan looked at Fang Mian.

"Fang Mian, handsome, are you pursuing competitions or the college entrance exam?"

"College Entrance Examination"

"Oh, so your score must be pretty high too?"

"Not bad, 716 points."

Upon hearing the score, Su Bonan's expression immediately turned dumbfounded.

In his memory, the college entrance examination questions in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, where Fang Mian was from, were much more difficult.

Even so, Fang Mian was still able to achieve such a high score; his learning ability can only be described as terrifying.

Even Xu Xiao was secretly astonished by this score; in most provinces, such a score would be considered the top scorer in the college entrance examination.

"So—you're the top science student in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang college entrance examination this year, right?" Su Bonan asked.

"Um."

Fang Mian simply nodded nonchalantly, much calmer than most people who got first place in the class.

Xu Xiaoxin wondered if she had stumbled upon a nest of top scorers in the college entrance examination, as there were so many top scorers in one dormitory.

However, considering that there are dozens of top scorers in the college entrance examination among the freshmen at Yenching University every year, it's not surprising to encounter one or two.

After chatting for a while, the three of them gradually became less unfamiliar with each other and gained a basic understanding of one another.

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