Genius is just the threshold for me!

Chapter 26 School Enrollment, Zhang Zihua's Changes

Early spring and February are cold.

Just two days ago it was sunny and the temperature rose to the teens.

But a cold front swept in, and the temperature in the entire Chengdu area returned to three or four degrees Celsius, with a thick layer of haze covering the sky.

Today is the school registration day, and Zhang Xiali got up early to make dan dan noodles.

The noodles were alkaline noodles bought from outside, topped with homemade minced meat sauce, pickled mustard greens, crushed peanuts, etc. Half noodles and half sauce, then drizzled with chili oil and Sichuan peppercorns. Lin Dong ate two big bowls of it.

"Don't wander around after you register. It's gotten colder these past few days, and many people outside have caught colds."

After Lin Dong finished eating and put the bowls and chopsticks away, Zhang Xiali gently instructed, "Mom might be busy at work today, so you can eat lunch at Aunt Zhou's house and eat less food from outside."

"Okay, Mom," Lin Dong replied obediently.

"Yes, the little man has grown up. Go sign up."

Zhang Xiali chuckled, looked at Lin Dong who was almost taller than her, reached out to straighten Lin Dong's collar, and gestured that he could leave.

In recent years, because of Lin Dong's talent and composure, adults, including Lin Weiliang, no longer treat him as a child, but communicate with him as an adult. However, Zhang Xiali is not among them.

Although Zhang Xiali never showed any opposition to what Lin Dong wanted to do.

But she always treated Lin Dong's daily life and care as if he were a child, worrying about him and giving him instructions.

Shishi Primary School was previously a supporting primary school for the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) base, and it is not far from the CAC residential area.

Lin Dong went downstairs and left the residential area, arriving at the school gate in less than ten minutes.

"Lin Dong!"

Before I could even step into the school gate, a joyful shout suddenly came from behind me.

"Mom, you don't need to come. I'll register with Lin Dong!"

Xu Qingling waved to her mother and ran towards Lin Dong. Her long black hair fluttered in the wind, and her white down jacket exuded youthful energy.

Seeing Xu Qingling's appearance, Zhou Xiaoyan gave Lin Dong a helpless apology.

Seeing Lin Dong nod, she didn't interfere and turned to go to work with peace of mind.

Lin Dong looked at the young girl who ran up to him, her nose a little red from blowing her nose: "Didn't you go to your grandparents' house during winter break? When did you come back?"

"Yesterday afternoon, I was going to come see you, but my mom dragged me to help clean the house."

Xu Qingling smiled, then suddenly remembered something and leaned closer to ask in a low voice, "Lin Dong, did you do your winter break homework? There's a really fun new game called League of Legends that just came out, and I've been playing it all winter break, so I forgot to do my homework."

"What was your rank in the grade at the end of last semester?" Lin Dong asked with a smile, looking at Xu Qingling's nervous expression.

"Third in the grade, two points behind Zhang Zihua, that four-eyed kid." Xu Qingling didn't hide anything. Although she was addicted to games, her grades didn't suffer at all.

The regulations for 12 years of primary school education were not that strict; teachers would publish the test scores.

Instead of the situation ten years later where results are not released and parents can't even find out their child's score by calling to inquire.

"Third place... What is the winter break homework?"

Lin Dong calmly replied, "I'm in the bottom 30 of my grade and I don't have any winter break homework, so where would you, the third-ranked student, get any?"

Xu Qingling was stunned for a moment, but then she understood what Lin Dong meant. She happily said, "Great! If the teacher tells my parents, I'll say you didn't write it either, and that you were the one who instructed them to do it."

"If you say that, Uncle Xu will come looking for me with a knife. You'd better get ready to collect my corpse then," Lin Dong said, waving his hand dramatically.

Over the past few years, he had come to understand Xu Ziming's personality and situation; he was definitely a doting father to his daughter.

If Xu Qingling really said that he instructed her not to do her homework, it wouldn't be surprising at all if she came over with a knife and squatted down on him.

"Is my dad really that scary?"

Xu Qingling pouted and said, "If the teacher asks, I'll just say I forgot to write it and tell him to ask my mom. My mom won't bother you."

"That's more like it."

Lin Dong nodded, and the two of them went to the third floor of the teaching building to find the homeroom teacher and register.

As for textbook fees and other miscellaneous fees, there is no QR code payment or payment option yet. They will be deducted from a unified bank card after the start of the semester.

"Lin Dong! Xu Qingling!"

After registering, the two had just walked downstairs when Zhang Zihua, wearing glasses, walked in and waved to them, saying, "You two are here so early!"

"Did you come to register alone?" Lin Dong asked curiously, looking at Zhang Zihua's solitary figure.

"Li Tao was with him too." Zhang Zihua pointed in the direction of the restroom: "He just went to the restroom."

"Okay, this guy's still the same old style."

Lin Dong smiled and said, "Go upstairs and register first, we'll wait for you here."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll be done soon." Zhang Zihua adjusted his glasses and quickly walked up the stairs.

"That four-eyed guy has really changed a lot in the last two years," Xu Qingling muttered to herself as she watched Zhang Zihua's retreating figure.

Back in kindergarten and first and second grade, Zhang Zihua and Zhang Yihao loved to bully the girls. She had a bad impression of Zhang Zihua from a young age.

"Qingling!"

Lin Dong suddenly shouted, and looking at Zhang Zihua who appeared in the third-floor corridor to register a moment later, he solemnly instructed, "You can't call Zihua 'Four-Eyes' anymore, or Uncle Xu will beat you up."

More than two years have passed, and Zhang Zihua, who used to be naughty and mischievous, has become a different person since the second semester of third grade. He has become a good student and strives for excellence every day. His grades have been rising all the way, and his eyesight has also been deteriorating.

He remained familiar with only a few classmates, but became quiet and reserved around everyone else.

In his past life, Lin Dong didn't have many memories of his childhood and thought Zhang Zihua had always been like that.

But in this new life, he is reborn and relives his childhood, and also has the authority to view a series of confidential internal documents of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group.

The name of someone who died suddenly from overwork while in charge of a core project, and whose name was still classified, made him understand the reason for Zhang Zihua's change.

"My dad would beat me if he found out."

Xu Qingling's expression froze for a moment, then, as if she had just realized something, she widened her eyes at Lin Dong's serious face: "Zhang Zihua's family..."

As family members of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, even fifth graders are already sensible.

She knew very well what it meant for Xu Ziming, who had always doted on her, to accuse her of something just because she called him by a nickname.

"Um."

Lin Dong nodded seriously: "This is something you should keep to yourself; you can't tell anyone else."

"this......"

Upon receiving Lin Dong's confirmation, Xu Qingling's expression immediately turned filled with remorse, and her eyes reddened as she said, "I was wrong about this. I won't call you that again."