Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 619 - 621: Child Prodigy

This morning, Xia Xiao had taken Shitou to the Genius Youth Class before heading to the Gaoxia Group to work.

Shitou, with his little backpack on and dragging a small children’s suitcase, immediately attracted a lot of attention as he entered the school. After all, a three-year-old in the Genius Youth Class naturally drew a lot of eyes.

"Gao Peize is here."

"Good morning, Professor. Morning, everyone," Shitou saluted as soon as he entered the classroom. The gesture looked adorable, having become his habit. It was his earnest and serious way of expressing his affection for the teachers and classmates, but he was unaware how cute he appeared at the age of three.

"Please have a seat, Gao Peize," said Professor Yang with a slight smile.

Shitou sat down in the center of the front row, where he sat alone with plenty of space for his backpack and suitcase.

This was the teacher’s special treatment for Shitou. After all, such a young genius needed to be taken good care of.

The Genius Youth Class comprised over fifty students across five levels: Genius Class, Special Class, Advanced Class, Intermediate Class, and Primary Class.

Shitou was in the Primary Class, which had only eleven students. To move from the Primary to the Genius Class, one must also pass an assessment.

Moreover, moving up from the Primary to the Intermediate, Advanced, Special, and then to the Genius Class, the privileges increase, and the depth of study deepens with each level.

Thus, Shitou worked hard. Despite his photographic memory and not being an ordinary child, he had yet to encounter these subjects. Hence, there was still a need to understand and learn.

Shitou was a diligent little treasure who listened intently in class and consistently took notes.

He learned quickly and absorbed rapidly. Once he understood and comprehended, Shitou would master the material and could apply it proficiently.

Within just half a term, Shitou had finished the entire elementary school curriculum, and in the following term, he was directly promoted to the Intermediate Class.

Time flew, and by 2005, Shitou had turned four years old.

The Intermediate Class curriculum was more extensive, covering middle school subjects including Chinese, English, algebra, geometry, biology, geography, history, politics, physics, chemistry, and computer science. It seemed the same as what typical middle schoolers learned, but their study was much deeper.

Shitou’s grades were exceptional, astonishing both the teachers and students. He had planned on moving up to the Advanced Class in the third term, but thinking of his age, he decided against it.

Having already learned medicine and herbs from Zheng Xianghong, biology wasn’t hard for Shitou. As for English, he listened to tapes daily, and with his diplomat aunt and uncle Feiyue and Ye Jia at home, his English skill was also outstanding.

For Shitou, the brain-engaging subjects were algebra, geometry, and physics, chemistry. Although algebra and geometry weren’t too difficult once he could apply the formulas, physics and chemistry required a spirit of research.

Shitou’s mind worked like a computer. His photographic memory allowed him to read extensively, storing the knowledge in his mind, ready for when needed.

Xia Xiao brought Shitou to the bookstore almost every other day to borrow or buy books, even acquiring many from the publishing company Xia Kang ran. Beyond filling Shitou’s personal library, even Xia Xiao’s space overflowed with books.

In addition to English, Shitou learned other foreign languages with Ye Jia, with Beibei and Jiashu listening in.

In 2004, the National Mathematical Olympiad started registration. Shitou expressed his wish to participate, "Grandma, I want to try."

"What does Professor Yang say?" Xia Xiao asked.

"I didn’t tell Professor Yang yet." Shitou had thought of asking Xia Xiao first and hadn’t mentioned it to the teacher.

"There are primary and middle school divisions, which one do you want to enter?" asked Xia Xiao.

"The middle school division," Shitou replied directly. His IQ had tested at 200, making the primary division’s math competitions no challenge.

Although he had done the problems from previous years’ middle school division, he still wanted to test if this year’s would present any challenge.

Xia Xiao naturally supported Shitou’s decision. And with him being in the Genius Youth Class and having an IQ of 200, she has even taken the time to learn about other notable geniuses’ experiences, feeling more at peace.

Back at home, Feiyang and Li Min were both out, so Shitou called them. They were slightly surprised their four-year-old son was entering the middle school Olympiad.

After hearing that Grandma approved, they had nothing more to say, only reminding Shitou to take care of his health.

Professor Yang had no objections either. With Shitou being the youngest and most intelligent, he was naturally the professor’s pride and received additional care and understanding.

Shitou distinguished himself by winning the Asia-Pacific Region’s middle school Mathematical Olympiad, a competition that was not just in the Capital District or nationwide but the whole Asia-Pacific Region.

At the age of four, Shitou had become the Asia-Pacific Region Champion in the middle school Mathematical Olympiad, shocking the world enormously.

"Shitou, you’ve really made a splash," Xia Xiao saw on the internet and national and international newspapers’ front pages, shocked beyond measure.

She had only thought Shitou would, at most, win the national championship, but he took the entire Asia-Pacific Region, which was beyond playing big.

Shitou looked innocent, "I didn’t know it was the entire Asia-Pacific Region; I thought it was national. I just completed everything I knew."

"Four-year-old prodigy captures the Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad crown, stunning the globe."

"Incredible, Z Nation’s prodigy is merely four years old, wins mathematical Olympiad." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Shocking, a four-year-old from Z Nation claims the Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad Championship."

"The four-year-old Mathematical Olympiad champion from the mysterious East, another prodigy is born."

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At this moment, virtually the entire world was filled with news of Shitou, be it online, in newspapers, or magazines. Journalists frequented the Gao family’s neighborhood.

It overwhelmed Xia Xiao. They did not live in the military compound but in the old house they had purchased, which they had renovated, so there was enough room for the family. However, living outside the military compound meant less privacy.

Fortunately, due to the Gao family’s special status, the reporters did not dare overstep, but they still sought to gather some news, take a photo of Shitou, or even get an interview with any of the Gao family.

And then Xia Xiao discovered she was in the news too.

Shocked, genius child turns out to be the grandchild of the most beautiful scientist.

Xia Xiao’s background was revealed as a geologist, prediction scientist, Academician, Deputy Minister of the Geological Department, national college entrance examination champion of 1977, and now chairman of the Gaoxia Group.