Genius is just the threshold for me!

Chapter 47 I can't hold on much longer.

Ring ring—

At 4:20 p.m., the school bell rang throughout the campus.

Lin Dong, a fifth-grade student in Class 6 of Shishi Primary School, brought his mind back to reality and handed in the math test paper that had been handed out that day.

"Dong-ge, there are still many blanks on your test paper."

The math class representative was a short-haired boy named Chen Ping, who had a military bearing despite his young age. He gave Lin Dong a reminder when he saw his test paper.

"The rest is too difficult, I can't do it." Lin Dong smiled and indicated that he would just hand it in like that.

He didn't leave many blanks on his test paper; they were mostly the open-ended questions at the end.

If these questions were answered using elementary school knowledge, the steps would be too convoluted and a waste of time. If he wrote down an answer directly, the teacher would object, so he simply left them blank.

Anyway, his grades have always been in the lower middle of the grade, and occasionally he will even get a last-place score. No one will say anything if he hands in a half-blank test paper.

As for the problems on the parents' side caused by poor grades, Comrade Lin Weiliang will handle them entirely.

"Okay, I'll tell the teacher when I hand in my test paper." This wasn't the first time Chen Ping had collected Lin Dong's test paper, so he just gave him a reminder and didn't say anything more.

Lin Dong nodded, walked to Xu Qingling in the middle of the classroom, and tapped the table: "Let's go, let's go back."

"Wait for me, there are a few more steps."

Xu Qingling quickly wrote a series of neat derivation formulas in her handwriting at the end of the test paper, then wrote the answers on it, added her name, and placed it in front of Lin Dong.

"Please hand it in for me, I'll pack my things."

Lin Dong shook his head, picked up the test paper and went back to Chen Ping to hand it over. After waiting for a while, Xu Qingling also packed her schoolbag and came over.

"Lin Dong, I've confirmed it with Qingyao and the others."

Xu Qingling followed Lin Dong and happily talked about the arrangements for this week's outing: "There will be three classmates from their class going together, two girls and one boy."

We'll invite Li Tao and Zhang Zihua then. If Zhang Zihua can't go, we'll invite Zhang Yihao instead.

Where is Uncle Xu?

Lin Dong asked about Xu Ziming's arrangements.

"I asked, and Qingyao's father will be going too. The two adults will go fishing."

Xu Qingling said seriously, then couldn't help but laugh out loud: "But my dad is terrible at fishing. I've never seen him catch a fish in my life."

"That makes perfect sense."

Lin Dong laughed when he heard this: "After all, Uncle Xu works with air force equipment, so he inevitably has to deal with the air force."

The two chatted as they walked, and as they passed through the corridor and were about to go downstairs...

Suddenly, a shout came from the teachers' office next to the stairs.

"Qingling, Lin Dong! Wait a minute!"

"teacher."

"Hello, teacher."

Xu Qingling and Lin Dong turned their heads to look, stopped in their tracks, and called out.

When the homeroom teacher, Cao Ying, came out of her office, she looked at the two teenagers walking side by side with natural expressions and sighed inwardly.

"Qingling, this is the latest elementary school math Olympiad test paper."

Cao Ying shook her head to clear her mind of distractions, then took out a test paper that smelled of ink and handed it to Xu Qingling: "Take this home and take a look. Try doing it when you have time."

"Okay, thank you, teacher." Xu Qingling took the test paper, opened her schoolbag, and put it inside.

"Go home early if there's nothing else to do. Don't linger on the road. Lin Dong, you too," Cao Ying said to the two of them as she watched Xu Qingling put away the test papers.

"Let's go home now." Lin Dong nodded, and the two waved to Cao Ying before going down the stairs together.

"Teacher Cao."

in the office.

The other teachers watched Lin Dong and his friends leave, then watched Cao Ying return. One of them couldn't help but say, "Were those two the academic high-achiever and academic underachiever couple from your class? Dating at this age and being together every day, shouldn't you intervene?"

"Who said they're dating too young?"

Cao Ying glanced at the gossipy teacher and said calmly, "I asked them, and they are neighbors who have been going to and from school together since they were little."

As teachers, we shouldn't jump to conclusions about students being in early romantic relationships without evidence.

This will have a very negative impact on students, and if the parents are difficult, it will also create unnecessary trouble for the parents themselves.

"..."

The teacher was momentarily speechless.

But she knew she was in the wrong, so she could only smile awkwardly and sit back down.

Seeing that the other person had stopped nagging, Cao Ying didn't press the matter further. She returned to her seat, took out the homework, and began grading it.

She discovered Lin Dong and Xu Qingling's situation less than a week after becoming their homeroom teacher last semester, and she was stunned at the time.

Although elementary school students are precocious, it's not uncommon for them to start dating in fifth or sixth grade.

But this was the first time she had ever seen such a stark difference in academic performance, with one student consistently ranking in the top three of the grade and the other consistently ranking in the middle to lower ranks.

And if she wasn't mistaken.

Xu Qingling was the one who took the initiative in this matter.

Even at school, Xu Qingling made no attempt to be overly affectionate, but her demeanor and tone were completely undisguised, showing no respect for her as the homeroom teacher.

But when she decided to intervene and started calling both sets of parents, even more troublesome things began to happen.

One parent said that children should make their own decisions, while another said that as long as the child is happy, that's fine, and that the parent knows how to keep things within limits.

Both sets of parents are indeed employees of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and highly educated individuals; their methods of educating their children are remarkably consistent.

The parents all thought it didn't matter; as a teacher, she was naturally clueless.

After much deliberation, I finally had no choice but to let things take their course, bury my head in the sand, and remain vigilant at all times.

Let things take their natural course without interfering, while also not acknowledging that the two are in a relationship too early, thus avoiding causing trouble for the school and other teachers.

However, we must remain vigilant about the two of them and intervene only if they do anything they shouldn't or if Xu Qingling's grades decline.

Fortunately, more than half a year has passed, and it's now the second semester. Her worries haven't come true; both children are very well-behaved and sensible...

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"Xiao Dong! Qing Ling!"

Lin Dong and Xu Qingling returned to the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's residential compound. As soon as they entered the gate, Lin Weiliang and Zhang Xiali suddenly waved and called out to them.

"Aunt Xia, Uncle Lin."

Upon seeing the two, Xu Qingling greeted them warmly, unconsciously straightening her posture.

"Mom and Dad, are you dressed so formally?"

Lin Dong walked up and, seeing Lin Weiliang and Zhang Xiali dressed in suits and long skirts instead of their usual casual or work clothes, couldn't help but say, "Didn't you say this morning that keeping it simple would be fine?"

"Even if it's simple, we can't be impolite, even though they're the ones who benefited from this situation."

Lin Weiliang stepped forward and handed the two bottles of Shui Jing Fang liquor to Lin Dong. He then turned to Xu Qingling and said, "Qingling, you go back first. We'll take this kid Lin Dong to find a godfather."

Godfather? Who?

Xu Qingling was stunned for a moment, and her gaze subconsciously turned to Lin Dong.

"Chief Engineer Wang, Uncle Wang, let's go to his place for dinner tonight." Lin Dong noticed the look in his eyes and gave a brief explanation.

"Oh, then Uncle Lin and Aunt Xia, you two keep going. I'll head back now."

Although Xu Qingling still had doubts, she knew this was not the place to ask questions.

He politely waved to Lin Weiliang and the other man, then mouthed "I'll see you later" to Lin Dong before picking up his schoolbag and heading home.

"Let's go quickly."

When Xu Qingling returned to her apartment building, Lin Weiliang urged Lin Dong, "The teams from 606 and 624 all came over this morning. Your soon-to-be godfather has been working all night and is about to give up."

Let's go there early so you can help him out and give him some pointers, so he'll have something to discuss with 606 and 624 tomorrow. Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it and will collapse from exhaustion.