In the principal’s office.
The Principal invited Huo Yao to sit on the couch and poured her a glass of water. Then he sat down in front of her and said, “Do you want to shift classes?”
Huo Yao raised her brow slightly in surprise and asked him. “Change my class? Why should I?”
“Since you are strong in the sciences, staying in an arts class would be a waste of your talent,” explained the Principal solemnly.
He had initially planned to place her in a science class when the term commenced, but he got held up in the capital. By the time he returned, she had already joined the arts class.
Huo Yao unexpectedly smiled and shook her head, rejecting him. “It’s fine. It makes no difference which class I’m in.”
She had finished learning all nine middle school subjects eons ago.
The Principal looked at Huo Yao, brimming with confidence. He could not help asking her a little abashedly. “Are you refusing to transfer because of Wei Mingzhe?”
Wei Mingzhe was the class advisor for the Rocket Class, which was a science class. He had refused to admit Huo Yao into his class when the term started.
“Because of him? No, that’s not it,” replied Huo Yao indifferently.
If the Principal did not bring up Wei Mingzhe, she would have forgotten all about him.
She paused and said jokingly, “If you shift me, Miss Chen Yu is going to throw a fit.”
The Principal laughed. He could tell Huo Yao really meant what she said.
“In that case, I won’t force you. Do you remember the visitor from the Education Association, Professor Zhao Lian?”
Huo Yao nodded. She had a fantastic memory, so naturally she remembered him. Moreover, the Principal had specially introduced him.
Was he not the honorary member of the Education Association?
“Professor Zhao is Tsinghua University’s biology professor. You left a great impression on him that day and after taking a look at your quiz results, he believes that you’re highly talented in biology.”
The Principal recalled the phone call that Zhao Lian made to him yesterday asking about Huo Yao. Then he smiled and said, “It’s a pity that you were assigned to an arts class.”
So that was the reason the Principal asked Huo Yao to shift classes out of the blue.
Huo Yao realized finally.
“Considering your learning ability, it truly doesn’t make much difference which class you’re in,” said the Principal, after deliberating over it.
“Professor Zhao has been on the hunt for a personal disciple for long. He has high hopes for you, so you must seize the opportunity. After all, your future lies beyond this little city. The capital has complicated social relations, and it’s hard to survive without some connections.”
Since real talent was scarce in highly specialized fields, people would rather destroy them than let someone else obtain them.
Once the power balance was upset, it would turn into a bloody battle.
Huo Yao grasped the Principal’s worry. She looked at the Principal and replied in a polite voice. “Thank you for your concern and grooming.”
Why would a biology professor miles away in Tsinghua University take such interest in Huo Yao? Since the National Quiz Contest was not a professional biology contest, the Principal must have been the one recommending her name.
Although she did not need his help, she was grateful for the Principal’s kindness.
The Principal waved his hand and continued. “If you want to thank me, then just make it to the International Quiz Contest.”
He was only asking her to make it into the International Quiz Contest finals and not to come back with a medal.
Huo Yao raised her brow. It seemed that the Principal did not know her well enough. However, she did not brag and replied honestly. “That’s a cinch.”