Chapter 153: 153, asking for leave Chapter 153: 153, asking for leave Song Yan Ning returned home, glanced around, and walked into the courtyard to close the gate.
When Li Meixiang heard the sound of the gate closing, she came out from the house, “Xiao Ning, grandma has prepared breakfast for you. Eat quickly and go to school.”
“Okay.” Song Yan Ning nodded and walked into the main hall.
After eating breakfast, Song Yan Ning instructed Xiang, “If anyone comes looking for me, let me know. Make sure to take good care of grandpa and grandma, understand?” She had bonded with Xiang, who could communicate with her directly through consciousness.
“Yes, Master!” Xiang responded.
Song Yan Ning shouldered her backpack and saw Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang coming from the inner room. “Grandpa, Grandma, I’m going to school now. Please make sure no one finds out about Uncle Liu being here.” She was still somewhat worried.
“We understand,” Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang nodded their heads. Liu Qingshan had been seriously injured, clearly by someone else, and naturally, they wouldn’t let others know that Liu Qingshan was at their home.
“I’m leaving, goodbye grandpa and grandma!” Song Yan Ning decided that after arriving at school, she would ask Tong Qi for a few days’ leave to resolve Liu Qingshan’s situation. She felt uneasy with Liu Qingshan staying at their home.
After the morning classes, Song Yan Ning, Ling Yu, and Guo Kai ate and went to Teacher Tong’s office.
“Teacher Tong, I would like to ask for a week off.”
Teacher Tong looked perplexed at Song Yan Ning, “Is there something wrong at home? Do you need help from a teacher?” She was very fond of Song Yan Ning as a student, and she also wanted to repay her for saving her life.
Song Yan Ning shook her head, “It’s a small matter, I can handle it.”
“If you need help, just tell me. Don’t hesitate with me,” Teacher Tong smiled as she looked at Song Yan Ning.
Song Yan Ning nodded, “Thank you, teacher! I indeed need your help with something. I might often ask for leave in the future. Could you give me your phone number?” Having the teacher’s phone number would mean she wouldn’t need to physically come to school to ask for leave in the future.
“Asking for leave often? But that would affect your studies,” Teacher Tong said disapprovingly. She knew Song Yan Ning was sensible, but she was still young and had a long way to go. Frequent absences would surely affect her studies.
“Don’t worry, teacher, it won’t affect my studies. I already know everything from first to sixth grade,” Song Yan Ning said. For her, those contents were too simple. If it weren’t for the fact that children her age had to attend school in this world, she would spend all her time cultivating.
“You know all of it?” Teacher Tong looked at Song Yan Ning in surprise. She believed that Song Yan Ning wouldn’t lie, but she was only in the first grade and had already mastered the knowledge from first to sixth grade. Wasn’t that too genius?
“Big talker.” Teacher Wang scoffed from the side. In her view, Song Yan Ning just didn’t want to study.
Song Yan Ning ignored Teacher Wang. She didn’t feel the need to argue; after all, the fact remained true.
Teacher Tong wrote her phone number on a piece of paper and handed it to Song Yan Ning, “This is my mobile number.”
“Thank you, teacher!” Song Yan Ning took the mobile number and also gave her own mobile number to Teacher Tong.
“Teacher Tong, even though Song Yan Ning saved your son, you shouldn’t let her do as she pleases. There are rules in the school. If the principal finds out, you could be reprimanded,” Teacher Wang disapprovingly looked at Teacher Tong. She felt that Teacher Tong was ignoring the school’s rules just because Song Yan Ning had saved her son.
“Teacher Wang, I have my discretion,” Teacher Tong said. The principal had already instructed her to try to accommodate Song Yan Ning’s requests. She didn’t know why the principal had such instructions for Song Yan Ning, but since the principal had said so, she would follow his wishes.
Hearing this, Teacher Wang became somewhat angry, “I’m also Song Yan Ning’s teacher. If she wants to take leave, she needs my approval too. I don’t agree, so she can’t take leave.” She had always disliked Song Yan Ning who didn’t act like a typical class leader.
“Teacher Wang, please don’t make things difficult for Song Yan Ning,” Teacher Tong frowned at Teacher Wang.
Teacher Wang sneered coldly, “I’m not making things difficult for Song Yan Ning. Didn’t she claim to have mastered all the knowledge from first to sixth grade? As long as she can correctly answer the questions I set, I will allow her to take leave. That’s not too much, is it?”
Teacher Tong looked at Song Yan Ning, who smiled and nodded slightly.
“Alright,” Teacher Tong saw Song Yan Ning’s confidence and nodded in agreement.
Teacher Wang looked at Song Yan Ning, a smug smile curling on her lips. She quickly wrote ten questions on an A4 paper. These ten questions, all from the sixth grade, could not necessarily be completely answered correctly by sixth graders; she didn’t believe Song Yan Ning could answer them.
Handing over the A4 paper with the questions to Song Yan Ning, “As long as you can answer more than five correctly, I will agree to your leave.”
Song Yan Ning took the A4 paper, quickly scanned the questions, picked up a pen from the desk, and started to answer. These questions were not difficult for her.
Teacher Tong looked at Song Yan Ning, seeing her picking up the pen and continuously writing without stopping, her worries gradually subsided.
Teacher Wang saw Song Yan Ning not pausing to think at all and began to feel uncertain. Could she truly have mastered the knowledge of the sixth grade? If so, wasn’t Song Yan Ning a genius?
Song Yan Ning put down the pen and handed the A4 paper to Teacher Wang, “Teacher Wang, please take a look.”
Teacher Wang took it, carefully examined Song Yan Ning’s answers, and her eyes filled with surprise. Not only did she answer all the questions correctly, but her answers were even more perfect than she had imagined.
“Who taught you all these?” Teacher Wang looked at Song Yan Ning, her eyes filled with disbelief.
“I downloaded material from the internet and learned by myself,” Song Yan Ning answered. She found it cumbersome to study lesson by lesson, so she downloaded textbooks from first to sixth grade on her phone and went through them all. The content was much simpler than she had expected.
“Learned by yourself?” Teacher Wang and Teacher Tong looked at Song Yan Ning in disbelief. They hadn’t expected Song Yan Ning to be a genius.
“Teacher Wang, may I leave now?” Song Yan Ning asked. She had already checked with Xiang, and there was nothing unusual at home; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been here wasting time with Teacher Wang.
“You may, of course,” Teacher Wang nodded. Her impression of Song Yan Ning had completely changed now. A student as genius as her was rare to come across in a century, and she must treasure such a student.
“Thank you, teacher!” Song Yan Ning thanked her and walked out of the office.