Yi Ting was envious and asked, "I wanted to ask you just now in the senior's dormitory, why can you choose calculus directly?" I already think I'm great after I chose Algebra 2, isn't there a prep calculus before AP calculus? ”

"One of the advantages of a private high school like ours is that everyone can choose a tailor-made curriculum that can be freely chosen according to their interests and abilities." Chenchen looked at Yiting through the lens and said.

Yi Ting was still a little unconvinced and said: "Even if you are good at mathematics, how can you be two levels higher than me in mathematics all of a sudden?" ”

Chen Chen patiently explained to Yi Ting: "I passed the placement test yesterday, and the dean of academic affairs said that I have mastered most of the knowledge of pre-calculus, allowing me to skip directly to AP calculus. Brother, don't be unbalanced, just like at the beginning of next year, you will directly enter the school's tennis first team, and play everywhere on behalf of the school, and I may not even be qualified to be selected for the third team, this is a truth. ”

Yi Ting asked with a skeptical face: "Even if you pass the placement test, are you sure that you can keep up with the teacher's progress?" Calculus is a difficult course for many college students. ”

Chen Chen smiled confidently and said, "What do you think I'm doing this summer?" Do you think that if I was admitted to one of the top three American high schools, my mom would be able to spare me during the summer vacation? She spent a lot of money to hire a math professor from the university where my dad taught, and helped me learn all the math textbooks in China for three years of high school one-on-one, and even brushed several sets of math problems for the college entrance examination. Before I came to the U.S., we had already passed half of the required first-year math majors in domestic universities, so I was quite confident in my math. ”

Yi Ting showed a look of admiration on his face and said, "Your mother is even more ruthless than my mother. But you're also angry, you've finished high school math, and it's clear that you came to the United States to beat foreigners in math class. Jiang Ruichen, you are definitely the pride of our Grade 9 Chinese students. ”

Chenchen shook his head and said, "Don't dare to say that, as far as I know, there are three other students in our grade who have chosen AP calculus, India's little brother Rajessi, South Korea's Jung Hee-tae, and the United States' Joe (Joe). ”

Yi Ting said: "Heh, you guy, you are simply clear about the enemy's situation. ”

As soon as the words fell, he heard someone knocking on the door of the dormitory, Chenchen ran over and opened the door to see that it was his mother.

Xia Xiaoyan entered Chenchen's bedroom and didn't see Steven, but found that Chenchen was fiddling with another Chinese boy with his new Apple computer, so she asked, "Where's your roommate?" ”

Chenchen said: "Steven has a lot of acquaintances at school and loves to socialize, so he may be talking about it somewhere." As he spoke, he hurriedly introduced his new friend to his mother: "Mom, this is my classmate Chen Yiting, and we are friends now." ”

Yi Ting politely called, "Auntie is good." ”

Xia Xiaoyan stepped forward and grabbed Chen Yiting's hand, looked at it for a long time, and said, "Chen Yiting! I know, I talked to your mom in the ninth grade parent group of our school, and you are really a sturdy young man as your mom said, which is great. ”

Yi Ting was a little embarrassed to be said, and smiled honestly: "Hehe, auntie, I didn't expect you to have a group of parents." ”

Xia Xiaoyan said: "Isn't it. This year, School A has admitted a total of four Chinese students, and I have long asked for the contact list of Chinese parents from the school's admissions office, and now, except for the parents of one child, I have been in constant contact with Yiting's mother and Wen Jin's parents. ”

Chenchen wiped the corners of his forehead and joked: "Mom, I haven't officially met with a few other new classmates yet, and you are moving much faster than us." ”

Yi Ting asked curiously, "Which other parents haven't been added?" ”

"The child seems to come from a single-parent family, and his mother's mobile phone is always answered by an assistant, always saying that she is busy, and she has not yet spoken to the parent on the phone." Xia Xiaoyan said.

"It's so mysterious." Yi Ting said with a sincere smile.

Chenchen asked his mother in a low voice: "Mom, didn't you say that you will accompany me to complete the formalities today, and you will go to the outlet to buy things in the afternoon?" Why haven't you left school yet? ”

Xia Xiaoyan pretended to be unhappy and said, "Hey, son, why do you always expect your mother to leave quickly?" ”

"I didn't mean that." Chen Chen hurriedly shook his head.

"Son, it's not important to buy things, it's your future that matters. Just now, at the parent-teacher conference, I also communicated with the parents of those foreign children, and they all thought that it was becoming more and more difficult to apply to Ivy League schools every year. Xia Xiaoyan said with a sad face: "Native American families have such a cognition, not to mention that you children from China, you want to share a piece of the pie with the Ivy League school (the abbreviation of Ivy League school) below 10%!" It's stressful to think about. Let's go and talk to the Dean of Academic Affairs. ”

When Chenchen saw his mother's serious appearance, of course he didn't dare to blatantly show that he didn't want to go, so he had to muttered helplessly: "Mom, don't I have four years to go to college, don't be so anxious." ”