Xia Xiaoyan shook her head with a serious face, crossed her fingers and counted seriously: "No, it's three years, you see, you are now in the ninth grade, tenth grade, eleventh grade, and you will start applying for college as soon as you enter the twelfth grade." Time passed in a flash. Hey, son, you are still young, you have to listen to your mother, you have to plan everything early, it's not too early to start. ”

Chenchen has always been a sensible child, he has been obedient to what his mother said since he was a child, and now, he will never disobey his mother's ideas, he said: "Well, Mom, I promise you, I will work hard from now on." ”

Xia Xiaoyan said anxiously: "Son, it's not enough to have good grades......

When Yiting was at home, his mother and father never asked him about his studies, but only urged him to train hard. He listened to Chenchen's mother talk bitterly about the future plan with Chenchen, envious, and interjected: "Chenchen, your mother is really patient with you, if it were in our family, my mother would never tell me so much reason, and she would have picked up the soles of her shoes a long time ago." ”

When Chen Chen heard this, he laughed out loud.

Xia Xiaoyan seemed to agree with Yi Ting's words, nodded and said: "Parents' love and concern for their children are the same, but the way of expression is different, that is, I hope you can avoid detours." Chenchen, you don't have any other specialties, if you want to stand out when you take the university entrance examination in the future, you can only rely on studying. Mom just talked to your dad on the phone, and now she has a whole plan in mind, let's go and follow me to Mr. Thomas. ”

Chenchen had no choice but to say goodbye to Yiting temporarily, reluctantly followed behind his mother, and walked out of the dormitory step by step, towards the office building where Mr. Thomas was located behind the main building.

On the way, Chenchen asked his mother nervously: "Mom, what are we going to talk to the dean of academic affairs?" ”

"Your dad and I have evaluated your strength in all aspects, and we don't think that the classes assigned to you by the school are not enough to completely challenge your limits. We've decided to adjust your course selection so that you're going to be able to take a more difficult course. ”

Chenchen smiled bitterly and said: "Mom, I have already taken AP calculus in mathematics, which is at the university level, and you know that my English cannot be compared with American children, even if I only take the regular courses of the 9th grade in liberal arts, you ask me to get all A's, I dare not guarantee ......"

Xia Xiaoyan interrupted her son's words and said, "Don't tell your mother that you can't guarantee anything like that in the future, for students who want to go to Ivy League schools, even a B in four years of high school is a disaster!" So, it is necessary to guarantee a full A, there is nothing negotiable! Your dad proposed to take two science courses in the ninth grade by using your strong science strengths, so that you can directly take two AP science courses in the tenth grade? ”

Chenchen grabbed the corner of his mother's clothes with a sad face and said, "Mom, you don't mean it seriously, do you?" I've got 7 classes now, and there's only one free block this semester, so it's definitely not going to be easy. Did you know? Most American kids take a full class less than I do, and they will have at least one watery course in their curriculum that is specifically designed to decompress. ”

Xia Xiaoyan said with a sullen face: "Mom didn't expect you to say such a thing. Lowering your requirements for yourself before school starts, right? Ten years of hard study, it was not easy to play, when we went to school, who didn't come over like this? Grit your teeth and add another class, and you'll definitely be able to do it! ”

Chenchen dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, but whispered: "Am I your own son?" You don't really feel sorry for me......"

Xia Xiaoyan softened her tone and said, "Son, remember: strict is love, loose is harm!" If your parents feel sorry for you now, relax their requirements for you, and cause your studies to be not as good as others, who will feel sorry for you when you go to society in the future?! She continued: "In addition, Mom saw that there was an art class on your schedule, so don't study art, you don't have any art cells anyway, besides, the sub-subject is of no practical use, so it's better to change it to AP statistics." If you want to major in finance in college, the Statistical Society is helpful. Your dad said that this course is a little easier than AP calculus, and it is easier to get a high score. After all, our Chinese children are strong in science, and it is not a burden to learn more mathematics, physics and chemistry. ”

Chenchen knew his mother's temper, he had to sigh and compromise: "If you must insist, I will listen to you." ”

The two walked around the arched stone corridor connecting the main building and the annex building, and walked to the other building, and when my mother saw that Chenchen still had an awkward expression, she said: "Chenchen, think about it, what did we come to the United States to attend high school for?" It's just to get into a good university, that's our only purpose, right? Therefore, we must learn more dry goods, only in this way, can you fully demonstrate the academic advantages of our Chinese students in the future university application, what do you say? ”

Chenchen silently followed his mother and did not make a sound.