Chapter 83: Director Liang’s Aftermath

If Zhu Yanyi were an ordinary child, she would indeed be at the age to attend kindergarten. However, Zhu Yanyi was not an ordinary child. She was learning things that even Zhu Shun Yao did not understand, such as medical skills. Zhu Shun Yao was the first to admit she knew nothing about medicine. Yet, she understood that formal education was highly valued. No matter how gifted a child was, they still needed to go through kindergarten, primary school, middle school, and university.

Fortunately, kindergarten was not mandatory. Wealthy families could keep their children there longer, while poorer families only needed to send them for a short period, even half a year, before primary school. This served as a transition and proof of origin for unified management. Although management standards were not high, they were improving.

Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi asked directly, "Can I go straight to primary school?"

"Ani doesn't want to go to kindergarten?" Chen Ailian asked curiously.

"No, I don't," Zhu Yanyi shook her head.

"Why?" Chen Ailian asked again.

"It’s boring. Going to kindergarten wastes my time," Zhu Yanyi said with a serious expression, which made her look especially cute.

"Oh? How does it waste time?" Cheng Baokun asked, now curious too.

Zhu Yanyi sighed. "Kindergarten is just singing, reciting nursery rhymes, counting, and playing games. But I don’t like any of those. I can already play the piano myself. I’ve finished studying The Great Learning, and after the New Year, I’ll start Zizhi Tongjian. Grandpa has already taught me all the primary school math. Playing games is just wasting time." She looked at them with an expression that clearly said she had no interest in childish things.

She was still a little girl, yet she spoke such mature words. Cheng Baokun was amazed. She smiled at Zhu Yanyi. "So, Ani wants to go straight to primary school?"

"Yes," Zhu Yanyi nodded. "Actually, I’ve already self-studied the entire primary school curriculum. It doesn’t matter if I go or not. But I still need to attend school. I can use the extra time to learn other subjects and hobbies. Grandpa said I need to build a solid foundation in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, so I need to study more."

It turned out she had already planned everything. Even if she went to school, she intended to use that time to learn other things.

Cheng Baokun chuckled. "Starting primary school early is possible." He then turned to Zhu Shun Yao. "You should discuss this with your father-in-law. If you really want Ani to start early, let me know. I know the primary school principal. Handling the procedures for early enrollment is no problem. Based on what Ani said, starting early isn’t a bad idea."

Zhu Shun Yao nodded. "I’ll discuss it with my father-in-law when I get back. I’ll give you a definite answer later."

Cheng Baokun nodded. "Also, there’s an electrician training class starting in spring. I plan to recommend you for it. What do you think?"

Zhu Shun Yao thought for a moment and nodded. "Okay. Thank you, Brother."

Cheng Baokun smiled. "No need to be polite with me."

After leaving Cheng Baokun’s house, Zhu Shun Yao had many thoughts. She realized she had many things to do in the future. Zhu Yanyi’s reminder made her want to experiment with everything in the fields. Land was the foundation, and it could also generate income. Of course, she would also attend the electrician class. Field experiments would take at least a year to show results. If they succeeded, she could think of other plans. Besides, learning more skills was always good. Thinking about her ideas for the land, Zhu Shun Yao decided to find an opportunity to talk to Cheng Baokun and hear his advice.