After arriving in the capital, her words and actions occasionally revealed her subtle views on Xu's mother's educational decisions, and she seemed dissatisfied with Xu's mother's disregard for her daughter's future.

Now, Zhou's mother took this opportunity to ask questions, and her intention was obvious. She obviously wanted to take the opportunity to judge or even ridicule Xu Xiufang's performance.

Although Xu's mother had not yet learned which university her daughter had been admitted to, deep down in her heart, no one had the right to look down on or belittle her daughter. Just as she was about to stand up and refute, Xu Xiufang took the lead, with unquestionable pride and determination in her voice: "Beijing University!"

Then, Erbao couldn't hide his excitement and rushed to add: "By the way, my eldest brother was also admitted to Jingshi University!"

These few simple words dispelled all previous subtleties and suspicions without a trace.

"Kyoto University..."

Mother Zhou smiled and nodded, with a soft light flashing in her eyes. She was about to say something but stopped herself. Suddenly, as if she realized some shocking fact, her eyes suddenly turned and fixed on Xu Xiufang and Dabao. There was an expression of disbelief in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth opened slightly in astonishment...

"Kyoto University?"

Mother Xu's voice suddenly rose, as if she had discovered a new world.

"Right, right, right," Xiao Bao's eyes rolled, revealing his cleverness. He realized that Zhou's mother seemed to always target his mother before, so he deliberately exaggerated and said, "My mother is the top scholar in our province. She was just 5 points away from a perfect score! In comparison, my eldest brother is not that good. He only scored 382 points. Sigh."

He shook his head in a mature manner and sighed, "Everyone in the village said he was a genius, but he actually scored 13 points less than my mom! In terms of ability, he is far inferior to my mom!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell into silence. The atmosphere was so still that one could almost hear everyone's breathing.

Everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment. For a moment, they didn't know whether to lament Xiaobao's cunning that was inconsistent with his age, or to feel sorry for the "genius big brother" who came in second with a slight gap, or to praise the "top scorer's mother" who stood out from the crowd with a 13-point advantage.

Father Xu was wearing his exquisite gold-rimmed glasses. He tilted his head slightly, and his hand holding the food was suspended in the air, his movement frozen. It was obvious that he was also shocked by the news.

Xu's mother widened her eyes and looked at Xu Xiufang and her grandson in disbelief, her eyes full of inquiry and confusion.

Xu Hengwen and Zhou Lijuan, a couple who are usually calm, now showed expressions of disbelief, their faces full of disbelief.

Xu Xiaoyu was so shocked that his mouth opened wide, and the braised pork in his hand slipped quietly without him even noticing.

As for Zhou's mother, she seemed to have been paused, standing there in a daze with a complicated expression that was difficult to read.

Mother Xu turned to look at Xu Xiufang, her throat moved, and she swallowed, "Is this... true?"

"It's true."

Xu Xiufang nodded slightly, her tone calm but firm.

Xu's father and mother looked at each other with a look of disbelief.

You know, both of them were top students back then, especially Xu's father, who was an alumnus of Peking University. Because of his excellent academic performance, he also had the glorious experience of studying in the Soviet Union.

In their minds, entering Kyoto University is not out of reach, but it is by no means easy.

However, because people had low expectations for Xu Xiufang for a long time, they thought that she could return to the city, and even a college degree would be enough, after all, their daughter had lived in the countryside for so many years.

Now, they suddenly learned that their daughter was not only a student of Beijing University, but also the provincial top scorer, only 5 points away from the full score. This was undoubtedly a huge surprise, and a huge subversion of their previous cognition!

Even Xu's father and mother were so surprised, and others were even more unbelievable.

Zhou Lijuan subconsciously looked at her mother and found a subtle embarrassment in her mother's eyes. This made her feel mixed emotions. She wanted to laugh, but also felt unfair for her mother.

"Dabao..."

Mother Xu looked at Dabao hesitantly, recalling in her heart that her grandson was only ten years old this year, and he had taken the college entrance examination at the age of ten!

"Dabao is very talented. I originally wanted to send him to the junior class of the University of Science and Technology, but he unexpectedly took the college entrance examination and did very well. So I decided to let him go with me."

Xu Xiufang explained patiently.

The four words "gifted and intelligent" were spoken softly, and the emotions in everyone's eyes became complicated.

The fact that a ten-year-old child can enter university has a meaning far beyond the scope of the word "smart".

"Great, so great!"

Mr. and Mrs. Xu's excitement and relief were beyond words.

Xu Hengwen's eyes were full of pride, and Xu Xiaoyu was also very excited. He surrounded Xu Xiufang and Dabao and discussed excitedly.

Only Zhou's mother seemed a little helpless and extremely embarrassed.

While Zhou Lijuan was sincerely happy for Xu Xiufang, she also noticed the awkward atmosphere at the scene. Especially when she saw her mother's equally embarrassed expression, she felt both angry and pity.

So, she cleverly broke the deadlock: "Mom, why are you silent? Are you shocked by my sister-in-law's achievements? Haha, I'm actually quite shocked too! Xiufang, you and Dabao are really amazing."

Although the second half of the sentence was directed to Xu Xiufang, her small gesture under the table was signaling her mother to quickly take over the conversation.

With the stairs, even though Zhou's mother's expression was a little stiff, she hurried down the stairs and said, "Yes, yes, it's really amazing."

"Thank you."

Xu Xiufang responded calmly. Her generous and appropriate behavior made Zhou's mother's mind seem even narrower.

Mother Zhou said nothing and fell silent.

Although she did not have a direct conflict with Xu Xiufang, her little thoughts were known to everyone present.

Normally, she acted sarcastic in front of the Xu family, but the Xu family often chose not to care about it out of consideration for Xu Hengwen and Zhou Lijuan's feelings.

But once it comes to Xu Xiufang, the situation is completely different.

In the world of this story, they treated Xu Xiufang's family with an almost irrational affection, and naturally it was impossible for them to be treated as lightly as before.

Zhou's mother's embarrassment did not seem to attract Xu Xiufang's attention. She instead enthusiastically talked with Xu Xiufang's family about their college entrance examination experience.

Xu's mother listened with great interest. As she listened, she kept picking up food for Xu Xiufang and Dabao, showing her love and affection.

Xiaobao held the bowl of rice and said in a tender voice: "Grandma, I want to eat those spare ribs in front of you!"

He sat right next to Xu's mother. He could clearly reach her with just a stretch of his hand, but he insisted on calling her. It was obvious that he felt a little jealous seeing Xu's mother constantly picking up food for his mother and eldest brother.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that he deliberately showed this scene in front of Zhou's mother.

Mother Xu was amused by Xiaobao. Each of her grandchildren had his own little temper and cleverness.

"Okay, okay, grandma will give you one. Is one piece enough?"

Xu's mother smiled.

"Two bucks!"

Xiaobao grinned widely.

Seeing this, Erbao was not to be outdone: "Grandma, I want one too!"

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