Little Nuo Fei, Please Sit Down

In August, Shen Nuo Fei celebrated her third birthday.

Wearing a pink plaid skirt, white stockings, pretty little leather shoes, and a golden crown, Shen Nuo Fei was a spirited little princess.

A limited-edition birthday cake is wrapped in sweet cream, and three candles flicker with an eerie light.

"Happy birthday, Nofi! Make a wish." Shen Qi and Ou Ye offered their heartfelt blessings. What a happy family with their daughter growing up so beautifully.

Shen Nuo Fei was radiant and full of energy. Her features were gradually developing, and she was beginning to show the delicate beauty of a young woman. Although she was overweight, she had a unique and charming plumpness.

Interlace her fingers, Shen Nuo Fei made a wishing gesture, closed her eyes, and devoutly made a girl's wish.

Shen Nuo Fei opened her eyes, puffed out her cheeks, and charged up for three seconds.

Whoosh~

Shen Nuo Fei exhaled air, extinguishing the candles, and the ceremony was complete.

Shen Qi and Ou Ye clapped their hands and sang "Happy Birthday" together.

Happy birthday to my nuofei~

Happy birthday to you!

"Nofi is three years old! Wishing you eternal happiness!" Shen Qi and Ou Ye were overjoyed.

"Thank you, daddy. I love you, mommy," Shen Nuo Fei nodded and said, her pronunciation quite standard.

"Good girl." Shen Qi patted Nofi's head, Ou Ye pinched Nofi's cheek. The couple seemed to have gotten used to Nofi's spoken English.

Don't mistake Nofi for just an ordinary three-year-old girl.

Shen Qi conducted a comprehensive test on Nofi using a testing system he designed himself.

Shen Nuo Fei's cognitive level has reached that of a six- to seven-year-old child.

Shen Qi's definition of "comprehensive cognition" is not exactly the same as IQ testing; in short, it is a system for testing children's comprehensive abilities.

Of course, from a narrow perspective, three-year-old Nofi's IQ is about the same as that of a six- or seven-year-old child.

Early childhood education held little meaning for Shen Nuo Fei.

Children who are six or seven years old should be starting primary school.

The problem is that with the brain of a six- or seven-year-old and the body of a three-year-old, Shen Nuo Fei cannot attend primary school.

The national regulation stipulates that children should start primary school at age six, but seven is also acceptable.

Children can be 6 years old or older, but cannot be younger.

The genius girl Shen Nuo Fei has no worries, but her parents do.

Given Shen Qi's status, connections, and resources, he could easily arrange for three-year-old Nuofei to attend primary school.

The problem is that Nofi is too young. It would be fine if six-year-old Nofi sat in the same classroom with older brothers and sisters who were eight or nine years old.

A three-year-old little girl...

Oh dear, my parents are worried.

In the UK, many primary school students start school at the age of four.

Shen Qiaoye was even more worried about sending Nofi to primary school in England.

What kind of student goes abroad to study at the age of three?

After much discussion, Shen Qi and Ou Ye made a decision.

Nofi will continue attending Xicheng Weihua Kindergarten until she is 5 or 6 years old, where she will receive arts and cultural instruction, such as music, dance, and painting, taught by the kindergarten teachers.

The teaching of scientific knowledge, such as mathematics and Natural Science courses, was handled by Shen Qi and his wife themselves.

"What is four plus two?" Shen Qi asked.

Shen Nuo Fei immediately replied, "Six!"

What is five plus eight?

"Thirteen!"

What is eight minus one plus seven?

"Fourteen!"

What is forty-eight plus fifty-two minus sixty-three?

Shen Nuo Fei was stunned.

Ou Ye was also stunned.

Shen Qi, isn't your approach to raising your daughter a bit too radical?

How did we jump directly from "eight minus one plus seven" to "forty-eight plus fifty-two minus sixty-three"?

Was there no transition at all?

"Hey, two-digit addition and subtraction isn't a first-grade math problem, is it?" Ou Ye said to Shen Qi.

"Honey, when you were in first grade, could you mentally calculate 48 plus 52 minus 63? You should have been able to, right? You're a number queen," Shen Qi said.

Ou Ye: "Didn't I tell you? My math was so-so in elementary school. I had a serious illness in junior high school that left me with a chronic condition, but my math inexplicably improved."

Shen Qi: "I've done research. The most capable six- or seven-year-old children can mentally calculate consecutive addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division operations up to 100, and even up to 1000."

Ou Ye: "Knofi is only three years old!"

At this moment, Shen Nuo Fei said, "Thirty-seven."

"Haha!" Shen Qi clapped his hands and laughed. She really is my daughter.

"Nofi is a genius! She actually figured it out in her head!" Ou Ye immediately forgot what she had just said and laughed happily.

"Next, Mom will teach Nofi the techniques and principles of mental arithmetic, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division." Shen Qi meant that Ou Ye should treat Nofi as the smartest six or seven-year-old elementary school student and pass on the secrets of Ou Ye's mental arithmetic to Nofi.

Shen Nuo Fei is growing rapidly, both physically and mentally, and in both science and art.

Xicheng Weihua Kindergarten.

Teacher He is teaching poems to the older children.

Five- or six-year-old children can memorize some poems, even if they don't recognize many of the characters. As long as the teacher teaches well and the child tries to memorize them attentively, they can still achieve good results.

Shen Nuo Fei mingled with the older children, listening to Teacher He's lesson.

"Children, read along with Teacher He: 'The bright moonlight shines before my bed.'"

Child: "The bright moonlight shines before my bed!"

"It looks like frost on the ground!"

"I raise my head and gaze at the bright moon!"

"I bow my head and think of my hometown!"

The kindergarten children, being five or six years old, are quite clever and quickly learned "Quiet Night Thoughts".

Simply teaching children to memorize by rote is too ineffective. Teacher He patiently explained the scenes described in "Quiet Night Thoughts" and the implied meanings.

"So who is the author of this poem?" Teacher He asked.

"Li Bai!" the children answered.

"Excellent!" Teacher He expressed her satisfaction. The children these days are really smart; they learn everything the teacher teaches them in no time.

"The story told in 'Quiet Night Thoughts' is related to one's hometown. Li Bai expressed his longing for his hometown in the poem. Now, Teacher He will teach you another poem by Li Bai, called 'Ascending Jinling Terrace in Jinling.' Would you like to learn it?" Teacher He said with a smile.

The children are eager to learn and grow. "We want to learn!"

The teaching level at Xicheng Weihua Kindergarten is really high; they start learning "Climbing Phoenix Terrace in Jinling" in the senior class.

Teacher He recited the poem with great emotion, while related text, pictures, and animations were projected onto the teaching screen to help the children deepen their understanding. "Phoenixes once roamed the Phoenix Terrace, but now the phoenixes are gone, the terrace is empty, and the river flows on. Flowers and grasses of the Wu Palace bury secluded paths, and the robes and hats of the Jin Dynasty have become ancient mounds. Three mountains are half-hidden beyond the blue sky, and two rivers divide the White Egret Isle. In the end, floating clouds can obscure the sun, and Chang'an is nowhere to be seen, causing sorrow."

For kindergarten students, fully understanding "Ascending Phoenix Terrace in Jinling" is very difficult. Being able to recite the entire poem is already quite impressive.

"Alright, Teacher He has finished reading it once. Now we'll start the second time. I'll read a sentence, and everyone repeat after me. Hey, Shen Nuo Fei, why are you standing up?"

I've decided to finish telling the story of Shen Qi and his daughter, in a relatively complete way.