Healthy volunteer screening, informed consent forms, discussions by the Medical Ethics Committee... The necessary preparations for the Phase I clinical trial of Triazatrisiloxanes were underway in an orderly but tense fashion.
Spring had arrived, bringing warm weather and blooming flowers. All things were coming back to life.
A major matter had been put on the Shen Family's agenda.
Shen Nuo Fei would turn five in August that year. It was time for her to start primary school.
In China, ordinary children had to be at least six to start primary school. But Shen Nuo Fei was no ordinary child, and no one had objected to her starting a year early.
Her elderly father and mother had already chosen her school: Capital Second Experimental Primary School.
They had chosen the Second Experimental Primary School after weighing many factors. The most important was that it was one of the best primary schools in the capital.
The Second Experimental Primary School was in Xicheng, while Shen Nuo Fei was registered in Haidian.
Her household registration wasn't an issue. After all, most students at the Second Experimental Primary School came from outside its catchment area or were admitted through partnership programs.
As was customary, children starting primary school began on September 1. In the spring before enrollment, the Second Experimental Primary School held an entrance assessment for prospective students.
The entrance assessment was important, and Shen Qi's entire family took the upcoming test extremely seriously.
"Nuo Fei, my good girl, my little fairy, you're about to start primary school. That means you're a big girl now... Stop eating snacks and listen carefully to Daddy." Shen Qi and Ou Ye had spent a year educating Nuo Fei at home, covering everything from mathematics to natural science, and from literature to art.
Shen Qi had every