Shen Nuo Fei Was No Ordinary Little Sister

Teacher Yuan spoke with great concentration, and Shen Nuo Fei listened with great interest.

After listening for a few minutes, Shen Nuo Fei felt something was off. The knowledge that Teacher Yuan was teaching, such as 12+6 can be transformed into 6+6 plus 6... and similar addition operations, had already been taught to her by her parents a long time ago.

The problem of 12+6 can initially be transformed into 6+6 plus 6.

Once you've mastered it, you won't need 666 anymore; you can just get 18 directly.

Looking at the other students, they were all listening attentively, not even blinking.

Then I have to listen carefully in class, otherwise I'll get criticized by the teacher... Shen Nuo Fei perked up and listened to the math tips her parents had taught her again.

Ta-da!

The bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class.

Soothing music played over the loudspeaker, accompanied by a gentle female voice. "Eye exercises will now begin. First step: massaging the Zanzhu acupoint..."

Click click click.

The students did eye exercises to the rhythm of the music.

"Shen Nuo Fei, your math is amazing!" Xu Silin listened to the entire math class but still couldn't understand why 666 equals 18. Yet Shen Nuo Fei could actually calculate what 34 + 28 equals.

"Hehehe~" Shen Nuo Fei laughed while rubbing her eyes. (><)

After the eye exercises, Class 1(2) had no classes in the afternoon.

The first-year students just started school today and are still adjusting to the environment. There aren't many classes scheduled for the first week.

Although there were no classes in the afternoon, and there were still two hours until school ended at 5:30, the homeroom teacher, Yang Xiuqin, appeared again to continue conveying the school rules and regulations.

After finishing his math class, Mr. Teacher Yuan did not leave immediately. He waved to Teacher Yang at the door of Class 1(2).

Teacher Yang arrived at the classroom door and asked, "Teacher Yuan, what's up?"

Teacher Yuan said, "Based on my initial observation, Shen Nuo Fei's math level surpasses that of her peers. I would like to conduct further tests to see just how advanced her math skills have become."

Teacher Yang crossed her arms and asked in return, "If Shen Nuo Fei's math skills reach a second-grade level, would you suggest to the teaching and research group that she skip to second grade?"

Teacher Yuan shook her head and said, "That's unnecessary. We can't just let a student skip a grade because she excels in one subject. Skipping a grade requires a comprehensive assessment of the student's overall qualities, including their psychological maturity. I don't recommend sending a 5-year-old to second grade. However, as the math teacher of Class 1(2), I need to get to know the students with outstanding math talents in order to teach them according to their aptitude. Teacher Yang, could you give me an hour to talk to Shen Nuo Fei alone?"

"I can only give you half an hour. After that, I need to take the entire class to visit the school's history museum."

"Okay, half an hour it is, thank you, Teacher Yang!"

"Teacher Yuan, please wait a moment."

Yang Xiuqin returned to the classroom and brought Shen Nuo Fei out.

"Shen Nuo Fei, would you like to go to Teacher Yuan's office? Teacher Yuan will ask you some math questions. Would you like to go?" Yang Xiuqin respected Shen Nuo Fei's personal wishes. If Shen Nuo Fei did not want to be taken away by the math teacher, Yang Xiuqin would definitely not let her go.

Teachers who teach science subjects like Science and Engineering, and biology always have an arrogant, aloof attitude.

A teacher who trains Olympic Math champion will always have a higher status in a school than a teacher who trains essay competition champions.

Although she was unwilling to accept it, Yang Xiuqin, who came from a liberal arts background, had to acknowledge this reality. She didn't want to spoil those science students who thought they could do whatever they wanted.

"Emmm..." Shen Nuo Fei glanced at Teacher Yang, then at Teacher Yuan, looking somewhat hesitant.

Seeing this, Teacher Yuan immediately said, "Shen Nuo Fei, let me treat you to something."

Shen Nuo Fei's eyes lit up. "Do you have chicken legs?"

Teacher Yuan sincerely said, "Yes, I'll give you a big chicken leg!"

"That's great!" Shen Nuo Fei said with satisfaction, and then Teacher Yuan took her away.

Yang Xiuqin watched Teacher Yuan and Shen Nuo Fei walk away, sneered, and thought to herself: Yuan Haibo, don't even think about taking my Shen Nuo Fei away. I know exactly what you're up to!

Office of the Mathematics Teaching and Research Group.

Shen Nuo Fei got to eat the chicken leg as she wished.

"Is it delicious, Shen Nuo Fei?" Teacher Yuan Haibo asked kindly.

"Let's smack our hands... It's not as good as the one in Xidan, but it's alright."

"Let's begin. I'll give you a few math problems to solve, okay?"

"Yes, yes! I love doing math problems!"

"Before I give you the question, let me ask you: what is 5 times 8 plus 11 minus 10? You can use scratch paper, but you can't use a calculator."

Shen Nuo Fei pondered for a moment, then gave her answer, "Forty-one."

Yoho!

Yuan Haibo shuddered. He knew she was strong, but he hadn't expected her to be this strong!

Wow!

There were three other math teachers in the math teaching and research group office, and they were also surprised.

Mixed operations are a topic covered in the first semester of fourth grade!

Shen Nuo Fei quickly calculated the result of 5 times 8 plus 11 minus 10 in her mind!

Yuan Haibo also has a daughter who is in the second grade and is not yet able to quickly perform mixed arithmetic operations in her mind.

"Shen Nuo Fei, do you... do you know how to set up and solve equations?" Yuan Haibo's voice trembled slightly.

Shen Nuo Fei shook her head. "Equations? I don't know how. My parents never taught me. My dad said that equations are something that elementary school teachers can teach."

"Hehehe..." Teacher Yuan and his colleagues let out strange laughter. Yes, equations are something that elementary school teachers should teach, so as not to waste Academician Shen's precious time.

The knowledge of simple equations is normally taught to students starting from the first semester of fifth grade.

After a brief assessment, Yuan Haibo roughly deduced that 5-year-old Shen Nuo Fei's math level was between that of a fourth- or fifth-grade student.

Yuan Haibo took out a sheet of A4 white paper and quickly wrote down a few questions on it.

Question 1: What is the reading for 87254013?

Question 2: What is 1.35 multiplied by 100?

Question 3: 208 centimeters = () meters

Question 4, 642 - (36 + 132) ÷ 4 =

Question 5: Name the following shapes.

"Shen Nuo Fei, can you solve these problems? If you don't understand some of the words, you can ask me." Yuan Haibo placed the blank paper on the coffee table, moved a small stool for Shen Nuo Fei sit on, and gave her a pencil and a piece of draft paper.

Shen Nuo Fei took the pen and began to solve the problem.

The other math teachers gathered around to watch.

"Eighty-seven million two hundred and fifty-four thousand and one-thirteen." Shen Nuo Fei read out the answer to the first question and immediately wrote it on the paper: 135, 2.08 meters, 600...

Is Shen Nuo Fei really that fierce?

Several math teachers, including Yuan Haibo, were once again shocked.

The first three questions were quite standard, and the fourth question was also quite standard.

However, Shen Nuo Fei did not use scratch paper when calculating the fourth question: 642 - (36 + 132) ÷ 4 =?

She can do mental arithmetic too!

There are quite a few primary school students who can mentally calculate mixed operations involving three-digit numbers; however, these students are almost all upper-grade students, such as those in the third grade or above.

Five-year-old Nofi is starting primary school for the first time today!

Finally, Shen Nuo Fei encountered a problem she didn't understand.

Shen Nuo Fei couldn't write the character for "trap" (梯形) or the character for "equal " (Equilateral triangle.

So Shen Nuo Fei pointed to the various shapes on the test paper and answered verbally, "This is a trapezoid, this is Equilateral triangle, this is a parallelogram, this is Right triangle..."