The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 113: Years (1)_1

As soon as Situ Xin finished speaking, Xiao Muli reached out and gently ruffled Situ Xin’s hair. The moment his hand touched her hair, Situ Xin looked up at him with a pitiable expression, eliciting an indulgent look on the usually expressionless face of Xiao Muli.

"Alright, let’s go," Situ Jin said after packing up Situ Xin’s schoolbag. He walked over, took Situ Xin by the hand, and headed for the door with Yu Qihao and Xiao Muli automatically following behind.

Situ Xin was now a junior high school student. Back when she was in kindergarten, she had skipped to the second grade, but only half a semester later, Situ Xin couldn’t stand it anymore. The children in second grade were much better than those in the lower kindergarten, but there were still some who couldn’t help but fidget during class. The homeroom teacher of Situ Xin’s class was very strict. Although her class ranked in the top three in every exam, such rankings were the result of her stern discipline. Fidgeting during class would definitely lead to severe criticism. And if you made a mistake on an exercise, the consequences ranged from writing lines as a punishment to being scolded. Situ Xin, though she hadn’t experienced it firsthand, had witnessed the homeroom teacher scolding people with words that one wouldn’t expect an intellectual to utter. The teacher would not only scold the students but also their families and even their ancestors. Hearing this, Situ Xin wondered why the school would want such a teacher.

Situ Xin really disliked this homeroom teacher and contemplated switching classes. Then she thought it’d be better to skip grades instead. She went home and discussed it with Old Master Situ. She had expected that she would need some time to convince her grandfather, but she didn’t even get to use the arguments she had prepared before Old Master Situ agreed instantly.

So after spending a semester in second grade, Situ Xin skipped a grade again.

Initially, she planned to skip to the third or fourth grade, but to her surprise, Old Master Situ consulted with Old Master Loo and decided to move her to the sixth grade, even placing her in the same class as Situ Jin.

It wasn’t until school registration, when Situ Xin, led by her mother, entered the sixth-grade classroom and saw those three familiar faces, that she realized she had skipped to the sixth grade.

Situ Xin was unaware that Old Master Situ and Old Master Loo had been completely agreeable and happy about her skipping grades. The two had discussed that older children were different from the younger ones and liked to bully new students. Furthermore, they felt that Situ Xin, being so young, would definitely be bullied if left alone. These thoughts preoccupied the two old masters, making them forget about Situ Xin’s real abilities.

How could these children bully her? She was lucky not to bully them. Nonetheless, the two old masters felt Situ Xin was too young to fend for herself and needed someone to look after her, which led to this arrangement.

From that time on, Situ Xin had always been in the same class with them, and even her desk mate had always been Situ Jin. This remained true even after Situ Jin grew much taller than her.

If it had been a child from an ordinary family, or if the family wasn’t so illustrious, the principal would definitely not have agreed to allow a six-year-old girl who had just skipped from kindergarten to the second grade to jump straight to the sixth grade. After all, the sixth grade was the final year, linked directly to graduation rates. Moreover, the principal believed that education should not be rushed; one should progress steadily, step by step.

That’s what the principal thought, but when he faced the three old masters, he couldn’t bring himself to voice his numerous concerns. Instead, he reassured himself that the children of the Situ Family were all extraordinary and that she would no doubt be fine.

What had begun as self-reassurance for the principal was validated when Situ Xin aced her first exam in the sixth grade, tying for first place with Situ Jin, Xiao Muli, and Yu Qihao. Seeing these results, the beaming principal couldn’t wait to phone Old Master Situ to report the good news. Old Master Situ was in high spirits on the phone, praising the principal profusely and leaving him smiling all day long.

When Situ Xin skipped to the sixth grade, there were those who laughed and those who worried. No, not worried—it was indignation.

Situ Jin, Xiao Muli, and Yu Qihao were thrilled when they found out Situ Xin would be joining their class. They swore before the three old masters that they would protect Situ Xin well.

Zhang Siya had the strongest reaction to Situ Xin’s grade skipping. Ever since Situ Jin, Xiao Muli, and Yu Qihao had been present, her influence in class had diminished significantly, because everyone knew that these three strongly disliked Zhang Siya. And knowing the identity of Situ Jin and the others, coupled with their outstanding appearances and academic performance, the class naturally gravitated towards them, so many of the girls ignored Zhang Siya.

When Zhang Siya saw Situ Xin enter the classroom, she stood up abruptly, as if about to point her finger and tremble with the words, "You, how could you come to our class?"

As Zhang Siya stood up, Situ Xin noticed her. Although she had only met Zhang Siya once before, Situ Xin’s extraordinary memory and the events of that year allowed her to recognize Zhang Siya immediately. Of course, Situ Xin felt indifferent towards Zhang Siya. While in her previous life she had suffered because of Zhang Siya’s mother, Lv Yan, this time she had had her revenge, hence Zhang Siya was just a stranger to her. After glancing at Zhang Siya, Situ Xin’s gaze drifted away.