"If not your great-uncle, who got you into First Middle School?" Grandma Su frowned displeasedly, "Why would you want to attend any inferior school?"
It seemed that in her eyes, all of Beijing's high schools, aside from First Middle School, were considered "inferior schools".
First Middle School certainly had its advantages, but the main thing was the organic combination of student and teacher quality.
Of course, every school had people who bought their way in; the only difference was that the threshold was higher at First Middle School.
The Su Family surely had the ability to get Su Nanzhi in, but that was all they could do.
Su Nanzhi turned eighteen last month, having just come of age, and had taken a year off from school prior to this.
So, according to the academic progress, she should be a senior in high school.
"I will study at First Middle School," Su Nanzhi said, "without my great-uncle's help."
"Without your great-uncle's help?" Su Linlin laughed, unable to hold back a sarcastic remark, "You mean you got in on your own?"
The thresholds for First Middle School, whether in terms of money or grades, were high.
This time, no one pretended to lecture her; everyone present thought Su Nanzhi was unappreciative of her opportunities.
It was true that First Middle School had such cases, students halfway through who either tested in or bought their way in as transfer students.
Su Nanzhi also disliked using her brain for a test that was unnecessary.
"I have an enrollment spot at First Middle School," Su Nanzhi declared.
"Are you joking? How could you possibly have an enrollment spot?" Su Linlin was one of those who had paid her way in.
She had three older female cousins.
The eldest, Su Qiaoqiao, had secretly entered the entertainment industry long ago, and now she was doing quite well; the second cousin, Su Yueyue, was a senior at Beijing City No.1 Middle School, always among the top ten in her grade.
Compared to her two cousins, she felt somewhat overshadowed and of course, she was jealous, but what could she do about it? With the Su Family resources firmly in the hands of their uncle, it was natural for the resources to be skewed towards his daughter.
Su Linlin also had another cousin whom she rarely saw, the daughter of her deceased second uncle.
She had a heart condition and was raised in a mountain village, a real country bumpkin.
What a perfect contrast.
There was still no expression on Su Nanzhi's face as she stated a fact, "My enrollment spot has been there since I was born."
This statement sounded like a fairy tale to the younger ears, but the older generation seemed to immediately think of something.
Meeting Grandma Su's slightly shocked eyes, Su Nanzhi smiled faintly, "Grandma, my father was once a student of Beijing City No.1 Middle School, and his contributions to the alma mater after graduating granted me the qualification for admission."
Su Li had truly been a legendary figure back then, and First Middle School wasn't the flagship of Beijing at the time. He is still on the roll of outstanding students of First Middle School, the kind that's recorded in the school annals.
A laboratory building at First Middle School was named after Su Li.
Su Li's children, regardless of their academic performance, had unconditional admission.
This detail was a vague memory for Su Nanzhi, a scene of a handsome man patting her head and jokingly saying that if she ever wanted to attend Beijing City No.1 Middle School when she grew up, she just had to tell the principal that Su Li was her father.
Grandma Su's expression turned even colder; she had never known this.
Yes, with the capabilities of the second son, he had helped the Su Family stand firm amid the torrent of new industries and even climb higher than before.
Securing a spot for his daughter at Beijing City No.1 Middle School, how could that be difficult for him?
Yet, it was laughable that behind Beijing City No.1 Middle School lay several powerful families, troubles that their Su Family could not afford to provoke.