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Chapter 896: What's So Impressive About Him?
Chapter 896: What's So Impressive About Him?
Chapter 896: What’s So Impressive About Him?
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
As soon as the words left Xu Sheng’s mouth, everyone was quick to react.
Without waiting for Su Li to respond, Wang Qiang stepped in with his hands on his hips, mocking, “Young master, don’t just talk about that little toddler; even Su Li can’t speak a foreign language! You’re the real deal, coming from a legitimately wealthy family in the capital. Crushing the Su family is just a piece of cake for you!”
Wang Qiang’s laughter was infectious, and Xu Sheng’s entourage joined in, their expressions full of scorn. They basked in the glory of being associated with someone like Xu Sheng, and they lifted their chins even higher in arrogance.
Xu Sheng reveled in their admiration. He fully believed he was born to be the center of attention. Clearing his throat, he proclaimed loudly in fluent foreign language, “Su Li, I won’t even bother comparing myself to you or Su Bing because I will definitely win. I don’t like to engage in things that are so predictable.”
Su Bing had just finished explaining a key point in his teaching lesson when his gaze drifted toward Su Li and the others, landing finally on Xu Sheng.
The new transfer student had created quite a stir upon arriving; at only eight years old, he had transferred from the capital after skipping two grades and was now in the same fourth grade as Su Bing.
Rumors spread around the class that he was a genuine prodigy. Supposedly, he could speak a foreign language by age four and had begun participating in math competitions by five, gaining a reputation as a gifted child in the capital.
The teachers held him in high regard, even replacing the original class representative in foreign language class with him.
Su Bing hadn’t paid much attention to Xu Sheng; he’d only heard the chatter among classmates.
To him, the labels of “genius” or “ordinary” were superficial judgments of people. He didn’t look down on the ordinary, nor did he elevate the so-called geniuses; when others called Xu Sheng a prodigy, he felt indifferent. He was just simply happy to make his mother proud.
Though Xu Sheng was indeed flashy, he had the talent to back it up. His pronunciation was impeccable, with a fluency that Su Bing had only heard from his mother.
While Su Bing could understand Xu Sheng, he realized that there were many complex words in what he said—words that Su Li and Gao Ming likely wouldn’t comprehend at all.
Although Su Li and Gao Ming might find themselves at a disadvantage against Xu Sheng, Su Bing chose not to intervene in this rivalry. Perhaps it would motivate Su Li and Gao Ming to study harder.
With that thought, he returned his focus to teaching.
On the other side, Su Li and Gao Ming were utterly bewildered. What was Xu Sheng even saying? The vocabulary he used was far beyond what they had learned at their age; they couldn’t grasp the meaning at all.
They exchanged glances, both looking equally puzzled. What should they do? They felt utterly embarrassed!
Xu Sheng, noticing their confusion, smirked even more, feigning surprise. “You guys can’t even understand what I’m saying? Is foreign language really that hard to learn?”
Wang Qiang burst into laughter, adding, “Young master, how could they compare to you? You learned to speak foreign languages at four! Even though you all live in the same neighborhood, the gap between a real wealthy family and a suddenly rich one is just too obvious. Hahaha!”
Su Li and Gao Ming felt their faces flush, their heads heavy and they struggled to look up.
Su Le glanced from Su Li on her left to Gao Ming on her right, her big, dark eyes spinning with thought. Finally, she turned to Xu Sheng and declared in fluent foreign language, “My second brother is a bit silly and can’t compete with you, but my big brother is super awesome! You definitely can’t beat my big brother, hmph!”
As Su Le spoke, she felt her irritation rise. How dare he mock her brothers in front of her?
Puffing up, she placed her chubby hands on her hips, her round face and plump waist making it hard to see where her waist ended, yet it didn’t diminish her fierce stance. What was so impressive about him? Just because he could speak a foreign language? She could do that too!
At that moment, a circle of children, including Su Li, Gao Ming, and even Xu Sheng, was left in stunned silence, their expressions frozen in disbelief.
All eyes snapped to the little girl; she had just spoken in a foreign language!
Xu Sheng was particularly shaken. Throughout his life, everyone had called him a genius, and he had believed it himself, considering himself superior to the other kids. He had been speaking fluently in a foreign language since he was four, and he had never met anyone who learned a different language earlier than him.
But now, he was face to face with a little girl who looked to be no more than three years old, effortlessly delivering a coherent sentence in a foreign language. Was he dreaming?