Chapter 204: As Long As She Has The Ability
After a while, Director Ouyang said, “Student Zi, as the saying goes, one should learn to walk before they run. One should be down-to-earth and take each step at a time. Your grades are indeed great, but learning too many things isn’t beneficial for you.”
The other directors had also advised her to choose fewer majors and excel in those ones instead.
Zi Yi sat there and listened to their advice. When they had said their piece and all that was left was to stare at her, she answered confidently, “As to whether I can excel or not… shouldn’t it be reflected with grades?”
She then looked at the various directors and added, “I’m interested in Chinese Medicine, Machinery, Information Science and Technology, Chemistry and Molecular Science, Physics, Philology Major in the Chinese Department… Why don’t we do this? These few schools can directly craft a set of papers for me to attempt. We can then decide whether to allow me to take up that major or not after I complete the papers.
After she said that, she remained seated and stared back at them.
The directors looked at each other. Even though everyone felt that Zi Yi was too ambitious, they could not be too harsh on a student. Otherwise, it would backfire instead.
Sometime later, Director Yang spoke up. “Student Zi, please wait outside for a moment. We’ll discuss this among ourselves for five minutes and we’ll give you an answer then.”
Zi Yi nodded, stood up, and went outside.
The moment she left, everyone started to discuss.
Director Wu of the Foreign Languages School, who wasn’t selected, spoke up first. “I feel that our school cannot take in Student Zi. It requires time to learn a foreign language well, but she’s interested in learning several majors in one go. This is simply putting the cart before the horse and instead of excelling, she would do badly instead.”
The other directors also had the same thought.
“Student Zi’s examination results are indeed good, but she is too ambitious. To avoid harming her roots, why don’t we think of a way to retreat and avoid a defeat and force her to choose one major.”
“I agree with this idea. No matter how great her results are, one must take one step at a time. How about this, we’ll get professors of the various majors she had expressed interest in to come up with a set of questions. This way, she would know how difficult the curriculum is. After she softens her stance, we’ll give her some time to ponder over it and choose one major.”
“I agree.”
“I also agree.”
Zi Yi stood in the corridor and waited. Seven to eight minutes later, Director Yang opened the door and called for her.
Upon entering, she sat down and faced the crowd again.
Director Yang cleared his throat and said seriously, “Student Zi, we’ve discussed the idea that you proposed earlier. Having high ambition is good. So, we’ve decided to give you this opportunity.”
Zi Yi nodded her head and Director Yang continued speaking, “But you have to be prepared. Since you wish to take electives across majors, and not to mention, electives from several majors at one go, we will craft a series of test papers for you. They have to be completed in a week’s time and the maximum marks for each paper are 100. As long as you can achieve more than 80 points for every paper, we will allow you to take up several majors.”
“Okay,” Zi Yi agreed without the slightest hesitation and it caused the other department leaders to internally shake their heads.
In particular, the directors of the schools Zi Yi had not chosen, slightly rejoiced deep down inside.
Even though they craved talents, they did not want such an ambitious student.
…
The moment Zi Yi left the school compound, the news that she wanted to choose several majors together had spread around in the teachers and professors’ circles.
When someone spread this information to her Uncles, Dou Jingning and Dou Jingtong did not comment on it. (After all, Zi Yi did not apply for their majors).
Dou Xiaoyong: “As long as she has the ability to do so.”
Dou Zhiyuan: “It’s always good to have ideals.”
Before, they did not believe Zi Yi was the one who scored first place in the Independent Enrollment Examination. After the whole fiasco today, they had no choice but to believe it.
In terms of academics, they did not care how ambitious she was, as long as she had the ability.
…
Zi Yi was unaware that she had become the object of discussion in the Metropolis University. After she left the school compounds, she went back to the racing club and continued to modify the racing cars.
Not long later, she received a call from Dou Xiangling. “Yiyi, where are you?”
Zi Yi told her her current location and asked, “What’s the matter?”