The matter of the child's schooling was not trivial. Although Weiwei said she had attended fifth grade in her previous life and was about to start middle school, she still wanted to test her, to see Weiwei's actual capabilities.
If Weiwei could answer the test questions correctly, it would prove that everything Weiwei had said was true. After all, a normal child of this age who wasn't reborn wouldn't be able to do a fifth-grader's test. But if Weiwei couldn't do the test, then she would have to think more carefully about Weiwei's words from the past few days.
Weiwei: "..."
Weiwei blinked. She suddenly felt that she didn't need to go to school. She was only one year old now, not even old enough for kindergarten. There was no need to be so competitive; did she really have to take a test?
Lu Wanqing had been watching Weiwei, and precisely because of this, she suddenly noticed... this child, Weiwei, seemed to have some characteristics very similar to Harvey?
Weiwei didn't like studying either?
"...Weiwei?" Lu Wanqing asked hesitantly, her voice filled with surprise.
Weiwei forced an awkward yet polite smile. "Um... Mama, you see, I've been reborn for over a year now, and I haven't studied properly during this past year, so..."
Lu Wanqing immediately understood. That was true. Let alone children, even adults would forget their previous knowledge if they didn't study for a long time.
"It's okay, Mama can hire some teachers to teach you. You can recall the knowledge from your previous life, and once you remember it, we'll have an exam, okay?" Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
Weiwei: "..."
Weiwei's expression had completely betrayed her. Lu Wanqing had to admit, she was starting to worry again. Could it be that Weiwei truly didn't want to study?
However, it was good that the problem was discovered early. If Weiwei's personality was indeed similar to Harvey's, and she didn't want to study properly, then it was fortunate that she was reborn. She and her third brother could re-focus on the child's education, making Weiwei value learning from kindergarten onwards. If the foundation was solid, learning would naturally become easier and less painful in the future.
The hovercar soon returned to the palace. Lu Wanqing took the child out of the car and was about to find her third brother.
But as she approached the study, Lu Wanqing suddenly remembered their speculation from last night.
If what Weiwei said was true, it meant that the empire would soon fall into internal turmoil. Someone would be dissatisfied with her third brother's rule and attempt to overthrow him.
Should she... perhaps not disturb her third brother now?
Her third brother should be working hard to handle the empire's affairs, so that he could better prevent the future power struggle?
"Mama, what's wrong?" Weiwei saw her mother suddenly stop walking. She looked up and asked her mother in confusion.
Lu Wanqing quickly regained her senses. She bent down, picked up Weiwei, and turned to leave. "Let's not disturb Daddy for now, let Daddy work properly, okay?"
Weiwei didn't understand. She asked confusedly, "Why? Don't you miss Daddy, Mama?"
In her previous life, whenever Mama had free time, she would go find Daddy, and Daddy liked being with Mama very much.
Lu Wanqing looked into the child's innocent eyes and sighed softly. "I do. But Daddy needs to work hard and manage the empire's affairs properly, so that our whole family can have a better and happier life in the future."
Weiwei was bewildered. "Why?"
Lu Wanqing: "..."
Weiwei was still too young. Even though she was reborn, she was only ten years old in her previous life, not as old as Harvey and the others are now. She still didn't understand major matters.
"Weiwei is too young, you don't understand these things yet. You'll understand when you grow up," Lu Wanqing said.
"Shall we go to class now?" Lu Wanqing said to Weiwei.
Yes, class.
A child over one year old shouldn't normally attend class; they should just play. But that was for ordinary children. Weiwei was reborn, and Lu Wanqing felt that the educational approach for this child should also be adjusted.
At the very least, the child's studies should be prioritized. While she still had the memories of her previous life, helping her review her knowledge might make her learn faster?
If Weiwei could learn kindergarten and primary school knowledge earlier, it wouldn't be impossible to let her skip grades later.
Of course, these were not the most important things. Lu Wanqing was primarily worried that Weiwei would, like Harvey, dislike studying. Regardless of what her parents said, the child would be bored and resistant to learning.
She had to confirm Weiwei's personality in advance. If Weiwei truly disliked studying, she would have to think of a good solution.
Weiwei was led by Lu Wanqing back to the small study. It was called a "small study" because this study was decorated by Lu Wanqing herself, and the books inside were all books that Lu Wanqing wanted to read. When Lu Wanqing had nothing to do, she would come here to read and learn more knowledge, such as programming.
Lu Wanqing opened her optical computer and quickly searched for some courses.
Having taken care of so many children, she was now very familiar with children's courses. With a quick search, she found many.
"Which grade's textbooks do you want to start reviewing from, Weiwei?" Lu Wanqing asked Weiwei.
Weiwei: "..."
The child didn't speak for a long time.
Lu Wanqing looked at the child and, after a long silence, finally exited the online class interface and found some practice tests. There were tests for each grade from first to fifth.
"How about this, you do the tests first, and Mama will look at your results before helping you review, okay?" Lu Wanqing said.
Weiwei looked wronged. "Mama, I'm still a baby."
"But your psychological age isn't," Lu Wanqing said.
Lu Wanqing continued, "And you just said yourself that you want to skip grades. If you want to skip kindergarten and primary school directly and go straight to middle school, then your kindergarten and primary school results must be up to par."
Weiwei: "...Okay."
Weiwei looked a little pitiful. After Lu Wanqing finished speaking, she belatedly wondered if she had been a bit too much.
"Cough, cough." Lu Wanqing coughed lightly.
"Um, if you don't want to study right now, that's okay too," Lu Wanqing explained a little awkwardly.
"Weiwei, no matter what happened in your past life, you are only a little over a year old now, and your skull hasn't even closed. You can rest for two more years. When you turn three, Mama will send you to kindergarten, and you can start learning again," Lu Wanqing said.
Weiwei had been happy listening to the first part of her mother's words, but then she heard the latter part...
If she didn't study hard now, she would have to go back to kindergarten and endure those years she had painstakingly gotten through in her past life all over again?
No!
She absolutely refused!
Weiwei shook her head vigorously like a rattle drum. She quickly picked up the pen and started doing the test paper. "I can study."
She really didn't want to go back to kindergarten and primary school. Kindergarten for three years, primary school for five years, a total of eight years. That was too terrifying!