Chapter 12 Your Son Is Not Worthy

Lin Qi looked at Momo in amazement.

Momo took out the keys guiltily and opened the door.

Following close behind, Lin Qi asked, "Momo? How do you know it was Huo Tingdong who took you?"

She thought that it was Huo Tingdong who had found out about Momo and brought him over to the Huo Family's house.

Momo said, "Mommy, you and Auntie Bai Yan chat for a bit, I'll make dinner."

With that, he plunged into the kitchen.

Lin Qi grew suspicious in her heart, feeling that Momo had too many secrets hidden.

She didn't say much to Bai Yan. Bai Yan had always been understanding, knowing that everyone had things they preferred not to talk about, so she didn't press further.

Bai Yan suddenly asked, "Is Momo about to move up to the next level in school?"

Lin Qi nodded.

This was also a concern of hers.

She didn't own any property so Momo could only attend school on a temporary basis, and the local elementary school he was assigned to had somewhat backward education. A few months ago, there was an incident involving a teacher physically punishing a student.

Lin Qi said, "If I had the means, I'd want to send Momo to Windsor High School."

Bai Yan remarked, "Windsor High School, ah... I remember now, Windsor High School has a scholarship every year that covers tuition, but the interview requirements are very stringent. Only one in a thousand students are selected. However, Momo is so smart, he might just get that scholarship slot?"

Lin Qi was surprised, "A scholarship slot?"

Bai Yan said, "Yes! The special scholarship admission can waive the high tuition fees of Windsor High School. Lin Qi, why not give it a try?"

Night fell.

Lin Qi organized Momo's documents, opened Windsor High School's official website, and submitted an application for enrollment.

The website featured many pictures of the campus.

A beautiful library, grand teaching buildings, Lin Qi's gaze flickered with excitement.

She was born into the Lin Family and was the eldest daughter, but she was very young when her mother passed away, her father remarried, and her stepmother quickly gave birth to a son and a daughter.

From then on, she moved to the attic. From a delicate lady who had never done any manual work, she became a housemaid doing all the cleaning and laundry.

Originally, her father had also enrolled her in Windsor High School, but under the objection of her stepmother, her father sent her to an ordinary boarding school instead.

Meanwhile, her step-siblings were sent to Windsor High School and are now being sponsored to study abroad.

She couldn't let Momo repeat her life.

Early Monday morning.

Lin Qi arrived on time at the gates of Windsor High School with Momo.

Bentleys, Rolls-Royces—the grand school gates seemed like a luxury car exhibition.

Among the students dressed in exquisite uniforms, she and Momo stood out as different.

The special scholarship admission required a unified exam to test the intelligence of the applying children.

The exam was conducted on computers and results came out immediately; the top five scorers were required to have an interview with the principal along with their parents.

Outside the primary school test room.

Lin Qi waited patiently as parents around her discussed:

"Windsor High School's tuition is expensive for a reason; only ten students per class with two teachers, a foreign instructor, and a nanny. With such high-quality staffing, how could the children not succeed?"

"Every parent hopes their child will succeed. Moreover, children who attend elite schools make friends with the sons and daughters of well-known families from an early age, which broadens their horizons."

"You can't just enter Windsor High School with money alone. It's said that rich people's children also go through strict selection. Some parents sponsor the school with hundreds of thousands on top of the half million tuition fee every year just to get their child admitted."

Lin Qi became increasingly worried as she listened.

The cost of attending Windsor High School was so high!

"Mommy!"

Momo was the first to exit the examination room, walking towards her with something clutched in his hand.

Lin Qi went over, asking gently, "Momo, are you finished with the exam already?"

A group of parents also gathered around, "Just a dozen or so minutes and he's done?"

"Was the test difficult?"

Ignoring the other parents, Momo looked at Lin Qi and suddenly handed her the interview notice: "I passed the test. In twenty minutes, we'll go to the principal's office for the interview."

"Oh my!"

"Was the test that easy?!"

The surrounding parents let out a chorus of astonished exclamations.

Lin Qi excitedly hugged Momo and kissed his chubby little face repeatedly, "Momo is amazing! Momo is Mommy's pride!"

Twenty minutes later.

In the principal's office.

An assistant walked in, saying, "Principal, only one child got through the examination this time."

The exam was tough, and only one place was screened, while the rest failed.

The assistant handed over the list.

The principal glanced at the profile.

"Lin Jinmo, age seven;..."

The principal said, "Bring them in for the interview."

The assistant could sense the principal's impatience and indifference. After all, most students participating in the scholarship selection came from average families, and to Windsor High School, which valued family backgrounds, this slot was like a charity offering and wasn't taken seriously.

Not every year did children pass the selection exam; it was because the principal intentionally set very tough questions to weed out those parents who hoped against hope that attending Windsor High School could get them into high society.

The door opened.

Lin Qi walked in with Momo.

"Good day, Principal."

The principal looked up and glanced over, his eyes lingering on Momo, and he was slightly taken aback.

This child seemed out of the ordinary.

Dressed in plain attire, a simple white shirt, cute suit pants, a pair of shiny leather shoes, a black tie around his collar, Momo stood up straight with his hands behind his back, an elegant little gentleman with skin fair as jade.

The principal asked, "So you are Lin Jinmo?"

Momo replied, "Yes. My name is Lin Jinmo, and this is my Mommy."

The little boy's answers flowed without any hint of nervousness.

The principal inquired, "What about your father? Why is it just your mother here?"

Momo said, "I don't have a father."

The principal looked at Lin Qi, "Ms. Lin, are you a single-parent family?"

Lin Qi replied, "Yes…I'm divorced, raising my child on my own."

The principal frowned, "Ms. Lin, I think you may not be familiar with Windsor High School. We place great emphasis on a child's family background. A complete family relationship, with both father and mother, is a strict requirement for a child's admission to Windsor High School."

Lin Qi was stunned; she wasn't aware of this strict requirement at Windsor High School.

"Children from single-parent families should not suffer prejudice." Lin Qi said, "My son is excellent, so I wish for him to attend a great school and receive quality education."

"This isn't prejudice." The principal smiled, "Ms. Lin, pardon my asking, but if you can't manage your own marriage well, how can you ensure that you'll play such an important role in your child's growth process?"

Lin Qi tensed, feeling offended by the principal's words, "As far as I know, Mr. Huo Tingdong's son also attends Windsor High School. Mr. Huo doesn't have a spouse; he has a single-parent background too. Why... can Little Master Huo be an exception to attend?"