Chapter 8

The English class went smoothly, though without any major incidents.

It's math class now.

"I've finished explaining this problem. Now, who wants to come up and do it again?"

A refined old man stood on the podium, adjusting his glasses from time to time as he spoke.

Chen Ping, their math teacher, was someone Lin Li didn't remember much about because he was transferred to their class in the second year of junior high. The previous math teacher was a recent college graduate who couldn't manage the students at all and often got so angry that he cried.

When Lin Li was in junior high school, if physics was the worst subject, then math was the second worst.

He still remembers that in the second year of junior high school, he was lucky and guessed to get a score of 50-something. He was overjoyed. For him, a score of 50 out of 150 was a high score.

Lin Li thought he really had no talent for science and even swore that he would never choose science in high school.

As a result, by the time he entered high school, the new college entrance examination had already replaced the old one for a year, and strictly speaking, there was no longer a distinction between arts and sciences.

In the old college entrance examination, the humanities subjects were history, politics, and geography, while the science subjects were physics, chemistry, and biology.

As a result, he not only chose physics in high school, but also the combination of physics, chemistry and biology. What kind of person is he? A conservative of the new college entrance examination?

After entering high school, Lin Li's mind seemed to suddenly click, and her talent for science gradually emerged. Looking at her math score of 120, she recalled her junior high school self.

Is this the difference between being enlightened and not being enlightened?

Looking at the questions on the blackboard, Lin Li raised her head.

Do they even teach functions in junior high? This question is clearly a typical trigonometric function problem.

Lin Li's favorite subject in high school is geometry.

At this moment, every student in the class lowered their head and cowered like a turtle when faced with the teacher's question.

This question is very difficult; Tong Yao is probably the only one in the whole class who can solve it.

However, Tong Yao is not the type to stand out; she will not go on stage unless the teacher calls on her.

"Is there anyone willing to come up and solve this comprehensive function problem?" Chen Ping tapped the problem on the electronic whiteboard and glanced at the whole class.

The classroom fell silent instantly, with only the soft sound of pens scratching across paper. Students in the front row quietly lowered their heads, while several boys in the back row, who usually loved to cause trouble, pretended to study their textbooks.

"Nobody's coming? Then I'll draw lots by student ID number." Chen Ping tapped his finger on the attendance sheet on the podium, his tone carrying a hint of "final ultimatum."

The students immediately started exchanging glances, some even secretly nudging the person next to them with their elbows, but no one raised their hand.

Just then, Lin Li suddenly stood up from her seat with a "whoosh," raising her right hand high, almost touching the ceiling fan above her head.

"I!"

Chen Ping's gaze paused for a moment, landing on Lin Li before immediately looking away as if he hadn't seen her, and continued looking down: "Is anyone else coming? This is a rare opportunity; if you answer correctly, you'll get 5 points for conduct."

The classroom remained silent after these words were spoken.

Tong Yao suddenly pushed a notebook over, on which was written the solution to the problem.

She clearly didn't believe Lin Li could solve the problem either, after all, what was Lin Li doing when the teacher was explaining the problem?

He was still catching up on his National Day homework downstairs; he wasn't listening at all.

Seeing this, Lin Li's raised hand froze in mid-air, and the smile on his face faded a little. But he didn't put it down. Instead, he straightened his neck and his eyes shone even brighter.

After waiting another half minute, Chen Ping finally sighed and helplessly raised his chin at him: "Since that's the case, then Lin Li, you come up here." His tone carried a casual "Anyway, there's no one else here, so give it a try" attitude.

When he handed the electronic pen to Lin Li, he added, "It's okay if you can't solve it, just tell me your thought process." He clearly didn't have any expectations.

Lin Li took the electronic pen. When her fingertips touched the cool pen body, her eyes suddenly became focused. The electronic pen slid across the whiteboard, making a soft "click-click" sound.

Lin Li first quickly wrote down the known conditions, then drew an auxiliary line without hesitation, and then began to list the formulas and calculate the steps. His movements were not fast, but they were exceptionally smooth, with very few pauses.

The students below the stage gradually stopped laughing and began to crane their necks to look ahead. Even Chen Ping raised an eyebrow, walked over to him, and looked down at the solution process on the whiteboard, his surprise becoming more and more obvious.

After Lin Li finished writing the last step, she put down the electronic pen and turned around, a hint of pride in her eyes: "Teacher, is this solution correct?"

There was a two-second silence in the classroom, then Chen Ping, first surprised, clapped first, his tone full of surprise: "Absolutely right! Have you been attending any tutoring classes lately?"

Lin Li simply smiled politely, then returned to her seat and sat down under Tong Yao's probing gaze.

He watched as Tong Yao raised her hand and returned the draft notebook that had just been pushed towards her.

His eyes were full of smugness.

"You..." Tong Yao hesitated for a moment before speaking, her voice still calm but more hesitant than usual, "How did you come up with the auxiliary lines for this problem? And we haven't learned the formulas used later."

Lin Li immediately crossed her arms and laughed, "I already told you, I'm a top student now!"

Upon hearing this, Tong Yao's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

She put down her pen, turned slightly towards Lin Li, and said with a hint of seriousness in her voice, "Let's just say you discovered the auxiliary lines for this problem by accident, but this formula, if I'm not mistaken, is the differentiation formula, right? This is a concept that you don't learn until high school."

Tong Yao had a rough understanding of high school knowledge, and recalling the physics problem Lin Li had done last time, she had a guess in her mind.

"Lin Li, forcing growth is not a good thing. You haven't even mastered the knowledge from junior high school, and you're already looking at these high school knowledge points."

Lin Li didn't want to delve into this issue with her. Rebirth is something that's hard to explain anyway, and since she didn't believe him, there was nothing he could do.

"Can't I just have a sudden epiphany these past few days? I've suddenly unlocked my full potential, and I can understand these high school level concepts with just a glance. My math talent has awakened!"

After listening, Tong Yao remained silent for a few seconds, then suddenly took out a brand new workbook from the drawer and pushed it in front of Lin Li: "These are advanced questions for the high school entrance exam. They are very difficult. If you really 'awaken,' you can try doing these. You don't need to do the past exam papers I gave you a few days ago."

Lin Li looked at Tong Yao and couldn't quite describe her feelings. It seemed like she believed it, but it also seemed like she didn't.

Unable to understand, he put the workbook in his desk drawer and said, "Okay, thanks..."

"Ring ring." The broadcast sounded.

After class, Chen Ping picked up his lesson plan and stepped down from the podium, looking at Lin Li and saying, "Come to my office with me."

After saying that, he walked out of the classroom.

Lin Li glanced blankly at Chen Ping's back, then followed.

The office was bright with sunlight. Chen Ping put the lesson plan on the table and looked at Lin Li, saying, "For that question just now, you used the monotonicity test and the differentiation formula, right? I bet you signed up for some advanced tutoring class. But Lin Li, your intention is good, and it's good to want to learn more, but we can't put the cart before the horse."

As he spoke, Chen Ping opened his lesson plan, flipped to the problem he had just solved, and pushed it in front of Lin Li, pointing to the junior high school knowledge points on it: "Look, the core test points of this problem are the basic applications of congruent triangles and quadratic functions. These are things you need to master now. High school knowledge is indeed simpler, but it's like a child who can't walk yet trying to run; it's easy for them to fall down."

What followed was Chen Ping's various sermons.

Lin Li didn't return to her seat until the class bell rang.

Lin Li's mind was filled with Chen Ping's voice. He never knew that this teacher cared about him so much.

I suppose he must have given up on me in my past life, which is why I've never mentioned him.

This week it's not Tong Yao's group's turn to be on duty; it's Xu Feng's group.

The two have an average relationship and won't deliberately make things difficult for each other.

After Lin Li finished sweeping the floor, Xu Feng glanced at him twice and then let him leave.

I just opened the door to my house.

Then I saw that the kitchen light was on.

"Mom, why are you home so early today?" he called out as he changed his shoes, tossing his schoolbag onto the sofa before rushing to the kitchen. But as soon as he reached the kitchen door and saw the figure busy at the stove, he abruptly stopped in his tracks.

He was an old man with gray hair.

"grandmother?"

The old man turned his head. "Li'er is back?"

"Grandma, when did you arrive? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"Why do I need to report in advance to come see my daughter and grandchildren?"

Grandma said with a smile.

"Wash your hands, it's time to eat. Your mother will be back soon."

After washing his hands, Lin Li sat down at the dining table. He guessed that his grandmother had come to persuade his mother not to buy a house this year.

Just then, the sound of a key turning came from the doorway.

It's Lin's mother who's back.

"Mom? When did you get here?"

Lin's mother looked at her grandmother in surprise.

Grandma brought up what she had just said again.

"Why do I need to report in advance to come see my daughter and grandchildren?"

Lin's mother was speechless.

During meals,

Lin Li waited and waited, but her grandmother remained silent.

Lin Li heard her grandmother's voice when she returned to her room.

"Liu Hua! Mom won't allow you to buy a house."

"Why, Mom? There's no room in this house anymore, and Li'er is all grown up now."

"You don't know, if Li'er hadn't mentioned it and I hadn't asked around, I wouldn't have known. House prices are so high now, can't you just wait until after this time to buy? Besides, there are so many unfinished buildings now, you don't want to go bankrupt and end up with nothing."

...

My grandmother is a stubborn person. If she thinks something is wrong, she will try her best to convince you. Now that she is old, no one dares to argue with her and they will all go along with what she says.

The two argued in the living room for several minutes.

"Are you not listening to me?" Grandma's voice grew louder as she spoke.

"Okay, Mom, I'll listen to you. I'll buy it after Li'er graduates from high school."

In the end, Lin's mother couldn't resist her grandmother's insistence and gave in.

Lin Li also breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as we don't buy that unfinished house, the financial burden on our family will be much lighter.

My own family's problems are temporarily resolved; it seems I need to find some time to visit Tong Yao's father.

As long as Tong Yao's father doesn't have any accidents, Tong Yao will definitely go to Yucheng to study.

Then I took advantage of this time to work hard and improve myself. Then, in high school, in a different place, I became her only familiar friend.

Then, over time, feelings developed, and the friendship turned sour!

The two worked together and were admitted to the same university.

Then they entered into marriage.

We will have another child in the future.

What's a good name for a child?

Should we settle down in the provincial capital or go back to Yancheng?

The more Lin Li thought about it, the more wonderful it seemed, and she rolled around excitedly on the bed.