Make-up classes

Fortunately, Lu Zhou's learning ability wasn't ridiculously bad. At least he passed all his junior high school exams. The elementary school exams that Shen Anyan had prepared just in case were of no use.

She analyzed the other party's answers and, after comprehensive consideration, tailored a study plan for the other party.

First, let's put English aside for now. This subject is an exception. The other student's high school exams in this subject all did very well, even getting a score of 120. However, it's not surprising that children from wealthy families excel in English.

Chinese, on the other hand, doesn't rely on textbooks or practice exercises, so that can be put aside for now. The liberal arts curriculum is pretty much the same in junior high and high school; it's all about memorization. Shen Anyan assigned the other person key points to memorize each week and gave him the first week's work, asking him to review it regularly whenever he had free time.

The main subject was mathematics. If he didn't know the others, he could still make up a few sentences to get a grade. But he really didn't know this subject. Lu Zhou's foundation was poor, so he needed to start over.

After taking two exams today, it was already very late, so Shen Anyan made an appointment with the other party to study mathematics tomorrow.

Lu Zhou obediently agreed and wanted to invite the other party to dinner.

Shen Anyan said: "No, I'm not used to eating at night. Remember to memorize the liberal arts exam well. I'll come and check what you've memorized tomorrow."

After giving her instructions, she asked, "By the way, when are you free tomorrow? I can arrange a time to come over."

Lu Zhou was delighted to hear this. Without even thinking, he replied, "Any time."

Shen Anyan said: "It's the same as today. I'll come over at one o'clock."

Lu Zhou said, "Okay, I'll have the driver pick you up... It's already late, why don't you just stay at my place and avoid the hassle of traveling back and forth?"

Shen Anyan was helpless: "I have something to do at home. See you tomorrow."

Lu Zhou was a little reluctant to let her go, but after hearing that, he didn't force her.

Shen Anyan said goodbye to Lu's father, and Lu's father tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "Don't you want to have dinner before you leave?"

Shen Anyan politely declined the other party with the same reason.

Father Lu smiled and said, "I don't like eating dinner either. I want to lose weight."

Shen Anyan said: "How could that be? You are so thin, you should eat more."

Father Lu laughed even more happily after hearing this. He said, "You young people are good at making people happy... Hey, I'll ask the driver to take you there."

Lu Zhou yelled, "No need, Dad. I'll take you there."

He put his arm around Shen Anyan's shoulders and said with a smile, "Let's go."

Lu Zhou accompanied the other person all the way to the garage, and only withdrew his gaze reluctantly after the other person's car left the gate.

When he returned to the living room, dinner was already ready. Father Lu beckoned the children to come and eat quickly.

Lu Zhou said, "I'm not eating anymore, Dad. I need to go back to my room to memorize my lessons."

Father Lu almost thought there was something wrong with his hearing. He asked in surprise: "What did you say you were going to do?"

This bastard son of his has never touched a textbook since he started junior high school, let alone actively studying.

Lu Zhou said, "Sheng Yan asked me to recite it, and she'll come to check it tomorrow. Okay, enough talk. I need to recite it quickly. I can't embarrass myself in front of her tomorrow."

Father Lu stared at his son's departing figure in astonishment. After a long while, he said to the housekeeper in a sleepwalking voice, "I really did find the right person for this tutor."

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The next day, Shen Anyan went to Shi Yincheng's house first and explained the test paper he had assigned yesterday. Shi Yincheng had obviously put in a lot of effort, and although his score wasn't great, it was pretty good.

Shen Anyan explained the wrong question to the other party and analyzed the next plan.

"Your current foundation is very solid. The school can't improve you much now. Our current task is to improve it. The most effective method is to practice questions and summarize question types. Don't be greedy, but focus on quality."

She dug out all of the other person's mock exams from junior high school and compared them one by one. She concluded, "Look, although the specific questions on these exams are different, if you look closely, you'll see that the question types are similar. Don't just blindly answer them. Instead, think from the perspective of the test-setter: what kind of questions they'll ask, and what kind they'll use. That way, you'll get twice the result with half the effort."

Shi Yincheng was lost in thought. "Our teacher often says the same thing—we should think more from the perspective of the question setter, but he doesn't explain how to think clearly. Sister Xiaoyan, you explain it much more clearly."

Shen Anyan smiled and said, “I did a lot of questions and summarized them.”

She picked out a good set of papers for him and asked Shi Yincheng to do the math first, and then she would explain it directly after she was done. The rest of the papers were to be done during the day and reviewed next Saturday.

After finishing the math test and explaining it, Shen Anyan took the other party to correct the wrong questions again.

"Don't copy questions; that's the most thankless task. My suggestion is to scan and print the wrong questions directly with your phone. If you don't care about appearance, there's an even easier way to just cut them out and stick them in your correction book."

When Shi Yincheng was writing the test paper just now, he was wondering why the test paper given by Sister Xiaoyan was printed on one side. Now he understood the other party's intention. This way, he would not have to worry about two wrong questions on the same page, which would be difficult to cut.

When leaving, Shen Anyan gave the answers to the other test papers directly to the other party, asking her to finish the papers so that she could check the answers in time.

"If you still don't understand the answer after reading it, you can wait until next Saturday to ask me in class, or you can ask your teacher. If it's inconvenient and you need to know urgently, you can also call me. I am available from 11:30 am to 2 pm and after 9 pm during the week. You can call me anytime." Shen Anyan said.

Shi Yincheng asked, "Would that be too much trouble for you, Teacher?"

Shen Anyan smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, your study is the most important."

After leaving his master's house, Shen Anyan walked a distance away and found a convenient parking spot before sending a message to Lu Zhou about his arrival and his current location.

Lu Zhou quickly replied, "Got it! I've asked the driver to pick you up. It's expected to take about 40 minutes! It's a bit long, so find a place to rest for a while. Don't get tired standing around!"

It is followed by an emoticon of a person holding up a heart.

There happened to be a milk tea shop nearby, so Shen Anyan went in, ordered a cup of milk tea, and sat at the table waiting.

…The milk tea was a bit unpalatable. She had never tasted such unpalatable milk tea in her life. Shen Anyan only took a sip and put it aside without touching it.

Forty minutes passed quickly, and the driver who came to pick her up was still the same driver from yesterday, but there was also one more person.

Lu Zhou opened the car door and waved, "Feast! Over here!"

Shen Anyan walked over, and Lu Zhou hurriedly sat down inside, leaving enough space for the other person to sit inside.

Shen Anyan casually closed the car door. The driver in the front seat confirmed that the door was closed and slowly started the car.

Shen Anyan asked, "Why are you here too? It took nearly two hours to get there and back. It must have been quite tiring."

Lu Zhou said, "I'm free anyway, so I want to spend some time with you."

Shen Anyan noticed the dark circles under the man's eyes and asked, "Did you stay up late? The dark circles are so heavy."

Lu Zhou was stunned for a moment and hurriedly covered his face. "Ah—how could I forget about this! Don't look at me, don't look at me. I'm so ugly. I should have used some foundation before going out!"

Shen Anyan was a little helpless, and she comforted him: "You are not ugly, you are so beautiful, even with dark circles under your eyes you are still beautiful."

Lu Zhou hesitantly lowered his hand, but still felt a little awkward and didn't dare to face the other person.

"real?"

"real."

The other party then smiled with relief.

The two chatted all the way, and in the middle, Shen Anyan told the other party about the next teaching plan. Although the other party listened carefully, unfortunately the effect was not good. Shen Anyan could clearly feel that he didn't take it to heart.

However, this is not something that can be achieved overnight. Lu Zhou has been idle for so many years, so it is unrealistic to expect him to become motivated and fall in love with learning all of a sudden.

After arriving at the Lu family, Shen Anyan greeted Lu's father. Lu's father wanted to chat with him for a few more words, but was interrupted by Lu Zhou, saying, "Dad, stop talking. I still have to study with Sheng Yan."

Father Lu was both angry and amused, and waved his hand to let the two go.

Entering the bedroom, Lu Zhou quickly took out the recitation material assigned yesterday and said confidently, "You can test me on anything. I've memorized it all!"

Chen Anyan took the information and didn't spoil the other party's fun. He asked a few questions as he was told.

Lu Zhou's answers were generally smooth, though he would occasionally stumble. At these moments, he would hold his head and yell, "Wait a minute, wait a minute—you don't have to remind me, I'll remember it right away!"

After Shen Anyan finished the random check, he casually praised the other party a few words, and Lu Zhou laughed with joy.

She glanced at the dark circles under his eyes again, thought for a moment, and asked, "Is this what you stayed up late for?"

Lu Zhou said, "I memorized it all night yesterday!"

Shen Anyan said helplessly: "I assigned you a task within a week. There is no need to rush. Let's take it step by step."

She had originally wanted to teach him math today, but seeing that Lu Zhou was a little listless and had secretly yawned several times, Shen Anyan did not force him.

She asked, "Are you sleepy?"

Lu Zhou said, "It's okay. I'll just have some coffee later."

Shen Anyan said: "Don't force yourself. If you feel sleepy, just take a rest. We can go back to class when you are refreshed."

Lu Zhou asked, "If I go to sleep, will you be bored staying alone?"

Shen Anyan smiled and said, "No, why are you thinking so much? Go and have a rest."

Lu Zhou went to bed peacefully, and before going to sleep, he told the other party the passwords to his tablet and computer.

Shen Anyan sat at her desk, reviewed the content she was about to talk about, and then took out her weekend homework and started working on it. She moved very quietly, trying not to wake the other person.

About four hours later, Lu Zhou woke up from his bed.

There were still two or three hours before dark, so Lu Zhou asked the servants to bring dinner to the room, and the two of them ate while attending class.

Shen Anyan had asked Lu Zhou if he wanted to attend classes to truly learn something or simply to get high scores. Without a second thought, he chose the latter, and his father had agreed.

Shen Anyan then directly explained it to the other party from the perspective of taking the test.

She did not follow the textbook, but broke it down one by one based on the exam questions in the past five years. Today she talked about the definition and properties of geometric figures.

After all, it was the beginning of the lecture, so she chose the simplest questions with relatively simple content, so Lu Zhou understood it easily.

After explaining the basic concepts, Shen Anyan led the other party to write some exercises and found a few basic questions for the other party to do.

Except for a few questions that were a bit confusing and made him stumble, Lu Zhou basically answered all the other questions correctly.

Shen Anyan, with the attitude of encouraging beginners, praised the other party a few times.

Lu Zhou was delighted when he heard this. He folded his arms and leaned back in his chair, saying proudly, "Looks like studying isn't that difficult after all!"

Shen Anyan thought about it and used the old saying: "Yes, you are very smart, but you are unwilling to study hard. As long as you are willing to work hard, you can still learn well."

This statement is a panacea. Regardless of its authenticity, it can indeed stimulate the other person's enthusiasm for learning.

Lu Zhou was even happier when he heard this. He leaned closer and said, "I'll definitely study hard. Teacher Xiaoyan, please teach me!"