She turned around and looked at Li Jinchen with a helpless look.
Li Jinchen stood there in a daze, looking at Xia Yunxi with his head slightly tilted.
Xia Yunxi readjusted her state and raised her hand to knock on the door again.
This time the door was opened wide from the inside. The old lady saw her with a very unhappy expression: "I've already told you, he doesn't see guests. Don't bother us again in the future. Let the past be the past. We have fallen to this point. What else do you want?"
"Auntie, don't get me wrong. This is what's going on." Xia Yunxi turned around and waved at Li Jinchen.
Li Jinchen walked obediently to her side, opened his bright eyes, and looked up at the old lady in front of him.
Xia Yunxi explained, "This is my son. He's been a bit of autistic since he was little, but he's a genius in math. I want Mr. Li to meet him..."
"Why, do you still want Lao Li to be his teacher?" the old lady asked sarcastically.
Unexpectedly, Xia Yunxi nodded directly, "Yes. I know what happened two years ago. Master Li was wrongly accused. The real situation is not what the outside world has said. Doesn't Master Li want to prove himself? A truly capable teacher is able to lead his students to international competitions."
The old lady didn't say anything. At this time, a cough was heard from inside the house. It was very hoarse and she shouted weakly.
"Let them in."
When the old lady heard this, her wrinkled face furrowed tightly, but she still moved aside.
Seeing this, Xia Yunxi took Li Jinchen's hand and walked into the courtyard.
Unlike the dilapidated appearance from the outside, the yard was kept very tidy, with a garden area fenced off in the corner.
It's just that autumn has arrived, and withered flowers can be vaguely seen on the withered branches.
On the stone table in the center of the yard, an elderly man with a hunched back sat down on the stone bench with difficulty.
The old lady who turned around and came in saw this and hurried forward to help support him.
Xia Yunxi walked over with Li Jinchen. When she really saw the man in front of her, compared with the high-spirited man reported in the newspaper, Xia Yunxi almost didn't dare to recognize him.
She couldn't restrain her surprised look.
The old lady snorted coldly, "This is what you wanted to see. You ruined his life, and now you're running away and trying to use him. What's going on? Don't you think our family is miserable enough?"
"Ayun." Old Li coughed as he stopped her. After finally catching his breath, he looked up at Xia Yunxi and her son. "How did you find this place?"
"I saw that report two years ago, but I know you were wrongly accused. I don't know the details of what happened, but as an outsider, I trust your character." Xia Yunxi paused and pulled Li Jinchen forward. "This is my son. He's been diagnosed with autism since he was a child. He's quiet and always in his own world. But he's very talented in math. I've tried... so I want to find him a highly respected teacher to teach him so that his talent doesn't go unnoticed."
"Hmph, aren't you afraid of my old man's teachings? Will you be harmed by my old man in the future?" The old lady beside her suddenly said.
"No." Xia Yunxi said firmly, "I believe that Mr. Li is looking for talents. Besides, my child really has talent in this area."
"I know my coming to your door for no apparent reason must be troubling to you. But Teacher Li..." Xia Yunxi looked at the old man, who was a stark contrast to the man he was two years ago. Two years ago, he had aged, yet remained vigorous and energetic. Now, as if his energy and spirit had been drained from him from within, the vigorous and intelligent demeanor he had portrayed in the newspapers was long gone, replaced by the image of an ordinary, sick old man.
"Your talent shouldn't be buried. You should fight back and clear your name."
After Xia Yunxi said this, the old lady fell silent for a rare moment.
After a long while, I heard Mr. Li say in a calm tone: "You can go back. I will never teach students again in this life."
Xia Yunxi felt extremely depressed. Is it really impossible to let Mr. Li come out again?
But among so many prestigious teachers in the mathematics world, the only one Xia Yunxi found for Li Jinchen was the highly respected Mr. Li...
Seeing that they didn't move, Mr. Li was about to ask the old woman to send the guests away.
Li Jinchen looked up blankly at his mother, "Studying, math?"
His voice was very low, still speaking two words at a time.
Xia Yunxi patted his head and tried to smile, "Yes, but teacher..."
She didn't say the word "disagree".
Li Jinchen understood. He lowered his head and took out the Rubik's Cube from his pocket, muttering, "If you lose playing with the Rubik's Cube, teach me."
Although he practiced calligraphy intermittently, the three people present still heard it clearly.
Xia Yunxi squatted down, surprised by Yu Jinchen's behavior: "Are you saying you want to play Rubik's Cube with the teacher?"
Li Jinchen nodded: "If you lose, you have to teach me."
He heard everything his mother said from the beginning until now.
His mother was looking for a teacher for him. This old man must be very capable, as his mother would run so far to ask the teacher to teach her.
Li Jinchen didn't want to see his mother's disappointed look. Moreover, he was a little envious of the proud look on his mother's face every time she told him about Xia Yuan's situation.
Xia Yuan is very smart. Although he is very young, he participated in an online competition and actually won the first place in mathematics.
Li Jinchen didn't think he was worse than him, and he also liked numbers and was willing to learn.
Xia Yunxi looked at Mr. Li, with a sincere expression on her face.
Old Li stared at the young child, whose bright eyes were clear. He took out his Rubik's Cube, held it in his little hands, and looked at him with his cheeks slightly puffed up.
Stubborn and stubborn, he refused to take a single step back despite his weak body.
"I can let you..." He stretched out his hand, looked at his five fingers, and silently curled up three of them: "Two minutes."
Elder Li raised his eyebrows slightly, "Then how long do you want it to take to successfully restore it?"
"One minute."
It takes three minutes to restore the scrambled Rubik's Cube, and Li Jinchen took the initiative to give others two minutes.
That means he has to solve the Rubik's Cube within one minute.
Old Li became interested. He sat up straight and didn't immediately ask the old woman to kick the mother and son out. "Okay, since you, little kid, asked, I'll play with you. But let's make a deal: you can't cry if you lose."
He obviously didn't take the child's request to heart. The reason he was impressed was simply because Li Jinchen looked very delicate and cute.
Li Jinchen looked at his mother, and Xia Yunxi gave him an encouraging smile.
Li Jinchen took small steps, walked up to the old lady and handed her the Rubik's Cube.
The old lady was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "You want me to disrupt it?"
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