Chapter 121 Hehe! Thank you!
Gu Yin was completely unaffected by Huang Ting. After using the restroom, she returned to the classroom. It happened to be Chinese class, so she continued looking at the test paper without any guilt, since she had already finished studying Chinese in her third year of junior high.
After finishing the new lesson, Feng Jianyue assigned homework and left them to read on their own for the rest of the time before heading towards Gu Yin's seat.
"After breaking down a problem, don't immediately start doing other problems. It's a big no-no to solve familiar problems right away. Don't look at a problem in isolation. Breaking down a problem doesn't mean solving each problem one by one. It means recognizing a problem as one you've seen before and knowing which formula to use. If you see two problems together and think you've seen them before, you can use a different approach. Breaking down a problem is about combining them in your own way. This approach must be logical. Don't just solve whatever you see. You'll never finish solving them that way. When you have time, you can study some advanced mathematics, like calculus."
Gu Yin was thinking when she heard the teacher's voice. After listening, her mind finally cleared up. She really did start solving problems as soon as she saw a familiar question or picture. However, after solving one question, she would get stuck on the next one and have to continue solving it. This method was actually the same as the one she had used before, and it was completely ineffective.
"Thank you, teacher, I understand!" After saying that, Gu Yin immediately lowered her head and continued to work on the problem.
Gu Hua listened to their conversation from the side, completely bewildered. What question was that? What were they talking about? And why was the Chinese teacher so good at math?
After school, Gu Yin looked at the simple solution steps and laughed: "So this is how you solve problems! That's really difficult! But math is so mysterious! It's so much fun!"
Gu Hua glanced at the draft paper on Gu Yin's desk and her lips twitched: "It really wasn't easy."
Tomorrow is the weekend, and she doesn't need to stay at school tonight, so Gu Yin isn't in a hurry to go back. She picked up her test paper and looked at Gu Hua: "I'm going to the office for a bit, wait for me!"
When Gu Yin ran to the office, she learned that Feng Jianyue had left the school after class and must have gone back to the city.
Seeing this, Gu Yin had no choice but to return and wait until Monday to show her the test paper.
On her way home, Gu Yin told Gu Hua about what she had been doing lately. Gu Hua was stunned after hearing it. They hadn't even finished learning the junior high school curriculum, yet Gu Yin had not only learned high school material but was also doing extra math Olympiad problems!
Gu Hua went berserk: "You devil! Ahhh, I'm going to break down! I don't care anymore! Don't talk to me about math olympiad anymore, is that something a mortal like me should know? Knowing it will shorten my lifespan! God! I'm just a mortal, don't show me your math olympiad papers anymore, I'm afraid I can't handle it and will go crazy! That's it, do whatever you want, I don't care anymore!"
Seeing her slacking off, Gu Yin laughed: "I was originally thinking of printing out the test papers this weekend and giving you a copy."
Gu Hua quickly let go of her left hand and raised it up: "No! No! Please don't! I don't need it! Really! Great God, you can do it yourself! I, a mere mortal, won't join in the fun! Please let me go, the child will really shorten my lifespan!" After saying that, she looked pitifully at Gu Yin.
Gu Yin sighed: "Alright, then I won't show it to you. By the way, it's the end of the month today. My brother should be home by now. I'll show him these test papers later. He should be able to do them. These are junior high school questions, and he's already in high school!"
Gu Hua's eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, go find him! He'll definitely do it!"
When I got home, Gu Shu was indeed home.
Upon seeing her two younger sisters return, Gu Shu got up, went inside, and brought out two small cakes, handing them to them: "These are small cakes I bought from a cake shop. I noticed that the girls in my class all like them, so I bought some for you and put them in the refrigerator. Try them and see if you like them!"
Gu Hua took one and quickly ran back to her room, while Gu Yin sat in the main room, took out the test paper, and then unwrapped the cake and ate it.
Seeing that Gu Hua had disappeared from sight, Gu Shu scratched his head: "What's wrong with A-Hua?"
Gu Yin coughed lightly: "Maybe you're sleepy. By the way, brother, I have a test paper here that I think is okay. Can you take it and try it with high school knowledge so I can see?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Shu ignored Gu Hua, walked over to Gu Yin, took the test paper, looked at the questions, found them quite interesting, and turned to start working on the test next to her.
Gu Yin, meanwhile, was leisurely eating her cake on the side.
When Gu Qingming and Li Xiang returned home that evening, they saw their son slumped in his chair, looking utterly dejected. They asked in confusion, "What's wrong with Ashu? Is he struggling with his studies? Why does he look so haggard?"
Gu Hua, who was watching TV nearby, shook her head, looking still shaken, and said, "She was tortured by A Yin's test paper! It's too cruel! Tsk tsk tsk, he almost scratched her hair bald and she only did two questions. Cruel, too cruel!"
Upon hearing this, the couple looked at Gu Yin, who was checking Gu Le's homework, and laughed. Then, ignoring Gu Shu, they went to the kitchen to help.
Gu Shu watched his parents go into the kitchen, feeling utterly uncomfortable! Looking at the exam paper beside them, he felt like crying.
"Sis, can we make a deal? Can I do this test paper after I finish my senior year of high school? I've only just started learning the basics. I can read the words and understand the questions, but I just can't get it right! I thought it would be easy at first glance, that I could tell the answer at a glance, but I was wrong. I even used up all my scratch paper looking at the answer key for just one fill-in-the-blank question and still couldn't get it right!"
Gu Yin sighed: "I just wanted you to take a look and try to do it, not for you to actually solve it! This is a question from the National Mathematics League. I wanted you to take a look and see if you're interested. If you are, I'll recommend a teacher to you later, and you can try to sign up and see if it works out."
Gu Shu: "...Thank you, but no need. Our school's math Olympiad class is full of students who are in the top ten in the whole school. I'd rather not humiliate myself. I'm not worthy."
Gu Hua burst into laughter beside her.
Gu Shu looked at Gu Hua with a quiet gaze and said, "You can try asking A-Hua; she's smarter than me."
Gu Yin blinked: "I only contacted you because Ahua said you could do it, so why don't you guys like it? Math is so fascinating! What a pity!"
Gu Shu: "...Ah Hua, thank you!"
"Oh, you're welcome, it's nothing!"
Seeing their reaction, Gu Yin smiled and then put her lips down. She put the test paper away, deciding not to bother them anymore and to play by herself.
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