"Provoke Yuan Wendong again?" Zu An blinked, not realizing that his cheap wife was so cunning.
Chu Chuyan looked at him strangely, thinking he was scared, and said, "Don't worry, I'll go to school with you tomorrow. Even if you annoy him, I can protect your safety."
What's with all this girlfriend vibes? It feels like their roles are a bit misplaced. But it turns out being a kept woman is so great.
Zuan blinked: "Don't worry, with my wife saying that, I'll definitely make that Yuan guy so angry he'll get pregnant."
Upon hearing the term "wife," Chu Chuyan and Qin Wanru both frowned, but ultimately said nothing.
"Sister, are you going to the academy tomorrow?" Chu Huanzhao suddenly asked.
"Yeah, what's with that expression?" Chu Chuyan smiled. "Did you get into some trouble at the academy and you're afraid a teacher will complain to me when I go to school?"
"No, it's just that my sister hasn't been to school in a long time, so I'm very surprised." Chu Huanzhao looked embarrassed and secretly winked at Zu An. "By the way, sister, I remember that the top class has an arithmetic class tomorrow."
“Yes,” Chu Chuyan nodded, “Actually, the academy’s cultivation courses are no longer very meaningful to me. Instead, the arithmetic course is more useful. After all, the Chu family has so many businesses, and there are many places where arithmetic is needed to manage them.”
Chu Huanzhao suppressed a laugh: "That's perfect. The academy just got a new math teacher, who might be more to your liking."
"You've got a new math teacher. What happened to Yang Hucao from before?" Chu Chuyan was taken aback. Clearly, she had been busy managing the Chu family and hadn't been paying attention to the latest developments at the academy.
"It seems that Yang Hucao was expelled for bullying his classmates," Chu Huanzhao said ambiguously.
“Yang Hucao does have some character issues,” Chu Chuyan recalled, “but his arithmetic skills are indeed very impressive. I wonder if the new arithmetic teacher is up to par in this area.”
"Great, absolutely fantastic!" Chu Huanzhao's eyes darted towards Zu An. "Today, Yang Hucao had a match with the new teacher and was completely defeated."
"Xiao Zhao, if you say it's okay, then it's okay. Why are you looking at your brother-in-law?" Qin Wanru was a little displeased. She thought that her second daughter and that guy Zu An seemed a bit too close. But she had always been so carefree. Maybe I was overthinking it.
Chu stuck out her tongue. She had originally wanted to come back and show off to her parents how capable her brother-in-law was, but after hearing her sister say that she was going to school for arithmetic class tomorrow, she immediately changed her mind.
Just imagine the expression on my sister's face when she sees that the teacher who walks in is Zuan. It must be quite a sight. Just thinking about it is exciting.
"A complete defeat? That can't be right. Yang Hucao is quite skilled in arithmetic." Chu Chuyan was somewhat surprised. "What exactly were they competing in?"
“Of course it was arithmetic,” Chu Huanzhao described the scene with great enthusiasm. “First, Yang Hucao gave the new teacher 20 questions, and the new teacher answered them all correctly in no time. Then the new teacher gave him 20 questions as well, and Yang Hucao didn’t get any of them right.”
"Not a single one correct?" Chu Chuyan was shocked. "How is this possible? What kind of questions did he ask?"
Chu Huanzhao glanced at Zu An and saw his ambiguous smile. He thought to himself, "My brother-in-law must be very proud of himself right now. Humph, he's working so hard to help him show off. He'll have to give me some kickbacks later."
"The new teacher's questions are a bit strange..." She then went through the 20 questions in general terms, asking Zu'an about the ones she couldn't remember.
The others didn't have any doubts, after all, it was a public competition, and it wasn't surprising that Zu'an knew about it since he was a student at the academy.
After listening to the 20 questions, Chu Chuyan gasped, her eyes sparkling with admiration: "This new teacher is really amazing. I'm starting to get curious about him."
"You'll be even more curious tomorrow." A hint of mischievous glee flashed in Chu Huanzhao's eyes; he hadn't felt this happy in a long time.
"Hmph, they're just some weird and wicked techniques," Qin Wanru snorted from the side. "After all, this world still values cultivation. Don't let other unorthodox methods distract you."
Chu Zhongtian also sighed and echoed, "Yes, Chu Yan, it was out of necessity to have you help manage the family business all these years. These business and arithmetic problems are just minor things. You must not get too obsessed with them."
Chu Chuyan smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I can tell what's important."
Chu Zhongtian then smiled and said, "That's good, that's good. You've been sensible since you were little and have never worried your mother and me. Since you say so, we are naturally relieved."
Qin Wanru glared at her second daughter: "Xiao Zhao, look at your sister, and then look at you. You're always idling around and all you know how to do is cause trouble."
Chu Huanzhao's smile froze instantly, her little mouth pouting. She thought to herself, "If you're going to praise my sister, then praise her. Why are you insulting me?"
Zu An, who was standing to the side, saw it clearly and thought to himself, "No wonder she was so rebellious when she first met Chu Huanzhao. She had always compared herself to her outstanding older sister since she was a child, and the key point is that she was not as good as her. Anyone would feel bad in that situation."
Considering Chu Chuyan's icy and aloof personality, it seems there are hardly any normal people in this family. It appears that the Chu couple's parenting was quite a failure.
Sigh, since they had such an unhappy childhood, it seems I'll have to put in more effort and take better care of these two sisters in the future.
"And you, Zu'an!" Qin Wanru was scolding her daughter, but when her gaze fell on Zu'an and saw his amused expression, she was immediately furious. What are you so smug about? You're not even as good as Xiao Zhao!
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