Xiao Li came directly to our door on the weekend.
"Hello! I am the tutor introduced by Jiang Xinying. My name is Zhang Xiaoli."
"Please come in quickly, Madam is waiting for you in the living room."
The nanny opened the door, and Xiaoli entered the living room, where a beautiful woman was sitting on the sofa.
Mrs. Ning stood up. "Teacher Zhang, is that right? I heard from Xinying that you have excellent grades, so I'm entrusting Xiaoyu to you. Please come with me."
Xiao Li followed him to the study, where a boy of about fifteen years old was staring at her with wide eyes.
"Xiaoyu, this is your new teacher, Teacher Zhang."
Ning Xingyu reluctantly greeted the teacher and turned his head away, but he still peeked at her.
"Teacher Zhang, why don't you take a break and have some water before starting the class? I'll head out now."
After Madam Ning left, the nanny brought tea and fruit. Xiao Li didn't stand on ceremony; she drank the water and then started her class.
She took out a test paper and asked Ning Xingyu to do it, but Ning Xingyu ignored her and continued playing with the Rubik's Cube in his hand.
Xiao Li looked at the arrogant boy, picked up a 3x3 Rubik's Cube, and solved it in no time.
Ning Xingyu then became interested. He stared at Xiao Li, handed her the 4x4 Rubik's Cube, and Xiao Li solved it after a few more attempts.
Ning Xingyu then found fifth-tier, sixth-tier, and seventh-tier items...
Xiao Li reproduced everything perfectly, and Ning Xingyu's eyes sparkled. If he could learn it, he could show off.
"Teacher Zhang, are you tired? Have a grape, it's very sweet."
Xiao Li smiled, "I'm not tired, and I don't want to eat grapes. If you finish the test and get a good grade, I'll teach you the second level, how about that?"
"Okay, no problem!"
Ning Xingyu immediately picked up the test paper and started working on it.
When Madam Ning secretly opened the door, she saw Ning Xingyu diligently working on his problems. She nodded in satisfaction; this teacher was quite capable.
Ning Xingyu lowered his head, feeling a little annoyed that he had finished the test but hadn't done well. He wondered how he could have gotten so many questions wrong.
Xiao Li looked at the test paper and said, "I know your score. Tomorrow I will give you extra lessons based on your weaknesses. That's all for today. Let's play with Rubik's Cube for the rest of the time."
Ning Xingyu suddenly looked up. Is this true?
"Really, let's start with the 2x2 cube. I'll teach you speedcubing. You can't learn higher-order cubes all at once, so let's start with the lower-order ones."
Ning Xingyu became happy; even the lower-level ones were cool, and he wanted to learn them.
"Xiaoyu, playing with a Rubik's Cube is quite mentally taxing. You need to memorize a lot of formulas to master it, but this is the simplest and most straightforward way."
Xiao Li looked inscrutable and said, "The highest level of playing with the Rubik's Cube is to integrate it with mathematics and use mathematics to solve the mystery of the Rubik's Cube."
After taking a sip of tea, she continued, "The best Rubik's Cube players are usually also very good at math. Keep up the good work! I believe you will become a very skilled Rubik's Cube player in the future."
Ning Xingyu nodded emphatically, "Yes, thank you, Teacher Zhang. I will definitely study hard."
Mrs. Ning couldn't stop smiling. This Teacher Zhang was amazing. Her son had never been so obedient before. She definitely had to give her a raise.
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Zhao Yunyun has recently become obsessed with an online game. It features a red-clad female knight-errant, flying horses, fields of flowers, and adorable little animals...
All of this attracted her, making her indulge in it every night until late at night.
"Zhao Yunyun, phone call."
She agreed and quickly went to answer the phone.
"Hey, Dad, why are you calling at this hour? We're about to go to sleep."
Zhao Youde noticed that his daughter used the phrase "I'm going to sleep" instead of "I'm already asleep".
"Yunyun, have you been playing games a lot lately?"
Zhao Yunyun felt a pang of guilt. How did her parents find out about this? But she still stubbornly denied it.
"No way! Who's talking nonsense? How could I possibly play games?"
Wang Xiaoxiao, who was on the next bed, looked at Zhao Yunyun in surprise. Wasn't she the one who played games until 11 or 12 o'clock every day?
Zhao Yunyun gave Wang Xiaoxiao a fawning smile and shushed her.
"Dad, is there something you need? I'm going to sleep."
Zhao Youde angrily recounted the events of the day.
"The Zhang family has really gone too far. I'm telling the truth. They actually dared to come to our doorstep and curse at us."
"My dear daughter, you shouldn't play with Zhang Xiaoli anymore, lest she corrupt you."
Zhao Yunyun responded irritably. She didn't know what was wrong with Zhang Xiaoli lately; she hadn't come to visit her at all.
Although their relationship has never been good, they used to maintain a facade of peace, and at least in their parents' eyes, their relationship was quite good.
The two have now lost contact, and even at home, they haven't spent time together.
"Dad, don't worry about these things. I'm going home next week, so I'll ask Mom to prepare some delicious food for me."
Zhao Youde agreed, and only put down his phone after his daughter hung up.
"The Zhang family is really something, daring to spread rumors about us, saying that our good daughter is playing games. I'll settle the score with them tomorrow."
Lan Yufang silently severed ties with the Zhang family in her heart, and Wu Yumei was no longer her good sister.
Zhang Liqun also complained to his wife, "I never would have guessed that Zhao Youde would be this kind of person. We used to travel together, fish together, and go out together. It was so nice. But now it's turned out like this."
"Alas, everyone has their own ambitions. If the Zhao family doesn't treat us as friends, then we don't need to treat them as friends either."
Wu Yumei comforted her husband, but she also felt a little uneasy.
The Zhang and Zhao families not only lived close to each other, but also worked in the same place. For decades, the two families had maintained a very close relationship, but now their relationship has suddenly broken down, which is quite sad.
Neither family slept well that night, and the next day they tacitly kept their distance. The Zhang and Zhao families were never the same again.
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After finishing my make-up class on Saturday morning, a sudden downpour started.
Xiao Li looked at the sky; it was going to rain for quite a while longer. Just as she was about to step out into the rain with her umbrella, Madam Ning came out.
"Teacher Zhang, it's raining so hard, why don't you stay home and play for a while, have dinner, and then go back?"
Xiao Li wanted to go to the library to read some books; she didn't want to stay at the Ning family's house.
"Mrs. Ning, I made plans to meet my classmates at the library. This rain is going to continue for quite a while, so I'd better head back first. I can always change my clothes."
Seeing that Xiao was determined to leave, Madam Ning said, "Then I'll have the driver give you a ride."
Xiao Li looked at the torrential rain and nodded in agreement.
"Then thank you, Madam Ning."
"Teacher Zhang, you're too kind."
The car arrived at the school quickly. Xiaoli got out of the car with her umbrella, said goodbye to the driver, and then walked into the campus.
Zhao Yunyun witnessed this scene and quickly took a picture with her phone.
"It's obviously a luxury car. I never thought Zhang Xiaoli was really like the rumors. She has no self-respect at all."
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