At the same time, in a distant world, on July 4, 2120, in Beijing, China, in the Jiang family villa on the eastern outskirts of the city, Hua Qingcheng (not the heroine) was teaching the 6-year-old twin children to do arithmetic.
"What is 18 plus 19?" Hua Qingcheng looked at the two little guys in front of her and asked gently.
However, the two little ones remained silent, seemingly stumped by the question. Hua Qingcheng's gaze shifted between her son and daughter for a moment, and finally, pointing at her son, she said, "Jiang Yucheng, you answer?"
The little boy, dressed in a white shirt and blue overalls, looked delicate and dainty. He shook his head blankly, pouted slightly and said, "Mommy, there are too many. I don't have enough fingers and toes."
Hua Qingcheng helplessly held her forehead, secretly sighing in her heart why this kid was so stupid! But she still looked at her daughter patiently and said, "Jiang Yunuo, you answer."
As Hua Qingcheng finished speaking, the little girl sitting opposite her in a pink dress and two cute ponytails also shook her head, "Mom, if brother is willing to lend me his fingers and toes, I can figure it out."
Hua Qingcheng took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and then continued asking questions: "Next question. If there are 20 apples at home and Dad eats 5, how many are left?"
Jiang Yucheng thought for a moment, then replied, "There are 20 more."
Hearing her son's answer, Hua Qingcheng couldn't help but feel upset, so she turned to look at her daughter: "Jiang Yunuo, how many do you think are left?"
However, Jiang Yunuo first shook his head, indicating that he disagreed with his brother's answer, and then said: "No, there shouldn't be any."
Hua Qingcheng felt a little confused, but she patiently asked the children why. She took a deep breath, tried to look more pleasant, and then gently asked them, "Why, my little darlings? Can you tell me how I calculated it?"
Jiang Yucheng explained seriously: "Because my father doesn't like apples, he likes mangoes, so there won't be any less than 20 apples."
Hua Qingcheng couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and at the same time she was moved by the children's understanding and care for their family.
She pounded her chest lightly and muttered to herself, "Mom, I finally understand how you felt when you first taught me how to write..."
Then, she turned to look at her daughter and asked curiously, "What about you? Why did you say there wasn't one?"
Jiang Yunuo answered with equal seriousness: "Because Mom and brother love apples the most, 20 are simply not enough."
Hua Qingcheng laughed out loud at Jiang Yunuo's words. She didn't expect her daughter to think this way.
Jiang Yucheng and Jiang Yunuo looked at their mother's happy face and started laughing too. The whole children's room was filled with laughter.
"What's so funny?" At this moment, Jiang Yunting walked in from outside and looked at his wife and children with a puzzled look.
"Uh...that..." Hua Qingcheng only then remembered that she was teaching the child arithmetic.
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