Chapter 106 Don’t destroy my character

Zong Jincheng's eyes lit up instantly, and he agreed excitedly: "Great minds think alike!"

Pan Hongzhi: “…”

Who shares the same opinion as you, a cocky kid...

But as a highly paid private tutor, the dedicated Pan Hongzhi said with superb acting skills: "When I first entered the Hanlin North Courtyard, I was annoyed by the noise of their reading every day. Later, I plugged my ears and read my own books. Only then did I climb from the bottom to the top."

"Did you also study hard like them to get to the top?" The little devil started chatting with him unconsciously and followed him to the restaurant.

Zong Wenxiu and Zhao Yin looked at each other. They didn't expect that Pan Hongzhi had such an experience. Zhao Yin smiled and nodded, seeing through it but not saying it out loud.

Earlier, Pan Hongzhi was still chatting with the little devil, and his emotions were very appropriate: "Of course not, didn't I just tell you? I hate studying hard, so I thought of many ways to overtake others, and it only took me two years to beat so many people."

The little devil exclaimed: "So amazing! Are your methods more useful than what we have learned now? Can you teach me? I think with my intelligence, I can definitely crush them all in one year!"

Pan Hongzhi wanted to bang his head against a wall at this kind of arrogant self-confidence, but he still had to smile passionately and replied with a stiff upper lip: "Of course..."

In the small restaurant, all the food has been served.

The little devil was still chatting with Pan Hongzhi, from Confucius's method of learning calligraphy through thinking and asking questions to Xunzi's method of learning calligraphy through fake objects.

Zong Jincheng said: "I have memorized Xunzi's exhortation to study, but I don't know how to use it. Is there any specific explanation?"

Pan Hongzhi said: "You said today that Wenxiu was reciting articles silently at night, that's fine. If you use your spare time to recite articles silently, you can remember them more firmly."

The little devil said seriously: "But I have a photographic memory, so I remember it very well."

Pan Hongzhi: “…”

When talking to the little devil, he wants to stop after just a few sentences.

Zhao Yin lowered his head and tried to hold back his laughter until he felt a kick under the table. Then he quickly came to the rescue and said, "Then you can meditate."

"Meditate?" The little devil was even more confused. "Meditate on what?"

Pan Hongzhi was rescued and felt that he was fine again.

He continued, "Ponder how to integrate what you have learned and summarize it by categories. For example, the Analects and Encouragement to Study that we just talked about contain two methods of reading. What about other books? You have memorized hundreds of books, but have you ever thought about refining them all with the method of reading as the center?"

"Huh?" The little devil's thoughts were opened.

He tilted his head and thought carefully, then suddenly said, "Is there a biography of Mr. Wu Liu? Tao Yuanming said, 'Don't seek to understand everything.' That is, when reading, you can't swallow it whole, you can't have a superficial understanding, and you can't just know the general idea."

Pan Hongzhi gave him a thumbs up and praised him sincerely, "Jincheng is indeed the smartest. He got it right away. That's the idea. You can think about it when you have free time."

"Good!" The little devil's tail wagged again because of the praise.

He was swaying on the stool, almost wanting to dance on the spot, laughing so hard that Zong Wenxiu reminded him, "Okay, Jincheng, eat quickly."

"Yeah!" Zong Jincheng felt full of energy.

By night time, the single bed was already in place.

Zong Jincheng thought he would not be used to sleeping in a small bed, but it turned out to be okay. The bed was not that small and he would not fall to the ground if he turned over as he had imagined.

Most importantly, he now has a good friend in the United Front who has the same experience and goals as him.

In just half a day, Pan Hongzhi was gradually brainwashed by his own acting skills. From just agreeing superficially in the beginning, he later complained with Zong Jincheng and he also felt that there was a problem with the Hanlin North Courtyard.

Is the meaning of life just to study hard?

Until the middle of the night when the noisy little devil was nagging me to the point that I had to cover my head with the quilt...

Then he suddenly realized: I need it, I need it so much. How can I make a lot of money if I don’t study hard? If I have a lot of money, who will serve this living ancestor?

When this living ancestor is bored, he can even chat with the dog, which makes Pan Hongzhi want to stuff his mouth.

Only after the little devil called him "Are you asleep?" more than ten times and still received no response did he turn over and reluctantly fall asleep.

On the other hand, Zong Wenxiu was much more polite. Except when he asked Zhao Yin questions, he was very well-behaved the rest of the time. He went to bed on time and did not cause anyone any worry at all.

Zhao Yin was still smiling when he fell asleep. It was like spending a fortune to raise such a good kid...

In the large study, candles flickered.

Xu Wan was still listening to Cheng Zhidong analyzing the learning progress of the two children. Looking at the test papers spread out on the table, she gave Cheng Zhidong two goals:

"In the monthly exam of Qingbo Academy in a month, Jincheng must be in the top 50 among ten-year-olds, and Wenxiu must be in the top 100 among twelve-year-olds. Within three months, I want both of them to enter the children's class."

Cheng Zhidong: “???”

Is this karma? I thought I would be the most relaxed private trainer because I was older, but I didn't expect that all the pressure would be on me in the end!

"Madam, aren't you a little too impatient...Mr. Cheng can't even do a 10-year-old test now, and Mr. Xiu has never done a 12-year-old test. Isn't this progressing too fast..."

He thought that this was a bit of forcing the child to learn too much in such a short time.

Xu Wan smiled and said, "There is still a month left. This is not to force the issue. They are already very strong."

She tapped the two children's previous test papers on the table and said, "Master Cheng, don't treat them as ordinary children. Ordinary children will not surpass their peers in just a few months."

Cheng Zhidong was shocked, and then he remembered the little devil who was always beaten by his wife. No matter how much he was beaten, he was still the best among his peers in Qingbo Academy. Even compared with the Hanlin North Academy, he only lost to eight people.

Cheng Zhidong said repeatedly: "Madam, don't worry, I will go and make a plan for the two young masters' study progress."

"Yes." Xu Wan was about to leave, and before leaving she added, "By the way, don't tell the two children about this goal."

"Ah?" Cheng Zhidong didn't understand. Didn't they need to have a goal so that they could continue rolling?

Xu Wan explained with a smile: "After all, Jin Cheng still thinks he is a rookie in my eyes, so please don't destroy my image."