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"So, assuming that these two values are equal, and then apply this formula... Look, isn't the result here?" Shen Anyan explained patiently.
Shi Yincheng held the draft book in one hand and calculated as his tutor explained with the other, and soon he figured out the key points.
"So that's how it is. I understand! Teacher, you are so awesome!" She said with admiration on her face.
Shen Anyan smiled and said, "It's just average, but it's mainly because you have a good understanding and you can understand it at once."
Shi Yincheng held his chin, squinted his eyes and smiled when he heard that.
Shi Yincheng was Shen Anyan's tutor. She was in her third year of middle school, fourteen years old. She didn't have the impetuous nature often associated with children her age. Perhaps because she came from a single-parent family, she was overly mature and sensible, and she was also exceptionally hardworking and motivated.
Shi Yincheng is a good student, ranking among the top ten in his class and the top twenty in his grade.
However, her school is an above-average one, and while the ranking may seem impressive, it's not very valuable when viewed provincially. The other party also wants to apply to a key high school, so he considered hiring a tutor.
After reviewing the monthly exam paper, Shen Anyan took out a set of mock test questions from his bag and handed it over to the other party, asking him to do it.
Shi Yincheng glanced through it first and couldn't help but smack his lips, saying, "Teacher, this paper is much more difficult than our school's monthly exam this time!"
Shen Anyan smiled and said, "This is the paper I asked for from the junior high school department of our school. It's also the monthly exam paper. Want to give it a try?"
Haicheng No. 1 High School is the best high school in the city, and its affiliated junior high school is naturally not bad either. It was also Shi Yincheng's first choice for the high school entrance exam.
She immediately perked up when she heard that and exclaimed, "Teacher, you're amazing! You can even get this!"
Shen Anyan said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, just do it quickly."
Shi Yincheng said "Ah" and went to do the questions happily.
“Knock knock knock—”
There was a knock on the bedroom door.
Shi Yincheng responded with "Come in" while concentrating on doing the questions.
With a creak, the door was opened and a woman with a low ponytail, who looked to be around forty years old, walked in.
She was holding a fruit plate in her hand, with a kind and gentle expression. Seeing that her daughter was busy, she whispered to Shen Anyan: "Teacher Xiao Sheng, I have cut some fruit for you. Please enjoy it when you are free."
Shen Anyan hurriedly took the fruit plate and thanked him again.
"Auntie, you've worked hard. I'll remind Xiaoyin to eat after she finishes the test paper."
The Master's wife smiled and said, "Well, good, you should remember to eat too."
She didn't bother him any further and left the room after delivering the fruit plate.
Because it was a private practice session, there was no need to follow the formal steps like in a formal exam. In less than an hour, Shi Yincheng finished the paper.
She handed the paper to Shen Anyan expectantly, waiting for his comments.
Shen Anyan held the paper in one hand and pushed the fruit plate towards her with the other hand, signaling her to eat.
After correcting the papers, Shen Anyan said, "I have corrected two scores according to the strictest and most lenient standards. Which one do you want to listen to first?"
Shi Yincheng said: "Bitterness first, sweetness later, that's the strictest one."
Shen Anyan said: "The strictest is seventy-six."
Shi Yincheng rubbed her nose. She had only scored four points above the passing grade. She had scored 112 points in the monthly exam.
She then asked, "What about the loosest one?"
Shen Anyan: “Eighty-nine.”
It was just an average result. Shi Yincheng sighed inwardly. This was the gap between her and the key schools.
Seeing the other party's disappointment, Chen Anyan encouraged him, "But don't worry too much. There's still more than half a year left, and you have a good foundation. It will definitely be no problem for you to get into a key high school. If you work harder, you can get into Haicheng No. 1 Middle School!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Yincheng regained his confidence and said "hmm" with a smile.
Shen Anyan had him do the math test first, as it wasn't something you could understand just by looking at the answers. After reviewing the test, she handed him the remaining six papers, asking him to take some time to do them and wait for her to come over tomorrow to give her the lecture.
Today, Shen Anyan came to class in the morning and left at lunchtime. The teacher's wife warmly invited her to stay for lunch before leaving.
Shen Anyan wanted to refuse, but his wife laughed and said, "You'll have to go home and make another meal yourself. It's much more convenient to eat here!"
Shi Yincheng also hugged her arm and said coquettishly: "Teacher, teacher, let's go together!"
Shen Anyan had no choice but to stay.
Lunch was rice and three other dishes: stir-fried vegetables with mushrooms, braised pork ribs, and minced pork and eggplant. The master's wife also braised three large, fragrant chicken drumsticks and gave one to each of us.
Shi Yincheng ate with relish, praising his mother's cooking skills as the best in the world. Shen Anyan also smiled and agreed, "It's really delicious."
After lunch, Shi Yincheng cleared the dishes and took them to the sink to wash. Shen Anyan wanted to help, but the mother and daughter persuaded him to go back, saying it was not right to ask guests to do housework.
After saying goodbye to the teacher's mother and daughter, Shen Anyan took the bus to the home of another student he had previously arranged to meet.
The family's residence was beyond the reach of the bus. Their destination was a luxurious villa area, where each house was far away from each other. It took half an hour to walk from the nearest bus stop.
Fortunately, the other party was very reasonable. Shen Anyan felt embarrassed to trouble the other party, so after arriving at the nearest bus stop, she sent a message to the student's parents asking if it was convenient for Fang to come and pick her up.
"Of course it's convenient. You're so polite, little girl. If you had told me in advance, you wouldn't have wasted so much time taking a taxi. I could have asked the driver to pick you up at your house!" said the parent opposite with a smile.
Shen Anyan didn't have to wait long before he saw the car coming to pick him up.
The car was, as expected, a prestigious brand, looking quite impressive and high-end. A capable, middle-aged woman sat in the driver's seat. After parking the car, she got out and opened the back door for Shen Anyan.
"Mr. Xiao Sheng, right? Please come in." The driver said politely.
Shen Anyan thanked the driver before getting in the car. The driver closed the door for him, sat back in the driver's seat and started the car.
The car passed by beautiful and tall single-family villas and finally stopped in front of a villa surrounded by a sea of white roses.
After Shen Anyan got out of the car, a woman in a suit who looked like a housekeeper came over and politely invited her into the house.
Shen Anyan followed the other party.
There is some distance from the garage to the living room. The butler leads the way in front, while paying attention to the situation of the young man behind him.
She had already seen his profile from the host. He was a student at Haicheng No. 1 Middle School, from an ordinary, even impoverished, family. Such a child would inevitably be shy here, but the young man was unfazed, his demeanor and expression having been graceful and elegant from the moment they met. If it weren't for his plain clothing, the housekeeper would have no doubt that he was from a wealthy family. This made her feel a certain fondness for Shen Anyan. He was unfazed by praise or criticism, neither arrogant nor humble. He was truly a likable child.
But to some extent, the housekeeper was right. Before Shen Anyan's time travel, her family was the richest in mainland China and ranked among the top ten in the world. This family was only a drop in the bucket compared to the Shen family, so of course she could remain unfazed by the ups and downs.
The employer who hired Shen Anyan as a tutor was the male owner of this family, whose surname was Lin.
Mr. Lin received the other party very politely. He asked the servants to prepare tea and snacks early, so that Shen Anyan could eat directly after arriving.
Mr. Lin gestured to the other party to feel free to have some snacks while explaining the situation of his child to him.
"Teacher Xiao Sheng needs to put in more effort. My child is such a headache. I've hired several tutors before, but they all said they couldn't teach him. It was my friend who suggested that children his age like to be with their peers, and asked me to try with a high school student."
Shen Anyan nodded: "Is that so? I will try my best."
Mr. Lin turned to the housekeeper and ordered, "Let that bastard down. He's so unruly that he didn't even greet the guests."
The housekeeper responded and went upstairs to call for help.
Mr. Lin smiled apologetically at Chen An: "Excuse me, this child has been spoiled by me. He doesn't listen to anyone. Only his mother can control him."
After a while, a lazy voice sounded from upstairs.
"Dad, didn't I already tell you I don't want a tutor? Let that guy go back to where he came from. He's so annoying!"
The sound sounded familiar, and Shen Anyan looked towards the source of the sound.
A languid figure descended the stairs. He wore a silk shirt and slim-fitting white trousers, which accentuated his legs' straightness and length. Over his shoulders, he wore a loosely draped light purple jacket, which perfectly complemented his peach-colored eyes.
The visitor's face was full of impatience, but after seeing who the tutor was, his beautiful peach blossom eyes widened instantly.
"Is it you?"
It was Lu Zhou.
Shen Anyan was also a little surprised, but still greeted politely: "Hello."
Mr. Lin, also known as Lu's father, was surprised when he saw this and asked, "Do you know each other?"
Lu Zhou was no longer lax. He sat down on the sofa properly and spoke in a gentle, polite manner that surprised even his father, who was used to his son's erratic ways.
"She's our school's top student. She ranked first in the class. The exams were particularly tough, and she got full marks in both the most difficult subjects, math and English," Lu Zhou proudly introduced her to his father.
The housekeeper stood aside, speechless when he heard this. He thought to himself that it was just the other person who did well in the exam, and it had nothing to do with you. Why did you act so proud of yourself?
Shen Anyan heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Because of the impression he'd left on him when they'd first met, Shen Anyan was really afraid he'd just say, "This is the man who saved my life by helping me skip school."
That would be the end of it.
Father Lu didn't think too much of it. Seeing that Lu Zhou rarely showed any resistance to the tutor, he smiled and said, "So amazing? Looks like I made the right choice!"
Lu Zhou didn't say "Let's send that guy back to where he came from" this time. He glanced at Chen Anyan several times, cleared his throat and said, "Hey, Dad, don't waste time... Ahem, I mean, we have class, so let's go. Shengyan, come to my room and talk?"
Shen Anyan looked at Father Lu: "Uncle, then I..."
Father Lu was happy about his children's ambition, so he didn't delay any longer and sent the two to class.
Lu Zhou rubbed his nose, his face filled with unconcealed joy. He waved towards the feast and said with a smile, "Come on, come on. Hey, have you eaten yet? If not, I'll have someone make you some."
Shen Anyan said goodbye to Father Lu, then stood up and followed him. Hearing this, he said, "No need. I came here after eating."
Lu Zhou said, "Next time, don't eat there. Come to my house. Aunt Wang's cooking is delicious, I'm sure you'll like it! Oh, by the way, this doesn't count towards my dinner invitations!"
While the two of them were talking, they had already reached Lu Zhou's bedroom. He opened the door and waited for the other person to come in before closing it.
Lu Zhou's bedroom was large, plenty spacious for two people. He opened the small refrigerator and asked Shen Anyan, "What would you like to drink? We have juice and soda."
Shen Anyan said: "Coke."
Lu Zhou stuck out his tongue. "No Coke. I don't like it and never buy it."
Shen Anyan: "Then juice, any flavor is fine."
Lu Zhou grabbed two bottles of orange juice. Halfway through, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Are you on your period? If you are, don't drink the iced version. I'll have Aunt Wang pour you some hot milk."
Shen Anyan thought for a while and replied: "You can drink it. My period is still half a month away."
Only then did Lu Zhou confidently hand the orange juice to the other person.
"Hey, what are we going to do now? Do you like playing games? I have all kinds of games here, or you can listen to music or watch movies."
Lu Zhou followed him and sat down at the desk, asking with a smile.
Shen Anyan: “…If my memory is correct, I came here to give you a lesson, right?”
Lu Zhou: "It's okay to play for a while. It's a good balance between work and rest!"
Shen Anyan was speechless: "I've never seen you take a break without even working any effort."
Lu Zhou knew when to quit, and seeing that the other party was indeed not interested in playing, he obediently changed the topic and asked how he was studying.
Shen Anyan thought about it and asked the other party to take out the test paper for the opening of the school year.
Lu Zhou asked curiously, "What do you want that for?"
Shen Anyan: "Let's see how many points you get so we can get a better idea."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Oh, then you don't need to look at it. I took the day off to go out and play on the day of the exam, so I handed in a blank paper."
Looking at the other person's smiling face, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong, Shen Anyan felt a headache: "...You really haven't learned anything at all."
Lu Zhou quickly straightened his attitude and said seriously, "I'll learn. I'll learn. Teacher Xiaoyan, please tell me how I should learn."
Shen Anyan sighed, took out a few sets of basic simulation papers from his bag, and asked the other party to try them first.
There were four sets of papers in total, Chinese, Math, English, Canada, and Liberal Arts. Shen Anyan figured that since the format wasn't standardized, and the Chinese composition wasn't required, only an outline was needed. The same went for the Liberal Arts questions, only the core points needed to be written. That four hours or so would be enough.
Unexpectedly, Shen Anyan underestimated the opponent. Lu Zhou finished the test in less than two hours.
Chen Anyan took the answer sheet in surprise, wondering if he had underestimated Lu Zhou and wondered if he was actually a hidden academic genius.
As a result, when she saw the test paper, she was so angry that she almost fainted.
Across four exams, the other party only wrote down answers on a handful of them. They basically only wrote on the multiple-choice questions, and half of them were wrong. He left most of the essay questions blank. Calculating the total score, it wasn't even as good as Shen Anyan's individual score.
Shen Anyan looked at the other person expressionlessly.
Lu Zhou shrank back and tried to defend himself, "I really looked carefully. Look, I circled the key words in every question. Missing them isn't a matter of attitude. It's because I really don't know how to do it..."
Shen Anyan sighed and couldn't help asking, "How are you going to get into college in this state? Do you need a high school diploma?"
Lu Zhou was quite open-minded. "What's the big deal? I can just ask my family to give me some money and send me abroad to polish my skills! My sister will be in charge of the family business. As for boys, being too smart is useless. As long as they're good-looking and can please girls, that's all that matters!"
Shen Anyan felt a little helpless. Seeing that the other party was deeply convinced by this, she knew that direct persuasion would not work, so she had to persuade him from another angle: "What if you have children? If the children come to you with questions they don't know how to answer, will you use this trick to deal with them?"
This question stumped Lu Zhou. He thought about it carefully and felt it made sense. He couldn't help but let out a soft hiss: "Then...then I hire a tutor? Oh, that's too much trouble. Or I can find a woman who doesn't want children? I don't like children anyway."
Shen Anyan: ...I really can’t persuade him anymore.
She sighed softly, gave up on reasoning with the other party, and focused on the matter at hand.
"Okay...do you have a printer at home?" she asked.
"Yes! What do you want to print?"
Chen Anyan searched online for a set of junior high school basic exam papers. Because he was worried, he added elementary school papers as well. After adding the other party's contact information, he packed the papers and sent them to him.
"Please help print these."
"Oh, okay."
Lu Zhou opened the chat interface and saw the files the other party had sent. He asked in confusion, "Why are you printing all this? I don't have any middle school or elementary school students at home."
Shen Anyan said: "I made it for you."
Lu Zhou: ...?
"Why are you doing this to me?"
Shen Anyan had a good reason: "Didn't you say that the high school questions were too difficult?"
Lu Zhou fell silent. He perplexed over the documents for a moment, then suddenly realized that studying hard was essential. For example, right now, he really didn't want to do these elementary school-level problems in front of the girl he had a crush on. It would be too embarrassing...
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