"Please forgive me, old sir. We were disrespectful and offended before."
If Zhu Ying had not smiled and deliberately treated him with respect as a senior teacher, if the two maids Zhan Jin and Liu Yin had not stood by and fanned him respectfully, and if Lu Sanlang had not been so ecstatic when he praised him, Zhang Shou was sure that the three dandies who had just barged in would never stand there obediently, bow and kowtow, and sincerely apologize.
Not to mention commenting on Lu Sanlang, Zhang Chen, Zhang Lu and Zhang Wu in a didactic tone, on the contrary, after his fake face was exposed, the outcome was definitely extremely unfortunate.
He chuckled and said, "Ignorance is not a crime. Since you have no affinity with mathematics, please go back, the three of you."
Zhang Chen's face suddenly became ugly, especially when he saw Zhu Ying glaring at him, he regretted it even more. But at this moment, he heard Lu Sanlang speak.
"Sir, how can you let them off so easily? They trespassed here without permission and spoke such outrageous words. How can we not punish them?"
As if he didn't notice the Zhang brothers and Zhang Chen's livid faces, Zhang Shou said calmly, "Oh, Sanlang Lu, how do you think I'll be punished?"
Two days ago, the old gentleman's words "How do you know I want to be famous?" choked him to death. He realized that he was truly a noble and elegant man who did not seek fame or wealth. Lu Sanlang had been thinking about how to persuade him to change his mind. Now that the three dandy guys have come to his door, how could he let go of such a good opportunity
His eyes rolled, and he immediately said confidently: "My disciples like mathematics, so they come to study under me. These three are ignorant and know nothing, so I will punish them by making them copy the problems they took down but couldn't solve a hundred times! However, since teachers teach everyone, why not let them stay and be influenced by them? As for the tuition, I will treat it the same as my disciples!"
Zhang Shou knew that Lu Sanlang was very smart, but he didn't expect that this guy would not give up the idea of letting him recruit disciples and become famous in the capital.
Not to mention that his current personality is that of a hermit who is indifferent to fame and fortune, even his original intention was just to use difficult questions as bait to get these people to stay at his place at a high price, and he never thought of opening a lecture hall for the dandy.
Therefore, he immediately frowned and scolded: "Nonsense! I told you not to mention taking a disciple again!"
However, he had just opened his mouth to refuse when Miss Zhu took over the conversation the next moment.
"Just the three of them, they also want to follow the teacher to learn mathematics?" Zhu Ying deliberately frowned, with a look of disdain on her face, "They can't solve a single problem, they are not as good as me!"
As flamboyant as they were when they first arrived, Zhang Lu and Zhang Wu were now as honest as they were now, but this did not include Zhang Chen, who had been spoiled since childhood. At this moment, he was first provoked by Lu Sanlang, and then heard the old man who Zhu Ying also respected refused. When Zhu Ying actually looked down on the three of them, he, who was originally a little hesitant, suddenly exploded.
"If Lu Zhutou can learn, why can't I? I also paid for Zhang Lu and Zhang Wu's tuition! Old sir, don't be fooled by Lu Zhutou. No one knows better than me how much stuff he has in his belly. Compared with his fat belly, I have been studying with my father since I was a child, so I have a much better foundation than him..."
Zhu Ying was afraid that Zhang Shou would refuse, so she immediately said angrily, "Master, you didn't easily accept people in the past, let alone accept tuition fees. It was because Lu Sanlang insisted on staying and insisted on paying some tuition fees that you had no choice but to accept him to see what happens next. If you are willing, you can pay the same tuition fees as Lu Sanlang. If you don't want to, forget it."