Qi Muyang was so shocked that he felt as if his father's brain was occupied by aliens.
"Is there something?" Qi Weichen's voice came.
Qi Muyang looked at him stiffly and shook the notebook in his hand: "... Dad, where did you find the reference materials? The names are so rustic and they don't look fashionable at all."
"The information we checked was before 2019. Chu Qing and I were people of that era, and the social outlook at that time was more suitable for us." Qi Weichen explained lightly.
Qi Muyang understood it immediately after hearing this, but... looking at the title of the book he referred to, he still felt that it was not that reliable.
"Go to bed quickly, you have to start memorizing tomorrow." Qi Weichen spoke again.
“…Oh, okay.” Qi Muyang responded, and just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly saw Qi Weichen’s previous parent-child notes. He was inspired and compared the two notebooks. He found that not only was the number of pages about parent-child notes half that of the one about love, but even the texture of the notebook was not as good as the latter.
Qi Muyang: “…” Forget it, he has already acknowledged his father, and his mother has not been caught up yet, so it is normal for his father to pay more attention to his mother.
He muttered something to comfort himself, turned off the light and lay down on the bed. After lying there for a few minutes, he turned over with a huff: Even though I understand the truth, I'm still angry!
He rolled around in bed until after eleven o'clock before falling asleep. The next morning, he was in extreme pain when he heard the alarm clock. He tossed and turned several times but couldn't get up. He lay on the bed, groaning and refusing to open his eyes.
"It's snowing." Qi Weichen said lightly.
Qi Muyang opened his eyes suddenly: "It's only October, and it hasn't rained much yet, why is it snowing?"
"Yeah." Qi Weichen glanced at him.
Qi Muyang was so excited that he didn't even bother to put on his clothes. He put on his slippers and ran to the balcony. The moment he opened the balcony door, a gust of cold wind blew in, and he shivered and woke up completely.
It seemed to have rained at night; the ground was still wet and the air was filled with an earthy smell.
No snow? Qi Muyang looked back in confusion.
Qi Weichen said calmly: "Now that you are awake, hurry up and pack up so as not to be late."
Qi Muyang: “…” He is often fooled because his tricks are not deep enough.
When the two entered the classroom, Chu Qing was already sitting in her seat yawning. When she saw them, she nodded and continued to doze off in the corner. Qi Weichen glanced at her, and after Qi Muyang sat down, he gave them the Chinese textbooks for the first year of high school: "Memorize them and write them down in the evening."
Mother and son: “…”
"The first one is a poem. It's not very long. Don't make any typos when you copy it from memory. You will be asked additional questions about the meaning of the words in the poem, so you should memorize the notes as well." Qi Weichen said calmly.
Chu Qing laughed awkwardly: "Is there no gradual process? Just start right away?"
"I have let you go for more than a month." Qi Weichen looked at her.
Chu Qing stopped talking immediately, but Qi Muyang was full of confidence: "Don't worry! I will definitely memorize them all and will never let you down."
Qi Weichen nodded slightly, and then turned around without giving Chu Qing a chance to speak. Chu Qing curled her lips, and when she turned her head, she saw Qi Muyang reciting the lesson, and her mouth twitched: "Why are you so enthusiastic?"
"Hurry up and recite it. One poem costs fifty yuan. Now I finally understand why everyone says knowledge is money," Qi Muyang said and began to recite, "Standing alone in the cold autumn, the Xiangjiang River flows north, at the head of Orange Island..."
Chu Qing listened to his sunny and energetic voice and was unconsciously inspired. She picked up the textbook and started to recite. The people around her focused their attention on the two of them. They wondered if they were possessed by ghosts. Otherwise, why did they suddenly recite the text without sleeping
The treacherous minister swallowed his saliva and said, "Boss, why did you suddenly remember to endorse it?"
"Morning self-study is the time for memorizing, so of course we have to memorize." Qi Muyang said confidently.
The treacherous minister and several other companions: "?"
"What the hell are you looking at! Don't disturb my studies!" Qi Muyang blushed a little when he was stared at by them, and immediately glared back in anger.
A group of younger brothers: “…”
The boss was furious, so who dared to look around? So everyone turned their heads away quickly, pretending that nothing had happened. When the head teacher came to inspect the class, she noticed two people reciting in the corner, and she couldn't hide her surprise, but she was standing outside, so no one noticed her.
Yesterday, when Qi Weichen came to her and said that he would be responsible for the studies of the two children at the back, she thought it was a fantasy. Unexpectedly, she witnessed a miracle today. This is really... A smile flashed in the head teacher's eyes. After confirming the situation of the other people in the class, she turned and left.
Qi Muyang and Chu Qing were reciting very enthusiastically, and their speed was not slow. They memorized everything in just half a class. Qi Muyang lay on the table with a satisfied look on his face. He took advantage of the fact that the recitation was loud in the class and no one could hear him, so he just called Chu Qing when no one was around: "Mom, I don't think studying is that difficult. I only need to recite for 30 minutes in an hour of morning self-study."
"I had the same idea back then. Don't worry, it will be hard later," Chu Qing lazily familiarized herself with new words in a notebook beside her, and reminded him, "It's useless to just memorize them. Remember to understand their meanings, and the notes below, as they will be tested."
"It's enough to have a general understanding. Chinese language is all about on-the-spot reaction." Qi Muyang was very confident.
Good words can't persuade a damned ghost, Chu Qing glanced at him and continued to study. The efficiency of the first half of the morning self-study was quite good. By the end of the period, Chu Qing was the only one who was still reading, while Qi Muyang completely put down the book and fell asleep.
Qi Weichen saw everything, but didn't say anything to anyone. He just waited until the end of the class to give them the key points of the first chapter of each subject that he had compiled. There were a lot of dense notes under each key point. Although it looked scary, if you look closely, you will find that he explained everything in a very easy-to-understand way. And most importantly, the key points he gave to the two people were actually different. Whoever was weaker in a certain subject would have more key points and explanations for that subject.
At least when Chu Qing saw him for the first time, she felt that he was really accommodating to the IQ of his wife and children.
"When did you organize it?" Qi Muyang was puzzled.
Qi Weichen said calmly: "Yesterday."
"Yesterday?" Qi Muyang was surprised, "Weren't you writing yesterday..."
"I sorted it out before that." Qi Weichen interrupted him, and the tips of his ears turned red unconsciously.
Qi Muyang understood and smiled like a man would understand. Then he put his hand on his mouth and made a gesture of putting a tape on it. Chu Qing was curious: "What are you talking about?"
"It's okay." Qi Muyang said immediately.
Chu Qing's mouth twitched, and she ignored the two of them while picking up the key points that Qi Weichen had sorted out.
"These are all things you can understand at your current level. You can study one subject per class. There are test questions after each subject. Remember to understand them all. If you don't understand, ask me after class. There will be a quiz on today's knowledge points in the evening to test your learning efficiency today," Qi Weichen paused after speaking, "The small printer I bought will arrive today, and tomorrow's materials will be printed directly. You don't have to look at my handwriting anymore."
"… There's also a printer, so professional?" Qi Muyang was stunned.
Qi Weichen just said "Study hard" and turned away.
With 50 yuan hanging in the balance, Qi Muyang was very motivated to study the whole morning. He did not follow Qi Weichen's request to study one subject in one class, but instead studied all the subjects as quickly as possible. When he felt he had mastered a subject, he would move on to another subject.
When he had finished learning all of them, he turned around and saw that Chu Qing hadn't even finished half of it. He couldn't help but sighed: "Have you taken an IQ test before?"
"… What's the meaning?"
Qi Muyang pondered, "My dad's IQ is over 140, and mine is over 120. If I'm the average of the two of you, then you're only... 100?"
Before he could finish, Chu Qing slapped him on the head. Qi Muyang smiled awkwardly: "I was just kidding, just kidding..."
"Read your book." Chu Qing glanced at him.
Qi Muyang didn't care. He just put the information on the table and left it alone. At noon, he took Chu Qing and Qi Weichen to the new cafeteria to eat.
The new canteen was established by the school in response to students' demands. The school specially introduced various chain snacks to satisfy students' cravings. Since there is no subsidy, the prices are more expensive than those in the old canteen.
Qi Muyang generously bought a lot of food to treat everyone. During the meal, he met the fat guy and others, so he simply treated them to a meal as well. The group of people sat together and ate happily.
After Qi Muyang sat down, Chu Qing leaned over and lowered her voice: "You only have 800 yuan, be careful or you will have no money for food after wasting it."
"It's okay. I'm studying. Fifty dollars a day is more than enough for me. I can go home for dinner on weekends. It's enough." Qi Muyang was quite confident.
Chu Qing glanced at him and decided not to speak. Some people, if they don't experience the beatings of society, they won't know how cruel the world is.
Qi Muyang did not read any more books until evening self-study. When Qi Weichen collected their textbooks and mobile phones and asked them to recite the Chinese text, he was still full of confidence.
"Don't cheat." After Qi Weichen said that, he stood up his universal small mirror. Everything the two people behind him did was captured by the small mirror without any error.
With such a scary little invigilator, neither of them dared to be presumptuous, and each of them buried their heads in writing their own. Qi Muyang was quite calm when he picked up the pen, but the more he wrote, the emptier his mind became. By the end, he couldn't remember a single word.
He raised his head blankly and accidentally met Qi Weichen's eyes, so he quickly lowered his head and gave up the idea of secretly asking Chu Qing a question.
He also made quite a few mistakes in the following three-question quiz in each subject. There were a total of 21 questions in seven subjects. He racked his brains for a long time before he got one-third of them right. In comparison, Chu Qing, who got 16 questions right, was considered doing well.
After checking, Qi Weichen looked at the two calmly and said, "It's quite different from what I thought."
"… I'm not sure about a few questions." Chu Qing said dryly.
Qi Weichen glanced at the test paper and said, "You got all the basic questions right. You were a little weak in the flexible questions, which is normal. At least you got all the Chinese questions right, which shows that you put in a lot of effort."
Chu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Qi Muyang with sympathy. Qi Muyang swallowed his saliva, feeling that something was wrong.
"There is still one evening self-study class to review Chinese. As for the other things, we will go back to the dormitory to make up for them in the evening." Qi Weichen's eyes turned cold.
Qi Muyang: “…”
Chu Qing turned away silently, pretending that she didn't exist, but she was still called out—
"Your dormitory is not the same as ours, so let's video chat. There are a few questions I need to explain to you." Qi Weichen said lightly.
Chu Qing: "...Okay."
In the end, not only did the mother and son not receive any reward, they were also forced to return to the dormitory and study for another two hours. However, Chu Qing was better off as she did not have to face the teacher face to face, but Qi Muyang had to be alone with Qi Weichen.
After the first day, the two of them did not dare to be careless on the second day. They asked questions immediately when they encountered something they did not know. Before the small test in the evening, they did not forget to read the book again. Finally, they got a full score with great difficulty.
Every day that followed, Qi Muyang felt very tense, because if he couldn't learn during the day, he would have to work overtime at night, and he was so tired that he didn't even play games. But even so, in the next few days, he got used to Qi Weichen's seriousness and began to slack off. His efficiency became lower and lower, and he felt more and more tired.
“… It’s too difficult, studying is too difficult, and these 50 yuan are too hard to earn. I really can’t do it.” Qi Muyang lay on the table with his eyes wide open. Even after everyone in the class had left, he still refused to move.
Chu Qing also said lazily: "This is just the beginning, you have to get used to it."
"I'm really going to die, I..." Qi Muyang was halfway through his sentence when he noticed Qi Weichen waiting at the door and immediately sat up straight, "No, I want to resist!"
Chu Qing raised her eyebrows: "How to resist?"
"You hold him back, I'll go back to the dormitory first. I want to enjoy the feeling of not having him around." Qi Muyang said seriously.
Chu Qing: “…” What about your future
Before she could ask, Qi Muyang had already run away, so in an instant she had to go back to the dormitory alone with Qi Weichen.
Chu Qing sighed and walked out of the classroom.
"Are you tired?" Qi Weichen asked.
Chu Qing said listlessly: "Not bad."
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment: "It only takes 42 days to develop a good habit. Just be patient, it will be fine after this period of time."
"... I've been dating you for half a year and studying for half a year, but I haven't developed any good habits." Chu Qing sighed.
Qi Weichen paused and said, "Don't resist."
Chu Qing glanced at him and was about to speak when the lights in the corridor went out. Such a familiar scene made Chu Qing's heart tremble. She took out her cell phone to illuminate the stairs and walked down slowly: "It's not resistance, but I really feel that I can't learn well. My grades were pretty good in junior high school, but I played too much in high school and didn't have any foundation. It's really hard to learn."
She also knew that if she continued like this, it would not help her life at all. She would feel anxious sometimes and think that she was not worthy of Qi Weichen. Sooner or later, the two of them would break up because of the huge gap between them. But she really had no power to change this situation. Forcing herself to work would only make her feel repulsed.
"According to my plan, there is still time to learn from the beginning." Qi Weichen said lightly.
Chu Qing smiled: "How can it be too late? The college entrance examination is only half a year away."
"It's two years." Qi Weichen corrected her.
Chu Qing was stunned, not quite understanding.
"After traveling back in time for a year and a half, you return to the original time point. There are still half a year before the college entrance examination, so you still have two years. Everything is still in time," Qi Weichen said slowly, "and your future life has already proved that your future will not stop in high school."
Chu Qing hesitated for a long time, then said incredulously: "Is this possible?"
"Nothing is impossible." Qi Weichen said, reaching out and holding her hand.
Chu Qing froze for a moment, and said speechlessly for a while: "Are you trying to keep my heart beating again?"
"no."
Chu Qing raised her eyebrows in the darkness: "What are you doing?"
"I'm not doing anything, I just want to hold your hand." Qi Weichen answered calmly.
Chu Qing: “…”
Because of Qi Weichen's domineering eight words, the two remained silent all the way until they reached downstairs together. Qi Weichen let her go and Chu Qing dared to look him in the eye. As a result, the first thing she noticed was his red ears.
"… I suspect your ears will break sooner or later due to congestion." Chu Qing was speechless.
Qi Weichen looked at her, his Adam's apple moved, but he didn't say anything.
Chu Qing coughed uncomfortably, scratched his head and said, "Let's go, don't you still have to tutor Qi Muyang tonight?"
"Um."
The two of them walked forward stiffly, and only relaxed when they were about to reach the dormitory. Chu Qing stole a glance at him from time to time, and when they were about to separate, she suddenly wanted to make trouble: "Why do you have to make me study hard? If I don't do scientific research in the future, but open a braised meat shop, will you not marry me?"
Although she is not his girlfriend now, the relationship between the two of them... Well, she should be qualified to ask this, right
Qi Weichen stopped walking when he heard her question and turned to look into her eyes. Being stared at like this, Chu Qing suddenly felt a little stressed: "I'm just asking casually, don't take it to heart. After all, things like this can change at any time in the future, and I may not be the same as you imagined..."
"I asked you to study, not so you can do scientific research, but so you can choose in the future, whether to do scientific research or open a braised meat shop," Qi Weichen interrupted her, his voice cold and every word, "and no matter what you decide to do in the end, I will not give up marrying you, unless you really don't want me anymore."
The author has something to say: I have read everyone's comments and the controversial points. I can only say that everyone has their own stance and it is impossible to judge right or wrong (I definitely don't mean to smooth things over). But I have to defend Qi Shen. He is mature and always thinks far into the future. Faced with his wife and children who have very poor self-control and are at a crossroads in life, he is afraid that they will be limited by their academic qualifications or knowledge in the future, so he can only take extraordinary measures. After the two of them finish their exams, no matter what direction they choose in the future, he will not interfere.