Chapter 375 |
What an incredibly gifted little girl!
She's only six or seven, several years younger than Xiao Qi!
When I passed by the R&D department, I saw a group of grown men standing in a circle, yelling and clapping. I thought something had happened!
I went over to take a look and saw a little girl with a ponytail sitting on a chair, her legs dangling, not even reaching the ground.
She was holding a pencil, scribbling something on a piece of sketch paper.
Ah Chu stood beside her, eyes wide, glasses halfway down his nose. All those tech guys were going wild!
I stood there watching for a long time...
What were those things she drew on the paper?
They looked like chicken scratch—curving, twisting symbols!
I remember being tortured by that stuff in college, barely scraping by to graduate!
But this little girl never even paused her pencil; she just wrote it all out in one go.
Then those guys started shouting things like, "A prodigy!" "Is she really just six or seven?" "Zhou Yuan, your daughter is amazing!" and so on.
Oh my god, Xiaolin's daughter is this smart?
We had no idea before!
Ah Chu told me later that this little girl is way brighter than he was as a child!
Impressive—I've never seen him praise anyone like that!
Too bad I was so busy today that I only caught a glimpse while passing by.
The main thing was, she was surrounded by those technical guys, all asking her questions. I didn't understand a thing and couldn't join in...
I just watched Ah Chu losing his mind!
He's never been that amazed by me!
Anyway, this little girl is definitely brilliant!
Next time Xiaolin brings her daughter again, I absolutely have to get to know this little one properly!
After all, even Ah Chu couldn't stop raving about her!
Compared to her, my own kid—well, looks like his IQ takes after me...
No hope there!
Forget it, being a little slow is fine.
As long as my son grows up safe and sound, and doesn't end up like his mother, barely scraping through college.
All in all, that little girl named Xiao You is really incredible!
Next time, I must get to know her properly!
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XXXX, January 15.
Today, Xiaolin finally brought little Xiao You along again.
This time, I finally got my chance!
When I saw the little girl sitting quietly alone in a corner of the break room reading a book, I hurried over!
She was just like last time—quiet, not much of a talker.
I sat down next to her and asked what she was reading. She showed me the cover.
I think it was something like "Quantum Mechanics"...
The cover didn't even have a picture—just rows and rows of formulas. My head spun just looking at it!
I asked if the book was good.
She nodded and said, "It's good," then went back to reading.
I asked how old she was, and she said seven.
I asked what she liked to do at home, and she said read books and do exercises.
I asked what else, and she said, "Nothing else."
...This kid is really introverted!
I'd say a few sentences, and she'd reply with just one, her voice small and soft, not quite daring to look at me, eyes fixed on her book.
But I could tell she wasn't ignoring me—that's just how she is.
Quiet, not one to talk much.
It makes sense, considering her mother... sigh.
She lost her mother at a very young age. Though her father loved her dearly, a man busy all day raising a child was never able to be particularly attentive.
But today, I came prepared!
I pulled out a problem I had asked Ah Chu to specially prepare for me—one of those things he called "very simple" but looked like gibberish to me, completely beyond my understanding—and handed it to Xiao You.
I said, "Auntie can't figure this one out. Can you teach me?"
Sure enough, as soon as Xiao You saw the problem, those eyes that had been so listless and dull just moments ago lit right up!
She took the draft paper, picked up a pen, and began explaining!
Her little mouth raced through those advanced math problems, speaking so fast!
Things like, "First, take the derivative," and "Then substitute it in," and "Pay attention to the domain here..."
It was all a jumble of words, like being back in a college math class, the kind that made you want to doze off!
But I did my best to listen, nodding along with "mm-hmm, mm-hmm" the whole time.
Pretending I understood, while my brain was completely blank.
I'd originally planned to memorize some of it, then go back and lecture my own son:
"Look at other people's kids—only seven years old and already solving calculus! You're in middle school and can't even figure out a simple chickens and rabbits in the same cage problem!"
But after she finished explaining, I couldn't recall a single thing she'd said!
Completely forgot it all!
Oh well...
With my level of intelligence, I've got no right to lecture my son about this anyway...
When I do, he'll definitely give me that look—the one that says, "Mom, you're even dumber than me, and you dare to criticize?"
I'd better not shoot myself in the foot.
Besides, whether he's really dumb or not hasn't even been settled yet!
Ah Chu insists that he's just pretending to be clueless...
Given how shrewd that kid is, maybe he really is faking it?
Still, even though I didn't remember the problem, my relationship with Xiao You did get a lot closer!
Once she finished explaining, she realized she'd talked quite a bit, and her little face instantly turned red. She lowered her head and went quiet.
At that moment, I just thought, "This kid is so adorable!"
Beneath that quiet, reserved exterior, there's a huge bundle of enthusiasm hidden inside—but it's enthusiasm reserved only for math problems. With people, it would take time.
When I left, I turned back and waved at her, saying goodbye. She paused for a second, then obediently lifted her little hand and waved back at me, the motion so tiny and shy.
I said, "Xiao You, come play often, okay?"
She hesitated for a moment, then said in a small voice that her nickname was actually "Youyou," not "Xiao You."
I said, "I think Xiao You sounds cuter!"
And she just lowered her head without a word.
The tips of her ears were red, so unbearably cute!
The more I see this child, the more I like her!
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XXXX Year, February 8th.
Today, Xiao Qi stirred up another big commotion!
This afternoon, his school called me. I thought maybe the kid had been caught playing dumb at school again, and the teacher wanted me to come in for a parent-teacher meeting.
But when I picked up the phone, the teacher's voice on the other end was dead serious. They said something like:
"Hello, this is Fang Qi's parent. Your son, Fang Qi, committed an extremely serious act at school today, severely disrupting normal school order."
"It's even caught the attention of the media now. Please come to the school immediately!"
I was shocked. What in the world had that little rascal done? Had his identity been exposed?!
I quickly asked the teacher what exactly happened.
It wasn't that, after all.
The teacher basically meant that Xiao Qi had some kind of "public speech" at the cafeteria during lunch, stirring up the students to overturn the place?
Now there are already videos online.
They also said the incident was extremely serious in nature and hoped the parents would "deal with it severely!"
I felt relieved at that moment, thinking it wasn't a big deal, as long as my identity wasn't exposed.
But my second thought was…
Why did he target the cafeteria? What happened to the cafeteria?
I said I needed to understand the specifics first, hung up the phone, and searched with my phone…
Holy crap! It actually made the news!
It happened just at noon today, and there are already videos!
The whole story was clearly explained.
It turns out there was a girl in Xiao Qi's class who found something unclean in her food yesterday at the cafeteria and went to argue with them.
The cafeteria staff had a terrible attitude, not only refusing to admit it, but also accusing the girl of slander, saying they would call her parents, and they made the poor girl cry!
After Xiao Qi found out about this, he went with a few male classmates yesterday to "infiltrate" the school cafeteria's kitchen, and they actually managed to film some stuff.
But that little rascal probably guessed the school would cover for the cafeteria, so he didn't hand over the evidence to the school.
I noticed he was acting sneaky yesterday!
But I thought it was just his teenage phase, maybe he was in his room secretly drawing some scantily clad silver-haired big sisters…
That little brat has recently been drawing silver-haired big sisters in increasingly revealing clothes, even one wearing a bikini picking up seashells on the beach…
Damn kid!
But yesterday, he wasn't drawing. He actually stole the 3D projector from home!
The one Ah Chu uses for project presentations—that little rascal secretly took it to school today!
At noon today, he stood right in the middle of the cafeteria and used that 3D projector to project a massive, high-brightness 3D image!
He projected all the unclean spots in the cafeteria kitchen!
The scenes were absolutely disgusting—ingredients piled up randomly, hygiene conditions a complete mess, and even…
Forget it, I won't write it down; it would make me nauseous again!
In the video, that little rascal was standing on a table, surrounded by a crowd of students, holding a megaphone and shouting something like…
"The cafeteria and the school are in cahoots, making dirty money. Where is your conscience!"
The cafeteria staff tried to rush at him to catch him, but he just stood on the table and didn't run, shouting even louder!
"I'm standing right here today! Let me see who dares to harm the next generation of our country!"
"We are the future pillars! We are the ones who will build this world tomorrow! You are destroying the foundation of this nation!"
"You are suffocating our generation!"
"You are trading the future of our motherland for your wallets!"
"Among us, there might be future scientists, doctors, teachers, and politicians who will change the world!"
"You are sinners! Sinners in history!"
That little rascal sure knows how to talk!
That tone, that presence!
The faces of those cafeteria workers turned green as they were chewed out to their faces!
The students around were all riled up, forcing the cafeteria staff to retreat step by step!
Xiao Qi raised the megaphone to his mouth and roared at the top of his lungs:
"You want to catch me? Come on! Do it!"
"Even if one of me falls, thousands of me will rise!"
"If we don't fight you to the end today, how can we build this world tomorrow!"
The entire cafeteria instantly exploded!
In the video, all the students present rushed forward, while the teachers nearby stepped back a few paces, ignoring the situation—utter chaos!
A crowd swarmed in, climbing straight into the kitchen and tore the cafeteria apart!
Even now, watching this video still leaves me in shock!
Oh my god!
That little brat is amazing too!
If his father had a tongue as sharp as that...
Chen Xi would have changed the world long ago!
