After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me-Chapter 1028: Going to Be a Student

Zhouzhou immediately ran over to Elder Xiao, her little chubby hand half-formed into a fist, eagerly lifting his leg as she gave him a little massage. Qin Er, showing great consideration, stood behind him, gently kneading his shoulders.

Seeing this, Qin Ren raised an eyebrow. He stepped forward and called out, "Elder Xiao?"

When he had gone to A University years ago, Elder Xiao had come to visit him, trying to persuade him not to go there, suggesting instead that he should choose their B University. However, Qin Ren had already agreed to go to A University, so he had politely turned him down. After that, they had not seen each other much, except for brief encounters at competitions where they would simply nod at each other as a greeting.

Now, to his surprise, Elder Xiao was suddenly visiting their home, and his younger cousins were so kind to him. What was going on?

Grandma Qin smiled gently and explained the situation.

Qin Ren listened, and after a moment, he couldn’t help but laugh wryly. So, it was because the two little money-obsessed ones knew that Elder Xiao charged a lot for tutoring, and they decided to try to take advantage of him.

He shook his head and approached them, saying, "Since you’ve become his disciples, you should study properly and not cause trouble. Don’t take up too much of his time."

He then gave Qin Er a deep look. He was definitely going to take advantage of this opportunity to earn some money. As long as he could pull Elder Xiao into tutoring him, he could talk about problems all day long, twenty-four hours a day, except when eating or sleeping. He had no doubt he could do it.

However, Elder Xiao was getting older, and it wouldn’t be good for him to be overworked like this.

Upon hearing this, Qin Er and Zhouzhou exchanged a glance.

Zhouzhou whispered, "Is two hours a day okay?"

Qin Ren looked at Elder Xiao.

Elder Xiao nodded, "Of course, that’s fine."

The fact that his disciples were eager to learn made him happy.

Zhouzhou smiled brightly and winked at Qin Er. "Two thousand yuan is okay, right?" she said joyfully.

She had already scored a nice deal.

Although Qin Er was greedy, he understood the concept of sustainability, so he nodded in agreement.

Elder Xiao stood there, feeling like he had become a big, fat sheep—one he had willingly walked into the pen himself.

But then he remembered the papers Zhouzhou and Qin Er had just completed. Perhaps this effort was worth it after all.

Shifting his gaze to Zhouzhou, Elder Xiao said, "Zhouzhou, I’m quite interested in your method of solving problems with the Eight Trigrams. Can you tell me more about it?"

"Sure!" Zhouzhou nodded, grabbing his hand and leading him toward the study.

Qin Er followed behind as well. He was used to "sneaking" into classes wherever he could.

Looking at the situation, Qin Xu couldn’t help but shake his head. His son was hopelessly stingy.

Grandpa Qin, who had been quietly observing, couldn’t suppress his laughter.

Most people would be deeply grateful for the chance to have Elder Xiao as a teacher, but these two, on the other hand, were just focused on earning money.

They were so focused on cash that they couldn’t see beyond it.

Fortunately, the Qin family wasn’t exactly short on money.

Qin Lie chuckled softly and shook his head.

As expected, Zhouzhou had spent too much time with Qin Er, and now she was becoming more and more money-oriented.

Sighing, he realized there was nothing he could do. He couldn’t just tell Zhouzhou to stop hanging out with her cousin. Although she was a daddy’s girl, she was also a little money-grubber.

Even if he told her not to play with Qin Er, she wouldn’t be happy. So, he decided not to interfere.

Thinking about it, he didn’t say anything more.

Grandma Qin had the kitchen add a few more dishes, asking Elder Xiao to stay for dinner. Qin Lie and Qin Xu also helped their children prepare gifts for Elder Xiao, since they couldn’t just take advantage of him.

At first, Elder Xiao was startled by the "taking advantage" theory from the two kids, but after staying in the study for a while, that thought completely disappeared.

These two were worth taking in, both very smart, especially Zhouzhou. Qin Er was clever, but his success came more from hard work. Zhouzhou’s talent was even higher than Qin Er’s.

Plus, she had grown up in the Taoist temple and was extremely familiar with the Eight Trigrams. Solving problems with Eight Trigrams was far more intuitive to her than using the recently learned Arabic numerals.

"It’s like this, this, then this, and it’s solved!"

Elder Xiao began to doubt his own intelligence. Why couldn’t he understand what she was saying?

Zhouzhou was also puzzled. Wasn’t it simple? Why couldn’t he understand?

She couldn’t help but glance at Qin Er, wondering if he was really as amazing as he claimed to be.

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Qin Er nodded firmly, saying it wasn’t that Elder Xiao wasn’t impressive, but that he hadn’t encountered this much before. And besides, Zhouzhou really couldn’t teach!

Fortunately, they were both very patient. Zhouzhou repeated herself a few more times, and Elder Xiao patiently followed along, finally starting to understand.

Zhouzhou sighed in relief. Finally, he understood!

Seeing this, Elder Xiao’s face flushed red. He never thought he’d become that "dumb student" one day.

When Qin Lie entered to deliver fruit, he saw this scene and instantly understood what was going on.

He said, "Zhouzhou has a master at her Taoist temple who’s very good at explaining these things. If Elder Xiao doesn’t mind, discussing this with him will be much faster."

Upon hearing this, Elder Xiao’s eyes lit up.

If Zhouzhou was this talented, her master must be even more amazing.

Thinking of her own master, Zhouzhou nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, my master reads so many books, he knows everything."

Except for practical skills, but in theory, Li Yuanming was absolutely the best.

Now, Elder Xiao was even more eager. He quickly asked, "Where is Zhouzhou’s master now? Is he available?"

"He’s available! My master’s free, he has so much time on his hands," Zhouzhou said cheerfully.

Qin Lie nodded and handed Elder Xiao Li Yuanming’s contact information.

He said, "Let’s have Zhouzhou ask her master first, and if he agrees, I’ll take you there tomorrow."

Elder Xiao waved his hand, "No need, I’ll go myself. Or, should I bring the little girl along?"

At this, Zhouzhou pouted and said unhappily, "Every time I go, my master tells me to leave after just a few days."

She was really upset about this!

Her master was so heartless!

"Why?" Elder Xiao asked in confusion, "The little girl is so cute and pleasant to look at, why would he chase her away?"

Zhouzhou’s eyes drifted, a little guilty, and she poked her little round belly. It was because she was poor!

Soon, Elder Xiao understood the reason.

Grandma Qin called them to eat, and when she saw Zhouzhou downing ten bowls in a row, Elder Xiao was stunned.

He couldn’t help but swallow and cough awkwardly. "She can eat so much...," he muttered to himself. "I can’t afford to feed her!"

If it had been him, he wouldn’t have been able to last a few days.

Although Zhouzhou had officially become his disciple, Elder Xiao was careful to leave after the meal to avoid any misunderstandings. He planned to come back after the national competition to continue tutoring them.

Before he left, he made sure to inform the others about taking Zhouzhou and Qin Er on as disciples. As for the tasks of creating exam papers, he would refrain from getting involved for the time being.

After all, they had a question bank they could use, and the papers were drawn randomly from it. He’d normally take a look at them at the end, but this year, he didn’t have to do that. It would be fine for others to look at them.

Before he left, Elder Xiao made a final announcement, "By the way, I need to take a half-month leave."

The other teachers looked puzzled and asked, "What do you need the leave for?"

Elder Xiao responded seriously, "I’m going to be a student."