I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?-Chapter 150: A Blessing in Its Own Way

"Sigh." Dean Chen let out another sigh.

Ye Qianning walked to the table, unwrapped the roast duck from its oil paper, and pushed it in front of him. "Master, you haven’t eaten all day, have you?"

"Sigh, I have no appetite." Dean Chen pushed the roast duck aside. "What a waste of the Symbiotic Twin Fruit."

"Master, don’t be upset. It’s just a fruit. Isn’t it better to give it to the Emperor and have some peace and quiet?" Although Ye Qianning wanted to give her master another one, she was afraid of causing trouble.

’After a while, I’ll use a Symbiotic Twin Fruit to refine some pills and give Master a bottle.’

"Eating it would have also brought us peace. If only I had just crushed it back then." Dean Chen mused, ’If I had, it would have lost its value, and this little one could have eaten it.’

Ye Qianning understood what he meant. "Even if you had crushed it, Master, I wouldn’t have been able to eat it. And if I had, the Emperor would surely have held a grudge against you."

"Let him hold a grudge. I’m already over eighty. How many more years do I have left?"

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! Master, you’ll live to be a hundred!" Ye Qianning quickly spat toward the ground a few times. Such unlucky words.

A hint of a smile finally appeared on Dean Chen’s face, but when he thought about how the Emperor had gotten it for nothing, his mood soured again. Royals were extremely possessive; no matter how precious something was, if they wanted it, they would stop at nothing to get it. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Don’t be angry, Master. Come on, eat something."

Dean Chen still had no appetite.

"How about I tell you about arithmetic?"

"What is ’arithmetic’?"

"It’s a method of calculation. Teacher Song’s methods aren’t bad, but they’re rather rigid. I have a system that’s both fast and precise." Ye Qianning felt that if she could pass on this arithmetic, it would be a blessing to the world.

Dean Chen’s eyes lit up. "Excellent, excellent. I’ve been curious about that."

"What? Is that calculation method called ’arithmetic’?" Old Gu’s head poked in through the doorway.

Ye Qianning had noticed Old Gu following her long ago. ’At his age, still eavesdropping like a child.’

"Why haven’t you left the mountain yet?" Dean Chen asked.

"You’ve got some nerve, Chen Rentian! Before you had this little girl, you begged me to come to the academy every day. Now that you have a young disciple, you’re trying to chase me away?" Old Gu strode in, thoroughly displeased.

"You’re too loose-lipped. It’s better if you stay out of certain matters."

"Last time was an accident. Don’t worry, from now on, I won’t tell anyone about the little girl’s affairs." Old Gu looked rather embarrassed at the mention of it.

Dean Chen was highly skeptical.

"If you don’t believe me, I can swear an oath." Seeing his continued disbelief, Old Gu immediately raised three fingers. "I, Gu Cheng, swear to the heavens that if I mention this little girl’s knowledge to any outsiders, may I meet a terrible end, may my descendants meet a terrible end, and may my family not have a single daughter for generations..."

"Alright, Old Gu, I believe you." Ye Qianning couldn’t help but interrupt, seeing her master looking like he was just going to wait for him to finish the oath.

’That’s too harsh an oath. He’s dragged the entire Gu family into it.’

"Let him finish the oath. Otherwise, I won’t believe him," Dean Chen said. He knew the man had no restraint when he drank; without a poison-laced oath like this, he really wouldn’t trust him.

"Fine, I’ll finish it! I..."

"Old Gu, you really don’t have to do this," Ye Qianning interrupted again. "The knowledge can be shared. After all, it’s meant to benefit the people. Just don’t mention my name. If anyone asks, you can just say my master developed it."

’It’s not worth all this fuss.’

"Fine, fine." Old Gu nodded.

Dean Chen was a little surprised. "Your master developed it?"

"Of course. I’m so young that if word got out, people would think I’m a freak. I’m your disciple, Master, so my accomplishments are naturally your accomplishments." Ye Qianning had no desire to become famous at the age of six.