My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 54 - You Smell So Good

Today at noon, Li Nuo didn't eat at Pei Zhe's house.

Although he very much enjoyed the dishes prepared by Mrs. Pei, he felt embarrassed always eating at someone else's home.

Of course, the main reason was that Lord Pei had gone out incognito today to inspect the public sentiment, leaving Mrs. Pei alone at home, so Li Nuo needed to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

Even though he and Mrs. Pei were more than a decade apart in age, people in Daxia married young, with most having married and had children by the age of eighteen.

Mrs. Pei had been married for many years and was only in her mid-thirties this year, still retaining her charm, and Li Nuo didn't want people to gossip.

In the past, he always avoided being alone with her.

Fortunately, the Song Residence was not far from the County Magistrate's Office, so Li Nuo could go back to the Song Residence for lunch and even take a short nap in his wife's room afterward.

There hadn't been many cases at the government office these days, and after today, Li Nuo wouldn't have to go there daily.

Aside from major cases, the routine minor disputes accumulated over a few days could be dealt with all at once, saving more time and being more efficient.

With the time he saved, he could spend reading and studying.

Being new to this world, there were too many things Li Nuo didn't understand.

His father's study not only had many books but also covered a wide variety of subjects.

It involved history, geography, humanities, mathematics, music, rituals, various cultivation techniques..., for him, it was a vast treasure trove.

Upon returning to the Song Residence with Housekeeper Wu, Li Nuo had just entered the gate when a figure emerged from the gatehouse, asking with a somewhat anxious voice, "May I ask, are you Young Master Li Nuo?"

Li Nuo turned around and looked at the somewhat familiar old man, nodded, and said, "I am Li Nuo, who might you be, sir?"

Mr. Chen smiled and said, "My surname is Chen, and I am Miss Mumu's mathematics tutor."

Although he had never met Mr. Chen, Li Nuo had certainly heard of him before.

His impression of Mr. Chen was that this man had deep research into the "Nine Numbers" but was not very good at teaching; who else would assign such difficult homework to a six-year-old child?

Curious, Li Nuo asked, "What can I do for you, Mr. Chen?"

Mr. Chen coughed lightly and said, "There is a mathematics problem I would like to consult with you about, if that's alright?"

Mr. Chen took a paper from his sleeve, and Li Nuo glanced at it, startled, as it was the very problem that Mumu had asked him about.

Even the handwriting on the paper was his from when he had worked on the solution.

Because it involved trigonometric functions which she temporarily couldn't understand, Li Nuo had not gone into depth with her.

He had also been curious about how they solved this problem in an era without trigonometry.

It turned out, even her mathematics tutor didn't know it.

Wait...

A thought suddenly struck Li Nuo, if Mr. Chen himself didn't know the solution, why would he assign it as homework to Mumu? Was this homework actually meant for him?

Caught by Li Nuo's probing gaze, Mr. Chen's old face blushed as he said, "I inadvertently learned that behind Miss Mumu, there was a master of mathematics, and I couldn't help but want to test myself; please do not take offense, Young Master…"

Li Nuo felt it beneath him to take issue with an old man, and asked, "I have written the solution here, Mr. Chen, what do you not understand?"

Mr. Chen immediately pointed to two lines, asking, "How did you get from here to here?"

As Li Nuo expected, what he couldn't understand was the step that introduced trigonometric functions, but this was not something that could be explained in a few words. Li Nuo said, "We don't have a pen here, let's go inside and talk."

The two walked into the Song Residence and came to a courtyard.

Song Jiaren and Song Mu'er were practicing their martial arts in the courtyard, and Li Nuo walked to a stone table in the courtyard, had Mumu bring some paper and a pen, and began explaining the concept of trigonometric functions to Mr. Chen.

Mr. Chen, being a mathematics instructor, understood these concepts easily, unlike Mumu who couldn't grasp them at all.

This wasn't surprising, as Daxia's mathematics already included the concept of the Pythagorean theorem, and trigonometry was an extension of these basic concepts.

This problem was merely an application of trigonometric foundations, along with some transformation, reduction, and integration of algebraic and geometric concepts.

Once Mr. Chen understood the concept of trigonometry, everything else was straightforward. All that was needed was to draw an auxiliary line, construct an angle whose sine value equaled a certain coefficient in the equation, turning the algebra problem into a geometric one, and the answer became clear.

After listening to Li Nuo's explanation, Mr. Chen trembled, holding the paper in his hands for a long time without speaking.

His hands slightly trembled, and his cloudy old eyes even shimmered with tears.

At that moment, something deeply ingrained in him was completely overturned.

Mathematics could be like this?

Having studied mathematics all his life, this was the first time he experienced such an exquisite subtlety in mathematics.

Seeing him silent for so long, Li Nuo asked, "Is there anything else that the teacher doesn't understand?"

Though this problem could be mastered by middle school students in later generations, it was still too advanced for the current mathematics community.

It was normal for Mr. Chen not to understand, Li Nuo could explain it again.

Mr. Chen came back to his senses, immediately saying, "No no no, I truly do not deserve the title of teacher, a master is a teacher, in the realm of mathematics, I should call you teacher, Young Master."

Before today, he had only considered Li Nuo to be a nimble-minded mathematics genius.

It was not until this moment that Mr. Chen profoundly realized the enormity of the gap between him and Li Nuo.

Even if he had another ten or twenty years, he could not come up with such a brilliant solution.

Surprised by Mr. Chen's courtesy, Li Nuo hurriedly said, "Mr. Chen, you're too kind, too kind…"

Mr. Chen stated solemnly, "I am not exaggerating. How ridiculous it is that I, who have been complacent in my little well and deemed myself a master of mathematics, have only today come to realize that there are always greater talents out there and skies beyond skies. What I've observed is merely a fraction of mathematics…"

With both hands clasped in front of him in a gesture of student to teacher, he deeply bowed to Li Nuo and said, "Thank you, Young Master, for enlightening me."

Li Nuo waved his hands repeatedly, "I don't deserve such praise, not at all…"

He was very aware that he was merely standing on the shoulders of those before him, and that Mr. Chen was simply limited by his era; there was nothing to be proud of.

A figure stood not far away, staring blankly at this scene.

Song Jiaren knew her husband was very smart but had not expected that even Mr. Chen, the Daxia mathematics authority, would adopt the attitude of a student seeking guidance from him…

Holding the piece of paper as if it were a treasure, Mr. Chen carefully asked Li Nuo, "In the future, if I encounter problems that I don't understand, may I often consult the young master?"

Li Nuo smiled and said, "It's not so much consulting. We can discuss them together."

Mr. Chen joyfully replied, "Thank you, thank you!"

After seeing off Mr. Chen, Song Mu'er ran over, hugged Li Nuo's arm, and with stars flickering in her eyes, said, "Brother Li Nuo, you are so amazing; you could even be a teacher's teacher now!"

In the distance, another petite figure, hiding mostly behind a tree, watched the close interaction between Song Mu'er and Li Nuo, stamped her foot angrily, and ran off with a huff.

At lunchtime, Li Nuo stole a glance at his wife across the table.

He had made an awkward scene last night by watching her while she was asleep and getting caught. Fortunately, she hadn't said anything, and today everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

To say or not to say, Li Nuo initially had a very poor impression of her.

But having interacted with her over many days, his impression of her gradually improved.

She hadn't read much, and her demeanor was rather cold, but she wasn't as violent as Li Nuo had first thought. He later understood that it had been a misunderstanding and couldn't entirely blame her.

After all, she was just an eighteen-year-old girl, at the age literally blooming like a flower, yet due to an unreliable promise made by her elders more than a decade ago, she had married, and to a fool at that.

In later times, an eighteen-year-old girl might just have graduated from high school. If presented with such a situation, the nation would most likely intervene forcibly.

However, in Daxia, such things were quite common.

Even Li Nuo felt indignant on her behalf.

Song Jiaren silently ate her meal, of course noticing Li Nuo's glances from time to time.

It made her slightly uncomfortable, involuntarily recalling the gaze from the night before.

Besides him, no one had ever looked at her that way.

In others' gazes, there was mostly fear and defiance, which later simply turned into pure fear.

But in that gaze… she didn't know how to describe it; it was a new and novel experience she had never felt before.

After the meal, Li Nuo returned to his room to prepare for a noon rest.

Song Jiaren also returned to her room and sat at the desk to read a book, still the Shuo Wen.

Li Nuo lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Although it was already August and beyond the peak of summer, it was still somewhat sultry at noon.

Song Jiaren heard the sounds from behind her and closed her book, asking, "Is the sound of flipping pages disturbing you?"

The occasional flipping was actually quite hypnotic. Li Nuo shook his head and responded, "No, it's just that the weather is too hot. I am having trouble sleeping…"

Song Jiaren thought for a moment, walked to the bed, and said, "Give me your hand."

As Li Nuo was puzzled, she had already grasped his hand, and the next moment, Li Nuo felt a cool sensation entering his body through his palm, circulating within, causing a shiver reflex. All his heat was swept away, leaving only a cool sensation...

In the past few days, Li Nuo had read many books, including about the Martial Path, and he immediately understood that his wife practiced a cultivation technique with a cold attribute, and what had entered his body was a stream of True Qi with a cold attribute.

Feeling the coolness radiating from within, Li Nuo said, "Thank you."

Song Jiaren said nothing and returned to her desk to continue reading.

Li Nuo typically slept with his head rested on his palm and suddenly smelled a faint fragrance.

He had never seen her use any scented sachets or similar items, but there was always a faint scent on her, like that of gardenias.

Having slept in her bed these past few days, Li Nuo had gotten used to this smell.

So much so that just the scent gave him an inexplicable sense of security, and he slept especially well.

He looked at the hand that his wife had just held and subconsciously sniffed it. When he looked up and saw her gaze from beside the desk, he asked silently, "Wife, what bath powder are you using? It smells wonderful…"

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