Originally, that kind of answer in class would be totally normal.
Usually when you hear a voice from some random corner of the room, nobody even bothers to look up. In fact, everyone's initial reaction was just the same—but the next second, a bunch of students suddenly looked completely stunned, and a few even turned their heads out of curiosity!
Because the person who answered this time was the adult transfer student, Shen Qiushan.
During math class break, all the students in senior three, class five were quietly gossiping about Shen Qiushan coming here as a transfer, and in the end, pretty much everyone reached the same conclusion.
That is, Shen Qiushan is actually here to supervise Shen Yixiao's studies!
Honestly, the whole class felt pretty helpless about this. Who wants a parent hanging around in the classroom?
It's basically like our side has an 'undercover agent' planted in it.
So everyone figured there's no way this undercover agent, Shen Qiushan, is seriously here to study.
But then, he answered a senior three English question on his own initiative!
That was seriously shocking.
Compared to the students, Chen Xiangyu was even more stunned. After all, the two of them know each other inside out; they both know exactly what size tricks the other's got up their sleeve.
Just now, Chen Xiangyu was still thinking!
This old flame of hers looked like he was listening to the lesson for real, but the thing is, he shouldn't even understand it, right?!
And yet, out of nowhere, he really pulled a "bandage wipes his butt" move...
He showed his cards!
Of course, the most stunned of all was Shen Yixiao, who shares a desk with his own dad—he hadn't even known the answer to that question!
And his dad just answered it with sparkling confidence!
Along with his shock, he suddenly felt a bit ashamed.
His old man could do the problem, but he couldn't??
If his sister Shen Yanran ever found out, she'd never let him live it down.
Wang Yunpeng, who sat to the right of Shen Qiushan, was also totally shocked. His grades were about the same as Shen Yixiao's—both 'hidden dragons and crouching phoenixes' in the class.
So, he couldn't do that problem either.
In the end, Shen Qiushan answered it!
"Uncle Shen, you're awesome!"
Wang Yunpeng quietly gave Shen Qiushan a thumbs up.
After seeing Shen Yanran at break, and coming back to the classroom to spot Shen Qiushan, he suddenly had a burst of inspiration—a new strategy for pursuing Shen Yanran.
Just win over her dad first!
If he could get the approval of Shen Qiushan, his "future father-in-law," it was basically mission accomplished at home.
"Yep, it's C!"
"success!"
Chen Xiangyu confirmed Shen Qiushan's answer, then kept explaining the problem.
Meanwhile, Shen Qiushan himself was spooked by his own reflexive answer. He honestly hadn't expected the "Memory Capsule" to be so freaking effective.
Too bad the system's items work instantly upon redeeming—otherwise, he'd whip up a few and have that noob son of his pop a couple. His grades would shoot up faster than a rocket!
Whatever, better boost his own grades first.
Get into college!
Bag a hundred million!
Then his loser kid would transform instantly into a rich second-generation!
If he's still a chicken, just have him get married early and pop out a kid—Shen Qiushan will personally train his grandson.
Hmm.....
Wait, I'm only 38!
I've even got the power to reset an alt account. If this main account is too trash, I can just start over!
After weighing things up, Shen Qiushan kept listening intently.
Seeing his 38-year-old dad being so serious, Shen Yixiao didn't dare slack off either, and focused all his energy on the English test paper in front of him.
Actually, Shen Yixiao isn't stupid—he just never built up any study habits from a young age.
This is partly his dad Shen Qiushan's fault, too. He'd always been busy putting food on the table, and had no energy to care about the kid's studies.
So Shen Yixiao basically grew up as a free-range student. With weak self-control and most of his energy spent playing around, it's honestly a miracle if his grades are any good!
Now, with his dad leading by example, he finally started focusing on the lesson. Shen Yixiao's English foundation wasn't bad—definitely better than Shen Qiushan's current level. So he could understand most of the questions, and any words he didn't know, he'd just circle them to memorize later.
The fourth period in the morning was PE.
As everyone knows, by senior year, all PE teachers are chronically "sick"!
Chen Xiangyu just took over the fourth period too, cramming periods three and four together to finish going over the leftover test paper.
This kind of back-to-back class is super common in senior year. The students are used to it.
If anyone needs the bathroom between classes, they just raise a hand for permission.
Two periods back-to-back, and Shen Qiushan had learned a ton. Not counting everything burned into his memory, his Scholar Index had gone up by 950 points!
"Old Shen, come with me for a sec."
As the midday dismissal bell rang, Chen Xiangyu waved at her old flame sitting in the last row.
"Got it, Teacher Chen!"
Shen Qiushan called out "Teacher Chen" with perfectly fluid ease—after all, who knows how many times he's called her that in private.
"Dad, I'm going to lunch with Wang Yunpeng,"
Shen Yixiao seized the chance to speak up.
"Bro Xiao, shouldn't we wait for Uncle Shen?"
"It's his first day at school, he isn't familiar with the cafeteria."
To Shen Yixiao's surprise, Wang Yunpeng actually suggested waiting for his dad.
TF...!
Shen Yixiao's mouth twitched; he shot his bestie a deadly stare.
Luckily, Shen Qiushan just waved his hand and said, "You two go ahead, I need to chat with Teacher Chen."
Hearing that, Shen Yixiao heaved a huge sigh of relief, then hurriedly dragged Wang Yunpeng: "Let's go, let's go! Otherwise there'll be no seats in the canteen!"
"Uncle Shen, you want us to save you a seat?"
"You really not joining us?"
Wang Yunpeng wasn't ready to give up.
If you want to win over the future father-in-law, you gotta work from the ground up!
kao!
Shut up!!
Shen Yixiao quickly clamped a hand over Wang Yunpeng's mouth and dragged him out the back door.
Meanwhile.
Shen Qiushan caught up with Chen Xiangyu and asked quietly, "Lunch together?"
"Mm, come eat at my place."
Chen Xiangyu's house was just in the neighborhood next to the school, five minutes' walk. If she wasn't super busy, she'd go home for lunch.
She figured homemade food had to be healthier.
"Let's go separately!"
"I'll head back to the office first."
Chen Xiangyu whispered another reminder. With midday dismissal, walking out together would only fuel the rumor mill.
"OK!"
Shen Qiushan got the hint and upped his pace, left the school, and strolled over to Vanke Garden next door without missing a beat.
He'd already registered his fingerprint on Chen Xiangyu's smart lock, so Shen Qiushan went straight in.
It was a 90-square-meter two-bedroom apartment, but since Chen Xiangyu lived alone, she'd turned the spare bedroom into a "mini classroom" for tutoring students from time to time.
Shen Qiushan checked the fridge; the storage box had pre-chopped cauliflower and pork belly.
That was Chen Xiangyu's routine—every morning she'd prep lunch ingredients, so at noon she could just stir-fry and eat.
Since he got there first, Shen Qiushan took over cooking.
But he hadn't even finished the stir-fry when Chen Xiangyu got home. She walked into the kitchen, hugged Shen Qiushan from behind, and said sweetly, "Put the veggies down for now."
"Sitting through class was exhausting—come rest in the bedroom for a bit..."