armyinform Chapter 514 Orphan
Chapter 514 Orphan
Lu You went to the living room, took two bags of pork jerky, and walked along the corridor into the pavilion.
Lien Chan sat in front of the stone table, holding a pen in his right hand, his eyes fixed on the book on the table, his mind focused.
Lu You stood there for a while, and seeing that Lian Zhan had no reaction and seemed unaware of his presence, he put his hands behind his back and silently went around to the back of Lian Zhan.
Just like the elusive head teacher during evening self-study in high school,
Lu You looked from top to bottom, taking in all the exercises in the book.
Where Lien Chan's pen tip rested was a linear equation.
7x-35=49
Lu You's brain worked instinctively and he figured out the answer in just a blink of an eye.
When was the first time you came into contact with an equation?
Scattered fragments of memory emerge from the depths of my mind like tiny bubbles.
"Dad, what are these symbols and numbers?"
“It’s called an equation.”
"equation?"
"It refers to equations with unknown variables. If you are interested, you can find out for yourself."
Piecing the fragments together, Lu You only got these two conversations. His memories of time and place were already blurry. He vaguely remembered that it was something that happened before he was six years old in his previous life.
While Lu You was lost in his memories, Lian Zhan also put down his pen, and black words appeared on the paper.
First, write down three equal signs in alignment, and then fill in the numbers and letters on the left and right of the first equal sign.
7x=35+49
Lian Zhan paused and muttered to himself.
"Five plus nine equals fourteen. The tens place is increased by one. Three plus four equals seven. The increase by one is increased by one more, which equals eight. The result is eighty-four."
After getting the result, Lian Zhan quickly completed the second equation and paused again.
7x = 84
"Eighty-four divided by seven, one seven equals seven, two sevens equals four... seven sevens nine equals sixty-three. I can't calculate it by mouth. I need to use scratch paper."
Lien Chan brought out a yellow booklet with a clean and tidy cover, with the three elements of school, class, and name written neatly on it.
After turning over the first few pages full of handwriting, Lian Zhan slowly completed the division operation on a page with some free space, and then wrote the result into the book.
x = 12
Lu You witnessed the entire process of Lian Zhan solving the problem.
A fair evaluation is that his mathematical talent is average, his thinking is orthodox, and he lacks flexibility and adaptability.
However, this can only be said in the heart and cannot be put into words.
For a fourth-grade boy, being able to study independently without the need for supervision is enough to make him stand out from most of his peers.
What's more, Lien Chan successfully solved the problem in the correct way. At most, his solving speed was slow and the process was a bit unpretentious.
"Hello." Lu You took out a bag of pork jerky and placed it on the book, then sat down to the right of Lien Zhan with a friendly smile on his face. "Your name is Lien Zhan, right?"
The sudden sound frightened Lian Zhan.
He turned to look at Lu You, his neck shrunk, his clear eyes filled with anxiety and fear.
"You... hello."
When Lian Zhan turned around, Lu You could see his appearance clearly.
He has single eyelids, thin eyebrows, slightly small eyes, and a wheat-colored complexion, which is obviously caused by working in the sun for a long time. There is a white wound on the right corner of his forehead.
"Don't be nervous. I'm also from this family. I won't do anything to you." Lu You said soothingly and pushed the pork jerky under his eyes. "Come, have some snacks."
"Thank you." Lian Zhan picked up the pork jerky, tore open the package, took out the dark red meat slice, and bit off a small corner.
Lu You saw all of Lian Zhan's uneasiness.
A child who has just arrived and is living under someone else's roof, with no relatives left to rely on, it is unrealistic to expect such a child to be lively, cheerful, open-minded and generous.
"Why don't you do your homework in your room instead of going to the pavilion outside?"
Lian Zhan lowered his head and whispered, "Uncle Yu said that staying in the room all the time is not good for your health, so he asked me to walk around outside more often and get familiar with the environment."
"Are you with Uncle Yu?"
Lian Zhan hummed and took another bite of meat next to the original tooth mark.
Lu You thought about it and felt that it was reasonable for Lu Buyu to adopt a child since he was in his fifties or almost sixty.
"You've been here for almost a month, are you used to living here?"
Lian Zhan paused, raised his head, and the big house not far away was reflected in his eyes.
"This house is so big, it's bigger than all my grandfather's lands combined."
"If you are older, just take a few more steps and exercise your body."
Lian Zhan lowered his head again, said nothing, and gnawed on the dried meat silently.
Lu You took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
This child is really hard to approach!
Lu You opened another bag of pork jerky and ate it in a few gulps. He caught a glimpse of the book on the table and had an idea in his mind.
“Do you like studying?”
Lian Zhan nodded and said, "I like it. Every time I get good grades, grandpa will be very happy."
Shit! His grandpa is gone!
A sense of guilt surged in Lu You's heart.
"Grandpa also told me that I must study hard, get into a good university and serve the country in the future."
There is nothing wrong with this being the most earnest wish of an elderly person for his young grandchildren.
"What about your own thoughts?"
"I don't know, but I think grandpa is right. It will definitely be right to do as he says." Lian Zhan still lowered his head, his childish voice full of determination.
"Have you thought about which university to apply to in the future?"
"No." Lian Zhan shook his head, his voice a little louder than before, "But Uncle Yu told me that there is a top student from Capital University in my family, and asked me to follow his example and get closer to him."
Lu You raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"Have you met this top student?"
"not yet."
"Would you like to meet him once?"
Lian Zhan hesitated for a moment and nodded his head.
Lu You straightened his back, sat up straight, smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes, and smiled, "Now you see it."
Lian Zhan raised his head suddenly, his eyes widened, with a look of surprise, and he didn't even notice that the pork jerky in his hand fell onto the book.
Lu You pointed and reminded, "Your homework is going to be stained."
Lian Zhan came to his senses and quickly picked up the pork jerky, stuffed the whole piece into his mouth, chewed it twice, and swallowed it.
"You are really from Capital University?"
"Why, don't I look like it?" Lu You spread out his hands and let him look at him.
"You're not wearing glasses, and you look..."
"He's too handsome. Doesn't he look like a good student?"
Lu You's words directly expressed Lian Zhan's thoughts.
In Lien Chan's eyes, students who study well all wear glasses and have ordinary looks.
"Remember this," Lu You held his right wrist with his left hand and placed it on the table, subconsciously using the tone of a teacher teaching a student, "Judging people by appearance is a very superficial behavior. Secondly, no research has shown that appearance is necessarily related to academic performance."
"Okay, I know."
Under the influence of Teacher Lu You, Lian Zhan unconsciously sat up straight, feeling tense, as if he was back in the teacher's office at school to talk with his class teacher.
"Um...how should I call you?"
"My name is Lu You. I'm a freshman in college. I'm about eight or nine years older than you!"
"Can I call you Teacher Lu?" Lian Zhan carefully observed Lu You's expression and asked tentatively.
The word "teacher" brought back Lu You's memory of teaching graduate students in his previous life, and his head began to ache slightly.
They are all troublemakers, none of them are worry-free.
It posed no threat to him academically, but it left a deep stain on his educational career.
Lu You pinched his brows, suppressed irrelevant thoughts, and asked: "Why do you want to call me teacher?"
"You give me the feeling that you are my class teacher."
"It's just a name, whatever you want!"
After the name was decided, the distance between the two of them was invisibly shortened, and Lian Zhan's vigilance and restraint were slightly reduced.
"Teacher Lu, can I ask a few questions?"
"You said."
“Is it difficult to get into Capital University?”
Lu You tapped the table regularly with his right index finger and said slowly, "Whether it is difficult or not depends on the situation. Just looking at the data on paper, our province has more than 700,000 candidates per month, and Capital University only recruits about 100 people, with an admission rate of 0.00%. The difficulty is obvious to the naked eye. But the fact is not so.
For schools, there are tens of millions of candidates every year, and the base number is huge. It is impossible to understand each one of them, so they can only ignore individual differences and use unified standards for screening. In the eyes of schools, before the total score of the college entrance examination is announced, the top scorer and the last one are the same, with little difference.
For students taking the college entrance examination, the situation is quite different. As a person in the game, individual differences are magnified, and you can evaluate your own level and others' level according to the standards of previous years, and distinguish which ones are strong competitors and which ones are just a bunch of idiots. "
Lu You paused, raised a finger, and continued: "For example, if your strength is unrivaled in the regional school alliance, and your mock exam scores are consistently above 700, then looking at the entire province, your opponents are only a hundred or so. If you aim to be admitted to Capital University, it is not particularly difficult.
On the contrary, if your ability is only at the first-tier level of the regional school alliance, and your mock exam scores are between 650 and 670, then you will have thousands of opponents. Unless you are lucky, the college entrance examination questions are perfect, and you perform exceptionally well, it is impossible to enter Capital University. "
Lien Chan didn't understand a lot of what was said, but he remembered one thing: the higher the score, the easier it would be to enter Capital University, and it would be best if the total score was over 700.
"Teacher, what was your ability to be admitted to Capital University?"
Lu You sneered and said, "It is no exaggeration to say that your teacher, I am unrivaled in the subject of mathematics."
"Could it be that you got full marks in math on the college entrance examination?"
“No, no, no.” Lu You shook his finger. “I did have some clever ideas for the math questions in the college entrance examination, but they lacked depth and breadth to show my strength. That’s why I didn’t take the college entrance examination. I chose the competition route.”
"Competition? What's the difference between it and the college entrance examination? Which one is harder?"
"You can understand it this way. There are two roads from the foot of the mountain to the top. One is the winding mountain road called the College Entrance Examination. This road is very wide and long, can accommodate tens of millions of people, and is a test of perseverance. The other is the rock climbing trail called the Competition. It is short, but very narrow and steep. People with low talent can't even find the entrance."
Lian Zhan was in awe. Although he didn't quite understand what he heard, it did not stop him from thinking that Lu You was very powerful.
"Teacher, do you think I have a chance to be admitted to Capital University in the future?"
Lu You thought about the way Lian Zhan had written the questions before and felt that the possibility was not high, but he did not say it directly.
"As the Analects of Confucius says, if you aim high, you will get something in the middle; if you aim in the middle, you will get something below; if you aim below, you will get nothing. You might as well take Capital University as your goal and do your best. Even if you don't get what you want in the end, you will definitely gain a lot."
The next ten minutes.
Lian Zhan gradually relaxed and asked Lu You a lot of questions, covering almost everything from junior high school to university, from study to life.
Lu You did not hide anything and answered in detail from his own perspective and that of a normal student.
The main reason is that Lu You does not follow the usual path, and his study and life in junior high and high school are quite different from those of normal students.
Just as Lian Zhan was about to ask further about the learning method, a gentle male voice interrupted.
"You two, I've been looking for you all day, and you turned out to be hiding here."
Lian Zhan's body trembled and he quickly stood up.
"Uncle Yu!"
Lu Buyu walked into the pavilion and glanced at Lu You and the books on the table.
"Pack up your homework, change your clothes, and get ready to go up the mountain."
Lian Zhan quickly closed the book, picked up his pen and draft book, and ran away.
"Uncle, your adopted son seems to be quite afraid of you!"
Lu Buyu ignored Lu You's teasing, watched Lian Zhan walk into the house, and then turned his gaze to Lu You.
"You two seemed to be having a good chat just now?"
Lu You also stood up, patted his trouser legs, and said truthfully: "He was very interested in Capital University, so I chatted with him for a few words."
“Is there any possibility of passing the exam?”
"He's only in the fourth grade. He still has several years to go. Who can tell?"
Lu Buyu's face was gloomy. Lu You couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so he said to himself, "My advice is to let nature take its course and don't put too much pressure on yourself. You can't get into Capital University by forcing yourself."
"Did you ever ask him what his father did for a living?"
Lu Buyu's question was very abrupt and Lu You didn't react for a while.
"His father was fighting drug trafficking at the border and died in the line of duty."
Lu You finally reacted and felt mixed emotions.
My grandfather is a veteran, my father is a martyr, and two of the three generations have dedicated themselves to the country.
Lu You couldn't think of any other word except respect.
Lu Buyu patted Lu You on the shoulder and said, "I will help him get his house and land back. Please help him with his studies."
"Do your best."
(End of this chapter)