In the evening.
The rays of the setting sun rippled.
Jiaomen East. Zhang Ye's rented apartment.
Standing in the open kitchen, Zhang Ye held his cellphone between his face and shoulder as he made a call. His hands were busy cooking. He poured the semi-finished Yuxiang shredded pork he had just bought from the supermarket into the pot, added the seasoning, and stirred it with a spatula. How could this fellow cook? He could only make do.
"Mom."
"We're still waiting for you to eat," his mother said on the other side of the phone.
"Didn't I send you a text?" Zhang Ye said.
Mom: "I just saw that you haven't been home for the past few days?"
Heh, don't mention it. Just mentioning it makes me angry. Today, this brat's parents were invited to school, so I went to pick him up. Those teachers were all scolding me. I was so embarrassed. Hmph, seeing these kids these days, I'm already traumatized. It's a serious blow to this bro's enthusiasm to get married and have children in the future. If my children are also so disobedient in the future, wouldn't I die of exhaustion? "
His mother curled her lips and said, "You don't even have a partner, and you're still thinking about children?"
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "Don't try to agitate me. Who knows, I might bring a daughter-in-law back for you someday. If she's too beautiful, don't scare you. You'd better be mentally prepared."
His mother said in amusement, "Keep bragging."
Zhang Ye said, "Whether I'm bragging or not, you'll know soon enough."
His mother said, "Sure, Mom is waiting to see."
"I'm not going to talk anymore, Mom. I'm cooking." Zhang Ye used a spatula to dig at the vegetables.
His mother said, "Whoa, you can even cook? Don't let the child spoil the food. "
"I know." Zhang Ye hung up the phone and threw it into a clean spot on the fridge. He then picked up some with his chopsticks to taste the saltiness.
Chenchen sat on the sofa with a sullen face. "Zhang Ye, I'm hungry."
Zhang Ye harrumphed, "What's the hurry? Just wait."
Chenchen's stomach had been growling for a long time. She had fought with her teacher in the afternoon and had not eaten much after that. "Zhang Ye! I'm hungry! Zhang Ye! I'm hungry! "
"It's coming, it's coming!" Zhang Ye turned off the heat and scooped up the dishes. He carried them to the table.
Chenchen did not wait for him. She picked up her chopsticks and started eating. After swallowing a mouthful, she pursed her lips and said, "Zhang Ye, it doesn't taste good."
Zhang Ye said, "Is that so?"
"It's not delicious," Chenchen said with certainty.
Zhang Ye tasted it. "Isn't this pretty good?" Thus, he scooped two bowls of rice, sat down, picked up the chopsticks, and ate with relish. "Your Uncle Zhang's cooking skills and standards are only at this level. It's good enough that there's something to eat. It's definitely cooked, but it's fine as long as there's no poison." As he spoke, he picked up two large chopsticks of food for Chenchen and casually tossed it into her bowl. "Hurry up and eat. Your aunt definitely won't be back this week, and she might not be back next week either. Just stay with me for now. We'll make do if we can. If not, we'll order takeout tomorrow or buy some frozen dumplings."
Chenchen hesitated for a long time before reluctantly picking up her chopsticks to eat.
As Zhang Ye ate, he said, "Since I've been taking care of you for the past few days, then you have to listen to me. Let's set three rules. First, you have to eat on time every day. Otherwise, when your aunt comes back and sees that you've lost weight, she will say that I didn't take good care of you. Second, you have to do your homework on time every day after eating. If you don't have any homework or if you've finished it, you have to revise and read. Your form teacher and a few other teachers gave me a good scolding today. I can't even lift my head. You better work hard. Don't make the teachers invite me to school again. Oh, and third, you have to sleep before 10. If it's too late, you can't watch cartoons. Do you hear me? "
Chenchen did not say a word.
Zhang Ye looked at her, "I'm talking to you. Do you hear me? "
Chenchen gave a nonchalant "Yes."
Only then was Zhang Ye satisfied. The landlady auntie was not around, so he had to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of the child. Not only did he have to take care of her food and drink, he also had to take care of Chenchen's studies and extracurricular life. Hai, if you don't take charge of the household, you don't know how expensive it is. Taking care of a child is really tiring.
After the meal.
"Go, go and do your homework."
"OK."
"Don't just 'OK', go and do it."
"… OK."
Chenchen sat down on the sofa at Zhang Ye's house. She took out her school bag and unzipped it. She took out a book, a pencil, and an eraser and started slowly doing her homework.
Zhang Ye was also slowly dragging his feet as he washed the dishes in the kitchen. It had been a long time since he had done any chores at home, so he really did not want to move at all. Laziness was a kind of rhythm, and once you got into it, it would be very difficult to get out of it. Zhang Ye was in such a situation right now. Old Wu was taking good care of him in every aspect. When he was at his parents' house, they usually did not let him do any chores either.
After washing the dishes, Zhang Ye went over to take a look at her. When he saw that there was only one line of words in her workbook, he immediately said angrily, "What have you been doing for so long?"
Chenchen said, "Doing my homework."
Zhang Ye said, "Why are you writing so slowly?"
"Zhang Ye." Chenchen pushed the workbook to him. "Help me do it."
Zhang Ye stared at her. "Do it yourself. If you don't finish it, I won't even let you watch the cartoons later. When it's time, go to sleep." Then he ignored her and leaned back on the bed, turning on the television to watch the news.
Central TV News …
Entertainment News …
He was watching it with relish. In the past, Zhang Ye was not very interested in the news and found it boring. But after he set his sights on becoming a celebrity, he started to like watching such news. Some of it was also due to the needs of his work. He had to keep abreast of society's hot topics and current affairs so that he could grasp the pulse of the times.
Chenchen held the pencil and looked up. "Zhang Ye, you're disturbing me."
Zhang Ye impatiently took the remote control. "I'll lower the volume. Do your homework."
Chenchen: "It's still noisy."
Zhang Ye lowered the volume again. "Is it okay now?"
"It's still noisy. Zhang Ye, turn off the television," Chenchen said unhappily.
Zhang Ye smacked his lips and turned off the television. "You've been doing your homework for so long and only managed to come up with a fart. You're quite troublesome. Alright, alright, I'll turn it off."
Only then did Chenchen continue doing her homework.
Zhang Ye looked left and right and could only take out his cell phone to browse Weibo. After browsing for a while, he saw that the math problem he had set at No. 2 Experimental Primary School had been posted on Weibo by someone. In the afternoon, it had even caused a lot of heated discussion. The response was very strong and this was something that Zhang Ye had not expected. But thinking about it, when these weird math problems were first published in his previous world, they had also caused a lot of discussion on the internet and caused a lot of commotion. It was only after everyone got used to it that they did not think much of it anymore. But in this world, such weird and "brain-burning" problems had not appeared yet. The teaching topics here were mostly more traditional math problems, so naturally, Zhang Ye's "new type of math problem" had attracted the interest and attention of many people.
There were even people denouncing him?
On Weibo, a lot of people were still making a ruckus. It was as if Zhang Ye's elementary math problem in the afternoon had seriously hurt the self-esteem of these adults. They were all clamoring to get back at him!
"@ ZhangYe!"
"Teacher Zhang, come on out!"
"Zhang Ye, you're so wicked!"
"Give me another question! I don't believe it! "
"Right, we'll definitely be able to answer it this time!"
"If you're so capable, come up with another elementary math problem! I was too careless before! In the end, I got mocked by my girlfriend for the entire afternoon! She said that my IQ is lower than a primary school student's! I'm so pissed off! "
"That question is a scam. It's too confusing. Actually, if we really know this, no matter what question it is, it won't be a problem as long as it's an elementary math problem."
"That's right. If it's limited to elementary math problems, then it'll be clear at a glance."
Some were calling for a fight, while others were heckling.
Peking University's Chinese Department's Teacher Su Na also came forward to comment, "I suggest that Teacher Zhang should start a Weibo class and post more elementary math problems to broaden everyone's horizons."
Zhang Ye had nothing better to do, so he immediately replied to Su Na, "Alright."
As such, Zhang Ye started a separate Weibo account, "In response to everyone's requests and challenges, I'll be starting a 'Zhang Ye's Lecture' today. I'll come up with a few questions to share with everyone. As usual, I guarantee that they'll be elementary math problems, and they'll be at the level of a second or third grade question. Everyone, let's see who can answer them. The time limit is an hour, and if everyone answers correctly, I can even add in some prizes. If there are a lot of people who answer correctly, then we'll draw for a prize. If there aren't many people, then everyone will get a prize.
When the netizens heard this, they all came forward!
"Wow! There's even a prize? "
"Zhang Ye's calligraphy is pretty good!"
"That's great! Give the question! I can't wait any longer! "
"Count me in!"
"I'm here too, I'm here too!"
At this moment, Big Saber Bro, who had not appeared for a long time, also appeared, "My big saber is once again, once again, once again, once again unable to endure the thirst! Quickly give the question! Math is my forte! "
Yao Jiancai also appeared. "Again?"
On Weibo, a teacher from Peking University's Math Department also appeared. He could be considered as Zhang Ye's colleague, but as Zhang Ye had never attended a class in the Math Department before, he wasn't too familiar with him. In any case, just from the name alone, Zhang Ye definitely did not know who he was, but he should have met him before. He said, "I'll give it a try too."
Even a Peking University math teacher was blown away??
In the end, a lot of Peking University's Chinese Department and Math Department students also came forward. They were all eager to try solving the question. A lot of them did not manage to catch up to the question in the afternoon. When they found out that Dean Pan's Weibo and this question were trending, they had already seen the answer and did not have the time to think about it. As such, many of them did not feel that this question was too difficult. After all, it was only at the elementary level!
All sorts of people arrived!
With the popularity of the previous strange question, the gimmick, the provocation, and the prize money, many Weibo users immediately came forward to watch. They wanted to see what other elementary math questions Zhang Ye could come up with and how strange the questions he came up with would be. It couldn't be any worse than the previous question, right?
1,000 people …
5,000 people …
10,000 people …
Tens of thousands of netizens came to join in the fun. Before the question was even out, the number of forwards had already exceeded 3,000. It was a spectacular scene as everyone went crazy and wanted to give it a try! None of them believed it!
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