Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 504 The Willful Master and Disciple

Ge Yunkui watched his wife, Cai Xingjuan, walk in with a conflicted expression and was quite puzzled. What was going on? Could it be that those kids were up to something again?

Indeed, even though Zhan Jing praised these children for being mature, they were still just kids. When they really started acting up, it wasn’t just for fun.

Ge Yunkui didn’t understand; if they really had issues, wouldn’t they discuss them inside the house? Why show it in front of the old master and make him worry?

You should know, recently, the old master has been very busy, with little time to rest. It’s unnecessary to bother him over such trivial matters.

"What’s wrong?" While Zhuge Zhi was reading and analyzing cases, he had noticed when Cai Xingjuan came in.

With Zhuge Zhi’s question, Ge Yunkui, who originally hoped Cai Xingjuan would quickly leave, helplessly retracted his actions, just hoping his wife wouldn’t say anything unpleasant.

"Zhao Xuran asked that Zhao Guangran and Gong Ruini both achieve at least a top ten finish in their grade by the end of the semester." Although there were no elementary school children in the family, the school arranged by the old master had many smart children, some even from scholarly families.

Maybe Zhao Guangran and his friends were smart, but they grew up with Northeastern Rural education, completely different from Beijing’s education. Cai Xingjuan thought they would be doing well to reach the top ten in their class.

Top ten in the grade? Zhuge Zhi put down what he was holding, looking at Cai Xingjuan incredulously, "You didn’t hear wrong?"

"I didn’t hear wrong, and they also agreed to it." Cai Xingjuan figured the punishment they agreed to was probably something minor; otherwise, why would they agree so quickly?

Cai Xingjuan didn’t think, even if they were really into business, they could make much of it. It was just playing around.

"Is there a problem?" Zhuge Zhi didn’t understand why Zhao Xuran would make such a demand, nor why Zhao Guangran and his friends would accept it. What was going on?

"Why would they agree?" Zhuge Zhi genuinely couldn’t comprehend; he knew if it were the twins, they would listen but still put up some resistance before agreeing.

There’s no reason the most mischievous Zhao Guangran would readily agree; it’s really strange, there must be more to it.

"Seems to be for money." Cai Xingjuan suddenly remembered she hadn’t mentioned something earlier.

No way, Ge Yunkui was stunned, "They’re actually using that as punishment?"

"How much money can they make?" Ge Yunkui really didn’t understand how that could be a serious punishment, "It sounds like they’re just messing around."

Right? That was her view too, as Cai Xingjuan nodded continuously to show she thought the same.

Just small money? If Zhuge Zhi initially just wanted to see how these kids would play around, now he was taking it seriously, "Old Ge, go find Principal Zhang and tell him to put Zhao Xuran and those kids into the honors class."

No way, those kids sounded like they were messing around, yet the old master was joining in too, just for fun. Ge Yunkui thought it was one thing for the old master to join in the fun, but they couldn’t make it difficult for Principal Zhang.

"Master, getting into the honors class requires an evaluation." Ge Yunkui hesitated, remembering Principal Zhang’s arrangement.

Yes, although the old master had a good relationship with Principal Zhang, Principal Zhang wouldn’t bend the rules too much just for him.

"I know, it’s just an evaluation. I think the evaluation won’t be a problem for them." Zhuge Zhi felt if Zhao Xuran and his friends wanted to aim high, he’d give them a boost.

"Inform the Ge family, make sure to do it."

"Also, have Ban Xia and the others come over." Zhuge Zhi originally thought of giving Ban Xia and the others a few days to settle down before starting lessons; now it seemed these two kids were very bright, so there was no need to waste time, let them start lessons.

Ah, no way, Ge Yunkui was speechless at the master’s tendency to do things whimsically. Just a while ago, he mentioned starting lessons in a few days; how come suddenly there’s a rush? Who knows if the two kids would be willing?

Ge Yunkui expressed that his wife had to cover the costs of the master’s whims once again.

"Grandpa Zhuge, we’ve come to see you." Just when Ge Yunkui felt this task was a bit difficult, Zhan Banxia and Zhan Zisu wobbled into the room.

When Zhuge Zhi saw the two chubby kids wobbling in, he felt they were pleasing to the eye in all sorts of ways, "Come in, it’s more comfortable inside."

"Okay, thank you, Grandpa Zhuge." Zhan Banxia quietly sat to the side.

How deceptive! How could such young children be so quiet? Ge Yunkui remembered the master’s distant relatives visiting once, their rowdiness was something that left a lasting impression on him.

"Young Master Banxia, do you want something to eat?" Could it be that the kids were hungry? Ge Yunkui was just about to signal Cai Xingjuan to prepare some food; they definitely couldn’t let the kids go hungry.

"No, I just wanted to ask Grandpa Zhuge when the lessons would start." Zhan Banxia thanked Ge Yunkui, then stated their purpose for coming.

No way, although mentally prepared, knowing these two kids were enthusiastic about studying, he didn’t expect them to be so diligent.

Diligent kids are likable to anyone, but Zhuge Zhi really wanted to know if their eagerness to ask about lesson timings was their own idea or if someone was guiding them from behind. Zhuge Zhi had encountered many such scenarios.

If possible, Zhuge Zhi hoped to find a disciple who loved to study; it would ease his burden significantly. He never thought he’d have such a promising prospect, how exciting!

"You really want to study?" Zhuge Zhi confirmed again with Zhan Banxia and the others.

Sigh, hadn’t they made themselves clear? Why would Grandpa Zhuge keep asking like this; could it be that they were really getting old?

Remembering what Sister Ni said, to be patient with the elderly, "Yes, it’s our decision to study."

"At home, our mom gives us lessons every day." Zhan Banxia explained that they didn’t have vacations; as long as their mom had time, she would give them lessons.

Staring at Zhan Banxia and the others for a long time, he didn’t see any sign of reluctance. Well, since they were willing, then he should give them lessons. It was better than constantly dealing with all kinds of so-called leaders, which was tiring for Zhuge Zhi.

Because of people like them, the country took many detours; fortunately, things were slowly getting back on course. Who knows what the country would have become otherwise.

"Alright, we’ll start lessons from today, beginning with the basics." Zhuge Zhi, regardless of whether his disciples had learned the basics before, adhered to his teaching customs when imparting knowledge to them.

Oh, starting from the basics? Zhan Zisu’s face fell upon hearing it; clearly, they had learned before, was it necessary to start from the basics?

Before Zhan Zisu could express dissatisfaction, Zhan Banxia hushed them, basics are basics. Anyway, Big Brother once said that the better the basics, the easier it would be to learn more challenging things in the future. Didn’t you see Second Brother always being looked down upon by Big Brother because his basics weren’t solid?

Moreover, the foundational lessons taught by Mom and those by Grandpa Zhuge should have differences; learning more is always beneficial.