I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?-Chapter 74: Beili Is to Have an Academic Genius

Ye Qianning glanced over. Leaning back in her chair and fiddling with her little hands, she slowly recited, "Four thousand eight hundred fifty-nine, seven thousand two hundred fifty-two, sixty-four thousand fifty-two, sixty-nine..."

She listed the answers to dozens of incredibly difficult problems in a row, not making a single mistake.

Sweat dripped from Song Fuzi’s brow. He had only just finished solving the first problem on the rice paper.

But this child had rattled off dozens of answers in one breath without even needing to pick up a brush to calculate.

Dean Chen calculated them one by one. He considered the problems he’d written to be extremely complex; even someone of Song Fuzi’s skill would need time to solve them. Yet she had answered instantly. ’Could she really be correct?’

Elder Gu also had his doubts. He stared at Dean Chen’s calculations, his heart rising and falling with a mix of anxiety and anticipation.

"Correct. They’re all correct." Dean Chen was stunned. His eyes lit up as he stared at Ye Qianning. "Child, what calculation method are you using? How can you be so fast?"

Beili was considered the strongest nation in academics, and the current calculation methods—the most commonly used in Beili today—had all been developed by Song Fuzi.

Ye Qianning simply leaned back in her chair without a word, a faint smile playing on her lips.

The color drained from Song Fuzi’s face. He, too, was astonished at how she had calculated the answers without so much as moving her brush.

"A genius! My daughter is an academic genius! Hahaha!" Xiang Minghou was so happy he nearly jumped out of his seat. Song Fuzi was revered by the world for developing rapid calculation techniques, yet his daughter’s skills were even greater than his.

Peony and the others didn’t understand anything about academics, but from the looks of it, their Pangtuan had won?

Qian Fanji’s heart was a tempest. ’She won. She really bested Song Fuzi. At six years old... If word of this got out, it would probably shock the four nations!’

"This... this... PUH—" Unable to catch his breath, Song Fuzi spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

"Master Song..." an instructor exclaimed.

"Quick, help Master Song inside and call for a physician," Dean Chen said hurriedly. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Little one, quickly, tell me how you calculated that." Elder Gu was dying of curiosity. To him, looking at Ye Qianning was like gazing upon a priceless jade.

"I just did."

"But *how* did you do it?" Elder Gu asked, confused.

"Mental math."

Ye Qianning had merely used the most advanced calculation methods. Even if she explained, they probably wouldn’t understand.

Elder Gu froze for a moment, then became even more convinced that the child before him was a treasure. "A genius. A true genius."

Dean Chen was both shocked and overjoyed. ’It seems Beili is about to produce an academic prodigy. If we were to lose such a fine piece of jade, it would be a tremendous loss.’

"Little one, come to Lou Mountain Academy tomorrow."

"Lou Mountain Academy can’t teach me anything," Ye Qianning replied, her posture lazy.

"Then I will take you as my personal disciple and teach you myself. How about that?" Dean Chen said urgently.

"I’ll think about it."

"Yes, yes, of course. I will await your decision. Child, you absolutely must come." It was rare for Dean Chen to encounter such a genius. He wished he could just carry her home right then and there to prevent anyone else from snatching her up.

Elder Gu’s eyes practically glowed as he looked at Ye Qianning. "General Xiang, since when did you have such a daughter? It makes this old man green with envy."

"Haha, Elder Gu, you flatter me," Xiang Minghou chuckled, his smile not quite reaching his eyes.

’And I have your grandson, Gu Shuo, to thank for this!’

"Then... General Xiang, could I borrow your daughter to play with for a couple of days?"

"..."

Ye Qianning’s little brow furrowed.

"’Play with’?" Xiang Minghou’s voice shot up.

"No, no! What I mean is, I’ve never seen such an intelligent child. I’d like to discuss some academic matters with her." Elder Gu was also a man obsessed with academics.