Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
The room fell into an eerie silence.
Qin Ze was at a loss and thought in his heart. “What is the problem? Why does Professor Li look so confused?”
“You said the math model is done?” Professor Li was in disbelief.
“It’s done. I brought it over. Do you want to take a look at it?”
“Isn’t your Dad not free? He’s been busy these few days.”
What relation did it have to my Dad being busy?
Qin Ze replied, “Ah, my Dad is pretty busy.”
“Then, the math model…”
“I did it.” Qin Ze was filled with smiles.
It was another chance for him to act smart.
Once Professor Li heard it, the hope he barely had was dashed immediately. He forced a smile. “You’re too kind, but I have already agreed to the compensation. Don’t worry, I’ll still give you the pay you should have.”
Professor Li’s wife nudged him with her elbow.
Hurriedly, Qin Ze said, “Professor Li, I really finished it.”
Professor Li tilted his head and said to the woman, “CEO Su, I’ll transfer the money to you now.”
The woman eyed Qin Ze and said, “Take it out, and let’s have a look.”
Qin Ze did not know her identity for sure so he glanced at Professor Li.
Professor Li decided to not care as ‘he would get stabbed no matter if he raised his head or hid it’. He said, “Let’s take a look at it.”
Qin Ze turned on his computer; his computer was not off and was in sleep mode. The computer screen lit up after a few seconds. Then, he inserted the thumb drive and pushed the computer to Professor Li.
Originally, Professor Li did not hold much hope until he flipped to the last page and saw the final calculation. Soon after, his eyes widened; and he stared at that calculation deadly.
The woman asked, “Is there a problem?”
Professor Li did not reply, and his hand trembled as he moved his computer mouse. When he checked the math modeling content that was done after he was hospitalized, he deduced the equations in his heart slowly; and his feelings changed from the initial earth-shattering emotional to calmness.
“There’s no problem at all. It’s perfect.” Professor Li laughed out loud.
Old Qin was truly his friend; it was worth being his colleague for years.
As for Qin Ze’s words like ‘I did it’, only a fool would believe him.
The woman raised her eyebrows in confusion. “Okay, I’ll check it first.”
She took the computer and logged in to her email before sending the documents on the thumb drive out using her own email. Then, she took out her phone to make a call. “Xiao Xu, ask the investors to check the documents.”
The woman hung up. “Let’s wait for ten minutes.”
Ten minutes later, the woman’s phone rang. When the call connected, she nodded; and her cold expression changed immediately. She smiled lightly, “Professor Li, the model is fine. Thank you for your help, happy cooperation.”
She changed her face so quickly!
Professor Li’s wife rolled her eyes and broke into a smile as she heaved a deep sigh of relief.
“We’ll transfer the remuneration to your account five minutes later. Please check and accept it.” The woman finished her sentence and kept all the documents and contract into her document bag before leaving in her high heels.
“Qin Ze, thank you so much. Thank you,” Professor Li’s wife said emotionally.
Qin Ze waved his hands and said in his heart. Just don’t forget to transfer the money to me.
Then, he heard the system’s notification: “Mission accomplished, points had been added into your account.”
After relieving his huge burden, Professor Li’s face turned for the better; and his face was filled with smiles. “Qin Ze, after I recover from my injury, I’ll treat you and Old Qin to a meal. Oh yes, what’s your bank account number? I’ll transfer your salary to you later.”
“Use Alipay to transfer the money. It’s just my phone number.” Qin Ze could not endure the couple’s passion anymore and left those words before he bid farewell.
In the morning at ten, Old Master told the students’ important information for the examination. When the class ended, he walked out of the classroom with a ringing sound. His phone ringtone rang in his pants, and his caller ID showed: Li Chengren.
Once the call connected, Professor Li’s voice filled with emotions; and gratitude sounded over the phone. “Old Qin, it’s all thanks to you. Brother owes you a huge favor. You know, my son is getting married at the end of the year and hasn’t even saved enough for the first payment. However, I didn’t expect this to happen. If you weren’t so righteous, sigh…
“You’re already so busy, but I still troubled you. I’m quite embarrassed. When I’m discharged, I’ll treat you to a meal. This favor is too much…”
Old Master could not help but interrupt him, “Old Li, what are you talking about? What favor? What trouble?”
“Haha!” Professor Li laughed heartily. “Why are you still being so polite to me? It’s the matter of the model building that Qin Ze took over to do a few days ago. I had already prepared to pay for the breaking of the contract. If it wasn’t for you, my wife would definitely make a big deal out of this.”
“Model building? I didn’t help at all. You’re mistaken.”
“Sigh, don’t joke around. If it wasn’t you, did Qin Ze do it on his own? I spent a month or so on this thing, and it’s so professional and complicated; even an average teacher can’t settle it. I understand you; you don’t want me to feel that I owe you a favor, right?”
Old Master paused in his tracks, and his eyes widened. “Did you say that your model is done? And Qin Ze was the one that built it?”
“What do you mean ‘Qin Ze was the one that built it’? Was it not done by you?”
“But, I really don’t know about it.”
“…”
After a while, Old Master and Professor Li spoke in unison, “Qin Ze did it?”
It was impossible that my son was so formidable.
…
Qin Baobao went home after work, and once she unlocked the door and opened it, she smelled the strong fragrance that wafted out of the kitchen.
The familiar fragrance stimulated the worm in her stomach. Qin Baobao loved to eat chicken mushroom stew and was devoted to it; she never got tired of it no matter how much she ate.
She did not even change out of her high heels and clucked her way into the kitchen. She saw her brother’s busy shadow as he waved the spatula to cook food, and inside the pot, he was cooking chicken mushroom stew. She swallowed her saliva with all her might. “Little Qin1, I’m back. Hurry, serve the wine and food.”
Qin Ze did not even look back and said in a flattering manner, “Empress, please wait for a while.”
Qin Baobao changed out of her high heels and sat cross-legged on the couch. She turned on the liquid crystal television in the living room and watched the news as she waited for food.
Qin Ze cooked the dishes and wanted to place it on the table, but Qin Baobao pointed at the glass coffee table and yelled, “Put it here. Put it here.”
So the sister and brother sat on the couch and watched television as they ate. If they were at home, they could not be so casual as Old Master had a rule that stated they could only eat at the dining table. When Qin Ze was young, he really hated dinner; dinner time often clashed with his cartoon shows. Every time he ate, he had to bring out all the courage and discipline in him to sit on the stool. Soon later, he had formidable perseverance.
Dinner was relatively simple: one meat dish, chicken mushroom stew; and two vegetable dishes, dried string beans and garlic mash with Chinese cabbage. Qin Baobao essentially did not eat rice, and her chopsticks flew as she kept eating her favorite chicken mushroom stew; she stuffed the food into her mouth while yelling that it was hot.
Qin Baobao was watching a replay of a musical program. The stage was blasted with colorful lights, with coaches in Gothic fashion and competitors singing their hearts out on stage. Below the stage, light sticks were shining like waves at sea. Currently, this was the most popular variety show; and the name seemed to be ‘I am a Singer’.
Qin Baobao’s cheeks were filled with food as she muttered, “Look, I’ll be attending this variety show during the summer break. Little brother, just wait and see your sister fly high in the sky.”
Even though Qin Ze did not notice much about variety shows, the news these days had been promoting the second season of ‘I am a Singer’ widely so it was hard for him to not know about it.
“The singers who joined the show have very stable foundations. Can you do it?” Qin Ze was suspicious.
“Do you look down on your sister?” Qin Baobao glared at her brother angrily.
Qin Ze reminded her, “You need to prepare for yourself to be exposed and face Dad and Mom’s rage.”
“We’ll cross the bridge when we come to it. Let’s talk about it when it happens.” Qin Baobao’s eyeballs kept rolling, and he did not know what she was thinking about.
One look at his sister’s uncertain gaze, and there was a pang in Qin Ze’s heart. “Don’t think of making me your scapegoat.”
A phone ringtone rang. The siblings’ ringtones were exactly the same, and both of them felt for their phone in unison.
“Old Master!” When Qin Ze took out his phone and looked at it; the caller ID was Old Master.
Qin Baobao immediately lowered the television’s volume, and she leaned in to listen.
The phone connected. “Ah Ze, have you eaten yet?”
“I’m eating now.”
“Is your sister back yet?”
“Yeah, she’s watching the television.”
“Why are you watching the television while you’re eating? Did you forget about the rules I taught you?” Old Master said unhappily.
Qin Baobao hit Qin Ze.
“Is your injury better?”
“Mm, much better.”
“Oh, let me ask you about something.”
“Please say, Dad.”
“It’s like this. Today, Old Li gave me a call and thanked me for helping him do some math model so I told him I didn’t know anything about it. I do have some understanding of his math model, and it’s very professional and complicated. I was curious about how you did it. ”
Qin Baobao blinked and felt that he was capable even though she did not know what was going on.
Qin Ze leaned back and avoided his sister. He said calmly, “I just did it. I only understood it after researching for a long time. It is pretty hard…”
“Don’t act dumb. Would I not know your standards?”
Qin Ze was angered. “Dad, I did it myself. It’s up to you if you want to believe it.”
“What kind of attitude is this? You’re losing your discipline.”
Once Old Master threw his temper, Qin Ze immediately lost half his courage. “Dad, I really did it myself. If not, who did it? Qin Baobao? Do you think that’s realistic?”
“…True.” Old Master muttered.
Qin Baobao took the chopsticks, knocked Qin Ze’s forehead, and glared at him angrily.
After explaining for half a day, Old Master forcefully believed Qin Ze. Old Master sighed, “This kid, you’ve become more enlightened nowadays. You’re a masterpiece that’s finished too late.”
Qin Ze said in his heart, “Thank you for the compliment, but I don’t think it’s too late. I’m still young.”
The father and son then ended their call.
Qin Ze slapped his forehead. “Sister, I want to show you something.” He turned around and entered his room before coming out with a stack of red notes. “This is the money I earned from doing the math model.”
Qin Baobao’s eyes lit up, and she stuck out her tongue to lick her finger as she counted the money happily. It was exactly nine thousand dollars and was even more than his previous month’s salary.
Qin Baobao stuffed the thick stack of cash into her jeans pocket and smiled happily. “Ah Ze is finally a manly man who can provide for the family. Sister will praise you this once and confiscate the money. It’ll be used as a public fund for our living expenses.”
Qin Ze agreed. Actually, Professor Li had given him ten thousand dollars’ worth of remuneration, but having private money was a man’s nature so he secretly saved a thousand dollars.
After eating, Qin Baobao leaned against the couch and comfortably rubbed her stomach. She gasped. “I forgot to wash yesterday’s clothes.”
Even though she said that, she had no intention of standing up; but she smiled at Qin Ze delightfully.
Qin Baobao was very cunning and knew her brother was guilty at heart so she took the chance to give him all the chores, letting herself slack whenever she could.
As expected, Qin Ze gave in and said helplessly, “I’ll help you wash it.”
Anyway, it was just the job of throwing the clothes into the washing machine.
“Remember to separate the undergarments and the clothes.” Qin Baobao did not forget to remind him.
“I know.”
Qin Ze entered the washroom and threw his sister’s OL outfit into the washing machine and took out the pink underwear. At this time, the system sounded in his head without emotions: “Master, seven days are up. The system will automatically obtain energy.”
The next moment, Qin Ze saw black in front of his eyes as his legs gave in; and he fell onto the floor. He could not stand up for a really long time.
When Qin Baobao heard the commotion from the living room, she came in to take a look. Upon seeing Qin Ze lying on the floor, she was shocked until her face went white as she thought his old injury had relapsed.
“What’s the matter? Why? Did your wound open again? Are you hurt?” Qin Baobao tried to pull him up for some time.
“My, my legs are jelly…” Qin Ze said weakly.
It felt as if he had masturbated eight or ten times; he was in a serious energy deficit and could not even stand up.
“Why would your legs be jelly? Your injury is on your stomach…” Suddenly, she stopped talking and stared straight at the pink fabric that Qin Ze was sitting on—it was her underwear.
Jelly legs…
Qin Baobao’s face immediately changed, and she rapidly snatched her underwear back. With a red face, she scolded, “Don’t have ill intentions towards your sister’s belongings.”
She slapped Qin Ze’s head ferociously and left in anger.
Qin Ze was left with his mouth agape.
Chotto matte, Sister, please listen to my explanation.