After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me

Chapter 1029 Li Yuanming, Stubborn but Soft-hearted

Unable to wait until the next day, Zhouzhou called Li Yuanming in the evening, telling him about Elder Xiao's visit and casually mentioning that Elder Xiao charges one thousand per hour for teaching students.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanming couldn't help but gasp in shock, "What's his specialty? Cultivation?"

How else could he charge such an outrageous fee?

Zhouzhou quickly corrected him, "No, no, he is a math teacher. Master, he wants to ask if you'd be willing to give him lessons."

"Can I charge money?" Li Yuanming eagerly asked.

If Elder Xiao charges a thousand, surely he can charge ten thousand, right?

Zhouzhou tilted her little head, considering it for a moment. "Ten thousand is too much. Also, Master, you only know how to teach, but you can't actually do the problems yourself, so it's not worth that much money."

As for Elder Xiao, she heard from Brother Dafu that he was very skilled at solving problems himself.

Li Yuanming was offended by her words, "I'm just lazy, I don't want to do them!"

Zhouzhou just nodded thoughtfully, choosing not to press the issue. After all, this was the last bit of tenderness she could show him as his disciple.

Seeing her expression, Li Yuanming muttered to himself, "This rebellious disciple! Can't even have a proper conversation with her anymore."

Zhouzhou rolled her eyes at him. Li Yuanming sighed, "Alright, alright, let him come. Money or no money doesn't matter; it's just nice to have someone to talk to."

Hearing this, Zhouzhou felt a little sad. She said softly, "Master, we're about to have our summer break. I can come visit you and spend time with you."

Li Yuanming quickly clarified, "That's not what I meant!"

His temple had just started picking up, and he couldn't let anything go wrong now.

Zhouzhou squinted her eyes, a pout forming on her lips. "I knew it, you don't want me there!"

Well, no more love.

Seeing her look of resentment, Li Yuanming quickly turned his head, avoiding her gaze. He continued to pretend he didn't care, but after a while, he couldn't stand it anymore and said, "If you want to come, just come. I won't chase you away."

Yes, that was his way of saying he was not going to kick her out. He'd just keep all the food for himself and then act pitiful until she decided to leave.

"Cheap master!" Zhouzhou thought, growing angrier by the second.

She didn't want to talk to him anymore.

Realizing he had upset his little disciple, Li Yuanming quickly tried to smooth things over. "Alright, alright, don't be mad. I was just joking."

They couldn't grow vegetables fast enough to keep up with her speed to finish them.

But this year, he had planted plenty, so she could eat as much as she wanted!

At that thought, Li Yuanming couldn't help but smile to himself. When he turned to look at Elder Xiao, his expression became serious.

He cleared his throat, stroked his beard, and adopted an air of a sage.

To be honest, when he wore his Taoist robe, he did look quite imposing.

And since he was Zhouzhou's master, Elder Xiao already had a favorable impression of him.

He praised Li Yuanming extensively, which flattered Li Yuanming's vanity, and after a short while, agreed to teach him the calculations of the Eight Trigrams.

Neither of them were procrastinators, so they immediately got to work.

Li Yuanming wasn't great at practical application, but he was a gifted teacher.

Luckily, Elder Xiao had a solid foundation, so he didn't need to explain every step in detail. Just a little prompting from Li Yuanming and he was able to grasp the concepts.

By the time Elder Xiao left on the last day, he still hadn't realized that Li Yuanming only knew how to teach, but couldn't actually do the problems himself.

But that would only become clear much later.

Qin Lie stayed for a while and took some photos of the vegetable garden in the back mountain. When the evening was approaching, he finally got up to leave.

Once he got back, he showed Zhouzhou the photos. She was so excited that she couldn't stop grinning. "I knew it, Master loves me the most!"

All those vegetables were exactly what she liked to eat!

At that moment, Zhouzhou couldn't help but miss Li Yuanming. She called him again, cuddled the phone, and kissed it so affectionately that Li Yuanming's longing surged within him.

In the end, both master and disciple hung up the phone with teary eyes.

Zhouzhou clenched her little fists. After she wins the competition and gets her prize money, she'll go see Master with her earnings. He'll definitely be thrilled.

She wasn't the little baby who needed him to worry about every meal anymore. Now she could earn money and take care of herself. Master wouldn't have to work so hard anymore.

Thinking this, Zhouzhou gave herself a little pep talk, more determined than ever.

Study hard!

Earn money!