Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 294 - 194: Complementary

Based on the principle of "doing nothing is a waste of time", Yi Chichi explained a few formulas, then casually gave a few problems, teaching him how to substitute the formulas into them.

Then she asked him, "Do you understand?"

"I understand."

"Then why not try a few problems?"

"...Okay."

Seeing him hesitate, Mr. Qi said, "What, you can’t do it?!"

Qi Xiaohui is a smart kid and doesn’t like to make promises about things he’s not sure about.

Therefore, even though his dad’s tone wasn’t kind, he didn’t try to show off but instead honestly said, "I’m not very familiar with the formulas and I’m afraid I might not use them well."

The main issue is that the formulas Chichi taught him were ones his teacher hadn’t taught.

"But I can give it a try."

"Then give it a try."

Mr. Qi looked at Yi Chichi, and Wen Shi and the others also looked over, even Qi Xiaohui, who looked expectant.

Yi Chichi smiled, took up a pen, and quickly came up with five problems, then pushed the notebook in front of him, "Come on, little guy, see if you can solve them."

"Sit down and write."

Old Lin put a chair behind him, Wen Shi gave him two White Rabbit candies, "These are your reward, do your best."

Mr. Qi went further, adopting an encouraging method, "If you can get them all right, Dad will give you one yuan as pocket money."

Qi Xiaohui, "..."

Honestly, with money but no coupons, he couldn’t buy anything even with money.

However, one yuan is a significant amount.

If he remembered correctly, his dad only got two yuan as pocket money a month.

He had to get it.

He could share it with his sister later.

Thinking of this, he responded, "I’ll definitely do my best."

Thus, a group of guys watched Qi Xiaohui as he did his homework.

Seeing him write with flair, Lin Qiu Ping became eager and turned to Yi Chichi, saying, "Sister-in-law, when my son Yuan Chu comes back, can you teach him too?"

Lin Yuanchu wasn’t home; last year Ji Jian became pregnant, and it coincided with an accident with Lin Yuanchu’s cousin’s child. When the message arrived, Lin Qiu Ping was at sea and couldn’t be reached.

Helpless, Ji Jian could only take the child home to visit relatives.

Then, Lin Yuanchu’s aunt suffered mental distress due to losing a child, and treated Lin Yuanchu as her own, refusing to let the little kid leave.

Lin Yuanchu had deep feelings for his aunt and uncle; before Lin Qiu Ping joined the island, the conditions and environment of his unit were very harsh, so the mother and son stayed home instead of following him.

The Lin Family aunt and uncle took great care of them, and the young friend Yuan Chu grew up following his older cousin.

Now that his cousin is gone and his aunt is emotionally distressed, seeing his mom struggling, the little kid voluntarily suggested staying at home with his aunt for a while.

Until his aunt has a baby or his mom gives birth to a little brother or sister, and then his dad will pick him up.

And so, young Lin Yuanchu was temporarily left behind.

That’s why Yi Chichi didn’t see Lin Yuanchu this time.

She did see Jiang Shuqijia, but their schedules didn’t match hers.

When she wakes up in the morning, the little kids have gone to school.

When they finish school in the evening, they’re nowhere to be found.

Not only does Yi Chichi barely see them, but during meal times, their moms often have to go searching with brooms or sticks.

Therefore, hearing Lin Qiu Ping’s words, she replied with a smile, "I’d be happy to teach, but I’m afraid I might not be here when Yuan Chu comes back."

Lin Qiu Ping, ...oh crap, forgot that the Wen family’s sister-in-law hasn’t joined the military.

"Have you considered joining the military?"

Wen Shi’s eyes lit up, but remembering Yi Chichi’s words, his expression dulled for a moment before he recovered normally and said, "My wife will join the military later."

Yi Chichi, who was about to speak, heard his response and nodded with a smile, "There are some things at home not arranged yet, once it’s settled I’ll come over."

Lin Qiu Ping sighed, "It’s great to join the military as a teacher."

He had figured out that Old Wen’s wife had a high level of education.

She’s good at making money and has a good temperament.

She just doesn’t like doing house chores, but Old Wen helps with it, making them a complementary couple.

It’s a pity this person currently doesn’t want to join the military.

If she joined the military and became a school teacher, the kids would have hope.

The current school teacher... Sigh, it’s quite difficult.

They don’t dare discipline, nor dare teach, when will these times become normal again?

Yi Chichi and Wen Shi were unaware of his thoughts and were indifferent to his proposal for teaching.

Wen Shi knew she’s not good at being a teacher, Yi Chichi wasn’t interested in teaching either.

So, the couple casually found an excuse and brushed it off.

Right then, Qi Xiaohui finished his problems.

"Sister, can you check if they’re correct?"

He handed the notebook over, and Yi Chichi took it and began reviewing.

Qi Zhiyuan was anxious, his gaze fixed on her face, and seeing her expressionless, he urgently asked, "Sister-in-law, how did my Xiaohui do?"

"There were five problems, two were wrong and three were right."

Having said that, Yi Chichi circled the two incorrect problems and handed the notebook back to Qi Xiaohui, "Logically, you shouldn’t have gotten these two wrong."

Qi Xiaohui took it, flipped through it, then read the problems twice, still not understanding why he shouldn’t be wrong.

"Sister, I don’t understand."

"These two wrong problems are the same type as the second problem you solved correctly."

The method is the same, the formula used is the same, you just need to rearrange the problem sequence.

Qi Xiaohui, "??? The same type?"

He couldn’t see it.

Wen Shi glanced at it, nodded, "Indeed, it’s the same type."

Seeing this, Qi Zhiyuan said, "Read them a few more times, once you’ve got it smooth, find the common points and try again."

Qi Xiaohui replied, started reading the problems.

The minutes passed, and after reading through them several times, he finally realized where the problem was.

"I know how to do it now."

With excitement, he lightly slapped the table and grabbed a pen to quickly correct the mistakes.

Yi Chichi stood by watching, a smile spread across her face.

He got it right this time.

Once he finished, she turned to Qi Zhiyuan, "You can cultivate him."

This kid is clever, a good prospect for studying.

Qi Zhiyuan heard this and flashed a bright smile, "My kid is smart?"

"Yes."

Yi Chichi nodded, originally thinking he would be happy, but his face fell.

"There aren’t any good teachers."

This is indeed a problem.

Nowadays, teachers with real skills and knowledge are either sent away or keeping a low profile.

But for the sake of the children, something needs to be done.

After considering this, he said, "How about I go talk to the leader?"

Wen Shi thought for two seconds, "Worth a try."

After all, Jiang Xingxing needs an education too, finding one teacher is finding, two is finding, given the leader’s ability, finding a few more shouldn’t be a big issue.

Lin Qiu Ping and Qi Zhiyuan exchanged glances and said in unison, "Let’s go talk."

The two of them are go-getters; they grabbed Qi Xiaohui and ran to find the leader.

They called out Wen Shi, but he refused.

"You guys go, Chichi and I need to head to the village."

They had planned after work to accompany her to check if the embroidery rack was ready; because of Qi Xiaohui’s delay, if they didn’t go now, it’d be dark soon.