The teacher for advanced mathematics was a man named Yu, in his fifties, wearing thick-rimmed glasses, and looking very refined and approachable.
Almost all middle-aged male teachers liked to bring a thermos cup to class, and Teacher Yu was no exception.
"Who can solve the problem on the board? Raise your hand and try."
After writing an example problem on the blackboard, Teacher Yu turned to the students and said.
Then he put down the chalk, picked up the thermos cup on the desk, and took a slow sip of tea.
After waiting for a moment and seeing no one raise their hand, Teacher Yu was not surprised. He screwed the lid back on the cup and said, "Then I'll call on someone directly!"
After speaking, his gaze swept across the students in the classroom.
The students who were looked at instinctively avoided his gaze and lowered their eyelids.
University advanced mathematics was already a very challenging subject, and the example problem that included the knowledge points just discussed was also quite difficult. They all felt at a loss for how to start.
"That girl in the yellow clothes, she seems like a new face!"
Teacher Yu pointed in Tian Jing's direction.
"Me?"
Tian Jing raised her hand in surprise, pointing to herself.
"Yes, you try it!"
Teacher Yu smiled and nodded.
"Teacher, I, I'm not in this class, I'm just auditing."
Tian Jing quickly explained.
"Is that so? It's okay, I'm very happy that you like to come to my class. Come on, give it a try."
Teacher Yu beckoned.
Seeing this, Tian Jing could only stand up with a troubled expression and walk towards the podium under the gaze of everyone in the classroom.
"Then I'll call on two girls. Xia Nuannuan, you too."
Teacher Yu then looked at Xia Nuannuan and called out.
"Okay!"
Xia Nuannuan readily agreed, stood up, and walked quickly.
During this period, influenced by Qin Tian's "super scholar halo," Xia Nuannuan, who was closest to him, showed exceptional learning talent, attracting the attention of teachers in all subjects.
Especially in advanced mathematics, a subject that many girls found difficult, Xia Nuannuan, who learned quickly by comparison, had become a very smart student in Teacher Yu's eyes from both classes.
Unbeknownst to them, this student, considered a top scholar by the teachers, was merely a "primary school scumbag" in science subjects two months before the college entrance examination.
"The rest of you, work on it yourselves. If you finish, you can raise your hand and show me."
Teacher Yu said to the students, then walked down from the podium.
"Tian Jing, let's work hard together!"
Xia Nuannuan picked up the chalk, smiled brightly at Tian Jing, and then looked at the example problem on the blackboard, seriously pondering the solution.
At the back of the classroom, Qin Tian also stopped reading for a moment, looking up at Xia Nuannuan solving the problem.
He had already mastered the textbook for advanced mathematics this semester. After just two glances at the problem, the solution process automatically generated in his mind.
Under the influence of the halo, Xia Nuannuan's learning ability was now very strong.
However, Teacher Yu was teaching new knowledge points today. Even if Xia Nuannuan understood, it was still a bit difficult for her to solve this example problem that involved many knowledge points.
A moment later, Xia Nuannuan began to write, her chalk leaving beautiful characters on the blackboard.
Seeing the initial steps, Qin Tian nodded slightly. At least the solution approach was correct.
He glanced at Tian Jing next to her. As expected, she had only written the word "Solution."
This girl was clearly a conscientious person. Listening to the sound of chalk on the blackboard, she had no intention of peeking.
Many students in the classroom, inspired by the beginning of Xia Nuannuan's solution, immediately put their heads down and started writing furiously, calculating on their scratch paper.
Being able to solve the problem correctly quickly and show it to Teacher Yu could potentially earn them some points for their overall performance.
"Teacher, I'm sorry, I can't solve this."
Tian Jing had no clue and simply chose to give up, looking at Teacher Yu with a look of remorse.
"It's okay, then you can go back to your seat!"
Teacher Yu smiled.
Tian Jing nodded, lowered her head, and quickly returned to her seat.
"Is there anyone else who wants to come up and try?"
Teacher Yu asked tentatively.
He hadn't expected anything, as no one had raised their hand initially, but then he suddenly saw a boy raise his hand.
It was none other than Zhuang Zhe, who was sitting next to Tian Jing.
Around him, many students stared at him in disbelief.
"Classmate, are you also auditing?"
"No, teacher, I'm in this class."
"Really? What's your name? Why don't I have any impression of you?"
Teacher Yu asked in surprise.
"Teacher, my name is Zhuang Zhe."
Zhuang Zhe replied with a helpless expression.
"Zhuang Zhe? Did I call out this name just now?"
Teacher Yu muttered suspiciously.
He had taken attendance before class, but strangely, he had no recollection.
"Hahaha..."
Many students in the classroom couldn't hold back and burst into cheerful laughter.
"Never mind then, um... Classmate Zhuang Zhe, you come and try."
Teacher Yu said with a slightly embarrassed smile.
Zhuang Zhe quickly stood up and walked over, to Tian Jing's surprised gaze.
As they passed each other, there was no communication, but Tian Jing's lips seemed to curve into a smile.
"Sister Lei, Chen Zhuang said Zhuang Zhe was a mute. I think he's much more outgoing than that."
Shen Siqi said with a hint of envy.
Lu Lei smiled gently and said to her, "Perhaps if you were the one called upon, Chen Zhuang would have raised his hand too."
"You can say that again!"
Shen Siqi glanced at Chen Zhuang and said in a low voice, "Don't even talk about whether he has the inclination. Even if he does, he might not be able to solve it. His math is not as good as mine!"
Chen Zhuang, sensing the gaze, turned his head to look at her, his eyes conveying a questioning look.
Shen Siqi gave him a sideways glance and turned her head away.
Chen Zhuang was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head in confusion.
As Qin Tian had predicted, Xia Nuannuan's progress on the problem became noticeably slower towards the end.
Her learning ability had improved considerably, but combining the correct knowledge points to tackle this problem was still a bit challenging.
Finally, Xia Nuannuan arrived at an answer that she herself was not confident about.
As she put the chalk back in the box, she cast a questioning gaze at Teacher Yu.
Teacher Yu did not comment. Instead, he turned to Qin Tian and said with a smile, "Qin Tian, please evaluate Xia Nuannuan's solution."
In the classroom, all eyes immediately focused on Qin Tian.
This old man is really mischievous!
Qin Tian couldn't help but complain in his heart and said loudly, "Teacher, Nuannuan's initial approach was correct. I'll correct and supplement the latter part, and then the solution will still be perfect."
"Okay, you go ahead!"
Teacher Yu nodded with a smile.
After all, Qin Tian was an unprecedented top scorer in the college entrance examination. He was certainly aware of him in his own class.
He had also heard about some things concerning the couple, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan.
What he initially thought was an interesting idea, he didn't expect Qin Tian to respond so quickly.
Could he be called a top scorer for a reason? His IQ and EQ are both top-notch!