Chapter 410: Chapter 140: The Possibility That My Mom Might Also Be a Mathematics Genius

After dinner, it was still early, not yet nine o’clock. Qiao Xi gave her assessment and then returned to the hotel to rest.

She left time for the two half-grown kids in her eyes.

Unlike other parents who worry about their kids falling in love early, Qiao Xi was more concerned that Qiao Yu wouldn’t fall in love at all.

Although Qiao Xi didn’t really think love was a necessity in life, if you set aside all those messy interests and entanglements, love itself should be beautiful.

Alright, Qiao Xi hoped her son could at least truly experience a pure romance once. To enjoy that dizzying rush of happiness brought by a sudden surge of hormones.

This seemed like an impossibility on the internet, but it should still exist in reality.

Qiao Xi even thought a bunch of silly women on the internet didn’t understand a simple truth. For rich men, love is just a spice for life.

Whereas for countless ordinary people, it is life itself.

Life is already tough, if one loses the ability to find happiness in the mundane, that would be the saddest.

…

With just the two of them left, Qiao Yu started to act more freely, directly asking the question that had bothered him all day.

“Why do I feel like you’ve suddenly become more obedient?”

Yes, for Qiao Yu, it felt like after half a year apart, this girl had suddenly become much more quiet.

She no longer habitually contradicted him, leaving him feeling quite uncomfortable.

The girl walked with her head down along the path by Weiming Lake, not saying a word.

“Hey, I’m talking to you. How come you’re so young and already hard of hearing?” Qiao Yu said arrogantly.

That’s the kind of capriciousness you can have as an older brother.

“I heard you,” Keke replied.

“I just said you’ve become more obedient, and now you’re throwing a tantrum, huh?” Qiao Yu glanced at the little girl beside him.

“I’m not throwing a tantrum. I just feel like I can’t keep up with you anymore. For example, the stuff you discussed with Professor Tan today, I couldn’t understand any of it.”

After silently walking a few steps, Keke suddenly blurted this out.

Qiao Yu blinked, somewhat understanding why this girl was acting so strangely all of a sudden.

“Ah, well, you’re right. Let me just say it clearly, what woman in this world could match me?

Just recently, before I went to Switzerland, there was a girl in the cafeteria trying to trick me into giving her my WeChat ID. I didn’t even bother with her and just walked away.”

Qiao Yu boastfully said.

He wasn’t exactly lying, because this did indeed happen. It’s just that the statement was somewhat narcissistically bold.

But the effect was obvious.

The little girl beside him clearly had some emotions stirred and couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him.

“See? That’s why you’re still the girl closest to me, so don’t worry. Besides, how old are you? What are you thinking about all the time?

Who matches whom! When you get to Yanbei or Huaqing later, you’ll see, you’ll be surrounded by a bunch of high-quality young men eager to line up for you to choose from.

So the important thing is to improve yourself, and naturally, people who are a good fit for you will appear as you reach certain heights. What’s the saying from the ancients? Birds of a feather flock together!

When you find that the people around you are excellent, don’t feel discouraged because that means you are excellent too. Conversely, if you find yourself constantly running into unsavory people, well… then it’s time to start reflecting and examining yourself.”

Qiao Yu went on and on lecturing.

Fortunately, Keke was used to it. Since elementary school, Qiao Yu had been like this, seizing any opportunity to lecture her.

“So, Qiao Yu, how excellent do you think a girl has to be in order to match you in the future?”

Keke suddenly asked.

“Didn’t you just hear what I told you? No girl can match me, right? So, when you grow up, if you still fancy me…

Well… all things considered, since we know each other so well, I might consider you. After all, it’s better to benefit family than strangers, right?”

“Ugh, Qiao Yu, who fancies you?” Qiao Yu’s comment made the girl blush deeply, like a ripened persimmon.

“Huh? You don’t fancy me? Then, could it be you fancy my money? That’s not going to work, I tell you, I might give my body, but not my money! I’ve got plans for it!”

Qiao Yu pretended to be alarmed.

“Ugh… Qiao Yu!”

With this light scolding, it was clear that Keke’s emotions were coaxed back to normal.

There was no other way, having grown up together, Qiao Yu knew all too well how to handle a little girl’s emotions.

If he spoke seriously, she might even end up crying. Better to tease her a bit, and she would quickly cheer up.

But the most irritating part was, despite saying she didn’t fancy him, she voluntarily grabbed his hand and wouldn’t let go…

Keke started chattering away, sharing with Qiao Yu her high school life during the time they were apart.

“Oh right… do you remember Chen Xiweng? I told you before, in our dorm, she’s the closest to me. Last month, she got into a fight with another classmate in the dorm…”

Qiao Yu listened quietly all the way, then sent Keke back to Shao Garden Hotel before ten o’clock.

After all, Keke was there to attend the summer camp. It’s important to respect the rules, especially the school’s management rules.

Although Qiao Yu knew when a person reaches a certain status, they don’t have to take these formalities too seriously, and the chaperone wouldn’t be overly strict.

But there was no need to cause trouble in such matters.

…

Before returning to her own room, Keke followed Qiao Yu’s instructions to report to Mr. Yang.