After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 507

Chapter 507: No One Could Tutor Without Losing Their Smile
Huo Ji’an had been chatting with Zhouzhou when he suddenly felt a chill behind him. Turning around, he saw Qin Lie staring at him, causing him to look back in confusion.

Why did Chubby Girl’s father always give him such strange looks recently?

He couldn’t fathom it, but Yu Ze had some guesses and felt a bit speechless. He had thought the rumored king of hell would be a mature, composed, and cold-hearted man, but surprisingly, he had his childish moments, harboring hostility towards any boy who approached his daughter, even if they were only five years old.

He was no different from an ordinary father, incredibly petty.

Shaking his head helplessly, he looked at Qin Lie and said, “Mr. Qin, I need to trouble you with something.”

Qin Lie glanced at him, signaling him to continue.

Without further ado, Yu Ze said, “I need to go out of town to shoot a film for the next few days. Could you take care of Ji’an for me?”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou’s eyes lit up. Before Qin Lie could respond, she eagerly nodded and said, “Sure, sure, Little Skinny Pole can stay at my house!”

She then looked at Qin Lie expectantly.

Though unwilling, Qin Lie couldn’t bring himself to refuse when faced with her hopeful gaze and reluctantly nodded, “All right.”

Huo Ji’an was overjoyed and beamed, “Uncle Qin, don’t worry, I’m easy to take care of. You don’t have to mind me; Chubby Girl will look after me.”

At this, Qin Lie’s eyes swept over him.

Hmph, wishful thinking.

Yu Ze cleared his throat, looking at his son’s foolish smile with a hint of sympathy. He was dancing in a minefield. Would he even see the boy again when he returned?

With that thought, he hurriedly pulled Huo Ji’an aside and admonished, “Ji’an, Zhouzhou is also busy. Don’t bother her too much. You have exams coming up, so you must study hard, understand?”

Huo Ji’an nodded, “Got it, Dad. Don’t worry, I’ll study with Chubby Girl and won’t disturb her.”

Yu Ze sighed. This made him even more uneasy. Glancing at Qin Lie’s stern face and then at Huo Ji’an’s cheerful expression, Yu Ze decided to ignore the former and patiently said to his son, “Ji’an, I’ll finish filming as soon as possible. I’ve already asked the director for leave. I’ll definitely be back by your exam day.”

Huo Mingxuan used to travel frequently, leaving Huo Ji’an with little sense of security. Afraid the child would worry, Yu Ze always felt the need to reassure him before leaving.

Unexpectedly, Huo Ji’an wasn’t sad at all and waved his little hand, “I know, Dad. Don’t overwork and take good care of yourself.”

Surprised by this response, Yu Ze smiled, “All right.”

Zhouzhou also noticed Huo Ji’an’s change. In the past, when Huo Mingxuan didn’t come, Huo Ji’an’s temper would flare easily.

Perhaps it was because Yu Ze and Huo Mingxuan were different, giving him a different sense of security, so his reactions changed. Before, he felt abandoned, but now he had no such worries.

Of course, Zhouzhou was still a child and didn’t understand these complexities, but she instinctively felt happy about his change.

Just then, the teacher called them in, and Zhouzhou grabbed Huo Ji’an with one hand and Qin Feng with the other, and they ran off.

Watching their retreating figures, Qin Lie’s expression changed several times before he finally sighed in resignation.

Oh well, with Huo Ji’an’s foolishness, he probably wouldn’t pass anyway.

No cause for concern.

Huo Ji’an knew time was tight, so he immediately started asking Zhouzhou and Qin Feng questions once he sat down.

The earnest efforts of these little ones to prepare for elementary school left the bodyguards sweating.

He hadn’t worked this hard even for his college entrance exams. Indeed, the competition started young.

Zhouzhou stared at Huo Ji’an’s work, bewildered, “Little Skinny Pole, how did you get so many wrong answers?”

Why did five plus seven equal eleven?

Huo Ji’an was even more puzzled, counting on his fingers, “Isn’t it eleven? Let me count… one, two…”

Upon reaching ten, he suddenly realized, “Oh right, it’s ten!”

Zhouzhou slapped her forehead, “No, it’s twelve! How can you not get such a simple answer?”

Zhouzhou couldn’t comprehend. When she learned divination from her master as a child, she grasped math in one go. How could Little Skinny Pole get it wrong?

Huo Ji’an couldn’t understand either. With only ten fingers, why set problems exceeding ten?

He pouted, looking at her pitifully, on the verge of tears, “Chubby Girl, will I fail to get into elementary school?”

Seeing him like this, Zhouzhou hurriedly patted his shoulder in comfort, “No, no, you can definitely pass. Don’t worry, we’ll take it slow. I’ll teach you again. Look…”

After painstakingly teaching him the problem, she found the next one wrong too. Zhouzhou began to feel a headache.

Suppressing her impatience, she continued, “Look, twenty candies, if I eat five, how many are left?”

“Zero!” Huo Ji’an declared confidently.

“Why?” Zhouzhou asked, baffled.

Huo Ji’an replied righteously, “Chubby Girl, you eat so much, you would’ve finished them all, leaving none behind.”

“Pfft…” the bodyguard couldn’t help but laugh.

Qin Feng also stifled a laugh, his small shoulders shaking.

Zhouzhou puffed her cheeks, her eyes wide, “Little Skinny Pole, we’re solving problems, not actually eating candy!”

Being corrected, Huo Ji’an lowered his head, “All right.”

He scratched his head, chewing on his pencil, his brows furrowing deeply.

It was so hard. Why were the problems so difficult?

Zhouzhou couldn’t understand why he couldn’t solve such simple problems either.

“One more time, look, ten candies, I take five, how many are left?”

Huo Ji’an counted, confidently stating, “Fourteen!”

Huh?

Zhouzhou looked at the candies on the table. There were indeed only fourteen left. Where did the missing one go?

Just then, a rustling sound reached her ears. Turning, she saw a bodyguard with his hands behind his back, his mouth still, looking at her innocently.

He looked just like her when she got caught stealing food by her senior!

Zhouzhou: “…”

None of them, big or small, were worry-free!

Taking a deep breath, Zhouzhou, unable to bear it, silently stood up, ran to a corner, and punched the air a few times to vent some of her frustration.

Huo Ji’an, following her out, saw this scene and shrank back in fear at her fierce demeanor, the sound of her punches still echoing.

“Little Feng, why is Chubby Girl so irritable?”

Qin Feng glanced at him, shaking his head. It was all his fault.

Poor Zhouzhou had already experienced the frustration of tutoring children at such a young age.

Too pitiful.