The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 398 The dispute over persimmons is nothing new; my granting a different title is already an act of benevolence.

Lin Li really didn't know what expression he should make at this moment, nor did he know what expression he was making.

The homework that Nailong and Sasuke's father have to do must be quite a burden for him. He probably has to use up all the ink in his pen before he can possibly write something that Wu Huizhen will be satisfied with.

Alas, perhaps this is the tragedy of middle-aged men—after all, with the end of their school days, people have fewer and fewer opportunities to write by pen, and naturally, they find it increasingly difficult to do homework, which inevitably comes to an end in middle age.

Fortunately, I am a cultivator, so I shouldn't have any worries in this regard.

"Brother Lin Li? Do you know why? Why were you scolded for finishing your homework quickly?"

Seeing that Lin Li did not answer for a long time, Nai Long persisted in asking, his eyes filled with Ding Zhen's thirst for knowledge.

“Nailong,” Lin Li rubbed Li Nailong’s head and tried to speak in a human way, “If you finish your homework quickly, it means your dad didn’t do it carefully.”

If you finish writing the answers and none of the questions satisfy your mother, she will naturally be unhappy.

Writing quickly is pointless. So, while slow isn't necessarily good, blindly pursuing speed is even worse. Remember that, understand?

"Oh, okay, Milk Dragon understands." Milk Dragon nodded, but judging from its expression, it seemed like it only half understood, and it was hard to say whether it actually comprehended the meaning.

"Then keep writing, Nailong. I believe in you."

"Thank you, brother. I won't let you down." The milk dragon nodded emphatically: "Because I am a milk dragon!"

Lin Li blinked.

Actually, Nailong misunderstood.

Lin Ligang's phrase "I have faith in you" is equivalent to the "I have faith in these young people" that security guards in northern Myanmar say to their superiors. The "favor" in "favor" is pronounced with the first tone, kān.

Lin Li just read it with the first tone.

Perhaps Nailong didn't understand phonetics very well either.

But Lin Li doesn't intend to correct it. He's worried that Nai Long will eventually diverge and conclude that "W" is big but not twisted, or that "w" is small but not twisted.

Anyway, Li Nailong isn't someone I, as a tutor, am truly responsible for; I'm just looking after him incidentally. There's no need for that; it could easily lead to a heart attack.

After leaving a "hmm" in response, Lin Li returned to Sasuke's side.

Sasuke still hasn't finished his homework.

But a lot of time has already passed, and even if given more time, it's not certain that the remaining questions can be answered.

We can begin to intervene.

"Okay, I'll stop here for now. I'll teach you the questions you can't answer later. Give me your homework." Lin Li tapped the table lightly, his voice steady.

After receiving the papers, Lin Li scanned the questions Sasuke had written and judged their correctness.

"This question is wrong, it's not B." Soon, Lin Li locked onto a multiple-choice question and tapped it with his fingertip.

“I know.” Sasuke nodded unexpectedly, his chin slightly raised, with a hint of confidence. “I wrote it wrong on purpose. The answer to this question is actually C.”

Lin Li: "?"

The answer to this question is indeed C.

"Why did you deliberately misspell it?" Lin Li asked in surprise, also becoming somewhat interested.

Li Zuozhu lowered his head slightly, interlaced his fingers and rested them on his chin, a wicked and arrogant smile playing on his lips: "I've made too many enemies in my life, and I don't want them to be able to just pick up my homework and copy it directly, so some of my answers are biased to the left!"

Lin Li: "?"

Damn it, what a morning!

Lin Li nodded with some admiration, but after looking at the assignment for a short while, he suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Because he saw another question that Lee Sasuke had answered incorrectly.

Sasuke chose B, but even if the options are biased to the left, A is still wrong.

“Question B is wrong.” Lin Li looked at Sasuke.

"Choose A."

"A is also wrong."

“I know,” Sasuke simply nodded calmly, “The answer to this question is actually C, right?”

Lin Li narrowed his eyes to almost a slit, his tone strange: "Yes, but why did your choice lean to the right this time?"

Sasuke: "I have been betrayed 3 times. The road to becoming a king is always lonely. There are always people who gradually drift away."

Therefore, I don't want someone who was once a friend but betrayed me and is now my enemy to pick up my homework and copy it directly. This is... my second layer of insurance!

Lin Li remained expressionless, quickly flipping back to the question where the answer was C and Sasuke chose B. He tapped the question heavily with his fingertip and said coldly:
"Come on, Wang, explain to me why the answer to this question is B."

"..."

"..."

"The king does not know."

After watching in silence for a long time, the young emperor gave a high-quality answer and smiled sheepishly.

Lin Li smiled.

"Damn it! I've been seen through again! This enemy is stronger than I imagined. I still need to hone my skills..." Facing Lin Li's smile, Li Zuozhu cursed under his breath, turned his head away, bit his nails, and muttered to himself.

really.

What He Chenguang? There are only four options in a multiple-choice question. As long as you have triple insurance, any choice you make will be 'correct'.

These young men embody the nation's progress, the people's responsibility, and the company's elite. The world losing them is like the sports world losing Stephen Hawking. Keep going! Nothing is impossible if you're willing to give up...

"Alright, let's start looking at the questions we got wrong. First, this one..." Lin Li took a deep breath, suppressing his complaints, and got back on track.
……

Judging from Lee Sasuke's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), it's clear that his poor grades are definitely not due to stupidity, which is why his efforts have yielded no results.

It's not that they didn't try.

Sure enough, Lin Li could clearly see that this guy was seriously distracted during the lecture.

Sometimes, as soon as I start talking, he'll already be fighting with two pens, muttering moves and sliding his fingers across the pens. The length of the pen is the length of the health bar, and wherever his fingers slide is where his health is deducted.

It's very realistic, but as God, Lee Sasuke clearly prefers the pen on the left, as it always wins.

Once, the right side finally won, but the left side somehow managed to fully restore its health bar.

Students who daydream in class are truly despicable.

Lin Li couldn't help but wonder, is there any student in the world more troublesome than Li Zuozhu?
No, brother.

As an hour passed, Lin Li frowned slightly when he saw the system message: "Accepted the commission to sincerely teach the cultivator for three hours (0/3)".

The progress has not increased at all so far.

Is the "time" here actually the same as the "hour" in Chinese, meaning that progress needs at least two hours to increase? Or does the system not count the time when Li Zuozhu is not paying attention in class?

Because it wasn't a progress bar, Lin Li had no way to verify it.

"Brother Lin Li, I've finished all my homework." At this moment, Li Nailong from next door got up, walked over and said to Lin Li.

First graders have little homework, and even on weekends, it's considered slow for Nailong to finish it in a little over an hour.

Lin Li smiled and nodded, then took the homework that Li Nailong had finished and looked at it to check if it was correct.

"Milk Dragon, are those little red flowers in your notebook a reward from your teacher?"

Lin Li noticed that one of the notebooks had several red flower stickers on its title page, so he smiled and asked about it.

"It's a reward from the teacher for Nailong's excellent performance as a class monitor!" Upon hearing this, Nailong immediately stood up straight with some pride, standing at attention!
Lin Li gave a thumbs up: "Wow, that's amazing, Nai Long! What class officer position do you hold?"

Milk Dragon: "Air Manager!"

Lin Li was stunned.

Why isn't it a position like group leader or class representative?

I've never heard of this position before. Does it mean that students in Milk Dragon's class need to report to Milk Dragon every time they want to breathe or fart?

That's a lot of power.

"What do you do as a class monitor?" Lin Li couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing this, Li Zuozhu glanced over and said, "If any classmates are smoking, they are responsible for opening the windows."

Lin Li: "(；☉_☉)?"

That's a huge responsibility.

After all, secondhand smoke will definitely have an impact on the physical development of first graders, so it should be avoided as much as possible. This position is well set up, and the head teacher, Nailong, is very thoughtful.

"No, that's not it!" Milk Dragon immediately retorted. "It's that if the air doesn't smell good, Milk Dragon will open the classroom windows!"

“That’s important too,” Lin Li nodded. “Having a position is already impressive! That’s right!”

"Mmm!" Milk Dragon nodded emphatically.

"Everyone in their class is a class officer, what's so great about that?" Li Zuozhu curled his lip again, tearing down the argument:
"The other two class officer positions are 'Air Conditioner Remote Control First Battery Manager' and 'Air Conditioner Remote Control Second Battery Manager'..."

After listening to Sasuke's explanation, Lin Li understood.

In Nailong's class, the homeroom teacher assigned class officers to each student so that everyone could feel involved.

There are specific, specialized positions for everything from windows and curtains to bathroom corners and projectors.

Lin Li raised an eyebrow.

"Nai Long, what's the procedure for turning on the air conditioning in your class?" Lin Li asked curiously.

Milk Dragon remained silent upon hearing this.

Just as Lin Li thought he had stumped him and was about to smooth things over, Nai Long started reciting fluently on his fingers:
"Students who want to turn on the air conditioner should apply to 'Class Equipment Administrator Qiu Miaohan,' who will then discuss it with 'Class Monitor Wu Xi' and 'Vice Class Monitor Wang Mufan.' The three of them, along with 'Teacher Liaison Kong Qiqi,' will go to the teacher to get the remote control. After approval, they will return and contact 'Air Conditioner Remote Control First Period…'"

What are you mumbling about? Lin Lixian, just give me a thumbs up first.

The power structure in Naillong's class is surprisingly mature for such a young age. Naillong's homeroom teacher is truly dedicated to letting the children experience the complexities of real-world procedures from a young age.

No longer dwelling on the position, Lin Li pointed out several obvious errors in the other assignments.

"All corrected? Milk Dragon, you can go watch TV now." Lin Li said gently after Milk Dragon finished making the corrections.

"Brother, I'm going out to watch TV! I want to watch 'Milk Dragon and Little Seven'!"

"go Go."

"I am Milk Dragon! I am Milk Dragon! I am Milk Dragon..." Li Milk Dragon repeated excitedly as he left the room.

Lin Li looked at Li Zuozhu, raised his chin, and gestured for him to continue.

Li Zuozhu looked at Lin Li hopefully and said, "Brother Lin Li, shouldn't we rest now? We're so tired."

"You were resting the whole time while I was explaining the problem to Milk Dragon, so just pretend I didn't see it," Lin Li said calmly.

"Damn it." Lee Sasuke pouted, drooping his head as he looked at his textbook, but his mind was elsewhere.

I guess he's not planning to listen attentively.

Considering that the possible standard for completing the task is the seriousness of both parties, Lin Li felt that things could not continue like this.

So Lin Li advised, "Sasuke, why don't you learn from Naruto? If you're as serious as him, you can be freed sooner."

"Huh? That silly little brother? Me, copy him? Hehe, Brother Lin Li, are you kidding me?"

Lee Sasuke scoffed disdainfully, then looked toward the locked room door.

—Outside the door, Milk Dragon's voice, "I am Milk Dragon," could still be faintly heard.

With that one glance, Li Zuozhu looked at Lin Li again, without saying a word, as if that was enough to express his meaning.

But a glint flashed in Lin Li's eyes.

The next second, his expression suddenly became extremely serious, and his voice was deep and imposing:

"Li Pingxing, you actually think Li Pingchen is stupid? Don't you have any sense of crisis? Your throne is about to be taken away, and you're still completely unaware!"

"What? Why should I feel threatened? The throne? What is he going to take from me?" Li Zuozhu looked bewildered.

Lin Li's expression was inscrutable, his gaze deep: "Ping Xing, have you studied history?"

"Of course!"

"Then let me ask you, what animal symbolizes the ancient emperor?"

"A cool nine-clawed dragon!"

"Then let me ask you again, what is the Crown Prince...!" Lin Li's voice suddenly rose, like... a thunderclap!

Lee Sasuke was stunned for a moment, subconsciously thinking about the answer. The next second, his pupils suddenly contracted!

"That's right, it's a milk dragon!" Lin Li announced the cruel truth word by word: "The emperor is a dragon, and the crown prince, as a dragon that has not yet undergone transformation, is of course a milk dragon!"

According to unofficial historical records, during the succession struggles of feudal dynasties throughout China's five thousand years of history, countless princes would rush to the palace and shout to the emperor and officials, "I am the milk dragon, I am the milk dragon!" The emperor would then decide who the real milk dragon was.

According to unofficial historical records, ministers, fearing a crown prince, secretly plotted to get the emperor to replace the empress. Later generations recorded that the dinosaur gave way, creating a timeless tale.

Lee Sasuke: "!!!"

"Li Pingxing, Li Pingxing, do you still think Li Pingchen is stupid?!"

Lin Li became increasingly convinced of his own correctness as he fabricated the story, and thus his momentum grew stronger with each step, becoming increasingly aggressive and unstoppable.

“Every time he shouts ‘I am the Milk Dragon’ now, it’s an arrow aimed at the ‘throne’ you crave! It’s a blatant declaration of war!”

"And you, you were completely unprepared for this, even smug! You think becoming king is just a matter of time, calling him stupid? I ask you, right now, who's the stupid one?!"

Lee Sasuke's pupils dilated in shock! Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information, he unconsciously shrank back against the chair, his lips trembling, before finally managing a struggle to retort:

"No...it can't be! My brother is such a childish idiot! How could he..."

Lin Li sighed deeply, his tone shifting to one of regret:

"Sasuke, have you read 'Want to Become a Kage-Level Ability'?"

"Of course I've seen it! Brother Lin Li, you watch this too?" Li Zuozhu's eyes lit up, and he instantly became enthusiastic as if he had found a kindred spirit.
"I also want to become a Shadow Lord, and for that purpose, I even established an organization similar to the Shadow Court!"

"Brother Lin, do you want to join?"

"Whether to join or not is not something to consider right now," Lin Li waved his hand and got back to the main topic: "Li Zuozhu, let me ask you, in the anime, when the male protagonist is not the Shadow, what is his usual demeanor?"

Lee Sasuke: "He's just a really useless guy..."

Li Zuozhu's words stopped abruptly here, and his eyes gradually widened.

“That’s right,” Lin Li knew that Li Zuozhu had figured it out. “Disguise is what Shadow loves to do most. He enjoys his dual identity! He likes to play dumb to fool others and enjoys the fun of it!”

"Since you are one of his followers, then I ask you, who gave you the courage to look down on any opponent who seems ordinary or even useless in reality?!"

"How do you know that your brother, Li Nailong, isn't a 'shadow' lurking beside you? He's merely accumulating strength right now, making you underestimate him, lulling you into a false sense of security, waiting for the day he transforms from a cocoon into a butterfly, completely metamorphosing from a milk dragon into a holy dragon!?"

"Sasuke, you may not know this, but I am actually the Imperial Tutor. I have seen dragons."

"Your mother invited me here not to be your long-term tutor, but to make a judgment on who will become the Crown Prince, and to see who... is suitable to be the king."

Lin Li's tone suddenly turned cold, filled with deep disappointment:
"I originally wanted to choose you, after all, although the Milk Dragon is young, the scheming he's showing is too deep, I don't like it, but if you're such an arrogant guy, then perhaps..."

Without saying a word, Lin Li simply shook his head.

In the room, only Sasuke's increasingly heavy breathing remained.

Every word Lin Li uttered resounded in his mind like thunder.

A wake-up call! A revelation!
Lee Sasuke suddenly sat up straight.

So... the biggest enemy was right beside us?!
Perhaps that's true! Aren't many villains in anime hiding right next to the protagonist, only revealing their true colors at the very last moment?
A chill instantly shot from the soles of my feet to the top of my head!
At that moment, Lee Sasuke felt drenched in sweat and his hair stood on end.

No! My throne! Everything I own! I will never give it up!
Li Zuozhu looked at Lin Li with pleading eyes, and Lin Li looked back at him with encouragement.

"Li Zuozhu," Lin Li's voice boomed like a war drum, "Tell me! What do you want to say to me!"

Lee Sasuke took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently, all his emotions turning into a burning flame at that moment!

He mustered all his strength and roared:

"Teacher—I! Am! The! Milk! Dragon!"

As the roar subsided, expressing his grand ambition, Lee Sasuke felt his blood boiling, every cell screaming! He had never felt so full of power!

My blood is boiling!

Lin Li nodded with satisfaction at first, then his gaze turned serious again:
"Sasuke, the Dragon's Milk isn't about talking, it's about doing, it's about proving it to others, do you understand?"

"I see!"

Do you want to lose to your younger brother?

"In no mood!"

Do you want to be king?

"miss you!"

"Then—" Lin Li's gaze sharpened as he looked at the textbooks and homework: "Tell me! What should we do now?!"

"I will study hard!" Li Zuozhu picked up his pen, his voice resolute as if piercing the darkness. "Teacher! Please teach me! Please... teach me!!!"

Lin Li: "Okay! Let's... learn!"

Lee Sasuke: "Study!"

Lin Li: "Study!!"

Lee Sasuke: "Study!!!"

……

"Click——"

The door to the room opened, and Wu Huizhen carefully walked in, carrying a plate of new fruit.

Wu Huizhen knew that it was not good to disturb the teaching, but when she was in the living room just now, she seemed to hear something shouting in the room that did not sound like human language. In addition, Lin Li was ultimately an evil spirit, so Wu Huizhen decided to come in and take a look.

The moment she pushed open the door, Wu Huizhen froze.

He saw Lin Li standing to one side, leaning against the wall, teaching, talking about pure knowledge points related to learning, while his eldest son, Li Pingxing, was writing diligently with a focused expression, nodding from time to time.

The two looked over at the same time as they heard the door open.

Lin Li glanced at the fruit plate in Wu Huizhen's hand, then pointed to the previous plate of fruit on the desk that had hardly been touched, smiled and shook his head, indicating that it was not necessary.

Li Pingxing frowned and said, "Mother, please do not disturb my studies."

"I thought you had finished your fruit, I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry—"

Wu Huizhen suddenly realized what was happening and quickly left the room.

After closing the door, Wu Huizhen couldn't help but press her ear against the door and listen for a while.

Lin Li's steady explanation and Li Pingxing's occasional questions could be clearly heard from inside.

It's real! It's not acting!
An indescribable joy and shock instantly overwhelmed her.

Wu Huizhen couldn't help but laugh.

Wu Min, Wu Min, I was right.

Although she didn't know why her son called her "Mother," it sounded rather awkward.

but,

Wu Huizhen believes that
Hiring Lin Li to be her tutor was the best decision she ever made.

(End of this chapter)