I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

"I like it."

"..." Chen Shuo choked for a moment, "You may like it, but this game is all about attribute counters."

"Attribute advantage?"

Bai Xiaoqi's cat ears twitched, and she suddenly felt that this game seemed very complicated.

"That's right, type advantage. The first shrine is Grass-type, so you need to use Fire or Bug-type to fight it. Flying-type is also fine, instead of just using whatever you like. Your Pikachu is Electric-type, and that monkey is Grass-type, so you definitely can't beat it."

"Then should I replace the monkey with Pikachu?"

"..."

Chen Shuo remained silent. "Did you even understand what I was saying? And just how much do you like yellow-skinned rats?"

"But I don't want to change it. This monkey is my first Pokémon."

Bai Xiaoqi started to struggle with her own thoughts. Although this monkey wasn't as cute after evolving once, she was still a little reluctant to part with it. After all, it was her first Pokémon, and she had feelings for it.

"Come, come, look at this."

Chen Shuo took out his phone from his pocket and searched for a Pokémon type matchup chart. Seeing her come closer, he began to explain how to play the game to her.

Bai Xiaoqi listened intently, nodding occasionally as she listened.

Seeing her so earnest, Chen Shuo suddenly remembered how seriously he had taken the game guides, and he felt a strange sense of empathy, so he explained with even more patience.

"Shall I go catch one of those little blue birds now?"

Chen Shuo was about to nod when he heard this, but then he checked the time and realized that the agreed time had arrived, and they were even seven minutes overdue. He picked up his water glass, took a sip, and reminded him, "It's time. Let's study first."

"Oh..."

Bai Xiaoqi pouted and reluctantly agreed, putting the handheld console aside. Her computer was always on because of her online store, so she didn't have to turn it on.

He took out his Chinese textbook from under the coffee table, and was about to search for the corresponding course when he heard Chen Shuo say, "You've had three days of Chinese lessons already, today it's math class."

“…”

Bai Xiaoqi was even more unwilling upon hearing this. After holding back for a while, she bit her lip and asked in a very soft voice, "How about I let you take advantage of me, and then I can go to my Chinese class?"

"..."

Chen Shuo stared at her, mouth agape. Damn it, his little kitten had gone astray.

…………

…………

When people are pushed to the limit, they're capable of anything, except for mathematics.

Mathematics had already worn Bai Xiaoqi down, and now she had actually learned this trick – something Chen Shuo hadn't expected.

He felt things were going to get really bad; his little kitten was going astray, and he had to put the brakes on her thinking as soon as possible.

"I'm sorry, although I enjoy taking advantage of you, I can't agree to this kind of exchange. Otherwise, it would be encouraging your bad habits and leading you astray. So, Ah Miao, please delete this idea from your head and don't let it pop up again."

"......"

Bai Xiaoqi bit her lip and remained silent, neither nodding nor shaking her head. She felt a little ashamed and a little wronged. If she disagreed, she disagreed. Why was she being lectured?

Seeing that she didn't respond for a while, Chen Shuo asked, "Did you hear me when I spoke to you?"

"...No."

"What do you mean by 'nothing'?"

"No means no." Bai Xiaoqi made a face at him, then picked up the handheld console in a huff and continued playing the game.

Studying? Study my ass!

Seeing her like this, Chen Shuo reached out and snatched her handheld console, tossing it into the corner of the sofa, and continued to ask, "Did you hear me when I spoke to you?"

"Take the game console away..."

"I won't take it!"

"........."

The sudden increase in volume startled Bai Xiaoqi, making her shrink back and feel even more aggrieved.

Realizing that his attitude had been a bit off, Chen Shuo took a deep breath, softened his tone, and said in a gentler voice, "Your thinking just now was wrong. It's like this: you used the way of letting me take advantage of you in exchange for not having to study math. That can be considered a kind of exchange."

It's okay to dislike math, and it's not wrong to exchange things. In primitive societies, in ancient times, and even in modern societies, the way humans trade has always been through bartering.

However, the bargaining chip you've exchanged isn't goods or money, it's yourself. That's where your real mistake lies, and that's why I disagree. Do you understand?

"understood……"

Bai Xiaoqi's tone was listless, still revealing her grievance.

Seeing her like this, Chen Shuo immediately opened his arms and pulled her into his embrace.

“I know you feel wronged and think I shouldn’t make a big deal out of this and bother you with these things. Actually, I also think it’s unnecessary and I could just say I disagree and be done with it. But saying it this way might make you feel even more wronged.”

Because knowing your personality, you'd definitely overthink things, like, "Does Ah Gou not like me anymore? Does he no longer want me? That bastard..."

Hearing Chen Shuo mimicking her tone in a high-pitched voice, Bai Xiaoqi couldn't help but laugh, realizing that she might actually think that way.

"How can you talk like that?"

"What I learned might not be quite right."

Chen Shuo gently patted her back, "But I just explained why I kept nagging. Does that make you feel a little better?"

"Um..…"

Bai Xiaoqi nodded slightly, all her previous grievances gone, and she was even a little happy now.

After a pause, she whispered, "Even if you don't say anything, I won't feel wronged after a while."

"But after I speak up, your grievances will dissipate faster, and I always have to explain why I disagree. To put it bluntly, it's a matter of respect."

I'm your boyfriend, and I will respect you. But you need to respect yourself even more; that's about self-respect and self-love. But you just used yourself as a bargaining chip, which is disrespectful to yourself, understand?

"oh, I understand now."

Bai Xiaoqi nodded and said, "You always give me all sorts of lectures."

“I’m only talking to people I like. I’m too lazy to reason with other people. If I’m unhappy, I just ignore them. But you’re different. I’m willing to reason with you, and you won’t find me long-winded.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi leaned on his shoulder and remained silent. Seeing this, Chen Shuo was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "You don't mean you think I'm being long-winded, do you?"

Sometimes I do complain, sometimes I don't.

After a moment, a very faint sound came to my ears.

"......"

Chen Shuo choked, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he really rarely had long conversations with others.

But this girl is different. She is ignorant in many ways and is willing to listen to me nagging most of the time. So I can't help but feel like a teacher and take every opportunity to instill all sorts of profound principles in her.

Although there are some principles that I myself may not be able to follow, I still hope that she can. This mentality is actually the same as raising a daughter.

Unfortunately, I can't say that to her directly, because this girl will tattle on me.

So he had to be tactful. After thinking for a moment, Chen Shuo asked, "Who do you think is the most hypocritical person in the world?"

"Who?"

"Parents often have double standards when it comes to their children. They may not be perfect themselves, but they hope their children will be perfect, or they will definitely educate and guide their children in a positive direction."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi's cat ears stood up abruptly, and she turned to look up at him.

"Even the worst people are like this. Have you ever seen a villain educate his children by saying, 'Son, you can't be a good person when you grow up. You have to kill and set fires for me and try to go to jail as soon as possible, preferably be executed as soon as you turn eighteen.' Is there such a thing?"

No, even when they are educating their children, they will say, "You must study hard and become a useful person to society and a good person in the future."

From this perspective, parents do indeed have double standards, but these standards are good; they represent their expectations for their children.

Meeting her thoughtful gaze, Chen Shuo patted her back a few times: "Take your time to think about this. Now go and attend your online class. Oh, right, you can have another Chinese class today, but you definitely have to have math class tomorrow."

Bai Xiaoqi nestled in his arms, refusing to move. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pouted, and stared at him for a moment before asking, "Do you want to be my dad again?"

"No, I just wanted to tell you that I'm telling you my big principles because I hope you can become a better person. Although this feeling is similar to how parents treat their children, I don't want to be your father."

"Really not?"

"Absolutely not."

Bai Xiaoqi's eyes were still full of suspicion, but she didn't ask any more questions. She gently rubbed her nose against his lips, and then continued to rub upwards until her lips touched his.

"Hmm... I'll believe you if you eat my tongue."

Chapter 117 [Bonus Chapter for the Big-Headed Walnut] Two more chapters will be released at 9 PM tonight.

Bai Xiaoqi is indeed a bit unbalanced in her studies. Her Chinese has reached the level of a sixth-grade student, and she is about to enter junior high school and say goodbye to her elementary school student status, but her math is still at the level of the first semester of third grade.

She can recite the multiplication tables quite well, but when it comes to slightly more complex logical operations, or even problems that can be solved with just addition and subtraction, she gets completely lost.

Old Wang owns a shoe store. He buys a pair of shoes for 30 yuan and sells them for 20 yuan. Xiao Ming goes to buy shoes, and it's Xiao Ming again...

Upon seeing the name "Xiaoming," Bai Xiaoqi would reflexively grit her teeth and crunch the pencil tip.

Xiaoming is definitely the person she hates the most. He does nothing but torment her with all sorts of confusing things all day long.

They either turn the water off or on, or they wait until others have left before chasing after them, walking at a constant pace. Or they go to the construction site to watch others repair the road, but the road repairmen are also problematic; instead of working together, they insist on splitting into two construction teams.

Taking a deep breath, she continued reciting the question, "Xiao Ming gave Lao Wang 100 yuan, but Lao Wang couldn't make change, so he went to the supermarket next door to get change, brought it back, and gave it to Xiao Ming."

The supermarket owner later discovered that the hundred-yuan note was counterfeit, so Mr. Wang had to compensate the owner with another hundred yuan. How much money did Mr. Wang lose in total?

What is this ghost?

Bai Xiaoqi was stunned, but she was unwilling to give up and looked at the question again, repeatedly muttering the question to herself.

Chen Shuo, who was typing away, couldn't concentrate because of her nagging. He stopped and listened attentively for a while before speaking up to remind her, "This question has a lot of distractors."

"Distractor?"

"Yes, you are a businessman after all, so I think this kind of question is quite suitable for you. As long as you put yourself in Lao Wang's shoes, you will be able to get the answer quickly."