Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Chapter 19: I Just Can’t Say No

"I can’t bear to see you work so hard."

Jiang Cheng said, squatting down and pressing Teacher Lü’s leg with moderate force.

"Let me explain it to you."

Teacher Lü wasn’t angry, she hummed to signal Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng began to explain.

"Teacher Lü, have you ever thought that I might not need one-on-one, targeted, all-day teaching?"

"In my view, there is a difference between a self-taught genius and a regular genius. A regular genius might need your wholehearted dedication to education, but for a self-taught genius like me, there are benefits to being nurtured in a more relaxed way."

Teacher Lü looked at Jiang Cheng without blinking.

"I suspect you’re just cleverly bragging about yourself."

Jiang Cheng exaggeratedly expressed surprise.

"Even with such subtlety, you still discovered it?"

Teacher Lü was amused.

"You... get up, it’s not good if someone sees this."

"How could that be? This is called respecting teachers and valuing their knowledge, honoring the elderly. Who dares to say anything against me? I’ll have a good argument with them."

Teacher Lü pulled Jiang Cheng up and said with deep feeling, "With that mouth of yours, I’m sure you can win."

"Alright, what you said makes sense. Since you managed to learn the entire book yourself, it proves you have your own methods, and I shouldn’t try to plan things for you."

"It’s not planning; it’s your appreciation for talent and your profound and loyal love for the country!"

Teacher Lü’s heartstrings were touched.

Jiang Cheng continued, "Teacher Lü, I truly need your guidance. How about this: apart from giving me homework, I’ll walk with you every evening, and you can give me some additional tutoring on the way."

Teacher Lü thought seriously for a moment and then shook her head.

"It’s dangerous for you to go home too late in the evening; it’s better if you come earlier."

"Alright, I’ll be at school by five ten."

Jiang Cheng agreed cheerfully, and Teacher Lü is a straightforward person as well.

"Tomorrow I’ll handle some paperwork for you, which might take about ten days or so. You can’t just take foreign books home casually."

"Teacher Lü, you think things through better than I do. Thank you!"

Jiang Cheng didn’t smile cheekily but sincerely thanked her.

The person before her is someone who truly contributes to the ongoing effort in education.

Jiang Cheng helped Teacher Lü downstairs, and after seeing someone come to pick Teacher Lü up at the entrance, she confidently said goodbye.

After sending Teacher Lü off, Jiang Cheng turned to Grandma Shen and the four others, whose eyes were all curiously waiting for Jiang Cheng to explain.

She adopted a helpless expression and said:

"It’s nothing major. On my first day in Russian class, I performed so well that Teacher Lü said I’m a rare language talent and voluntarily offered to give me extra tutoring, which I couldn’t refuse."

Grandma Shen: To turn the truth into such an irritating statement, only Jiang Cheng could do it.

Uncle Wang: Does that sound like boasting? He must have misunderstood. Xiao Jiang isn’t like that.

Shen Xing: Sister’s ’humility’ kicks in again!

Shen Yue: Sister looks so pretty!

Jiang Cheng modestly boasted a bit, chatted with Uncle Wang for a few minutes, and then went home with Grandma Shen and the three of them.

The road home was still full of laughter, learning interwoven with fun.

Jiang Cheng casually mentioned to Grandma Shen that she wouldn’t be home for dinner tomorrow night.

"Knowledge in your own hands is true knowledge, but not eating won’t do. ’People are made of steel, rice is iron,’ skipping a meal makes you hungry."

Grandma Shen genuinely cared for Jiang Cheng, and she began thinking about how to bring food to Jiang Cheng tomorrow.

"Grandma Shen, I’m not coming home for dinner, not skipping meals."

Jiang Cheng interrupted Grandma Shen’s thoughts, "The scrap station has a cafeteria at noon. I’ll pack an extra portion for dinner."

"I can’t let my clever mind go hungry."

Originally worried, Grandma Shen rolled her eyes in an instant.

No need for her to worry!

This girl, even without a cafeteria, would find a way to get a free meal.

Four of them reached home and quickly washed up.

Before sleep, Jiang Cheng still studied until eleven o’clock.

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