The Little Genius Tutoring Class was dissolved just like that.
After Florence promised to refund the tuition, he rushed home in a panic to revise his thesis.
On the way back to the guesthouse, Li Pengfei asked curiously, "Brother Qin, I still don't know what a tutoring class is. How did it just disappear?"
"It's fine. At your age, you shouldn't even know what a tutoring class is. Besides, in a world where you might not even see tomorrow, what's the point of tutoring?"
"What does 'might not see tomorrow' mean?"
"It means I'm telling you, if you're alive, you've got to be happy!"
"Oh. Okay."
"Tell me what you like to do. I'll take you there."
"I like reading."
"Looking at uncle? You like looking at me? Even though I'm handsome, calling me uncle makes me sound old. Just call me brother." [T/N: In Chinese it both sound same.]
"Not looking at Brother Qin. Reading books."
"You like reading?", Qin Siyang glanced at Li Pengfei with a bit of disdain, "You're this young. How many characters do you even know?"
"I don't know that many, but it's enough to read things like the Classics, Histories, Philosophers, and Collections."
Qin Siyang chuckled, "Classics, Histories, Philosophers, and Collections? Do you even know what that means? You're so young, it's not good to brag. Who did you learn that bad habit from? Definitely not President Chen. Don't tell me it was Old Li?"
Seeing Qin Siyang didn't believe him, Li Pengfei puffed out his lips and said, "When I was at Uncle Li's place before, after we finished playing games, he would always let me read by myself for a while."
"Old Li let you read by yourself?", Qin Siyang laughed even more scornfully, "He just moved in a few days ago. His place isn't even sorted out yet. Where would he get books?"
"He said he borrowed them from the South Glory University Library."
"Fine, if you say so."
For a little kid like Li Pengfei, Qin Siyang couldn't even be bothered to take out the bird-shaped lie detector to expose his lies.
"I'm telling the truth!"
"Sure. Sure."
"I just read a story two days ago. I can tell it to Brother Qin."
"A story? Go on. Is it Tadpoles Looking for Their Mom, or The Three Little Pigs?"
"It's the story of 'Chen and Zhang ruined it in the end; Xiao and Zhu fell out at the last moment.'"
"What kind of nonsense is that?"
Qin Siyang was about to complain when he suddenly stopped walking.
'Hmm? Something's off.'
'That sentence…', it felt vaguely familiar, like he had seen it somewhere before. He was sure this kid hadn't just made it up.
But clearly, for him as the big brother, it was already way beyond his level.
Then Li Pengfei started talking without stopping.
One proverb, two historical events, four people. Li Pengfei explained everything to Qin Siyang clearly from start to finish.
The blurry story in Qin Siyang's mind gradually became clear, and his jaw slowly dropped.
"You usually read this kind of book?"
Li Pengfei nodded proudly, "Yeah. I only like reading books written by people from east. Even though I've read quite a lot, there are so many books written by ancient and modern people from east. I feel like I won't be able to finish them in my whole life."
"Then do you know what lesson that story you just told is trying to say?"
"It's probably saying that the good friends you have now might not stay good friends in the future."
"You really did understand it. Did Old Li explain it to you?"
"As long as you can understand the meaning, the lesson inside comes naturally."
"Fine. Since you learned about making friends from it, why did you ask me about making friends before?"
"I don't think the lessons in books are necessarily correct."
"Huh? Why?"
"I've never seen any of the people in those books. How can I just believe them for no reason? Compared to that, you and Uncle Li are both good people I've actually met. Of course I trust what you say more."
"But if you don't believe what's in books, why do you read?"
"For fun. I told you, I like reading."
Qin Siyang shook his head, "I… wow. Impressive. I already thought you were really smart the last time we met. This time, you feel even smarter than before."
Li Pengfei lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers, "Last time, I was holding back."
"When you're with Old Li, are you always like this?"
"Like what?"
"Not holding back."
Li Pengfei shook his head, "After chatting with Brother Qin last time, I felt like you could understand me. And for some reason, deep down I felt like you were someone I could trust. Maybe that's what people mean by 'feeling like old friends at first sight.' When I'm with Uncle Li, I don't feel as free as I do with you." [T/N: Next protag for sure.]
"Huh? Why?"
"When I'm with Uncle Li, I get a strange feeling. So I can't talk as casually as I am now."
"What kind of strange feeling?"
Li Pengfei looked at Qin Siyang seriously, "Brother Qin, I'll tell you, but don't tell Uncle Li."
"I won't tell him."
"I feel like… Uncle Li wants to be my dad."
After hearing that, Qin Siyang's face didn't change, but inside his heart waves were crashing as he looked at the little guy beside him.
'Oh my god, this kid's practically a spirit in disguise.'
"Brother Qin, now—"
"Don't, don't call me brother. You're my brother."
Qin Siyang felt powerless to argue with Li Pengfei's way of thinking.
His head hurt.
Not the kind of powerless he felt facing Chu Baxing.
But the kind he felt facing Wen Shu…
'Wait! Since this little guy is the same type as Wen Shu, why not let Wen Shu help take care of him?'
As the sages said: children are a buffer between men and women.
'Perfect. Li Pengfei likes reading. Wen Shu likes reading. I like looking at Shu.'
'Everyone's happy. Why not?'
"Brother Fei, come on. I'll take you to meet a sister. She likes reading too, and she's read way more than you!"
Li Pengfei showed a look of disgust, "I only like reading books. I don't like looking at pretty sisters."
Qin Siyang froze again, "Wait, we haven't even met her. How do you know she's a pretty sister? Besides the Classics and histories, have you also been reading the how to pick up girls?"
"Not from books. From life," Li Pengfei pointed at Qin Siyang's cheek, "Brother Qin, your face is red and your eyes are shining. It's exactly the same as when Uncle Li hugs Aunt Chen. Aunt Chen is very pretty, so I guess that sister must be very pretty too."
"Old Li and President Chen hug each other without avoiding you?"
"I saw it when I got up at night to pee."
"Pee...", Qin Siyang narrowed his eyes, "Brother Fei, I finally caught something on you."
"Hm?"
"When you get up at night to pee, your eyes are all blurry. And if Old Li and President Chen saw you, they'd definitely let go right away. How could you see so clearly?"
"Uh…"
"Spill it!"
Li Pengfei lowered his head and puffed out his lips, "I pretended to be asleep first… and then secretly looked."
Finally catching Li Pengfei's little tail, Qin Siyang gave a wicked grin and said in the tone of an elder who hates to see a kid go wrong, "Heh! Heh! Heh! At such a young age, how can you lie? If you're already lying now, then in the future won't you…"
A trace of innocent cunning flashed in Li Pengfei's eyes, "Brother Qin, if you keep talking about me, then I won't go see the pretty sister."
Qin Siyang's smile froze instantly.
'This little guy's got something.'
'But a wise man doesn't suffer immediate losses.'
Qin Siyang said righteously, "Brother Fei, say no more. Let's go! We'll find sister and read together."
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