After five minutes…
Old Man Tang was confused when he saw Cheng Nuo.
What was Cheng Nuo doing? Even if he did not know how to solve the problem, he should've pretended to attempt it for at least 20 minutes before going to him. How could Cheng Nuo admit that he was unable to do it after five minutes?
"If you cannot do it, it's alright. This problem is too difficult for you. Go back and I shall let you off. Remember, stop thinking about cheating," said Old Man Tang as he waved his hand.
Cheng Nuo was confused. "When did I say that I couldn't do it? Did I lose my memory?"
"Teacher, I never said I couldn't do the problem."
"If you know how to do it, then why aren't you doing it? Why are you here?" Old Man Tang took a sip of water from his thermos flask.
"Because… I have already finished it!" said Cheng Nuo.
Spit~ Old Man Tang spat the water out.
Finished it? In five minutes? This brat thought it was funny to make such a joke?!
Old Man Tang grabbed a tissue and cleaned his wet collar. He looked at Cheng Nuo suspiciously and said, "You said you finished it?"
"Yes, the answer is here." As Cheng Nuo said that, he passed the answers to Old Man Tang. Old Man Tang frowned and took his paper.
After a minute, Old Man Tang began to look at Cheng Nuo again for the third time today. He looked extremely shocked and could not believe it.
Old Man Tang finished reading Cheng Nuo's answers. They were all correct! Be it the steps or the final answer, there were no errors. Cheng Nuo had even provided more details and workings than the model solution.
Five minutes! Cheng Nuo had only taken five minutes to solve the problem.
Meanwhile, Old Man Tang had taken more than 30 minutes to finish the problem when he first attempted it.
Initially, Old Man Tang was happy because he was the only one in the math department who could solve this problem within an hour.
However, compared to Cheng Nuo…
He was not on the same level as him!
After pausing for a long time, Old Man Tang slowly asked, "Did you suddenly become smart?"
"Ugh… You could say that." Cheng Nuo definitely would not tell Old Man Tang about his special power.
Old Man Tang thought that it was the most reasonable explanation. As for special powers, that was too ridiculous to be true.
"Sigh, however, it's unfortunate." Old Man Tang sighed. "If you had become smart earlier, you would have gotten into the math competition and won some prizes. That would've added some points to your Gaokao results.
"However, it is not too late. Based on your results for the other subjects, if you are able to maintain this level, there is a high chance that you can get more than 140 points!"
"Ugh… Teacher, can I interrupt?"
"Hmm, speak." Old Man Tang finally calmed down. He began to sip his water again.
"Actually, on top of math, I suddenly became smart in physics and chemistry too…"
"You—
"Get out, get out now. Hurry up and go back to the classroom to study!"
Old Man Tang felt like he would get a heart attack if he continued to talk to Cheng Nuo. He waved his hands and asked Cheng Nuo to leave.
Cheng Nuo was happy that Old Man Tang had asked him to leave. He smiled and waved to Old Man Tang before he walked into the physics classroom next door. Then, with the confused expression on the physics teacher's face, he managed to get hold of a few physics tests. Similarly, Cheng Nuo took a few chemistry tests.
Cheng Nuo thought about it. The most important task at hand was his Gaokao. Even though he had the special power, he was the only one he knew who had it.
The rest of the world had not changed. Everything was the same—Cheng Nuo was the only one who had changed.
Cheng Nuo, who had special powers, did not want to become a hero and take up the responsibility of saving the world.
Moreover, he was unable to fly or move underground. Ask him to defeat villains? It would be good enough if the villains did not kill him.
For Cheng Nuo himself and his parents, he needed to prepare for the exam in a month's time.
"I, Cheng Nuo, will become a study god!"
After taking the practice tests from the physics and chemistry departments, Cheng Nuo returned to his classroom.
As for the math department… Forget it. Cheng Nuo decided not to look for Old Man Tang.
…
Cheng Nuo's self-study class was dismissed at 10 PM.
The students left the school exhausted.
Cheng Nuo was still rather energized. Although he had done two sets of physics and chemistry tests each, not many of his brain cells had died.
Like Cheng Nuo had said, everything related to data was a piece of cake for him.
He got on his bicycle. The accident that had nearly killed him in the morning made him worry.
Cheng Nuo did not dare to pedal his bike fast, as he was afraid of getting into another accident.
After reaching home, he saw that the light in his living room was on. His mother probably knew that he had come back.
"Mom, I am home!" Cheng Nuo shouted.
"I heard you. Be quiet, the entire block can hear you," scolded Jiang Lan Cheng Nuo's mother as she passed Cheng Nuo a glass of milk.
Cheng Nuo took a glance at the living room. His father, Cheng Yuanjin, was reading the newspapers on the sofa.
It was rare for both of his parents to be home so early!
Let us introduce Cheng Nuo's family.
There were three members in Cheng Nuo's family. Cheng Yuanjin, Jiang Lan, and Cheng Nuo.
His father, Cheng Yuanjin, was the finance manager of a top 50 company in Qing Cheng. His mother, Jiang Lan, was the deputy manager of the local bank, Qing Cheng Bank.
Overall, Cheng Nuo's family was relatively well-off.
By right, Cheng Nuo did not need to worry about money. However, the reality was the exact opposite.
Apart from the five Yuan in his pocket, Cheng Nuo had no money.
Cheng Yuanjin and Jiang Lan always dealt with money and saw how people turned bad because of money.
A man would turn bad if he had too much money! That was Jiang Lan's belief. She did not want her son to splurge.
Therefore, she had reduced Cheng Nuo's allowance from 500 Yuan a month to 100 Yuan a month.
The tens of thousands of Yuan of red packet money that Cheng Nuo had received were being "safeguarded" by Jiang Lan. She claimed that it would be used for his future marriage. However, Cheng Nuo knew that he probably would not get the money back.
That was his fortune! He had earned it from acting cute and being thick-skinned.
Thankfully, Cheng Nuo was only a high school student and did not spend too much money. 100 Yuan a month was barely enough.
However, what would he do if his mother refused to give him enough allowance even after he went to university?
Only 100 Yuan per month for him to buy food? He would not have enough!
Judging from his mother's character, she might really do that!