Chapter 76: Uncle

Yao Yi learned a new problem-solving technique yesterday, and became so excited that she forgot that she had made up her mind not to stay up late anymore. She studied until one or two in the morning before finally going to bed. In the morning, she got up early as usual, nestled in her bed and continued her calculations.

Lin Xiuyu got used to seeing her daughter’s tousled appearance, and didn’t react for a while. It was only when she turned her head and saw Jiang Lan opposite her that she suddenly took a deep breath. 

“Yiyi, there are guests at home, hurry up and change your clothes.” Lin Xiuyu said while holding onto Jiang Lan’s hand to prevent her eyes from falling on Yao Yi.

“Oh.” Yao Yi had only gone halfway down the stairs, and when she heard her mother’s words, she immediately turned around and went back to her room.

Jiang Lan was indeed taken aback by Yao Yi, but it wasn’t because of her fried looking hair, but because Yao Yi had become pale again.

“Yiyi she…” Jiang Lan was a little curious, and wanted to ask Lin Xiuyu why Yao Yi was so tan before.

“Yiyi, that child is like this, she doesn’t care about anything else when she does math problems.” Lin Xiuyu interrupted helplessly.

Jiang Lan burst out laughing, apparently recalling Yao Yi’s fried hair from just now.

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“…That’s true.” Jiang Lan thought about it carefully, “But Xiao Chuan likes her, so let’s let him be. Yiyi is also pretty good.”

On the other side, Father Yao also looked at Yao Yi seriously: “Are you sure you want to be with Fu Chuan?”

“We’ve been together for some time.” Yao Yi was caught in the conversation and talked for so long that her stomach was already very hungry. She picked up food on the table to eat to fill her stomach.

“Dad means that you are sure you want to marry him in the future?” Father Yao was a little melancholy, “The situation of the Fu family is a bit complicated.”

“Cough, cough…” Yao Yi was choked by the fruit in her mouth, and after a while she asked, “Dad, when am I going to get married?”

Lin Xiuyu next to her also looked at her husband in surprise.

Father Yao was taken aback, unwilling to admit it in every possible way, and muttered: “That Fu Chuan looks very serious, as if you are going to get married.”

“What era is it, you still have such rotten thoughts.” Lin Xiuyu was the first to criticize, “Dating does not mean marriage.”

“If you are not aiming to get married, why would you have such a happy talk with the Fu family?” Father Yao looked at his wife strangely, “Didn’t the Fu family come to visit to see their future daughter-in-law?”

Indeed, the two families placed too much emphasis on their children’s love affairs. According to other people’s practices, they definitely didn’t interfere with dating. Only when they get married will they come to visit.

“Dad, Mom, I’m going back to my room first, call me for lunch.” Yao Yi felt that the question was getting more and more profound, so she simply went upstairs.

However, this question made her doubtful. So after returning to the room, Yao Yi did not immediately start on math problems, but called Fu Chuan instead.

Fu Chuan was at his company when he received the call. The staff next to him were still standing on the podium to announce the plan for the new quarter.

In Fu Chuan’s company, he usually didn’t manage much. Once he stayed in the company for a period of time, it meant that there was going to be a big move. The company was definitely going to spend several years to achieve his goal.

The phone on the boss’s desk vibrated, and it was particularly conspicuous in the conference room. Almost all the staff present were looking at Fu Chuan.

Fu Chuan took the phone, saw the display on it, and immediately made a gesture to continue talking, and opened the door to answer the phone.

“Yao Yao.” A smile appeared on Fu Chuan’s cold face, “What’s the matter?”

Yao Yi felt a little hot while holding the phone, and couldn’t help changing her hand: “I want to ask you something.”

“Yeah.” Fu Chuan’s eyes softened again, “Yao Yao can ask anything.”

“It’s just…” Yao Yi felt a little nervous for some reason, “Will you marry me?”

Although she liked Fu Chuan, she hasn’t thought about marriage. Besides, if Fu Chuan knew that she was in a relationship to lower his grades, he might not talk to her anymore.

Fu Chuan froze at the door, recalling the words Yao Yi said just now.

After exhaling lightly, Fu Chuan asked, “Does Yao Yao want to?” He did want to.

“Me?” Yao Yi was silent for a moment, then answered dryly, “Actually, I just asked you casually.”

“Does Yao Yao still want to marry someone else?” Fu Chuan’s voice seemed a little colder.

“How, how is it possible!” Yao Yi nervously denied, “I, don’t, I only like you.”

Fu Chuan leaned against the wall in the corridor, and hooked his lips in satisfaction: “If Yao Yao wants to get married, I can…”

“I’m going to read books.” Yao Yi held the phone in one hand and covered her beating heart with the other, interrupting Fu Chuan’s next words.

After hanging up the phone, Fu Chuan sorted out his emotions, opened the door and walked into the meeting room.

The members of the conference room saw with their own eyes that their impossibly young boss had calmed down from an angry face and even showed a rare softness after answering the phone.

“This plan doesn’t work. Make another one in three days.” Fu Chuan dropped a sentence, and stopped staring coldly at the staff in charge of the company’s quarter.

…

See someone occasionally, and you see them more often.

That was how Yao Yi met Zhou Cheng.

Even if she went to the capital, she needed to buy new year’s goods for the New Year. It was just that Lin Xiuyu took care of most of it, and Yao Yi just went out to buy some things that she missed and forgot to buy.

There were also many stores here in Beijing, which were full of life.

Yao Yi was not very familiar with the road and store, but fortunately, the store was designed to lead straight to the end. No matter how ‘road-stupid’ she was, she would not get lost.

Walking around slowly, Yao Yi was stopped by someone.

“Hello, Teacher Zhou.” Yao Yi turned around and saw the visitor, and called out politely.

“Did you come shopping?” Zhou Cheng dressed casually today, without any glasses, looking like a young college student.

“Yeah.” Yao Yi glanced wildly, and when she saw Zhou Cheng, her first thought was all the books he possessed that she wanted to read.

“I’m also here to buy new year’s goods.” Zhou Cheng revealed the list in his hand to Yao Yi, “Do you want to go together?”

Yao Yi had a ghost in her heart, of course she was willing. She followed Zhou Cheng, thinking about how to borrow books from him.

“Why are you still in high school?” Zhou Cheng asked casually.

Yao Yi stopped at a stall: “My parents said that skipping a grade will easily break away from a normal childhood. They hope that I will have a sound mind.”

It would be normal for ordinary people to say this, after all, parents would always hope that their children could be happy. But the Lin family…

“Not all geniuses become mentally unsound after skipping a grade.” Zhou Cheng said while pawing at the couplets on the stall, “And your uncle also started skipping from elementary school and finally entered the teenage class, isn’t it pretty good?” 

“My uncle?” Yao Yi didn’t understand Zhou Cheng’s words.

“Isn’t he your uncle? Lin Yuan.” Zhou Cheng raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Yao Yi was paying the money, and she didn’t hear Zhou Cheng’s last words clearly.

Zhou Cheng thought she had acquiesced, and continued: “I heard that your uncle is as good as you, with full marks in everything, but language arts was not very good.”

Yao Yi looked at Zhou Cheng suspiciously, wondering who could be so miserable like her.

“I’ve always wanted to get to know your uncle Lin Yuan.” Zhou Cheng laughed at himself, “No matter where I go, your uncle’s name is always with me. What about Lin Yuan, if Lin Yuan is here, he can definitely solve it…”

Seeing the difference in Yao Yi’s expression, Zhou Cheng thought that she didn’t like talking about her uncle.

“Sorry, I’m a little out of control.” Zhou Cheng shrugged, “You’ve already bought what you bought, so I’ll continue shopping first.”

“Oh, goodbye, teacher.” Yao Yi stared blankly at Zhou Cheng’s back, and even forgot about borrowing books from him. Only the words “Lin Yuan” and “uncle” were playing in her mind.

When did she have an uncle? Yao Yi always thought that her grandfather had only her mother as a daughter.

But…the name Lin Yuan…she seemed to have heard somewhere.

Returning home in a daze, Yao Yi put down the things she bought.

“All bought?” Lin Xiuyu smiled and touched her daughter’s head, “Thank you for your hard work Yiyi.”

“Mom, do I have an uncle?” Yao Yi finally couldn’t help asking.

Lin Xiuyu had just picked up the bag that Yao Yi brought back, and wanted to see what was inside. When she heard her words, she lost her strength all of a sudden, and all the things spilled on the carpet.

In a panic, she turned her head and glanced at the study room. Without caring about the scattered things on the floor, she pulled Yao Yi over: “Where did you hear that?”

“A teacher told me.” Yao Yi didn’t expect her mother’s big reaction, it seemed as if she really had such an uncle.

“Yiyi, don’t ask your grandpa about that.” Lin Xiuyu led Yao Yi to her room, and locked the door behind her.

“Mom?” Yao Yi called out hesitantly.

Lin Xiuyu closed the door, and when she turned around, her eyes were already red.

“Yiyi…” Lin Xiuyu pulled her daughter to sit down, “You do have an uncle, but don’t mention it in front of grandpa, your grandpa will feel uncomfortable.”

“Oh.” Yao Yi was completely at a loss.

“Your uncle…” Lin Xiuyu paused several times before she could continue, and finally gritted her teeth and said, “He’s missing.”

Yao Yi opened her eyes wide: “Missing?”

“Mhm, you are very similar to your uncle.” Lin Xiuyu touched Yao Yi’s face, and seemed to see her younger brother through her, “Xiao Yuan, he is talented, he loves mathematics, and is keen on all calculations. He skipped grades all the way, and when Mom got into college, your uncle was already a professor.”

“Professor?” Yao Yi couldn’t imagine how a teenager could teach a college student.

“Of course it’s just a title. Normally your uncle wouldn’t even go to class.” Lin Xiuyu smiled, lost in memory.

The author has something to say: It’s a make-up, not an addition, otherwise some little angels will be angry!

ps: Thank you for watering me and the little angel who threw gave gfits~

In order not to affect everyone’s reading experience, I didn’t post it, but I will see it~

TLN: Just for everyone to know, in east asia, being pale or “white” is considered a beauty standard. It is by no means something discriminatory or racist, please do not take any offense! Thank you.