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Chapter 83: Teaching Until Mastery

Li Mu liked light food, so he only bought a meat bun and two vegetable buns.

Lu Xiaoxi was different; she had a sticky rice corn, a small steamed bun, and a sticky rice chicken, and before leaving, she even bought a crispy sausage for two yuan.

There was no need to worry about not finishing, as the corn and small buns could be eaten half and saved for later, and Lu Xiaoxi had a small bag to hide the food inside.

Lu Xiaoxi’s pink small bag was bulging, and Li Mu felt that she could pull out many things from it.

Just like the pocket of Doraemon.

The two of them walked towards the classroom while eating.

On both sides of the road were towering trees, their leaves still lush and green, completely unaffected by late autumn.

There were many students, and the speed of the small cars was very slow.

As Lu Xiaoxi walked, she felt herself getting closer to the green belt and poked Li Mu’s hand, saying, “Don’t squeeze me.”

“Uh, I didn’t notice,” Li Mu said, taking a bite of his bun, scratching his head in confusion.

He hadn’t intentionally squeezed Lu Xiaoxi; it just happened as they walked.

Could he be the legendary “person who loves to squeeze others while walking”?

There weren’t many students living off-campus in middle school, and it was rare to find someone to walk a long distance with; he didn’t even realize he was pushing people towards the green belt.

When he walked with Lu Xiaoxi before, it was probably because the road was too wide, so he hadn’t noticed.

“Hehe, what’s wrong with squeezing you? Can’t I squeeze you?” Li Mu squinted his eyes and squeezed her again.

“Squeeze your head!” Lu Xiaoxi almost lost her balance, pursed her lips, and kicked Li Mu’s butt.

“Why do you love eating corn so much?” Li Mu turned to look at her.

Lu Xiaoxi liked to eat corn by first biting off both ends, then holding the ends with her fingers and eating the middle part horizontally.

“It’s delicious.”

“You must like sweet things; you often asked me for candy before, and you even got quite a few cavities. I remember your cavities were black, it was terrifying.”

“Isn’t it because you gave me so much candy?”

“Cut it out, you begged me for it, calling me ‘Li Brother Muge’ with every bite.”

“Enough already!” Lu Xiaoxi glared at him, “Do you believe I will expose your kindergarten naptime and bedwetting to the world?”

“Shh, shh, shh, I was wrong!” Li Mu, holding a computer bag with one hand, awkwardly made a gesture of prayer with both hands.

The kindergarten naptime was the kind where they slept on the floor; he and Lu Xiaoxi were close together, and she clung to him like a little cat, sharing a blanket, and then…

He wet the bed.

Lu Xiaoxi’s clothes even got a little wet.

This incident was a heavy blow for three-and-a-half-year-old Li Mu, and it was also the last time he wet the bed.

A hero does not speak of past bravery; this is very true.

He almost forgot that he and Lu Xiaoxi’s dark histories were mutual; he knew her dark history, and she knew his.

He just didn’t expect that Lu Xiaoxi would hit him with a bombshell.

Damn it.

“Knowing I was wrong, then why don’t you obediently give me some space?” Lu Xiaoxi nudged him with her shoulder, making enough room for herself to walk.

“Yes, yes, yes, it’s my fault, Miss Lu, please this way…”

“Hmph—” The small girl proudly lifted her little head; every time Li Mu had the upper hand, she finally got a chance to regain some face.

They chatted about this and that, and Lu Xiaoxi hardly got to eat much corn. As they approached the classroom, she took two bites and handed the remaining corn to Li Mu.

“Can’t eat anymore?”

“It’s a gift for you; we can’t waste it.”

“Are you really treating yourself like a young lady?”

“Then I’ll just throw it away.”

“What happened to not wasting?” Li Mu snatched it and quickly took a couple of bites.

The sticky corn was very sweet, and some of the kernels that Lu Xiaoxi had bitten into were even sweeter.

He had never disliked eating anything that Lu Xiaoxi had already eaten.

Today’s classes were quite terrifying.

In the morning, there was English class and a major course, squeezing from eight to twelve, and in the afternoon, there was still a major course, with evening self-study as well.

Except for today, the other classes were quite relaxed; he didn’t know why they scheduled so many classes on this day.

Li Mu had reason to suspect that the management department had dozed off while arranging the schedule and filled out the form incorrectly, but somehow it managed to run, so they just went along with it.

Just like those coding people, if the program has bugs but can still run, then just ignore the bugs…

But fortunately, there were five days of classes a week, and only this one day was particularly tiring; if there were a few more, it wouldn’t be worth complaining about.

During class, Li Mu occasionally glanced at Lu Xiaoxi.

Seeing the small girl paying attention in class, he didn’t disturb her.

Lu Xiaoxi was more diligent than he had imagined.

Previously, he had sent Lu Xiaoxi a typing software for her to practice, and after a few days, her typing skills had improved significantly.

Although she wasn’t fast and couldn’t type blindly, it was basically fine for taking notes needed in class.

Watching Lu Xiaoxi earnestly pecking at the keyboard with her two index fingers, sometimes biting her lip and sometimes pursing her mouth, she was so cute that just one more glance would make him explode.

“Don’t keep staring at me; focus on your class,” Lu Xiaoxi said without even looking up, her voice super small.

“I finished this content a long time ago; I know it like the back of my hand.”

“You just learned it and you know it like the back of your hand? Do you think you’re a genius?”

“This is thirty percent effort and thirty percent talent.”

“What about the other forty percent?”

“Of course, it’s the supervision of my little green plum.”

“Ugh, that’s so cheesy…”

The small girl felt a little flutter in her heart.

It was all her credit that this guy was studying seriously.

She had been doing a good job of supervising Li Mu’s studies, and it must have earned her points with Aunt Su.

She felt that her impression on Aunt Su was quite good, already to the point where she didn’t need extra points, but who wouldn’t want their impression to be even better?

Practical classes inevitably involved communication; the classroom was not quiet, with students raising their hands, and the teacher coming down from the podium to teach.

Even when the teacher walked by, the two of them didn’t stop their whispers.

They were really studying.

Some operations required knowledge taught earlier; if Lu Xiaoxi forgot, Li Mu would help her review.

Li Mu glanced at her computer and found her notes were densely packed and very detailed.

Lu Xiaoxi had always taken notes like this, writing down all the big and small points of knowledge.

When he asked Lu Xiaoxi for her middle school notes, the handwriting in the notebook looked like ants, making his eyes dizzy.

And when he took notes, he just scribbled some lines and wrote a few words in the book, not even sure if he had captured the main points.

After all, he wouldn’t look at them after class.

“Can you understand your notes like this? In our practical class, some knowledge needs to be practiced and familiarized with; no matter how much you write down, it’s not as good as practicing hands-on, practicing a few more times until you know it like the back of your hand.”

“How do you know I haven’t practiced?” Lu Xiaoxi opened a folder named [Daily Practice] for Li Mu to see.

The small girl could create folders; she had stored all her daily practice in there.

“Okay, you’re impressive, but how come you still forgot the previous ones?”

“That part I just didn’t practice much, so I don’t remember it well.”

“Then next time, write fewer notes and practice more; if you don’t understand, I’ll teach you.”

“Hehe, I learn very slowly; don’t say I’m annoying then. If you dare to say I’m annoying, I’ll expose all your dark history.”

Li Mu, taking advantage of the girl’s inattention, touched her fair hand and grinned, “How could I find you annoying? I’ll teach you hand in hand until you know it like the back of your hand.”

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