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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nWhen they got on the road, Tang Moling felt more at ease.

nHe couldn’t open the window because it was raining, so as time passed, the window would begin to get foggy. He wanted to get a towel, but Mu Jingzhe consciously wiped it away to prevent the mist from fogging up his vision.

nWhen some leaves fell on the rearview mirror, without needing him to say anything, she opened the car window and removed them.

nWhen he felt thirsty and wanted to retrieve the teacup to drink some water, Mu Jingzhe saw that.

n“I’ll do it. I’ll help you. Just focus on driving.”

nMu Jingzhe removed the lid from the teacup and handed it to him. After he finished drinking, she covered it and placed it back.

nAnyway… he didn’t have to worry about anything.

nAs Mu Jingzhe moved, Tang Moling could detect a faint fragrance at the tip of his nose. It smelled like soap, but it also didn’t feel like it. It was a little arousing.

nThe children relaxed halfway through the journey and asked many questions about cars. Mu Jingzhe, who knew a lot, answered simply. If she occasionally encountered strange and unconstrained questions that she couldn’t answer, she would honestly say that she didn’t know either.

nTheir way of interacting and their conversation surprised Tang Moling.

nDidn’t adults have to pretend to understand everything in front of children even if they didn’t know anything? Or shouldn’t the adults find some excuse and scold the children for asking the questions they didn’t have an answer for?

nWhy was Mu Jingzhe so calm?

nBesides, the content of their conversation had exceeded Tang Moling’s expectations. Why was it that as they talked, the range of the topics became wider and wider? Later on, they even started talking about dimensions and natural phenomena. There were all sorts of subjects, some of which even he didn’t know about.

nHe actually didn’t know these things?

nWas this possible?

nWho was he? Who were these bumpkins? They were only a few years old!

nTang Moling was surprised.

nThen, they continued to astonish him.

nWhen they were close to the county city, they started memorizing poems and textbooks. Later on, they even played an idiom game.

nShao Xi answered the most questions and was the fastest. Even when Little Bei dug out the dictionary from her bag, she couldn’t beat him.

nThe dictionary was the reward Shao Xi had wanted after he’d received the first royalties.

nThe five siblings finally had their own dictionary. When they had nothing to do, they would read the dictionary and learn idioms.

nLater on, by the time they started revising the foreign language they had learned and began singing alphabet songs, he already felt numb.

n“Didn’t they just start learning?” the numb Tang Moling asked Mu Jingzhe. “Is it that easy to learn foreign languages?”

nIt was a little different from what he thought.

n“It’s hard for ordinary people, but not for them.” Mu Jingzhe shrugged. “They’re smart.”

nShe knew that they had learned the alphabet, so she had taught them to sing the alphabet song. They had immediately mastered it.

nTang Moling took them to the county city.

nAlthough it was raining, the art school was still lively. It was even livelier than before. There was also a group of observers there.

nMu Jingzhe and the children arrived late and were busy getting to class, so they didn’t notice them. They only thought that they were parents who were there to visit.

nAfter Mu Jingzhe took them to class, she turned around and saw Ji Buwang.

nWhen Ji Buwang saw her, his eyes lit up like light bulbs that had suddenly been turned on.

nMu Jingzhe’s scalp instantly turned numb.

nBecause Ji Buwang could only see her face, he was very happy every time he saw her. She could understand that.

nHowever, every time she came, he would look for her and keep staring at her. She couldn’t quite take it.

nShe had thought that she would be able to avoid it today.

nAlas, that was not the case.

n“Jingzhe, you’re here. I was wondering if you wouldn’t come because of the rain today.”

n“Of course we came. We can’t hold up the children’s lessons because of the rain.” Mu Jingzhe nodded with an awkward smile.

nJi Buwang looked at her expression. “Jingzhe, this expression… Did you not want to see me?”

nMu Jingzhe: “…”

nThere it was again.

nHe studied her expression once more.

nThe thing was, he was always spot-on.

nWhile facing Ji Buwang, Mu Jingzhe felt like she was facing a facial micro-expression expert.

nShe took a deep breath and looked at Ji Buwang expressionlessly and coldly. “Take a guess?”

nThat’s right, she didn’t really want to see him.

nShe didn’t hate Ji Buwang, but it was stressful to be scrutinized like this.

nJi Buwang laughed and then quickly apologized. “No, I wasn’t making fun of you, Jingzhe. I didn’t do it on purpose. I was just really happy.”

nHe couldn’t see other people’s faces, not even his own, so he couldn’t distinguish between beauty and ugliness. In any case, in his opinion, Mu Jingzhe was the most beautiful person.

nShe was as pretty as his mother.

nOn Mu Jingzhe’s face, he could also see all sorts of expressions.

nHe didn’t know if others were like Mu Jingzhe, always wearing all sorts of expressions and smiles, but in any case, Mu Jingzhe was the cutest.

nHer emotional reactions, smiles, and various expressions were all so fascinating.

nEvery time he saw Mu Jingzhe, he would unlock new expressions. It was extremely interesting.

nHowever, he had never seen what crying looked like.

n“Jingzhe, when are you going to cry? Can you cry?”

nMu Jingzhe: “…”

nListen to him. How demanding was this? Not only did he want to study her, but now he wanted her to cry?

nMu Jingzhe refused heartlessly. “No.”

nJi Buwang said regretfully, “Alright, remember to call me when you want to cry in the future.”

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nMu Jingzhe couldn’t help but say, “Get lost.”

n“Don’t be angry, Jingzhe, don’t be angry,” Ji Buwang hurriedly said.

nMu Jingzhe sighed. “I’m leaving.”

n“Wait, don’t leave yet. I have something to tell you today.”

nJi Buwang started talking about serious business with Mu Jingzhe. “Shao Zhong is really talented in music. He has an absolute sense of music, and his future is limitless.”

nJi Buwang hadn’t expected to chance upon such a good seedling.

nThere were very few musical instruments in this school. With his ability, he could totally learn more musical instruments.

nMu Jingzhe naturally knew how awesome Shao Zhong was, but…

n“I’ll work hard to allow him to study later.”

nShe would earn more money!

nA trace of doubt flashed past Ji Buwang’s face. “No, I’m telling you this because I have something to discuss with you. We can let him learn more musical instruments, and I can help to provide them. I have quite a few at home.”

n“At your home?”

n“Right, they’re just piling dust at home anyway. We might as well let them be of use.”

nJi Buwang nodded and took out a piece of paper. “I’ve counted what we have at home. If you agree, I’ll bring them all for Shao Zhong to learn them. The other students can use them too.”

nTherefore, after the piano, Ji Buwang was going to bring yet more musical instruments to school.

nMu Jingzhe numbly took a look at the list.

nIt was really quite a complete set. There were Western instruments, like violin, cello, guitars, harps, and even drums, as well as traditional Chinese musical instruments, like yangqin, guzheng, and pipa.

n“Do you have all these at home?”

nMu Jingzhe was astonished.

n“Yes, if you agree, I’ll get someone to bring them over.” Ji Buwang naturally wanted Mu Jingzhe to bring the children to his house to learn, but he didn’t dare push his luck.

n“Is it convenient?”

n“Of course.” Ji Buwang said that there was nothing inconvenient about it. “There are also enough music classrooms. If you agree, I’ll call home and have them brought over.”

nJi Buwang even had a phone installed at home.

n“What a rich family.” Mu Jingzhe raised her thumb and made a joke before thanking him seriously.

n“Thank you, Ji Buwang. Xiao Wu was fortunate to meet you.”

nJi Buwang smiled. “I’m lucky I met you.”

nMu Jingzhe: “…”

nSo… mushy.

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