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Chapter 174 - 174 171 Hiring a Tutor
Chapter 174: Chapter 171: Hiring a Tutor Chapter 174: Chapter 171: Hiring a Tutor The second brother was also confused, “Being a boss doesn’t require a resume?”
Yang Dan had said so with such conviction that day, and he looked so sincere that the second brother didn’t doubt him.
Song Jiawen blinked, how should she explain this?
The second brother waved his hand, “Never mind that, it’s not important. What’s important is my brother said these computers would become obsolete, and the little I know now would be useless, so I’ve got to study, got to get certified.”
As he said this, he even reached up to touch his left cheek. Last night, he got sleepy after watching for less than ten minutes and slapped himself on the spot. That hurt, and afterward, when he felt sleepy again, he didn’t dare to lay his hand on himself.
Remembering that Song Jiawen was a top scorer, he turned his head, full of curiosity, and asked, “Jiajia, can you tell me a high-efficiency study method? Like, is there a way to remember everything after just one read? So that I won’t forget it during an exam?”
Song Jiawen felt this question was a bit tough for her because many people had asked her about her study method before, but the truth was she didn’t have one, really, she didn’t.
As for how to remember everything after just one read, use your eyes!
If you remember it, of course you won’t forget it during an exam, isn’t that obvious?
She looked at the second brother’s jagged hairline and asked, “How much can you remember after one read?”
“Let me put it this way, I’m currently studying second-year middle school subjects like Chinese, math, and English. Basically, I’m clueless on the first read, barely understand what I’m reading on the second, and the third… I haven’t tried reading it a third time yet. But I can be sure I wouldn’t remember a single word from the first two reads.”
Song Jiawen: ….
Are you just messing around? What are you even trying to study?
She sincerely advised the second brother, “You’re not cut out for studying, don’t bother taking the exams.”
Jiang Yan, who was assembling a computer beside them, paused when he heard her, and then turned to look over with a wistful gaze.
Song Jiawen ignored him and continued to persuade the second brother, “If you’re really interested in computers and want to continue in this field, then buy the latest model once it comes out, take it apart, and study it. Study alongside books on computing, and if there’s something you don’t understand, ask Jiang Yan. Focusing on just this shouldn’t be too difficult for you. Alternatively, if you can’t handle research, you could become a chef, right? Why not open a restaurant?”
Why do you have to read books? Are you torturing the books or yourself?
The moment the second brother heard the word “chef,” his eyes lit up instantly!
“Song Jiawen!”
Jiang Yan couldn’t help but laugh out of frustration. Just when he’d managed to coax the second brother into considering adult education, she’d come along and dismantled the whole idea.
Impressive! Really impressive!
“Don’t forget that you were the one who bought those Chinese, math, and English books,” he reminded her.
Song Jiawen was unmoved, “Wasn’t it him who initially insisted he could definitely pass the exams? Who knew he wasn’t cut out for this.”
She gestured towards the plastic bag in the corner, “Look, the high school books I bought for him are still unopened. He can’t even understand middle school second-year books, how is he supposed to take exams? Are you going to tutor him?”
“Mr. Liu is a middle school teacher; he’ll tutor him.”
Song Jiawen looked at the second brother, who weakly said, “Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu said he wants peace and quiet since he’s retired, and he doesn’t, doesn’t want high blood pressure anymore.”
Jiang Yan: …
He sneered, “Fine, you want to be a chef in the future, right? Let me make it clear to you now, I’m not going to open a restaurant.”
It’s not that it’s impossible to open a computer repair shop, but the younger brother still has to read the necessary books, otherwise, with his current level of education, his future options will be very limited. Even if he just wants to study computers, would he be able to understand those books?
Song Jiawen had also thought of this, but she was more concerned about another point, “Can’t the younger brother become a chef? I think he’s amazing at cooking, something I just can’t seem to learn.”
Jiang Yan said offhandedly, “You don’t need to learn, I won’t let you do that in the future.”
The younger brother glanced at him and pursed his lips, but he dared not say anything.
Jiang Yan brought the topic back to the adult college entrance exam, and after discussing it with the other two, they unanimously decided to hire a tutor!
Uncle Liu didn’t want to get high blood pressure, Song Jiawen and Jiang Yan were both impatient, and he himself didn’t quite understand the material, so the only option was to find someone else to teach.
The repair shop business was not bad, and Auntie Cheng was very righteous. Just because the younger brother had helped Grandpa Cheng, she first processed their factory’s outdated computers to give to them, and later asked Jiang Yan to work as a technician in her husband’s newly-opened company, responsible for the operation and security of the company’s computers.
They paid Jiang Yan four thousand a month, which might not seem like much, but it was important for accumulating contacts and experience.
Jiang Yan also didn’t need to constantly go there; if there were any issues, he could control and solve them remotely from school, which was very convenient.
So they were now fully capable of hiring a one-on-one tutor for the younger brother.
Jiang Yan thought of Qi Lihong from his class who was applying for scholarships and working various part-time jobs.
The only issue was that she was a girl, and he wasn’t sure if it would be convenient for her to provide one-on-one tutoring for the younger brother.
The next day he approached Weng Minhong and briefly explained the situation, concluding with, “First ask if she’s willing, we’ll pay the market rate, one-on-one tutoring, two hours per session, a hundred bucks.”
Weng Minhong’s eyes lit up, “If it’s four times a month, that’s four hundred. That’s enough for her monthly living expenses. She’ll definitely be willing.”
Jiang Yan shook his head, “Four times is too few, it needs to be at least eight times.”
Eight times would be eight hundred.
Weng Minhong hurried to find Qi Lihong, knowing full well that a part-time job at the library only paid two hundred a month, and she wasn’t sure how much she earned cleaning in the cafeteria at night, but it couldn’t have been much, otherwise she wouldn’t be as busy as a spinning top, staying up late at night to rush through her homework.
She was so thin it seemed a gust of wind could knock her over.
“…the student is the class president’s younger brother, his foundation is very poor, so you’ll need to start from middle school level. Although he’s about our age, you can trust the character of the class president, and his younger brother can’t be too far off. Besides, it’s only twice a week, teach and then leave, nothing will happen, right?”
Actually, to Weng Minhong this wasn’t a big deal at all, college students tutoring high school students was common, with both male and female high schoolers not much younger than them. What was there to worry about?
But she also understood what Jiang Yan meant, to clarify things beforehand to avoid any issues later, as it wouldn’t be good between classmates.
However, this opportunity was indeed rare for Qi Lihong, it would be a pity if she didn’t grasp it.
As expected, without much hesitation, Qi Lihong nodded in agreement.
Weng Minhong sighed in relief and quickly got up to go to Jiang Yan. Sitting not far away, Wan Yuan narrowed his eyes at the sight.
Everyone was from a poor background, but only Qi Lihong was applying for a scholarship, and it was obvious she was favored. What were they planning now? What could they possibly help Qi Lihong apply for?
At lunchtime, Qi Lihong, as usual, bought two buns and got a free serving of seaweed soup, sitting in a corner with her head down, eating slowly.
Suddenly, a shadow cast over her, followed by a lunch tray placed opposite her.
“Yo, just eating buns?”
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