The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 366 - 337 Joking_1

Chapter 366: Chapter 337 Joking_1

"Do you know Mandarin Pinyin?" Professor Wang asked.

He Tiantian nodded and replied, "Yes, I do!"

"Good," Professor Wang nodded, "Actually, English and Mandarin Pinyin both have rules, and if you identify a few key rules, you can learn words based on phonetic symbols. Since this is a crash course, it’s more efficient to start with phonetics..."

Professor Wang opened the dictionary and explained to He Tiantian how to understand the phonetic symbols of words and several categories for memorizing them. Thanks to Professor Wang’s explanation, He Tiantian gained a preliminary understanding and was able to read the pronunciation of unfamiliar words using the method taught by Professor Wang.

When teaching phonetic symbols, Professor Wang’s pronunciation was extremely accurate.

Learning from Professor Wang, He Tiantian could master the authentic taste of genuine English.

Without realizing it, two hours passed, and Professor Wang was talking himself into dryness.

He Tiantian quickly stood up to pour some chrysanthemum honey water for Professor Wang and handed it to him, saying, "Have some tea, Professor Wang, you’ve worked hard."

"Haha, I haven’t lectured in so long that once I start, I just can’t stop," Professor Wang said with emotion after drinking the water. "Let’s stop here for this morning. This afternoon, you should copy an article from the book, write the phonetic symbols for all the words on a notebook, and then read it. Mark any words that you’re unsure of, and come ask me tomorrow morning. I will correct them for you."

"Thank you, Professor Wang," He Tiantian responded, planning to go back and do her homework in the afternoon.

It was almost time to make lunch, and Old Man Qi invited them to stay and eat with him.

He Tiantian decided to stay and helped with the cooking along with Professor Wang while Zhang Aijun guarded outside, and Li Yunzhong followed He Tiantian, busy with washing vegetables and cooking!

Upon hearing that there were four others outside, Old Man Qi also invited them in for the meal.

When they heard that the hero of legend was just across from them, each of them was thrilled.

After eating, He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie sat for a while before leaving.

With so many people following them around, He Tiantian could only walk closer to Huo Yingjie, and even holding hands was too embarrassing.

When they got home, He Tiantian had to study. She didn’t recognize most of the words and started to look them up one by one in the dictionary.

Huo Yingjie poured a glass of hawthorn honey water and brought it to He Tiantian, saying, "Have some, it helps with digestion!"

Having eaten a lot of meat that day, drinking hawthorn water was the best way to aid digestion.

After finishing the drink, He Tiantian continued to study. In front of Huo Yingjie, she was too shy to read aloud, worried that if she mispronounced words, Huo Yingjie would laugh at her.

"How will I know if you mispronounce anything if you don’t read out loud?" Huo Yingjie asked with a muffled laugh, struggling between pride and suffering.

"But... but if I mispronounce, you can’t make fun of me," He Tiantian pouted and said, preemptively setting a condition with Huo Yingjie.

If Huo Yingjie still teased her, He Tiantian was going to get angry.

She knew she could be scary when she really got mad, even frightening herself!

"I won’t make fun of you," Huo Yingjie said. "Go on, read it. If there’s anything incorrect, I will correct you..."

"The five vowels, A, E, I, O, U..." He Tiantian read seriously, her memory was very good, and she read correctly.

"How do you pronounce the first one?" Huo Yingjie asked, "Say it a few more times..."

"A..." He Tiantian pronounced it with the fourth tone, as Professor Wang had taught her. For this, her throat needed to vibrate to produce the accent with which foreigners pronounce the letter.

"It seems a little off, try again..." Huo Yingjie frowned slightly, advising He Tiantian.

But why did Huo Yingjie say it was wrong when it was clearly correct?

However, thinking that Huo Yingjie was always a top student, and what he said must be right, she chose to trust Huo Yingjie.

"A..." He Tiantian repeated.

Huo Yingjie shook his head and said, "It’s still lacking something. Come, look at me, let me see if your mouth shape is correct. If the mouth shape is wrong, the spoken English won’t sound authentic!"

He Tiantian just wanted to learn authentic English, and upon hearing what Huo Yingjie said, she quickly turned towards him and asked, "A... Is it correct now?"

With a gentle hand on He Tiantian’s shoulder, Huo Yingjie said, "Look at how I shape my mouth, A..."

Study hard and aim high every day!

Be a child who loves learning!

It wasn’t until Huo Yingjie had calmed down that He Tiantian pouted and said, "You tricked me just now; I read it very well."

Huo Yingjie was not pleased and looked at He Tiantian, justifying himself with a serious tone, "Even though studying is important, I am important too! I’m leaving tomorrow, and you don’t look at me, just your book. Don’t you know how jealous I am of that book! If you ignore me, then I have to find my own way."

Huo Yingjie’s tone and expression were mischievous and rascally, looking somewhat deserving of a scolding.

"You rascal!" He Tiantian playfully scolded, slapping Huo Yingjie’s lean back.

"If you don’t behave, I’ll show you right now how a rascal is made," Huo Yingjie said as he held He Tiantian, getting a bit excited again.

What to do in such a situation!

With elders and bodyguards around, and so many third wheels, it was suffering indeed!

But it didn’t matter, just then, there were only the two of them in the house.

He had come a long way to see He Tiantian; he didn’t want to just look, of course. He also wanted to do some things that men love, especially young men!

This year’s tasks were even harder and heavier, and he didn’t know if he could get any vacation, so he cherished this opportunity to meet.

He didn’t hope for time to stop but wished it would slow down a little, allowing him to enjoy a while longer in such sweetness.