Study Monster Cultivation System

Chapter 94 - 094 The son has grown up and is uncontrollable

Having returned home in the evening and feeling fully satisfied after a series of purchases, Li Zheng sat at the desk and took out the competition paper he had worked on at noon to start studying with the answer explanations.

But he stopped quite soon.

Damn it.

He couldn’t understand it even with the answer key.

Having no other choice, he temporarily gave up on that exam paper and turned instead to open a basic textbook for the chemistry competition—"Inorganic Chemistry."

This blue-covered "Inorganic Chemistry" was truly a classic among classics; even the school library had it.

Essentially, it was a university textbook, but because of competitions, it was used even more by high school students.

Li Zheng didn’t ponder further; his primary task for today was to complete the "Demon Challenge" and first get his chemistry score up to 200.

He then opened the textbook and started from scratch.

This study session, as described in his brewing verse, was like learning against the wind, a total crapfest.

It burned through more than 40 hours of vitality value, coupled with a 100% efficiency boost in Chemistry, and he had barely managed to gnaw his way through the textbook.

There were still many points within that he only half-understood.

The efficiency of self-study was never comparable to the guidance of a great teacher.

But toughing it out with hard study had its own flavor.

If every hurdle were to be overcome by a teacher, your ability to struggle through would only weaken.

Just like Lin Yujing—content with little, fearing challenges, running away instantly with a humph.

How would you tackle English academic papers in the future with that attitude?

After internally scoffing, Li Zheng grabbed Wang Cai and held him in his arms, casually checking his study progress.

[Chemistry: 153?159]

Just six points…

It seemed he really had hit a bottleneck.

For the inorganic section, it looked like he could only hope for tomorrow’s exercises.

Ding dong ding~

His phone screen suddenly lit up.

[???: ....]

Li Zheng frowned.

Look, if you’re going to send a message, why only a string of periods?

What’s the difference between that and not sending one at all?

Isn’t that just a waste of telecom resources?

The entropy of the entire universe is pointlessly increased because of you.

I just spent half a day stuffing my brain with inorganic chemistry, and now I have to rack my brain figuring out what you’re trying to say.

No way, I’m not indulging you.

Ignoring you.

Soon, the phone buzzed again.

Ding dong ding~

[???: .... book]

"Hmph," Li Zheng smiled satisfiedly.

I said indulging doesn’t help.

Now you’re speaking properly.

Then he picked up his phone to reply.

[Li Zheng: ?]

[???: ....]

[Li Zheng: ?]

[???: Don’t copy me (angry)]

[Li Zheng: ....]

[Lin Yujing: ....]

[???: Send me the list of competition books.]

[Li Zheng: Wow huh? Decided to compete? Had a change of heart?]

Two minutes later.

[Li Zheng: Why aren’t you talking?]

[Li Zheng: How did you have a change of heart?]

[Li Zheng: Tell me loudly, do you like chemistry or not?]

(Red exclamation mark)[Li Zheng: 111]

[Lin Yujing has enabled friend verification, you are not his (her) friend. Please send a friend request first…]

Li Zheng’s eyes widened.

I was just teasing a bit.

Was there really a need to be so drastic?

He hurriedly sent a friend request.

[Li Zheng: No more messing, here you go.]

[Lin Yujing replied: Had a change of heart?]

When the request was rejected, Li Zheng scratched his head in frustration and applied again.

[Li Zheng: Hurry up and accept…]

[Lin Yujing replied: How did you have a change of heart?]

Rejected again.

Li Zheng, suppressing his anger, applied again.

[Li Zheng: Don’t go too far.]

Two minutes later.

[Li Zheng: I’m giving you one last chance, pass within three minutes.]

Three minutes later.

[Li Zheng: I’m giving you the very last chance, I’m going to take a shower now. If you haven’t passed by the time I’m done, you won’t be my friend anymore.]

Li Zheng, carrying his change of clothes, came to the living room and tossed his phone onto the sofa.

Still spoiling you?

Ye Gucheng, do you really think I, Ximen Chui Xue, can’t bear to cut you off?

After cursing a few times, he hopped into the bathroom to shower.

Before long, the front door opened.

"Sigh..." Li Yi walked into the living room with tired footsteps, listlessly took off his windbreaker, and hung it up.

There were quite a few surgeries added this week. Even for him, known as the "crazy surgeon," it started to be too much.

Seeing that Li Zheng was showering in the bathroom, he had no choice but to sit down on the sofa.

As Li Yi reclined on the sofa, he suddenly felt something hard under his buttocks. He reached down and found his son’s phone.

Li Yi initially intended to put it down, but then his pupils flashed suddenly.

He immediately started to struggle internally.

Going through his son’s phone was definitely not right.

But understanding his son’s life was necessary.

Before, Li Zheng used to share everything, and the father-son communication was open and unguarded, so it didn’t matter.

But now, the situation had changed.

From the information given by Teacher Xiao Tang, it seemed that his son had been getting along with his little wife for quite some time now.

But Li Zheng never mentioned it himself.

Even when asked indirectly, he would just steer the conversation elsewhere.

Sigh.

The son has grown up, he’s out of his father’s grasp.

Li Yi was also very aware that adolescence meant not wanting to share true feelings with adults, which was normal.

As a father, it was also time to let go.

But one thing always loomed in Li Yi’s mind.

Cheng Wenyue said that his daughter-in-law was trendy, a spicy girl.

An orthopedic buddy said that his daughter-in-law was down-to-earth, a little wife perfect for life partnership.

In Li Yi’s eyes, his daughter-in-law was clearly an angel.

Messy, way too messy.

Just who and what kind of person is this Lin Yujing?

Li Yi really wanted to clear this up, it had been bothering him for days.

He swallowed, made a hard decision, and unlocked Li Zheng’s phone.

Opening WeChat, he immediately laughed.

The most recent message was sent to Lin Yujing. So, even the few minutes of being apart for a shower needed a sweet goodbye?

But once he opened the chat history, Li Yi’s face immediately turned ashen.

They fought?

And got unfriended?

Was there something wrong with sending a competition book list?

Speaking so harshly and using a bunch of punctuation marks.

That’s not okay, son.

In a panic, Li Yi quickly sent a friend request, and seeing the dialogues during the verification process made him scratch his head.

What kind of attitude is that?

Watch your dad!

He then hurriedly sent out the request, with a skill that was startling.

[Li Zheng: I was wrong, I will never do this again.]

The reply came flying back.

[Lin Yujing replied: Realized it?]

[Li Zheng: I’ve realized it, it hurts you, but it torments me.]

[Lin Yujing replied: ...How did you come to realize it?]

[Li Zheng: I realized it in the agony of being apart from you.]

[Lin Yujing replied: ..... Do you like chemistry?]

[Li Zheng: I like chemistry, but I like…]

[Lin Yujing replied: ???]

Old Li hurriedly wiped his mouth.

Lovesick words tumbled out uncontrollably.

Better leave the fancy love talk for his son to handle.

[Li Zheng: I like physics more.]

[Lin Yujing replied: ~~]

[Lin Yujing: I’ve accepted your friend request, now we can start chatting]

Li Yi’s eyebrows rose.

At the same time, he felt very weird.

All those skilled tactics of admitting mistakes seemed to be no match for "liking physics more."

Probably, this daughter-in-law is also a bit of a dork.