Education Should Be Left to the Professionals

"... Don't listen to your Aunt Elysia's nonsense."

Mobius said, "Elysia, you're really shameless! Her own mother is here, and you, who might even be older than her mother, are still shamelessly pretending to be young."

With Blanca present, Mobius simply couldn't bring herself to be shameless enough to let Gretel call her "older sister"... and she had no need to act young either.

"It's my sister! Doctor, do you believe me or not, even when little Gretel twenty, will you and I still be like this?"

Elysia stopped pretending. Why are we two ageless beauties arguing about aunties? Isn't an older sister better?

"Gretel, say it with me—Aunt Elysia." Mobius rolled his eyes and began to teach Gretel to speak.

Who's like you? I get younger as I die, okay?

"Elysia ...Auntie?" Gretel paused for a moment, her tone slightly confused.

In her opinion, Elysia is more suited to be called "older sister".

"Ugh... Dr. Mobius, you're so mean! Hey, Blanca, look, this guy is feeding your daughter weird knowledge!"

Blanca: "..."

To be honest, looking at Elysia's face, which hasn't changed at all since then, she felt a lot of complaints and wanted to vomit.

Back then, she thought she was a bit Elysia, but now she's not so sure. Her own daughter is old enough to run errands, while this girl still has the air of a high school beauty. Blanca really doesn't blame Mobius for having a headache over Elysia; this bastard is just plain toxic.

But then again...

"I feel like both of you are feeding my daughter strange knowledge."

Blanca's lips twitched slightly as she looked at Elysia, who had complained.

You don't actually think that your current performance is a good thing, do you?

Chapter 400 Education should be left to professionals

"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

Liu Bai stared into thought as he looked at the messy laboratory.

"Mobius, what do you say?"

"Ahem... no, nothing to say."

"Then, Aili, what do you say?" Liu Bai looked at Elysia. "But before you answer my question, you need to let go of Mobius under your butt."

"Well... it's just a warm-up exercise for pretty girls to bond, Liu Bai, don't worry about it~~"

Elysia gracefully stood up from Mobius.

"Aili, this kind of thing can't be easily brushed off with an excuse." Liu Bai crossed his arms.

You practically sat on Mobius's butt! If I didn't know what kind of people you and Mobius are, I'd start to suspect workplace bullying!

However, seeing Elysia's feigned naive smile, Liu Bai wisely turned his gaze to Danzhu, who was packing up snack bags and soda bottles.

"Danzhu, you... you're watching a show?"

"... Your student ate too!" Danzhu, who had only cleaned up half of the trash, immediately pushed it in front of Su after being called on.

Su: "..."

Liu Bai: "..."

After a moment of silence, Liu Bai spoke again, "Why are you reacting like this?"

"Forehead..."

Danzhu fell into deep thought.

That's right. I was just eating snacks and watching the show. I didn't do anything wrong, so why should I feel so guilty?

"Subconsciously, subconsciously..." Danzhu chuckled as she pulled the trash back. "As for why the Doctor and Aili were fighting... it was probably because they had some disagreement about how to address Gretel?"

"Oh, so that means Mobius wanted Gretel to call Elysia' Auntie,' but Elysia didn't agree, right?"

Danzhu started the conversation, and Liu Bai immediately understood what had happened.

Danzhu immediately showed an expression of admiration. "As expected of you! You hit the nail on the head!"

Danzhu now truly thinks Liu Bai is quite remarkable. He clearly looks like a normal... normal ghost, but he can completely immerse himself in the thinking of this group of abnormal humans.

Su, standing to the side, remained calm. He had known for several years that his teacher and his group of prospective teachers' wives were in a ridiculously high state of synchronization.

"You two really have nothing better to do... to actually fight over something like this." Liu Bai said, speechless.

Elysia puffed out her chest and said, "What do you mean 'having nothing better to do'? This is a battle for a young girl's dignity!"

"... It seems like Aili really thinks she's a young girl?" Danzhu looked at Blanca, who was holding Gretel's hand, with a strange expression.

Although they had long accepted Elysia's shameless act of pretending to be young, with a mother of the same generation right there, would you really continue to pretend to be young without batting an eye?

"Wow, that's impressive, "Danzhu suddenly realized he was starting to admire Elysia.

"I think the negative impact this will have on Gretel is immeasurable..." Blanca sighed silently after feeling Danzhu's gaze.

If the lab is always like this, Blanca thinks she should just take Gretel back to her hometown.

Is it really impossible to find a reliable teacher among such a large group of Moth Chasers to Fire?

Wait a moment...

Blanca looked at the source of the voice with a strange expression—although she couldn't see Liu Bai was speaking on a public channel.

Putting everything else aside, this ghost boss is a giant in education, isn't he?

While the people they mentored included towering figures like their own PhDs with crooked necks, they also included normal, established figures like Eden and Mei.

Even as a second choice, people like Hua and Su, who are somewhat successful among professionals but have upright character, would also work. After all, she, as a mother, wasn't prepared to put any pressure on her good daughter's shoulders.

Of course, she could ask Dr. Mei, who seemed normal enough to be her doctor's colleague, but Gretel was already quite taciturn, and Blanca hoped her daughter could be more outgoing... Besides, that doctor only seemed "normal."

"Klein, I'm saying..."

Blanca simply nudged Klein, and Klein nodded in response.

Clearly, Klein knew exactly what Blanca wanted to ask.

Klein also felt that if they entrusted Gretel, such an innocent and well-behaved child, to their doctor's care, she would eventually grow from a sapling into a crooked tree.

Of course, Klein was not denying her doctor's teaching ability. After all, her doctor's teaching skills were quite high, given that he was able to teach Su. It was just that his teaching by example was really too worrying.

Well... but then again, Klein actually felt that Liu Bai's teaching might be a little toxic, but in any case, this group of people at least grew up with their own unique characteristics, unlike her own doctor, who gave the impression of teaching other people's children in a perverted way.

"Ahem..." Blanca coughed twice, interrupting Liu Bai who was lecturing the two, and drawing the attention of the others.

Elysia breathed a sigh of relief, while Mobius looked somewhat unsatisfied. "It feels like it's been a long time since Liu Bai lectured me like that..."

Then Liu Bai turned around and glared at Mobius.

You never gave me any trouble back then, but now that you're over thirty, you're making me worry, and now you're reminiscing?

After sensing Liu Bai's meaning, Mobius lowered his head.

Well, she really doesn't have much to refute on that point.

After seeing Mobius lower his head, Liu Bai turned to Blanca and asked, "Blanca, is something the matter?"

"There is a small matter," Blanca smiled at the air in front of her, "I wonder if you would mind taking my daughter as your apprentice?"

To build rapport, Blanca used a more Eastern way of speaking.

"Ah?"

Liu Bai was taken aback by Blanca's statement.

Although Gretel is his mission target, Liu Bai is not currently planning to bypass her parents' contract.

Anyway, the mission didn't require a contract to be signed before a certain time. Liu Bai figured he could just build up the relationship beforehand and then sign a contract before the simulation ended.

"I'll teach you?"

"If you don't mind the trouble." Seeing that Liu Bai didn't refuse immediately, Blanca pressed on, while also thinking of more benefits.

For example, after his daughter became Liu Bai, she automatically got involved with a bunch of big shots...

Although she, as a mother, has become complacent and no longer seeks advancement, it's still good to pave the way for her daughter. After all, in this world, she can't guarantee that nothing unexpected will happen to her, and having more connections means having more options.

"If that's how you put it, of course I don't mind the trouble." Liu Bai certainly wouldn't refuse such a task that was offered to him. "But what do you want me to teach her? I know a little about the basics, but I'm not very good at the niche ones."

"You can teach her as you see Gretel's mother, my experience in education is far less than yours... I believe you are better able to see Gretel's potential than I am."

"..."

Blanca's words silenced Liu Bai.

Although what she said made a lot of sense, Liu Bai still felt a little strange being praised for her parenting experience by a mother.

Liu Bai knew exactly what kind of talent Gretel possessed.

Let's draw!

But the problem is that Liu Bai can't paint!

That's why Liu Bai wanted Blanca to make a list. "What do you want your child to learn? You choose, and I can guarantee you a minimum. I won't make you a top scientist, but teaching you to a first-rate level shouldn't be a problem."

Although this sounds a bit mundane, for Liu Bai, the first-class level is really the minimum requirement—unless he has intellectual problems.

It should be noted that Liu Bai is now a top-tier all-rounder in theory, even without considering practical skills. He alone can hold his own against all the top scientists of the Previous Era.

If a highly specialized, all-around expert in education couldn't produce a top-notch child from a child of normal intelligence, then Liu Bai might as well give up.

"... Then I'll teach her how to draw diagrams."

After a moment of silence, Liu Bai made the suggestion.

Although he wasn't good at drawing in general, Liu Bai was quite good at drawing engineering drawings, such as parts drawings.

Why are you bringing up such a strange aspect?

Blanca's expression was also quite strange.

If you want to talk about mechanical or civil engineering, I'll accept that, but why limit yourself to an additional skill like drawing engineering diagrams?

"... I think Gretel might be quite suited to painting, but I'm not an artist."

Liu Bai's expression was subtle.

"When it comes to drawing... no one is really good at it. Eden's level is just so-so. He's okay at drawing people and clothes, but he's obviously not good at anything more advanced."

Many people can draw, but when it comes to artistic drawing skills, well, forget it.

"I can! I can!" Elysia stretched out her hand and volunteered, only to be glared at by Liu Bai.

You shouldn't get involved!

"Gretel has always loved doodling..." Blanca pondered for a moment after hearing Liu Bai's words, then showed an expression of admiration. She greatly admired Liu Bai's ability to recognize talent at a glance, and was once again certain that her choice was correct. Then, a smile appeared on her face, "It's alright, you can just teach her casually. Maybe you can even discover other potential in Gretel?"

What Blanca really meant was, "You can become a master first and then come back to teach Gretel."

But after thinking about it, she realized that what she was saying didn't sound like human language... even though the person listening to her wasn't human either.

Blanca felt that she had finally encountered such a renowned teacher, and she didn't want to scare him away.

"Then I'll try my best." Since things had come to this point, Liu Bai could only nod in agreement and then toss a contract to Gretel.

"Gretel, from now on... just call me by my gut feeling."

"Hmm." Gretel nodded slightly in response.

Afterwards, Liu Bai looked at Elysia and Mobius.

"So, you two shouldn't do this in front of other people's children again. It's not proper."

Blanca nodded vigorously beside him.

Yes, yes, what kind of behavior is this!

Mobius glared at Blanca silently. "You brat, if you didn't think it was inappropriate to beat up your mother in front of your daughter, do you think you'd still be standing here?"

Mobius still remembered the guy's slander against him: what did he mean by teaching weird things? He was clearly teaching normal cognition!

Nobody really thinks Elysia is older than them, right? She's clearly a single woman in her late thirties, just like me!

"Then I'll leave my daughter in your care before I leave work, Teacher Liu Bai."

Blanca's words were implying that Liu Bai should take Gretel out; she felt that although the office atmosphere was nice, it might not be suitable for children and teenagers...