You'll Be Ruined If This Goes On

The early summer breeze carries the fragrance of flowers, and a few streaks of red clouds appear where the sun sets in the west.

The Weiming Lake shimmered in the sunlight, ducks swam lazily, and teachers and students strolled leisurely.

Shen Qi Ou Ye sat nestled together on a stone bench by the lake, enjoying the peaceful time they spent together as a couple.

"These flowers are so beautiful." Ou Ye looked at the ancient building of the School of Archaeology by the lake. The vermilion pillars had been painted countless times, and wisteria flowers spread across the mottled walls.

"It's fine to sit like this." Shen Qi unscrewed the cap of the thermos and poured warm water into it.

Ou Ye took the bottle cap and swallowed two pills with warm water.

"These flowers bloom and wither in just a week or two." Ou Ye felt a pang of sadness; despite her science background, she inexplicably felt the sentiments of a humanities student. "Such vibrant colors, ultimately fading into ruins."

When a person is sick for too long, their temperament will undergo subtle changes. Ou Ye uses the scenery to express her feelings; she is suffering inside, yet she does not want to appear too negative in front of her family.

Having suffered from illness for twenty years, afraid of death yet tormented by life, anyone in her shoes would be distressed. Shen Qi understood Ou Ye's feelings perfectly and comforted her, "Don't be too sad. All things in the world abide by their own laws of life and death. But we humans always try to break the established rules."

"Qi, just do your best. I have no regrets about marrying you and having Nofi."

"Life is so long, having both a son and a daughter is the perfect ending. Don't you think it would be better for Nofi to have a younger brother?"

Do you think I can have a second child?

"Why not? Just follow the Sheng Nuofei operating procedure and do it again. After all, you're a skilled operator, honey."

"Pee." Ou Ye poked Shen Qi's slender waist, then said, "I'm quite satisfied. Nofi has always been very healthy. Heaven is kind to Nofi; she inherited your genes, not mine."

Shen Qi shook his head and said, "You study Cell and the Lancet every day, but you haven't grasped the key points of biology and medicine. You don't have a congenital or hereditary disease. Our children will inherit your genes and there won't be any problems. Besides, can a sperm develop into an embryo on its own? It must cooperate with an egg cell. Children inherit genes from both parents. To be honest, Nofi looks more like me, but she looks more like you in other ways, such as her mathematical talent."

Ou Ye was quite self-aware. "I've never won the Fields Medal. She might as well inherit your mathematical talent instead of mine."

Shen Qi said, "I don't think so. Winning the Fields Medal tests one's understanding and application of the overall system of mathematical knowledge. It requires hard work, as well as a little inspiration and luck. To evaluate a child's mathematical talent, we should look at her sensitivity to pure numbers. This is an innate instinct. In my opinion, the real mathematical geniuses are the children who possess this instinct before receiving systematic mathematical education."

"And you, my wife, are a natural-born Calculation Ji. Nophie also possesses this talent. As for me, I've just worked harder and been a bit luckier. So, with our purposeful and systematic training, Calculation Ji soon emerge, if she's willing to become Calculation Ji."

"Mathematics is too niche; let's train Nofi to go down the mainstream path." As a woman who has fallen into the trap of mathematics, Ou Ye was quite hesitant. She thought that for a girl, making mathematics her career was too unconventional.

"Besides, you've solved almost all the major problems that can be solved in the field of mathematics. Future mathematicians will have nothing to do but do some routine research." This was another point of concern for Ou Ye. Her husband had practically perfected mathematics. If Shen Qi had completely unified the Mathematical Grand Unification, in the foreseeable future, other mathematicians would have nowhere to go. They would only be able to follow the rules and live mediocre lives within the mathematical framework set by Shen Qi.

"That's why Nophie needs a younger brother." Shen Qi circled back to the topic of having a second child. Since the parents made their fortune in mathematics, shouldn't there be a child in the family to inherit their mathematical legacy?

Moreover, Shen Qi does not agree that future mathematicians have nowhere to go. In the foreseeable future, mathematicians will lead humanity into an unprecedented new era in a new environment.

Parents worry themselves sick over their children and design what they believe to be a bright future for them.

The question is, did the parents consult their child's opinion?

Shen Qi and his wife returned home in the evening, while Shen Nuo Fei also returned from Xicheng Weihua Kindergarten, looking travel-worn.

Shen Qi asked his daughter, "Nofi, what do you want to be when you grow up? Do you want to be a scientist like your dad and mom, an entrepreneur like your grandpa and grandma, a doctor like your grandma, or a freelancer like your grandpa?"

"Grandpa is an independent producer, okay?" Ou Ye immediately corrected Shen Qi's description of her father's profession. Why is Shen Qi's father an entrepreneur while my father is a freelancer? Don't teach your daughter such nonsense.

Nofi answered matter-of-factly, "I want to eat, I want to drink, I want to play, I want to watch anime, I want to cry."

Okay, correcting it is pointless.

Shen Nuo Fei didn't want anything; she just wanted to eat, drink, and have fun, to be a carefree, lazy couch potato.

In Shen Qi's home, there is absolutely no room for lazy bums or couch potatoes.

Moreover, with such a promising talent as Shen Nuo Fei, if she continues to be an incompetent and lazy bum, will the Party and the country allow it? Will the people agree?

The name "Nofi" carries profound meaning, reflecting the high hopes that Nofi's parents have for him.

Nofi must strive for self-improvement and not become a "fat pig".

Whether Shen Nuo Fei likes it or not, she will be studying in depth the family education series courses that her father and parents tailored for her.

It is said that Shen Nuo Fei has become the tyrant of Xicheng Weihua Kindergarten. Teachers dare not offend her, and children do not want to provoke her. She does whatever she wants there, and is all-powerful and influential.

Even the strongest kindergarten children were outmatched by Shen Nuo Fei in terms of intelligence, and they couldn't beat Shen Nuo Fei in a fight either. She could easily take on five people at once without taking any damage.

Kindergarten is a place for early childhood education, Shen Nuo Fei, who is a "big devil" among her peers, is no longer suitable to receive early childhood education with other children.

Based on the above considerations, Shen Qi made a decision. "It's fine if you don't go to kindergarten. Nofi, you're just wasting your youth there."

Shen Nuo Fei instantly exploded, vehemently opposing her father's autocratic rule. "I want to go to kindergarten! I absolutely have to go to kindergarten! You can't stop me from going to kindergarten!"

"You won't learn anything useful in kindergarten anymore. If you continue to spoil her like this, you'll be ruined." For his daughter's future, Shen Qi was determined not to be soft-hearted this time.