Song Manor was very close to the county office, so Li Nuo could sleep in a little later in the morning.
When he woke, the bedding beside him had already been neatly put away, and his wife was nowhere to be seen.
Li Nuo was used to this by now. After a quick wash, he set off for the county office with Steward Wu.
As he walked out of Song Manor, he once again brushed past the white-haired old man.
Mr. Chen had arrived at Song Manor early that morning. He had studied the problem all night but still had no idea how to solve it, and now he was beginning to regret his bravado.
He really shouldn't have boasted in front of those old geezers. If Li Nuo couldn't solve it either, he'd be thoroughly humiliated.
After passing through several corridors and moon gates, he arrived at a room. It wasn't time for class yet, and Song Mu'er and Song Ninger hadn't arrived.
About half an hour later, the sisters finally entered the room with little bags slung over their shoulders.
"Good morning, sir!"
After they had greeted him, Mr. Chen asked as if nothing were amiss, "Did you finish the assignment I gave you yesterday?"
Unlike usual, this time the sisters both shook their heads.
Mr. Chen's heart gave a jolt. No way. Could that person not know how to solve yesterday's problem either?
At that moment, disappointment and relief rose in his heart at the same time.
He was disappointed that he could no longer lord it over those three old geezers, but relieved that the young man didn't know everything after all. After teaching mathematics for his whole life, he could finally reclaim a little of his self-respect.
Still, to be on the safe side, he