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As Qian Wenhuan let out a laugh, a group of foreigners and several flight attendants all looked over in unison.

He quickly covered his mouth, a look of apology on his face.

No, I need to maintain my composure...

After silently reminding himself, Qian Wenhuan coughed lightly and looked at the young man next to him again.

To his surprise, despite the commotion he had made, the other person didn't react at all, still quietly flipping through the book in his hands.

Sure, keep pretending...

Qian Wenhuan didn't believe that everyone nearby had heard him but the person closest to him hadn't.

The reason he found it amusing was that the young man had a calm demeanor, like someone from the Central Continent who had lived in Switzerland for many years. He had thought the young man was a diamond, only to discover he was just bronze.

Indeed, 65% of Switzerland's population speaks German. If one were to go to Switzerland, learning German first would always be a good idea, but there was no need to start learning on the plane.

Shaking his head, Qian Wenhuan suddenly felt a pang of regret that he hadn't brought his European German C1 certificate with him.

Otherwise, he could have "accidentally" dropped it on the floor while chatting with the young man and then casually picked it up.

He imagined that upon seeing his C1 certificate, the young man's expression would have shifted from confusion to doubt, then to surprise, and finally to hysteria.

It would have been incredibly amusing.

Ah, what a shame...

Qian Wenhuan withdrew his gaze with a regretful smile and leaned back lazily in his seat.

How should he pass the time during these 16 hours?

He casually took out his phone, intending to send a text to his wife, but just then, his ears twitched.

Rustle...

Rustle...

Beside him, the sound of pages turning occurred rhythmically. If his hearing hadn't been so good, he would have almost missed it.

Qian Wenhuan frowned and turned his head again. Sure enough, it was the sound of the young man flipping through his book.

But the frequency of the page-turning...

Qian Wenhuan was speechless.

Little brother, do you think your eyes are a camera or a scanner? You'll learn it just by scanning?

He had seen the young man only reach the preface when boarding the plane, and now, before the plane had even taken off, he had already finished nearly half of the book.

Judging by the condition of the book, it must have been bought recently. It was impossible he was reviewing if he was flipping through pages so quickly.

So, was he still pretending?

Qian Wenhuan muttered to himself and looked away again.

"Ladies and gentlemen:"

"Welcome aboard Central Continent International Airlines flight K420, from Shangdu Chuanpu Airport to Zurich. This flight covers a distance of 8,200 kilometers, with an estimated flight time of 15 hours and 20 minutes."

"The plane is about to take off. Cabin crew members will now conduct a safety check. Please remain seated and fasten your seatbelts. For your safety during the journey, please turn off your mobile phones..."

As the announcement concluded, several flight attendants began checking seatbelts and distributing immigration cards.

Then, with a jolt, the plane soared into the sky like a large bird.

Once the plane had stabilized, Qian Wenhuan unbuckled his seatbelt before the flight attendants even prompted him. Humming a tune, he crossed his legs, skillfully turned on the small television, and picked a variety show to watch.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Qian Wenhuan was starting to feel drowsy, a movement suddenly came from his side again.

He subconsciously looked up and saw that the young man had put down the book in his hand and stood up, taking a backpack from the overhead compartment.

He's not going to tell me he's finished it already, is he?

Qian Wenhuan was somewhat surprised, but then, something even more astonishing happened.

He saw the young man take out a large stack of books from his backpack.

He brought so many books on a plane, isn't that heavy?

Qian Wenhuan watched, dumbfounded, as the young man took all the books out of his backpack and stacked them on the table in front of him, forming a thick pile.

Contemporary University German, New Refinement German Intensive Course, New Standard German Intensive Tutorial, Touring Germany...

Qian Wenhuan had read all of these books. Although there were many books for learning German, only a few had stood the test of time. At that moment, almost all of them could be found on the table.

Looking at the familiar titles, Qian Wenhuan suddenly realized that the content of these textbooks was progressing from simple to complex!

From the most basic Zero-Based Happy German Learning he had seen earlier, to the advanced New Standard German Intensive Tutorial, the young man intended to read them all?

Watching the young man start flipping through the second book, Qian Wenhuan finally couldn't hold back. He spoke, "Little brother, what are you doing? Are you learning German?"

"Yes, I have some business in Switzerland. Since I have time on the plane, I figured I might as well make use of it."

The young man next to him turned his head and replied politely.

Damn it, of course I know you're going to Switzerland. What I mean is, what have you been doing since just now? Don't tell me you're learning German!

While cursing inwardly, Qian Wenhuan maintained a friendly smile. "Little brother, you're very studious. But as someone who's been through it, I have to remind you, German isn't learned like this."

Speaking, before the young man could reply, Qian Wenhuan quickly explained, "I don't really recommend starting with self-study for beginners. Firstly, it's too slow. Secondly, many people finish learning pronunciation only to find it's still not enough, and they end up having to enroll in classes. But then the teacher needs to spend even more time correcting your previous mispronunciations, which is a detour."

"Is that so? Then I really have to thank you for the reminder, big brother." The young man smiled gratefully upon hearing this.

Qian Wenhuan's spirits lifted, feeling a sense of pride. He asked again, "Little brother, how far have you gotten with your self-study?"

"I just finished this book. I learned the phonetic symbols, noun genders, verb conjugations, and sentence structure." The young man took out the book he was holding, Zero-Based Happy German Learning.

Hmm? You learned that quickly? Are you kidding me?

Qian Wenhuan showed a look of disbelief. "Then, do you mind if I test you?"

"I couldn't ask for more!"

The young man nodded, looking humble and eager to learn.

This expression pleased Qian Wenhuan greatly. He nodded approvingly, then asked a very basic German question.

The young man hesitated slightly and answered somewhat uncertainly.

"See, I told you German isn't that simple. You got the first sentence wrong."

Qian Wenhuan sighed helplessly. "The noun genders in German are very complex. The kitchen trio: spoon Löffel, knife Messer, and fork Gabel. These three are basically illogical. You can't apply human genders to them; that's wrong. Swiss people simply won't understand."

"Besides that, you also need to pay special attention to long and short vowels. For example, Stadt and Staat. Saying it slightly wrong changes the meaning..."

Next, it entered a phase where Qian Wenhuan asked questions, the young man answered, and then Qian Wenhuan pointed out errors and provided explanations.

At first, Qian Wenhuan was quite enthusiastic. However, as time passed, Qian Wenhuan suddenly felt something was off.

He noticed that the mistakes the young man was making seemed to be decreasing...

From the initial numerous grammatical and structural errors, he was now conversing with him in complete and fluent sentences?

What the hell!

Qian Wenhuan lowered his head and saw that the book in front of the young man was almost finished.

It was then that he realized the other person had been continuously flipping through the book while he was explaining. He had just been too focused on his own lecture, and the young man had always managed to chime in at the right moments, even praising him, so he had subconsciously ignored it...

Holy crap, what the hell was I doing?

Qian Wenhuan was completely jolted awake. He had been chatting about German with a young man he had just met for a full three hours???

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