The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 561

Chapter 561: 275 Local Tycoon (First Update)_3

The calculations involved are enormous and daunting. It would be much quicker if calculus was used.

With an unchanging complexion, Gu Jiao responded, "I’ve heard it from the students in the women’s school."

There are arithmetic classes in women’s schools as well, but Xiao Liulang was not very clear about the specific contents.

However, he knew that Gu Jiao was extremely intelligent, and if she had indeed heard of it, she would probably not have forgotten the details.

Gu Jiao asked again, "What prompted you to consider doing these calculations all of a sudden? Is it part of your assignments from the Hanlin Academy?"

"No." Xiao Liulang shook his head. He hesitated for a moment, and then recounted the incidents involving the little monk Jingkong and Master Sun. His main aim was to ascertain if Gu Jiao was the one who had taught Jingkong the succession rates and those arithmetic problems.

As for making Master Sun cry and the wager, he kept quiet, simply stating that they had amicably discussed the succession rates with each other.

Gu Jiao nodded in acknowledgment and shook her head.

She indeed had taught Jingkong arithmetic, but she never taught him any of the problems, nor had she mentioned the succession rates.

"He can recite such long succession rates?" Gu Jiao was astonished.

Xiao Liulang called Jingkong into the room.

Upon seeing Gu Jiao, Jingkong thought for a moment that his rascally brother-in-law had reported him secretly. However, when he saw that Gu Jiao’s expressions were normal, he quietly settled down.

Xiao Liulang said, "Could you recite the succession rates that you recited in front of Master Sun once more?"

Jingkong honestly recited them once more.

Xiao Liulang stated, "I am unsure if these are correct, so I’ll have to calculate it."

The average person would definitely not believe that Jingkong was correct, as the book only contained seven significant figures, yet he had memorized seventeen.

Xiao Liulang didn’t immediately reject Jingkong.

It wasn’t that he believed that Jingkong was correct, but rather that he couldn’t prove that Jingkong was wrong.

He never used his age or his advantage of having attended school for over a decade to pressurize others.

Chastising might suppress a child, but that wouldn’t be because they have been convinced, but rather because they have given up their desire to seek knowledge.