Chapter 223: The Strange Qi Qi Jie
For the 13-year-old Fu Jiu, Lu Qi was like a role model big sister. Of course, in terms of blood relations, Lu Qi was indeed her cousin.
From a very young age, she had heard her parents praise Lu Qi countless times, such as for her excellent grades, getting into a prestigious university, winning a scholarship, studying abroad, and finally landing an enviable good job. During holidays and festivals when she was with Lu Qi, she could easily feel the extraordinary nature of this big sister. Even compared to other adults, Lu Qi seemed exceptionally intelligent, always carrying a aloof demeanor that set her apart from the world.
Even when playing games together, whether poker, Chinese chess, or video games, they were all a piece of cake for Qi Qi Jie. Not just Fu Jiu herself, but among everyone she knew in life, there seemed to be no one who could beat Lu Qi.
In short, in the young Fu Jiu’s mind, this cousin who was just over ten years older than her was simply the role model for a girl.
But today’s Qi Qi Jie was really a bit strange.
After watching that program called Tian Xia Hao Ge Qu, or more precisely, after watching Pei Ningle’s stage performance, she left the television and went to her own bedroom.
Fu Jiu absentmindedly continued watching the television. The contestants who appeared after that didn’t seem as eye-catching as Zhuo Zun and Pei Ningle…
After a while, the little girl couldn’t help but curiously go to Lu Qi’s bedroom, knocked on the door, and asked, “Qi Qi Jie, what are you doing?”
She saw Lu Qi facing the computer screen. On the screen was not a game, but a software interface that left the little girl baffled.
Of course, Fu Jiu could never have imagined that Lu Qi was operating a video processing software. At this moment, the software was processing the segment that Pei Ningle had sung earlier in the Tian Xia Hao Ge Qu program live on CCTV.
Among them, there were a few shots that swept over the audience seats, capturing the audience’s reactions. In these few shots, Lu Qi seemed to spot a familiar face. Of course, since it was a fleeting shot, Lu Qi needed to use the video processing software to confirm frame by frame.
Hearing Fu Jiu come in, Lu Qi saved the image she had just captured, closed the software, turned around with a smile, and said, “I’m confirming a matter.”
Fu Jiu tilted her head: “What matter?”
After confirming that Wang Heng was also at Pei Ningle’s performance site, Lu Qi already had a plan. And now, it seemed that the little girl in front of her might be a pretty good assistant?
Lu Qi: “That female singer called Pei Ningle just now, do you like her?”
Fu Jiu: “I like her, she sings well and writes great too…”
Lu Qi: “What if I said I know her?”
Fu Jiu was stunned: “You know her? Know her in real life?”
Lu Qi smiled and nodded.
Fu Jiu cupped her little face with both hands, her face full of shock: “Impossible! You’re not just teasing me, are you?”
Lu Qi stood up, walked to the girl, gently stroked her head, and put on a gentle big sister smile: “Of course it’s true. If you don’t believe me, when there’s a chance, I’ll take you to meet her, okay?”
Fu Jiu nodded vigorously: “Okay!”
Lu Qi looked at the little girl, feeling increasingly satisfied.
If she could plant such an obedient little spy by Pei Ningle’s side, that would be perfect. The mask that is airtight to adults is often forgotten in front of children.
Lu Qi secretly made up her mind—no matter what, she first had to figure out what exactly the relationship was between Pei Ningle, Han Yixuan, and Wang Heng.
But before that, she needed to evaluate this little spy first.
Lu Qi suddenly had an idea and asked, “Xiao Jiu, how have your recent grades been?”
At the mention of this topic, Fu Jiu’s little face immediately looked like she had eaten bitter melon: “Not good…”
Lu Qi: “In the final exam of last semester, what was your rank in the class?”
Fu Jiu silently gestured with both hands, left hand three, right hand two.
Lu Qi frowned: “What does that mean? Thirty-second?”
Fu Jiu silently nodded.
Lu Qi: “…How many people in your class total.”
The little girl still gestured with both hands, this time left hand four, right hand two.
Lu Qi: “Your class has forty-two people total? Then you’re near the bottom…”
Fu Jiu said softly: “Tenth from the bottom…”
Lu Qi: “No, with forty-two people total, if you’re thirty-second, you should be eleventh from the bottom. How is it tenth?”
Fu Jiu was stunned for a moment, counted on her fingers, and murmured, “Oh, I’ve always been calculating it wrong. I’m not in the bottom ten!”
“That’s still about the same!” Lu Qi sighed, “Alright, when we get to Rongdu, I’ll tutor you.”
“But Qi Qi Jie…”
“No buts, study hard! For the next midterm or final exam, if your grades are good, I’ll take you to meet Pei Ningle, okay?”
Fu Jiu thought about it and shook her head.
Compared to meeting some singer, studying hard was even more discouraging.
Lu Qi said again: “Then what do you want? New clothes, toys, game console?”
Fu Jiu pursed her lips: “I’m not a little kid anymore, still toys…”
Lu Qi: “How about I teach you how to do makeup?”
Fu Jiu suddenly froze.
Seeing this, Lu Qi struck while the iron was hot: “Not just makeup, but also styling hair, clothing matching. About how to be a beautiful lady, I wasn’t that enthusiastic about it before, but I know a lot about it.”
Fu Jiu’s eyes lit up.
The little girl hesitated for a few seconds and struggled, “But studying is really too tiring…”
Lu Qi said softly: “Think about it carefully, what were my grades back then? Studying is super simple for me. The gap between people isn’t that big. I’ll teach you the knack for studying, okay?”
Fu Jiu thought carefully and nodded vigorously.
Lu Qi: “Then it’s settled. You focus on studying hard, I’ll handle contacting Pei Ningle and tutor you in studies. When the time comes, we’ll look at your grades. As long as your overall score is above average and your rank is in the middle of the whole grade, I’ll take you to meet Pei Ningle, and before that, I’ll teach you the basics of makeup.”
Tutoring can establish deeper authority in this child’s heart; fulfilling her wish can bring them closer. Once this habit of getting along forms, is there any worry that this child will betray her later?
Fu Jiu of course couldn’t guess Lu Qi’s intentions and simply asked: “What’s a median?”
Lu Qi was stunned: “You haven’t learned median in junior high yet?”
Fu Jiu: “I’m only in first year junior high.”
Lu Qi: “…Okay, for example, from one to seven arranged from small to large, which number is in the middle?”
Fu Jiu thought for several seconds: “It should be four?”
Lu Qi: “…No need for a questioning tone, it’s four. Now you understand what median is, right!”
Recalling what she was doing in first year junior high? Previewing the entire junior high content, and starting to look at computer basics on the side?
What did she just say? The gap between people isn’t that big?
Lu Qi couldn’t help but feel that her first tutoring career seemed to be overshadowed.
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