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Chapter 8: Deep Talk on a Rainy Night
It was only 7:30 in the evening when Qiao Yu sent Lan Jie out.

The two sides have not yet reached a consensus, but Ranger has also realized that the mother does not seem to be the one who makes the decisions in this family.

Although the latter two people were talking in Korean, he really couldn't understand what they were saying, but he could observe who was more powerful. So it was better to talk to Qiao Yu alone, so as to avoid the two of them showing off their foreign language in front of him.

What made him depressed was that the rain got heavier at night, and Qiao Yu didn't bring an umbrella, obviously not intending to send him back to school. So when he reached the entrance of the corridor, Lang Jie stopped.

"Chat?"

Qiao Yu stopped silently and stared at the raindrops dripping under the street lights outside.

"I'm quite curious. You and your mother are both very good at foreign language skills. How did you do it?" Ranger asked.

First get closer to them, of course, also to satisfy my curiosity.

"In the past few years, we couldn't go out, so we had nothing to do. I heard that I could make money by working as a subtitler at home, so I started learning foreign languages ​​with my mom. Who would have thought that when I had almost learned the foreign language and hadn't had the chance to work in this industry, all the subtitlers were arrested. What kind of world is this? Translating a movie is a crime."

Qiao Yu sighed in a tone that was totally inconsistent with his age.

"During that time, you learned both English and Korean?" Ranger asked in disbelief.

"And Japanese. I've done market research, and these three languages ​​are the most popular among subtitle groups. But I'm not very proficient in Japanese for daily use, but I can probably understand most of the Japanese dramas." Qiao Yu answered very modestly.

"Market research?" Ranger silently repeated this familiar term in his heart, feeling very sad.

This involutionary world has forced a child into a state of being. After the incident where they were completely unable to go out, which should have been three or four years ago, elementary school students knew how to do market research?

"What about your math? Being proficient in Vieta's theorem is not something a junior high school student needs to learn."

Ranger directed the conversation to what he most wanted to know.

"Mathematics..." When it comes to this topic, Qiao Yu sighed and complained: "This thing is so hard to learn! It's useless."

After hearing this, Ranger really resisted the urge to clench his fist and punch the young man on the head.

Complaining about math in front of the math teacher is useless?

And? Difficult to learn?
Fortunately, Qiao Yu probably realized that this complaint was not quite right. He looked up at Lang Jie, gave him a shy smile, and immediately began to explain.

"When I was learning English, I downloaded a movie called Jerry and Maggie Live Big. Have you seen it?"

Ranger shook his head in confusion, unable to understand why mathematics could be connected to movies.

"It doesn't matter if you haven't seen it. The story is about an old man who has worked all his life and retired. He is very good at math and he figured out that there are loopholes in the lottery. As long as certain conditions are met, you can only make money if you buy it. The key is that this movie is said to be adapted from reality.

I thought it was quite interesting, so I borrowed a math book from someone and started to learn on my own. I thought maybe I could find some loopholes that the actuary had found and I could exploit them. But later I realized that it was wishful thinking to exploit these loopholes. If I really bought them, I would only lose money and not make any profit. Besides, it became more and more difficult to learn, so I gave up. "Qiao Yu explained in a calm tone why he seemed to have a good understanding of mathematics.

Seeing Ranjie's complicated expression, he added, "I helped people solve problems in the Internet cafe because I thought it would be a big loss if I didn't make a penny after studying for so long. I will definitely not do it next time."

Langjie realized that this kid was only interested in money.

So no matter whether it is learning a foreign language or learning mathematics, what initially piqued his interest was to make money. Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, his purpose was very clear, which was to put his knowledge into practice.

If you find that you can’t make money, give up immediately.

Ranger was even embarrassed to blame the child for being short-sighted.

After all, he is only in the third year of junior high school, and has not yet formed a complete outlook on life and the world. He just wants his family to live a better life. And this little guy actually did it. At Qiao Yu's age, let alone supporting his family, if he wants to go to KTV with his friends and yell at his father, he has to ask his father for money...

But the most terrifying thing is that Ranger always feels that this child is on the verge of committing a crime.

As we all know, the ways for ordinary people to make money quickly are written in the Criminal Code. If Qiao Yu didn't even finish high school and went straight into society, he couldn't imagine how outrageous money-making strategies this little brain could come up with.

The sense of responsibility of the teacher's profession burst out at this moment.
"Do you think there is a possibility? Being good at math can really make money, and make a lot of money?"

Qiao Yu looked up at Lan Jie, nodded simply, and replied: "I believe it, but the cost-effectiveness is not high. Mathematics becomes more and more difficult to learn as time goes by. If I have time to study, I can do something else and earn more."

This answer was terribly rational, but Ranger was now stronger and stronger, his mind was quicker than ever, and he also felt that he was terribly strong at this moment.

"Oh, what if I tell you that your current math level is enough to allow you to earn a bonus of 100,000 yuan a year, or even more? And there is no risk. In addition, I want to tell you, do you really think that the current way of making money is risk-free?"

"What are the risks of playing games?" Qiao Yu frowned slightly and asked.

"I don't know much about the law and haven't consulted a lawyer yet, but think about it carefully. Are those rich guys you mentioned really that easy to mess with? If they really want to get serious, I think they will be charged with fraud.

Even if you are still a minor, and even if you are suspected of committing a crime, it is fine. But what about the future? Becoming a so-called professional e-sports player? Let alone how fierce the competition is among professional e-sports players, you must know how long the professional life span of e-sports players is. Whether you can successfully transform after retirement is still uncertain. Isn't the risk too great?

And if you become a professional player, won't your mother still be alone at home with no one to take care of her? But continuing to study is different. The bonus earned by grades does not have any risk. If you really want to learn well, the resources you can control are definitely not comparable to playing games!
Do you know how many resources a university mathematics professor has at his disposal? You don't know! Because with your intelligence, if you knew, you wouldn't be able to say that learning is not cost-effective! Let me put it this way, you really hope that your mother can live a good life in the future, right? "

Ranji asked sharply.

Qiao Yu glanced at the math teacher who suddenly became excited and nodded subconsciously.

"Okay, have you ever thought about the future when your mother gets old and needs to go to the hospital for recuperation, do you think the one who can enjoy better medical resources is a professor who can make great contributions to the country, or an ordinary person who makes a living by playing games?

I don’t need to tell you that chronic alcoholics are more likely to suffer from various diseases when they get older, right? "

(End of this chapter)