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Chapter 143 You Look Weak
"Come, come, sit down, have some fruit. You all, you came all this way, but why bring things? I'm your teacher, and you're all still students."

In the living room, Professor Mu brought over two plates of fruit and greeted the three of them, saying that she liked being around young people and felt younger herself.

Since our children have all gone off to make something of themselves and left home, this family is only this lively during the Lunar New Year. During other short holidays, our children may not even be able to come back.

So the old lady was quite happy that Lin Mo could bring her roommate to visit her home.

Although I complained about them taking things, I was actually quite pleased. It didn't matter how much they gave; it was the sentiment that mattered. It represented the students' good intentions, and I felt my efforts hadn't been in vain.

"Of course, teacher, please have a seat. By the way, this is some tea I brought for you. It was a gift from my friend, and the quality seems quite good. As you know, I don't really know how to drink tea. But since you like it, I brought it for you. Try it when you have time," Lin Mo said with a smile, taking out the small box of tea separately.

Upon hearing this and noticing the tea leaves in Lin Mo's hand, Professor Mu glanced at them and immediately sensed that they were unusual.

Although it was only a small portion, the packaging was exquisite, and he knew that his student's family was well-off, so the tea he could produce was definitely not ordinary. He couldn't help but point at him and laugh, "If only you had this kind of cleverness in advanced mathematics!"

Of course, she didn't believe that Lin Mo didn't understand tea. How could someone who had learned tea art on their own not know how to appreciate tea? Relatively speaking, she was the one who was only at the stage of drinking tea.

But since things had come to this, she wouldn't let Lin Mo take it back. She could only call out to her husband, "Old man, go boil some water. Bring out your tea set in a bit and let me tell you, you're actually benefiting from my tea today."

Lin Mo listened from the side and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Advanced mathematics? Even if he had two more heads, he might not be able to learn that stuff. Unless the shopping page forcibly refreshed to reveal the relevant skills, or a drug that could improve intelligence appeared, how else could he learn it?
He's almost forgotten how to solve a linear equation in two variables. It seems like all he knows about math is addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. When he needs to do addition and subtraction problems over 100, he uses a calculator. He also uses multiplication and division problems under 100. How is he supposed to learn advanced math?

"Of course, I should thank you for accompanying me yesterday, otherwise I would have been quite nervous," Lin Mo said somewhat embarrassedly.

He didn't explicitly thank Professor Mu for securing more benefits for him; he only thanked her for accompanying him through it all, but that already spoke volumes.

With the old lady's influence, just by standing there, he would gain a lot of benefits. At the very least, it would save him some trouble, such as cooperating with the school's work and going to various places to promote the school.

If it weren't for Professor Mu speaking up for him, I dare say that there would have been quite a few media outlets interviewing him in the past two days. And Principal Tang would definitely have agreed to it for the sake of the school's reputation. Instead, he only accepted one interview from the local official media in Jiangning City.

Then there are the various speeches he gives at school assemblies, which are, frankly speaking, just formalities. They do him no good whatsoever and take up a lot of his energy.

He was just a student. If no one spoke up for him, he would have to do as he was told, no matter how much he disliked it. After all, how could he possibly fight against the system? Even without the principal's permission, any school leader could easily boss him around.

"You did a great service by acting bravely. As your teacher, I will definitely be there. If there are any honors later, your principal will inform you. You can rest assured about that," the old lady said happily.

The two women sitting to the side, Chuanmei and Wang Chu, both looked incredulous. In their impression, Professor Mu was very strict in class, and they never expected him to have such an easygoing side in real life.

Just then, Professor Li came over with hot water, intending to make tea for them.

Seeing this, Lin Mo quickly stood up and took the water, saying, "Teacher, let me do it. There's no reason for you to pour me water."

"Oh, it's alright, guests are guests," Professor Li said with a nonchalant smile, appearing very easygoing.

Professor Mu, who was standing nearby, glared at his wife when he heard that Lin Mo was her teacher. "What kind of person is she?" he thought. Then he said in an annoyed tone, "You should go over there. Let my student do it. You're just ruining the tea leaves."

Professor Li:
The elderly couple has weathered many storms together over the decades, and even at this age, they still bicker. Although they argue, they still care deeply for each other.

Moreover, given their personalities, it's fortunate that they live separately, otherwise they would get annoyed just looking at each other after a while.

Seeing this, Lin Mo took the hot water, opened the tea leaves he had brought, and poured out a little. Professor Li then quickly brought out the tea set from the study.

He had long heard from his wife that her student was an excellent tea brewer, not only pleasing to the eye but also enhancing the taste of the tea. She said that her trip there had brought her a lot of prestige, and even Old Sun wanted to poach her. It was clear how good she was.

Lin Mo took a gaiwan, turned the lid upside down, and poured hot water into the teacup to warm it. When it was almost warm, he poured out the water and added tea leaves. He shook the bowl to release the aroma and smelled it. Lin Mo nodded. The aroma was very strong, which indicated that the tea leaves stolen by Miss Yuan were of quite good quality.

Then pour water, swirling it around the rim of the teacup as you add it, because this tea is quite delicate and not suitable for strong pouring.

Lin Mo's movements were unhurried yet smooth and fluid, appearing both professional and pleasing to the eye.

When the time was almost up, Lin Mo poured the tea into the fairness cup before adding tea to the teacups in front of each person.

"Alright, teachers, you two should try it," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Professor Mu was already used to this. She naturally picked up the teacup, smelled it, and then took a sip. The aroma and sweet taste made her like it immediately.

Professor Li picked up his teacup, and before he even took a sip, he was so happy that his teeth were practically sticking out. He, the teacher, was finally getting to drink tea served by his student.

In the past, in a more formal setting, this would have been a disciple-acceptance ceremony.

It's a pity that times have changed, and nowadays, traditional master-apprentice relationships, especially in the medical field, are very rare.

Fortunately, he saw a glimmer of hope; even without the tea-serving ceremony, he still got to drink the students' tea.

As for competing with his wife for students, he felt no remorse whatsoever. How could this be called competing? It was because he couldn't bear to see a gem go to waste. Lin Mo and his wife were wasting their talents by messing around. Coming to him was a sign of abandoning darkness for light.

Taking a small sip, Professor Li immediately tasted the sweetness in his mouth. The tea was fragrant and the taste was excellent, quite different from the tea he had drunk before. He never expected that the sweetness of tea could be so intense.

He was initially drawn to Lin Mo's fluid movements, but he hadn't expected that it wasn't just for show; Lin Mo actually had some real skill.

As for Wang Chu and Chuan Mei standing to the side, they were completely dumbfounded.

We lived together for three years of college, and now in our final year, you've pulled out a new skill from your crotch?

Lin Mo's unconscious flourish while making tea had startled the two men. His movements were certainly graceful, but if the two professors hadn't been there, they would have been spouting C programming code long ago. 'What the hell are you pretending for!'

"Hey, what are you looking at? Are you two waiting for me to bring it over?" Lin Mo looked at the two people standing there blankly, and knew what they were thinking without even guessing. He then rolled his eyes at them and spat.

Serving tea to the two teachers is one thing, but these two don't even deserve to be served by me.

Hearing his words, the two men, not wanting to cause a scene with the two professors present, chuckled awkwardly and each took a sip from a cup.

As for the taste, it was just average for the two of us. It had a slight tea aroma and a slightly sweet taste, but we felt it wasn't as good as iced cola.

Few young people like to drink tea, especially in the hot summer. It's already hot enough, and they always feel that drinking hot water is not as refreshing as drinking iced drinks or cold water.

Of course, even Lin Mo himself had this thought, so although he could brew tea, he didn't really like drinking it.

A brief silence fell over the room. After three rounds of tea, Professor Li finally put down his cup, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and was surprised that his student, whom he had taken in privately, was not only skilled in massage and bone setting but also had a knack for making tea.

No wonder she's so popular among the elderly; even Old Man Sun had considered having a relationship with her.

Fortunately, my wife stood firm and didn't agree, otherwise would it have been my turn?

"Xiao Lin, have you felt any discomfort while taking the medicine these past few days?" Professor Li asked.

Lin Mo thought for a moment, nodded, and smiled, "My energy has improved, and my sleep quality has also improved, it's just that the medicine is too bitter."

Upon hearing this, Professor Li laughed heartily: "Traditional Chinese medicine is bound to be bitter. If you can feel the changes in your body, then it proves that it is effective. It's just that you are young. If you were older, you wouldn't see any significant changes until you had taken it for a month. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes nourishing and improving the body from the inside out."

"It's alright, I'll take a look at it for you again in a bit. By the way, have you been reading the book I gave you lately?"

"I did read it. As you said, I read the 'Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica' first, but I've been quite busy lately and haven't had much time to read it," Lin Mo said somewhat embarrassedly.

After all, he had spent most of the past few days in the city and hadn't really been able to settle down and read much, which made him feel a little guilty.

Professor Li nodded in agreement. He knew, of course, that his student had been quite busy lately: "It's alright. You have a good memory. You can study these things slowly later. First, build a solid foundation, and then we can talk about the rest."

After he finished speaking, Professor Li asked him where he had seen and asked him a few questions about the contents of the Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, which Lin Mo answered one by one.

Fortunately, he watched him for a while longer after returning to the dormitory last night and while waiting for Director Wang upstairs at Chuanmei's place today; otherwise, it would have been really awkward.

Although the progress was not fast, the content that Lin Mo had already read was quite efficient, given his current memory capacity.

Professor Li nodded, somewhat relieved. At least Lin Mo hadn't lied to him; he had genuinely been reading.

Although Professor Mu had some reservations about his wife taking his students away, he didn't object to her teaching Lin Mo. After all, there's no harm in learning more, right?
Chuanmei and Wang Chu, who were standing to the side, were almost dumbfounded. They felt like they were meeting their roommate for the first time.

We're computer science majors, and you're now studying traditional Chinese medicine with a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner? What were you thinking?
If Lin Mo hadn't simply become a little paler and his personality hadn't remained almost unchanged, the two of them would have thought that their roommate had been possessed by a time traveler.

The group then chatted over tea in the living room, but Lin Mo was the one who spoke most of the time, while Director Wang and Chuanmei would occasionally chime in to make their presence felt and to avoid feeling awkward.

More than half an hour later, Professor Li stood up and said, "Alright, come to the study, I'll take a look at you."

"Thank you, teacher!"

"Thank you, Professor Li!"

"Thank you, Professor Li!"

The three stood up to express their gratitude, especially Wang and his companion, who had no real connection to each other and were only benefiting from their roommate's presence, so they naturally had to be polite.

Lin Mo let the two of them go in first, while he helped Professor Mu tidy up the table.

"I can come by myself, you go in quickly, your health is the most important thing," Professor Mu hurriedly waved his hand.

Lin Mo: "It's okay, teacher. Let my two roommates take a look first. There's no rush. Your house is very big. It must be at least 140 or 150 square meters, right?"

"It's not that big, it's only 110. But this house is quite old, there's no shared area, and the children haven't been coming back in recent years, so it seems big. It's the house we were allocated when we started working, and it's been so many years since we lived here," Professor Mu said with a shake of his head and a smile.
Lin Mo:
These days, the idea of ​​a work unit allocating housing is still a distant concept.

Meanwhile, in the study, Professor Li sat down to take Director Wang's pulse, while Chuanmei stood to the side.

Professor Li had barely placed his hand on hers for two seconds when he launched into a tirade: "Stop watching those unhealthy movies, do you hear me?!"

Director Wang: ? ? ?
"No, no, I didn't. I just often stay up late!"

Professor Li: →_→

"Whether you stay up all night or not, just don't watch those videos and stop doing things yourself. You've already lost so much money, and you're still being stubborn?"

Wang Chu:
In an instant, Director Wang felt what it meant to be "socially dead".
Hearing this, the Sichuan girl couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Professor Li turned to look at the Sichuan girl and said, "Don't laugh, you look weak!"

Sichuan girl:? ? ?
(End of this chapter)