From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 927

When Zhuang Xuansu brought Xiaoying out, the two were already laughing and joking. It seemed that their mood had recovered, but their eyes were still a little red.

So, naturally, Zhou Yuan became the target of public criticism.

"It's all your fault. You had to tell such a sad story, which made everyone feel depressed."

Qu Ling picked up a piece of dessert and started eating. She was the one who recovered the fastest. She smiled and said, "I punish you to tell another story."

"No."

Zhao Jianjia hurriedly said, "If you keep talking like this, you will really feel bad."

Ningyue also whispered, "Yes, this story is enough for us to savor for a long time."

Qu Ling stamped his feet and said, "Stupid, I didn't ask him to tell a tragedy. I want to hear that kind of story, the bitter kind."

After saying this, Luo Ruanzhi lowered her head again.

Zhuang Xuansu frowned and said, "This is not good."

Qu Ling said, "What's wrong with that? We are a family telling stories, we can tell whatever we like, and there are no outsiders."

This sentence made Zhuang Xuansu's heart beat fast. A family? Does she mean that she and I are a family? Or is she pointing at me and saying that I am an outsider?

She was a little confused, but looking at Qu Ling's expression, it seemed that there was no other special meaning.

Zhao Jianjia pulled Qu Ling's hand and whispered, "Ruan Zhi is shy, so don't let your husband say those dirty words, it's better to say something else."

Qu Ling pouted and said, "I listen to my sister."

Zhou Yuan said, "Let me come up with a puzzle, so that everyone can participate."

He remembered a more interesting math problem in his previous life, which would be good to test a few girls.

Everyone was interested in the intellectual matter and listened carefully.

Zhou Yuan said: "Gao Biao borrowed 500 taels of silver from Wang Ang and Xiong Kuohai, totaling 1,000 taels. He went to a brothel and spent 970 taels, leaving 30 taels."

"So he paid back 10 taels to Wang Ang and Xiong Kuohai, leaving him with 10 taels."

"Then the question is... He paid back 10 taels to each of them, which means he still owed them a total of 980 taels of silver, and he still had 10 taels left, which added up to only 990 taels of silver."

"Where did the remaining 10 taels go?"

These words confused Ningyue and the others.

Zhao Jianjia couldn't help but look at Qu Ling. After all, Qu Ling was a businessman, and everyone thought she was clear about the accounts.

It was just that Qu Ling couldn't figure out this kind of word game for a while.

Luo Ruanzhi, who had been wiping her tears, suddenly said, "Each person borrowed 500 taels, and each person paid back 10 taels, which means that the total amount of silver borrowed was only 980 taels."

"After spending 970 taels, there are still 10 taels left, which is totally fine."

"As for the other numbers, they are all here to mess things up, so there is no need to consider them."

Zhou Yuan was stunned, and couldn't help but look at Ruanzhi, and was a little shocked for a while.

Xue Ningyue clapped her hands and said, "That's right! Ruanzhi, you are really amazing! Brother Zhou, you can't stump sister Ruanzhi for such questions, she is amazing."

Zhou Yuan then recalled that Ruanzhi had helped Cocodia calculate some accounts when she was in Haojing.

So he couldn't help but ask, "Ruanzhi, 974 people, 3,528 taels of silver each, how much silver do they have in total?"

Luo Ruanzhi only thought for two breaths, and then said, "3,436,272 taels."

Fuck, what level of mental arithmetic is this?

Zhou Yuan immediately asked again: "How big is the total land of 3,564 feet in length and width?"

Luo Ruanzhi stopped talking now, just looked at Zhou Yuan quietly, her face very calm.

Xue Ningyue murmured: "It shouldn't be, how could Sister Ruanzhi not calculate it?"

After a moment of silence, Luo Ruanzhi said: "If Mr. Zhou doesn't even know this basic math, why don't you go read a book and test me with it?"

What? Ruanzhi, who has always been introverted and shy, actually said such a slightly provocative word.

Zhou Yuan said, "It seems that Ruan Zhi knows some math, but I know it too."

Luo Ruan Zhi said directly, "A rice shop was asked about the three baskets of rice stolen, all of which were just full, and I didn't remember the exact number. Now there is one cup left in the left basket, one liter and four cups left in the middle basket, and one cup left in the right basket."

"Later, three thieves, A, B, and C, were captured. A claimed to have touched the ladle that night and scooped it into the bag from the left basket; B claimed to have kicked the wooden shoes and scooped it into the bag from the middle basket; C claimed to have touched the lacquer bowl and scooped it into the bag from the right basket."

"After a long time, I didn't know the number, so I asked for three items. The ladle can hold one liter and nine cups, the wooden shoes can hold one liter and seven cups, and the lacquer bowl can hold one liter and two cups."

"To know the amount of rice lost, how much do you count the stolen goods and how much each of the three thieves has?"

This statement confused everyone.

They all looked at Zhou Yuan, hoping that he would give an answer.

Zhou Yuan was sweating profusely. It was true that he had studied mathematics, but... that was a long time ago.

He thought Ruan Zhi wouldSimple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, I didn't expect... She could ask such complex questions...

Seeing everyone silent, Luo Ruanzhi said: "Don't calculate, A and C both stole three stone, one dou, nine liters and two he of rice, and B stole three stone, one dou, nine liters and two he of rice."

"This question comes from "A Brief Introduction to Mathematics", I had read this book to pieces when I was nine years old."

Xue Ningyue's eyes lit up and nodded: "Yes, Ruanzhi liked to read this kind of book when she was a child. She was caught many times and was punished."

"But she still likes to read it secretly. Every time she comes to my house, she is busy reading these mathematics."

Zhou Yuan was confused.

Is this the legendary genius? Self-taught? Can you understand such complex problems at the age of nine?

This is not just a simple three-variable linear equation, it also involves rounding.

Junior high school students in the previous life may understand it, high school students may understand it, but college students are not good enough.

If it is a college student who has graduated, it is good enough to understand addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Ruan Zhi secretly learned by herself under strict family education, and could understand these at the age of nine. This is a typical genius.

Zhou Yuan's eyes were shining, staring at Ruan Zhi.

Luo Ruan Zhi gradually couldn't stand it anymore, slowly lowered her head, her face flushed, and whispered: "Mr. Zhou... I... just now I..."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said: "No need to explain! I understand!"

Ruan Zhi is obviously similar to "Rain Man". She has various shortcomings in other aspects, but she is a real genius in the field she is good at.

So Zhou Yuan couldn't help but say: "Ruan Zhi! Come with me to Shenjing!"

"Ah! That's great!"

Xue Ningyue jumped up excitedly and clapped her hands and said: "Brother Zhou is so good, you are finally willing to take Ruan Zhi away!"

Zhao Jianjia also had a faint smile on her face and whispered: "Congratulations to you."

Qu Ling pouted, but she was thinking in her heart how to get Ruan Zhi to her side and make her an accountant.

Zhuang Xuansu looked at everyone blankly. She didn't understand why they suddenly talked about getting married. Weren't they talking about a puzzle just now?

As for Xiaoying, she didn't hear anyone talking.

Luo Ruanzhi lowered her head, her ears were red, and whispered: "It's just that going to Shenjing like this won't work. My father..."

Zhou Yuan's smile was a little stiff.

He didn't think so much at all. He was thinking that if a genius like Ruanzhi was brought to the Imperial Academy, given an environment and resources, she would definitely grow rapidly and become the most powerful mathematician in Dajin.

She could lead countless students in this sector to take off together.

But... everyone seemed to be talking about something else.

The key is that he can't explain it now. If he denies it, Ruanzhi, who has such a weak character, may not be able to withstand such a blow.

Damn it, why do they think I'm a sex maniac? I'm thinking about serious matters!

Now it was too late to back down, so Zhou Yuan could only bite the bullet and say, "I'll go talk to Lord Luo..."

It was too embarrassing, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Hahaha, this snack is not bad, I'll try it too!"

He lowered his head, and his smile froze again.

Snacks, gone.

Xiaoying wiped her mouth guiltily, pretending to be nonchalant, and asked softly, "Were you talking just now?"