Math professor returns to routine

Chapter 524 Matchmaking and advising separation are essentially the same.

Zhang Zhichuang and Gong Qing's pull-up test was extremely efficient.

Both of them did nothing but go up and greet the boy who was recording the scores, and he immediately recorded five scores for them, which took no more than thirty seconds in total.

Why five?

Because five and zero scores are the same—both result in no points—the difference lies in appearance; the former looks better than the latter, as it has something to cover its face.

"Wow, pull-ups are so easy! Just by talking, I got five! I don't understand some people. What's the point of putting in so much effort and sweating buckets? They don't even get extra credit for the final exam. Don't you think so, Lao Gong?"

"Indeed, wouldn't it be better to save some energy for running?"

Lu You started complaining from nowhere, and everything she said made no sense, so she simply pretended not to hear it.

"You guys go for a run first, Lao Bi and I are going to the long jump area."

"If you've already jumped too far, what are you going to do next?" Gong Qing asked, puzzled.

"I know!" Zhang Zhichuang pointed at Lu You, his eyes sharp as an eagle's. "You two were trying to sneak off to buy food and not share it with us, that's definitely it!"

"I'm leaving. I'm too lazy to argue with you."

……

The other side of the stadium.

Four standing long jump testing machines were lined up in a row, with one student standing next to each machine—two boys and two girls.

Tang Wan suddenly clicked her tongue, turned her head away, and said with disgust, "What bad luck, I have to run into this."

"Who did you see?"

Tang Wan pointed, and Lu You looked in that direction.

What came into view was a girl wearing glasses, with a single ponytail, and a fairly good-looking appearance.

When Lu You came to do the long jump earlier, he didn't see this person, so he probably changed shifts midway.

"You look familiar." Lu You turned to look at Tang Wan. "What happened between you two?"

"The place I'm in now originally belonged to her."

"Oh, I remember now, it's that senior who scared you so much you ran away."

"What do you mean by fleeing in disarray?" Tang Wan pouted, dissatisfied. "I call it temporarily avoiding the limelight. A wise man doesn't stand under a dangerous wall!"

"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right!" Lu You stroked Tang Wan's hair and then asked, "What's that senior's name?"

"She didn't call out?"

"I asked for her name."

"Oh, her name is Yu Zhen."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Zhen seemed to sense it and looked over.

His gaze swept over Tang Wan, lingered on Lu You for a few seconds, and then casually moved away.

Wait a few seconds.

Tang Wan breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest. "That scared me to death! I almost thought she was going to rush over and beat me up!"

"Are you that scared?" Lu You asked, amused.

"I'll say it again: the environment is bad, and some people are very aggressive, especially those who are already bad-tempered. They might just kill me."

Tang Wan grasped Lu You's little finger and ring finger, her voice low but very serious.

"With you by my side, my life is now more wonderful than I could have imagined in the past. I want to be with you forever, and I even want to give you a whole football team of babies. So I'd rather be a coward than cause trouble."

Lu You patted Tang Wan's head; he accepted this heartfelt confession.

"There are too many football teams, just have two. Like my mom, one boy and one girl, a perfect family."

The two deliberately avoided Yu Zhen's location and went to the window furthest away from her.

After handing her ID card to the boy recording her score, Tang Wan stood in front of the starting line, her mind beginning to prepare her long jump posture.

At the command, Tang Wan bent her knees, swung her arms, and leaped with all her might, drawing an arc in the air before landing safely.

The boy truthfully reported his grades.

"You're 1.6 meters tall, do you want to jump again?"

Tang Wan stepped out of the instrument, brushed aside the bangs that had fallen from her forehead, and replied, "No need, this score is fine!"

At 1.6 meters tall, according to the standard score comparison table, this falls into the passing range.

Tang Wan doesn't aim for high scores; passing is enough.

"Honey, how far did you jump?"

"A little further away than you."

"How much exactly?"

"Two meters and six inches."

"It is indeed a bit far."

Xiao Airen followed Tang Wan onto the scene.

In terms of stats, Xiao Airen is not as tall or as long as Tang Wan, but in terms of the standard of her movements, Xiao Airen is better than Tang Wan and has obvious signs of training.

With a full-force jump, he achieved a remarkable height of 1.8 meters.

"Beautiful jump!" Bi Yangde clapped in celebration.

"It's because you taught me well," Xiao Airen replied modestly.

The four continued to the next activity: sit-ups.

Similar to the long jump, four measuring instruments were lined up in a row, but all the results were recorded by girls, not boys.

That makes sense, since only girls need to do sit-ups in the physical fitness test.

After waiting in line for five minutes, it was Tang Wan's turn.

As usual, Tang Wan handed over her student ID, lay down on the board, used an assistive device to hold her ankles in place, bent her legs at a 90° angle, and placed her hands close to her neck.

Fortunately, it's still a long way from the height of summer, otherwise, I can't even imagine how dirty this board would be.

The girl tapped her student ID and asked, "Excuse me, are you ready?"

Tang Wan looked up at the azure sky and replied, "Ready."

"Timing begins."

Sit-ups have a time limit of sixty seconds.

Logically, pull-ups are possible, but anyone capable of holding onto a bar for 60 seconds can definitely do pull-ups. There's no need to force it, and you'd likely have no energy left to hang on afterward.

For those who can't do pull-ups, there's no need to even mention it; just record their scores directly, they don't even need to get on the bar.

At her command, Tang Wan took a deep breath, simultaneously engaging her abdominal muscles to lift her upper body until her lower back was off the ground. Then she slowly exhaled, flattening her upper body until her shoulders touched the ground, and repeated the process.

After working until she was completely exhausted, Tang Wan spread her arms and lay flat as if giving up, her chest heaving violently.

"Hey, how many are there now?"

The girl held up three fingers and said, "Exactly thirty."

"I'm not doing it anymore. Thirty it is then!"

For a girl who always has two big pomelos hanging on her chest, thirty sit-ups are already a lot.

Lu You reached out and helped Tang Wan up, asking, "Judging from your face, thirty shouldn't be the limit. Why don't you make a few more?"

"Why do so much?" Tang Wan tugged at the hem of her clothes and patted her bottom. "The physical test only has a passing requirement. A high score won't add to your GPA, so why bother?"

Lu You couldn't help but laugh and said, "What you said is almost exactly the same reason Zhang Zhichuang gave for giving up and not doing pull-ups."

"Which one is it? If he doesn't do it, it's because he's incapable; if I don't do it, it's because I'm unwilling. They're two completely different concepts!"

Xiao Airen took the stage after Tang Wan.

Lying on the same board, doing the same sit-up posture.

However, Xiao Airen was slightly faster than Tang Wan.

Tang Wan did nearly twenty in half a minute, while Xiao Airen did more than twenty. Moreover, after breaking through Tang Wan's limit of thirty, Xiao Airen continued without stopping.

"Look at them, and then look at yourself?" Lu You said in a tone of disappointment, "You have no ambition and are just a lazy bum."

Tang Wan curled her lip and said dismissively, "If you put my Thunder God on her and she still maintains the status quo, I'll take your surname!"

Xiao Airen's final score was 52, which crossed the threshold of excellence.

Bi Yangde offered formulaic clapping and praise.

"That's impressive! Fifty-two sit-ups in one minute, that's better than most girls I've ever seen!"

"You're overestimating me; I'm only slightly above average!"

It was friendly yet polite, and contained a subtle, almost imperceptible emotion.

Lu You watched with great interest from the side.

Having witnessed so much of the bickering yet loving relationship between Li Yu and Zhang Zhichuang, it's refreshing to occasionally experience a romance as slow and gradual as that of Qu.

Compared to Lu You's passive, gossipy attitude, Tang Wan seemed more like a member of her own family, anxious for her child's sake.

"Honey, when do you think they'll officially be together?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? I wasn't involved." Lu You shrugged.

"Anyone with eyes can see that their relationship is ambiguous, but they just refuse to make it official, remaining stuck at the threshold, neither going nor coming down. They're truly two amazing people!"

Bi Yangde and Xiao Airen walked side by side, chatting and laughing. Their hands occasionally bumped and rubbed against each other as they swung their arms, but the two seemed oblivious to it.

"Damn, I can't stand it anymore!"

Tang Wan stomped her foot and strode forward, but Lu You grabbed her wrist as soon as she took a step.

"What do you want to do?"

"I'm going to press their heads together and tape them together! I refuse to believe they won't be together then!"

"Foolish, impulsive!" Lu You pointed his fingers like a knife and lightly struck Tang Wan's forehead. "As an observer, you only need to do your job as an observer. There's no need to get involved."

"I'm doing this to give them a push; it's a good thing for them!"

Did they ask you to help? Or is it just your own assumption that it's a good thing?

Lu You poured cold water on Tang Wan's emotions, and Tang Wan gradually calmed down.

Although Lu You's words weren't very pleasant, Tang Wan understood what she meant and was afraid that Lu You's good intentions might backfire.

"Put yourself in my shoes. If your roommate told you a lot of bad things about me and asked you to break up with me, how would you feel?"

Tang Wan immediately retorted, "I'm trying to bring them together for their own good, it's not the same as advising them to break up!"

"Matching up and advising to break up are essentially the same thing; both involve interfering in other people's relationships. Moreover, the intention behind advising to break up can be for your own good. For example, in that roommate's eyes, I am a complete scumbag."

After a long while, Tang Wan let out a sigh, looking dejected, as if she had come to a realization.

"So, is doing nothing the right thing to do?"

"It's not too late for us to lend a helping hand when they seek help from outside."

"What if they wander off during that time?"

"This shows they were never a good match." (End of Chapter)