Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 38: The Lin Family and the Shen Family (Two-in-One)
The plan during the day was clear: tonight’s tutoring would be "automatic mode."
But even so, 38-year-old Shen Qiushan was still left drained after three tutoring sessions in one day, his legs feeling like jelly as he walked.
Teacher Chen, however, was in a completely different state. Her skin glowed with moisture, tiny beads of sweat glimmered on her forehead like morning dew on flower petals, sparkling under the light and making her look even more radiant.
"Qiushan, you’re really in good shape! If someone didn’t know, they’d think you’re a young guy of twenty!"
Chen Xiangyu handed a glass of goji water to Shen Qiushan, smiling as she spoke.
"Yeah, but I can’t match the twenty-year-olds—maybe twenty-five!"
Men, you know, have a ton of pride in this department. Even when they’re clearly acting like a limp noodle right now, their mouths refuse to admit defeat.
"By the way, Qiushan, when did your English get so good?"
Once business was handled, Chen Xiangyu finally voiced her curiosity.
"Heard I became an English teacher, so I secretly brushed up."
Shen Qiushan said it with deadpan seriousness.
"Such a smooth talker!"
"As long as you like it!"
"You know, back when you were young, I fell for that mouth of yours. All these years later, it’s come full circle again!"
"Not quite the same—used to be funny, now it can really chew!"
Chen Xiangyu froze for a second, then finally caught the innuendo in Shen Qiushan’s words. She gave him a flirtatious eyeroll on the spot.
Shen Qiushan slurped his goji water, downing the big glass in just two gulps, yet still feeling that hollowed-out sensation in his body.
Wait a sec—the System Mall has something called "Replenishing Essence and Qi Pills," right?
Shen Qiushan remembered these Replenishing Essence and Qi Pills—they could rapidly restore energy, give a burst in physical potential, and the effects even lasted two hours.
Might as well give it a shot!
Right now, Shen Qiushan was a fat cat with nearly 5,000 Scholar Index points; splurging 1,000 points on a test run didn’t even make him blink.
Ding!
Replenishing Essence and Qi Pills redeemed successfully!
Effect lasts for 120 minutes...
As the system prompt chimed, Shen Qiushan instantly felt a surge of mysterious power pour into his body.
The exhaustion vanished in an instant!
It was like an electric current tingling all over, his blood heating up, rushing through every limb and bone.
At the same time, his head felt lit up inside, like a lighthouse set ablaze by a searchlight—thoughts spinning at warp speed, sparks of inspiration flying everywhere, ideas colliding, connecting, lines of reasoning snapping together in crystal clarity.
Awesome!
System products really are top shelf!
Shen Qiushan silently marveled in his heart.
Just then, Chen Xiangyu suddenly handed over two thick stacks of red bills. "Qiushan, if you’re going to be a study companion, you won’t have any income, so here—take this and spend it!"
"Uh..."
Gazing at the red notes in front of him, Shen Qiushan was momentarily stunned.
What’s this supposed to be?
Payment for services rendered?
Turns out, this supreme Soft Rice Physique isn’t just a legend.
Don’t be fooled by my age—even now, my body can still earn me money!
"Thanks for the offer, Xiangyu."
"But I’m not hurting for cash right now."
Shen Qiushan didn’t want his relationship with Chen Xiangyu to get "complicated."
Staying just card-playing buddies was fine by him.
Once money’s involved, that’s a whole different thing.
"No other meaning—it’s just a loan."
Chen Xiangyu nudged the money closer.
"Really, it’s not necessary!"
Shen Qiushan resolutely waved his hand. He knew Chen Xiangyu was pretty well-off, honestly a bit of a little rich lady.
Don’t be fooled by teachers’ modest pay—she’s the homeroom teacher, and just her Women’s Day and Teacher’s Day red envelopes bring in over 100,000 or 200,000 each year.
And that’s really just the small fry. As a seasoned English teacher, Chen Xiangyu runs tutoring classes every holiday; she can easily rake in 200,000 or 300,000 in just one break if she feels like it.
"Tell you what—when I’m short, I promise I’ll holler!" 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Considering his old flame’s good intentions, Shen Qiushan added.
"Alright then!"
"If you ever need it, just let me know."
Respecting Shen Qiushan’s pride, Chen Xiangyu didn’t push it any further.
"Xiangyu, if you really want to help, how about tutoring Xiaoxiao and Yanran a bit?"
"Their scores are both right on the undergrad cut-off, and if their English can get a boost, undergrad should be a sure thing."
Shen Qiushan voiced his real request. Truth is, the reason he agreed to tonight’s "tutoring session" was to ask about help for his two kids.
"Tutoring’s no problem, but they only have time on weekends..."
Chen Xiangyu thought a moment, then said, "Here’s what—I’ll tutor them two hours every weekend, and then give them an extra hour after school on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays!"
"That’s amazing!"
"Thank you so much, Xiangyu!"
Shen Qiushan was over the moon, straight-up hugging his old flame right then and there.
Making use of the after-school slots—no way she’d hustle this hard if they weren’t close.
"Hey Xiangyu, since you’re tutoring the kids..."
"I’ll have to tutor you back; this time you don’t have to move..."
Pumped up from the pills, Shen Qiushan suddenly felt like he had unlimited strength.
"Qiushan, you..."
Chen Xiangyu was about to say, "Stop fooling around."
This body, huh!
Who can handle this level of abuse?
But before she could finish, Shen Qiushan had already swept her up in his powerful arms...
Bauhinia Garden.
This complex is located in Sanjiang City’s bustling Jiangkou District.
Though the estate’s a bit old—built fifteen, sixteen years ago—since it was reconstructed as commercial housing after the "Municipal Committee Family Compound" got torn down, the residents here are a pretty mixed bunch.
