Chapter 887 If mother gives it to father, father will definitely use it (please subscribe and vote)
Fang Xuanling raised her eyes and glanced at Fang Jun in front of her, and saw that this boy was sitting in front of him without moving.
Hmm... His expression is very honest, but his eyes are moving around furtively, which is very dishonest.
After Fang Xuanling pulled the abacus beads for a long time, she cleared her throat and said with a straight face.
"Come here, go get some pen, ink, and paper..."
Fang Jun looked confused when he saw his father asking someone to get the thing, but he was a little confused as to what his father wanted to do.
However, he wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, so he could only squat down. After all, his backstage supporter hadn't returned yet.
In a short time, he took out the pen, ink and paper, and then Fang Xuanling glanced at the confused Erlang in front of him.
Then he lowered his head, wrote a line of numbers on the paper, and then wrote another line. Then he put down the pen and said to Fang Jun with a half-smile but not a smile.
"Since you said you know it, come on, use an abacus to add up the numbers in these two lines. I'll see if you can calculate accurately."
After hearing this, Fang Jun was naturally aroused to be competitive, even though he was timid facing his own father.
But what he said was the truth. He nodded without hesitation, looked at the number of words in the first line, and started to pick up the beads on the abacus.
Fang Xuanling narrowed her eyes, twitching her long beard and couldn't help but wonder.
"This eight, why did you pull out one bead on the top and only three beads on the bottom?"
When my biological father has questions, as a biological son, I naturally have to explain things to him honestly and clearly.
"Because the bead on the top represents the number five, and the bead on the bottom represents the number one, so when added together, the number is eight."
After Fang Jun finished explaining, he looked at his biological father, as if he wanted to see if Fang had any other instructions.
What I saw was my father rolling his eyes impatiently and scolding.
"Well... what are you doing here in a daze, why don't you continue?"
"..." When Fang Jun saw his father's glare, he could only say "oh" and continue to calculate conscientiously.
Soon, he came to a result.
As a wily and calculating person who has always been good with numbers, Fang Xuanling had already obtained the answer by relying on mental calculations.
After taking a quick glance at it, my heart moved, but on the surface, I still looked noncommittal.
"Then try again. Use the top row of numbers and subtract the bottom row of numbers."
In this way, Fang Jun, who was honest and fearful of his father's authority, could only follow his father's instructions honestly.
After going through the calculations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, Fang Xuanling calmly explained all the doubts in his mind.
When he felt that he had obtained a satisfactory answer, Fang Xuanling had already realized the magical effect of this abacus, which was indeed many times better than the original plan.
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This wily and scheming Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty secretly learned the art of abacus under the pretext of letting Fang Jun demonstrate it.
Fang Xuanling stroked his long beard, played with the abacus beads with his other hand, and his eyes fell on Erlang.
"Why would you want to give this to your father?"
"My child feels that you are working too hard, dad. There are always one or two months every year when you have to stay up late and calculate various figures in the court."
"Mom said you are getting older and older, and your health is not as good as usual..."
Having said this, Fang Jun carefully raised his head and glanced at Fang Xuanling, then quickly lowered his head.
"Today in the Cheng University, I saw Brother Chu Bi doing calculations there. Even the masters of arithmetic were astonished."
"The child just thought, if you, dad, could also learn to use this abacus, you would definitely save a lot of effort."
"So after the child learned from Brother Chubi, he wanted to go home and present this good treasure to his mother..."
"???" The loving smile on Fang Xuanling's face suddenly froze, didn't you give this thing to me? Why did it become dedicated to your mother?
When Fang Jun saw his father's shocked expression, he closed his eyes and said loudly in his heart.
"If mother gives it to father, father will definitely use it. If the child is given to father, father may feel that the child is not doing his job properly..."
After seeing Erlang holding his neck and speaking loudly, he seemed to have lost all his courage.
Fang Xuanling's hand stroking his beard froze in the air and did not move for a long time. He stared at the boy with a black expression on his face, always feeling that he was deeply offended by the first half of the sentence.
However, the second half of the sentence made Fang Xuanling feel pity in her heart, thinking that this boy could do this for herself...
After a while, Fang Jun, who had his head buried in his chest, twisted his buttocks uncomfortably and changed his sitting position.
Then I heard my father's voice with a hint of nasal sound. "Dad thinks this gift is good."
"Really?" Fang Jun raised his head and said overjoyed.
"Well... Erlang, you are thoughtful and know how to think about your father. That's good."
Fang Xuanling blinked hard so that Fang Jun wouldn't notice her gaffe.
"Okay, you haven't eaten yet, go find the housekeeper and ask them to prepare something for you."
"Dad, don't you want to eat something?" Fang Jun asked subconsciously.
"I'm not hungry yet, go quickly..." Fang Xuanling saw Fang Jun agreeing, got up and walked out of the hall.
Rubbing her red nose and looking at the brand new abacus, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
"This brat, like that brat Cheng Sanlang, open your mouth and keep your mouth shut, dear..."
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After a short while, Mrs. Lu finally hurried back to the mansion and entered the front hall.
I saw the man there in high spirits, fiddling with something with his fingers.
Crisp crackling sounds echoed frequently in the hall, and even Mrs. Lu didn't notice when she walked into the front hall.
When Mrs. Lu was only a few steps away, Fang Xuanling finally realized the arrival of her wife, Mrs. Lu.
"Oh, my lady is back. Sit down quickly and wait until I finish calculating this set of numbers..."
After Mrs. Lu sat down, she looked at her energetic husband with a suspicious look on her face.
"Husband, what are you doing? You are just here pulling these beads. Why are you so happy?"
Fang Xuanling slapped the balls several more times, and after comparing the results with satisfaction, she smiled.
"This is not a bead, this thing is in the hands of mathematicians.
It’s also an unprecedented treasure... Bah, it’s a great tool for arithmetic.”
"This is still the boy Erlang. He knows that I am worried about state affairs all day long, and I also need to check for the court's deficiencies and make up for them."
"In Cheng's University, I learned about this thing and its effectiveness, which is very useful for calculations. After learning it, I took it back and said that I would teach it to me..."
After hearing what Fang Xuanling said, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but smile a little more on her face.
"This boy, Erlang, actually has the courage to teach you?"
"By the way, husband, come on, put this on and try it on." Mrs. Lu smiled and shook her head, took out a sandalwood box from her arms, and handed it to her husband.
After Fang Xuanling received it, he opened the sandalwood box and saw a pair of glasses inside.
However, this pair is not a black frame, but looks like a wooden frame, so it is very light to get.
Chapter completed!