Chapter 43

Chapter 43

On camera, Xu Xiang, following the process Su Xingyao had just explained to her, quickly jotted down the correct answers on her test paper.

Meanwhile, in the live stream, the haters who had previously dismissed Su Xingyao as a graduate from a no-name university, showing off and leading others astray, were stunned by how swiftly their assumptions were debunked.

Unaware of the malicious speculations and disdain the haters had just directed at Su Xingyao, Xu Xiang's next words slapped them in the face.

"Bro, you're so good! The way I was trying to solve this problem was so complicated, but yours..." Xu Xiang looked up at Su Xingyao with sparkling eyes, full of admiration, "is so straightforward and easy to understand."

The live chat was blown away by this moment.

"So Su Xingyao is... actually pretty impressive."

"Damn, I’m really curious. How straightforward and easy to understand is it? I want to see it too."

"My kid sucks at physics. I also want to see Su Xingyao's process to help them out."

"Who said this was a final-level difficulty problem? Su Xingyao solved it so effortlessly. He's got some serious skills."

"He still remembers this stuff after all these years. Is he a genius?"

"Where are those folks who doubted Su Xingyao?"

Because of Xu Xiang's reaction and expression, the majority of the live stream audience, especially Xu Xiang's fans, started to see Su Xingyao differently. Following their "daughter's" lead, they spammed the chat with stuff like, "Brother Xing Yao is awesome!"

However, plenty of haters were still doubling down.

In their hearts, they just couldn’t accept that Su Xingyao could pull this off.

"It’s probably just luck. One problem doesn't prove anything."

"Exactly, I could knock this high school problem out in seconds."

"This problem doesn’t seem that tough. Even someone from a school Su Xingyao won't name could solve it..."

"Are you calling my daughter dumb? Her grades are good enough to get into any top-tier university."

"This is too funny. Is it so hard to admit Su Xingyao is good? Why don't you try solving it yourself?"

"Cut it out. No one knows what the problem is or how difficult it is. Xu Xiang’s just being nice, and the fans are already hyping him up as a genius."

"Maybe he’s just a physics whiz and got lucky here."

"Xu Xiang didn’t get it either. Who knows if the answer is even correct?"

As the haters scrambled to downplay Su Xingyao’s skills, Xu Xiang, having finished her physics paper, immediately whipped out her math test.

She gave Su Xingyao this hopeful look, as if she had finally found her savior.

"Brother Xing Yao... can you help me with math too?"

Seeing the pleading look in the young girl's eyes, Su Xingyao hesitated for a moment before responding.

"Let me take a look at the problem first. I'm not as good at math as I am at physics."

Since it’s been ages since he dealt with high school stuff, Su Xingyao wasn't entirely sure if he could quickly find the most optimal and concise method to explain the concepts to the young girl.

After all, compared to his national competition awards in physics, his math skills were relatively weaker.

No sooner had Su Xingyao finished speaking than the haters got excited and started twisting his words.

"He starts hesitating when it comes to math, hahaha."

"I always said he's only good at physics."

"Don't flaunt being a top student just because you stumbled upon the right answer."

"What kind of top student doesn't even dare to mention their alma mater, hahaha?"

"Saying his math is average is just a way of saying he can't do it, right?"

While the keyboard warriors were gleefully spamming comments, Su Xingyao had already picked up Xu Xiang's math test and was examining the last big question she had left blank.

With just a quick glance, the answer popped into his head.

So he picked up the pencil he had used earlier, ready to jot down the steps.

Xu Xiang, who had been holding her breath, afraid to interrupt Su Xingyao's train of thought, quickly whispered, "Bro, how's it going? Any ideas?"

Su Xingyao, who had already come up with three different solutions, nodded, "I'll jot down the steps for you first."

With that, he was about to write the best solution on the half-used scratch paper.

Just then, two show staffers suddenly wheeled a blackboard over to them.

After positioning the blackboard for the camera, the crew member made sure to hand the chalk to Su Xingyao.

Su Xingyao looked at the chalk that had suddenly appeared in his hand, puzzled, and asked the crew member, "What's this?"

The crew member grinned eagerly and placed the chalk holder on the edge of the blackboard for Su Xingyao.

"Teacher Su, why not write directly on the blackboard? That way, everyone can follow the problem-solving process more clearly."

Before Su Xingyao could respond, Xu Xiang chimed in.

"Wait, isn't Brother Xingyao explaining this to me?"

The crew member pointed at the camera, quickly deflecting the blame.

"Well... the director said he wants to listen in too..."

Off-camera, Zhang Shanfeng immediately waved at Su Xingyao.

"I'll follow along and learn, so I can help my niece with her homework when I get home."

Su Xingyao: ...

Xu Xiang: ...

Audience: Director, you know exactly what we're here for.

Haters: Director, you sure know how to set Su Xingyao up for failure.

"Hahaha, director, are you the worm in my stomach?"

"Writing on the blackboard means it's not just Xu Xiang who can judge right or wrong; there are plenty of experts in the audience."

"Whether Su Xingyao is a real top student or just pretending will soon be revealed."

As for the director's decision, Su Xingyao didn’t comment much.

He put down the pencil, without even picking up the test paper, and his slender, fair fingers calmly grabbed the chalk and began writing on the blackboard.

Soon, a series of neatly arranged formulas with tidy handwriting appeared on the blackboard.

As he wrote, Su Xingyao turned to explain to Xu Xiang.

The program team's camera discreetly zoomed in on Xu Xiang's test paper, showing everyone the problem Su Xingyao was explaining.

Inside the live broadcast room, the audience listened to Su Xingyao's soothing and patient voice.

In front of their eyes, they saw the entire blackboard covered in handwriting as elegant as Su Xingyao's appearance.

After Su Xingyao finished speaking, the live room fell silent for over ten seconds, and not a single comment appeared.

"Just got off work, did I stumble into the wrong live room?"

"Wow, Su Xingyao's turned into a math teacher..."

Finally, a few random viewers broke the silence, and many confused viewers quickly asked.

"This looks way too complicated..."

"I don’t get it, but I’m blown away. Any experts here who can confirm if Su Xingyao's answer is right?"

"Yes, yes, I’m a high school teacher. I just worked through it, and the answer to this question is correct. Su Xingyao's method is way simpler than mine."

"I’m also a high school math teacher. Su Xingyao's answer is correct."

After several high school teachers confirmed it, no one dared to challenge Su Xingyao's answer in the comments.

What followed was a flood of amazement.

"Wait, it's actually right?"

"Ahhhhh thank you, Mr. Su!! Our teacher gave us this problem too, saying it's super tough... I’d already given up, but I ended up learning it here!!"

"With just a glance, he nailed the best solution... I really believe Su Xingyao when he says his math is average!"

"Average math... 6"

"Maybe... it’s because his physics is even better."

"I graduated from 985 a year ago and have forgotten all my high school knowledge. Su Xingyao, who claims to have average math, solved the final problem at a glance without even moving his pen. Wuwuwuwu, I’m trash!"

"Ahhh Su Xingyao is amazing!!"

"Those who said Su Xingyao definitely couldn’t do it and would make a fool of himself in public, huh? Come out and take a few steps?"

Seeing the tone of the live broadcast room shift, with everyone praising Su Xingyao, the haters with a rebellious streak still couldn’t help but continue to question.

"Is this really not a script from the program team?"

"Are you sure it’s not a leaked question that was done privately in advance..."

"I really don’t believe he can react so quickly."

"Are you suggesting my daughter is colluding with Su Xingyao to put on a show? And is this your first time watching this program? Do you really think Zhang Shanfeng would give you a script?"

"I'm cracking up. You don't actually think these formulas are easy, do you? Do you think any celebrity could just memorize the steps beforehand and write them out so logically, let alone explain them in such a clear and understandable way?"

Everyone in the live stream was blown away watching Su Xingyao breeze through these tough high school physics and math problems. Seeing someone still doubting him, they couldn't help but jump to his defense.

The haters had no comeback.

But they were really bothered by the barrage of mockery, so a bunch of stubborn folks kept making excuses.

"It's just high school stuff, no biggie. Anyone who's been to college can handle it. If you're so capable, why don't you explain some college-level material to me?"

Right after the hater posted that, they spotted Feng Han, a freshman catching up on homework next to Xu Xiang, eagerly begging for help.

"Bro!!! My man!!! Can you help me out too?"

Su Xingyao, who had just set down the chalk and was heading to wash his hands, glanced up and asked, "Which subject?"

Since college is divided into majors, he couldn't help with some of the more specialized stuff.

But what Feng Han brought up was right up his alley.

"Advanced Math! Calculus!!"

Feng Han had missed a lot of classes this semester because of filming a TV drama, leaving his advanced math in shambles...

He could cram for other subjects and catch up.

But advanced math? That was a whole different beast.

After pulling an all-nighter with no luck on his advanced math homework, he realized Su Xingyao was the real deal after hearing him explain the problem to Xu Xiang and immediately asked for help.

After saying that, Feng Han clasped his hands together and bowed to Su Xingyao.

"Help me out, bro!"

The audience was in stitches over Feng Han's expression.

"Hahahaha Feng Han, don't be such a suck-up, I mean."

"If I had someone as awesome as Su Xingyao to tutor me, I wouldn't just be a suck-up, I'd be wagging my tail on the spot."

"So Su Xingyao isn't here for the show, but to tutor these two kids, right? Hahaha."

As the live stream audience was cracking up, Su Xingyao was already smiling and picking up Feng Han's test paper.

Just like before, even with college-level advanced math, he took one look and then effortlessly wrote out the solution on the blackboard.

"This problem is about finding the limit; you can start with equivalent infinitesimal substitution..."

His slender fingers gripped the white chalk as he methodically wrote out the steps on the blackboard, his calm voice filling the empty room once more.

After wrapping up the first half of the analysis, Su Xingyao glanced at Feng Han, who nodded in understanding, and then continued, "Next, use the Taylor formula, sin(t)=..."

The steps on the blackboard started to fill out.

The college students in the live stream also grabbed their pens and started calculating along.

But they were always a step behind Su Xingyao, pretty much just following his lead and his train of thought.

Soon, Su Xingyao finished explaining the first limit problem.

After guiding Feng Han through the thought process once more, he erased all the steps and asked, "There's another way to solve this problem. Would you like to hear it?"

As Su Xingyao began explaining a different method to Feng Han, the live-stream audience was left in awe.

"Damn, one method already fried my brain... and there's another one?"

"Mastering one method would already be a huge challenge for me, but Su Xingyao can effortlessly come up with two solutions just by glancing at it..."

"Su God, you're just too amazing, seriously."

"This is what a tycoon is like? I bow down!!"

"Didn't someone just say that Mr. Su doesn't know university-level knowledge? Well, here it is..."

"LOL, Mr. Su sure knows how to deliver a quick comeback."

"Still talking about scripts? If you can memorize this script verbatim and explain it clearly, that would be a skill in itself."

Feng Han's homework only had four problems, and Su Xingyao quickly finished tutoring him.

However, after going through the homework, Su Xingyao noticed that Feng Han had a weak grasp of several key concepts. He asked Feng Han to get his textbook and used some typical problems from it to help him catch up.

Due to time constraints, Su Xingyao didn't review the entire book again with Feng Han.

Instead, he highlighted the key points for the exam, focusing intensely on those areas to help Feng Han prepare for the final exams.

Feng Han was so moved that he almost cried after listening.

"Bro, you're practically my real brother!"

After his sycophantic display, Feng Han quickly took out his notebook to feverishly take notes on the key concepts Su Xingyao had organized for him.

Meanwhile, in front of the big screen, countless college students who had heard the news also gathered.

They were recording the screen while, like Feng Han, flipping through their books and notebooks, listening intently to Su Xingyao's explanations and taking notes furiously.

They were even more focused than during regular lectures.

After all, final exams were approaching, and at this time, someone was giving them a free crash course on missed key concepts, clearly marking out the key points in an easy-to-understand manner.

This was nothing short of a lifesaver!

Before they knew it, Su Xingyao had been tutoring Feng Han for over an hour.

By now, it was nearly midnight, and his live stream had surprisingly garnered over three million viewers.

As soon as Su Xingyao wrapped up his lecture, the chat in the live stream was flooded with students uniformly posting "Thank you, Mr. Su!"

Su Xingyao on the screen had no idea that his unintentional act had saved so many students on the verge of failing.

After wrapping up with Feng Han, he took a sip of water to clear his throat and then went upstairs to sleep.

Later, after his live stream was shut down by the program team, the topics #Su Xingyao tutoring homework# and #Su Xingyao teaching advanced mathematics# were blowing up on social media.

After going viral on social media, the segment of him tutoring Feng Han was seen by an even wider audience.

After watching this video, viewers who previously had only a vague negative impression of Su Xingyao gained a new understanding of him overnight.

"At first, I thought it was just fans hyping him up, but after watching the video, I realized Su Xingyao is truly amazing."

"The material that was incomprehensible to me in class was actually taught to me by Su Xingyao in a variety show last night..."

"Calculus has always been my Achilles' heel. Thank you, Mr. Su, for the tutoring session; it was explained so well."

"His explanation of high school level knowledge to Xu Xiang earlier was also excellent, clear and easy to understand."

"If my teacher had been as handsome and clear as him, I wouldn't have failed calculus."

"Mr. Su! Maybe ditch the stardom and start a live teaching channel! I would definitely watch every day."

"Keep shining, keep shining!! Our Mr. Su's variety shows are so good. Last time he taught me how to spot a rigged scale and buy groceries, this time he's tutoring me in calculus. I can't wait to see what he'll teach next!! Mr. Su, promise me you'll keep appearing on variety shows!!"

"Guys, I can't keep raving about how awesome Mr. Su is, but I'm really curious, why didn't people notice his talent before and always criticized him?"

"Yeah, and some said he graduated from a less prestigious university... Not to boast, but as a 985 graduate, I felt outclassed after last night's show. How could he possibly have graduated from a less prestigious university?"

"So, which university did Mr. Su graduate from? Does anyone know..."

Not only these viewers were puzzled.

After Su Xingyao's video trended, many people were also puzzled by two questions.

The first is, which university did Su Xingyao graduate from that made him so impressive?

The second is, why was there so much prejudice against him before?