Chapter 60: Creating a Discussion Group
For anything one does, being proactive is a necessary condition for achieving success.
Learning was no exception.
After returning home, Pu Tong first called his father to let him know that he had arrived safely.
After eating something, he immediately threw himself into studying.
For middle school students, attending classes was the most important part of learning. It was the main way to acquire knowledge.
If key points could be understood clearly during class, self-study after class would become much easier.
After class, homework was also extremely important.
On one hand, it helped reinforce classroom knowledge.
On the other hand, it trained the ability to analyze and solve problems.
“I deleted my classmates’ homework-sharing group. I need to work harder. I must stick to my goals. I deleted it…”
Pu Tong suddenly remembered that internet meme video that was often parodied.
Homework-sharing groups definitely existed.
Having ready-made answers really did bring convenience.
Who among students had never copied homework before?
However, if someone lacked independence and always chose to directly copy answers every time, they would miss the important step of reviewing and strengthening their knowledge after class.
That was undoubtedly a bad habit.
Fortunately, he did not have a homework-sharing group like that.
The homework for this week was not small in amount.
By the time Pu Tong finished everything, it was already nighttime.
He still had some free time left, so he could not help wondering whether those classmates who went to film the show could finish their homework on time…
His father would not be coming home tonight.
Pu Tong really did not want to cook for himself.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally decided to order takeout.
Buzz.
Hearing the notification sound, he thought the food delivery had arrived.
But when he checked his phone, he realized it was Yu Wanwan.
Yu Wanwan:
[Have you eaten yet?]
Pu Tong:
[I’m waiting for my delivery. What’s up?]
Yu Wanwan:
[Inviting you to join a group chat.]
Perhaps the group was too small.
The invitation notification did not even require Pu Tong’s approval.
The moment he was invited, he appeared inside a strange group.
He had just been thinking that he did not have a homework-sharing group.
And now didn’t he have one?
Pu Tong looked at the number of members.
Including himself, there were only four people.
Two of them were already his friends:
Yu Wanwan and Lin Yuxi.
The remaining person with a two-dimensional avatar was not difficult to guess.
Pu Tong:
[What kind of group is this? Is it a proper one?]
Being pulled into a group full of girls felt a little strange.
Yu Wanwan:
[It’s a proper group.]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[@Pu Tong, why haven’t you accepted my friend request?]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[@Pu Tong, why haven’t you accepted my friend request?]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[@Pu Tong, why haven’t you accepted my friend request?]
…
Pu Tong ignored the Japanese girl’s message spam.
Only then did he notice that he had already received her friend request this morning.
Originally, his QQ account had been completely normal.
But ever since he suddenly became popular, many people started adding him as friends.
In the era of big data, finding someone’s social media account was not difficult.
Not to mention that Pu Tong had many friends from elementary school, middle school, and high school.
Information spread from one person to another.
People who learned his contact information through various channels trying to add him was not strange at all.
After accepting Yi Zhi Xuenai’s friend request, he casually changed his account settings so that others could no longer search for him.
Pu Tong:
[So what exactly is this group for?]
As the saying goes:
“Three women make a drama.”
Was the reason they pulled him in just so he could watch their drama?
Yu Wanwan:
[Nothing special. Everyone can chat about anything. Studying and stuff like that…]
Creating this group had indeed been Yu Wanwan’s idea.
When they were eating after filming the variety show, Yi Zhi Xuenai had constantly complained about wanting to add Pu Tong so he could review her writing.
Because of that, Yu Wanyuan had developed a huge curiosity.
What did Pu Tong usually talk about with other people?
She felt that she needed to make this invisible private communication visible.
Pu Tong:
[A study discussion group? That actually sounds pretty good.]
The meaning of exchanging knowledge was:
You have one idea.
I have one idea.
After discussing together, we have two ideas.
Studying alone without communicating was not something worth encouraging.
Reasonable exchange of information was very important for expanding one’s perspective and learning new knowledge.
Although the three girls’ academic performance was indeed not as good as his, the inspiration gained from learning discussions was still very important.
Things like inspiration were not necessarily related to someone’s academic level.
Some students might have poor grades, but they could still have strong creativity.
Even if they could not solve a problem, they might suddenly think of the idea of “drawing an auxiliary line.”
For anything one does, being proactive is a necessary condition for achieving success.
Learning was no exception.
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[By the way, what was the reason you came today?]
Lin Yuxi:
[+1]
Yu Wanwan:
[+10086]
Pu Tong:
[My singing addiction acted up, so I came over to sing a song.]
Although it sounded strange, in his previous life he lived alone, and music had basically always accompanied him. After arriving here, he occasionally felt uncomfortable without it. In short, his “singing addiction” had returned...
At first, when he secretly played Yu Wanwan’s guitar, it was also because he felt the urge to play.
It was like a form of emotional comfort. Music really could make him feel much more relaxed.
Lin Yuxi:
[Being able to write songs like that, your level is truly amazing. We were all dumbfounded at the time.]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Honestly, I don’t understand it, but that doesn’t stop me from being extremely shocked!]
Stop praising him, stop praising him. Otherwise, he might really lose himself in all those “you’re amazing” compliments...
Yu Wanwan:
[I heard Mu Nan is going to sing your song. So when are you going to write one for us too?]
Originally, she did not want to have any cooperation with Pu Tong because she was afraid it would change their relationship...
But that woman had actually acted first, which suddenly gave her a sense of urgency.
Lin Yuxi:
[I can’t sing. Don’t include me!]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Do you have any anime-style songs?]
Now this was a question asked to the right person!
As an ACG enthusiast, how could he not know those kinds of songs?
He could easily take one out.
Pu Tong:
[Sorry, I can’t do it.]
Pu Tong:
[I have already exhausted my talent.]
Recently, he had no plans to sing again. Occasionally singing to adjust his life was fine, but doing it too frequently would make it lose its charm.
His main task now was to improve his knowledge reserves. He could already clearly feel that his learning efficiency had slowed down.
Before, going from 60 points to 80 points was easy. But going from 80 points to 85 points was much harder. Once someone reached the level of top students, every small improvement became extremely difficult.
Yu Wanwan:
[?]
“Exhausted my talent?” She didn’t believe it. Nowadays, the people who wanted to show off often said things like this. The ones who constantly shouted, “Attention, I’m about to show off!” were usually the ones who really couldn’t do anything.
“Exhausted my talent”? Who would believe that?
Pu Tong:
[Since you all seem so free, I’ll give you a question to test you!]
Pu Tong:
[Suppose everyone in a group chat is an expert at palace intrigue. There is a large group on the surface, but secretly there are countless smaller groups where people argue and scheme against each other. Knowing that at least two people can form a group, if there are four people and no group members can overlap, what is the maximum number of groups possible?]
When a group of people falls apart and relationships gradually become complicated, this is what happens!
Lin Yuxi:
[?]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[I feel like you’re secretly implying something.]
Yu Wanwan:
[Don’t try to ruin our relationship!]
Pu Tong:
[I don’t mean anything. Just consider it a way to exercise your thinking.]
Since they had pulled him into the group, it naturally had to become a study discussion group. Otherwise, just chatting nonsense would be a waste.
He wasn’t running a paid chat group.
Besides, this question was not difficult. It was simply a basic combination problem.
Yu Wanwan:
[A two-person group seems unnecessary. Isn’t private chat enough...? If we only count three-person groups and the big group, there should be five groups.]
The three-person groups among four people were basically just groups for talking behind someone’s back.
Lin Yuxi:
[If two-person groups are included, then it’s eleven groups.]
Oh? Not bad. It seemed he really needed to discover their intelligence more often.
Pu Tong:
[Similarly, what if it’s a group of six people? Two-person groups must also be included. It’s a math question, don’t connect it to reality.]
Not long after, Lin Yuxi gave the answer first.
Lin Yuxi:
[Two-person groups would be 15, three-person groups would be 20, four-person groups would be 15, five-person groups would be 6, and including the original six-person group, six people can have a maximum of 57 groups!]
Terrifying. What kind of social relationship disaster was this? If six people like this really existed, their relationships would be completely broken.
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[I still feel like this guy is trying to ruin our relationship.]
Lin Yuxi:
[+1]
Yu Wanwan:
[+10086]
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(End of Chapter)
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