Lin Chen mentally gave the system a ten-thousand-point thumbs-up.
Just three hours to master a foreign language?
That efficiency was insane.
Sure, it couldn't compare with those brutal "instant sign-in" systems, but this method—learning while teaching Xiao Qian naturally—felt relaxing and enjoyable.
And he enjoyed the process.
"Daddy, you're not serious."
"If you don't pay attention, no red flower sticker for you~"
Little Lin Xiaoqian spoke in her soft, milky voice.
Lin Chen snapped back to focus."Teacher Xiaoqian is right. Teacher Xiaoqian, I will listen seriously. Please continue the lesson."
"Okay~!"
Xiaoqian continued teaching earnestly.
Although she was born in China, she had lived abroad for a while. Xu Mengyao also taught her English, so she actually knew a lot.And now she was teaching seriously, like a proper little teacher.
Time passed second by second.
Huge chunks of English knowledge poured into Lin Chen's mind.
Three hours to master English—he had only studied with her for 30 minutes, yet he was already gaining more than in years of normal study.
"Teacher Xiaoqian, let's continue this afternoon, okay? It's almost noon. Daddy needs to cook lunch for Teacher Xiaoqian."
Lin Chen raised his hand like an obedient student.
Xiaoqian giggled."Daddy, class is over now. You can't call me Teacher Xiaoqian anymore. I'm your baby."
"That's right. You're my little baby."
He rubbed her soft little head, feeling warm.
"Daddy will go cook now. Xiaoqian, draw for a bit. This afternoon you can keep teaching Daddy."
Lin Chen headed to the kitchen to start cooking.
Five minutes later, the system spoke:
"Host, your culinary skills have started improving. One hour of work in the kitchen equals one year of chef experience."
"System… do the first five minutes not count?" Lin Chen asked.
"Host, experience is calculated only after exceeding five minutes.But once counted, the first five minutes are included."
"So I need at least five minutes of effort. Got it."
Three-minute enthusiasm didn't work.But five-minute enthusiasm?He could handle that.
Half an hour later, he finished cooking.
"Daddy, it smells so good!"
"I want two bowls today!"
Xiaoqian ran over, nose twitching.
Lin Chen picked her up."Come on, let's wash hands first. You're not a one-year-old baby anymore. You can eat by yourself, right?"
She nodded repeatedly.
Soon, they sat at the table.
"Daddy, the dishes look so pretty. They look delicious!"
"You're amazing!"
Lin Chen filled her baby plate."Xiaoqian, today let's eat one more piece of green veggie, okay?"
Xiaoqian pouted…
But after chewing, she realized…it wasn't as terrible as before.
That was the magic of improved cooking skills.
Two hours passed.
After lunch and her nap, Xiaoqian excitedly resumed being Teacher Xiaoqian.
Lin Chen studied another hour.
By now, he could speak English fluently.
"System, what's your standard for calling it 'mastery'?"
"Host, the mastery standard is: capable of simultaneous interpreting."
"…"
What a ridiculous standard.
Even native English speakers spent a lifetime unable to do that.
No wonder three hours were needed.
And no wonder after only 90 minutes of learning he already felt like a top student.
"Xiaoqian, let's go exercise outdoors now. Didn't we buy a soccer ball? Daddy will teach you to play."
He smiled.
They needed one to two hours of outdoor activity daily.
"Okay! Let's go kick the ball!"
At Mengyao's villa, the nanny occasionally took her downstairs but never arranged real outdoor exercise—rich kids were "precious," after all.
What if they got scratched?
Lin Chen held Xiaoqian and gave her the ball.
"Xiaoqian, kick it to Daddy."
"Hei~!"
She kicked. The ball rolled two or three meters.
"Catch it, Xiaoqian."
He sent it back gently.
Five minutes later—
"Host, your soccer skill is improving.10 hours to reach Master level.20 hours to reach Grandmaster level."
Lin Chen's eyes lit up.
Clear leveling standards were great.
"Ten hours… At one or two hours a day, I could play in the World Cup in a week."
爽!
But becoming a pro player wasn't his plan.
Being a super daddy was much better.
"System, a language takes three hours but soccer takes ten? Harder?"
"Correct, Host. Even three-year-olds can learn a language. Soccer is significantly harder."
Makes sense.
Half an hour later, Xiaoqian pouted."Daddy… this soccer is naughty. Let's buy a new one."
She kept missing when she kicked.
Lin Chen chuckled."Not the ball. You just need more practice. Look at Daddy."
He lifted the ball with his foot—
And juggled it dozens of times without dropping it.
"Waaah!"
Xiaoqian looked at him with sparkling admiration.
"Daddy, Yangyang said his daddy is the best. He's wrong! My daddy is the best!"
Lin Chen laughed softly.
He squatted, rubbing her head."Xiaoqian, we don't compare with others. As long as you work hard, you're amazing already."
She nodded vaguely.
After another half hour, Xiaoqian was exhausted.
"Daddy… tired… let's go home and sleep…"
Lin Chen smiled."You slept at noon, silly. It's not bedtime yet. But okay, we'll stop soccer. Let's put the ball away and go buy some books."
"We'll buy lots and lots of storybooks."
Xiaoqian's eyes lit up."Okay!! Bookstore!"
—
The next day.
Lin Chen had Xiaoqian teach him another hour and a half.
"Host, you have fully mastered English.Further lessons from Xiaoqian will not increase proficiency."
Three hours total.Even Xiaoqian had run out of things to teach.
"Xiaoqian teacher, you just repeated what you taught yesterday."
He laughed.
Her little cheeks flushed."Daddy… I don't know more. You can ask Mommy to teach you. Mommy's English is super good."
Ask Xu Mengyao to teach him languages?
Hmm…
That… actually sounded pretty good.
Lin Chen smiled."Xiaoqian, you're amazing. Because you taught me, Daddy remembered a lot of English I'd forgotten."
"How about Daddy teaches you now?"
The teacher and student roles suddenly reversed.
Little Xiaoqian blinked.Why did Daddy suddenly become so powerful?