Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

Ruan Chuyin was very pleased with the crowd's response. She had only set a target of twenty-five plum trees for this task, intentionally leaving five people with a way out. It all depended on who could adapt best.

King Zhenbei regretted going up to join in the fun. Now he had no idea what to do and was just stunned.

The three handsome men's expressions weren't much better, all of them lowered their heads in unison. Only Zhou Ziyi raised his eyes and stared blankly for a moment, but he quickly lowered his head again.

Finally, she had successfully defeated them. Ruan Chuyin was in a good mood and was about to leave the stage to rest, but at that moment, she suddenly saw the master pull out a small abacus from somewhere and start typing away with pen and paper.

Ah... This... Is Second Father so well prepared for the palace banquet?

The jade beads flashed, and the crisp sound coming to my ears was longer than that of firecrackers.

As I approached, I saw a row of twenty-five simple saplings drawn on the paper, with the intervals between each pair being noted: forty-five, ninety, one hundred and thirty-five, one hundred and eighty, two hundred and twenty-five, and so on, counting down to the last interval. Then, my second father drew a new row of saplings below, this time starting with sixty, and counting down to one hundred and twenty, one hundred and eighty, two hundred, three hundred, and so on, counting down to the last interval.

After the two sets of data come out, cross out the identical numbers in the two rows and the answer will come out.

The same numbers are: one hundred and eighty, three hundred and sixty, five hundred and forty, seven hundred and twenty, nine hundred and one thousand and eighty.

Because the two ends have not moved, one more plum tree needs to be added back, for a total of seven plum trees that do not need to be moved.

For smaller numbers, graphing can be used to find the answer. However, if the total number is too large, such as 180 or 1,080 trees, graphing loses its advantage. Of course, if Erdie perseveres and calculates slowly, he can still find the answer.

A high-pitched, triumphant laugh erupted in the air. Yue Wuyu put down his pen with satisfaction, shook the paper, and presented it to Ruan Chuyin, his face beaming with joy as he asked, "Is that correct?"

Ruan Chuyin gave a thumbs-up and praised, "Taifu's thinking is meticulous, like recognizing a jade stone by looking at a mountain, or a pearl by looking at a river. He was able to discern the essence of something through the diagram in just a short moment. Chuyin admires him."

"Looking at a mountain, one recognizes a jade; looking at a river, one recognizes a pearl." A sudden glint flashed in Yue Wuyu's eyes. An eighteen-year-old girl could actually utter such praise. He immediately suspected that the "Bosuanzi" poem was actually hers. His heart surged even more, and he excitedly shouted three times, "What a compliment! What a compliment! What a compliment!"

Loud laughter echoed throughout the Chaoxia Palace. Yue Wuyu was already completely wrapped up in excitement and pride, not caring about where he was.

Then he pulled Ruan Chuyin over and asked, "If there are more people, will this method also apply?"

Of course... no.

Ruan Chuyin coughed lightly, walked to the right of the tutor, picked up a pen and wrote the formula on the paper:

Prerequisite: Both ends do not move

The total length is equal to the original spacing multiplied by the total number of trees minus one.

Then, divide the total length by the first common spacing to find the number of trees, for example, 180 feet in this problem. (We won't mention the term "least common multiple" here.)

Then add one to the number of trees you have found to get the result.

"Really?" Yue Wuyu sighed, eagerly taking the small calligraphy and beginning to calculate. He took a few smaller sums, finding the same answer using the formula. Suddenly, his composure lost its composure, his entire body trembling with fear. His gaze towards Ruan Chuyin grew increasingly intense, a fiery, wolf-like green gleam in it. He greedily wanted to lift her up and shake her upside down, to see what treasures he could pull out.

Zhou Ziyi had been paying attention to what they were doing. He couldn't help but walk over to the paper. His eyes flashed with surprise and he said, "Great calligraphy!"

Only then did Yue Wu Yu concentrate on studying her handwriting.

Running script!

The brushstrokes are strong and vigorous, flexible and changeable. The beauty is found in the chaos and the rhythm is coherent.

This beautiful calligraphy must have taken at least ten years of practice. How could such an outstanding girl be an orphan? Even if her parents were truly orphaned, she must have had a distinguished family background to support her.

Zhou Ziyi silently studied Master Yue's diagrams and the notes left by Ruan Chuyin, and fell into a trance for a long time.

Seeing that State Master Zhou had a look on his face as if he had seen a ghost, several high-ranking officials rushed forward.

King Xiang Ge of Zhenbei was good at running script, and this time Ruan Chuyin had hit upon his preference perfectly.

Xiang Yunchi had already stepped forward and taken the white deer paper from Zhou Ziyi's hand and put it in his arms. Why should he let an outsider hold his wife's calligraphy?

"Yun Chi, what are you doing? Take it out quickly!" Yue Wu Yu saw that his treasure was taken away by Lao Wu, and hurriedly asked for it back.

"Second Dad, you can compare it first, and I'll give it to you when we get back."

Only then did everyone remember that the competition had just begun.

(The rest will be added later)