4: Warm home

Of course, even so, Guo Hao, who had been studying for a long time, still felt dizzy and disoriented.

He hadn't felt this way in a long time.

After four consecutive periods of studying, Guo Hao finally stopped, and the learning progress for the chapter on Functions had reached eighty percent.

Good results!

Rest for a bit first.

He looked at his learning progress.

The results were decent, but he clearly noticed that while Sets were fine, when it came to the domain of Functions, even simple ones, he felt a bit of difficulty.

Perhaps he should find a Teacher specifically to tutor him, preferably one who could help him start from the very basics.

Although school Teachers were willing to answer questions, asking about things too basic wouldn't earn any sympathy and would likely result in a scolding.

As for his deskmate...

Wasting someone else's time wasn't good either; if it caused their test scores to drop, Guo Hao would feel bad.

These thoughts flashed through Guo Hao's mind.

After a short rest, Guo Hao continued to study Functions.

Understanding the basic concepts of Functions, understanding quadratic Functions, simple power Functions...

Memorize formulas, then do the corresponding exercises to firmly remember the concepts.

Before the evening self-study ended, finally, "Ding! Successfully completed the study of Chapter Two Functions of Compulsory High School Mathematics, gained Mathematics experience +80!"

After the Mathematics level reached LV1, the experience needed for leveling up became 1000 points.

It wasn't that easy to level up anymore.

"Ring, ring, ring."

The evening self-study bell rang.

"Ding! User has completed a day of serious study for the first time, receiving a reward: Energy Potion * 10!"

The moment the bell rang, the System prompt sounded in his ears simultaneously.

Indeed!

According to the System's usual behavior, a day of serious study should also give some rewards.

Guo Hao checked the explanation for the Energy Potion.

Energy Potion: Increases memory and focus to one hundred percent within two hours.

After the effect ends, enters a chaotic state, learning efficiency decreases by fifty percent, which ends after sufficient rest.

Looking at the description, it was somewhat similar to a stimulant.

Just as Guo Hao was checking the System explanation for the Energy Potion, "Hao Zi, tomorrow is the weekend, any plans?"

Wang Xi walked up to Guo Hao, patted Guo Hao's shoulder, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Go to Tianxing? League of Legends, let's go! Let me tell you, Tianxing is having an event recently, it seems they're giving away skins and runes! Going or not? We'll go tomorrow morning! We'll stay up all night at Tianxing!"

Wang Xi excitedly said to Guo Hao.

"No, I need to study."

Hearing Guo Hao's words, Wang Xi's face immediately fell.

"No way, Hao Zi, were you really hit silly by the basketball? That's League of Legends! Your favorite game! Do you remember how many times we stayed up all night playing League?

You're almost Gold rank! Aren't you going to push harder?!"

Wang Xi's words awakened some distant memories for Guo Hao.

Indeed, in his previous life, after the game League of Legends came out, he fell madly in love with it.

Throughout his entire third year of high school, Guo Hao almost spent all his time playing this game.

And Wang Xi, as his good brother, was also his fellow enthusiast.

"League, you can play anytime, but the College Entrance Examination, to some extent, determines our future life!"

Guo Hao said seriously to Wang Xi.

"Tch, how boring, you're even starting to talk like a Teacher now!"

Wang Xi rolled his eyes at Guo Hao.

Guo Hao smiled slightly.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense, let's go home!"

Guo Hao packed up his things and said to Wang Xi.

The two chatted as they walked downstairs and found their bicycles.

Relying on the social etiquette he had summarized from over a decade of struggling in society in his previous life, with just a few questions, he completely extracted everything Wang Xi knew.

It also brought back many, many memories of his previous life for Guo Hao.

"Going!"

Upon reaching Guo Hao's doorstep, Wang Xi said goodbye to Guo Hao and rode away on his bicycle.

Looking at Wang Xi's retreating figure, Guo Hao turned around with some hesitation.

Walking into the residential area and looking at the familiar small building in front of him, Guo Hao felt a sense of trepidation, like being close to home yet more timid.

Previous life, this life, began to merge.

In a daze, Guo Hao parked his bicycle in the shed downstairs.

Walking in the dimly lit stairwell, everything around him was familiar.

The closer he got to home, the more Guo Hao felt an indescribable fear in his heart.

In his previous life, because of his rebelliousness, his parents had sacrificed too much.

When his business went bankrupt and he was burdened with heavy debt, his parents spent all their retirement funds and even sold their only remaining house to help him clear his debts.

Thinking of his parents' aged appearance with white hair when they helped him repay the money back then, Guo Hao felt guilty.

Soon, Guo Hao returned to the third floor.

The sound-activated light in the stairwell had lit up as Guo Hao returned.

The familiar door.

Guo Hao took a deep breath and fumbled for the key on himself.

He opened the door.

"You're back? Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."

He had just walked through the door when his Mother came up to Guo Hao.

Looking at his Mother's youthful appearance deeply etched in his memory, Guo Hao's nose tingled.

He suppressed the tears that were almost bursting from his eyes.

"Mom."

Guo Hao called out to his Mother.

"Hey, come in quickly, why are you standing at the door? I'll cook you a bowl of noodles!"

Guo's mother said with a smile to Guo Hao.

At this moment, Guo Hao had gradually reined in the overflowing emotions in his heart, and imitating the appearance in his memory, he changed his shoes and walked into the house.

In the living room, his Father was busy writing something.

In his memory, his Father was always very busy; he was a small Leader at State Grid and also a technical Engineer for the power grid.

He almost always left home earlier than Guo Hao during the day, and at night, when Guo Hao finished evening self-study, his Father was still handling various documents, always so busy.

His Mother was also an employee of a state-owned enterprise.

Because both parents were usually quite busy, they neglected Guo Hao's education from a young age.

This also allowed Guo Hao to be unrestrained from a young age, frequenting internet cafes when he was very young and becoming an internet addict.

Sitting next to his Father, Guo's Father had just finished handling a document and turned to look at Guo Hao beside him.

"The College Entrance Examination is in just over three months, have you thought about what you want to do after the College Entrance Examination?"

Guo's Father had long given up on Guo Hao's grades, but he wasn't really in a position to criticize Guo Hao; after all, he had been too busy over the years and lacked care for Guo Hao.

He also felt some guilt towards Guo Hao.

"Not yet."

Guo Hao shook his head.

"Think about it carefully."

After Guo's Father finished speaking, he prepared to continue handling documents.

At this moment, Guo Hao, who was beside him, suddenly said to Guo's Father, "Dad, I want to study hard!"