Thousands of sparks

Chapter 8 People

It took Dusande a whole afternoon, plus two cups of black tea, a bouquet of flowers and six pieces of cream cake, to coax Lorraine back up.When he saw Lorraine's smile again, Dusande felt a thin layer of sweat on his back.

People in their 30s still do this kind of thing... Du Sande felt a little sad.However, he quickly regained his energy - in fact, this Lorraine is somewhat human.This is better than that puppet lady who doesn't show any emotions.

"Are the improvements you mentioned today really useful?" Lorraine decided to care about her fiancé's academic development while eating the cream cake that Du Sande would allocate for the next week, "I think Teacher Paulina seems very excited look."

"All I put forward are just some untested ideas and suggestions." Du Sande habitually said modestly, "Fortunately, it seems that Teacher Paulina has indeed been inspired."

"I spent a day today, but I didn't write anything in the notebook." Lorraine muttered, "It's not worth it."

There was something in Lorraine's words, and Dusand said with a wry smile, "How about... I will teach you the basics? Let's start with mathematics."

Dusande himself hadn't learned much about imperial regulations and the like, so he didn't have to teach others.

But he's pretty good at math.

The empire has the same math system as the earth.It is also a decimal system, and it also uses numbers with almost the same shape.The only difference is that the empire does not have a systematic education system, and the educational habits of each tutor are also different.

In order to roughly figure out Lorraine's specific mathematics level, Du Sande spent about two quarters of an hour compiling a set of test papers.It took Lorraine more than an hour to finish the answering process.

Lorraine, who is 12 years old this year, has a math level roughly equivalent to that of a fourth-grade elementary school student on Earth.She can master three-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, mixed operations and decimals, but her knowledge of plane geometry is basically blank.

At this level of mathematics, let's forget about the content of mechanical design...it is more important to lay the foundation well.

"Mathematics is a subject that has no shortcuts. If you want to master it, you can only do the problems repeatedly to familiarize yourself with the process." Du Sande spread his hands helplessly, and then carefully suggested , "Otherwise... I will find some exercises for you to do during this time, so you can improve your math level first?"

Lorraine thought for a while, then nodded and said emphatically, "If I don't know anything, just ask me directly—you have to teach me well!"

"Don't worry." Du Sande nodded solemnly and said, "As long as the two of us are together during this time, you can ask any questions - I will definitely explain everything to you."

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When the two children were tortured by the linear equation in one variable together in the lounge, Polina was desperately drawing sketches in her room.

Both of Dusand's proposals could theoretically solve the problems encountered by the gas machine.However, in the field of mechanical engineering, to turn an idea from a verbal explanation of principles into a realization, the time, energy and even money required in the middle are extremely huge.

If she was still in Olin, Polina, who now had a full five hundred gold pounds, could have split the entire research project into several parts and outsourced it.She can hire the research laboratories of Imperial University or other metallurgical enterprises to find alloy formulas that are more resistant to high temperatures and tougher.Or hire the research lab at Imperial College London to find an optimal premix ratio of ether and gas for Newsail conditions.

Anyway, as long as one is in Olin, as long as one has gold pounds in one's pocket.The top and best brains in the entire empire can be used by her.

However, she is now in Newsale.This is not Olin's planet dominated by academics and imperial departments, but a small and scenic place that has its own unique place in the empire with tourism and financial services.

Materials science and mechanical design have never been Newsail's strong suits.If she wants to do subcontract research on this planet, Polina has no way to go, let alone where she should go.

Then do it all yourself, it's cheaper anyway.

So, after finishing the process called "teaching" which was actually "discussion" in the morning, Polina went into her room alone, and then began to modify her original design plan with a drawing ruler.

It wasn't until Baroness Androni and her followers knocked on her door that she realized that she seemed a little... hungry.

Unsteadily opening her door, Polina saw the serious Baroness Androni and the gloomy butler.

"Miss Polina." After seeing the disheveled room with discarded calculation papers all over the floor, the housekeeper's face became even more ugly.On the other hand, Baroness Androni's expression softened, "Are you... working?"

Polina scratched her messy hair very smoothly, then put her hand down quickly.She lifted her skirt, bowed to Androni crookedly, and then said shyly, "I will pay attention to keeping the room tidy in the future."

"Most of the great technicians don't pay much attention to the environment when they are working." Androni's expression seemed to be more relaxed, she nodded towards Polina and asked, "These things are just to improve Dusan The product invested by Lord De, right?"

Polina shook her head first, then her eyes widened immediately, "Lord Dusand has already told you?"

After she reached an investment agreement with Dusand last night, Dusand and Lorraine specially emphasized to her for a long time, "Mrs. Androni must not let this matter know."

As a result, this afternoon, Mrs. Androni knew what had happened.

Moreover, he came directly to the door to ask in person... This feeling is really not good.

"Before I opened the door, I was thinking that I must ask you to return the check." Androni didn't care about the mess in the room, she stood still and said with a smile, "Although the money is already Lord Dusand's Personal property, but still too much money for a ten-year-old male."

Of course Polina felt helpless after hearing this, but after all, five hundred gold pounds... This money is indeed too much, and she can understand Mrs. Androni's worries very well.

Although with such a sum of money, she can quickly recreate the improved gas machine, and after the experiment, promote it to the market.

Polina was ready to accept the reality, while Mrs. Androni continued, "But after seeing the results of your work, I think... maybe his choice is not a bad idea."

As an aristocrat living in Newsail, Mrs. Androni also has many investment projects of her own.In nearly 20 years of investment, she has summed up a set of methods of her own.

In the final analysis, investing is betting on the future of a company or a commodity.People run companies, and people develop products.

Mrs. Androni is more willing to invest in "people" than investing in companies or commodities.

As long as she invests in the right person, she can get many times more profit than simply investing.

Although there is still a lack of more detailed understanding, but... the current Polina does seem to be a person worth investing in.Dussand's decision doesn't seem so bad now.

"You can keep that check first, but you can't withdraw the money in it before it expires." Mrs. Androni said with a smile, "Lord Dusande has no such experience, so he doesn't Too clear. However, the investment is still valid - I will pay you for the funds you need to work. When the check is due and cashed, you will take the money spent during this time from the check Just pay me."

She nodded towards Polina, and then exhorted, "The work of improving inventions is very important, but please don't forget your work as a tutor."

"Ah! Okay!" Polina agreed in a panic, and then said, "The work achievements of the previous tutors are very good, and Lord Dusand's professional knowledge is very good!"

"But they didn't get along well with Dusand." Every mother likes to hear others praise their children. Mrs. Androni showed a gentle smile, "I used to always wonder if it would be because of It's because of the male teachers that he doesn't get along well with those teachers."

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Of course, Dusande didn't know that his image in his mother's mind had been reduced to "difficult to get along with male teachers"...this is a bit outrageous.

After all, he also needs to "cope" with Lorraine's very unfamiliar and inappropriate "hook-up" while explaining the linear equation in one variable.

Lorraine would offer to help bear the "liquidated damages", not just for future benefits.

As an etiquette tutor, Mrs. Ayer has long taught Lorraine the skill of "making men admire".And one of the most critical points is, "Make him your partner instead of your target."

"If you just want to increase your own charm, you will only attract idiots who value appearance." Mrs. Ayer likes Lorraine very much, and she always smiles unconsciously when talking to her, "Of course the lady's appearance is Very important link, but we all get old. When you lose your beauty, or are not as beautiful as before, men who value appearance will not hesitate to abandon you."

"Women living in the empire are like this. We have only one way to realize our own value in life." Mrs. Ayer touched Lorraine's head lovingly and said, "Men are unreliable, but we can only rely on them. So, we must Choose a partner who will not abandon you. Becoming a partner with them is a good start-although men also like to betray their partners, the probability of abandoning a woman who only has appearance is smaller."

The purpose of bearing the possible liquidated damages is to come to accept the education of Teacher Paulina with Du Sande in a justifiable way.As long as they can be together often, the possibility of becoming a "companion" is higher.

Of course, mere companionship is not enough.Lorraine has always believed that Dusande has some emotional basis with herself.But after all, he is still young, and his relationship with him seems to be more like a sibling than a fiancée.

Therefore, some "proper" hints are also important.She had to let Dusand realize that she was not only a sister who was two years older than him, but also... of the opposite sex.

(End of this chapter)