Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 643: See the truth in two hours (new book content during free time)

Li Qing earnestly said, "Sister Chen, rest assured, I will keep that in mind!"

Watching Chen Ke leave satisfied, Li Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief, though his heart was warm. Even though Chen Ke's words were somewhat piercing earlier, everything was for his own good.

Since he has no ambition to make a name for himself in the workplace, he should at least take care of his little life.

Even though he learned magic, it doesn't mean he's detached from society.

He unconsciously swiped his phone, found the contact that Chen Ke gave him for Chen Chencheng, and forced himself to dial out.

Having not dated for so many years, Li Qing found himself somewhat resistant to truly interacting with the opposite sex. Although he often said he wanted to find a girlfriend, once he began to interact with women, he became hesitant, thinking about the future when it all hadn't even started...

"Hello, who is this?" Chen Chencheng's pleasant voice came through the phone.

Li Qing adjusted his mindset and said, "It's me, Li Qing."

The other side was silent for a while, seemingly surprised, and her tone became somewhat casual. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Wow, I didn't expect such a busy person like you to call me."

Hearing Chen Chencheng's laughter, Li Qing felt a bit helpless, yet he maintained a tone neither humble nor pushy, "Are you free tonight? Would you like to come out for a meal?"

"Sure, what time and where?"

After Li Qing gave the address and set the time, he didn't chat much further, quickly hanging up the phone and returning to his research on his golden finger.

After three hours of observation, he found that the recognition progress was increasing by one percent per hour. This estimated progress was acceptable to Li Qing, as it would take just over four days to complete the entire recognition.

This speed was quite pleasing.

Now, it was time to study how to simulate edits.

With his current mindset, although he'd never done much programming before, it didn't mean he couldn't understand code.

Adult learning is painful, yet for him, whose brain was already developed by the "Basic Meditation Technique", it seemed quite easy. All apparently complex code modules now appeared extraordinarily simple, and he could often infer three from one example, applying a function code flexibly.

Moreover, most importantly, his memory had become quite good. Although not to the extent of photographic memory, he could thoroughly memorize something after serious practice several times.

Learning is so fun!

He handled a few system issues until the end of the workday, and only then did Li Qing reluctantly take his eyes off the computer screen.

Adult learning is painful, especially in his line of work in operations, which requires continuous learning.

But Li Qing had never felt learning to be as easy as during this period, with Wise Man's Time granting him strong self-control and more efficient learning abilities, as well as a powerful agility of mind.

Incredible! Originally, he thought the talent and skills he developed from practicing fireball spells were completely embarrassing, yet it turned out to be so amazing.

It felt a bit like what the Taoist Family talked about, the Supreme indifference, not to the extent of extinguishing human nature or disappearing emotions, but rather becoming akin to a rationalist state.

Tsk...

After work, Li Qing leisurely walked to a cafe near the office at the agreed time, ordered some desserts and coffee, and waited for Chen Chencheng to arrive.

Swiping his phone for a while, Li Qing saw a pair of Martin boots standing next to him. Looking up, he saw Chen Chencheng standing gracefully in front of him.

She was wearing cuffed jeans, a black cotton jacket with a scarf, and a beanie, looking quite refreshing and lovely.

Li Qing stood up and smiled, "Sit down."

"Sorry, have you been waiting long?"

"Not at all, I just arrived not long ago myself."

After a bit of small talk, a silence fell. Li Qing was somewhat embarrassed to find that he couldn't think of any topic to chat about with Chen Chencheng, with his mind going blank.

Noting Li Qing's appearance, Chen Chencheng immediately noticed his discomfort and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Are you thinking you can't find a topic to chat with me about?"

Having one's awkwardness pointed out made it truly awkward. He nodded extremely awkwardly, "I can't think of anything to say."

"Then why did you ask me to meet... Oh, I get it. Aunt Chen pressed you today, and you reluctantly agreed, so you had to ask me out again?"

Li Qing was surprised, "You guessed it so accurately?"

Chen Chencheng took out a notebook from her bag and, as she opened it, said, "You know, I'm a psychologist currently pursuing a doctorate, mainly researching a social topic, titled 'On the Ability of Men Who Have Been Single for More Than Five Years to Engage with the Opposite Sex'."

Li Qing's face showed some embarrassment.

"I think your topic is quite insulting to men!"

"It's not about insult or not insult, but an objectively existing fact. Nowadays, there are thirty million more men than women in Huaxia, so pursuing the opposite sex is a relatively competitive issue among men."

Li Qing raised an eyebrow, "I don't agree with what you said. Perhaps in rural areas there are many bachelors, but in first and second-tier cities like Shu Capital, the number of males is relatively fewer than females. In fact, many women are drawn to city life, so they tend to migrate to cities, and in cities, the female-to-male ratio is actually more women than men.

Furthermore, an objective fact is that men have the opportunity to marry before forty, and it doesn't necessarily have to be women of the same age—perhaps eighteen, maybe twenty-eight years old. So I think the issue of severe gender imbalance is too one-sided."

Chen Chencheng nodded slightly, "I have considered such issues too, but even in cities, there is still a large population of singles. Statistical results up to now show that there are about four hundred million singles in Huaxia."

Li Qing shrugged, "Perhaps current marketing has brainwashed women excessively, making them think they look a certain way with beauty filters. If you don't have a car, a house, or offer tens of thousands in dowry, they won't even consider others, so they end up remaining single."

Chen Chencheng's eyebrows imperceptibly furrowed, which Li Qing keenly caught, revealing a slight smile, "Seems like you don't agree with what I said."

She remained noncommittal as she spread open her notebook and continued, "Let's change the topic. Do you desire to engage with women in your daily life?"

Li Qing frowned, "I don't feel the need to answer your question."

Chen Chencheng wasn't annoyed and calmly said, "As a psychologist, I charge over three thousand per hour. Are you sure you don't want to know your mental state?"

This industry is absolutely highway robbery!