Chapter 480: Carriage Problem
Chapter 480: Carriage Problem
"Then... let's try to live a few more years..."
Faced with Lyon's Japanese-style question, the administrator lady hesitated for a while, but still couldn't resist the temptation of witnessing the completion of the new poorhouse with her own eyes, and finally chose to agree to Lyon's proposal.
But even so, she couldn't help but exhort:
"But don't be too deliberate. The old man and I have lived for so long, and we are already very satisfied. There is no need to start a war for us."
"Hmm, definitely not."
After hearing what the administrator said, Lyon responded with a smile on the surface, but he had made up his mind in his heart that when the construction of the new orphanage started, he would think carefully about how to keep the old couple as much as possible.
If the old couple really had enough of living and wanted to rest forever, I would have no reason to stop them. But now they obviously still have some concerns and just don't want their existence to affect the completion of the new workhouse. So I must do some "secret operations" properly.
Just as the "two-faced" Leon was thinking about how to be a power dog and try his best to keep the Happy Apartment calm, three familiar footsteps came from outside the door.
Then, Anna, with a slightly darker face, appeared outside the apartment door, holding William, who looked calm, in her left hand and Melanie, who looked desperate, in her right hand.
"Sister Anna, slow down, can you please walk slower?"
Melanie, whose ear was red and obviously twisted violently, pleaded with a sad face:
"It's not even five o'clock yet. We don't need to rush home, right? Also, I just saw Grandpa John repairing the fence in the garden. How about you go and help him first?"
"Melanie, you better accept your fate."
Before Anna, who had a dark face, could answer, William, whose ear was also red, spoke calmly:
"Based on what I know about Sister Anna, she won't be able to escape a beating today. If we let her vent her anger right away, we might be able to avoid a few more beatings. But if she holds it in for a while longer, that's not going to work."
"..."
Oh my goodness... I finally got two days off, but when I got back, everything was in chaos...
Looking at the brothers and sisters outside the gate who were on edge, Leon's mouth twitched slightly twice, and then, under the somewhat amused gaze of the administrator, he took the initiative to greet them and asked helplessly:
"Anna...what trouble have they gotten themselves into this time?"
"what?"
After hearing Leon’s voice, Anna, who was struggling with her sister who was desperately holding on to the steps and didn’t want to go home, looked up in surprise and said with some surprise:
"whats up with you today……"
"Big Brother!!!"
Before Anna could finish her words, Melanie, who had just refused to climb the stairs, suddenly took off and rushed into the hall. She hid behind Leon skillfully and grabbed his trouser leg.
"Brother, you don't look well!"
Seeing the savior of her little buttocks appear, Melanie, who had just been full of despair, smiled like a morning glory. Then, she winked at Leon and said earnestly:
"Are you too tired from work? Can I give you a shoulder massage? Or should I tell you a story?"
"decide as things go……"
Faced with the little sister's unusually well-behaved behavior, Leon understood what she meant and reached out to touch her little head, giving her a helpless smile.
"Our family has to listen to your sister Anna. After she finishes what's going on, big brother can know if he is tired or needs someone to massage his shoulders."
"It's not that exaggerated..."
After hearing what Leon said, Anna's cheeks turned slightly red. She complained a little in a reproachful manner, and then, in front of Melanie's desperate eyes, she used her ultimate move on her sister - twisting her ears. She pinched her little ears and twisted them hard for half a circle.
"I'll settle the score with you when I get home!"
After issuing a tactical threat to the little sister who failed to take refuge and pulling her out from behind Leon, Anna first greeted the administrator, then turned to look at Leon and asked curiously: "Why did you come back so early today?"
"Well... because I've been working overtime a lot recently, the bureau gave me a few days off."
He did not mention the "business trip" to the Kingdom of Korok. After making up an excuse, Leon picked up his brother who still looked calm and walked towards the stairwell, asking curiously:
"Let's not talk about me for now. What on earth did they do to make you so angry?"
"Brother, you are being prejudiced."
After hearing Leon's question, William frowned and retorted seriously:
"Melanie and I may be a bit naughty, but we are not always the kind of people who cause trouble."
"So you haven't gotten into trouble during this time?"
"Yes."
"..."
"Brother, don't misunderstand me."
Seeing Leon's speechless expression, William immediately explained seriously:
"Although we did cause trouble, Sister Anna was angry this time not because we caused trouble, but simply because of her poor academic performance. This is an intellectual problem and cannot be blamed on us."
"How dare you say that!"
Hearing William’s explanation, Ana, who was following behind, suddenly looked darker, and couldn’t help but pinched him lightly in anger, and then couldn’t help complaining to Leon:
"Brother! You don't know how annoying they are!
In this exam, the last question in the mathematics section was written like this: Due to the long waiting time for public carriages, the Ministry of Highways planned to add more public carriage services on Bridge Street, but due to limited funds, only 2 new carriages could be allocated.
It is known that there were originally 4 horse-drawn carriages on Jianqiao Street, and the carriages were in operation for 18 hours a day. After each carriage departed for 3 hours, it would return to the starting point to pick up passengers again. How should we arrange it to solve the waiting problem to the greatest extent?
How can we solve the problem of waiting for the bus?
After listening to Anna's words, Leon tried to figure out the math problem.
The Ministry of Highways has limited funds and can only allocate two new vehicles, plus the original four vehicles, which makes a total of six vehicles. Each vehicle can make a trip every three hours, and the total operating time per day is 2 hours, so each vehicle can make six trips, which means a total of 4 trips.
If you calculate it this way, 18 trains in 36 hours means there is one train every half hour... That's not right!
When he thought of this, Leon suddenly realized that this seemingly simple question actually contained a very insidious trap.
Although it seems that each carriage can run 18 trips in 6 hours, in fact, these 6 carriages do not set out at the beginning of the morning, but only set out at intervals, so in fact, only one carriage can run 6 trips a day.
"Hmm... this question is indeed difficult for a child."
After frowning slightly, Leon said in confusion:
"William and the others are transfer students. They have learned much less than other children. It's normal for them not to be able to answer. Is it necessary to be so angry?"
"I'm not angry that he couldn't answer, I'm angry that he answered!"
Anna was extremely annoyed when she heard this:
"William's plan was to first give a speech on the street, accusing the Highway Department of spending money, stirring up dissatisfaction among the residents of Bridge Street, and putting pressure on the management. He then asked for an audit of the carriage company's account books to check whether there were any overspending.
After finding the mistakes made by the Ministry of Roads and the carriage company, they tried to find a way to report the incident to the congressman, threatening him by influencing the local vote and forcing him to propose an increase in funding.
Once the proposal is on the agenda, they will raise funds to bribe tabloids to create momentum, questioning whether the Ministry of Roads, which does not even have enough funds for horse-drawn carriages, is too corrupt, and even collude with legislators to be corrupt, relying on public pressure to force legislators not to vote against it and pass the proposal to add horse-drawn carriages, so that there will be no more shortage of horse-drawn carriages! "
(End of this chapter)