Sunshine Otaku

Chapter 18 Praise is the ladder of human progress

After finally finishing the training task for tonight, Peng Xiaochuan stood up straight against the wall with an orange on his head, and when he thought of going to work in the optical shop tomorrow, he felt as heavy as going to a grave.He opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, hesitated for a while, but still mustered up the courage to say: "Yang Can, can I take a leave of absence tomorrow afternoon, so I won't go to the optical shop for now."

Yang Can asked, "Why, are there any activities in your class?"

Peng Xiaochuan faltered: "No."

"why?"

Peng Xiaochuan whispered: "That grandma, I'm a little afraid of her..."

Yang Can didn't take it seriously: "What are you afraid of her doing? She can still eat you?"

She can really eat me!Peng Xiaochuan said: "When I see her, I get nervous. Staying with her for half an hour is more tiring than going to the track and field for five laps."

Yang Can snorted and said, "Okay, from now on, you can run eight laps every day."

Peng Xiaochuan cried and said, "I don't think I ran too little..."

Yang Can was originally teasing him on purpose, but seeing his pitiful look at this time, she wanted to laugh in her heart: "I know what you mean, you just dare not be alone with your grandma."

Peng Xiaochuan was a little wronged: "She likes to tease me more than you do. I panic when I see her laughing, and when there are only two of us left, I don't know what to say to her."

Yang Can said dissatisfiedly: "I let you read so many social guidance books before, you can't just read it and finish it, you have to keep it in your mind, and more importantly, you have to apply what you have learned. How should you deal with unfamiliar people? Find something to talk about, isn’t it written in the book?” Yang Can asked, “Tell me, what’s the best way to keep the conversation going?”

Peng Xiaochuan replied sternly: "Ask a question."

"That's right, when you don't know what to talk about, it's right to ask the other party questions vigorously, and new questions can be raised from the other party's answers. This kind of back and forth can enhance understanding and enliven the atmosphere. " Yang Can sat across from Peng Xiaochuan, and started the situational teaching, "Okay, now pretend that I am sister Ruohui, and you come and ask me questions."

Peng Xiaochuan thought for a while and asked, "How old are you this year?"

"You're stupid!" Yang Can hated iron for being weak, "Do you have any common sense? Don't you know that it's very impolite to ask a woman for her age?"

Peng Xiaochuan shrank his neck and asked again: "Then, where do you live?" Seeing Yang Can's gloomy face, he quickly changed the question: "Have you been married to the teacher for many years?"

Yang Can couldn't bear it anymore: "Next, do you want to ask how many people are in the family? What kind of work do they do? By the way, take out your ID card and let you register the number?"

Peng Xiaochuan whispered distressedly: "But I really don't know what to ask."

Yang Can said: "What's so difficult about this? Aren't you working in someone else's optical shop, so I came to say hello around the optical shop. For example, how did you think of opening this shop? If she answers hard, you can praise her for being hardworking and hardworking. If she doesn't answer hard, praise her for her ability, talent and beauty. After a few words, you can make sure she listens. Be elated."

Peng Xiaochuan was a little hesitant: "Why does it seem like flattering..."

"What flattery is called compliment! As long as you praise someone sincerely, without exaggerating or lying, how can you be flattering?" Yang Can taught him patiently, "Well, there is no one who doesn't like to hear a few good words .If you want to make others happy, you have to be sweeter and pick something that others like to hear. Anyway, you won’t lose a piece of meat, so just do a good deed that day.”

"Oh." Peng Xiaochuan thought it made sense, "But I don't seem to know how to praise others, Yang Can, teach me."

"It's not so difficult. No matter how inconspicuous a person is, there will always be one or two shining things in him. As long as you pay more attention to it, find out the advantages of others, and figure out what others care about, you will be able to It’s praising people’s hearts.” Seeing that Peng Xiaochuan was still half-knowledgeable, Yang Can decided to use examples to teach, “Let’s take yourself as an example now. If you were to praise yourself, what advantages would you start with?”

"Me..." Peng Xiaochuan thought about it for a while but couldn't come up with any results. He felt that he was as small as a paramecium, and he couldn't find any advantages worth talking about, so he finally had to say, "No You know, I don’t seem to have any merits to praise.”

"Everyone says you're stupid, you can't even tell your own good points." Yang Can counted him one by one, "But you are stupid, but you are not stupid anyway. Although you are slow, you have a good learning ability. Strong, you will know many things once you learn them, and you can memorize all the contents of the book after reading it twice, how many people can do this?"

Seeing Peng Xiaochuan staring at him blankly, Yang Can continued: "And you are a kind-hearted person, simple and kind, and sincere in dealing with others. You are willing to work hard and stick to your goals, so even if you are often stupid, I will I never dislike you—hey, although I still dislike you occasionally. From the beginning to now, look at how much progress you have made? How come people have become so handsome, but still can’t see their own advantages? "

It was the first time that Peng Xiaochuan heard someone praise himself in such a lengthy speech, listing all the advantages that he had never noticed before his eyes.Although Yang Can always seemed to be disgusted with him, but in the end he was the only one who was willing to see through that mediocre shell and accurately find out every shining point in him.

Peng Xiaochuan fell silent suddenly, and lowered his head. The orange on top of his head fell to the ground with a thump, rolled twice, and stopped at Yang Can's feet.

Yang Can bent down to pick up the orange, and wanted to put it back on top of Peng Xiaochuan's head, but seeing that he kept his head buried in silence, she laughed at him and said, "Hey, hey, I just praised you, are you so moved that you want to Are you crying?" He held Peng Xiaochuan's chin with his hand: "Lift your head up for me, and continue to pick up oranges—" He stopped before he finished speaking, and saw Peng Xiaochuan pursing his lips tightly, his drooping eyelashes lightly Trembling slightly, the water in the eye sockets reflected the light, and the corners of the eyes were already red.

Yang Can was really at a loss. Girls crying is a killer move that he has been unable to parry so far, and boys crying is not necessarily easier to deal with. He lowered his voice and asked: "What's going on? It's all right. How do you cry and cry?"

Peng Xiaochuan blinked hard twice to wipe away the tears, and his voice sounded aggrieved: "You praised me..."

Yang Can has only seen people laugh when they are praised, but he never thought that this guy would cry after being praised a few times. He quickly said: "I just said it casually, don't take it seriously."

"Ah?" Peng Xiaochuan immediately burst into tears when he heard his words.

"No, no." Yang Can was really flustered this time, and immediately pulled him into her arms, patted his back to comfort him, "Don't cry, don't cry, even if a man shed tears You have to hide in the quilt and leak secretly. Of course, those just now are the truth, I didn’t lie to you.”

Peng Xiaochuan sniffed twice: "I'm so happy, Yang Can, I'm so touched that you treat me so well."

Seeing his pitiful words, Yang Can couldn't help feeling weak, and asked softly, "Why, has no one told you this before?"

Peng Xiaochuan buried his face in Yang Can's arms, and shook his head: "When I was in middle school, only the teacher would praise me in class if I passed the exam. After I went to university, the students around me were all very good, and no one would praise me anymore. You noticed me. I'm not good-looking, I don't have much talent, and others don't even want to look at me. Only you are willing to help me, encourage me, and treat me so well."

Yang Can put his arms around him and said, "But aren't you different now? As long as you persevere and change a little bit every day, you can become a great person and have a little confidence in yourself. At least I like you very much. In the future, Song Ying Will like you too."

Peng Xiaochuan raised his head to look at him, his eyes sparkled, and he said seriously, "Yang Can, it's really great to know you."

Yang Can rubbed his head and said with a smile, "Stupid."

Peng Xiaochuan felt a little embarrassed when he remembered that he almost cried just now, and buried his face in Yang Can's arms again, unwilling to get up.Yang Can teased him, "Why, do you still want to cry?"

When Peng Xiaochuan didn't speak, Yang Can pulled him off his body, got up and went back to the room to get the guitar, and said, "Okay, I'll sing you a song, and give me a smile after listening to it."

Peng Xiaochuan immediately sat upright on the sofa and looked at him expectantly.

Yang Can hugged the guitar and thought for a while, and decided to comfort Peng Xiaochuan with a cheerful song. She lowered her head and played a lively and brisk melody, playing and singing with her heart.

"A brand new day, meet the sun."

"Every step is like walking towards our peaceful countryside."

"Look at those lovely people, with a noble heart, facing the wind, defending the meaning of eternal life."

"The light of hope shines on the earth, and we hold hands."

"Hey, my friend, must be strong, in spite of all hardships and thorns."

"We still have strength, we still have direction."

"Every day, face life bravely."

"I want to see you, the smiles on everyone's faces..."

When he sang this line, he smiled and raised his head to look at Peng Xiaochuan, who was completely immersed in the song sung for him. As the lyrics sang, he gave Yang Can a big smile, his eyes almost narrowed It became a seam, with a contented expression and a little bit of joy, happily shaking his head with the rhythm.

Yang Can couldn't help laughing, he suddenly realized that besides making Peng Xiaochuan look admiringly at him, making him cry and laugh happily, it was also a joyful and fulfilling thing.After he sang a song, he pinched Peng Xiaochuan's face and said, "Cheer up, and go to sister Ruohui tomorrow to perform well."

"Yeah!" Peng Xiaochuan was full of fighting spirit.

Yang Can remembered something again: "That's right."

"What?" Peng Xiaochuan asked.

"Starting tomorrow, you should run eight laps."

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The song Yang Can sang in the article is "Smile" by Mr. Sea Turtle.

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