Online Games: Light and Dust

When Cheng Xi took out the hot pot, it was already dark.On New Year's Eve, there was a lot of noise outside, the lights of Wanjia, firecrackers and fireworks were ringing non-stop, the curtains of Lin's family were half drawn, and there were occasional beautiful fireworks blooming outside, illuminating half the living room with radiance.Those huanghuali furniture are quietly placed in the living room, with a gentle and timeless Chinese aesthetic.

"Okay, the dishes are ready." Cheng Xi brought the soup pot to the table, and Lin Yu followed carefully, probably because he was afraid that he would fall, Cheng Xi laughed when he saw it: "Xiaoyu go get the bowls and chopsticks, be careful not to be caught by me." Hit."

His smile was so bright that even Lin's mother, who had a slight prejudice against him, was melted, and there was a little smile in her eyes.As for Papa Lin, his eyes widened from the moment he saw the hot pot—from the appearance alone, Papa Lin is probably the prototype of that kind of "Frankenstein", with messy hair, crumpled shirt, and a shirt collar. Still folded inside, the whole person didn't know whether he was awake or thinking about the problem, his reaction was half a beat, Lin Yu was setting the table and chopsticks, he was sitting on the edge of the table, the two confronted for about two seconds before he realized , Let Lin Yu go.

Lin Yu carefully arranged the bowls one by one, and then placed the wine cups and chopsticks. Lin Yu's chopsticks are very beautiful, as white as jade, as delicate as fat, and a half-open peony flower is carved on the chopsticks. The carving is exquisite. It is pitiful, under the light, the whole pair of chopsticks has a warm luster and looks very soft.

"Ivory chopsticks?" Cheng Xi took a look.

"No," Lin's father adjusted his glasses, his eyes were still fixed on the boiling hot pot soup, and explained without squinting: "I used hydroxyapatite and calcium phosphate to simulate the structure of ivory in the laboratory. Yes, in fact, strictly speaking, it can also be called ivory."

"It's because Mom said that the poaching of wild elephants in Africa is very serious. As an antique dealer, she should do something." Lin Yu, who is "a little more sophisticated" than Dad Lin, explained to Cheng Xi: "So Dad I have done this with bionics. The key now is to reduce the cost. If there are things that are exactly the same as natural ivory, and the price is lower than natural ivory, then natural ivory will gradually be eliminated from the market. Mom It is said that when looking at a problem, we must see the key points, and it is better to block it than to block it.”

If it is an ordinary person, it may take a while to react.

But Cheng Xi is Cheng Xi after all.

He put the last braised pork on the table and smiled slightly.

"Auntie is indeed a master. There is a saying in our economics, which says: as long as capital has 10% profit, it will be used everywhere; if it has 20%, it will be active; 50%, it will make people ignore all laws; 100%, it will make people not afraid of crime, even the danger of hanging. Therefore, the law alone cannot stop those poachers. Catch them from the source It’s not going to work.” He is modest and doesn’t show off: “The texture of ivory is very unique, and there is no luxury material that can replace it at present, just like fur. Most people who can afford it will not because of protecting animals. And refuse to use it. Even if one tenth of the people buy it, it is a considerable consumption power. So it will not work to stop it from this end of consumption.”

"It's said that academics are sophisticated and know everything. Auntie can think of intervening in the middle link." Cheng Xi smiled sincerely and praised: "It's really great wisdom."

There is a joke that a jester flattered the emperor, and the emperor was furious, and the courtiers around him took the opportunity to flatter him: "Your Majesty is wise, a good minister, a humble man, the country is blessed, and the people are blessed." The emperor was immediately delighted.

There is no one in this world who doesn't like to listen to good things. If you say good things but others think you are flattering, they can only say that your words are not high-end enough, and you miss the point.The general "Auntie looks young" and "Auntie's food is delicious" are not enough to be seen in front of Mama Lin.Only when Cheng Xi cites scriptures and speaks eloquently, even Lin's father nods in agreement, and Lin's mother, who is called "great wisdom", is naturally elated.

"There is no wisdom, it's just the responsibility. I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me. I collect antiques myself, know ivory carvings, and hope that ivory carvings can be passed on, and I don't want to destroy the ecology. Find a way." Lin's mother's tone was calm, but the corners of her mouth were raised: "Don't just talk, the lettuce is ripe, eat the vegetables."

The lamps of the Lin family are in the shape of palace lanterns, and the lights are warm. The dining table is full of dishes. After all, it was directed by Nan Zhongyuan. Although the tail of the braised fish is a bit burnt, it is still passable. , the hot pot in the middle is surrounded by a platter of more than a dozen ingredients, green lettuce, enoki mushrooms, mushrooms, wax gourd, slices of beef and mutton, hairy tripe, surrounded by a circle, a pot of red soup bottom, boiling, The small red peppers floated up one by one, the beef balls that had just come down rolled in the soup, and the enoki mushrooms floated up, even the air was filled with a spicy aroma.

Lin's father had already eaten three beef balls. Seeing that Cheng Xi and his wife had finished the discussion, he commented blankly while picking up lettuce: "Actually, from a biological point of view, if wild elephants are extinct by humans, it is considered natural." Law, after all, human beings are also a kind of animal in nature..."

"The extinction of species in nature is mostly based on the break of the food chain." Lin Yu was so hot that his ears turned red, took a sip of water, and joined the discussion: "But human beings hunt other species not out of survival needs, but out of Psychological needs. From a psychological point of view, the psychological needs of human beings are endless. If ivory is used to show off, kingfishers will be caught in the future, rosewood will be cut down, and endangered birds will be hunted for specimens , then it will inevitably lead to the extinction of more species. This is not in line with the law of development in nature, because the adjustment capacity of each ecosystem is limited."

While Lin Yu was talking, Papa Lin had been seriously studying the lettuce he picked up, seeing that Lin Yu was almost finished, he ate it quickly.

"Psychology is a pseudoscience." He put it bluntly: "Psychology has no purpose."

Unlike Bai Xiaoxu's pseudo-scholars, Papa Lin and Lin Yu, the two real-scholars, did not cite scientific knowledge to support their arguments when discussing issues, but constantly used scientific knowledge to analyze during the discussion, and finally came to a conclusion A correct answer, even if that answer is different from your own position.They probably don't have the kind of "my position is right, I must prove it" attachment, they prefer the truth.So two science students can only discuss and can't quarrel.

"I don't deny this." Lin Yu said earnestly: "Science should have truth to follow, so psychology should be classified as humanities and mixed with those things that are obtained by summarizing the laws of the zodiac constellation. However, this problem is It's about psychology, so I use psychological analysis."

"What's the use of using psychology to analyze? In the end, don't we have to use chemistry to solve it? Can psychology make ivory?" Papa Lin said blankly.

"Actually, I don't think the solution you used belongs to the category of chemistry," Lin Yu said earnestly, "It's just a superposition process of several layers of matter, without any chemical reaction, so it should belong to the category of our physics..."

Papa Lin almost lifted the table and stood up, his hair stood up in anger: "How dare you say this is not chemistry..."

In the entire city of S, with so many families, on such a warm New Year's Eve, the whole family was reunited, and the table was full of fish and meat. Probably only the Lin family spent such a "harmonious" scientific discussion.Mother Lin is used to it anyway, she dragged a chicken leg over to eat, and helped Father Lin tidy up the shirt collar on the way.By the time Papa Lin and Lin Yu reported their chemical formulas, she had already finished eating the chicken legs, so she turned her head to glance at Cheng Xi.

To her surprise, the handsome young man with an extraordinary demeanor did not show any sign of impatience, but looked at Lin Yu who was arguing with Papa Lin with a gentle expression.

Shen Baihong looked at him in surprise.

In any case, to a layman, what Lin Yu and Papa Lin were discussing was nothing more than meaningless bytes—especially when they had already begun to talk about the founders of modern chemistry in the 18th century.Even she didn't bother to care about what the two of them said, just listened to it as noise, and couldn't fight anyway.

But this young man who had prejudiced her before they met, stared at Lin Yu who was arguing with red ears with such gentle eyes, and only ate something occasionally.He has a gentle look, but there is a smile in his eyes, as if the person he is looking at is not some lonely and old-fashioned bookworm, but a lifelong treasure.

Mother Lin lowered her head.

She laughed.

perhaps.

Many, many years ago, the girl named Shen Baihong stared at the tall and thin young man named Lin Zizheng in the same way...

Over the years, she was always worried that Lin Yu would not take care of herself, that he would be bullied by his classmates, and that he would feel lonely by himself.She is his mother, and she can only accompany him for half of her life. One day, she will leave, and his father will also leave. He is alone in this world, what should he do?This world is so realistic, but he doesn't even have a single friend.

She will always remember that when Lin Yu was in middle school, she went to see him. It was the end of class, and countless students poured out of the teaching building. He was walking on the edge of the crowd, alone, holding a book with a sticker on his back. No one reminded him or talked to him about the classmate’s prank note, probably because he was afraid of being bullied by his classmates. He walked to the cafeteria alone, took a meal and hid by the flower bed to eat. A dandelion growing from a crack in the cement suddenly smiled.

This scene often appeared in her dreams and kept her awake at night.She is so scared, she will live for a hundred years, and one day, she will let go, who can accompany him, who will know that he is not a freak, he is not a nerd, who can see that he also once in the afternoon, facing A crumpled flower smiled.

He is not a fool, he also has a heart, and he will be hurt when others beat him.If others scold him, he will also be sad.He is very kind, and she taught him to be a gentleman, to be tolerant, to be upright and friendly, and to be affectionate.However, they didn't teach him how to find the person who would be nice to him.

Fortunately, the world is always fair.

Some people arrived late, but finally arrived.