Pandora's Box
Chapter 19
"This question," he said, "are you referring to the signs of life on other planets that have been explored so far, or the higher intelligent life forms that are suspected to have left traces on the earth in history?"
I:"????"
I really haven't thought about it.
Me: "Children make choices, adults want them all."
He smiled and said, "No matter which one, it's a long story. Class is about to begin."
I:"……"
He added: "I'll go over to have dinner tonight, and I'll tell you about it."
I was instantly elated.
Regarding the question of whether there are aliens, although Zhuo Wenyang never gave me a direct answer, he told me the story for a full three hours that night.
From the Kofu Incident in Japan, to the Kaira Incident, to the Drake Formula, to the Fermi Paradox, to the Law of the Dark Jungle, to the Cappadocia Dungeon in Turkey, and to the Gobekli Stone Well, speaking of the Nazca lines...
I was dumbfounded.
"How do you know these things, how do you know so many things? Did the teacher teach it? Did you learn astronomy in the first place?"
He said: "Huh? These are all from books. I just read books. Actually, these have nothing to do with astronomy, just for you to listen to for fun."
"But where do you find the time to read so many idle books?"
For many people, just trying their best in their studies is trying their best.How many books do you have to read to know so many miscellaneous things.
"I read books faster. When I was very young, my dad told me stories every day, taught me how to read, and read books with me," he said. "My dad has a whole wall of bookshelves filled with books. My dad not only likes to read, but also likes to collect. He doesn’t spend much money on hobbies. Most of the money is used to buy books and records, and there are many rare books..."
"Hey, I didn't see it here."
He paused, and then said, "He left that to us when we got divorced."
I whispered, "Oh..."
"He still likes books very much, so he opened a bookstore," he said. "If you are interested in choosing books, you can ask him. If you are free, you can also visit his store and choose some that you like. book of."
"I think listening to you is much easier than reading a book."
He smiled and said: "You can't be so lazy, you still have to read it by yourself. The information has been screened by me once, and what you receive is even more incomplete. If you understand things through my window, you can only see my What I want you to see. You will be seriously affected by my tendencies, and you will inevitably be brainwashed by me after a long time."
I confidently said, "There's nothing wrong with being brainwashed by you. Maybe it's even better if you've been brainwashed."
He looked at me and was suddenly silent.
what happened to me?"
"It's nothing," he said after being quiet for a while, "do you like listening to me that much?"
I nodded ecstatically: "I like it!"
He smiled and said, "Then I'll tell you tomorrow night. What do you want to hear?"
"!!!"
The next afternoon, I had no class, stayed at home alone, slept enough, and had no one to play with me on the Switch. I was a little bored, and was about to turn on the computer to play a few games of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, when I suddenly remembered what Zhuo Wenyang said, let me be free You can go to Cheng Yichen's bookstore.
The bookstore is too unfamiliar to me. I can't remember the last time I went into a bookstore. Maybe I haven't been in a bookstore in my life?
I asked for a location with Cheng Yichen on WeChat, and took a taxi there slowly.
Cheng Yichen's bookstore is located in a pretty good location.I am quite skeptical. Can the profit from selling books be worth the rent in such a place?
However, apart from various high-end shops, there is actually a bento shop next to it, and I suddenly feel that this bookstore is not alone.
Open the door and enter, the store is very fresh and tidy, and there is a strong smell of books in the air.
This is the smell of books in the physical sense - the first time I feel the aroma of books.
On a rainy day, there were no customers, and the store seemed extremely quiet. Cheng Yichen was arranging the bookshelves alone. When he saw me, he smiled and said, "You're here? Why do you want to come and see me in this weather? You sit down first, you want coffee Or tea?"
"It's all good. Hey, are you alone today? Isn't there a helpful employee?"
Cheng Yichen put down the book in his hand and poured coffee for me: "Xiao Yang has something to do today, so he took half a day off."
There is a single sofa and a small round table by the window, so I went and sat down. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, I can see the fine spring rain, the blooming green of the street trees, and the wet street.
There is something strangely peaceful about this place.
A little girl who looked like a student opened the door and came in, and asked crisply, "Boss, has the book I asked you to order last time arrived?"
Cheng Yichen hurriedly said: "It's here, wait a minute, I'll get it for you."
Cheng Yichen went to greet the guests, I held my coffee and looked around the shop.
The space in the store is not particularly large, but there are many books, but it looks very comfortable.I don’t know if it’s because of the color of the walls, the arrangement of the bookshelves, or the angle of the lights. Anyway, it doesn’t make an illiterate like me who wants to go to the bathroom immediately when he sees a lot of books feel depressed.
There is a handwritten sign on the front, which is the book list recommended by the store manager, as well as the best-selling book list in the store.
Like Zhuo Wenyang, Cheng Yichen also writes outstandingly good handwriting, which is delicate and elegant, smart and free and easy, making people feel that those unfamiliar book titles have become amiable.
A few waves of guests came one after another, they all looked like regulars, and I had to see them off, Cheng Yichen asked me: "Do you want to find a book to read? I won't be able to leave until a while later."
I couldn't help making a bitter face reflexively.
Cheng Yichen smiled and said, "Just pick a book and flip through it casually, lest you get bored."
Modern people have mobile phones to scan, how can they be bored.
But it was all here, and I still said unwillingly: "Then, pick the book and keep it simple."
"Is it simple?" Cheng Yichen seemed to be lost in thought, "How simple should it be?"
I was very spineless: "Just like a children's book."
I thought Cheng Yichen was going to give up my treatment, but unexpectedly he smiled: "Okay, I have a lot of good children's books here."
So he quickly brought me a book with a light color cover, and I read it, "The Family Under the Bridge", author Natalie Savage Calgay, oh my god, a story written by a foreigner , I'm most afraid of watching this kind of thing, because the names of the characters are all a string of gibberish, it's hard to remember, and I can't tell who is who after watching it.
Helpless, this is already a children's book, and it's a phonetic version. I have no self-esteem and I can't bow to the first-grade pupils.
So with the determination to challenge the elementary school students, I turned it up silently.
I didn't think I'd have the patience to read a paper book that wasn't a popular novel.Probably because the surroundings are very quiet, the breathing is very light, and the lighting in the store is also very soft, everything makes me very calm, and it is rare to concentrate.
After all, it is a children's book, the difficulty of reading is very low, and the story is simple, so you can easily guess the direction.
But seeing the old tramp pray to God on Christmas Eve because he sympathized with the family he met under the bridge and felt sorry for the children who longed for a family: "God, I beg you. I have forgotten how Pray. All I know is how to beg, so I beg you, find a house for this homeless family." My eyes got a little watery.
"He was so embarrassed that he found himself holding his beret up in the usual begging way..."
I was so abused.
Cheng Yichen came over, filled another cup of coffee for me, and then looked at me.
I feel very ashamed of myself.
He said calmly, "Read it soon, and I'll get you another one."
I choked up and said, "Yeah."
As a result, I sat in the store for no reason and read children's books all afternoon, dreaming back to my childhood.
Then Xiao Yang came to take over, and Cheng Yichen called me: "I have to go buy some groceries first, shall we go together?"
Sitting in the car, Cheng Yichen said with a smile, "You really like reading children's books."
I:"……"
I laughed at myself: "Because I am naive. I have a low level of education."
He looked at me slightly surprised: "Of course not, why would you say that about yourself?"
He said: "You can still appreciate the beauty of these books because you have a very pure and kind heart, Xiao Jing."
I was taken aback for a moment.
"Don't think so badly of yourself."
He looked at me, his eyes were gentle and concerned, and my face was slightly burning.
I:"????"
I really haven't thought about it.
Me: "Children make choices, adults want them all."
He smiled and said, "No matter which one, it's a long story. Class is about to begin."
I:"……"
He added: "I'll go over to have dinner tonight, and I'll tell you about it."
I was instantly elated.
Regarding the question of whether there are aliens, although Zhuo Wenyang never gave me a direct answer, he told me the story for a full three hours that night.
From the Kofu Incident in Japan, to the Kaira Incident, to the Drake Formula, to the Fermi Paradox, to the Law of the Dark Jungle, to the Cappadocia Dungeon in Turkey, and to the Gobekli Stone Well, speaking of the Nazca lines...
I was dumbfounded.
"How do you know these things, how do you know so many things? Did the teacher teach it? Did you learn astronomy in the first place?"
He said: "Huh? These are all from books. I just read books. Actually, these have nothing to do with astronomy, just for you to listen to for fun."
"But where do you find the time to read so many idle books?"
For many people, just trying their best in their studies is trying their best.How many books do you have to read to know so many miscellaneous things.
"I read books faster. When I was very young, my dad told me stories every day, taught me how to read, and read books with me," he said. "My dad has a whole wall of bookshelves filled with books. My dad not only likes to read, but also likes to collect. He doesn’t spend much money on hobbies. Most of the money is used to buy books and records, and there are many rare books..."
"Hey, I didn't see it here."
He paused, and then said, "He left that to us when we got divorced."
I whispered, "Oh..."
"He still likes books very much, so he opened a bookstore," he said. "If you are interested in choosing books, you can ask him. If you are free, you can also visit his store and choose some that you like. book of."
"I think listening to you is much easier than reading a book."
He smiled and said: "You can't be so lazy, you still have to read it by yourself. The information has been screened by me once, and what you receive is even more incomplete. If you understand things through my window, you can only see my What I want you to see. You will be seriously affected by my tendencies, and you will inevitably be brainwashed by me after a long time."
I confidently said, "There's nothing wrong with being brainwashed by you. Maybe it's even better if you've been brainwashed."
He looked at me and was suddenly silent.
what happened to me?"
"It's nothing," he said after being quiet for a while, "do you like listening to me that much?"
I nodded ecstatically: "I like it!"
He smiled and said, "Then I'll tell you tomorrow night. What do you want to hear?"
"!!!"
The next afternoon, I had no class, stayed at home alone, slept enough, and had no one to play with me on the Switch. I was a little bored, and was about to turn on the computer to play a few games of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, when I suddenly remembered what Zhuo Wenyang said, let me be free You can go to Cheng Yichen's bookstore.
The bookstore is too unfamiliar to me. I can't remember the last time I went into a bookstore. Maybe I haven't been in a bookstore in my life?
I asked for a location with Cheng Yichen on WeChat, and took a taxi there slowly.
Cheng Yichen's bookstore is located in a pretty good location.I am quite skeptical. Can the profit from selling books be worth the rent in such a place?
However, apart from various high-end shops, there is actually a bento shop next to it, and I suddenly feel that this bookstore is not alone.
Open the door and enter, the store is very fresh and tidy, and there is a strong smell of books in the air.
This is the smell of books in the physical sense - the first time I feel the aroma of books.
On a rainy day, there were no customers, and the store seemed extremely quiet. Cheng Yichen was arranging the bookshelves alone. When he saw me, he smiled and said, "You're here? Why do you want to come and see me in this weather? You sit down first, you want coffee Or tea?"
"It's all good. Hey, are you alone today? Isn't there a helpful employee?"
Cheng Yichen put down the book in his hand and poured coffee for me: "Xiao Yang has something to do today, so he took half a day off."
There is a single sofa and a small round table by the window, so I went and sat down. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, I can see the fine spring rain, the blooming green of the street trees, and the wet street.
There is something strangely peaceful about this place.
A little girl who looked like a student opened the door and came in, and asked crisply, "Boss, has the book I asked you to order last time arrived?"
Cheng Yichen hurriedly said: "It's here, wait a minute, I'll get it for you."
Cheng Yichen went to greet the guests, I held my coffee and looked around the shop.
The space in the store is not particularly large, but there are many books, but it looks very comfortable.I don’t know if it’s because of the color of the walls, the arrangement of the bookshelves, or the angle of the lights. Anyway, it doesn’t make an illiterate like me who wants to go to the bathroom immediately when he sees a lot of books feel depressed.
There is a handwritten sign on the front, which is the book list recommended by the store manager, as well as the best-selling book list in the store.
Like Zhuo Wenyang, Cheng Yichen also writes outstandingly good handwriting, which is delicate and elegant, smart and free and easy, making people feel that those unfamiliar book titles have become amiable.
A few waves of guests came one after another, they all looked like regulars, and I had to see them off, Cheng Yichen asked me: "Do you want to find a book to read? I won't be able to leave until a while later."
I couldn't help making a bitter face reflexively.
Cheng Yichen smiled and said, "Just pick a book and flip through it casually, lest you get bored."
Modern people have mobile phones to scan, how can they be bored.
But it was all here, and I still said unwillingly: "Then, pick the book and keep it simple."
"Is it simple?" Cheng Yichen seemed to be lost in thought, "How simple should it be?"
I was very spineless: "Just like a children's book."
I thought Cheng Yichen was going to give up my treatment, but unexpectedly he smiled: "Okay, I have a lot of good children's books here."
So he quickly brought me a book with a light color cover, and I read it, "The Family Under the Bridge", author Natalie Savage Calgay, oh my god, a story written by a foreigner , I'm most afraid of watching this kind of thing, because the names of the characters are all a string of gibberish, it's hard to remember, and I can't tell who is who after watching it.
Helpless, this is already a children's book, and it's a phonetic version. I have no self-esteem and I can't bow to the first-grade pupils.
So with the determination to challenge the elementary school students, I turned it up silently.
I didn't think I'd have the patience to read a paper book that wasn't a popular novel.Probably because the surroundings are very quiet, the breathing is very light, and the lighting in the store is also very soft, everything makes me very calm, and it is rare to concentrate.
After all, it is a children's book, the difficulty of reading is very low, and the story is simple, so you can easily guess the direction.
But seeing the old tramp pray to God on Christmas Eve because he sympathized with the family he met under the bridge and felt sorry for the children who longed for a family: "God, I beg you. I have forgotten how Pray. All I know is how to beg, so I beg you, find a house for this homeless family." My eyes got a little watery.
"He was so embarrassed that he found himself holding his beret up in the usual begging way..."
I was so abused.
Cheng Yichen came over, filled another cup of coffee for me, and then looked at me.
I feel very ashamed of myself.
He said calmly, "Read it soon, and I'll get you another one."
I choked up and said, "Yeah."
As a result, I sat in the store for no reason and read children's books all afternoon, dreaming back to my childhood.
Then Xiao Yang came to take over, and Cheng Yichen called me: "I have to go buy some groceries first, shall we go together?"
Sitting in the car, Cheng Yichen said with a smile, "You really like reading children's books."
I:"……"
I laughed at myself: "Because I am naive. I have a low level of education."
He looked at me slightly surprised: "Of course not, why would you say that about yourself?"
He said: "You can still appreciate the beauty of these books because you have a very pure and kind heart, Xiao Jing."
I was taken aback for a moment.
"Don't think so badly of yourself."
He looked at me, his eyes were gentle and concerned, and my face was slightly burning.
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