Xia Ning shrugged and said:
"Grandpa Wu, now you know why I came to find you, right?"
"Are you really sure this book is a professional book written by your advisor? And not some popular science book on mechanical engineering?"
This is someone else's granddaughter. If this were Grandpa Wu's own granddaughter, he would want to give Xia Ning a couple of whacks.
He's not stupid; how could he not tell which book it is?
Grandpa Wu was too lazy to ask Xia Ning any more questions. He stepped forward and opened the book that Xia Ning had brought.
On the first page, the name "Zhong Muyang" was written in a flamboyant style.
This is actually Zhong Muyang's book, the "genius with divine illustrations" mentioned by his mentor, his junior brother Zhong Muyang.
That's Zhong Muyang, whose superb drawing skills amazed even his mentor!
Grandpa Wu couldn't wait to flip through the notes in the book, and sure enough, there was a note tucked inside with a mechanical drawing that Zhong Muyang had casually made.
He remembered this picture. It was after seeing this picture that Grandpa Wu, who was about to return to China, made an appointment with Zhong Muyang.
Grandpa Wu advised Zhong Muyang to return to China after completing his studies, as China desperately needs talents like him!
At that time, Zhong Muyang assured him that his parents and brother were in China, his roots were in China, and he was determined to return to China!
He also made a promise with Grandpa Wu that he would work with Grandpa Wu and cooperate with each other so that China would not fall behind in the field of electrical machinery!
There was still no news of Zhong Muyang, and Grandpa Wu felt sorry for a long time.
Grandpa Wu was overjoyed to receive news of his junior brother after so many years.
"Zhong Muyang, this book really is a masterpiece by the talented illustrator Zhong Muyang!"
"Xiao Ning, who gave you this book? Can I meet the person who gave it to you?"
Xia Ning nodded, opened the door, and gestured for Zhong Wanwan outside to come in quickly.
Grandpa Wu was eagerly waiting to see his junior brother when a young woman walked in.
Grandpa Wu said with great disappointment:
"Don't tell me this book belongs to this girl?"
Zhong Wanwan explained herself:
"This book belonged to my father, but he has passed away."
Grandpa Wu was deeply affected and said:
"What did you say? Zhong Muyang is gone? If I remember correctly, he was just 40 years old this year!"
Zhong Wanwan sighed:
"Grandpa Wu, you know my father, you should know his character. He'd rather bend than suffer humiliation, so last year..."
Grandpa Wu said knowingly:
"I should have known. He's such an arrogant person, what a waste of his talent..."
It's a pity for Zhong Muyang, and even more so for the country!
Grandpa Wu seemed to have aged several years in an instant, and sat dejectedly on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) saying:
"So many old comrades are gone, even Zhong Muyang is gone, what's the point of me continuing!"
Zhong Wanwan said firmly:
“Grandpa Wu, as long as you persevere, there will be hope. Even without my father, there are many engine experts who persevere just like you.”
"You must believe that one day things will be set right, and that will be your time to shine!"
Grandpa Wu smiled wryly:
"I hope that day comes soon, otherwise we old bones will be worn out before new talent can be replenished, especially regarding China's engine industry..."
Grandpa Wu shook his head, refusing to continue.
His heart was in so much pain, more so than ever before, more painful than when he learned of the passing of his old comrades!
That's Zhong Muyang! He's Grandpa Wu, who's been arrogant his whole life and believes his achievements are definitely above his own!
Zhong Muyang has eyes as precise as a ruler, and he is born with exceptional sensitivity in mechanical drawing!
He's only 40 years old! If he started researching now, he could have served China for at least another 30 years!
Seeing Grandpa Wu so dejected, Zhong Wanwan thought for a moment, then flipped open Xiaobaiyang's notebook and handed it to Grandpa Wu.
Grandpa Wu looked at the still somewhat childish handwriting on the paper, then at the drawing beside it, and his eyes instantly lit up. He looked up at Zhong Wanwan with hopeful eyes and said:
"Did you draw this? Did you learn it from your father?"
"Like father, like daughter! Xiao Zhong, would you like to continue learning from me?"
"I'm not bragging, but when it comes to drawing, your dad is definitely a bit better than me. But when it comes to solid fundamentals, it has to be me, Lao Wu!"
Although he was a little nervous about making this boast, in order to deceive, uh, recruit, recruit a disciple with extraordinary talent, Grandpa Wu still shamelessly bragged about it!
Zhong Wanwan quickly explained:
"This wasn't drawn by me, it was drawn by my 12-year-old brother, Xiaobaiyang!"
“He didn’t learn this kind of knowledge from my dad, and he had never even been exposed to this kind of knowledge before I taught him how to repair tractors.”
"Grandpa Wu, I showed you his notes not only in the hope that you can cheer up, but also because I wanted to ask you to give him some pointers!"
Grandpa Wu's eyes lit up even more after hearing Zhong Wanwan's words.
A 12-year-old child who has never been exposed to this kind of knowledge can draw so well!
What does this mean? It means that Zhong Muyang's talent was inherited!
Besides passing on the genes to his youngest son, Grandpa Wu also took a good look at Zhong Wanwan.
Although Zhong Muyang's daughter didn't say a word about her own situation.
However, he was not an old man who lived in seclusion. Although he was in the cowshed, he knew about the important things happening on the farm!
Grandpa Wu had heard that a skilled technician had come to Hongxing Farm!
Furthermore, the fact that this girl can teach her younger brother so well shows what? It shows that she inherited Zhong Muyang's traits!
Knowing this, Grandpa Wu hated Zhong Muyang even more!
His two children have such great talent, and instead of nurturing them properly, he's having these crazy thoughts! What a waste of their potential!
Fortunately, his senior classmate took over for him; otherwise, his irresponsible behavior would have caused enormous losses to China!
Grandpa Wu now looks at Zhong Wanwan like an old lecherous man looking at a young girl—no, no, that's too lewd!
It's like a starving ghost seeing braised pork; well, it got a little too eager.
It's roughly this kind of expression—looking sleazy and impatient to others, but thinking himself very kind—that he "lured" Zhong Wanwan into saying:
"Little Zhong, I think you and your brother are both very talented. Why don't you both become my disciples at Wudang?"
Zhong Wanwan asked somewhat shyly:
"Okay, that's fine, but there are three of us siblings, are you really only able to take in two?"
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