Chapter 22
Fang Xiaoyu threw away the empty bottle, prepared a sumptuous lunch for the eldest princess, and then began to carefully study Teacher Xiao's car repair video.
Previously, she only focused on car modification and maintenance, and always glossed over the car repair aspect because she couldn't understand it.
My car is really broken this time. If I don't learn how to drive it soon, I'll have no choice but to wander around on foot with my eldest daughter.
That won't do.
She forced herself to study the teacher's on-site teaching diligently, not wanting to miss a single frame.
Each time I watch it, I gain new insights, but repeatedly hearing my own naive character asking questions makes me so embarrassed I want to dig my toes into the ground.
It was remarkable that the teacher remained calm and patiently guided the students, answering even the most basic questions with care and guiding them back to the actual operation, preventing them from straying off-topic.
She stumbled and struggled for a while before finally getting it right after the eldest princess buried her head and ears in the back of the chair.
I'm grateful that when I knew nothing, I copied my teacher's tools and kept a set in my car, never complaining that they took up space and clearing them away.
So even if you only have a vague understanding, you can still try to operate it with all the necessary tools.
She was making a racket ahead, while the eldest princess was just wandering around bored nearby.
One moment it would roll around behind her and play with its tail, the next it would run back to the car to rummage for food, then climb up the stone steps and bark at the distance, and then it would make a biting and hunting motion at an unseen imaginary enemy.
Fang Xiaoyu's attempt did not yield satisfactory results.
When she first returned to the driver's seat and pressed the start button, nothing happened. She patted her head and then picked up the video again to investigate what the problem was.
She pressed the start button a second time and heard the familiar sound, which lasted for half a second before stopping. She took a deep breath and went through the video again, listening to it until her ears were tired of hearing it.
She pressed the start button for the third time, and the sound came out, but the car wouldn't move. She slammed her hand on the steering wheel, aggressively opened the hood, carefully set up the support bracket, turned on her phone's flashlight, and continued to ponder.
The fourth time, the fifth time...
She has lost count of how many times.
They have been stuck in the same place for a full half month.
The eldest princess had grown tired of the scenery, so she just lay down at her feet, waiting for a car to pass by so she could block it, baring her teeth and growling.
Perhaps seeing a menacing figure nearby, or perhaps because the car was too dilapidated, broken down on the roadside, and the contents inside were unclear, while the female driver beside it looked disheveled and struggling, the passing cars at most slowed down, glanced at it, and some, fearing being scammed, sped away.
Occasionally, someone would throw a bottle of water, a piece of bread, or a packet of instant noodles out the window in their direction.
Fang Xiaoyu, who had just stood up from the front of the vehicle, saw the extra supplies on the ground and asked: ? ? ?
The tail end of summer has quietly passed.
Although the early autumn sun still carried a scorching heat, the wind was relatively gentle. With their daily routines adjusted back to normal—working during the day and resting at night—Fang Xiaoyu, along with her friends and a car full of supplies, finally set off smoothly in her beloved car.
She was also pleasantly surprised to find that the road had been widened again, with an additional half-lane on each side.
In other words, what was originally a four-lane road has now become a six-lane road.
The previous questions resurfaced in my mind.
Why did it widen? What caused it?
One extension occurred after rescuing Teacher Xiaoshi, and the other after repairing the vehicle. What do they have in common?
There was a damaged car in each of them.
The cars have all been repaired.
Highway, car...
Does that mean the roads will get wider if we build more cars?
Students majoring in auto repair would have an advantage, as highways would replace land, covering the entire planet, allowing them to develop locally.
Fang Xiaoyu shook her head, "That's definitely not the case."
What could that be?
She then thought of people themselves.
Everyone perceives a road differently, meaning roads are directly linked to people. As people change, so do roads.
This makes more sense. It's often said that people with narrow vision have a narrow path in life, while people with broad vision have infinite possibilities in life.
Those with profound knowledge and wisdom can remain invisible to almost everyone.
The thought was terrifying. Even though she knew that these kinds of people had a different mindset than ordinary people like her, Fang Xiaoyu was still terrified at the thought that someone could see everything about her from the void while she knew nothing about it.
There is definitely an upper limit; human thought and cognition cannot be infinitely large.
She then thought of herself.
Wait a minute, her values are almost set in stone, and it's unlikely that they will change drastically again unless something unexpected happens. How could they have expanded?
What is changing here?
It is a knowledge reserve.
She had never even gotten out of her car to refuel before, relying entirely on the staff. It was only after coming here that she gradually became familiar with and learned how to do it.
Whether it was refueling, changing tires, or building rope ladders, they were all minor tasks that only required more practice. They didn't involve much technical skill and didn't exceed her own understanding and knowledge.
But her elementary school teacher taught her something different; it covered areas she had never encountered before, broadening her knowledge.
I only learned the basics before, so I only added half a line. Later, I finally mastered it and then expanded it completely.
Is that really the case? The more you learn, the more lanes you'll have?
This seems to apply to Su Ming as well. His medical studies are inherently more valuable and meaningful than her business administration major, and he himself loves sports and has many hobbies. Perhaps he has learned many things in other fields that she doesn't know, so his starting point is also high.
But she remembered seeing the eldest princess running happily from the left to the right of the road, without suddenly disappearing and reappearing, or her body appearing to lengthen and widen. This explanation didn't seem entirely accurate. Or perhaps the standards are different for animals?
And there's also that notebook, and the first aid knowledge on my phone. I've learned a little bit myself, though only superficially, but it's all stuff I've never encountered before...
Or was it because he saved someone?
The wild boar incident was a case of self-rescue, so it wasn't expanded upon.
This time, no one was saved. Instead, the eldest princess saved herself and stayed by her side, preventing any bad guys from getting close.
Perhaps it's related to both: saving lives and accumulating knowledge?
Unable to verify quickly, Fang Xiaoyu temporarily suppressed her doubts once again.
If you keep looking for patterns, they will eventually come to light.
However, people with wider lanes definitely have an advantage over those with narrower lanes. I'll learn as much as I can in the future, and if it helps save lives, I'll do my best.
She remembered all the kindness she received along the way.
Although some of the benefits may not reach the original owner, passing on this warmth and allowing more people to join this positive cycle will ultimately benefit everyone, won't it? Perhaps one day, sooner or later, it will return to oneself or to someone one cares about.
With this in mind, she found two pairs of sunglasses, one for herself and one for the eldest princess.
The eldest princess found it fascinating, her head bobbing up and down every now and then, sometimes looking at her through her sunglasses, sometimes letting them slide down.
She turned on the music again, selecting the most energetic song. After listening for a while, the eldest princess couldn't help but sway slightly.
"Hahahaha." She couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw it.
The eldest princess straightened her back, tilted her head back to keep her sunglasses from falling off, and happily barked to the rhythm of the music: "Woof woof—"
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