Volume 1, Chapter 22: Those who planted trees will benefit from them
It's enough as long as they understand. Du Ruo was afraid that the two elementary school students would not understand her long speech, which would be a waste of her energy.
It's not easy being a sister.
Seeing that Xu Siyan had no more questions, Du Ruo wanted to end the call, but she didn't expect that her unruly brother would ask in confusion: "What's the problem in our family, sister?"
Du Ruo said unhappily, "What do you think is wrong with our family?"
Du Yao actually thought about it, and then said: "I think my parents love you more than me."
Du Ruo was so angry at his conclusion that she laughed, "How did you know that?"
Du Yao gave examples one by one, "Your food, clothing and daily expenses are all a level higher than mine. Every time you come home, your parents want to support you. And I also heard that your parents were very strict with you when you were a child. They sent you to the junior class and had very high expectations for you, just like Uncle Xu. That's the attitude of normal parents, right?"
"As for me, they just spoiled me. No matter what I did, my parents didn't spank or scold me, as long as I didn't break the law. I felt that they didn't value me, and that I was probably just an accident, so they didn't bother to care about me."
Listening to Du Yao's serious narration, Du Ruo pulled her lip helplessly.
She mainly studies quantum mechanics, and Du Yao's ideas are indeed in line with their daily research theories.
From the perspective of quantum mechanics, the world is not real, and human observations will lead to changes in results. The world that each person sees is also different, and may even be completely different.
For example, for the same half bottle of water, an optimist thinks it is still half full, while a pessimist thinks it is half empty; for the same skirt, under the same light, some people think it is blue, while others think it is purple...
Observations depend on the observer.
Some might object that these are all psychological phenomena.
There are two birds in a tree. No one who sees them can say that there are three birds because this is a 'hard' fact.
But in quantum mechanics, they would argue that there might not even be birds on the tree until it was seen.
Just like Schrödinger's cat, the cat's life or death status will only be determined when we open the box and observe. The behavior of the observer determines the observation result, rather than the result being determined before the observation.
Quantum mechanics is a mysterious, complex, and interesting subject that is addictive and makes people unable to stop.
Du Ruo has always been accustomed to doing his own thing and never cares about what others think, because he firmly believes that everyone lives in a different world and has a different perspective.
She believes in the existence of parallel universes, so she rarely hesitates and does whatever she wants to do. This is because she believes that no matter what choice she makes at the moment, there will always be another world where she makes another choice and gets another result. There is no need to get entangled. As long as it does not actually affect her current little world, she can ignore everything.
However, quantum entanglement is inevitable, so for people with close relationships, emotions will change depending on the other person's behavior and feelings.
Practice makes perfect.
At this time, Du Yao was like the cat in the box placed by Du Ruo, and he got an experimental result.
Du Ruo looked at him and asked, "Have you ever heard that the ancestors planted trees so that the descendants can enjoy the shade?"
Du Yao nodded: "Of course I have heard of it."
Du Ruo said: "I am your 'predecessor'. All the freedom and happiness you have now are exchanged for my lack of childhood. What you have is the companionship and warmth that I have never had. Do you still think they love me more?"
Du Yao's eyelashes trembled, and he was obviously stunned. He asked, "What do you mean?"
Du Ruo: "Literally. My IQ was tested at 170, which is far from ordinary. My parents are just ordinary people. It was their first time being parents. They didn't know how to cultivate a genius. They just thought that geniuses should be educated in a genius way. Later, they heard that the University of Hong Kong had a junior class specially established for gifted children, so they sent me there."
"Do you know what the Junior Class is? It's not the ordinary campus life you have now, where you go home after school and play games after finishing your homework. The lowest IQ of the children in the Junior Class is 150. They are all far from ordinary people."
"When you were 7 years old, you couldn't take care of yourself, but you could come back to your mother every day and play games on the comfortable bed. When I was 7 years old, I slept in the dormitory and washed my own clothes, and solved various unsolved mysteries of the world every day!"
"It's a closed-door training. You have to solve endless math problems every day from the moment you open your eyes. There are 30 people in a class, and no one will talk to you. They are afraid that their thoughts will be interrupted. Everyone is immersed in their own world. My longest record is 3 months without saying a word. It's your turn to experience it. Are you willing?"
Du Ruo thought he could speak calmly, but he became more and more excited as he spoke.
She was probably angry at Du Yao for not being grateful and not knowing how to enjoy life. He even envied her. Was she jealous of her genius?
This genius can be whoever she wants, and she is good enough at it.
But she believes that there is always a world where she is an ordinary person, living an ordinary, simple and happy life.
Du Yao couldn't help but tears up his eyes, he had never known these things. In his world, he knew since he was born that he had a genius sister who studied abroad. He envied her and admired her. He didn't know that geniuses could also suffer.
Du Ruo didn't want to complain about anything. She just wanted to tell Du Yao that everyone looks at the world from a different perspective. He envied her, and in fact she also envied him.
Du Ruo added: "My parents don't know what I'm telling you. There's no need to let them know. They already feel guilty enough. Do you remember?"
Du Yao held back his tears and nodded, then continued, "You have gone through other sufferings that I don't know about. I can see that your parents feel guilty about you." There must be more than one thing.
Du Ruo sighed and explained, "It wasn't that hard, but the junior class program was terminated by the government and I returned home. They found that I had changed. I was no longer as talkative, crying, and laughing as before. At first they thought I had grown up and was the "genius eccentric" in the rumors. Later they found out that I had lost the ability to empathize. I could no longer feel normal joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. Since then, my parents have always had guilt in their eyes."
"Later, I went abroad to study. They didn't agree at first. I suggested that they have a second child, saying that I was destined to drift further and further away. They initially refused, but less than half a year after I went abroad, you were born. Since then, they have felt more and more guilty about me."
"I'm not angry. I think it's good for them to have you accompany them in the future. I met their expectations of a daughter who can grow up to be a phoenix, but I can't meet their inner needs and desires. I can't be a little cotton-padded jacket who sits on their laps, acts coquettishly, clings to others, and is filial. My only request to them is that when you grow up, whether you are a genius or an ordinary person, I want you to be happy."
Du Yao burst into tears. The previous generation plants trees and the next generation enjoys the shade. His happiness is indeed based on her "planting trees".
"Sister! Wuuuu ah wuuu..." Du Yao couldn't help but cry out.
Du Ruo frowned in disgust, "Stop, stop, stop. I'm not dead yet. It's the middle of the night. If you don't mind being cautious, I think it's bad luck."
Du Yao hugged Xu Siyan and cried, "Wuwu... Sister, I will study hard starting tomorrow. Don't worry, I will definitely take care of you in your old age and let you enjoy my coolness."
Du Ruo's face was full of black lines: "Thank you."
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