Chapter 73 Your whole family is not ordinary people

When Su Taotao and her family were sitting in Tang Boyong's house, they felt that there were too many coincidences today.

Tang Boyong's home is located in an alley not far from the central square. It is an independent large courtyard with ancient charm.

Everything from the decoration to the furnishings is simple, yet it reveals the artist's unique taste.

These days intellectuals and artists try to keep a low profile. There is not a single antique or ancient calligraphy or painting to be seen in Tang Boyong's home. Everything from the pendant at the front door to the landscape paintings in the main hall are his own works.

Su Taotao studied design in her previous life and has some basic knowledge of painting, but she has not done much research on calligraphy and painting. At most, she can tell how deep their skills are. Tang Boyong is indeed a master in this field.

There is also a mute servant in Tang Boyong's family. He is said to be a distant relative from his hometown. He found Tang Boyong when he was fleeing from the famine and has been following him ever since.

He looked quite old, with a kind face and a slightly hunched back. He served tea to everyone with a smile, pushed the box of cold fruits in front of Chenchen and Fu Yuanhang, made a "please" gesture, and looked at Chenchen with a smile for a few more times before leaving.

Thanks Su Taotao.

Chenchen would not eat anything randomly, so Su Taotao gave him and Fu Yuanhang a hawthorn cake each and asked the two children to sit aside to eat.

Tang Boyong took a sip of tea and stroked his goatee. The more he looked at Fu Yuanhang, the more satisfied he became:

"I haven't been able to eat or sleep well this week. I've been looking forward to your coming every day. Finally, you're here."

Tang Boyong took another sip of tea and said, "Since you are here, I think you have learned about my situation. Are you willing to let Xiaohang learn painting from me?"

Su Taotao did not hide it: "Yes, I have understood that we only have time on Sundays, but we cannot guarantee that we can come every Sunday."

Tang Boyong half-closed his eyes and stroked his beard: "What if I go to teach at your home?"

Su Taotao and Fu Zhengtu looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

They never thought that Tang Boyong would go this far in order to recruit a disciple.

Su Taotao said, "Mr. Tang, we don't live in the town, so it's not very convenient to get in and out."

Tang Boyong's dim old eyes flashed with a shrewd look: "Your family is not ordinary people. If I'm not mistaken, you came from the island opposite, right?"

There was nothing to hide about this, Su Taotao nodded: "Yes, so we can only go in and out on weekends, and we have to be back before 4:30 in the afternoon."

Tang Boyong: "I remember you have a shuttle bus on the island? It stops at the central square?"

Su Taotao nodded: "Yes, there are only cars in and out on weekends. We took the bus here today."

Tang Boyong said, "Then you don't have to come over. Just send Xiaohang to the car. I'll go to the Central Square to pick him up and take him back on time at 4pm."

In fact, Fu Yuanhang is not young, and Tang Boyong lives not far from the central square, so this is also a good idea.

But after what happened today, Su Taotao is still a little worried.

Fu Yuanhang looked at Su Taotao anxiously. In fact, he wanted to say that it didn't matter if there was no pick-up, he could handle it by himself.

But he also thought about what happened today and knew that his sister-in-law would not let him come alone.

Su Taotao didn't say anything final, but just said, "Mr. Tang, today we are mainly here to visit you and understand the situation. We will go back and discuss a charter and give you an answer next week. Is that okay with you?"

Su Taotao had already said so much, Tang Boyong couldn't force it anymore, so he said: "If there are any difficulties, just bring them up and we will both try to overcome them. Xiaohang is a good seedling, but we must not bury his talent."

Su Taotao shook her head: "No, don't worry. I actually have a very presumptuous idea. What if, what if we want to invite you to the island to teach? Not just teach Xiaohang, but in addition to teaching Xiaohang, also give enlightenment to little kids like Chenchen?"

Su Taotao's thoughts moved too fast, and Tang Boyong couldn't keep up with her pace. He opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.

Not to mention Tang Boyong, even Fu Zhengtu couldn't keep up with her thinking.

Su Taotao felt a little embarrassed after she finished speaking:

"I know it's very abrupt for me to say this, and it was just something I thought of on the spur of the moment, and my wife doesn't know about it either.

I originally had the plan to run a red class, but nothing has been done yet. I haven't sorted out my own affairs, haven't come up with a specific charter, and my wife hasn't even mentioned this to the organization, so I don't know if it will work.

But what if? What if it works? Will you consider my proposal? "

Now it was Tang Boyong's turn to be silent. He had always been a loner and did his own thing. Some universities wanted to invite him to be a visiting professor, but he refused. He had no interest in teaching and only wanted to have a closed disciple.

But to enlighten the little kid——

He looked at Dust, who was eating with his pink little mouth moving and his cheeks puffed up like a cute squirrel. If he were to teach a little kid like him, he found that he had no resistance at all and was even looking forward to it.

However, a kid with this kind of qualifications, like Fu Yuanhang, is hard to come by. You may not be able to meet another one like him even if you travel thousands of miles.

Just think about it.

Finally, both parties ended the meeting with reflection.

After leaving Tang Boyong's yard, Su Taotao said to Fu Zhengtu, "I'm sorry, I didn't discuss this with you in advance."

Fu Zhengtu thought about it and did not deny Su Taotao's words. He just said: "The base will not make exceptions to allow outsiders to enter and exit. Even if we want to hire teachers, we will only hire employees' family members."

Su Taotao asked: "What if there is no suitable candidate among the family members of the employees? Won't you hire outsiders? You were all outsiders before you became researchers. Isn't it worth making an exception for a talent like Mr. Tang?"

Fu Zhengtu had no way to refute this.

Just because we haven’t made exceptions before doesn’t mean we can’t make exceptions.

Su Taotao added: "I know I take it for granted. I just think that most scientific researchers cannot do without the basics of painting, especially mechanical ones. Weapons, airplanes, tanks, and ships...don't they all start by learning design and structure?

Including any other products, aren’t they all designed first, established in theory, and then put into practice?

The base focuses on education. If we can start from the very young, from the time when we are as young as dust, then no matter if it is useful in the future or not, at least the foundation is laid, and it will be easy to learn anything else.”

Su Taotao could teach, but that was not her interest.

Mr. Tang is retired, so if he is willing, the base can hire him and achieve the best of both worlds.

Fu Zhengtu lowered his eyes slightly and looked at her calmly: "What you said makes sense. If Mr. Tang agrees, you can try to submit the application. Mr. Tang's political review will not be a problem."

As luck would have it, I checked all of these when I was checking Tang Boyong last time.

Su Taotao said: "It would be a great blessing if we could invite a great man like Mr. Tang to be the enlightenment teacher for the children in the base. I will be the first one to send Chenchen to school."

Fu Zhengtu reminded her: "Our son is only two years old."

Su Taotao pinched Fu Haochen's baby fat and said, "What's wrong with being two years old? My son could fold airplanes and tanks, play military chess, and remember everything he saw when he was two years old... Why can't he go to school? Is that right, Chenchen?"

Little Fu Haochen has no idea about his "tragic and inhumane" future, and answers naively: "If mom says yes, then yes."

Su Taotao grabbed his little hand and kissed it: "So good~~"

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