Chapter 1316 You must...
Xiao Peng shook his head after hearing what Lot-Metz said. "There's no such thing as 'fairness' in this world. If you're not smart enough, you'll be bullied more. If you're smart enough, you'll be bullied less. When people have the upper hand, they tend to take advantage of others. It's very likely you'll face similar situations in the future, and you might even be more ruthless. Don't act pitiful after being wronged. That's the stupidest thing to do!"
"Hmm..." Xiao Peng thought for a moment and continued, "Everyone wants to do something big. You painted a big picture and pulled a bunch of impulsive young people together, but after so long without any action, those young people calmed down and naturally had their own thoughts. Then someone stood up. This person is the mayor's son and the president of a large fraternity on campus. It would be too easy for him to bring you down. He just took you away and left you with an empty shell. Believe me, it's not that he doesn't have the ability to kill you, he just doesn't take you seriously."
"And take that project of yours... the other day you told me that scientific research was just a foolish endeavor. I thought you were right at the time, but then I think, even if someone does something foolish, they can't just learn to run before they can even walk, right? Science isn't racing. Do you think it's that easy to 'overtake on a curve'? Why are you so focused on it? According to my research, the most expensive student club projects at your school are the 2019 Hydrogen Electric Racing Car and the 2017 Hyperloop Car. The investment in each of these projects didn't exceed 400,000 euros. You're jumping in with a project starting at 5 million euros. It might attract attention, but if the project doesn't work out, it's all for nothing. And now Del only needs to raise 100,000 to 200,000 euros for a similar project, something like 'A Purely Solar-Powered Boat Across the Atlantic' or 'A Purely Solar-Powered Boat Across the Mediterranean', and he can poach all your people! Yeah, he could probably come up with that money himself."
Lott-Metz retorted, "You're not right! We have many programs at our school that are more expensive than this."
Xiao Peng snapped his fingers. "Indeed, there are. For example, Microsoft and your King William jointly invested in the 'Microsoft Delft Quantum Lab.' For example, R&D projects in collaboration with multinational corporations like KLM, ASML, the European Space Agency, and Intel generally have annual investments starting at seven figures. However, these projects are backed by wealthy corporations that rival national wealth, and large companies want returns on their investments. Do you think a project like yours can attract investment from such a large corporation?"
Lot-Metz was silent for a while, then suddenly pointed at Xiao Peng and said, "No! You've known Del for a long time!"
"Huh?" Xiao Peng was stunned.
Lot-Mes said: "I only told you that he was the mayor's son. I didn't tell you that he was the president of the Brotherhood. You already knew him!"
Xiao Peng said, "What does my knowing him have to do with this matter? Knowing him is one thing, this matter is another!"
Lot-Metz pointed at Xiao Peng and said, "Who do you think you are? I made a mistake today. Why am I crying with you? You two are birds of a feather! You're both in the same group! It's as if I was wrong! But what did I do wrong? He's the one who did something wrong! I'm the victim! He stole my project! He stole the people I gathered! I'm the victim! And you're blaming me? And listen to what you're saying. He hurt me as if I should be grateful to him!"
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "Then just pretend I didn't say anything. You're so energetic now, you don't seem to need any guidance. Are you okay now? You can leave and don't disturb me while I'm reading."
He now felt like he had no way to deal with Lotte-Metz. His self-esteem was too good! Although everyone in the world thought they were the most unique, in reality, everyone was just an ordinary person! It felt like in Lotte-Metz's eyes, the world revolved around her.
I still didn’t suffer enough loss!
Xiao Peng lay down and wanted to continue reading, but Lot-Metz opened Xiao Peng's book and said, "Hey, I'm talking to you!"
"Just because you're talking to me means I have to pay attention to you?" Xiao Peng made a gesture to chase him away: "Shhhhhh, go away!"
"Is this how you speak to a lady?" Lot-Metz asked.
Xiao Peng said directly: "I just don't want to talk to you. Go away!" He waved directly at Lot-Metz.
"You..." Lot-Metz was furious. "Can't you be a little more gentleman? You weren't like this when you taught me the art of speaking that day."
Xiao Peng said, "That's because I'm too lazy to continue communicating with you. You're in such a state that it's impossible to communicate. I don't always have patience."
Lott Mays pointed at Xiao Peng and said, "Who do you think you are? You're lecturing me like that? Oh, I see. Are you one of those people who thinks Del Hook is the mayor's son and wants to hang out with him for your future? I'm telling you, your wishful thinking is in vain! How long can Mayor Hook remain mayor? Tomorrow we have a march to protest Mayor Hook's inaction!"
"Huh?" Xiao Peng was surprised. "You can actually overthrow Hook as mayor? As far as I know, Hook's support among the people of Delft is quite high!"
Lot-Metz snorted coldly, "They've all been deceived by these dirty politicians! The purpose of our march is to awaken those deceived people! We must awaken them, otherwise this country will be finished!"
Xiao Peng nodded after hearing this and said, "Everyone else is drunk, but you're sober. Ha, Dutch. If you don't leave, I'll go, right?"
He has been in the Netherlands for such a long time, but he still can't say that he likes the Netherlands.
Dutch culture is perhaps the most individualistic in the world. Even the word "selfish" wouldn't be an exaggeration. "Pragmatic" and "selfish" are the most common descriptions of Dutch people from a Daxia perspective. When communicating with people here, the most common phrases you hear are "you must" and "you should!" It feels like all Dutch people are there to give orders. Furthermore, they value fairness, so there's no courtesy towards the elderly, the weak, women, or children—a rare sight in Europe, where maternalism reigns supreme.
As a result, Lot-Metz saw Xiao Peng packing up his books and preparing to leave, but he stopped him and said, "You can't leave. You have to listen to me!"
"..." Xiao Peng's face was filled with black lines. Sure enough, the 'you must' came again...
Should I give her a slap to wake her up? Hitting a woman doesn't seem right, does it?
At this moment, Kassin and Khedira came over: "Boss, let me help you get the book."
Khedira said, "Boss, Albrecht Heidegger is here and waiting for you at home. Do you want to meet him?"
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