Chapter 1387: Teaching People to Seek Truth and Become Real People
When the red and white "Xuelong 2" appeared in Xiao Peng and his team's sight, a helicopter also left the "Xuelong 2" and flew towards them.
"Boss, Lao Chen said that the helicopter of 'Xuelong 2' requested to land on 'Luna'." Ma Xiao said.
Xiao Peng said: "Tell them to land on the 'Calypso', I'm here!"
Ma Xiao said "hmm" to inform the public of the situation, and then saw the helicopter turn in the sky and fly towards the "Calypso".
Even an idiot could tell that Xuelong 2's presence here wasn't accidental; it seemed they had made an appointment with Xiao Peng long ago! He understood everything when he saw Chen Zetao get off the helicopter.
"Fuck, you're such a bore!" Someone complained upon seeing Xiao Peng. "I thought I'd get to see your Luna, but you ended up on this ship!"
After complaining, he hugged Xiao Peng directly.
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Be content, Shao Feng. Not everyone has the opportunity to come to the Arctic like this!"
The one hugging him was his childhood friend Shao Feng: "Why didn't Rongrong come over? Didn't I ask him to come and play too?"
Shao Feng sighed and said, "Don't mention it. They are having a huge fight right now."
"Why?" Xiao Peng asked puzzledly.
Shao Feng shook his head and said, "As a man, why else? With Liu Baorong's current condition, even if he doesn't look for women, those women will stick to him, right?"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng frowned and asked, "Is there someone outside Liu Baorong?"
Shao Feng continued to shake his head: "That's not the case! Rongrong is not us, he can control himself, but Han Xue is worried! What woman would like her man to be surrounded by a group of women? Rongrong felt wronged, and the two of them quarreled over this matter!"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng curled his lips and said, "Stop! If you want to say Rongrong isn't like you, don't bring me into this!"
Shao Feng said, "Come on, who doesn't know you are 'Xiao Sanduo'?"
"'Xiao Sanduo'?" Xiao Peng was stunned: "What does this mean?"
Chen Zetao said, "I know this. It's a nickname given to you by netizens. They say you have a lot of money, a lot of treasures, and a lot of women."
"I@?!￥?%" Xiao Peng's face immediately turned into a black question mark.
Chen Zetao said, "Okay, stop talking here. Why are we standing outside in such a cold weather? Let's go inside and warm up."
Several people entered the safe of the Calypso and showed the contents to Chen Zetao and Shao Feng. They also explained the origins of this wealth to the two.
"Dude, you've found something great, but you've also found some trouble." Shao Feng said bluntly, "What if these things are really the ones that were stolen from the Vatican? If we put them on display, wouldn't it cause a lot of trouble and controversy?"
Xiao Peng nodded after hearing this and said, "I've also thought about these issues, so Brother Chen, it's best for you to ask the higher-ups for their opinions on this matter."
After hearing this, Chen Zetao said, "Well, it's necessary for you to consider this. I will ask the higher-ups for their opinion."
Xiao Peng said, "Even if I can exhibit them, I won't show all of them. Just a few will do. Shao Feng, I picked these paintings out specially. If the higher-ups allow, you can just display them."
Shao Feng asked in confusion: "Why are these paintings on display?"
Xiao Peng said, "I really don't know the quality of oil paintings, but I do know the reputations of those painters. I deliberately expressed no interest in these paintings that day, but in fact, I was so excited that I almost couldn't help myself! I can now be almost sure that these are from the Vatican's collection, because they are all works by masters. The ones I picked out are all works by the 'Three Masters of the Renaissance.'"
"The Three Heroes of the Renaissance?" Shao Feng asked, "Who are they?"
Xiao Peng said, "Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. You know 'The Last Supper'? It was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. You know 'The Creation of Adam'? It was painted by Michelangelo! But the works here are mainly by Raphael. After all, among the three great masters of the Renaissance, he was the one who loved to paint religious works the most."
Shao Feng's eyes widened: "Da Vinci? The one who painted eggs?"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Fortunately, you didn't tell me about the one wearing a blue eye patch and holding two swords." He was talking about the cartoon "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" he watched when he was a child. The one holding a sword and other weapons in the cartoon was "Da Vinci".
Shao Feng said angrily: "I'm not illiterate, okay?"
Xiao Peng said, "Not illiterate? When did Leonardo da Vinci ever paint an egg? Brother Chen, you really should tell the higher-ups who put all those fabricated stories glorifying foreigners into our Chinese textbooks? Are you teaching children to worship foreign things from a young age?"
His complaints weren't without reason. As a child, he'd read too many articles about things like "Da Vinci painting an egg," "Edison saving his mother," and "Washington chopping down a cherry tree," and he'd grown up believing all foreigners were good people! But when he grew up, he realized those articles were all bullshit!
"Leonardo da Vinci painted an egg"? Leonardo's teacher was Verrocchio, a renowned Florentine artist and craftsman. His father brought some of Leonardo's paintings to him, and Verrocchio was impressed by Leonardo's talent and took him in as an apprentice. Leonardo was already a talented painter, and Verrocchio taught him more complex painting techniques. How could he have had time to paint eggs?
Hard practice is important, but inspiration and talent are even more important!
The story of "Edison saving his mother" is even more shocking! It basically tells the story of how, at the age of seven, Edison used a mirror to illuminate the area while doctors performed surgery on his mother. This story, unknown even to Americans, has become a household name in China!
Come on! The earliest appendectomy surgery in the entire history of medicine was in 1886! Edison was in his forties at that time!
And then there's the ridiculous "Washington cuts down the cherry tree" story: What was Washington's status when he was alive? A legitimate plantation owner! He owned over 300 slaves! Why would he care about a cherry tree? And he was a staunch supporter of slavery! He even advertised a reward for the capture of his own runaway slaves! He never freed a single slave while he was alive!
Xiao Peng looked at Chen Zetao and said, "Brother Chen, I remember the educator and thinker Mr. Tao Zhixing once said this: 'Teach people to seek truth in a thousand ways, and learn to be real people in a thousand ways.' You're using these fabricated and glorified articles about foreigners to mislead and harm children all day long. These are elementary school textbooks! Elementary school is the most important period for shaping a person's worldview, and yet they grow up reading these fabricated articles? Look, even now Shao Feng keeps saying 'Da Vinci painted an egg'! Every single one of those bastards who wrote the textbooks should be dragged out and shot!"
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