At 7: 15, Luo Nan hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of rice. He took the pie and the cup of milk that his aunt had forced onto him and sat in his uncle's SUV. He displayed the extraordinary strength of a glutton. The car hadn't even driven out of the community when he finished eating the second half of his breakfast. He opened the car window and accurately threw the empty paper cup into the trash can on the roadside. His level of moving target practice was far beyond that of most people.
Uncle Mo Haihang shot a glance at him and closed the car window. "You're not guessing, right?"
"How could that be? I didn't train in martial arts for nothing. " Luo Nan still clearly remembered the scene of the two elders racking their brains at the head of the bed in the wee hours of the morning. He felt ashamed and subconsciously jested. "Look at my skill and accuracy. Uncle, take me to play with guns some day. I've forgotten where the doors of the shooting center face in the past few years."
"Sure. It's rare for you to ask." Mo Haihang straightforwardly agreed. Then he seemed to ask casually, "How have you been at school recently? I mean, have your social circles gotten a bit bigger?"
Luo Nan felt that his uncle's words had a deeper meaning. He responded with a few words, but he was worried that he would be too vague. It would be hard to gain the trust of others. He just so happened to have a matter on hand, so he changed his tone and spoke. He was also asking for guidance.
"Uncle, how do I cooperate with others? I recently had a club activity, so I formed a temporary team to do things together. I don't really understand how to do things properly. "
Mo Haihang answered as he drove, "Since it's a team, you need to understand your role in the team. You need to be the leader or the planner. You need to know your place as a technician or logistics. "
This answer was too perfunctory. Luo Nan wasn't very satisfied. "This is from the standpoint of a team …."
"That's right. Since it's a cooperation, of course we need to talk about the team."
Luo Nan rolled his eyes. "I want to work from a personal perspective. I want to know how to be respected in a team …."
Mo Haihang looked at the road and didn't look at Luo Nan. He laughed and answered, "The concept of respect is too vague. There's no universal standard. Everyone's role is different. Their expressions of respect will be different as well. A fellow who considers himself a leader may respect his subordinates as praise. But if the person he praises doesn't consider himself a subordinate, will he feel respected? "
"...... That's true."
"So, if the environment is not formed, don't talk about the relationship in the environment. It can change at any time. For example, respect can be a reward, but it can also be a price. That temporary team of yours, we'll talk about it after it becomes a qualified team. "
Talking with an intellectual like his uncle was far too taxing on his brain cells. Luo Nan first shrank back. He half-closed his eyes and looked again at Peony's evaluation in the internal report.
"Crow's professional level is unknown, and his initial judgment is that he's introverted. He's not good at communication and lacks initiative. It might be more appropriate to classify him as a support. There might be room for negotiation in future collaborations."
This was his partner. The official operation hadn't even started yet, but she was already trying to seize power. What was even worse was that she was trying to bargain!
Luo Nan admired Peony's eyesight and judgment, but this attitude inevitably made him feel uncomfortable. It also made him doubt Peony's structure.
One had to know that this outsourcing was actually a compensation from Her Majesty the Martial Empress. No matter what, she would not discount it. Peony's words instead proved that her position in the firm was relatively ordinary. She hadn't felt the boss's pulse …
Hmm, wait a minute, this isn't like Peony's style!
Luo Nan picked at her words and suddenly realized something. The so-called "bargaining" might not be to cut off the amount of money for the outsourcing. Instead, it was to settle down on future solicitations.
If this was the case, then it was quite brilliant. At the very least, she could understand part of Her Majesty the Martial Empress's intentions. Luo Nan still had to ask He Yueyin before he obtained an answer.
Luo Nan felt mentally exhausted to be on the same team as this kind of person and to seize the upper hand.
Mo Haihang took the initiative to talk to him at this time. "I have a general idea of what you're thinking. You feel that you need to have a goal or a paradigm when doing things. If you really don't know what to do, then learn from me. I feel that we are quite similar. See if we're suited to each other.
Luo Nan immediately teared up. I was waiting for you to say this!
"I have a motto. Take a look." Mo Haihang sent him a message. It was very short, only eight words.
Those who set up don't set up. Those who cross over don't do.
Luo Nan was stunned. He had read the classics as a child, and he had recently followed Gym Master Xiu to learn classical martial arts. He had crammed in some relevant knowledge, and he recognized these words from the Sacred Text of Daoism.
These two lines said that if one stands on tiptoe for the sake of looking into the distance, one will not be able to stand steadily. If one takes large strides for the sake of speed, one will not be able to walk very far.
After these two lines, there was another line, "Those who see themselves do not understand. Those who are self-righteous do not reveal themselves. Those who cut themselves down have no merit. Those who are self-conceited do not grow …." And so on and so forth. The general meaning was that one cannot rely on frivolous and impetuous behavior. The deeper meaning was that one must retreat in order to advance.
Well, this was indeed a style of doing things. It was quite compatible with his uncle's usual low-key words and actions. But …. But the current situation was not like this!
Mo Haihang did not know that Luo Nan was entangled in his heart. He asked, "Do you understand?"
"I understand. Yes. Uncle, is there anything else? "
"There is. For example, 'Good deeds leave no trace. Good words leave no flaw.'"
"I know."
"Then there's also 'To know the male, to guard the female, to be the stream of the world.'"
"To know the white, to guard the black, to be the style of the world. To be the style of the world, to be eternally virtuous, to return to the limitless. Simplicity is a tool. The sage uses it as a commander. Therefore, the great system cannot be cut. "
Luo Nan was scared. He simply memorized the entire passage in one breath. There were at least eighty similar sentences in the Book of Daoism, if not a hundred. But this was really not what he needed!
Mo Haihang laughed loudly. "Look. You clearly know what you want to do. Why do you need to ask me?"
"......"
Luo Nan knew that he had been played. He was left speechless for a time. Actually, he wasn't interested in any kind of method. He didn't need to suppress others. If he had a choice, he would quietly stay in a corner and refine his external neuron. He would carefully experience this process and see what kind of result he would obtain in the end.
However, he needed to do some things in order to obtain this peace.
This entanglement was not something that could be explained to outsiders.
Mo Haihang used his finger to draw circles on his temple. "Let me guess what you're thinking about. You want to do something, but you don't know if you can do it. So you want to find a successful paradigm, like a set of formulas. You want to throw all sorts of parameters into it and then you'll succeed? "
Luo Nan made a sound. "...... Just for reference."
Mo Haihang nodded. He then shook his head and sighed. "Nan Nan. How old are you this year?"
"Sixteen."
"What a good age. When I was sixteen years old, I knocked up a classmate's belly. My old man kicked me down the stairs. My mouth was broken from the fall …." Damn, this gossip!
Luo Nan's chin smashed against his chest. He didn't close his mouth for a long time.
Mo Haihang's gaze was fixed in front of him. He smiled gently, as if he was recalling a youth that would never return. But in the end, his gaze was still on Luo Nan's body. "It seems that I haven't beaten you since you were ten years old. Right?"
"Uh. It seems so."
"A child in his teens. Second puberty, puberty, and rebellious phase. What a wonderful period. You actually passed by just like that?"
Uncle, are you very disappointed that you didn't get the chance to beat me?
While Luo Nan was secretly ridiculing, new words poured into Luo Nan's ears. "Tell me, should I praise you for being mature for your age? Or should I worry that there are problems with your physical and mental development?"
Luo Nan raised his head in surprise. He met Mo Haihang's clear and cold gaze. He realized the serious attitude within.
"Humans have never been perfect creatures. The evolutionary history of this species is a history of trial and error. At most, they have decent luck. So, society is very cruel, but it always leaves some room for trial and error. This is especially true for young people. Your grandfather's Societal Format Chart only lists students. There is a group of people who pay tuition fees within it. "
His uncle's words had a scholarly seriousness to them. Luo Nan was a bit flustered. He didn't know what attitude he should use to respond. In the end, he could only respond with grunts.
Mo Haihang seemed to be interrogating him. "Then, Nan Nan, you tell me. Why are you so stingy with your tuition fees? Are you prepared to press down on all the flaws and then lose everything in an even crueler stage? "
Luo Nan didn't even have the strength to respond with grunts. He felt that his uncle today was completely different from usual. Perhaps last night's matter made his uncle think a bit more. Was his uncle probing his attitude right now?
Luo Nan really wanted to say that it was a misunderstanding. There wasn't some inexplicable organization looking for him. But if he thought about it a bit more, the nature of the situation he was facing was more or less the same. Wasn't this a problem caused by Her Majesty Empress Wu's group of people?
His mind spun a few times, and he finally came up with words with great difficulty. "So you're saying that I have to feel the stones and cross the river. You're saying that I have to fall down a few times? You guys are Uncle Wolf and Aunt Eagle, okay? Come on, I know that you don't like student activities, Uncle. "
Luo Nan did his best to disturb the atmosphere. He muttered, "Know the male and know the female. Know the white and know the black. Know the honor and know the disgrace. Suffering losses is a blessing. I know how to carry, okay?"
Mo Haihang looked at him calmly. In the end, he washed away all of his solemn and cold aura. He returned to his normal state and smiled. "I hope so. Oh right. You need to keep your mouth shut about the matter I just told you. You don't really want me to beat you up, right? "
Luo Nan blinked. "If you don't say it, then I need to have the courage to pay the tuition fees …. Ouch!"
Mo Haihang really did slap Luo Nan's ear. Of course, he didn't use any strength. Even if he did, he wouldn't be able to slap Luo Nan, who had the heart lantern of the eyes orifice.
The interior of the car became lively. The autopilot system displayed its proper function.
Luo Nan knew that some things had truly become different amidst the laughter. He needed to get used to this change.
The car hadn't yet arrived at Acumen College. Far away in a certain park in the River Wu District, an enormous crow flapped its wings and took flight. It flew along the city's riverside greenery at a low altitude. The rubber band tied to the crow's leg vibrated slightly, transmitting real-time information to the crow.
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