Chapter 77: Ordinary Person_1

Sixteen glanced at Jiang Yu, "Haven't you never been bald either?"

Jiang Yu touched his thick hair, "Well, I'm not bald now."

Before he transmigrated, Jiang Yu's hair had become sparse due to overthinking for long periods, especially after turning thirty.

Therefore, after transmigrating, Jiang Yu didn't hesitate to spend money on shampoo and conditioner, to the extent that the dorm leader, whose hair wasn't very lush, liked to use his shampoo.

Sixteen continued, "Didn't I say it was just a hypothesis? You're taking this too seriously!"

Yang Dong also said, "Those of us in science should have a spirit of bold conjecture, simultaneously observing and hypothesizing. It's the most effective way to find patterns and methods."

"It may look like we're discussing some pie-in-the-sky topics, but actually, we're exchanging thoughts on the routes and methods of problem-solving."

Jiang Yu laughed, "Sure, you see me tipsy and now you're planning to gang up and have a go at me!"

Yang Dong smiled and shook his head.

Sixteen looked sideways at Jiang Yu as if to say: Yes, we're picking on you, what can you do about it?

Jiang Yu sat up too, "Then let me ask you, if humanity came to Earth from another planet, they must've had very high-tech levels, right? Not to mention long ago, how come humanity was living so miserably two or three thousand years ago?"

Sixteen laughed, "I've thought about this before. Humans might not have migrated here, but rather, they could have fled here as refugees.

"When the spaceships that the interstellar refugees traveled in broke down, all the advanced technology turned to bubbles, and humans, pampered by advanced technology, lost everything and had to start all over."

"This hypothesis is very plausible. Among the refugees, there might not have been any technical talents.

"Or perhaps living in a highly intelligent environment for a long time made people only know how to operate spaceships but not understand the principles behind their operation.

"It's like knowing how to use a smartphone but not understanding the principles of all its components."

"When the spaceship ran out of energy, they had nothing to rely on."

Yang Dong added, "Moreover, the 'Cage Theory' is also popular, suggesting that Earth is a giant prison and the Moon acts as our guard.

"The Main Asteroid Belt and the Kuiper Belt are designs to prevent us from breaking out. If a manned spacecraft crosses these areas, it would trigger an asteroid attack.

"Many people believe that, rather than being a society of humans, our society is more like hell, so the 'Cage Theory' is quite popular."

Jiang Yu shook his head, "I'm pretty disappointed with these ideas; they don't seem much more sophisticated than our dorm discussion meetings."

Yang Dong spread his hands, "We're just ordinary humans. Even if Einstein were reborn, he couldn't possibly have ideas that exceed the current scope of human thought."

"Fair enough," Jiang Yu smiled. "Being invincible is lonely, eh? No one can understand the thoughts of a genius like me."

Yang Dong had no intention of responding to Jiang Yu's shameless act.

However, Sixteen wasn't willing to let it go and asked, "Then what do you think?"

Jiang Yu was about to reach into his jacket pocket for a cigarette, but Yang Dong quickly issued a ban, "No smoking, this room is so airtight, it'll take a long time for the smoke smell to clear."

Feeling disgruntled, Jiang Yu withdrew his hand, "When you're asking for someone's opinion, you should use the correct tone. Not 'What do you think?' but 'What's your view on it?'"

Sixteen pursed her lips again.

Jiang Yu laughed, "Seems like you don't really want to hear my thoughts, huh?"

Sixteen, very reluctantly, drew out her words. "What is your view on it?"

"That's more like it!" Jiang Yu nodded with a grin. "Evolution theory might still have some holes.

"But, without any more viable theories, for now, we might as well go along with it, as long as we don't blindly believe in it.

"As for the question of the origin of humanity?"

Jiang Yu looked at Yang Dong and Sixteen with a smile and said, "I study sociology, so I only take charge after societies began to emerge in humanity. Before that, it's not my business!"

"That's my thinking!"

Yang Dong shook his head with a smile, "You make a clear distinction."

Sixteen was stunned for a second or two and then turned his head away with a huff, clearly annoyed by Jiang Yu's joke.

Jiang Yu stretched his leg into Sixteen's quilt and gently kicked him, "Are you mad now?"

Sixteen kicked Jiang Yu's leg hard, but the force was too weak to hurt him, "The nice atmosphere we had for discussion is all ruined by you!"

Jiang Yu laughed, "You are resting, not working. Relax and take it easy these two days."

Although Sixteen was still huffy, he didn't keep kicking Jiang Yu.

Just as Jiang Yu was about to go back to sleep, Yang Dong suddenly asked quietly, "I'm thinking about bringing Qiu'er to Beijing for school, how should I broach the subject with Yanzi?"

"Yanzi" is Qi Yan, whom Yang Dong had been calling that since childhood. Qi Yan's daughter is Li Qiu, and Yang Dong always called her "Qiu'er."

Jiang Yu was taken aback, "Why?"

Yang Dong sighed, "We talked about Qiu'er's education this afternoon. The educational conditions in Qi Family Village are so poor; she should attend a better school."

"It's good of you to have this concern," said Jiang Yu. "But I still suggest that unless Yan Sister brings it up herself, don't you bring it up either, or it might hurt feelings."

"Why?" It was Sixteen who asked the question, his intelligence was no different from the average person, but he still couldn't help having a child's impulsiveness—his earlier annoyance quickly forgotten.

Yang Dong was also eager to know why Jiang Yu would say that.

Jiang Yu said, "If you suddenly propose to take Qiu'er to Beijing, it could wound Yan Sister's family pride.

"It's clear to see that Yan Sister's family is very down-to-earth, and you have a good relationship with them.

"But no matter how good, once your help goes beyond a certain threshold and they feel unable to repay it, it will make them uncomfortable, and over time, it can turn into resentment.

"Let's put it this way, if I made a huge discovery in physics, but insisted on giving the discovery and the honor to you, would you accept it?

"Relationships need to be reciprocal to last. If one party feels they can't live up to the other, their pride will make them end the relationship."

Yang Dong understood Jiang Yu's point, "But Qiu'er's education..."

"If you truly care about her education," Jiang Yu said with a smile, "then make more time later to tutor Li Qiu in her studies.

"Bring some books for Yan Sister's family, and teach them how to be better parents in a more scientific way."

Sixteen frowned, "Isn't that a bit too much trouble?"

However, Jiang Yu asked Yang Dong, "Do you consider Yan Sister's family as your relatives?"

Yang Dong nodded, "They are the last of my relatives in this world."

"Then don't think of it as trouble. We are always impatient with relatives, yet we have plenty of patience for strangers," Jiang Yu said with a laugh:

"It's not just you, I also tend to make this mistake easily, so whenever I realize this, I think about how to make time to spend with my family.

"As you said, I'm just an ordinary person; I can't be perfect in every way.

"You taking off a month or two every year to put work aside and spend some time in Qi Family Village would do no harm."

Yang Dong nodded, "I'll take your advice on this."

Sixteen also fell into contemplation.