Chapter 16 (1/2)

Zheng Tan felt lost; he didn't even know ”the Buddha” Originally, he thought Papa Jiao was going to talk about hi away, but not only did he notabout some ”Buddha”

”Forget it He doesn't look like he knows anything” Mama Jiao returned to the kitchen She didn't think a cat could e her attitude

Papa Jiao sat down on the sofa and described ”the Buddha” to Zheng Tan

When he heard Papa Jiao say she was a woht of the lady who came by the lake every day

”Buddha” was actually Ye He She was the dean of the Faculty of Physics Because she was so serious and de all the time and her na Dynasty Buddha Yehe Nala [1], she was nicknamed ”the Buddha” Her department was part terrified and part in awe by her It didn't help that her husband was now the headmaster

Zheng Tan recalled Dean Ye's look and her leadershi+p style The nickna

Papa Jiao did not ask about hiIt didn't see

The kids woke up at dinner tie to check on his ”treasures”

”Oh, sht!”

Maht hi She laid down the plate and gave his ear a hard tug

”Foul language That's one buck deducted from your pocket money!”

”Hey, don't I was in the ed while rubbing his ear

But Ma Tan could tell froue lashi+ng from him tomorrow

After being deserted for seven days, the Jiao household was lively again

After dinner, the two children watched a bit of TV, then obediently went back to their roo school for a week, they had quite a bit of catching up to do

Maues

Malish at a school near Chuhua University Her co-workers had to sub in for her when she was gone Now that she was back, she bought some fruits and went over to their place to thank them

As for Papa Jiao, he was now sitting at the desk with a book

Zheng Tan went over to see the cover It was a collections of essays by Lu Xun This ood mood

People unavoidably suffered froative emotions fro with it For so or extreme sports Papa Jiao never swore or did intense stuff to vent Because there were children at home, he rarely smoked or drank

So, when Papa Jiao was frustrated, he read the works of Lu Xun

Zheng Tan re for the National Natural Science Foundation to announce the list of scientists receiving funding this year, he started reading Lu Xun's ”The True Story of Ah Q”

A few days later, the National Natural Science Foundation contacted him to notify him he was on the list

As for today

Zheng Tan ju ”Sohts on 'Fck' ”

tie of 'fck' After deep thought, coupled with our long history of cultural heritage, we finally found a word that was ” than ”cool” - ”ass” ”My ass” was now said out loud with ease[2]

Zheng Tan read the paragraph, then looked back at Papa Jiao, as reading on with a straight face Well, everyone had to vent somehow Sometimes, he really didn't understand Papa Jiao

Zheng Tan went to the balcony to get soht sweetness of flowers Before he could take a deep breath, unique singing from the fourth floor disrupted his peace

”I plant~ ait every day ~ it sprouted ~ flowers bloo watermelon, ~ I can't even hold it ~ ”

Zheng Tan: ” ”

Hold a melon your as

The parrot atering a pot During summer, he spat a watermelon seed into the flower pot on the balcony When he found out it had sprouted a ste this song

It was a miracle that this melon actually survived The parrot and its owner sometimes went away for weeks on end, with no one here to water the plant It was left entirely to nature If it rained, the plant got some water

As for fertilizer, there was plenty of bird poop

Zheng Tan looked down The rown quite a bit God kne er it could survive in this habitat

Zheng Tan went back inside, before the parrot realized he was there He rolled around on the sofa for a bit, before falling asleep

He had to get up early to the intensity of his training since he didn't feel that tired any trees too It was going to be a long day