The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

Chapter 260 The Toy Seller and the Nautilus

At night in the courtyard, the original silence and tranquility were broken by the sudden visit of the father and daughter.

The light from the lampshade in the front yard shone on the faces of everyone in the yard, and everyone's inner reactions emerged at this time. .

Everyone's expressions at this time were different, He Yuzhu's anger, Ran Qiuye's fear, Yan Bugui's shock, Huang Yaqin's nervousness.

Only Li Feng seemed to realize that Ran's father's purpose in returning to China was not to return to help backward countries promote the development of science and technology, but rather to simply rely on family ties.

Compared with the previous famous scholars who returned to China, the latter was relatively unknown, and even implicated his daughter a few years later. This may have a lot to do with his attitude after returning to China.

After all, the country has not forgotten those people with real materials. From textbooks to the murals hanging on school walls, they represent the most dazzling moments of the talents who returned to the country in this era.

"Toy?"

"Yes, it's just a toy, young man, you know. Before we left, we saw a $1.99 toy submarine at the store counter at the West Coast Airport. It was basically the same as the real thing. Wow, you probably don't even know what a submarine is. I know, why am I telling you this?”

As if talking to himself, Ran's father lifted his black woolen hat and glanced at his daughter. The meaning in his eyes was probably that she wanted to go home.

In his eyes, the young man in front of him grew up under the red flag and looked like he had just graduated from school. Telling him too much would be a waste of his time.

"In the North Atlantic, Dönitz's wolf pack tactics made the demons hidden under the water seem to have sunk many Allied transport ships and ships."

"Currently, the most advanced American is probably the Nautilus-class atomic-powered submarine!"

Under the shadow of the light, half of Li Feng's face was hidden in the light, and the other half appeared in front of everyone's eyes. Looking at the father and daughter who were about to go out, Li Feng did not hold back. He just used these two words to stop Ran's father's footsteps in front of the hall. down.

Even the ignorant newbies of later generations still understand the basic knowledge that can often be learned in a certain music. Dönitz may not know much, but submarines were promoted by Lao Desan, so I'm afraid it's not much. Don’t understand.

"Oh my God, you little guy knows a lot of information. It seems that this country is not so ignorant and ignorant!"

He raised his hands slightly in the air in front of his chest, showing his surprised attitude, but his mouth was still colder than the cold wind in winter, and his admiration for the West was vividly displayed.

"Your pretentious attitude reminds me of a novel, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice!"

Seeing Father Ran's paused steps, Li Feng breathed a sigh of relief. It was not disrespectful to say anything back and forth. Since his words just now had brought harm to himself and the country behind him, although some of them were true, However, Li Feng had no intention of letting it go.

Maybe it's like the school I studied in before. I could keep saying it was a bad school, but if an "outsider" said so, there would be a rebuttal, and it could even escalate into a fist fight.

"Listen, little one, if you can't accept the truth, then you still have a long way to go!"

Father Ran, who looked indifferent, released his hand on his daughter's shoulder, turned around and shrugged, seemingly not hurting his poor self-esteem by Li Feng's words.

"Did you buy that toy?"

He patted Huang Yaqin's hand holding his arm. The document bag in her arms was a bit intrusive as she was breathing heavily. Li Feng comforted her. The little girl stood up from the light with anger and turned towards Ran. Father asked.

If he read it correctly and described it correctly, it would match an old memory hidden in Li Feng's head.

"Oh~, look, does our child seem to need this "big toy"?"

Ran's father seemed to be introducing Ran Qiuye, with his palms facing up, he pointed in front of Ran Qiuye's abdomen, with a smile that he thought was a gentleman on his face.

Everyone followed his direction and looked at Ran Qiuye, a kind-hearted little girl with a sad face. Tears were almost shed at this time. Let alone toys, I am afraid that the love between father and daughter cannot save the disappointment in her eyes.

"$1.99 doesn't sound expensive. It can make a master's degree student from Princeton University marvel. I'm very interested in it!"

Li Feng rubbed his chin with his right hand, pretending to be very interested, giving Ran's father the urge to try and create something. After all, he is a young man, Huaqiang Quotations, if he is not arrogant, then Are you still young?

"Hey, young man, if I heard you right, you are an employee of the steel rolling mill. The distance between the steel industry and the toy industry is even further than the distance from American to here. Even that toy costs less than two dollars. , placed in front of you, I’m afraid, you don’t know what its internal structure is used for!”

As if hearing a big joke, Ran Qiuye's father pushed away his daughter's hand holding his wrist and walked up to Li Feng. The two were of similar height and the distance was very close. Ran Qiuye's father's determined eyes were matched with Li Feng's firm eyes. They looked at each other.

Even the young man in front of me knows a lot about the West, from the Ivy League in the front, to atomic submarine models, and finally to the Western works in the back.

However, atomic-powered submarines are not a toy for children. For such a young employee, his country does not even have atomic bombs or hydrogen bombs. How can he talk about miniaturizing atoms and installing an atomic energy reactor as big as that bedroom? into the cabin of the boat and let the propeller rotate.

Although Ran Qiuye's father studied materials science.

But whether it is this era or the next few decades, materials science has always been at the forefront of science and technology and the most basic discipline. Without the support of the research field of materials science, I am afraid that the submarine shell cannot be made.

Even though he is a layman in terms of atomic technology and knowledge, he thinks that compared to the country where scientific knowledge is lacking and barren, only one person can surpass him in this aspect. Of course, this certainly does not include the person in front of him. young people.

"We have not been established for a long time, and we are still fighting against hunger. However, in the future world situation, we will eventually return to that poker table. After all, 12 years ago, we have proven that it is not What?"

After hearing what Li Feng said about what happened 12 years ago, Ran Qiuye's father's face couldn't help but change, and he put away his contemptuous smile.

"Yes, I admit that everyone falls asleep sometimes. That is because the last weapon does not want to be used on this land. Otherwise, with your current position, I am afraid that you will not even graduate from school. The opportunity is gone!"

Ran Qiuye's father gently swept Li Feng's shoulders with the back of his hand, as if those big hands could easily blow away all the dust.

"I'm afraid you forgot that your daughter is here too!" Li Feng lowered his chin and took a step back. He was obviously a little uncomfortable with Banana Man's intimate movements. This elder didn't look like an elder, and he was not his son.

Hearing Li Feng's reminder, Ran Qiuye's father's expression became stern, and the aggressive look in his eyes quickly faded away. In an instant, his eyes were replaced with loving ones, and he turned to look at his daughter standing at the door of the hall.

"Yes, God bless, my dear daughter, I think you can change your mind. Children everywhere lack serious and responsible teachers like you!"

Walking back to Ran Qiuye, Ran's father wanted to touch her head with his broad palm, but she dodged him.

"I'm not going anywhere. I grew up here and have given you too much care that you have never given me. I have the responsibility to teach the children here well. I don't owe outsiders any favors. I want to go to you!"

The stubborn Ran Qiuye avoided his father's palm, looked at the eyes of everyone in the yard focusing on him, lowered his head sadly, and said dullly.

The atmosphere became heavy again. Looking at Ran Qiuye's shrugged shoulders, it seemed that this girl was very resistant to this topic and might have rejected the father in front of her countless times.

"I said, what are you talking about? What are the things I mentioned earlier about Puston and Ivy? What does it have to do with the school?"

Looking at the front, Li Feng was chatting with Ran's father. Although he couldn't quite understand what they were talking about, he could still see that the two of them were going back and forth, and they were on equal footing.

Li Feng was the only one who couldn't hold back the limelight, and He Yuzhu showed timidity when he opened his mouth.

"What do you know? You know, this is obviously a Western school. What are you doing when Deputy Section Chief Li says something?"

"Hey, let me tell you, Yan Jiecheng, if you know a lot, why didn't I see you come out and say a few words just now? If I don't understand, I will ask. I won't be like you, pretending to understand here!"

He Yuzhu waved his sleeves towards Yan Jiecheng who was mocking him, his eyes couldn't help but look at Ran Qiuye under the lintel, and he licked his dry lips with his tongue from time to time.

"And you, since you are Ran Qiuye's father, I heard the meaning behind your words, why do you look down on your own country? What kind of toys, we can't make them, the green leather clockwork frog made by our Beijing toy factory, Have you ever played it? But we did it ourselves!"

Seeing Ran Qiuye crying with anger from his father, it seemed that the old stickman wanted to take Comrade Xiao Ran out. This made He Yuzhu willing, but he did not dare to say it to death, so he could only find other excuses. Like Li Feng, try Convince this old guy.

"Green clockwork frog, what?"

Ran's father, who had been dying, was ready to take his sad daughter back, and he looked for an opportunity to persuade her. Unexpectedly, He Yuzhu popped up and threw a big question to him.

"There's just a twister on the side. When you get full strength, it will jump. You don't have this thing, right? Look at you like this, you've never played with it!"

He Yuzhu probably realized that Ran's father had never seen this toy before, so he drew it with his finger pen, and then imitated the appearance of the iron frog, jumping on the spot with his vivid legs, which shocked Li Feng who was watching from the side. .

"Puchi~!"

Ran Qiuye may have seen that toy before, seeing He Yuzhu move like a big toad, crying and laughing again, which made He Yuzhu who was watching on the side even more excited.

"I'm telling you, since your daughter doesn't want to leave, then let her go. She has no choice but to teach. She has her classmates and her friends here. Why do you always want to take her away? "

Seeing the amused Ran Qiuye, He Yuzhu's heart probably melted. Although this cheap old mallet didn't seem to be easy to get along with, Zhu Zhu still put his hands in his pockets and did not regard him as an opponent.

"I'm sorry, I've never seen this before. Are these green-skinned frogs just for children to play with here?"

Seeing how the chef, who had clearly had thoughts about his daughter, was showing off his energy in front of him, Ran's father suppressed his anger, maintained a decent posture, and asked He Yuzhu.

"That's not true. It is played by the children of rich families. It is not cheap. We can't take our turn. I also saw the children of the leader's family playing it!"

"Oh, the Engel coefficient in this country accounts for more than 60%. I believe that ordinary families cannot afford too much money and will spend it on entertainment."

"In American, it's US$1.99, which is about~~, um~~, which is about the same as a factory employee's salary for about 15 minutes!"

(The Engel coefficient refers to the percentage of necessary expenses such as food and drink in the total household income. Of course, the lower the better. At that time, food and drink accounted for a relatively high proportion of income, and the disposable income was not particularly large!)

"What the hell, you can buy a toy with just 15 minutes' wages. Your wages are quite high!"

Even He Yuzhu, who doesn't understand Western economics, counted on his fingers. At eight yuan an hour, his daily salary was almost as much as his own two months. He was still shocked. Of course, he must have calculated it on the basis of one dollar to one dollar. .

"Now you know the difference?"

Seeing He Yuzhu jump back, Ran's father tilted his head to his right shoulder and blinked. He did not remind the little guy in front of him of the difference in exchange rates between the two countries. Looking at his stupid look, he looked at the other side. Compared with Li Feng, the gap is a bit far.

"Well, some things are not about money, but about your daughter's involuntary inclination. Our salary is not comparable, but at least we are still Setsuna people, and we will not praise the stinky feet of foreign devils!"

"If I'm not wrong, a lot of the technology in your hospitals and factories should come from the polar bears in the north. They should be what you call foreign devils!"

Seeing He Yuzhu's hostility towards the West, Ran's father shrugged his shoulders and pointed his finger towards the north. Lao Maozi's side, over here, seemed to be called Big Brother before.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. No matter what you think, thank your daughter for her hard work these days. These children will remember this serious and responsible teacher. Thank you for the reminder just now. Maybe, you said this toy, We can make it too.”

“How can you know if you don’t give it a try!”

(End of this chapter)