Chapter 231 - 223: The Highly Guarded Residential Area
Lu Yun smiled and remained silent.
Zhang Min and Ding Luoluo expressed some amazement but did not dwell on other thoughts, as the conversation shifted back to Shitou.
"Lu Yun, you just mentioned that Shitou has never truly been in a classroom. Is he really self-taught?" Ding Luoluo asked, revisiting her earlier confusion.
"Yes."
Lu Yun nodded, and Zhang Min and Ding Luoluo were so surprised they almost lost composure.
"Shitou’s childhood dream was to venture out into the world when he grew up. At first, he had no plans to go to college because he didn’t dare dream that big. Since he didn’t have the means to attend school when he was young, he started by secretly hiding outside classrooms, learning a few characters. Later, he followed my father and learned from him.
Eventually, when we all went to Haicheng and our business began to pick up, our family members chatted casually about each other’s dreams, and Shitou said he wanted to be a scientist.
So, we encouraged him to take the college entrance exam and come to Capital City to study. Shitou is very smart and learns quickly; he almost never forgets what he sees. So later my dad found someone to make connections for him, and we sponsored a school back in our hometown to enroll Shitou. Shitou still studied on his own in Haicheng, and only went back to take the college entrance exam."
"I always thought that this phrase ’never forgets what he sees’ was an exaggeration from ancient times. Are there really people who can do that?" Ding Luoluo asked with envy on her face.
"There have been plenty of such talented people throughout history, both in China and elsewhere, such as Wang Chong from the Eastern Han dynasty, Wang Can from the Wei of the Three Kingdoms, and Chang Jingzhong from the Tang Dynasty. In our family, according to your grandfather, there have been many with very good memories. Even your grandfather himself has a pretty good memory, but none of them possessed the ability to ’never forget what they see.’ It’s surprising that Shitou..."